AEM Infinity Quick Start Guide NA

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(A ) - A va ila ble  Im ages
A  lis t o f  c onfig ura tio n (p akgrp ) file s c om patib le  w it h  a  p artic ula r E CU.  E ach In fin it y  E CU is  u niq ue.  P akgrp
f ile s fr o m  o ne In fin it y  E CU c an n ot b e u sed o n a noth er In fin it y  E CU.  S eve ra l  p akgrp  file s a re  u sually  a va ila ble
f o r e ach In fin it y  h ard w are  p art n um ber.  S ele ctin g o ne o f  th e it e m s in  th is  lis t w ill  p opula te  th e Im age In fo
w in dow  w it h  th e d escrip tio ns o f  a ll  file s c onta in ed in  th e p akgrp .  A ppro pria te  file s fo r y o ur a pplic a tio n
m ust b e d ow nlo aded fr o m  a em in fin ity .c o m  a nd s a ve d o n y o ur P C in  o rd er to  a ppear in  th is  lis t..
( B ) - S eria l N um ber
T his  is  a  u niq ue h ard w are  id entifie r n um ber fo r th e E CU.  A lt h ough th ey a re  re la te d, it  is  n ot th e s am e a s th e
E CU s eria l  n um ber in clu ded o n th e s eria l  n um ber s tic ker.
( C ) - F ir m ware
T he v e rs io n o f  th e fir m ware  o n th e p rim ary  m ic ro contro lle r in  th e In fin it y  E CU.  T his  is  n ot n ecessarily  th e
v e rs io n o f  th e fir m ware  b ein g lo aded in to  th e E CU.  It  is  th e v e rs io n b ein g u pgra ded fr o m .  In  th e e xam ple  im age
a bove , th e fir m ware  v e rs io n c urre ntly  lo aded o n th e E CU is  9 6.7 115.  T he v e rs io n b ein g lo aded in to  th e E CU is
9 6.8 192.
( D ) - P erip hera l
T he In fin it y  E CU in clu des tw o d iffe re nt m ic ro contro lle rs  th at re quir e  fir m ware .  T his  is  th e v e rs io n o f  th e fir m ware
l o aded in to  th e p erip hera l  m ic ro contro lle r.
( E ) - L oca tio n
T he d ir e cto ry  lo catio n o f  th e s ele cte d p akgrp  file
( F ) - N am e
T he file  n am e o f  th e s ele cte d p akgrp  file
( G ) - Im ages
T he n um ber o f  file s o r  im ages c onta in ed w it h in  th e s ele cte d p akgrp  file 
						

