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I know that a torrent isn't the file being referenced, more like a map of available servers. I still think its a bad idea to be posting such things in these forums. Maybe a PM would be better.

I wonder if we can do a donation thing for pooling money to buy a copy of this software? This is the compiler we need to re-compile HC16 code into a custom ECU ROM for realtime use. I'm not sure the cost but the information is available at this site:

http://www.cosmicsoftware.com/hc16.php

Any idea how much it costs? I'd be willing to donate if this will help further the realtime tuning cause.

It'd be great if you could explain at a high level how realtime tuning works and how this fits in.

I would donate.

We need to decompile the stock ECU code to find where it looks up the different tables. Then rewrite the code to look to specified locations in RAM (which we could write to while the car is running). We'd also have to deal with ECU resets (all RAM is lost) by having it revert to the original location in ROM if necessary. And then recompile.

great thanks! sounds fine in theory but is it really that simple? I assume rewriting the ECU code is no simple task or is it?

Will this also give greater insight into the function of all the unknown maps/tables? And, I bet you could all sorts of cool things like switchable launch control, switchable maps, and much more

I would donate.

Decompiled code is a pain. Think, really large program without meaningful function or variable names, no comments and most of the time a total lack of organization.

Basically it's a two part process.

1st We create a base rom that accepts the new code...this part isn't too hard.

2nd We create a utility to FLASH (read/write) the ram with the realtime code and allow realtime tuning to function.

Remember we have a lot of information already out there on RT tuning and it is not that hard to implement some test rom's pretty quickly with tweaks. We've already got a decent RAM reader out from tinywrex (XMLWrite creator) and with a little work we can have it writing soon.

I'm just in need of the cross-compiler that will allow the ASM dump from IDA to be converted to C then re-written to ASM/HEX so it can be re-created as a ROM. I'm pretty sure the Cosmic one is the correct one, I'll ask Colby and see what he used to compile the EcuFlash Kernel.

I'd donate!. . .Anyone know the cost?

I'm sure it won't take long to get money together..

I'm waiting on a response from Colby to see what he suggests as a compiler/code converter.

You don't need a C compiler unless you're writing a completely new program (e.g. a bootloader) or you're willing to manually translate assembly code into C code. The latter option is very error-prone.

What you need is an assembler that can successfully assemble the output from whatever disassembler you're using (e.g. IDA Pro).

Actually, you probably don't even really need the assembler to implement realtime maps.

Do you have an alternate suggestion on how to implement realtime maps without changing code to look for it? I will look into compilers.