Est Users Guide

Perkins
TIPSS - Electronic Service Tool

USERS MANUAL
Publication TSL4238, Issue 3.

Proprietary information of Perkins Engines Company Limited, all rights reserved.
The information is correct at the time of print.
Published in October 2001 by Technical Publications,
Perkins Engines Company Limited, Tixall Road, Stafford, ST16 3UB, England
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Contents
1 Application Overview
Understanding the Perkins TIPSS - EST Screen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 10
Menu Items ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 11
Tool Icons .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 13
2 File Drop-Down Menu Functions

Creating a New File ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 15
Opening a File ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 16
Closing a File . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 16
File Management ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 17
File Operations: New .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 18
Open .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 19
Delete .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 19
Rename ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 20
Export .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 21
Import .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 22
Doc Operations: Open ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 23
Print
.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 24
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Copy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25
Delete ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26
Move ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26
Rename. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27
Edit Description ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28
Export ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29
Import ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30
Print Setup . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31
Exiting Perkins TIPSS - EST . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32
3 Diagnostics Drop-Down Menu Functions

Active Diagnostic Codes .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35
Logged Diagnostic Codes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38
Diagnostic Tests ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40
Override Parameters Test... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41
Events . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 43
Logged Events Codes. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44
4 Information Drop-Down Menu Functions

Status .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50
ECM Summary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57
Current Totals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58
Data Logger ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59
Data Log Recorder .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60
Data Log Viewer... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66
Real Time Graphing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 73
5 Service Drop-Down Menu Functions

Configuration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 84
Entering Factory Passwords . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 86
Entering Customer Passwords.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 87
Copy Configuration .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 88
Fleet Configuration . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 90
ECM Replacement... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 97
Monitoring System ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 103
Monitoring System with Parameter Security .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 105
Calibrations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 108
Oxygen Sensor Calibration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 109
Timing Calibration .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 112
Service Procedure ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 113
Governor Gain. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 114
Air Fuel Ratio Tuning.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 117
6 Utilities Drop-Down Menu Functions

WinFlash ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122
WinFlash Drop-Down Functions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 124
Selecting a File... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125
Beginning Flash . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 126
Viewing Passwords .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128
7 Data Link Drop-Down Functions

Selecting the ECM . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 129
Connecting Perkins TIPSS - EST . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 130
Disconnecting Perkins TIPSS - EST ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 131
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8 Settings Drop-Down Menu Functions

Customizing the Toolbar .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 134
Customizing the Function Keys ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 136
Setting Preferences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 137
Setting Communication Preferences. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 138
Setting Directory Preferences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 140
Setting Regional Preferences. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 141
Setting Confirmation Preferences . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 142
Changing the Toolbar View .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 143
Licensing Perkins TIPSS - EST ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 144
9 Help Drop-Down Menu Functions

Trainer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 145
About Electronic Service Tool . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 146
10 Appendix
Navigation Shortcuts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 147
Comma Separated Value .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 149
Glossary of Terms . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 154
11 Index
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Application Overview
About Perkins TIPSS - EST

The Perkins Integrated Parts & Service System
Electronic Service Tool (TIPSS - EST) is a service
tool designed to run on a personal computer (PC)
under Microsoft Windows. With Perkins TIPSS EST you can display the status of a group of
parameters (temperatures, pressures, etc.)
simultaneously, view and clear active and logged
diagnostics, or display the current configuration of an
Electronic Control Module (ECM). Perkins TIPSS EST can perform these as well as many other tasks,
such as:
Display parameter status
View and clear diagnostics
View events where irregularities occurred and

were logged by the ECM
View and change configuration of the ECM
Perform diagnostic tests
Perform calibrations
View Trip information through Trip Summary,

Histograms and Custom reports
Print reports and diagnostic results
For some subscriptions of Perkins TIPSS - EST,

additional programs have been included with the
Perkins TIPSS - EST program.
Perkins TIPSS - EST is designed to communicate
with the ECMs through a communication data link.
Perkins TIPSS - EST allows you to obtain data,
analyse it, and then diagnose existing and potential
problems.
About Perkins TIPSS - EST Documentation
All Perkins TIPSS - EST documentation assumes the
user has some Microsoft Windows experience. If
this does not apply to you, please take some time to
acquaint yourself with Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000
before installing Perkins TIPSS - EST.
The data and menus displayed in the illustrations of
this manual may be different from the data and menus
that you have displayed in Perkins TIPSS - EST. The
reason for this is that the data depends on the
Electronic Control Module (ECM) that Perkins TIPSS
- EST has targetted as the current ECM.
TIPSS - Electronic Service Tool, Users Manual, October 2001
Understanding the Perkins TIPSS - EST

Screen
After Perkins TIPSS is maximized, the Restore button

displays.
Close button
Overview
Located in the upper right corner of the Title Bar,

allows you to exit Perkins TIPSS.
Parts of Perkins TIPSS - EST screen are:

Title bar
The bar at the across the top of the application,
displays the application name.
Control menu
Menu bar
Located under the title bar, this area displays the
menu names in Perkins TIPSS.
Toolbar
The icon in the upper left corner of the Title Bar,

allows you to manipulate the Perkins TIPSS window.
Minimize button
allows you to minimize Perkins TIPSS.
Maximize button
Located under the menu bar, this area displays pushbuttons, which, when selected display a Perkins
TIPSS function.
Function screen
Located below the toolbar, this area displays the
Perkins TIPSS functions.
Status bar

allows you to fill Perkins TIPSS to the entire screen.
After Perkins TIPSS is maximized, the Restore button
displays.
Restore button
allows you to return Perkins TIPSS to its normal size.
Title bar
Located at the bottom, Perkins TIPSS status bar has

three sections. The left section displays explanations
or instructions for using Perkins TIPSS - EST. The
middle section indicates if a file within file
management is Open. If there is no file open, this area
is blank. The right section displays the ECM
connected to Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Menu bar
Toolbar
Perkins TIPSS
function screen
Status Bar
A
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1507.2
Menu Items
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ABOUT TIPSS
Overview
The Perkins TIPSS - EST Software main screen
consists of a number of drop-down menus. The
functions available depends on the way the ECM has
been configured.
When Perkins TIPSS - EST does not have a data link
connection, the following menu functions are
available (Refer to Illustration A):
File
New
Open
1508.2
Close
File Management
Connect
Print Setup
Print Preview
Print
Exit
View
Toolbar
Custom
Utilities
Winflash
Customer Configeration Upload
Preferences
TIPSS Comm Adapter Toolkit
Licence EST
Help
Contents
Using Help
Trainer
About Electonic Service Tool
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When Perkins TIPSS - EST does have a data link

connection, the following menu functions are also
available (Refer to Illustration A):
File
Open
Close
File Management
Disconnect
Switch Data Link
Select ECM
Print Setup
Print Preview
Print
1509.2
Exit
View
Toolbar
Custom
Diagnostics
Active Diag. Codes

Logged Diag. Codes
Diagnostic Tests
Events
Note: Which items appear depend on the ECM

configuration
Information
Status
ECM Summary
Current Totals
DataLog
Real Time Graphing
Job Histogram
Job Reset
Note: Which items appear depend on the ECM

configuration
Service
Winflash
Customer Configuration Upload
Preferences
TIPSS Comm Adapter Toolkit
Licence EST
Utilities
Configuration
Copy Configuration
Monitoring System
Calibrations
Service Procedures
Help
Contents
Using Help
Trainer
About Electronic Service Tool
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Tool Icons
Overview
The toolbar allows quick access to the different
Perkins TIPSS - EST functions and displays below
the menu bar. You can hide or change the size of this
tool, or you can customize the toolbar.
The icons available are:
Print
Print Preview
1510.2
Status
Active Diagnostic Codes
Logged Diagnostic Codes
Logged Event Codes
ECM Summary
Configuration
Connect
Disconnect
Enable TIPSS Trainer
Disable TIPSS Trainer
Flash Memory
Exit the application
Display help contents
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General information
2
File Drop-Down Menu Functions
Overview
The File drop-down menu functions provide you with
easy methods for grouping, creating, saving, viewing,
and retrieving multiple documents related to a
maintenance activity or group of activities.
A Perkins TIPSS - EST file is similar to the concept of
a physical file folder containing various documents
about a specific activity. It is used as a place to store
reports or documents printed (via the Print to File
option) throughout the system. A document is stored
in the file. There are three types of documents in
Perkins TIPSS - EST. They are Print Report, Fleet
Configuration, and Snapshot Documents.
The functions available under the File drop-down
menu are:
New
Open
Close
File Management
Disconnect/Connect
Switch data Link
Select ECM
Print Setup
Print Preview
Print
Exit
1511.2
1512.1
Creating a New File

Purpose
The New File function allows you to create a new file
that is empty and ready for storage of documents.
Instructions
To create a new file:
1 Select New... from the File menu. The New File
dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
2 Enter (up to 40 characters) the file name in the New
File text box. The name cannot be the same as any
existing file name.
3 Press OK to save the new file name. Press
Cancel if you do not want to create a new file.
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Opening a File
Purpose
The Open File function allows you to open an existing
file so you may print to that file when in Perkins TIPSS
- EST. Any changes made while the file is open are
saved to that file.
You can open four types of file;
Fleet Configuration File
Data Log File
Snapshot File
Other...
1648.1
1513.1
See the relevant section of the manual for each of

these functions.
Instructions
To open an Other... file:
1 Select Open... from the File menu. The Open File
dialog box is displayed.
2 Highlight the file you want to open from the Files list
box.
Open
Press the Open push-button to open

the file. Only one file can be opened at
a time.
New File
Press New File to create a new file

within the Open File dialog box.
Cancel
Press Cancel to exit the Open File

dialog box without opening a file.
The file you selected is now ready to store

documents. Any documents that are printed to file
go into the file you just opened.
Note: Notice the words File Open are displayed in
the status bar at the bottom of the Perkins TIPSS EST window. The words stay there until a file is
closed.
Closing a File
Purpose
The Close File function allows you to close an open
file.
Instructions
To close an open file:
Select Close from the File menu.

