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BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

in 912iS Technical Questions 5 years ago
I found a new Rotax Service Center near me and took my 912iS in for a 100 hour (500 hr total) inspection on Monday. This was the first time a dongle has been hooked up to my engine. After 30 minutes with no results, we gave up. How long should the download take? Granted there are 2 years & 500 hours of flight data to download, but what should the expected download time be?

I never had any Lane issues so we decided to abort the download and try again next time...

Aviation Real Estate Specialist & iRMT

  • Re: BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

    by » 5 years ago

    it usually takes about 10 minutes to download the fault and data logs from both Lanes.
    Do you have the new version of BUDS? 3.0.1
      
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  • Re: BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

    by » 5 years ago

    There may be an issue here. I couldn't download my last plane. I have heard of others having the same problems. Even the service centers.

    Rob,
    This may be something to push up the chain of command.

    Roger Lee
    LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
    Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
    520-349-7056 Cell

      
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  • Re: BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

    by » 5 years ago

    Need details so it can be analyzed.
    -Aircraft?
    -BUDS version?
    -One or two maintenance ports?
    -Windows version?
    -Did the BUDS program connect to the ECU (two green lights?)
    -Did the download start?
    -Any other details you noticed.
    I noticed during the last class I was not able to connect with my old faithful laptop that has worked for years. Under the stress of a whole class watching I grabbed my new windows-10 tablet and it worked. Same Windows version, I cannot explain it.
      
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  • Re: BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

    by » 5 years ago

    Please file a CSIR https://www.rotax-owner.com/en/component/rsform/form/3-customer-service-information-report-csir
      
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  • Re: BUDS dongle ECU download - How long should it take?

    by » 5 years ago

    Need details so it can be analyzed.
    -Aircraft?
    -BUDS version?
    -One or two maintenance ports?
    -Windows version?
    -Did the BUDS program connect to the ECU (two green lights?)
    -Did the download start?
    -Any other details you noticed.
    I noticed during the last class I was not able to connect with my old faithful laptop that has worked for years. Under the stress of a whole class watching I grabbed my new windows-10 tablet and it worked. Same Windows version, I cannot explain it.


    Aircraft: 2016 Tecnam P2008
    BUDS version: 3.0.1
    Number of ports: One
    Windows version: 10
    Did BUDS connect w/2 green lights: Yes
    Did the download start: Yes
    Any other details: No. We gave it 30 minutes and then quit.

    Aviation Real Estate Specialist & iRMT

      
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