500amp series controller+ programmer for under $200

[bdot79]

I got the controller and cable but I not able to get parameters from the controller. What driver for the cheap blue cable are you using? What am I doing wrong?

[bdot79]

I got it working by switching the User Group to OEM. I either missed it or it wasn't available until after I installed 1314 V4 V4.6.7. Anyway OEM User was available in 1314 v3.12 and I was able to program everything I needed to get the controller working with my 03 txt. Thanks for gathering all the info to get this controller able to be easily programed even by a noob like me.

[augiedoggy]

Originally Posted by bdot79

I got it working by switching the User Group to OEM. I either missed it or it wasn't available until after I installed 1314 V4 V4.6.7. Anyway OEM User was available in 1314 v3.12 and I was able to program everything I needed to get the controller working with my 03 txt. Thanks for gathering all the info to get this controller able to be easily programed even by a noob like me.

Yes sorry the oem was the default setting when I installed the software so I didn't mention it but other modes will block access. As discussed earlier in the thread once you update the oem login goes away so its something they must have tightened sercurity on in the newer versions of the software. For me the 3.12v did everything I wanted without issues so I dont plan to try to update any further.

[joelbert]

Originally Posted by augiedoggy

So I might be wrong but going by memory Ithink the cheap blue cable above also used a prolific chipset but likely a different newer one, because it worked.. thats why I said YMMV and im looking forward to hearing of your results.

My experiment was complete bust. I bought two of the cheapest cables I could find from ebay with a US seller because I didn't want to wait on shipping from overseas. The cables arrived, and Windows 10 loaded a driver for them that said "not a real prolific chip" and didn't work. The vendor sent me to their website for a driver to fix it, but that would not load on windows 10. On my linux machine it looked like it loaded it and connected, but no applications would actually connect. I tried an old prolific cable, and windows 10 didn't like it either, but I found a work around with an old driver and got it working fine, but it would not work with the controller.

I realized that I was off target when I said "JTAG is a serial port. RS232 is the serial protocol standard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232" They are both serial protocol, but the voltage levels are different. The cable I was trying to use because it would make a nicer package is TTL (0-5V) voltage levels, where the one you linked is RS232 which is higher voltages. I was thinking of the TTL serial cable because that is what the Sevcon controller I have is supposed to be. The cable you linked is an FTDI chipset. I ordered one of them too, and it worked exactly as you said it would.

[fenderly]

I have tried using non serial connections outlined in Programming Curtis Controller thread but haven't been able to get it to talk with my controller. So I thought I'd give this a try. Will the serial connection work with an 2021 EZGO Express S4 Elite w/ Samsung SDI? I have the following AC controller.

Express S4 ADVB
Software: 10013859G01
SVC Controller: 10012698G01

Model: 1206AC-5250
Voltage: 48v
Current: 235A
Code: 21106P


Any help is appreciated.

[TheCartBoy]

Originally Posted by fenderly

I have tried using non serial connections outlined in Programming Curtis Controller thread but haven't been able to get it to talk with my controller. So I thought I'd give this a try. Will the serial connection work with an 2021 EZGO Express S4 Elite w/ Samsung SDI? I have the following AC controller.

Express S4 ADVB
Software: 10013859G01
SVC Controller: 10012698G01

Model: 1206AC-5250
Voltage: 48v
Current: 235A
Code: 21106P


Any help is appreciated.

Go here, same controller:
https://www.buggiesgonewild.com/showthread.php?t=189832

[kgsc]

Originally Posted by fenderly

I have tried using non serial connections outlined in Programming Curtis Controller thread but haven't been able to get it to talk with my controller. So I thought I'd give this a try. Will the serial connection work with an 2021 EZGO Express S4 Elite w/ Samsung SDI? I have the following AC controller.

Express S4 ADVB
Software: 10013859G01
SVC Controller: 10012698G01

Model: 1206AC-5250
Voltage: 48v
Current: 235A
Code: 21106P


Any help is appreciated.

I don’t think the newer software will work with the older style cable but the newer FTDI based cable will work with your controller. Is that the cable that you can’t make work?

[fenderly]

Originally Posted by kgsc

I don’t think the newer software will work with the older style cable but the newer FTDI based cable will work with your controller. Is that the cable that you can’t make work?

Yep, I tried a diy FTDI cable and couldn't get it to communicate with the cart.

This is the cable I purchased on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

[fenderly]

Originally Posted by TheCartBoy

Go here, same controller:
https://www.buggiesgonewild.com/showthread.php?t=189832

Thanks. I should have mentioned I also reached out to FastRXV to purchase their tuner since I couldn't get my cable to work. Unfortunately, their tuner wasn't compatible with the Express S4 Elite just RXV. I'm assuming if I can get the cable to work the parameters would likely be different than an RXV.

[kgsc]

Mine is a genuine fdti 3.3 volt cable. TTL-232R-3V3. Not sure if that is your issue but could be. In the programming thread there was a couple of files that you could download and use to program the cable. Once that is done you need to put the correct SAL and IAL parameters in the registry. I have attached images of the cable end so you can validate where the wires go.