Note: The Close function is disabled until a file is
open.
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File Management
Purpose
File Management allows you to manage your Perkins
TIPSS - EST files on your PC.
Accessing
To use the File Management:
Select File Management... from the File menu.
The File Management dialog box is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
Screen Layout
Document Type There are three types of

documents stored in the
Documents list. They are Fleet
Configuration, Print Report, and
Snapshot Documents. You can
specify which type of document
you want to display or select All
Documents.
Description
Highlighting a document shows its

description. This description is
entered when the document is
saved.
File Operations
Press this push-button to display

the File Operations pop-up menu.
You can also display this menu by
pressing the right mouse button
with the pointer in the Files list
box. The operations available are:
The File Management dialog box has the following

areas:
File Open
This line shows what file, if any, is

currently open.
Files
The Files list box displays the file

names created from a PC.
Documents
The Document list box displays

the documents for a specific file.
Highlighting a file name displays
the documents stored in that file.
A
1514.1
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Doc Operations
Press this push-button to display

the Doc (Document) Operations
pop-up menu. You can also
display this menu by pressing the
right mouse button with the
pointer in the Document list box.
The operations available are:
Close
1515.1
Press the Close push-button to

exit the File Management dialog
box. You return to the last active
screen.
File Operations: New

Purpose
The New operation in File Management works the
same as the New function from the File menu. It
allows you to create a new file that is empty and ready
for storage of documents. A maximum of forty
characters is allowed for the name of the new file.
Spaces can be entered as part of the file name.
Instructions
To create a new file within File Management:
1 Press the File Operations push-button or push the
right mouse button with the pointer in the Files list box
area. A pop-up menu is displayed.
2 Select New... from the menu. The New File dialog
box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
3 Enter (up to 40 characters) the file name in the New
File text box. The name cannot be the same as any
existing file name.
Cancel if you do not want to create a new file.
Note: Notice the word File Open are displayed in
the status bar at the bottom of the Perkins TIPSS EST window. Creating a new file opens that new file.
The words stay there until a file is closed.
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Open
Purpose
Opening a file from the File Management dialog box
works the same as when you open a file from the File
menu. It opens a file to allow you to print to that file
when in Perkins TIPSS - EST. Any changes made
while the file is open are saved to that file.
Instructions
To open a file within File Management:
1 Highlight the file you want to open from the Files list
box. Press the File Operations push-button or push
the right mouse button with the pointer in the Files list
box area. A pop-up menu is displayed.
1516.1
2 Select Open from the menu. The file you selected

is now ready to store documents. Any documents that
are printed to file go into the file you just opened.
Note: Notice the words File Open are displayed in
the status bar at the bottom of the Perkins TIPSS EST window. The words stay there until a file is
closed.
Delete
Purpose
The Delete operation allows you to delete a file.
Instructions
To delete a file:
You must first delete all documents in a file before
deleting that file. Once all of the documents are
deleted, the following steps can be performed.
1 Highlight the file that you want to delete from the
Files list box. Press the File Operations push-button
or push the right mouse button with the pointer in the
Files list box area. A pop-up menu is displayed.
2 Select Delete from the menu. The Are you sure
message box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
3 Press Yes if you want to delete the file or No if
you do not want to delete the file.
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Rename
Purpose
The Rename operation allows you to change the
name of a file.
Instructions
To rename a file:
1 Highlight the file that you want to rename from the
2 Select Rename... from the menu. The Rename File
dialog box is displayed, with the old file name shown
(Refer to Illustration A).
1517.1
3 Enter (up to 40 characters) the new file name in the

Enter New File Name text box. The new name cannot
be the same as any existing file name.
Cancel if you do not want to rename the file.
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Export
Purpose
The Export operation allows you to save a Perkins
TIPSS file on another disk drive.
Instructions
To export a file:
1 Highlight the file that you want to export from the
Note: To highlight multiple files to export, you can
use the Keyboard Shortcuts. See the Appendix for an
explanation.
1518.1
1519.1
2 Select Export... from the menu. The Export to file

dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A). This
dialog box is the standard File Open/File Save dialog
box.
3 In the Export to File dialog box, select the location
you want to export the file to. Perkins TIPSS is the
default destination.
The Save as type drop-down list displays only Perkins
TIPSS files. Only Perkins TIPSS files (*.TP) can be
used to export a file.
4 Type the name of the file, you want to export, in the
File name text box.
Note: The export name is a new file name to save a
Perkins TIPSS file on your PC hard disk drive or
floppy disk. It is a separate name from the file name
you gave it in Perkins TIPSS.
5 Press Save to export the file to the specified disk
file. The File export is complete message box is
displayed (Refer to Illustration B). Press OK.
Press Cancel to exit the Export to File dialog box
without exporting a file. Press Help to open on-line
help for assistance.
Note: You may get an error message box if the file
does not export completely. This message box
informs you of the problem.
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Import
Purpose
The Import operation allows you to import and read a
saved disk file for use by Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Instructions
To import a file:
1 Press the File Operations push-button or push the
2 Select Import... from the menu. The Import from
File dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
This dialog box is the standard File Open/File Save
dialog box.
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1521.1
3 Select the file type from the Files of Type dropdown list. The extension you choose is displayed in
the Look in text box. Only Perkins TIPSS files (*.TP)
can be used to import a file.
4 In the Import from File dialog box, select the
location from where the file to be imported is located.
All the files, in the file type you have specified, are
displayed in the Look in text box.
5 Highlight the file you want to import. The name is
displayed in the File name text box. Press Open to
import the document from the specified disk file.
Press Cancel to exit the Import from File dialog box
without importing a file. Press Help to open on-line
help for assistance.
OR-Double click on the file you want to import, in the Look
in text box.
6 The File import is complete dialog box is
displayed (Refer to Illustration B). Press OK.
Note: The import/export file name is part of the
operating system. This name is not displayed in the
File Name list box. The File name originally given to
the file in Perkins TIPSS is displayed in the Files list
box. If this file is already located in the Files list box,
you are asked to assign it a new name.
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Doc Operations: Open

Purpose
The Open operation allows you to open a document.
Opening a document has different results depending
on what kind of document you have highlighted.
Print Report
Opening a Print Report

displays the Print Preview
screen.
3 The Do you wish message box is displayed.

Press Yes. to display the Loading file progress
bar or No to exit the open document operation.
4 The Fleet Configuration message box is then
displayed, with information about the particular file
and document. Press OK. The Fleet Configuration
screen is displayed.
Note: For more information about loading a Fleet

Configuration from a file see To load data from a file,
Section 5, page 94.
Fleet Configuration Opening a Fleet

Configuration displays the
document in the Fleet
Configuration screen.
Instructions
To open a Print Report document:
1 Highlight the file in the Files list box where the
document you want to open is located.
2 Highlight the Print Report document in the
Documents list box. Press the Doc Operations pushbutton or push the right mouse button with the pointer
in the Documents list box area. A pop-up menu is
displayed.
3 Select Open from the menu. The Print Preview
screen for that document is displayed.
OR-1 Highlight the file in the Files list box where the
2 Double click on the Print Report document in the
Documents list box.
3 The Do you wish message box is displayed.
Press Yes to display the Print Preview screen for
that document or No to exit the open document
operation.
To open a Fleet Configuration document:
2 Highlight the Fleet Configuration document in the
Documents list box. Press the Doc Operations pushbutton or press the right mouse button with the pointer
displayed.
3 Select Open from the menu. Loading file
progress bar is displayed. The Fleet Configuration
message box is then displayed, with information
about the particular file and document. Press OK.
The Fleet Configuration screen is displayed.
OR-1 Highlight the file in the Files list box where the
2 Double click on the Fleet Configuration document
in the Documents list box.
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Print
Purpose
The Print operation allows you to print the Print
Report documents to the printer.
Note: You cannot print
Fleet Configuration
documents within File Management.
Instructions
To print a document within File Management:
document you want to print is located.
2 Highlight the Print Report document in the
Documents list box. Press the Doc Operations pushbutton or push the right mouse button with the pointer
displayed.
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3 Select Print from the menu. The Print to Printer is

complete message box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A). Press OK.
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Copy
Purpose
The Copy operation allows you to make a copy of a
document within the same file.
Instructions
To copy a document:
document you want to copy is located.
2 Highlight the document in the Documents list box.
Press the Doc Operations push-button or push the
right mouse button with the pointer in the Documents
list box area. A pop-up menu is displayed.
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3 Select Copy... from the menu. The Copy Document

dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A) with
the current document name displayed in the Current
Document Name text box.
4 Enter the new document name in the New
Document Name text box.
Note: The New Document Name text box cannot be
left blank and it cannot have the same name as an
existing document name.
5 Press OK to copy the document with a new name.
Press Cancel if you do not want to copy the
document.
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Delete
Purpose
The Delete operation allows you to delete a
document.
Instructions
To delete a document:
document you want to delete is located.
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Note: To highlight multiple documents to delete, you

can use the Keyboard Shortcuts. See the Appendix
for an explanation.
3 Select Delete from the menu. The document is
deleted.
Move
Purpose
The Move operation allows you to move a document
from one file to another file.
Instructions
To move a document:
document you want to move is located.
3 Select Move... from the menu. The Move Document
to Another File dialog box is displayed with the current
file name displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
4 Select the file that you want to move the document
to, from the To File drop-down list. You cannot
select the file in which the document is currently
located.
5 Press OK to move the document to another file.
Press Cancel if you do not want to move the
document.
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Rename
Purpose
The Rename... operation allows you to change the
name of the document.
Instructions
To rename a document:
document you want to rename is located.
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3 Select Rename from the menu. The Rename

