The counter that you are showing is a huge plus, but like the aftermarket (AM) TOPOLOGY, a CON of this drawing is that it does not show the actual layout as in are the modules on the individual protocols wired in series or parallel to the backbone, in both cases, a schematic is required. In AM Tools, they do not let us know if a module is actually installed but dead/offline. I imagine in every vehicle there is a library with all modules listed and the overall system ought to know based on the TRIM level of the options (RPO Codes), which modules are onboard or not and if one is dead, I wish it would get a different color scheme. For example on a GM, Telematics is a huge problem, it can be unplugged as it is not required, but nothing on a tool telling us its installed but dead, we know its here as standard equipment, so lets give it a different color. I want to buy a used car, I scan it, and it shows the Telematics as Orange, now I know the car has a dead module and can I use that to get a discount from the seller? What is also nice about your OEM Tool is the ability to kill a single module while in other vehicles it needs to be unplugged in some manner while monitoring my scope to see the CAN signal coming back to life when the bad module is disconnected. I see kyle commenting on this type of test if you can in the future to show the power of a TICK BOX turning off a malfunctioning module, will this actually work? What if the module is greyed out/dead, does the OEM tool kill the CAN Chip inside or what? Can your tool literally remove a bad module from the network electronically? Thanks for the great video, I just found your channel as given to me by YT, will give it a serious look over as I am a TECH/DIAG/Scope guy, and always looking to include new channels that are above the DIY level, cheers.
Do a video with a malfunctioning bus please. Thanks for sharing.
I will be sure to do that!
The counter that you are showing is a huge plus, but like the aftermarket (AM) TOPOLOGY, a CON of this drawing is that it does not show the actual layout as in are the modules on the individual protocols wired in series or parallel to the backbone, in both cases, a schematic is required. In AM Tools, they do not let us know if a module is actually installed but dead/offline. I imagine in every vehicle there is a library with all modules listed and the overall system ought to know based on the TRIM level of the options (RPO Codes), which modules are onboard or not and if one is dead, I wish it would get a different color scheme. For example on a GM, Telematics is a huge problem, it can be unplugged as it is not required, but nothing on a tool telling us its installed but dead, we know its here as standard equipment, so lets give it a different color.
I want to buy a used car, I scan it, and it shows the Telematics as Orange, now I know the car has a dead module and can I use that to get a discount from the seller? What is also nice about your OEM Tool is the ability to kill a single module while in other vehicles it needs to be unplugged in some manner while monitoring my scope to see the CAN signal coming back to life when the bad module is disconnected. I see kyle commenting on this type of test if you can in the future to show the power of a TICK BOX turning off a malfunctioning module, will this actually work? What if the module is greyed out/dead, does the OEM tool kill the CAN Chip inside or what? Can your tool literally remove a bad module from the network electronically? Thanks for the great video, I just found your channel as given to me by YT, will give it a serious look over as I am a TECH/DIAG/Scope guy, and always looking to include new channels that are above the DIY level, cheers.