Drew Technologies CarDAQ-Plus 2 User Manual

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3

GETTING TO KNOW THE CarDAQ-Plus 2® ............................................................... 3

- LED Status Lights ........................................................................................................... 3

INSTALLATION & DEVICE ACTIVATION ................................................................... 4

J2534 Toolbox 3 .......................................................................................................... 7

DREWTECH - Tech2Win DRIVER .............................................................................. 9

- Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 9

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 10

- Protocols Supported .......................................................................................................10

- Operating Systems Supported ........................................................................................10

- Product Specifications/Tolerances..................................................................................10

IMPORTANT NOTES ................................................................................................ 12

LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................................................................... 12

FCC STATEMENT ..................................................................................................... 13

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION .................................................................................... 13

- Copyright .......................................................................................................................12

- Notices ..........................................................................................................................12

- Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................12

DREWTECH SUPPORT ............................................................................................ 14

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USB Cable Port

Power

Protocol

Vehicle Cable

USB Cable

Connection

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosingDrew Technologies! CarDAQ-Plus 2®will allow you to re-flash/program
modern vehicle controllers specified by the OEM as well as perform dealer level diagnostics
with select OEM applications. More information for each OEM can also be found in the J2534
Toolbox 3®application. This user manual covers the initial setup, features,and common
questions regarding the CarDAQ-Plus 2® device and is available at DrewTech.com.

GETTING TO KNOW THE CarDAQ-Plus 2®

Auxiliary Programming

Voltage Connection

LED Status lights:

Power

Protocol
Connection

Vehicle Cable

USB Cable

Vehicle Cable

Blinking Red Solid Red Blinking Green Solid Green

Firmware error-Call

DrewTech Support

- -

-

-

-

Cable not connected

or cable error

Install issue - Call

DrewTech Support

Device startup in

progress

Connected &

communicating with

vehicle

-

- Connected to PC

Device is functioning

Connected to vehicle

Cable OK/vehicle power

(communication)

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INSTALLATION & DEVICE ACTIVATION

1. Click this link to go to the DrewTech downloads page:

DrewTech.com/downloads

2. Locate and click on the "CarDAQ-PLUS 2®Set-up" link

3. Run the installation once the
software has downloaded to your
PC. Upon encountering this screen,
read the end-user license
agreement, and check the box next
to “I accept...”then click "Install"

4. Once the setup application has
finished, connect the USB cable to
your CarDAQ-Plus 2®device and to
the PC. Look for the message
window in the lower, right-hand
corner of the screen that indicates
that the drivers are being installed
and listen for the familiar Windows
driver installation chime. Upon
successful driver installation,
click“Activate My Device”

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5. The Device Activator application
will refresh. Click "Activate My
Device!"

6. Select the device you want to
activate and click "Continue"

7. Fill in all applicable information and

click "Continue"

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