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(H ) - S upporte d Im ages
T he n um ber o f  v a lid  s upporte d im ages c onta in ed w it h in  th e s ele cte d p akgrp  file
( I) - D yn am ic  M odel
I n fin it y  c ontro l  m odel  file s a re  ty pic ally  b ro ken in to  tw o p arts .  T he d ynam ic  m odel  file  p rim arily  c onta in s tu nin g
t a ble  d ata  a nd c alib ra tio n c onsta nts .
( J ) - F ir m ware
T he fir m ware  fo r th e p rim ary  m ic ro contro lle r c onta in ed w it h in  th e p akgrp  file .  T his  is  th e v e rs io n b ein g u pgra ded
t o .
( K ) - F ix ed M odel
I n fin it y  c ontro l  m odel  file s a re  ty pic ally  b ro ken in to  tw o p arts .  T he fix ed m odel  file  p rim arily  c onta in s c ontro l
l o gic  m ath  e xpre ssio ns a nd n on-m odifia ble  tu nin g c onsta nts .
( L ) - P erip hera l C ontr o lle r
T he fir m ware  fo r th e p erip hera l  m ic ro contro lle r c onta in ed w it h in  th e p akgrp  file .  T his  is  th e v e rs io n b ein g
u pgra ded to .
( M ) - K eep C alib ra tio n D ata
S ele ct to  k eep th e e xis tin g c alib ra tio n d ata  a nd im port it  in to  th e n ew  c onfig ura tio n d urin g th e u pgra de p ro cess.
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P akg rp  file s a re  a va ila ble  to  r e gis te re d In fin ity  u se rs  a t a em in fin ity .c o m .  Y ou m ust d ow nlo ad a nd s a ve
y o ur p akg rp  file  b efo re  p ro ce edin g w ith  th e fir m ware  u pdate  p ro ce ss b elo w .
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Fir m ware  U pdate
B EFO RE b eg in nin g th e u pdate  p ro cess, b e s u re  to  h ave a  s a ved  c o py o f y o ur tu ned  s e ssio n file . If  a  p ow er
f a ilu re  o ccu rs  d urin g th e u pdate  p ro cess, th is  is  th e o nly  w ay to  e n su re  th at th e c alib ra tio n d ata  is  n ot lo st. 
A  p ow er fa ilu re  a t c erta in  c ritic al p oin ts  in  th is  p ro cess c o uld  r e n der th e E CU in opera tiv e, r e q uir in g r e tu rn
a n d r e p air  a t A EM .  E nsu re  th e P C  h as a  fu ll b atte ry  c h arg e a n d/o r is  c o nnecte d  to  A C p ow er.  T his  p ro cess
c an  ta k e U P T O  4  M IN UTE S
 to  c o m ple te , e sp ecia lly  if th e p erip hera l m ic ro co ntr o lle r is  u pdate d  a t th e s a m e
t im e.
I f  th e fir m ware  v ers io n o n th e E CU is  o ld er th an  th e v ers io n s u pporte d  b y y o ur c u rre n t v ers io n o f In fin ity
T uner, a  fir m ware  u pgra d e w ill b e r e q uir e d  w hen  y o u c o nnect.  O th erw is e , fo llo w  th e p ro ced ure  o utlin ed
b elo w .  
N ote : T he fir m ware  u pdate  u tility  is  p erio dic a lly  r e vis e d a nd m ay n ot m atc h  th e d esc rip tio ns b elo w . In
t h e e ve nt o f a  c o nflic t, p le ase  fo llo w  th e in str u ctio ns p ro vid ed in  th e d ia lo g w in dow s th em se lv e s o r
s u pple m enta l in str u ctio ns p ro vid ed b y A EM .  
1 ) C onnect to  In fin it y  T uner.
a . P lu g th e U SB c able  fr o m  th e E CU in to  y our c om pute r U SB p ort a nd k ey ig nit io n O N.
b . O pen In fin it y  T uner.
2 ) C lic k th e T arg et d ro p-d ow n lis t a nd s ele ct “U pgra de fir m ware … ” 
						

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3 ) The E CU s hould  n ot b e ru nnin g a n e ngin e a t th is  tim e. S ele ct “Y es” w hen th e w arn in g m essage a ppears .
B egin  th e F ir m ware  U pgra de p ro cess.
a . S ele ct th e d esir e d C onfig ura tio n “Im age” o n th e le ft .
i . If  n o im ages a re  p re sent c heck C :\P ro gra m  F ile s (x 86)\A EM \In fin it y  T uner\ a nd v e rify  .p akgrp  file  is  th ere . If
n ot, v is it  h ttp ://w ww.a em in fin it y .c om
, lo g in , a nd d ow nlo ad a ppro pria te  file .
b . E nsure   K eep C alib ra tio n D ata  c heck-b ox is  m ark ed to  s ave  c urre nt c alib ra tio n.
c . C lic k th e “B egin ” b utto n to  s ta rt th e u pgra de p ro cess. 
						

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4 ) Follo w  th e m essage a t th e b otto m , a nd tu rn  th e ig nit io n s w it c h O FF w hen in stru cte d to  d o s o.
5 ) Follo w  th e m essage a t th e b otto m , a nd tu rn  th e ig nit io n s w it c h b ack O N w hen in stru cte d to  d o s o. 
						

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I f  K eep C alib ra tio n D ata  is  c hecked, th e s yste m  w ill  u pgra de a nd lo ad a ll  u sable  c alib ra tio n d ata  a s s how n b elo w . 
						

