Inmovilizadores Con Opcom

Many of us have official diagnostic tools: TECH2, MDI, VCI… But many troubles can be searched
and solved with simplest tool: OP-COM
OP-COM (or VAUX-COM) sometime gets corrupted due to a firmware change or a low voltage
connection. When OP-COM software shows no connection or interface error, this is caused
mainly by two troubles: the FTDI communication chip and the MCU chip itself (PIC18F458).
Next steps will help you in the task of bring back to life your bricked OP-COM.
*Note: this tutorial is only intended for those like have an OP-COM with the original Microchip
PIC18F458 chip, forget to attemp with fake chips.
First part: regarding OP-COM FTDI chip.
Firstly, we have to check FTDI chip. Go to Control Panel -> Device administrator and search for
“USB Serial Converter” or “OP-COM USB V2”.
Right click and open properties dialog, serch for “hardware ID” in details dialog.
If yours shows 0000 at the end of the PID properties, as would be in this case:
USB/VID_0403&PID_6001&REV_0000 instead of USB/VID_0403&PID_6001&REV_0600, your
FTDI chip is corrupted. Sometimes is showed “4F50” instead of “0600”, both values are good.
Next step is to flash FTDI chip with trusted OP-COM .ept file, wich contents rights properties
for OP-COM software connections.
So open MProg, go to Device -> Scan, this will show detected FTDI devices:
Go to:File -> Open, and select OP-COM.ept from downloaded folder:
Now, check for correct values (in GREEN). If all is right, flash FTDI chip
(in RED):
When finish, you will have a new serial number assigned to your OP-
COM interface:
Pay attention to next: close all and disconnect OP-COM from USB.
Restart computer. Once operating system has been loaded, plug in OP-
COM, go to Control Panel -> Device administrator, and search for “OP-
COM USB V2” which appears with no driver installed:
Right click, open Properties -> Driver -> Update Driver, search for driver
in computer (not internet), select from a listo of drivers, click on “show all
devices”. Select from disk and search for driver included in downloaded
folder (ftdibus.inf). Windows will ask you if you want to install non validate
driver, click yes and wait for installation.
Once finished, check in “Device administrator” if OP-COM appears as

“USB Serial Converter” and if in Properties -> Details -> Hardware ID is
correct.
If you have done all, open OP-COM (or VAUX-COM) software and go to
Settings -> Test interface. If your FTDI chip and your MCU PIC18F458
are ok, you will see your OP-COM firmware versión:
If not, you have a bad day… MCU chip must be flashed and you need a
Pickit programmer or any other compatible programmer.
Second part: How to flash MCU chip.
*This tutorial is for Microchip Pickit V3.
Firstly, dissasembly your OP-COM and solder some wires as described

here:
Secondly, connect these wires to Pickit like this:
You must to have something like this (do not take care about programmer
used in image):
Next, install PICkit3Setup.exe from downloaded folder. Connect all
system (OP-COM <-> Pickit <-> USB) before open Pickit software.
Open software, go to “device family” and look for “18F4XX”. Software will
now show chip as detected.
Read chip and then Erase it. Wait.
Verify chip, do a “Blank Check” and Read chip again. In “programm

memory” all values must show FFFF in bits location.
Go to File -> Import HEX and search for “FW1.39+Bootloader.hex” file

included in downloaded folder.
In main window, under “Program memory” there is a field named

“Source”. There must appears our firmware file
“FW1.39+Bootloader.hex”.
If all is ok, press “Write”. Pickit will program the MCU chip with OP-COM
Bootloader and Firmware.
When finish, make a “Verify” and a “Read”. If all goes well, now you have
your OP-COM resurrected.
Open OP-COM (or VAUX-COM) software and go to Settings -> Test

interface. If your FTDI chip and your MCU PIC18F458 are ok, you will see
your OP-COM firmware version:
*Note: If you want to update your interface from 1.39 to newer version,
you can use OC-FLASH tool for do it.
Hope it helped you.
Regards from Spain,
Dario.

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Many of us have official diagnostic tools: TECH2, MDI, VCI… But many troubles can be searched

and solved with simplest tool: OP-COM

First part: regarding OP-COM FTDI chip.

Once finished, check in “Device administrator” if OP-COM appears as

Second part: How to flash MCU chip.

*This tutorial is for Microchip Pickit V3.

Firstly, dissasembly your OP-COM and solder some wires as described

Read chip and then Erase it. Wait.

Verify chip, do a “Blank Check” and Read chip again. In “programm

Go to File -> Import HEX and search for “FW1.39+Bootloader.hex” file

In main window, under “Program memory” there is a field named

Open OP-COM (or VAUX-COM) software and go to Settings -> Test

Hope it helped you.

Regards from Spain,

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