Document dialog box is displayed, with the old
document name shown (Refer to Illustration A).
4 Enter (up to 40 characters) the file name in the
Enter New Document Name text box. The new name
cannot be the same as any existing document name.
5 Press OK to save the new document name. Press
Cancel if you do not want to rename the document.
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Edit Description
Purpose
The Edit Description operation allows you to edit the
document description.
Instructions
To edit a document's description:
document you want to edit is located.
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3 Select Edit Description... from the menu. The Edit

Document Description dialog box is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
4 Edit the description of the document in text box.
5 Press OK to accept the edited description. Press
Cancel to if you do not want to edit the description.
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Export
Purpose
The Export operation allows you to save a Perkins
TIPSS document as a disk file, for use in other
applications. For example, you can save the
document as an Excel file, then open it up in the Excel
application for viewing or editing.
Depending on type of document you have selected
(Print Report or Fleet Configuration), you may select
a different type of file to export. The table below
illustrates the documents and extensions that they
can have.
Type of
Document
Type of File Extension
Print Document
Perkins TIPSS Document (*.TP)

Excel Files (*.XLS)
Lotus 123 File (*.WK1)
Fleet Configuration
Perkins TIPSS Document (*.TP)
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Note: You may get an error message box if the file

does not export completely. This message box
informs you of the problem.
Instructions
To export a document:
document you want to export is located.
Note: To highlight multiple documents to export, you
can use the Keyboard Shortcuts. See the Appendix
for an explanation.
3 Select Export... from the menu. The Export to File
dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A). This
dialog box is the standard File Open/File Save dialog
box.
4 In the Export to File dialog box, select the location
you want to export the document to. Perkins TIPSS is
the default destination.
5 Select the file type from the Save as type dropdown list.
6 Type the name of the document, you want to
export, in the File name text box.
Note: The export name is a new file name to save a
Perkins TIPSS file on your PC hard disk drive or
floppy disk. It is a separate name from the file name
you gave it in Perkins TIPSS.
7 Press Save to export the document to the
specified disk file. The File export is complete
message box is displayed. Press OK.
Press Cancel to exit the Export to File dialog box
without exporting a document. Press Help to open
on-line help for assistance.
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Import
Purpose
The Import operation allows you to import and read a
saved disk file for use by Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Instructions
To import a document:
1 Highlight a document in the Documents list box.
2 Select Import... from the menu. The Import from
File dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
This dialog box is the standard File Open/File Save
dialog box.
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3 Select the file type from the File of type drop-down

list. The extension that you choose is displayed in the
File Name text box.
4 In the Import from Files dialog box, select the
location from where the document to be imported is
located. All the documents, in the file type that you
have specified, are displayed in the text box under the
Look in text box.
5 Highlight the document you want to import from this
list box. The name displays in the File name text box.
6 Press Open to import the document from the
specified disk file. The File import is complete dialog
box is displayed. Press OK.
Press Cancel to exit the Import from File dialog box
without importing a document. Press Help to open
on-line help for assistance.
Note: The import/export file name is part of the
operating system. This name is not displayed in the
File Name list box. The File name originally given to
the file in Perkins TIPSS is displayed in the Files list
box. If this file is already located in the Files list box,
you are asked to assign it a new name.
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Print Setup
Purpose
The Print Setup function displays one of the standard
Print Setup dialog boxes, which allows you to select
or change the default printer. Changing the default
printer in this dialog box affects the default printer for
all other applications, including Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Instructions
To make changes to the printer setup:
1 Select Print Setup... from the File menu. The Print
Setup dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
2 If you want to print to the default printer that has
been setup in your operating system, press the
Default Printer radio button. The current default
printer is listed under the Default Printer option. See
your PC or printer manual for information concerning
printers.
If you want to print to a different printer press the
Specific Printer radio button. Select the printer from
the Specific Printer drop-down list. Only the printers
that have been set up in your operating system are
displayed in this list.
6 If you need to make additional technical changes to

the printing environment for the selected printer,
press the Options push-button. The Advanced
Document Properties dialog box is displayed. For
information on how to modify the printer environment,
consult your PC or printer manuals.
Within the Advanced Properties dialog box, there is
another More Options push-button. Pressing this
takes you to the More Options dialog box.
Note: To connect a printer to a network, press the
Network push-button. The Connect to Printer
dialog box is displayed. The Network push-button
is only displayed if your PC is on a network.
7 Press the OK push-button. The modifications you
have made in the Print Setup dialog box are saved.
Press Cancel to exit the Print Setup without
modifying the printer.
The printer selection made on the Print Setup dialog
box remains in effect for all subsequent reports, until
a different printer is selected.
3 Press the radio button for the desired paper

orientation.
Portrait: height is greater than the
width.
Landscape: width is greater than the
height.
4 Select the paper size to be used from the Size dropdown list. The drop-down list contains all the paper
size choices for the selected printer.
5 Select the paper source to be used from the Source
drop-down list. The drop-down list contains all the
paper source options available for the selected
printer.
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Exiting Perkins TIPSS - EST

Instructions
To exit Perkins TIPSS - EST:
1 Select Exit from the File menu, push the F9 key,
press the Exit the Application icon from the toolbar (if
default is set), or select the "Close" button from the
Title Bar.
2 The Are you sure message box is displayed
(Refer to Illustration A). Press Yes to exit Perkins
TIPSS - EST or No to return to Perkins TIPSS - EST.
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General information
3
Diagnostics Drop-Down Menu
Functions
Overview
The Diagnostics drop-down menu functions allow you
to monitor active and logged diagnostic codes,
diagnose the codes for troubleshooting, run different
diagnostic tests, diagnose different event codes, view
the histogram for event codes, and clear any of the
diagnosed codes.
The functions available under the Diagnostics dropdown menu are:
Diagnostic Tests
Events
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Purpose
The Active Diagnostic Codes function provides
information to warn the vehicle operator of a potential
problem and indicates to the service technician the
nature of the problem. The codes that are diagnosed
in this screen are active (occurring as you view them).
Accessing
To run the Active Diagnostic Codes function:
Select Active Diag. Codes from the Diagnostics
menu, push the F3 key (if the default function keys are
set), or press the Active Diagnostic Codes icon from
the toolbar (if default is set). The Active Diagnostic
Codes screen is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Active Diagnostic Codes screen has the following
areas:
When a warning condition exists, it is described in the

appropriate flag indicator area. The name of the
active ECM is displayed above the flags.
Display Area
The Active Diagnostic Codes display area has two
columns: Code and Description. The code numbers
that appear are used to identify the diagnostic codes.
The Description column informs you of the problem
that is occurring.
The list of codes is grouped according to the ECM

from which they are retrieved. The ECM names
appear as subtitles in the list. If there is more than one
ECM connected, the subtitles are arranged
alphabetically.
Include All ECMs Check Box
When the Include All ECMs check box is checked,
active codes from all available ECMs are retrieved
and displayed. When there is a single ECM on the
data link, this check box is disabled.
Status Flag Area

Perkins TIPSS - EST displays up to four Status Flag
indicators across the top of the screen. These flags
are used to notify you of currently active conditions,
such as Low Oil Pressure, Engine Overspeed, etc.
Status Flag Area
Display Area
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Printing
Purpose
The Print Document dialog box allows you to send a
report to a file, printer, or to the screen. The report
includes the source of data, time and date of report
generation, ECM connection, list of parameters and
their values, and information that is unique to the
function that you are printing.
Instructions
To print a report to a file:
1 Press the Print push-button. The Print Document
dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
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1534.1
2 Press the Print to File radio button and then press

OK. Press Cancel to exit the Print Document
dialog box without saving the file.
Note: If you do not have a file open, the Printing
dialog box asks you to open a file, create a new file,
or cancel. Choose the appropriate button to continue
(Refer to Illustration B).
Open...
Press the Open... push-button. The

Open File dialog box is displayed.
Highlight a file and press the Open
push-button. The Print New Document
To File dialog box is displayed.
New...
Press the New... push-button. Enter

a new file name in the new file name
text box and press OK. The Print New
Document To File dialog box is
displayed.
Cancel
Press Cancel to exit the dialog box.

You return to the Print Document
dialog box.
3 In the Print New Document To File enter a

document name and description in the appropriate
text boxes and press OK. The Print to File is
complete message box is displayed. Press OK to
return to the last active screen. Press Cancel to exit
the Print New Document To File dialog box.
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Prev Page
Views the previous page of the report.

Prev Page is disabled if you are on
the first page or if it is a one-page
report.
Two Page
Displays two pages of the report at

once. Two Page push-button is
replaced with One Page push-button;
press the One Page push-button to
view one page.
Zoom In

Magnifies the text. Zoom In is

disabled when the text is fully
magnified.
Zoom Out
2 Press the Print Preview radio button and then

press OK. The Print Preview screen is displayed
Decreases the text size. Zoom Out is

disabled when the text is at normal
size.
Close
Exits print preview and return to

Perkins TIPSS - EST.
To print a report to the printer:

2 Press the Print to Printer radio button and then
press OK. The Print to Printer is complete
message box is displayed. Press OK to return to the
last active screen. Press Cancel to exit the Print
Document dialog box.
To print a report to the screen:
This screen gives you a sample of how the report

looks when printed. Choose the appropriate pushbutton to aid in viewing the document:
Print
Prints the report to a printer.
Next Page
Views the next page of the report.