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N ote : a t c erta in  p oin ts  in  th e p ro cess, th e In fin ity  E CU w ill r e -b oot a n d a tte m pt to  c o nnect w ith  th e P C .  T he
t im e it ta k es to  c o nnect m ig ht v ary  fo r d iffe re n t P C s.  If  th e p ro cess a p pears  to  h an g a t th is  s ta g e, s im ply
u nplu g a n d r e p lu g th e U SB c o m ms c o nnecto r.  O fte n  th is  w ill fo rc e th e P C  to  r e -e n um era te  th e U SB p ort
a n d c o nnect.
6 . W hen th e  P erip hera l  C ontro l  M odule  im age is  u pdate d, a  fu ll  p ow er re set m ay b e re quir e d m eanin g e it h er th e
b atte ry  n eeds to  b e d is connecte d a nd re -c onnecte d o r a ll  h arn ess c onnecto rs  n eed to  b e re m ove d fr o m  th e E CU
f o r a t le ast 5  s econds, th en re -c onnecte d. 
						

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7 . W hen th e m essage b elo w  is  d is pla yed, tu rn  th e ig nit io n s w it c h b ack o n.
8 . W hen th e m essage a t th e b otto m  in dic ate s th at it ’s  s afe  to  c lo se th e w in dow , c lic k  X ” b utto n o n th e to p rig ht o f
t h e w in dow . 
						

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O nce th e u pdate  is  c om ple te , it s  g ood p ra ctic e to  c ycle  th e ig nit io n s w it c h to  re set th e h ard w are .  O nce th at is
d one, y ou c an c onnect a nd b egin  m onit o rin g d ata  a nd/o r tu nin g a gain .  F or a pplic a tio ns th at u se  a  s te pper
m oto r id le  v a lv e , its  im porta nt th at a  fu ll p ow er r e se t b e d one p rio r to  s ta rtin g th e e ngin e. T urn  th e k e y
o ff a nd w ait a t le ast 2 0 s e co nds b efo re  s ta rtin g. T his  w ill a llo w  th e s te pper v a lv e  to  p ark  a nd r e se t.
A  fir m ware  u pdate  w ill e ra se  th e U SB lo g c h annel lis t s to re d in  th e E C U m em ory . T his  c h annel lis t w ill
n eed to  b e r e se t b efo re  U SB lo ggin g w ill fu nctio n c o rre ctly .  G o to  L oggin g>U SB L oggin g –  C hannel
S etu p.  T his  d ia lo g a llo w s th e u ser to  s ele ct c hannels  fo r U SB lo ggin g. M anually  s ele ct c hannels  b y le ft  c lic kin g
o n th e c heck b ox o r a lt e rn ate ly  b y u sin g th e a rro w  k eys to  s cro ll  th ro ugh th e lis t a nd th e s pace b ar k ey to  s ele ct.
L oggin g lis ts  c an b e s ave d fo r la te r u se b y u sin g th e S ave  b utto n. T he L oad b utto n w ill  lo ad p re vio usly  s ave d lis ts  o f
c hannels . T he A ppend b utto n w ill  a ppend a  d iffe re nt lis t o f  c hannels  o nto  th e e xis tin g lis t o f  s ele cte d c hannels .
N ote  th at th e lis t o f  c hannels  fo r lo ggin g is  s ave d in  E CU m em ory . C hannels  c ant  b e s ele cte d o fflin e. T hey c an
o nly  b e s ele cte d w hen c onnecte d to  a n E CU. 
						

