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Diesel Fool · 06-23-2013, 07:59 PM

My check engine light came on. So I bought & installed this product on a laptop & I don't get numbers for any parameters. All I get is a red ball for charging & the same for oil. And 2 green balls for 2 other parameters. No figures. No number values. The oil is the right level on the dipstick & the dash gauge barely shows charging.
I selected the Cat 300 for my model.
Anyone have a clue?
I'll call Silver Leaf this week.
Thanks.

rgvtexan · 06-23-2013, 08:11 PM

Did you look using the Diagnostics tap in the menu bar? You could see a code something like this.

ENG SID 2 0 Injector Cylinder #2 High Reading 4/22/11 13:24

dons2346 · 06-23-2013, 08:12 PM

Ah, you did buy the harness to hook up your 'puter didn't you? Best bet is to call Silverleaf.

Fred Cooper · 06-23-2013, 09:30 PM

If you're referring to the VMSpc product by Silverleaf Electronics, you must design your own display and tell the software what to display where.

Fred

Diesel Fool · 06-23-2013, 09:53 PM

I do have the harness with black box that connects to the RV & Vista laptop.
When I click on Diagnostics - all I get is a blank box with 3 choices: Clear List, View History & Clear History,
Under Files there are 3 choices: default.scr; default 640 & default 800 - I believe these are for the display size.
When I click on Help - I get the phone # & address for SilverLeaf.
When I click on gauges - it brings up a list & when I click on any of them -
NUTTIN happens!
PS the Black box has 2 LED lights - one is Green the other flashes Red ????

BobGed · 06-23-2013, 11:13 PM

It sounds like you have not established a connection from the Silverleaf box and a USB port on your laptop. Check the manual you should have received, and it should explain the steps you need to go through. If you have followed those steps and still have a problem, then the next thing I would try is updating your Vista drivers. Better yet, I would suggest dumping Vista and upgrading to Win 7. Not a lot of support out there any longer for Vista and XP.

Fred Cooper · 06-25-2013, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobGed

It sounds like you have not established a connection from the Silverleaf box and a USB port on your laptop. Check the manual you should have received, and it should explain the steps you need to go through. If you have followed those steps and still have a problem, then the next thing I would try is updating your Vista drivers. Better yet, I would suggest dumping Vista and upgrading to Win 7. Not a lot of support out there any longer for Vista and XP.

If you're running the version of Silverleaf that needs a serial port on the computer and using a serial to usb adapter, there is a specific sequence of hook up that must be followed. I had this situation for a while. If I remember correctly, it was to get the VMSpc software running first, then plug in the serial to usb adapter with the silverleaf cable already connected to the serial to usb adapter.

Fred

Dr4Film · 06-25-2013, 07:59 PM

Here is the custom screen that I have been using for the last 10,000 miles.

I use a dedicated 10 inch Dell Notebook that is running Microsoft XP. The software is a basic program that doesn't need any special OS system. I have nothing else on the PC and don't want it there.

You can actually play with the software without it being hooked to your engine however, it won't display any real data.

The guys at SilverLeaf Tech Service are very friendly and will certainly be able to answer all of your questions.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

Rich-n-Linda · 06-25-2013, 09:03 PM

If you are getting some red and green lights, I think you ARE getting data into the computer. The green light on the box should be on steady and the red light will flash.

Silverleaf is a tool, not a pre-packaged solution. You have to make your own gauges and lay out how you want them displayed. Silverleaf is capable of displaying many more gauges than you could ever use. That allows you to customize how you use Silverleaf.

Read the booklet that came with the interface box. It explains how to make new gauges and how you can position them on the screen. You can even use colors to color-code the gauges if you want. For example, all my temperature related gauges are green, while I set my performance gauges (torque, horsepower, turbo boost, mileage, etc.) to yellow.

Incidentally, even though Silverleaf recommends a specific procedure for getting everything up and running, I have never had a problem with this. I boot up the computer (a very, very old Dell), start Silverleaf and the data always appears immediately.

RUFINIT · 06-25-2013, 11:55 PM

Did you click on 'view history" in the diagnostics box?

That is where the codes # and descriptions show up.

Mr_D · 06-26-2013, 12:51 AM

One thing to remember is that the HP and torque "readouts" are simply programmed in from the HP/torque curves published by the manufacturer of the engine. There is no way to actually measure them without a dyno.
Kind of fun to watch but have no real value.
My set up came with a preprogrammed screen that I've modified to fit what I want.