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The CALTOOL Manual provides a comprehensive guide for installing and using the software, including steps for installation, loading templates, and managing the user interface. It details how to communicate with the ECU, perform diagnostics, and update the ECU firmware. Additionally, it outlines the various widgets available for map correction, maintenance checks, and diagnostics of the motorbike.
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Caltool Manual en

The CALTOOL Manual provides a comprehensive guide for installing and using the software, including steps for installation, loading templates, and managing the user interface. It details how to communicate with the ECU, perform diagnostics, and update the ECU firmware. Additionally, it outlines the various widgets available for map correction, maintenance checks, and diagnostics of the motorbike.
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CALTOOL MANUAL

English
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Installation and first start up
Open the installation executable to start the installation process.
Select ‘I agree to the License terms and conditions’.

Proceed to installation.
Once the app is installed, open it.
How to load templates
The following window will appear the first time you open the app.

Select ‘Load New’ and choose the file (which is provided with the software) to upload.
In order to change template, you must return to the previous window. To do so, select
‘Load new ECU template’.
HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE
How to manage TAB e Layout
The toolbar commands are divided into categories:
• File:: to download and save mapping files.
• Communication:: to manage communication with the ECU.
• Workspace:: to control the user interface.
• Tools:: where you can find the ‘codeLoad’
‘codeLoad control, necessary to update the ECU.
On the lower toolbar, you can find (from left
le to right):
• The ECU connection status, either in red (not connected) or in green (connected).
When correctly connected, the firmware version of the ECU will also appear on the
screen.
• Name of map files and set-up
set files currently uploaded.
• ECU status LEDs.
• The name of the uploaded template in use.
The names of the currently open set-up
set up files and map files are visible on the title bar.
On the left vertical toolbar, you can find widgets which you can add to the open TAB.
You can also maximise widgets by
b selecting ‘maximise’,, moving them to a different window
and selecting ‘detach’.

It is also possible to change the widget’s range and modality of visualisation and regulate
warning values of visualisation (e.g. RPM).
It is possible to separate them in more than one TAB. To do so, there are 2 options:
• Select Ctrl + t.
• Select ‘add TAB’’ on the toolbar, also possible from the menu (selecting ‘workspace’
‘workspace
-> ‘TABs’ -> ‘add TAB’).
The newly created workspace layouts are automatically
automatically saved between sessions.
To save them in an external file, from both the workspace and the current TAB, select
‘workspace’ + ‘save as layout’.. By doing so, it will be possible to re-upload
re upload the layouts by
selecting ‘workspace’’ + ‘load layout’.
layout’

How to communicate
municate with the ECU
To communicate with the ECU, you need to connect the CAN-USB
CAN USB EM008 adaptor to a USB
port on your computer and a free 4 pin CAN connector on the motorbike.
Whilst the software is not connected, you should see a single blinking red light.
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By selecting ‘connect ECU’ (top left) it is now possible to connect to the ECU
If the connection works, the bottom left control should turn green
Now you have access to the send and receive commands on the tool bar:
bar
Before sending files, remember to check if one has been correctly opened.
In order to send a diagnostic file, you must use the widget ‘send diagnostics file’, select
upload and then send
The diagnostic files must be compatible with the configuration currently
currently loaded in the ECU.

It is possible to see extra information regarding the current map and configuration with the
widgets:
• Map notes
• Configuration notes
WIDGETS GUIDE
Map correction
You can make some changes to the uploaded map file through the following widgets:
• Gear parameters:: to change set up.
• Advance auxiliary correction:
correction: to make small changes to the advance angle (in
degrees).
• Injection auxiliary correction:
correction to make small changes
ges to the injection (offset
correction).
Check the engine status
In the left vertical menu, you find the ‘general monitor’ and ‘analog inputs’ options, from
which you can access commands that allow you to verify the general status of the
motorbike.

Maintenance of the vehicle


By selecting ‘manual adjustments’ in the left vertical menu, you can find widgets that assist
you when checking the motorbike maintenance:
• Widget maintenance:: includes commands that check the exhaust valve and unblock
unbl
the oil pump.
• Widget output test:: includes commands to carry out a test of the motorbike’s
efficiency (injector, spark plug, pumps oil and petrol, cooling fan).
Diagnostics and OBD
There are three ways to help you diagnose the motorbike:
• With the Engine diagnostics widget: you can check the total count of its active hours
and reset partials.
• With the Actuators faults widget: you can check the warning status of the
motorbike’s actuators and reset them.
• With the OBD names widget: you can check the name which is transmitted from the
ECU to the BUS OBD (to do so, it’s necessary to select ‘update’).

ECU UPDATE
If you need to update the ECU’s firmware, you must follow the following steps:
• Connect the ECU to the software (as explained above).
• Open the codeLoad’s user interface.
• Select ‘reboot to codeLoad’.
• Select ‘send’ and choose the file you wish to send.
This operation might take a few minutes
Once the process is completed, select ‘reboot to app’ to return to the normal mode.

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