Next Page is disabled if you are on
the last page or if it is a one-page
report.
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The columns marked First and Last indicate the first

and last ECM hour that the problem occurred.
Purpose
The Logged Diagnostic Codes function provides a list
of diagnostic codes logged by the ECM. These codes
are similar to the active diagnostic codes except they
are logged over time.
Accessing
To run the Logged Diagnostic Codes function:
Select Logged Diag. Codes from the Diagnostics
menu, push the F4 key (if the default function keys are
set), or press the Logged Diagnostic Codes icon from
the toolbar (if the default is set). The Logged
Diagnostic Codes screen is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The list of codes is grouped according to the ECM

from which they are retrieved, and they appear
ordered chronologically by the most recent ECM hour
of last occurrence. The ECM names appear as
subtitles in the list. On the same line as the ECM
subtitle, the number of ECM diagnostic clock hours is
displayed. These hours represent the time that the
ECM has been connected and running.
logged codes from all available ECMs are retrieved
Push-Buttons
The push-button available in the Logged Diagnostic
Codes screen is:
The Logged Diagnostic Codes screen has the

following areas:
Display Area
Clear
The Logged Diagnostic Codes display area has five

columns: Code, Description, Occ., First, and Last.
The code numbers that appear are used to identify
the diagnostic codes. The Description column informs
you of the problem that is occurring. Occ.
(occurrences) column informs you of the number of
times that the problem occurred.
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Clearing Logged Diagnostic Codes

Purpose
The Clear push-button allows you to clear logged
diagnostic codes from the list in the Logged
Diagnostic Codes screen.
Instructions
To clear a logged diagnostic code:
1 Highlight one of the logged diagnostic codes from
the list on the Logged Diagnostic Codes screen. This
enables the Clear push-button.
2 Press the Clear push-button. The Are you
sure message box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
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Note: When a function requires factory or customer

level security, and the Clear push-button is pressed,
the Enter Factory Passwords or Enter Customer
Passwords dialog box is displayed.
3 Press Yes to clear the selected code or No not
to. You return to the Logged Diagnostic Codes
screen.
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Diagnostic Tests
Overview
The Diagnostic Tests function allows you to perform
diagnostic tests on the currently selected ECM. Under
the Diagnostic Tests menu option, a sub-menu allows
you to choose the specific test you want to open.
Diagnostic Tests functions currently available on
various applications are:
Override Parameters Test
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Override Parameters Test

Purpose
The Override Parameters function views and
changes the override parameters Value and
Mode. This function puts parameters in and out of
override mode.
The parameters, that are changed to override mode,
stay in this mode until you disable them in the
Override Parameters screen or turn off the ECM.
Turning off the ECM or changing to a different Perkins
TIPSS - EST function resets the ECM parameters
back to their normal settings.
current parameter. The Unit column displays the type

of unit in which the value is measured. The Mode
column displays if the parameter is in Normal or
Override.
The actual parameters here are determined by the
engine being tested.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Override
Parameters screen are:
Change
Disable Override
Disable All Overrides
This Diagnostic Tests function is only available with

the Perkins Data Link connection.
Accessing
To run the Override Parameters function:
Select Diagnostic Tests from the Diagnostics
menu, and then select Override Parameters from the
sub-menu. The Override Parameters screen is
displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Override Parameters screen has four columns:
Description, Value, Unit, and Mode. The Description
column gives the name of the parameter set to run the
test. The Value column displays the status of the
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Changing Parameter Values
Purpose
The Change push-button allows you to change the
selected parameters value.
Note: When an unavailable parameter (read only) is
selected, the Change push-button is disabled.
Instructions
To change the selected parameter:
1 Highlight the parameter you want to change and
press the Change push-button. The Change
Parameter Value dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
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2 Select the New Value from the drop-down list.

3 Press OK to accept the new value. The Are you
sure message box is displayed. Press Yes if you
want to change this parameter or No not to.
Press Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving
the new value. You return to the Override Parameter
screen.
Parameters
Disabling Override
Purpose
The Disable Override push-button allows you to take
the selected parameter out of override mode.
Instructions
To disable an override parameter:
1 Highlight the parameter that is in override mode.
This enables the Disable Override push-button.
2 Press the Disable Override push-button. The
Please wait message displays. Then, you return
to the Override Parameters screen.
Parameters
Disabling All Override
Purpose
The Disable All Overrides push-button allows you to
take all parameters out of override mode.
Instructions
To disable all override modes:
Press the Disable All Override push-button. The
Please wait message displays. Then, you return
to the Override Parameters screen.
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Events
Overview
Events allow you to view information tracked by the
ECMs, which is typically used for warranty verification
information and for reviewing how the equipment has
been operated.
An example of an event tracked for an engine is
Engine Overspeed. During normal operation of an
engine, this event may occur a few times. However, a
high number of occurrences of this type of an event
may indicate user operation problems.
Clearing any event codes logged by the onboard
electronics may require proper password
authorization.
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Event functions currently available on various

applications are:
Logged
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Logged Events Codes

Purpose
The Logged Event Codes function provides a list of
event codes logged by the ECM. These codes are
similar to the logged diagnostic codes, except that the
event represents the symptom of the operational
problem. These codes indicate to the manager or
technician how the machine/equipment is being
operated.
Accessing
To run the Logged Events Codes function:
Select Events from the Diagnostics menu, and
then select Logged Event Codes from the sub-menu,
or press the Logged Event Codes icon from the
toolbar (if default is set). The Logged Event Codes
screen is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
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Screen Layout
The Logged Event Codes screen has the following

areas:
Display Area
The Logged Event Codes display area groups the
codes according to the ECM from which they are
retrieved. They appear in chronological order by the
most recent ECM hour of last occurrence. The ECM
names appear as subtitles in the list. If there is more
than one ECM connected, the subtitles are arranged
alphabetically. On the same line as the ECM subtitle,
the number of ECM diagnostic clock hours is
displayed. These hours represent the time that the
ECM has been connected and running.
The Logged Event Codes screen has five columns:
Code, Description, Occ., First, and Last. The code
numbers that appear are used to identify the events.
The Description column informs you of the symptom
that is occurring. The Occ. (occurrences) column
informs you of the number of times that the symptom
occurred. The columns marked First and Last indicate
the first and last ECM hour when the problem
occurred.
logged codes from all available ECMs are retrieved
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Logged Event
Codes screen are:
Clear
View Histogram
Print
Note: See Printing, Section 3, page 36.
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Clearing Logged Event Codes
Purpose
The Clear push-button allows you to clear logged
event codes from the Logged Event Codes screen.
Instructions
To clear a logged event code:
1 Highlight one of the logged event codes from the list
on the Logged Event Codes screen. This enables the
Clear push-button.
2 Press the Clear push-button. The Are you
sure message box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
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level security, and the Clear push-button is pressed,
the Enter Factory Passwords or Enter Customer
Passwords dialog box is displayed.
3 Press Yes to clear the selected code or No not
to. You return to the Logged Event Codes screen.
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Viewing the Histogram
Purpose
The View Histogram push-button allows you to view
a histogram for a logged event code. When the
highlighted code has an event histogram available,
the View Histogram push-button is enabled.
Note: Not all logged events have histograms.
Instructions
To view the histogram:
1 Highlight the logged code that has an event
histogram available. The View Histogram pushbutton becomes enabled.
2 Press the View Histogram push-button. The Event
Histogram screen is displayed with the data for the
selected code (Refer to Illustration A).
3 Press the Return push-button to return to the
Logged Event Codes screen. This closes the Event
Histogram screen.
Press the Print push-button to Print to Printer or
Print Preview.
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General information
4
Information Drop-Down Menu
Functions
Overview
The Information drop-down menu functions allow you
to receive information about the ECM. This includes
specific ECM data and Perkins TIPSS - EST software
information. It allows you to receive specific
information about parameters that you wish to
monitor.
The functions available under the Information dropdown menu are:
Status
ECM Summary
Current Totals
Data Logger
Real Time Graphing
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Status
2 Press OK to accept the selected group. The group

data that you selected is displayed in the Status
screen (Refer to Illustration A).
Purpose
The Status tool monitors ECM data as it occurs.
When running the Status tool for the first time, you
must select a group of parameters to monitor.
Accessing
To run the Status function:
Select Status from the Information menu, push the
F2 key (if the default function keys are set), or press
the Status Tool icon from the toolbar (if default is set).
The Status screen is displayed (Refer to Illustration
A).
Press Cancel to leave this screen without choosing

a group.
Note: In the Status screen, you can view each group
consecutively by using the Page Up and Page
Down keys. You can view a specific default group by
selecting the key number corresponding to that Group
(the key number for groups 1 through 9, ALT plus the
key number for groups 10 through 19, or the 0 (zero)
key for the <TEMPORARY GROUP>).
Note: The Select Group dialog box is displayed the

first time you try to use this tool.
If the Select Group dialog box is displayed:
1 Select a group from the Select a group list box. As
you select a group, the parameters for that group are
displayed in the Parameters list box.
Note: Using the up and down arrows (=and ) on the
keyboard, you can consecutively view each group
and its parameters in the Select Group dialog box. If
a group is created, you can choose that group by
selecting the first letter of its name.
ECM Title
Area
Status Flag
Area
Display
Area
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Screen Layout
The Status screen has the following areas:

Status Flag Area:
Perkins TIPSS - EST displays up to four Status Flag
indicators across the top of the screen. These flags
are used to notify you of currently active conditions,
such as Low Oil Pressure, Engine Overspeed, etc.
When a warning condition exists, it is described in the
appropriate flag indicator area. The name of the
active ECM is displayed above the flags.
ECM Title Area
The ECM title area displays the ECM group and ECM
name that you have chosen. This area is located in
the upper left-hand corner of the screen below the
Status Flags.
Display Area
The Status display area is located in the centre of the
screen, and displays the values, units, and
descriptions of the ECM parameters for the group you
have chosen. When a parameter is not supported by
the current ECM, or if an error occurred while reading
the data, a value of Unavailable is displayed.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Status screen are:
Groups
Zoom In/Zoom Out
Hold/Resume
Print
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Selecting a Group
Purpose
The Groups push-button allows you to display the
Select Group dialog box. This dialog box displays
available default groups of parameters to monitor,
and provides access for creating, changing, and
deleting groups. This dialog box allows you to
reassign a group in Perkins TIPSS - EST.

keyboard, you can consecutively view each group
and its parameters in the Select Group dialog box. If
a group is created, you can choose that group by
selecting the first letter of its name. If there is more
than one group with the same first letter, continually
pressing the letter scrolls through those groups
consecutively.
The Maintain Groups dialog box allows you to assign

parameters to a new group that you are creating. It
also allows you to change parameters in a group you
created and/or in the Temporary Group.
Instructions
To select a group
1 Press the Groups push-button from the Status
screen. The Select Group dialog box is displayed
2 Highlight a group from the Select a group list box
and press OK. The Status screen is displayed
showing the selected group and its parameters.
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To create a new group (with one ECM):

screen. The Select Group dialog box is displayed.
2 Press the New push-button to create a new group.
The Maintain Groups dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration B).
3 Highlight a parameter in the Available parameters
list box and press the >> push-button. This moves
parameters, one at a time, from the Available
Parameters list box to the Group list box, (highlighting
a parameter in the Group list box and pressing the
<< push-button moves it back).
A maximum of ten parameters can be added to the
Groups list box.
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4 Press the Save As push-button. The Save Group

5 Enter the group name in the Enter Group Name text
box.
6 Press OK if you want to save the new group
name. You return to the Select Group dialog box.
Press Cancel if you want to leave the Save Group
dialog box without assigning a name. You return to
the Maintain Group dialog box.
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To create a new group (with multiple ECMs)

2 Press the New push-button to create a new group.
The Maintain Groups dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
3 Highlight an ECM in the Available ECMs list box.
Parameters list box to the Group list box, (highlighting
a parameter in the Group list box and pressing the
<< push-button moves it back).
When finished, you can select a different ECM and
then select from its Available parameters. A maximum
of ten parameters can be added to the Groups list
box.
5 Press the Save As push-button. The Save Group
6 Enter the group name in the Enter Group Name text
box.
7 Press OK if you want to save the new group
name. You return to the Select Group dialog box.
Press Cancel if you want to leave the Save Group
dialog box without assigning a name. You return to
the Maintain Group dialog box.
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To change a group:
2 Highlight either the Temporary Group or a group
that you created from the Select a group list box and
press Change. The Maintain Groups dialog box is
displayed.
Note: Groups that are already in the Select a group
dialog box as default cannot be changed.
list box and press the >> push-button to move the
parameters, one at a time to the Group list box.
Highlight a parameter in the Group list box and press
the << push-button to move it back to the Available
parameters.
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4 Press OK when you are finished making changes

in the Maintain Groups dialog box. The Do you want
to save the current group message box is
5 Press Yes to save the group as a different name.
The Save Group dialog box is displayed. Enter the
new group name in the Enter Group Name text box
and press OK.
Press No to keep the same group name (displayed
above the Groups list box). You return to the Select
Group dialog box.
To delete a group:
1 Press the Groups push-button. The Select
Group dialog box is displayed.
2 Highlight a group from the Select a group list box
and press Delete. The Are you sure... message
box is displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
Note: The temporary group or groups that are
already set in the Select a group dialog box as default
cannot be deleted.
3 Press Yes if you want to delete the group or No
if you do not want to delete the group. You return to
the Select Group dialog box.
To exit a screen at any time:
Press Cancel if you do not want to make any
changes. You return to the Status screen.
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Pausing the Display
Zoom In/Zoom Out
Purpose
Purpose
The Zoom In push-button allows you to display

values in larger text for increased visibility. The Zoom
Out push-button allows you to return the parameter
values to normal size text. If the size of the text means
that you cannot see all of the parameters then a scroll
bar will be added to the right side of the screen.
The Hold push-button allows you to freeze the

display, so that you can view the status of the
parameters at a particular instance.
Instructions
1 Press the Hold push-button from the Status

screen. Perkins TIPSS - EST immediately stops
updating the Status tool. The Hold push-button
changes to the Resume push-button.
To zoom in and out of the display:

1 Press the Zoom In push-button from the Status
screen. The display text increases (Refer to
Illustration A).
Instructions
To pause the display:
2 Press the Resume push-button to have Perkins

TIPSS - EST continue updating the display.
2 Press the Zoom Out push-button to return to the

normal text display mode.
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ECM Summary
Available ECMs List Box
Purpose
The ECM Summary screen allows you to view all of
the useful ECM and Perkins TIPSS - EST Software
information. This screen is automatically displayed
each time that you start Perkins TIPSS - EST or
establish a new connection through the Connect
function under the Data Link menu. It can also be
seen at any time by choosing ECM Summary from the
Information menu or by pressing the ECM Summary
icon from the toolbar (if default is set).
When you are reporting problems or requesting help
for Perkins TIPSS - EST from the Perkins Help Desk,
you need to give the information that is displayed on
the ECM Summary screen.
Accessing
To run the ECM Summary function:
Select ECM Summary from the Information menu,
or press the ECM Summary icon from the toolbar (if
default is set). The ECM Summary screen is
The Available ECMs list box displays the description

of each ECM on the data link. The ECMs are listed
alphabetically. The default highlighted is the ECM that
is currently selected. You can only select one ECM at
a time.
Data Area
The ECM summary data area is located in the centre
of the screen. It displays a summary of descriptive
parameters that identify the currently selected ECM.
The left side of this area displays the parameter
name, and the right side displays the data information
for each parameter.
Perkins TIPSS Information Area
The Perkins TIPSS information area is located on the
right of the screen. It displays the Perkins TIPSS
software version, serial number, and subscription
information.
Push-Buttons
The push-button available in the ECM Summary
screen is:
Screen Layout
The ECM Summary screen has the following area:
Print
Available
ECMs List box
Data Area
Perkins TIPSS
Information
Area
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Current Totals
Push-Buttons
Purpose
The push-buttons available in the Current Totals

screen are:
The Totals screen allows you to view the current total

values for the different parameters listed. These totals
help you analyse many important factors related to
the use of the truck or machine.
Accessing
Change
Print
Notes:
The "Change" push-button is disabled. In this
version of Perkins TIPSS - EST, the parameter is
read only.
To run the Totals function:

Select Current Totals from the Information menu.
The Totals screen is displayed (Refer to Illustration
A).
See Printing, Section 3, page 36.
Screen Layout
The Current Totals screen has the following areas:
Display Area
The Current Totals display area has three columns:
Description, Value, and Unit. The Description column
gives the name of the parameter set to run the test.
The Value column displays the status of the current
parameter. The Unit column displays the parameter
units.
Display Area
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Data Logger
Overview
The Data Logger function allows you to record data of
(a) selected group(s) of parameters from the ECM as
it occurs. This data is saved as a *.sdf file. After you
record the data, you may view the logged data
graphically or export the data as a *.txt file. As a
Comma Separated Value text file, the data can be
imported into other applications (for example Excel or
Lotus 123).
Note: For an explanation of how to export a Comma
Separated Value text file to an Excel spreadsheet,
refer in the Appendix to "Comma Separated Value,"
Section 10, page 149.
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Data Logger functions currently available on various

applications are:
Data Logger Recorder
Data Log Viewer
Note: If Perkins TIPSS - EST is unable to read the

data, Unavailable, "Not Installed," or "Not Available"
is inserted into the file.
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Data Log Recorder
Settings Panel
Purpose
The Data Log Recorder function allows you to capture
or log multiple ECM's performance data, which aids in
diagnosing potential problems. This function allows
you the flexibility to define a sample rate and the
duration of the sample.
Accessing
To run the Data Log Recorder function:
Select Data Logger from the Information menu,
and then select Data Log Recorder from the submenu. The Data Log Recorder screen is displayed
Note: The Data Log Recorder Settings dialog box is
displayed the first time you use this tool. See "Setting
Up Data Log Recorder," Section 4, page 62.
Screen Layout
The Data Log Recorder settings panel displays the

settings, which were defined in the Data Log
Recorder Settings dialog box.
The Selected ECM Parameter area lists all the ECMs
selected for logging with its selected parameters.
Note: If using other functions while recording, the
Status bar (bottom of the screen) displays "The new
Data Log file is now available." when the log is
complete.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Data Log Recorder
screen are:
Start/Stop
Settings
Graph
Print
Notes:
See "Data Log Viewer," Section 4, page 66.
The Data Log Recorder screen has the following

areas:
Status Line
See Printing, Section 3, page 36.
The Data Log Recorder status line displays

instructions and messages regarding the process of
the log. It also displays the time remaining for the
current sample.
Status Line
Area
Settings Panel
Area
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Using Data Log Recorder

Instructions
To use Data Log Recorder:
1 Press the "Settings" push-button. The Data Log
Recorder Settings dialog box is displayed.
Note: The Data Log Recorder Settings dialog box is
displayed the first time you try to use this tool.
2 On the General tab, enter the settings to run Data
Log Recorder. If desired, enter the conditions on the
Auto-Trigger tab.
Note: For more information of the Data Log Recorder
Settings dialog box, see "Setting up Data Log
Recorder," Section 4, page 62.
4 Press the "Start" push-button. The data log process

begins and the status of the remaining logging time is
displayed on the status line. When the test is finished,
the status line again reads, "Please Click 'Start' to
Start Logging" and the Status bar (bottom of the
screen) displays "The new Data Log file is now
available."
Note: The "Start" push-button is replaced with the
"Stop" push-button until "Stop" is pressed or the test
is done.
If the sample rate is less than 20 samples per minute
you may use other Perkins TIPSS - EST functions
while logging. If the rate is 20 samples per minute or
faster, a dialog box is displayed stating you cannot
leave Data Log Recorder.
3 Press "OK" to accept the settings and/or conditions.

