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Accessport Director 3.one.1
User Guide
04/02/2020

Introduction

Accessport Managing director is designed to manage all aspects of your Accessport. Maps can be loaded on the Accessport, datalogs can be retrieved or deleted, and Accessport firmware can be updated.

Awarding Features:

Elevate-and-driblet maps directly to and from your computer and the Accessport
Easily configure the startup screen for your Accessport (V3 only)
Map details are shown instantly for each selected map
Search through thousands of maps by vehicle or map field text (filename, short clarification, long clarification, vehicle, and vendor)
Available firmware updates for the Accessport are automatically detected and tin be installed with a single push click
Accessport Manager automatically checks for new versions, keeping itself upwards to date

Further sections of this manual include detailed information on the diverse functions of Accessport Manager and contact information for COBB Technical Back up.

Thank you for using COBB Tuning products!

Getting Started

Installing the Software

The latest version of Accessport Managing director tin can ever be downloaded directly from the COBB Tuning website, at https://www.cobbtuning.com/products/accessport-manager.

On Windows:
Run the APManagerSetup.exe executable to outset installation. Once running, follow the on-screen prompts to select an installation path and complete the installation.

On OSX:
Open the APManager.dmg disk image, then drag the Accessport Manager icon to Applications.

Running the Software

On Windows, click Beginning->Programs->Accessport->Accessport Manager
On OSX, open Applications, and then run Accessport Manager.

Connecting to the Accessport

To update your Accessport with new maps and update firmware, use the supplied USB cable to connect the Accessport to your estimator. The larger finish of the USB cable goes to the computer and the smaller end of the USB cablevision goes to the Accessport. If using a different cable than was supplied with the Accessport, brand sure it is data transfer capable and non just a charging cable.

Once plugged in, the Accessport will start upwardly and be detected past Accessport Director, every bit long every bit "Automatically connect to Accessport" is checked under Options . Accessport Manager will as well automatically check for new firmware for your Accessport.

It is strongly advised to update to new Accessport firmware whenever Accessport Managing director notifies that it is bachelor, because we are constantly improving our products!

When you lot're finished managing the files on your Accessport, printing the "Eject AP" push to disconnect. If y'all would like to reconnect the Accessport to the computer, simply press "Connect" again.

Note:Very erstwhile V2 Accessportfirmware may require selecting "Re-connect" from the main carte on theAccessportitself.

Software Navigation

3 sections are displayed as buttons forth the top of Accessport Manager: Manage, Updates, and Options. A fourth button, "AP Info," allows viewing details such every bit the installation state, vehicle, and series number. Finally, the "Connect/Squirt" push button allows you to connect to, or safely eject your Accessport.

Manage

Transfer maps dorsum and forth to the Accessport, recollect datalogs and screenshots, and quickly search through many maps on your computer.

Map Details

When a map is selected, the details for that map will be displayed at the bottom of the window. These are the map's short description, vehicle, vendor, map version, and the long description.

Transferring maps

One time continued to the Accessport, transferring maps tin exist achieved 4 different ways:

i. Elevate a map from a folder on your computer to the Accessport file list.
two. Click the "Import file(south) to Accessport" button, browse to the map(south) and select "Open".
3. Drag a map from the map search results list direct to the Accessport
four. Click the "Upload selected map(s) to Accessport" button by the map search results list.

Retrieving datalogs

Datalogs that have been taken while in the car will sometimes need to be analyzed to determine how your vehicle is performing. To retrieve a datalog from the Accessport, follow these steps:

Select "Datalogs" or "All files" from the Filter dropdown list
Elevate the advisable datalog file to your computer, or select the datalog and click the "Salvage selected file(due south) to my computer" button

You tin also drag a datalog file directly from the Accessport file listing to an e-mail window, for example. For very big datalogs, information technology may take a few seconds for the file to re-create from the Accessport to your figurer.

Removing files from the Accessport

To remove a file from the Accessport, select the file and either printing the Delete central on your keyboard or click the "Delete file(s)" button.

Searching for Maps

Accessport Manager allows searching through the internal map details of a large number of maps, by clicking the "Search for Maps" button. This will open a new area used for searching through the map descriptions, vendor names, map revisions, vehicle types, and more. This search feature is primarily used by COBB ProTuners that have thousands of customer maps to search through.

