[Shooting]

Do you mean if it can modified to use a original Pic18F458? - Yes ( as you can see the title if the thread )
Bricked could mean many things. As Can Bus or/K-line defective
Or even Pic not flashed. But in your case you have to replace it
Good luck

When I ran Test Hardware this is the message:

"Sorry, but fatal error occurred! Please contact developer!"

then nothing.. Any way to get it working again without a new chip?

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[mattydr67]

Sorry mate but what op-com softwares did you use it?
Share some pics for details
Clones works with CK softwares ( well there is solutions to use official softwares. there are exceptions but its not your case here )
So share pics of boths sides of your tool PCB ( high resolution )
Pics with your error
Then we will talk
Good luck

[Shooting]

Sorry mate but what op-com softwares did you use it?
Share some pics for details
Clones works with CK softwares ( well there is solutions to use official softwares. there are exceptions but its not your case here )
So share pics of boths sides of your tool PCB ( high resolution )
Pics with your error
Then we will talk
Good luck

Just the Opcom 2010 s/w that came with the V6 unit

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[mattydr67]

Ok
Check first if the drivers are installed then...
Check the VID/PID top be 0403/4F50 ( if you have VID/PID 0403/0000 then flash the FTDI with the right ept - if you don't have it I will share it for you )
The drivers version must be up to 2.10.xx
If you have any newer driver version then unistall it
Install the drivwers comes with the opcom software
If you are using Win 7,8 or 10 then disable Auotomatic drivers updates
Try again
Good luck

[Shooting]

Ok
Check first if the drivers are installed then...
Check the VID/PID top be 0403/4F50 ( if you have VID/PID 0403/0000 then flash the FTDI with the right ept - if you don't have it I will share it for you )
The drivers version must be up to 2.10.xx
If you have any newer driver version then unistall it
Install the drivwers comes with the opcom software
If you are using Win 7,8 or 10 then disable Auotomatic drivers updates
Try again
Good luck

Drivers are ok, all soft is working, only hardware fail
If you have the right flash that would be helpful
Driver version: 2.8.30.0

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[mattydr67]

Sir if the drivers is ok then you need to change the MCU with the right one PIC18F458
If you don't wanna share any pics I cannot only gues whats yout issue and I cannot give you any advise
Good luck

[Shooting]

Sir if the drivers is ok then you need to change the MCU with the right one PIC18F458
If you don't wanna share any pics I cannot only gues whats yout issue and I cannot give you any advise
Good luck

It's identical to ones posted here V6 no difference, it has fake mcu,
needs reflashing to get to work again.
Are not bothered to upgrade it just to get it working

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[domelec]

You can NOT reflash the fake mcu
you have been told this only way to fix that is either go out and buy a pic18f458 and do the mods needed or go and buy a good quality clone that has a true pic in it

[Shooting]

You can NOT reflash the fake mcu
you have been told this only way to fix that is either go out and buy a pic18f458 and do the mods needed or go and buy a good quality clone that has a true pic in it

It's not mine, I'm fixing this for a customer.
I know to upgrage to new s/w version you need a real mcu but
also there is a flashing s/w for china to use original 2010, I've done it before but can't find the flasher now.
If he has this then it will solve my problem...
These don't use a pic18f458 but are re-writable and just labled OPCOM

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[mattydr67]

Mate we will try to let you understand that for this kind of tool there is no soloution yet. We do not talk here about uprade it. We are talking about fixing the defective tool that you have
Because:
1. The MCU its not PIC18F458 and its using a diffrent firmware then the fake one
2. The OPCOM V6 MCU its using a moded firmware - if you have this firmware then you caqn try it
3. The fake MCU its maybe protected so what you will read will not works if you flash it back or in other MCU as this one. That's why there's no solutions
If you still want to repair this tool you need to use the methode as in the first post
You need to change the fake MCU with a real one. For the real one there's shared dumps and for the fake one there isn't. Get it?
And I already told you in my previos posts so if you want listen it then its ok if you don't listen it what we are told you here then keep searching. Be my guest.
Good luck