The Data Log Recorder screen is displayed with the
settings listed in the Settings Panel (Refer to
Illustration A).
5 To view the data, press "Graph" in the Data Log

Recorder screen. The Select Parameters dialog box
of the Data Log Viewer function is displayed.
Press "Cancel" to exit the Data Log Recorder Settings

dialog box without saving the settings. Press "Help" to
open on-line help for assistance.
Select Data Logger from the Information menu, and

then select Data Log Viewer from the sub-menu. The
Select Parameters dialog box of the Data Log Viewer
function is displayed.
The "Please wait" message displays. Then, if a

Pre-Trigger is set, "Buffering" displays on the status
line.
OR--
Note: For more information of the Data Log Viewer

function, see "Data Log Viewer," Section 4, page 66.
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Setting up Data Log Recorder
Instructions
To set up Data Log Recorder/General tab:
1 Press the "Settings" push-button from the Data
Log Recorder screen. The Data Log Recorder
Settings dialog box is displayed.
2 Select the General tab (Refer to Illustration A).
3 By default, the file name is saved by the date the
log is taken and saved in the datalog folder. If you
want to save the Data Log File on a drive other than
the default drive, enter the new location and/or file
name in the Log File text box.
6 Enter the amount of time before the trigger point in

the Pre-Trigger text box by pressing the up and down
arrows next to the text box, entering in the information
with the keyboard, or using the up and down arrows
(=and ) on the keyboard to increase or decrease the
value by one.
Note: The trigger point in Auto-Trigger is when the
condition is met; otherwise, it is when the "Start"
push-button is pressed.
7 Highlight an ECM from the ECM Parameter area.
Press the Add Group... push-button. The Select
Group dialog box is displayed.
OR--
Note: For more information on the Select Group

dialog box, see Selecting a Group, Section 4, page
52.
Press the "Browse..." push-button to display the Save

As dialog box. See "Changing the Default File,"
Section 4, page 64.
8 Highlight a group from the Select a Group text box.

Press OK. You return to the Data Log Recorder
Settings dialog box.
4 Select the rate you want the sample to be taken in

the Sample Rate drop-down list. Select either the per
hour or per minute radio button.
5 Enter how long you want the sample to be collected
in the Duration text box. Select either the hour or
minute radio button.
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To clear one group:
Highlight the ECM from the ECM Parameter area.

Press the Clear Group push-button. Not Defined is
displayed in the Group column for the selected ECM.
To set up Data Log Recorder/Auto-Trigger tab:
Log Recorder screen. The Data Log Recorder
Settings dialog box is displayed.
2 Select the Auto-Trigger tab (Refer to Illustration A).
3 Check the Enable Auto-Trigger check box to
activate the auto-trigger mode and allow you to set up
the conditions.
4 In the Condition 1 area, select the ECM from the
drop-down list.
5 Select the parameter for the selected ECM from the
drop-down list.
6 Select the comparison action from the drop-down
list.
7 Depending on the parameter you select, enter the
value of the comparison in the text box or select the
value from the drop-down list.
8 If two conditions are desired, select either the
"AND" or "OR" radio button.
9 In the Condition 2 area in the same manner or you
set up the Condition 1 area.
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Changing the Default File
6 Press Save to accept the changes. Press

Cancel to exit without saving the file. You return to
the Data Log Recorder screen.
Purpose
The Browse push-button allows you to save Data
Log Recorder files on a drive other than the default
drive. By default the file name is saved by the date the
log was taken and is saved in the datalog folder.
Perkins TIPSS - EST also adds an incremental
number, beginning with "_00" after the date.
This dialog box is also displayed if the file already
exits and you choose not to overwrite the data when
you are in the Data Log Recorder main screen.
Instructions
To change the Data Log Recorder file location and/or
name:
1 In the Data Log Recorder Settings dialog box, press
the "Browse" push-button. The Save As dialog box
is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
2 Select the location where you want to save the file.
3 Select the file type from the Save as type dropdown list. This data is saved as a *.sdf file
4 Type in the name of the file in the File name text
box.
5 Enter any comments or information about the file in
the File Description text box.
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To change an existing file name:

1 If a file name already exits, a message box is
2 Press "No" if you do not want to overwrite the file.
The Save As dialog box is displayed. By default, the
date and the next incremental number is displayed in
the File name text box.
Press "Yes" if you want to overwrite the file. The Data
Log Recorder screen displays, counting down the
remaining time on the status line. Press Cancel to
exit without saving the log.
3 Press the "Save" push-button to accept the file
name. You return to the last active screen.
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Data Log Viewer

Purpose
Data Log Viewer allows you to either view the logged
data from Data Log Recorder graphically or export the
file to view as a *.txt file. As a Comma Separated
Value text file, the data can be imported into other
applications (for example Excel or Lotus 123).
Accessing
To run the Data Log Viewer function:
Select Data Logger from the Information menu,
and then select Data Log Viewer from the sub-menu.
The Data Log Viewer screen is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
OR-Press the "Graph" push-button in the Data Log
Recorder screen. The Data Log Viewer screen is
Note: The Select Parameters dialog box is displayed
the first time you try to use this tool. See "Selecting
Parameters," Section 4, page 68.
Legend Area
Graph
Area
Tracing Point
Area
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Screen Layout
Legend Area
The Data Log Viewer legend area, above the graph,
displays the ECM name and its selected parameters.
These parameters display with the corresponding line
colour and symbol, if the Show Symbol option is
enabled.
The status parameter and its unit of value display on
the y-axis. These are displayed on each side of the
graph. A maximum of six parameters may be
selected. These parameters display in the line colour.
Graph Area
The Data Log Viewer graphing area displays the time
on the x-axis and the minimum and maximum values
for each parameter on the y-axis. State parameters
(for example, the only status is On or Off), display
with dashed lines until the graph begins to trace the
state parameter's value.
Tracing Point Area
If tracing is enabled in the Data Log Viewer Settings
dialog box, the X and Y value/s of the points selected
in the graph, are displayed in the lower left area. If two
points are selected, the difference in the two points is
also displayed.
Note: When selecting a point on the graph, the
cursor changes to a "hand" when positioned correctly
to specify a point.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Data Log Viewer
screen are:
Parameters
Settings
Export
Print
Note: See Printing, Section 3, page 36. After

pressing the "Print" push-button, the Print Comment
dialog box is displayed. Comments entered in the text
box are displayed at the top of the printed document.
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Selecting Parameters
Purpose
The "Parameters" push-button displays the Select
Parameters dialog box. This dialog box displays the
parameters of the selected file allowing you to select
specific parameters from that file to graph.
The Selected Parameters dialog box displays the
description entered in the Save As dialog box. In this
dialog box the description text box cannot be changed
(read only).
Instructions
To select parameters:
1 Press the "Parameters" push-button from the Data
Log Viewer screen. The Select Parameters dialog box
is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
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2 If launched from Data Log Recorder, the last data

log recorded, is displayed in the File text box.
Otherwise, it is the last file viewed in Data Log Viewer.
To select a different file, enter the file name in the File
text box.
OR
Press the "Browse..." push-button to display the
Select an SDF file dialog box (Refer to Illustration A).
Select a file and Press "Open." You return to the
Select Parameters dialog box with the selected file
and its description (if any) and parameters listed.
3 Highlight a parameter in the Available Parameters
Parameters list box to the Selected Parameters list
box, (highlighting a parameter in the Selected
Parameters list box and pressing the << pushbutton moves it back).
4
Notes:
In the Selected Parameter list box, each selected
parameter displays its file location and the ECM
information for that file above the selected
parameter/s.
If you want to select parameters from another file

for comparison, repeat step 2 and step 3 until all
files and their parameters are selected to be
drawn.
4 Press "OK" to accept the selected file/s and their

parameters. The Data Log View screen is displayed
showing the selected ECM and its selected
parameters.
Press "Cancel" if you want to leave the Select
Parameters dialog box without selecting parameters.
When finished, you can select a different file from the

File Area and then select from its Available
Parameters. A maximum of six parameters can be
added to the Selected Parameters list box.
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Setting up the Graph
Units
Purpose
The Settings push-button allows you to change
the time range and the starting point of the x-axis and
change the displaying range of the status parameter
of the y-axis. It also allows you to change the look and
colour of the graph.
Displays the units for the start point

and width. Default is in seconds.
3 The Y-Axis Range area allows you to set properties

for the traces:
File
Displays the file name of selected

parameter. This column is read only.
Parameter
Displays the ECM and its parameter.

This column is read only.
Y Min
Displays the parameters minimum

default value. To limit the range, double
click on the cell and enter a new value.
To change the graph settings:
X Max

Log Viewer screen. The Data Log Viewer Settings
Displays the parameters maximum

default value. To limit the range, double
click on the cell and enter a new value.
X Offset
2 Depending on the value you select to change, enter

the new value in the text box or select the value from
the drop-down list in the X-Axis Range area.
Allows you to adjust the X-Axis when

viewing different files on the same
graph.
Colour
Allows you to change the colour of the

trace for the selected parameter by
pressing the down arrow.
Note: If a parameters range cannot be changed, the

value is greyed.
Instructions
Start Point
Displays the starting time on the

graph. By default, this value is the pretrigger time.
Width
Displays the total width of the graph.

