Vi-PEC & Link ECU Setup

Take these steps to configure your Vi-PEC & Link (G4+, G4X, & G5) ECUs for use with the gaugeART Video Gauge Adapter or gaugeART CAN Gauge.

In the gaugeART app, select either “Link” for 1 MBit/s or “Link 500k” for 500K/s. Make sure to choose the appropriate bit rate in the Link software.

For normal channels:

  1. Open tuning software and load a calibration or connect to ECU.
  2. Select ECU Controls tab.
  3. Select CAN Setup option. The CAN Setup screen is shown below.
  4. On the CAN Setup screen, select the CAN module that the CAN Gauge is wired to (some ECUs have only 1, some have 2).
  5. Set Mode to “User Defined” as shown.
  6. Set bit rate to “1Mbit/s” or “500 kbit/s”, depending on your application.
  7. Click an available data channel (Channel 1 selected in the example above).
  8. While that channel is selected, select “Transmit Generic Dash” from drop-down as shown.
  9. Set Transmit Rate to “20Hz” as shown.
  10. Set CAN ID to 56 as shown.
  11. Set Format to “Normal” as shown.
  12. Click OK.

For extended channels (available for CAN Gauge only):

  1. Click an available channel under Data (Channel 2 selected in the example below).
  2. Set Mode to “Link CAN Gauge Extra”
  3. Set Transmit Rate to “20Hz”.
  4. Set CAN ID to 49.
  5. Set Format to “Normal”.