Bad30th

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I posted this on HPT's forum too but thought I might see what folks here know as well...

I am upgrading my serial HPTuners hardware to the USB/MPVI hardware.

I found this helpful post :
http://www.hptuners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14424

and this helpful image :


It looks like the interface plug is not the same on the USB/MPVI gadget as it is on the serial hardware and I will need to do some rewiring ?

Also, if I have the serial EIO and paid for the serial upgrade, the USB/MPVI hardware will also have EIO capability, right ?

Anyone else done this swap, and what's involved ?

Thanks,
Rob (Bad30th)

SScam68

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aren't they going to stop doing this upgrade soon?

Bad30th

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Yeah, that's why I'm asking and doing the upgrade now. After the end of September you can't upgrade the serial units anymore.

Rob (Bad30th)

Frost

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that's right.

I did it so long ago though that I don't remember any other details.

built408

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I don't think they are going to stop doing the upgrades. After September they are going to stop support of the serial interface, meaning you can't buy any new licenses.

foff667

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No, after september you will no longer be able to upgrade your interface either.

Bad30th

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Thanks guys, sounds like I'm all set.

I'm sending my serial interface off to HPT today...

Cheers,
Rob (Bad30th)

built408

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Well that sucks

foff667

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The amount of work to support 4 pieces of hardware & 2 separate software builds is just too much and hinders developement for our current & future customers. Simply put it was something that we needed to do.

-Bill

Bad30th

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Got it today and had it hooked back up to my LC1 in like 5 minutes. The inputs (#1 and #5) were the same for the serial EIO connector - just spliced them into the new MPVI plug and everything came right up easy as pie.

Now I get to play with the standalone data logging that my serial EIO interface didn't have !!

Cheers HPT !!
Rob (Bad30th)

!!!FAST!!!

I just got the HPT PRO so I'm new to all this. Are you talking about the ability to hook the MPVI unit up without a laptop and still record data from the car and later hook it up to the computer and replay it?

Bad30th

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Yep, that's just one of many benefits of the new interface over my old serial interface.

I'm a happy camper, HPT rocks.

Rob (Bad30th)