By default, the value is the pre-trigger
time plus duration. If multiple data logs
are graphed, the largest duration is
default.
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Note: If the text is longer than the column width,

placing your mouse pointer over the cell displays all
the information in a text box.
4 In the Options area, check the options you want to
display on the Data Log Viewer screen.
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Show Grid
Displays grid lines on the graph

area.
Show Symbols
Displays symbols on the graph

lines corresponding to the symbol
above the parameter.
Enable Tracing
Displays the value of a given point

when you click on it. When
selecting a point on the graph, the
cursor changes to a "hand" when
positioned correctly.
5 Press OK to accept the setting changes. The

graph shows the changes you have made.
Press Cancel if you decide not to make changes to
the settings. Press Default to return settings to their
default positions.
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Exporting a File
2 Select a file and Press the "Open" push-button.

"The Data Log file was successfully exported"
message box is displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
Purpose
The Export operation allow you to save the *.sdf
datalog file to a text file. This data is saved as a
comma separated value *.txt file that can be imported
into other applications (for example Excel or Lotus
123).
Instructions
3 Press "OK." You return to the Data Log Viewer

screen.
1 Press "Export" from the Data Log Viewer screen.

The Select an SDF file to Export dialog box is
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Real Time Graphing

Purpose
Real Time Graphing monitors ECM data and displays
it in graphical form as it occurs. When running Real
Time Graphing for the first time, you must select a set
of parameters to graph.
2 Press OK to accept the selected set. The set data

that you selected is displayed in the Real Time
Graphing screen.
Press Cancel to leave this screen without choosing
a set.
Accessing
To run the Real Time Graphing function:
Select Real Time Graphing from the Information
menu. The Real Time Graphing screen is displayed
Note: The Select Graph Set dialog box is displayed
the first time you try to use this tool.
If the Select Graph Set dialog box is displayed:
1 Select a set from the Select Graph Set list box. As
you select a graph set, the parameters for that set are
displayed in the Parameters list box.
keyboard, you can consecutively view each set and
its parameters in the Select Graph Set dialog box. If a
set is created, you can choose that set by selecting
the first letter of its name.
ECM Title
Area
Error Status
Text Box
Legend Area
Graph
Area
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Screen Layout
The Real Time Graphing screen has the following
areas:
ECM Title Area
The ECM title area displays the name of the graph set
you have chosen.
Error Status Text Box
The Error Status Text Box displays errors that occur
while retrieving the parameter value. If more than one
error occurs, the text box changes to a drop-down list
for viewing all errors. No Error Present displays if
there are no errors. Unable to plot value displays if
the selected parameter cannot be plotted.
Note: To view the list status errors in the text box,
press the up and down arrows next to the text box or
use the up and down arrows (=and ) on the
keyboard.
Legend Area
The Real Time Graphing legend area displays the
selected parameters and is above the graph. These
parameters are displayed with the corresponding line
colour. These colours cannot be changed.
Parameters with an error will display an asterisk to
indicate the parameter error is listed in the Error
Status text box.
The status parameter and its unit of value are
displayed on the y-axis. These are displayed on each
side of the graph. A maximum of six parameters may
be selected. These parameters are displayed in the
line colour.
Graph Area
The Real Time Graphing area displays the time in
seconds on the x-axis (ten seconds is default) and the
minimum and maximum values for each parameter on
the y-axis. State parameters (i.e., the only status is
On or Off), display with dashed lines.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Real Time
Graphing screen are:
Graph Sets
Settings
Hold/ Resume
Print
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Selecting a Graph Set

Purpose
The Graph Sets push-button allows you to display
the Select Graph Set dialog box. This dialog box
provides access for creating, changing, and deleting
graph sets.

keyboard, you can consecutively view each set and
its parameters in the Select Graph Set dialog box. If a
graph set is created, you can choose that set by
selecting the first letter of its name. If there is more
than one graph set with the same first letter,
continually pressing the letter scrolls through those
graph sets consecutively.
The Maintain Graph Sets dialog box allows you to

assign parameters to a new set that you are creating.
It also allows you to change parameters in a graph set
and/or in the Temporary Set.
Notes:
Some ECMs may contain defined default graph
sets. These graph sets cannot be altered.

Pressing OK in the Select Graph Set dialog box

causes the graph to redraw.
Instructions
To select a graph set:
1 Press the Graph Sets push-button from the Real
Time Graphing screen. The Select Graph Set dialog
2 Highlight a graph set from the Select Graph Set list
box and press OK. The Real Time Graphing screen
is displayed showing the selected set and its
parameters.
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To create a new set (with one ECM):

box is displayed.
2 Press the New push-button to create a new set.
The Maintain Graph Sets dialog box is displayed
list box and press the >> push-button. This will move
Parameters list box to the Set list box, (highlighting a
parameter in the Set list box and pressing the <<
push-button will move it back).
A maximum of six parameters can be added to the
Set list box. A warning box displays if you try to enter
more than the maximum number of parameters.
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4 Press the Save As push-button. The Save Graph

Set dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
5 Enter the graph set name in the Enter Graph Set

Name text box.
6 Press OK if you want to save the new graph set
name. You return to the Select Graph Set dialog box.
Press Cancel if you want to leave the Save Graph
Set dialog box without assigning a name. You return
to the Maintain Graph Sets dialog box.
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To create a new set (with multiple ECMs):
To change a set:

box is displayed.

box is displayed.
2 Press the New push-button to create a new set.

The Maintain Graph Sets dialog box is displayed
2 Highlight either the Temporary Set or a set that you

created from the Select Graph Set list box and press
Change. The Maintain Graph Sets dialog box is
displayed.
3 Highlight an ECM in the Available ECMs list box.

Parameters list box to the Set list box, (highlighting a
parameter in the Set list box and pressing the <<
push-button moves it back).
When finished, you can select a different ECM and
then select from its Available parameters. A maximum
of six parameters can be added to the Set list box.
5 Press the Save As push-button. The Save Graph
Set dialog box is displayed.
6 Enter the graph set name in the Enter Graph Set
Name text box.
7 Press OK if you want to save the new graph set
name. You return to the Select Graph Set dialog box.
Press Cancel if you want to leave the Save Graph
Set dialog box without assigning a name. You return
to the Maintain Graph Set dialog box.
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Note: Sets that are already in the Select Graph Set

dialog box as default cannot be changed.
list box and press the >> push-button to move the
parameters, one at a time to the Set list box. Highlight
a parameter in the Set list box and press the <<
push-button to move it back to the Available
parameters.
4 Press OK when you are finished making changes
in the Maintain Graph Sets dialog box. The Do you
want to save the current graph set message box is
displayed.
5 Press Yes to save the set as a different name. The
Save Graph Set dialog box is displayed. Enter the
new set name in the Enter Graph Set Name text box
and press OK.
Press No to keep the same set name (displayed
above the Set list box). You return to the Select Graph
Set dialog box.
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To delete a set:
1 Press the Graph Sets push-button. The Select

Graph Set dialog box is displayed.
2 Highlight a set from the Select Graph Sets list box
and press Delete. The Are you sure message
box is displayed.
Note: The temporary group or groups that are
already set in the Select a group dialog box as default
cannot be deleted.
3 Press Yes if you want to delete the graph set or
No if you do not want to delete the graph set. You
return to the Select Graph Set dialog box.
To exit a screen at any time:
Press Cancel if you do not want to make any
changes. You will return to the Real Time Graphing
screen.
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Setting the Graph
4 In the Options area, check the options you want to

display on the Real Time Graphing screen.
Purpose
The Settings push-button allows you to change
the time range of the x-axis and change the displaying
range of the status parameter of the y-axis. It also
allows you to change the look of the graph. Changing
the graph settings causes the graph to redraw.
Note: If a parameters range cannot be changed, the
value is greyed.
Show Grid displays grid lines on the graph area.

Show Symbols displays symbols on the graph lines
corresponding to the symbol above the parameter.
5 Press OK to accept the setting changes. The
graph shows the changes you have made.
the settings. Press Default to return settings to their
default positions.
Instructions
To change the graph settings:
1 Press the Settings push-button. The Graph
Settings dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration
A).
2 Select the time, in seconds, from the X-Axis Range
drop-down list. Ten seconds is default.
3 In the Y-Axis Range area, the status parameters
are listed with their minimum and maximum default
values. To limit the range, double click on the cell and
enter a new value.
Note: If you enter a value that is out of the minimum
or maximum range, a message box is displayed
stating that the value is out of range for the selected
parameter. The range for the selected parameter
adjusts automatically to a value within the range.
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Pausing the Display
Purpose
The Hold push-button allows you to freeze the
graph, so that you can view the status of the
parameters at a particular instance.
Note: If you change a graph set after pressing the
Hold push-button, the graph remains paused until
Resume is pressed.
Instructions
To pause the display:
1 Press the Hold push-button from the Real Time
Graph screen. Perkins TIPSS - EST immediately
stops updating the graph. The Hold push-button
changes to the Resume push-button.
2 Press the Resume push-button to have Perkins
TIPSS - EST continue updating the display.
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General information
5
Service Drop-Down Menu
Functions
Overview
The Service drop-down menu functions allow you to
monitor the service needs for the engine. It also
allows you to view and change the ECM
configurations that are loaded in Perkins TIPSS EST, load the configurations from and to the ECM,
and display the ECM calibrations.
The functions available under the Service drop-down
menu are:
Configuration
Copy Configuration
Monitoring System
Calibrations
Service Procedures
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Configuration
Push-Buttons
Purpose
The push-button available in the Configuration screen

