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Here's a brief guide on how to connect a BDM interface to a Trionic7 ECU.
BDM (stands for Background Debug Mode) is an electronic interface for
debugging microcontrollers and other embedded systems. It allows direct
access to circuit components. In our case, we will be using it to
overwrite the flash memory on the Trionic ECU. Normally,
connecting via the CAN
bus is a more convenient way to flash it, but if that process fails, you
end up with a dead ECU. The only way to revive it is by attaching a BDM
controller. Guess what happened to me ;].
Related Links:
ECUProject forums,
T7Suite,
T7Tool and BDM utilities,
BD32 How-To.
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There's a variety of BDM interfaces available on the market. However,
this
one proved to be most reliable and cost effective. It looks like it's
made in someone's garage, but it works perfectly, and for €9.50 you
can't really go wrong.
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The BDM has a 10-pin connector, but not all pins are actually used, so
what you really need is a 2x4 connector. I found this old PC motherboard
and desoldered a couple of jumper bridges out of it.
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The ECU circuit has a clearly visible location for a BDM connector. Pins
1 (marked by the arrow) and 2 are not used, so you don't need to solder
anything there.
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Take care while soldering, don't apply too much heat as not to damage the
leads or the coating. Once finished, check the connections with a tester
if you have one.
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Connect the BDM to the parallel port of your computer. Attach the ribbon
cable to the ECU, making sure the polarity is correct. The ECU needs to be
powered up, see this
guide for DC power harness information.
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Finding a PC with a proper LPT port could be challenging these days. In my
household the only option was this headless Linux server. I had to use
this
guide to create a bootable USB stick with DOS and BD32 to flash the
ECU while watching the progress on a projector screen, no less ;]
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