FJ FDEV Internals - Evolution, TAO, others

[JABYRNES1285]

Originally Posted by johnnylaw5

That .flic worked perfectly thank you for the reference jase33

I have everything downloaded to my computer. Can I use a mac if not that's ok. 2nd I still waiting on the cable I should have tomorrow. Any pointers you can give me will be much appreciated.

[jase33]

Originally Posted by johnnylaw5

That .flic worked perfectly thank you for the reference jase33

No problem.

[Pubaw]

Originally Posted by jase33

Have you been able to get this working? PM me if you still need help.

I have the same issue on my Rover. Im confused as to what and where files to download:( I do not even know how to "PM" you. Im disabled vet on many meds. Im confused but can complete tasks if I can get good instructions. TY in advance:)

[evoster]

Originally Posted by Pubaw

I have the same issue on my Rover. Im confused as to what and where files to download:( I do not even know how to "PM" you. Im disabled vet on many meds. Im confused but can complete tasks if I can get good instructions. TY in advance:)

Have you confirmed your controller type and acquired a programming cable?

https://www.cartcables.com/pages/den...oller-id-guide

The FLIC data file you need for the Programming Tool can be found at this post:

https://www.buggiesgonewild.com/show...19&postcount=8

[Pubaw]

Yes. That post confuses me. I downloaded the program mentioned but find no Evolution.exe in any folder. I see a flic file in there, no idea if it is correct. I read this from a post in another thread. The poster said these 4 items were successful to program his Denago :
>>>
EVP205ENG programming software
ACS1-20210427-1-E-C.fdev
License-涛涛车业-20220728093738(1)-TAO.flic
Programming Cable For FJ Controllers from cartcables.com
>>>

I have searched this forum and google for hours and cannot locate "ACS1-20210427-1-E-C.fdev". I'm basically lost lol

[evoster]

Originally Posted by Pubaw

Yes. That post confuses me. I downloaded the program mentioned but find no Evolution.exe in any folder. I see a flic file in there, no idea if it is correct. I read this from a post in another thread. The poster said these 4 items were successful to program his Denago :
>>>
EVP205ENG programming software
ACS1-20210427-1-E-C.fdev
License-涛涛车业-20220728093738(1)-TAO.flic
Programming Cable For FJ Controllers from cartcables.com
>>>

I have searched this forum and google for hours and cannot locate "ACS1-20210427-1-E-C.fdev". I'm basically lost lol

If you accept the defaults during install, the EVP205ENG software goes to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\EVCTRL\EVProgrammer

See my attached photo. Delete the existing FLIC and replace with your downloaded FLIC

For a Tao/Denago cart, the default FDEV will work but you may see a warning about BMS. You can ignore that and continue

[Pubaw]

Originally Posted by evoster

If you accept the defaults during install, the EVP205ENG software goes to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\EVCTRL\EVProgrammer

See my attached photo. Delete the existing FLIC and replace with your downloaded FLIC

For a Tao/Denago cart, the default FDEV will work but you may see a warning about BMS. You can ignore that and continue

Thank you, you found my first problem. My folder is called "ICON" and has no eveolution.exe within it. Somehow I d/l'd the incorrect software front end.

[Drew82]

Originally Posted by jase33

No problem.

Jase33 can you point me in the right direction for TAO license?

Thank you!

[tac2d]

Originally Posted by evoster

When the FJ PC App software (Evolution Programming Tool or TAO Motors Programming Tool or others) starts up, you click the DATA button and load an FDEV data file.

The FDEV file defines the FJ Motor Controller configuration (aka Device Profile). This defines the parameters that are read/written to the controller, the menus that you see on the Programming Tool and some special fields such as device type and match key.

The attached PDF gives an overview of the FDEV internals while attempting to not go too deep into the weeds.

By reading this I'm understanding that the FDEV corresponds to the software version of the cart. Any ideas on 2023+ software versions?

[evoster]

Originally Posted by tac2d

By reading this I'm understanding that the FDEV corresponds to the software version of the cart. Any ideas on 2023+ software versions?

a large section of the fdev is just an index into the FJ controller and how to interpret the data at that location. The various versions of fdev files are mostly the same with a few new entries but most are typo corrections and additional fields added to existing entries.

When you say 2023+ are you referring to the evolution 400-C controller? Or?