VW KW1281 Protocol Test Tool
This tool can send some KW1281 (and a few KW2000) commands over a dumb serial->KKL or USB->KKL cable. If you have a legacy Ross-Tech USB cable, you can probably use that cable by installing the Virtual COM Port drivers: https://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/usb/virtual-com-port.php Functionality includes reading/writing the EEPROMs of VW MKIV Golf/Jetta/Beetle/Passat instrument clusters and Comfort Control Modules, reading and clearing fault codes, changing the software coding of modules, performing an actuator test of various modules and retrieving the SAFE code of the Delco Premium V radio.
The tool is written in C#, targetting .NET 7.0 and runs under Windows 10/11 (most serial ports), macOS and Linux (macOS/Linux need an FTDI serial port and D2xx drivers). It may also run under Windows 7.
You can download a precompiled version for Windows, macOS and Linux (x64) from the Releases page: https://github.com/gmenounos/kw1281test/releases/
Otherwise, here's how to build it yourself:
You will need the .NET Core SDK, which you can find here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download (Click on the "Download .NET Core SDK" link and follow the instructions) or Microsoft Visual Studio (free Community Edition here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/)
Download the source code: https://github.com/gmenounos/kw1281test/archive/master.zip and unzip it into a folder on your computer.
Open up a command prompt on your computer and go into the folder where you unzipped
the source code. Type dotnet build to build the tool.
Or, load up the project in Visual Studio and Ctrl-Shift-B.
You can run the tool by typing dotnet run
Usage: KW1281Test PORT BAUD ADDRESS COMMAND [args]
PORT = COM1|COM2|etc.
BAUD = 10400|9600|etc.
ADDRESS = The controller address, e.g. 1 (ECU), 17 (cluster), 46 (CCM), 56 (radio)
COMMAND =
ActuatorTest
AdaptationRead CHANNEL [LOGIN]
CHANNEL = Channel number (0-99)
LOGIN = Optional login (0-65535)
AdaptationSave CHANNEL VALUE [LOGIN]
CHANNEL = Channel number (0-99)
VALUE = Channel value (0-65535)
LOGIN = Optional login (0-65535)
AdaptationTest CHANNEL VALUE [LOGIN]
CHANNEL = Channel number (0-99)
VALUE = Channel value (0-65535)
LOGIN = Optional login (0-65535)
BasicSetting GROUP
GROUP = Group number (0-255)
(Group 0: Raw controller data)
ClarionVWPremium4SafeCode
ClearFaultCodes
DelcoVWPremium5SafeCode
DumpEdc15Eeprom [FILENAME]
FILENAME = Optional filename
DumpEeprom START LENGTH [FILENAME]
START = Start address in decimal (e.g. 0) or hex (e.g. $0)
LENGTH = Number of bytes in decimal (e.g. 2048) or hex (e.g. $800)
FILENAME = Optional filename
DumpMarelliMem START LENGTH [FILENAME]
START = Start address in decimal (e.g. 3072) or hex (e.g. $C00)
LENGTH = Number of bytes in decimal (e.g. 1024) or hex (e.g. $400)
FILENAME = Optional filename
DumpMem START LENGTH [FILENAME]
START = Start address in decimal (e.g. 8192) or hex (e.g. $2000)
LENGTH = Number of bytes in decimal (e.g. 65536) or hex (e.g. $10000)
FILENAME = Optional filename
DumpRBxMem START LENGTH [FILENAME]
START = Start address in decimal (e.g. 66560) or hex (e.g. $10400)
LENGTH = Number of bytes in decimal (e.g. 1024) or hex (e.g. $400)
FILENAME = Optional filename
GetSKC
GroupRead GROUP
GROUP = Group number (0-255)
(Group 0: Raw controller data)
LoadEeprom START FILENAME
START = Start address in decimal (e.g. 0) or hex (e.g. $0)
FILENAME = Name of file containing binary data to load into EEPROM
MapEeprom
ReadFaultCodes
ReadIdent
ReadEeprom ADDRESS
ADDRESS = Address in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
ReadRAM ADDRESS
ADDRESS = Address in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
ReadROM ADDRESS
ADDRESS = Address in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
ReadSoftwareVersion
Reset
SetSoftwareCoding CODING WORKSHOP
CODING = Software coding in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
WORKSHOP = Workshop code in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
ToggleRB4Mode
WriteEdc15Eeprom ADDRESS1 VALUE1 [ADDRESS2 VALUE2 ... ADDRESSn VALUEn]
ADDRESS = EEPROM address in decimal (0-511) or hex ($00-$1FF)
VALUE = Value to be stored at address in decimal (0-255) or hex ($00-$FF)
WriteEeprom ADDRESS VALUE
ADDRESS = Address in decimal (e.g. 4361) or hex (e.g. $1109)
VALUE = Value in decimal (e.g. 138) or hex (e.g. $8A)