1 — OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The Curtis 1313 Handheld programmer is used to configure Curtis motor control systems. With the programmer, you can adjust and save parameter settings, monitor real-time data, and perform diagnostics and troubleshooting. Model 1313 Handheld programmer. High-resolution color LCD display . . .
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If the control system is programmed incorrectly or outside the safe limits as determined by the vehicle manufacturer, it can create a dangerous situation. Only the vehicle manufacturer or an authorized service agent or dealer should program the control system. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
SD card ✓ ➡ SD cards provide additional memory, and are a con- venient interface between a PC and the programmer. Note that the SD card must be inserted into the programmer face down. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
Main Menu. If the controller is not turned on when the programmer is connected, you can power up the programmer by pressing the Power key; the message “No System detected” will be displayed. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
— green circle ( ) indicating connection to system; red slash ( ) when not connected — icon indicating access level — (optional) 1313 battery state-of-charge time and date content area (this example shows the Main Menu,...
Within menus (other than the Main Menu), the left-arrow key is used to navigate backwards. Within menus (other than the Main Menu), the right-arrow key is used to navigate forwards—that is, to open highlighted submenus or items. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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This key is used to display context-specific Help texts. It is a toggle key; you can press it again to close the Help text window. You can also close Help text windows with the “Exit” softkey or by pressing the left-arrow key. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
➞ These lines of text show the path to the selected item within the Parameters menu. ➞ Parameters menu —1 - Speed Mode —Speed Controllerl —Acc Feedforward —Build Rate 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
These are read-only Monitor values. This symbol indicates a file the programmer cannot recognize; it is also used for .hps (programmer settings) files. These are system faults. These are .cpf (parameter settings) files. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
3 — MENU ORGANIZATION The nine menus As shown on the Main Menu screen, the 1313 programmer organizes its dataset into nine menus. System Info Parameters Monitor Diagnostics Programming Favorites HHP Settings File Manager Plot & Log The next nine sections of the manual describe these nine menus.
The sliding bar at the right of the screen indicates there are more items than those shown. Use the down-arrow key ( ) to scroll down to see the rest of the list. the rest of the items 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
With some “+\ - ” parameters, the item can be expanded to show a bar graph indicating where the setting lies within the available range. Here is a parameter called Forward Max, as it first appears: 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Help screen is displayed. The “OK” and “Cancel” options appear on the screens guiding you through procedures, such as calibrating a throttle, or whenever changing a value will put the system into idle mode. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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“Text for save as” item in the HHP menu (Section 10). For information on creating names, see Section 13: Using the Keyboard. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
Plot or Log programs. The “Exit” option appears on expanded item screens. This option is also avail- able when a Help screen is displayed. Alternatively, you can use the left-arrow key ( ) to exit these screens. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
Note: Sometimes the fault circuits catch a temporary event that is not a true fault in the system; it is always a good idea to turn the control system off and back on again to see whether the fault clears by itself. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Softkey available in Diagnostics menu “Clear All” is used to empty the Fault History folder. This softkey appears only when the Fault History folder (or one of the faults within that folder) is highlighted. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
Using the Save .cpf File function in the Programming menu, you can make a backup of your present parameter settings. If you adjust the parameter values 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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When you press the “Save CPF” softkey, this pop-up message appears: After selecting “OK,” you are given your choice of which memory to use: 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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“No text,” the field will be blank. If “Save as text” is set to “Date/Time,” the field will contain an automatically assigned name that is the date and time in this format: YYYY_MM_DD_HHMM with the 2-digit hour using a 24-hour clock. You either can press the “OK” 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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This screen will inform you when the save is complete: Note: You cannot delete .cpf files while in the Programming menu. To delete a .cpf file, use the File Manager menu; see Section 11. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
This makes a true clone, copying even those parameters that can- not be seen at the Dealer level or even at the OEM level. It is recommended that you enable Advanced Cloning. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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“2/14” is telling you this is the second of fourteen progress bars. When the restore process is complete, a pop-up screen will let you know that you must now power cycle the system. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
You can also create folders of your own to hold specific sets of items; these folders will be indicated with the usual folder icon: . You may want to create a folder for each type of vehicle or application, or for each customer. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Favorites collection. When you press the “Rename” softkey, a keyboard screen appears; see Section 13 for information on how to use the keyboard. When you select “OK,” the new item, with its new name, appears in your Favorites collection. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Favorites collection for their customers. Note: In order to be able to export a Favorites collection, you must have first created a new folder for the collection; see description of “New Folder” softkey on previous page. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
A slider on the right-hand side of the screen indicates there are more items in this menu than can fit on the screen. When you reach the last item shown, continue pressing the down-arrow key ( ) to view the rest of the items. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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You may find this setting preferable if you use the table screens frequently, as it eliminates any possible confusion caused by the left-arrow key having two functions: moving one cell to the left, and exiting the table altogether. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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The first time you connect the programmer to a system, menu cache files are created. If you encounter problems when connecting, you can delete the cache files and retry connecting. To delete the cache files, select this item and press the right-arrow key ( 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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.hps file. After you save your settings to a new .hps file, you can then copy them to another 1313 programmer. When you adjust HHP settings without saving to a new .hps file, those new settings are in effect unless you select “Restore.”...
Note that any time you are in a File Manager screen you can press the right- arrow key ( ) to see the full name. This enables you to see long file names in their entirety. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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“Rename, Create” keyboard. “New Folder” creates a new folder and takes you to the “Rename, Create” keyboard where you can type a new name to replace the generic name “Folder” that was automatically assigned. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
Variable List, select it and press the “Delete” softkey. To create a log of the items in your Log Variable List, highlight Log and press the right-arrow key ( ). Then in the “Start Logging” window, press the “OK” soft- 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Press the “Start” softkey to begin plotting data. Press the “Stop” softkey to stop plotting data and freeze the plot. You have the option of pressing the “Start” softkey to resume the plot. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
“Cancel” aborts the renaming process. Press the “OK” softkey when the new name is completed; you will be returned to the menu you were in when you decided to create a new name. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
SD card if you want; the automatic sequential numbering will continue where it left off. Note: Screenshots can be taken only if that function is enabled in the HHP Settings menu; see Section 10. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
HHP Settings menu to create a new .hps file of programmer settings. When you are finished working offline, there is no “Go Online” softkey to allow you to change to online mode—because you are not connected to a system. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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.cpf files is the only off- line function available. When you are finished working offline, press the “Go Online” softkey in the Main Menu, and then confirm that you want to change to online mode (“OK” softkey). 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
16 — UPDATING THE HANDHELD PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE UPDATING THE SOFTWARE IN THE HANDHELD PROGRAMMER The software in the 1313 handheld programmer is easily updated. As software updates become available, they may be installed into the programmer via the USB connector or via an SD card.
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The Resource file (if there is a new one) will then be installed. Do not unplug the programmer or turn it off during the Resource file transfer. 1313 Handheld Programmer Manual Rev. B...
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Appendix A — FILE TYPES APPENDIX A FILE TYPES Several types of files are handled by the 1313 handheld programmer. Here they are listed alphabetically, by their extensions. .cpf Parameter settings files. These files contain the settings for the adjustable param- eters.
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Appendix B — SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS: 1313 HANDHELD PROGRAMMER Model numbers (four access levels): 1313-4331^HHP GEN2 OEM / OEM DEALER 1313-3231^HHP GEN2 DEALER / FIELD ADVANCED 1313-2131^HHP GEN2 SERVICE / FIELD INT 1313-1031^HHP GEN2 USER / FIELD BASIC Operating ambient temp. range −20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F)
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