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USB &  L oggin g C onnecto rs
T he In fin it y  E CU in clu des h ig h q ualit y  w eath erp ro of  b ulk head U SB c om munic atio ns. T he s m alle r c onnecto r is  fo r
P C c om munic atio ns.  T he la rg er c onnecto r is  fo r lo ggin g to  a  U SB s tic k.  P lu g o ne e nd o f  a  s ta ndard  U SB
e xte nsio n c able  (in clu ded) in to  th e s m alle r E CU c onnecto r a nd th e o th er e nd in to  a n o pen U SB p ort o n th e P C.
C om munic atio n is  p ossib le  o nly  w hen th e E CU is  p ow ere d u p.
C A UTIO N
U se  c a re  w hen r o utin g U SB e xte nsio n c a ble s th ro ugh o r a ro und h ood o penin g a nd d oor ja m bs.  C able
a buse  th at c a use s a n in te rn al s h ort c a n c a use  E C U d am age.
Tunin g G uid e
Basic  T unin g
C alib ra tio n D ata
C onnectin g, S avin g a nd Im portin g S essio n D ata
1 ) W it h  th e Ig nit io n in  th e O N p osit io n a nd In fin it y Tuner R unnin g, c lic k o n th e C onnectio n m enu it e m  a nd s ele ct
C onnect to  U SB fr o m  th e d ro pdow n lis t. A  p ro gre ss b ar w ill  b e d is pla yed a s th e la pto p g ets  th e c alib ra tio n in fo
f r o m  th e E CU.
2 ) O pen a  la yout file  b y c lic kin g o n th e L ayout m enu it e m  a nd s ele ct O pen. L ayout file s h ave  a  .it ly t e xte nsio n a nd
s hould  b e s ave d in  th e M y D ocum ents \In fin it y Tuner\L ayouts  fo ld er.
3 ) S ave  th e s essio n file  b y s ele ctin g F ile  –  S ave  s essio n. S essio n file s h ave  a  .it s sn e xte nsio n a nd s hould  b e
s ave d in  th e M y D ocum ents \In fin it y Tuner fo ld er.
T he d efa ult  c alib ra tio n d ata  p ro vid ed b y A EM  s hould  b e s uffic ie nt to  s ta rt a n e ngin e w it h  s im ila r d is pla cem ent,
s ensor s etu p, a nd in je cto rs . E ve ry  v e hic le  m ust b e tu ned b efo re  u se. A EM  p ro vid ed b ase c alib ra tio n d ata  is
i n sta lle d to  th e M y D ocum ents \A EM \In fin it y  T uner\S essio ns fo ld er. T o im port c alib ra tio n d ata  fr o m  a  s ave d s essio n
f ile , g o to  F ile  >  Im port c alib ra tio n d ata .
W ait  a  fe w  m om ents  fo r th e o pera tio n to  c om ple te . S ta tu s m essages a re  d is pla yed d urin g th e p ro cess n otify in g th e 
						

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u ser o f  e ach s te p a lo ng th e w ay.  If  th e im port fu nctio n is  d one w hile  c onnecte d to  a n E CU, a ft e r th e im port is
c om ple te :
1 ) Turn  th e k ey o ff  a nd w ait  fo r th e m ain  re la y to  p ow er d ow n c om ple te ly . T his  u sually  ta kes a bout 1 0 s econds b ut
d epends o n th e m odel.
2 ) Turn  th e k ey b ack o n.
C erta in  a pplic atio ns w it h  C AN d ash re quir e m ents  m ust b e p ow ere d d ow n c om ple te ly  a nd re sta rte d a ft e r a n im port
c alib ra tio n.  If  th is  is  n ot d one, e rro r lig hts  m ay a ppear o n th e d ash.
P le ase b e a w are  o f  c ro ss-p la tfo rm  d iffe re nces th at m ay re quir e  a ddit io nal  a tte ntio n a ft e r im portin g c alib ra tio n d ata .
F or in sta nce, th e D ig it a l7  p in  is  a va ila ble  o n th e In fin it y -6  E CU b ut n ot a va ila ble  o n th e In fin it y -8 H  E CU. A ft e r
i m portin g In fin it y -6  s essio n d ata  to  a n In fin it y -8 , a ny in put th at w as a ssig ned to  u se D ig it a l7  w ill  b e d is pla yed a s
i n va lid  in  th e w iz ard  a nd n eeds to  b e re assig ned to  w ork  p ro perly .
Unit P re fe re nce s
T he u ser c an s ele ct g lo bal  u nit  p re fe re nces b y g oin g to  th e m enu it e m  W iz ard  >  U nit s  P re fe re nce...