Who's using PI-200 Controller USB Cable??

[MonkeyMagic]

Hey just wanted to know who is using PI-200 USB cable.

I just recently rewired my MP back and now everything is working but cannot seem to connect to the MP from PC now !
I didn't receive any info with the cable and the software has some warning when started in Chinese I think might be important...

Anyone have any tips of connection? I'm still not sure if I need to have the battery connected or not.

Thanks !

[MonkeyMagic]

Hmm so nobody is currently using/used the PI-200 MP USB controller cable?

I'm still having trouble connecting, I've had success before though !

Cheers

[MonkeyMagic]

Hmm not trying to bombard the post... But does anyone know what this reads?

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Thanks !

[muzza.au]

Hmm not trying to bombard the post... But does anyone know what this reads?

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Thanks !

No idea! But it looks like you computer is missing the font needed to display what it is trying to say. Probably in chinese.

Muzza.

[vapid2323]

I posted a video of the software, it's really short but you can see it in action:

CLICK ME

This is a link from my iPad so I don't know if it will work lol

[vapid2323]

BTW

When working with the software I only had the USB connected and it worked just fine.

[dirk pitt]

I have also some problems to connect the MP to the software
The link is supposed to be OK cause I have the message in the  bottom "connect success"
then,  I supposed that I could retreive the existing values from my MP but nothing.
I also tried to change some values then pressed the store/save button. nothing has changed in the MP...

please some tips??

[vapid2323]

I have also some problems to connect the MP to the software
The link is supposed to be OK cause I have the message in the  bottom "connect success"
then,  I supposed that I could retreive the existing values from my MP but nothing.
I also tried to change some values then pressed the store/save button. nothing has changed in the MP...

please some tips??

I was only able to tell when I changed some settings, others, like putting it in reverse I was not able to get working.

I would say to lower the amps down to 1 and see if the pie spins up slower... That will tell let you know if it worked.

Also the settings for 24v-48v seemed to only uncap the speed limit (20mph-30mph)

[MonkeyMagic]

Got mine working, a while back I set my regen to 25% and it was too low so put it upto 70% (another easy way to see if changes have worked).. Here was the process:

-Connect only USB cable to 8-pin connector
-Load software
-Click Connect [Should say 'Connect success' on bottom of form window]
-Click 'Get Config'
-Make your changes in form window
-Click 'Store/Save' [Should say 'Store/Save success' on bottom of form window]
-Disconnect. Done.

[dirk pitt]

-Connect only USB cable to 8-pin connector
-Load software
-Click Connect [Should say 'Connect success' on bottom of form window]
-Click 'Get Config'
-Make your changes in form window
-Click 'Store/Save' [Should say 'Store/Save success' on bottom of form window]
-Disconnect. Done.

thanks for that. Do you mean that the battery connector is not fitted during this procedure?

[vapid2323]

-Connect only USB cable to 8-pin connector
-Load software
-Click Connect [Should say 'Connect success' on bottom of form window]
-Click 'Get Config'
-Make your changes in form window
-Click 'Store/Save' [Should say 'Store/Save success' on bottom of form window]
-Disconnect. Done.

thanks for that. Do you mean that the battery connector is not fitted during this procedure?

For me if I have anything connected other than the USB it will fail, so make sure the only thing you have hooked up is the USB.

[MonkeyMagic]

^^ ditto 

[dirk pitt]

 so I tried again and here is what I get:
-I connect the usb cable to the MP (not the battery)
-I start the program
-I click "connect" and get "connect success" message
when I click on "get config", nothing happens except that it goes immediatly to "factory setting" but I do not get the values from the Pie IN the software
Then when I click "store/save" I have a mesage 'do you want to store or save", I click yes but nothing more
no message: store/save success??

any idea

[vapid2323]

so I tried again and here is what I get:
-I connect the usb cable to the MP (not the battery)
-I start the program
-I click "connect" and get "connect success" message
when I click on "get config", nothing happens except that it goes immediatly to "factory setting" but I do not get the values from the Pie IN the software
Then when I click "store/save" I have a mesage 'do you want to store or save", I click yes but nothing more
no message: store/save success??

any idea

Change a setting like the amps and save it, if you the click 'get config' and it stays the same everything is fine.

I think you are getting the settings from the pie, they just happen to be the defaults.

[Bikemad]

Then when I click "store/save" I have a mesage 'do you want to store or save", I click yes but nothing more
no message: store/save success??

any idea

I suspect it might have something to do with your yellow wire being connected to the reverse connection "d" on the controller instead of the data receive "rx" connection.

Check out this post.

Since we have made changes to controller software, therefore only new version of Magic Pie and External Cruise Controller are programmable.

If your Pie was produced prior to the middle of March 2010, it's unlikely that the USB interface cable will be able to program it.

Alan