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Technical guides, repair videos, product updates, and diagnostic tips for Land Rover owners.
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Can You rewire the EAS Serial Cable for a USB port?
No. This is not possible. the voltages and the messaging protocol for USB serial ports are extremely different from a RS232 serial port. The two are simply not compatible. You…
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I Do Not Have a RS232 Serial Port.
If your laptop or computer does not have a RS232 serial port then you can still use the software. You will need to purchase a “USB to Serial Adapter”. These…
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I Get incrementing Values like 229, 233, 237, 241 for my Stored Heights.
This is a comm port setting problem. Refer to the “What Comm Port Do I Use” section to determine the correct comm port number. This is the loopback problem. The…
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What Do I Do with the Delay Sliders?
Generally, you will never have to modify the delay sliders. The following circumstances necessitate adjusting the sliders. If you are completely unable to get a value of FF back from…
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When I Read the Faults, I Get a Value that Says “Hidden”
The text boxes inside the EASunlock software hold values that are returned from the EAS. A specific rule is that the value of 255 should never show up in these…
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After Pressing the Initialize, Both FF and 01 show up in the Rx Buffer
This is also caused by an incorrect comm port setting. Refer to the “What Comm Port Do I Use” section to determine the correct comm port number. Turns out that…
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After Pressing the Initialize, Button only PP appears in the Rx Buffer
This is usually caused by an incorrect comm port setting. Refer to the “What Comm Port Do I Use” section to determine the correct comm port number. Also, it has…
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When Am I Properly Synchronized?
After you are certain of the Comm port number, you are ready to Initialize. When you press the Initialize button, a series of values will be sent to the EAS.…
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Why Do I Get a Comm Port Error When the Application Starts?
When you open any of the EAS software applications, you will typically get a comm port error. This is normal. The application is set up to use Comm port 1…
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What Comm Port Do I use?
Open the “Windows Device Manager”. Inside the Windows Device Manager, there will be a section labeled “Ports”. Inside this section will be a list of the avaliable comm ports. If…