Manual

CHAPTER 2 GETTING ONLINE

Now that y our Haltech F10 is installed with all the sensors in place the sy stem can be

connected to the p rogrammin g comp uter. This will allow the readings from all the sensors to

be displayed on the screen and checked for correct operation.

To connect the PC to the Haltech F10 ECU y ou will need the programming cable and

programming disk supplied.

2.1 Connecting the Haltech F10 to a Computer

The programmin g cable supp lied with the Haltech F10 is a standard serial link extension

cable. One end of the cable will p lug into the M ain Harness PC Interface connector (near the

main connector). The other end should plug into the mating connector at the back of your

computer. The plug on the computer may be marked "Serial", "M ouse" or "COM". Almost all

laptops will have this plug. If there is no 9 pin plug which it will connect to, check to see if

there is a 25 p in D-typ e p lug av ailable (some desk top comp uters will have this). If this is the

case, an app rop riate cable can be supp lied on request. Alternatively, most electronic retailers

will have a 25-p in to 9-p in converter.

Any time you wish to communicate with the F10 ECU it needs to be supplied with power.

This usually involves just turning on the ignition switch. If at any stage power is not on, or the

programming cable is disconnected while attempting to communicate, the programming

software will disp lay the message RECONNECT HALTECH. To rectify this, reconnect

power and/or the programming cable.

2.2 Ope rating the Software

2.2.1 Computer Requirements

The computer required to p rogram the Haltech F10 can be any IBM-PC comp atible p ersonal

computer from the XT onwards (i.e. the AT, 386, 486 or Pentium computers). The

requirements are fairly modest. The computer must have at least 640K of RAM (with about

590kb free for executable programs), one 3.5" disk drive and a CGA, EGA, or VGA screen.

(Virtually all reasonably modern laptops running M S-DOS (version 5.00 or higher) will fit

this description).

2.2.2 Installing the Software

The Programming Disk supplied with the Haltech F10 has an installation program that allows

you to install the software onto the PC’s Hard Disk. M ost modern PCs have a hard disk. If

your PC does not have a hard disk, the F10 Program can run directly from the disk supplied.

Installing the software on the Hard Disk will speed up the p rogram and avoid having to fiddle

around with floppy disks. The installation program need only be run once.