The overview pane will always be shown when the EcmSpy application is started. No entries contain any values, as the application is not connected to an ECM yet or reading data from a log file.
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After clicking the "Connect" button (plug icon), the connection dialog pops up. Select the port you are using for the connector cable and choose the ECM type installed in your bike. Click the "OK" button if you want to connect to the ECM and automatically fetch the EEPROM data now, otherwise click the "Cancel" button to close the port selection dialog and remain unconnected. If you change your mind, you can always click the "Connect" button to connect to the ECM later.
A note for Windows users: due to a Windows issue, no COM-ports above COM9 can be used.
If no EEPROM copy has loaded into the application yet (e.g. from a file), it will automatically fetched from the ECM as soon as the connection is established and the ECM type is supported by the application. A progress bar will keep you updated on the progress of reading data from the ECM:
Once connected to the ECM and the "Execute" menu button (gears icon) is pushed, the now empty text fields will then show live data, polled continously from the ECM.
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A second click on the "Execute" button toggles the button and stops polling live data. Even while polling is active, you can change to other tabs (System, Diagnostics, ...), but it's not possible to start another action that requires a communication with the ECM (e.g. clear trouble codes). In this case, you will have to stop polling live data first.
If a trouble code is set while polling is active, the warning sign will be switched on also (see marked area in the image above). Time to stop polling and to proceed to the diagnostic pane then.