mqb ignition

al70 said:

here's a tool to switch on mqb clusters on the bench even without a gateway, works with passthru dev...

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Thanks for sharing, mate. Rep+ added.

Always good to have a lightweight solution for MQB clusters without needing to wire up a Gateway or use expensive tools just to wake it up.

A couple of questions for those looking to test:

• Have you tested this with common J2534 devices like Tactrix Openport 2.0 or Scanmatik 2 Pro?
• Does it just send the CAN wake-up frame (usually ID
  Code:

  0x475

  or similar) to keep the bus active, or does it actually simulate the Terminal 15 status so we can communicate via OBD?

I'll try to test it later on a Virtual Cockpit I have on the bench and report back.

i haven't tested yet but it has been tested with original openport, there's a document in the zip with some instructions

al70 said:

i haven't tested yet but it has been tested with original openport, there's a document in the zip wi...

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Thanks for the update.

If it works with the original Openport, it likely uses standard J2534 API calls, so it *should* theoretically work with good clones or other Passthru devices like SM2 Pro or Mongoose as well.

I'll download it, check the included docs, and test it out on a Golf 7 cluster I have lying around. It's definitely handy if it saves setting up a full bench rig with a Gateway just to check mileage or coding.

Will report back with results.