kermac wrote:First - all groups/values in a collection must come from the same controller, right?
Yes, they have to come from the same control unit. You can not mix engine control unit and instruments.
kermac wrote:Second, what is the maximum number of characters for the labels?
The FIS-Control allows up to 33 characters for each label. How many of them will fit in one row of the screen depends on:
- the screen resolution
- the font
- the length of the value
- if you show the unit of the value or not
So it is actually impossible for me or the FIS-Control to determine the best length. You will have to find out by trial and error.
kermac wrote:And one more question - this is not clear in the Manual. Can the values in a collection only be the ones already in the presets? ie are you limited to a total of nine values in the four collections, just displayed in different combinations? If more than nine, how do you input the labels for each value in a collection? Do you use the boxes at the bottom of the Configurator?
The collections are not limited by the other presets. You can choose every value you want, as long as it comes from the same control unit.
There are three types of labels you can set with the configuration tool:
- labels for the relay outputs
- labels for the presets
- labels for measurement values
If you have configured labels for the values you put into a collection, the FIS-Control will show them. So you are right, use the boxes at the bottom of the configurator to label the values.
kermac wrote:I pressed the reset button and turned on the ignition. But nothing appeared on the screen.
That is normal. The FIS-Control will not show anything on the screen when it is on software loading mode.
To recover your FIS-Control, set it into software loading mode again:
- press and hold the reset button on the bottom of the wiper stalk and turn on the ignition
- use TeraTerm to send the firmware file to the FIS-Control
I assume that you changed the communication channel between the FIS-Control and the cluster. That's why the FIS-Control doesn't appear on the screen anymore.
To set it back again:
- press and hold the down button on the side of the wiper stalk and turn on the ignition
- press the up button one time
- restart the ignition (without holding any button)
- Now start the FIS-Control normally (long press on the up button)