Click the Browse button by the Location box to choose the location to search. All sub-folders and files will be indexed for searching, and all maps meeting the filter criteria volition exist displayed in the list. Perform a text search by typing in the "Search..." box or use the drop-down to filter by vehicle. Results will instantly be displayed, fifty-fifty while typing.
These map details and search location are saved even when the software is closed, so searching the same location does not accept a long time to load details adjacent time the software is opened. If changes to map files happen while Accessport Manager is running, press the Refresh push button and the changes will be detected and loaded.
Additional columns can also be displayed in the map search area past right-clicking on whatever of the columns, and selecting the desired columns to brandish.
A map file can also be located on your reckoner by correct-clicking on a Map in the listing and choosing "Open up Map file location."

Map Packs

Accessport Director 2.ane.two.2 introduced map pack back up. Map packs allow similar maps to be grouped into a unmarried file container and thus alleviate end users from having to look-upwardly which specific ROM revision the Accessport is installed to. These file containers tin be identified by the .ptp file extension and the cascading map image icon. Similar to .ptm files, .ptp files can be transferred straight to the Accessport. During the transfer step the advisable map files are extracted from the map pack and transferred to the installed Accessport.

Note: Map packs are favored on platforms where several ECU revisions are available for a given year model (i.e. BMW and Porsche).

Map Packs Fig1.0 - Run across crimson outline in the paradigm in a higher place for a map pack file instance in AP Manager.

Note: The instance shows the .ptp file extension and cascading map file icon.

Map Packs Fig1.one - See cerise outline higher up for map pack assortment details in AP Manager.

Notation: The example map pack includes 5 - Stage2 93 maps from a like ECU strategy.

Transferring Map Packs to the Accessport

To employ map packs simply download the map pack from cobbtuning.com so locate the file on your figurer.
Next transfer the map pack onto the Accessport using Ctrl + L (Windows) or Cmd + L (Mac) or the "Upload selected map(south) to the Accessport" button.

Map Packs Fig1.3 - During map pack transfer to the Accessport a alert might occur request yous if you want to transfer non compatible maps to the Accessport.

Note: Incompatible maps transferred to the Accessport will be grayed out and non compatible for ecu flash.

Unpacking Map Packs

Alternatively map packs can exist unpacked into individual map (.ptm) files by selecting the "Unpack Map Pack" push button (illustrated in prototype below). This choice is

Map Packs Fig1.4 - Figure illustrates map pack "40C1_388 Stage2 93.ptp" unpacked into several .ptm files. The .ptm files from the map pack are show in the list above directly below the .ptp file.

Here is a video showing the complete process:

Updates

The firmware on the Accessport is updated periodically to add together new features and fix issues that arise in the field. When an update is available, the icon for the Updates area will modify and a notice will appear at the bottom of the window. By default, Accessport Manager will also prompt to update the Accessport when new firmware is available.

Notation: Westrongly recommend updating to the latest firmware when an update is detected. The release notes for each new release are easy to browse through to come across what was fixed and what was changed/added, and the new update is only a click away!

Switch to the Updates area and click "Begin firmware update", and the Accessport update will begin. This will only take a few minutes to complete.

Options

Accessport Director is configured by default to ever connect to an available Accessport, and to ask before transferring maps. If desired, these behaviors and others tin can be changed in the Options section.

Note: "Allow beta firmware updates" should only be checked at the direction of COBB Tuning or a Dealer/Protuner

Special Features:

Application Shortcuts

On Windows, all shortcuts use the Control fundamental, plus another modifier primal.

On OSX, the Command key is used instead of Control.

Manage - Ctrl+Thousand / Cmd+G
Updates - Ctrl+U / Cmd+U
Options - Ctrl+O / Cmd+O
AP Info - Ctrl+N / Cmd+Due north
Connect/Eject - Ctrl+E / Cmd+Due east
Search for Maps - Ctrl+P / Cmd+P
Salve selected file(s) to my reckoner - Ctrl+S / Cmd+South
Import file(s) toAccessport - Ctrl+I / Cmd+I
Select image for startup screen - Ctrl+T / Cmd+T
Browse for map search folder - Ctrl+B / Cmd+B
Upload selected map(s) toAccessport - Ctrl+L / Cmd+L
Refresh map list - Ctrl+R / Cmd+R
Unpack Map Pack - Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z
Forced Firmware Update- Ctrl+Shift+F11