Merlins Ralliart and EvoX TUNING GUIDE Version K.pdf - EvoScan

MERLINS RALLIART & EVOLUTION-X TUNING GUIDEWhen first installed, the EcuFLASH will not look exactly like this. There will be aSubaru folder and a Mitsubishi folder, each having the standard release XML filesfor that particular release version. I delete the Subaru folders, rename theMitsubishi folder to the current EcuFLASH version so I have a current copy. Then Icopy across my current personal EcuFLASH folders with all my working definitionsand client ROMs. You will be adding new items to your definition file as the monthsgo by and new items to tune are found. These new items may never get included inthe official releases, so they become quite valuable to you.When finished installing, open the EcuFLASH folder, make a short-cut of theEcuFLASH exe file and set it into your desktop for easy access. Now have a quicklook at the definition file for your vehicle. Right click on the selected file and select:Open With > NotepadOrOpen With > Notepad++Portable1.6-XML DEFINITION FILESWhile a lot has been revealed of what is in the ROM, by no means have all dataitems or tables been uncovered, or released. For example, at the time of writingthis revision, the parameters for ignition cranking have not been available in thevarious Evo forums. There are many other functions yet to be described or defined.In addition, parameters (1D), tables (2D) and maps (3D) may have been found anddescribed for some ROMs that are in wide use in the EVO community, but not forthe more obscure vehicles. Definition files for these cars/ROMs are either poor ornon-existent. This means you as the tuner will have to do a lot of the hard slog towinkle the main data from the ROM binary file. With perseverance, it can be doneby closely examining known files with a hex editor and then searching the unknownROM.Definition files can be created or altered with a plain text editor, such as WindowsNOTEPAD. When working on definition files, the file name extension must be xml.The definition file has to follow a specific format to be valid and thus read properlyand requires the operator to know the absolute hex address in the raw binary (BIN)code of the parameter to be added or modified.REV: 0.K merlin@three.com.au Page 13 of 134