is:
The Configuration tool allows you to view and change

the ECMs configurable information.
Change
Accessing
To run the Configuration tool:
Select Configuration from the Service menu, push
the F5 key (if the default function keys are set), or
press the Configuration Tool icon from the toolbar (if
the default is set). The Configuration screen is
Screen Layout
The Configuration screen has has four columns:
Description, Value, Unit, and TT. The Description
column gives the name of the parameter set to
configure. The Value column displays the status of
the current parameter. The Unit column displays the
configuration parameter units. The TT column
displays the list of total tattletales. Tattletales
represent the number of times the configuration
parameter value is changed.
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Changing Parameter Values
Purpose
selected parameters value.
Note: When an unavailable parameter (read only) is
selected, the Change push-button is disabled.
Instructions
To change the selected parameter:
1 Highlight the parameter you want to change and
press the Change push-button. The Change
Parameter Value dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
2 Enter the new value in the New value text box.
3 Press OK to accept the new value. The Are you
sure... message box is displayed. Press Yes if you
want to change this parameter or No not to.
the new value. You return to the Configuration screen.
level security, and the Change push-button is
pressed, the Enter Factory Passwords or Enter
Customer Passwords dialog box is displayed.
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Entering Factory Passwords
OK
Press OK to enter these passwords.

If the passwords that you entered are
correct, the action that you were
performing can be finished.
If the passwords that you entered are
incorrect, the Incorrect Factory
Password message box is
displayed. Press OK to return to the
Enter Factory Passwords dialog box.
Print
Press the Print push-button allowing

you to Print to File, or Print to Printer.
The report includes the Perkins TIPSS
- EST title, time and date of report
generation, ECM connection, and the
two factory passwords.
Cancel
Press Cancel to exit the Enter

Factory Password dialog box. You
return to the last open screen.
Purpose
The Enter Factory Passwords dialog box (Refer to
Illustration A) is used for protection. It prevents freeaccess to some of the important changes being made
in Perkins TIPSS - EST. Only people who know the
passwords can make changes.
Note: To obtain a Factory Password, call the Perkins
Help Desk. Factory Passwords are controlled by
Perkins, and may only be obtained by authorised
Perkins Dealers. Passwords can only be obtained if
the Service Tool is registered.
When you are in a screen, once the passwords are
successfully entered they are not be requested again,
unless another function is selected or the data link
communication is interrupted.
Instructions
To enter factory passwords:
1 Enter the first factory password into the Factory
Password number 1 text box.
2 Enter the second factory password into the Factory
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Entering Customer Passwords
Purpose
The Enter Customer Passwords dialog box (Refer to
Illustration A) is used for protection. It prevents freeaccess to some of the important changes being made
in Perkins TIPSS - EST. Only people who know the
passwords can make changes. The Customer
Passwords cannot be longer than eight characters
long. When you are in a screen, once the passwords
are successfully entered they are not requested
again, unless another function is selected or the data
link communication is interrupted.
These passwords can be changed in the
Configuration tool, by highlighting either Customer
Password number 1 or number 2 and pressing the
Change push-button. The Change Parameter Value
Instructions
To enter customer passwords:
1 Type the first customer password into the Customer
2 Type the second customer password into the
Customer Password number 2 text box.
3 Press OK to enter these passwords. If the
passwords that you entered are correct, the action
that you were performing can be finished.
If the passwords that you entered are incorrect, the
Incorrect Customer Password message box is
displayed. Press OK to return to the Enter Customer
Passwords dialog box.
Press Cancel to exit the Enter Customer Password
dialog box. You return to the last open screen.
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Copy Configuration
Purpose
The Copy Configuration function allows you to copy
configuration parameter data to and from ECMs.
There are two sub-menus under the Copy
Configuration menu option: Fleet Configuration and
ECM Replacement. The Fleet Configuration function
copies configuration data common to several ECMs.
The ECM Replacement function copies relevant
configuration parameters from one ECM to another.
Accessing
To run the Copy Configuration functions:
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Select Copy Configuration from the Service menu,

and then select either Fleet Configuration or ECM
Replacement option from the sub-menu.
Screen Layout
The Fleet Configuration/ECM Replacement screen
has the following areas:
Display Area
The Fleet Configuration/ECM Replacement display
area lists configuration parameters that were loaded
from the ECM. The configuration parameters are
displayed by category. Each category item is
preceded by a check box and a + or - symbol. Only
the checked parameters are included in the
configuration transfers.
Note: You are unable to check parameters that are
greyed because they are unavailable or not
programmed.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Fleet Configuration/
ECM Replacement screen are:
Note: Load from File and Save to File pushbuttons are only available for the Fleet Configuration
function.
Load from ECM
Program ECM
Load from File
Save to File
Print
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Check Boxes
Purpose
The check boxes that are displayed in the Fleet
Configuration and the ECM Replacement screen are
used to check ( ) the parameters that are included in
the configuration transfers. The + and - symbols
are used to expand and collapse the parameter
categories to show the additional parameters in that
category.
When a parameter category is enabled, all of the
parameters included in that category are enabled.
You can manually disable a specific parameter in that
category, by removing the in front of that specific
parameter. When a parameter category is disabled,
all of the parameters included in that category are
disabled.
Instructions
To enable and disable the parameters, and to expand
and collapse the parameter categories:
1 With the mouse, click on the + to expand the
category. The + changes to a - and all of the
parameters in that category are displayed. Click on
the - to collapse the category. The - changes to a
+ and all of the parameters in that category are
hidden.
OR-With the keyboard, use the arrow keys to move
around to the different parameter check boxes, then
press the space bar to enable or disable the
parameters.
2 With the mouse, click on the parameter check
boxes to enable or disable a parameter or category.
When a parameter is enabled, there is an in the
check box. When a parameter is disabled, the check
box is empty.
OR-With the keyboard, use the arrow keys to move
around to the different parameter check boxes, then
press the spacebar to enable or disable the
parameter.
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Fleet Configuration
Purpose
The Fleet Configuration function allows you to copy
configuration data common to several ECMs. In this
screen you can load the parameters from the ECM,
program the parameters to the ECM, load the
parameters from a file, and save the parameters to a
file.
All configuration parameters are displayed by
category. Each category item is preceded by a check
box and a + or - symbol.
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Instructions
To load the data from the ECM:
1 Connect Perkins TIPSS - EST to the ECM you want
to copy.
2 Select Copy Configuration from the Service menu,
and then select Fleet Configuration from the submenu.
If there is no recently loaded data available the No
data is available... message box is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
3 Press Yes to load data from the ECM. The ECM
Selector dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration
B).
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Note: Pressing the Load from ECM push-button

from the Fleet Configuration screen also displays the
ECM Selector dialog box.
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4 Highlight the ECM you wish to copy from and press

OK. As the data is loading from the ECM, the
Please wait message displays. Then, the
Loading data from ECM progress bar is displayed
Press Cancel to exit the ECM Selector dialog box.
Press Help to open on-line help for assistance.
You can cancel the loading process at any time, by
pressing the Cancel push-button. The Are you
sure... message box is displayed. Press Yes to
cancel loading the data or No not to cancel.
5 When the data has been successfully loaded, The
data has been successfully loaded message box is
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6 Press OK. The Fleet Configuration screen is

displayed with the Program ECM and Save to File
push-buttons enabled.
Note: The data must be saved to a file before you
can disconnect from Perkins TIPSS - EST or the data
is lost.
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To save the configuration to a file:

1 Press the Save to File push-button. The Print New
Document to File dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration B).
Note: If you do not have a file open, the Printing
dialog box asks you to open a file, create a new file,
or cancel. Choose the appropriate button to continue.
See Printing, Section 3, page 36 for help.
2 Enter a document name and description in the
appropriate text boxes. Press OK. The Fleet
Configuration saved successfully message box is
displayed (Refer to Illustration A). Press Cancel to
exit the Print New Document To File dialog box
without saving the file. You return to the Fleet
Configuration dialog box.
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3 Press OK. You return to the Fleet Configuration

screen.
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To load data from a file:

1 Connect Perkins TIPSS - EST to the ECM to be
programmed.
and then select Fleet Configuration from the submenu.
data is available... message box is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
3 Press No that you do not want to load data from
the ECM. The Fleet Configuration screen is
displayed.
4 Press the Load from File push-button. The File
Management dialog box is displayed. See File
Management, Section 2, page 17.
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Note: If you press the Load from File push-button

with unsaved data on the Fleet Configuration screen,
a message box is displayed asking if you want to save
the changes.
5 From the File Management dialog box, highlight the
file from the Files list box, and then highlight the Fleet
Configuration document that you want to load from
the Documents list box.
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6 Open the document. As the data loads, a progress

bar displays. Then, the Fleet Configuration message
7 Press OK. The Fleet Configuration screen is

displayed with the new file data.
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To Program the ECM:

Note: The data must be loaded from a file before you
can program an ECM.
1 Press the Program ECM push-button. The ECM
Selector dialog box displays.
2 Highlight and ECM and press OK. The Please
wait message box displays. Then the Testing
ECM progress bar is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
You can cancel the uploading process at any time, by
cancel uploading the data or No not to cancel.
3 When the data has been successfully uploaded, the
Programming complete. message box is displayed.
Press OK.
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ECM Replacement
Purpose
The ECM Replacement function allows you to copy
configuration parameters from an existing ECM to
another ECM, for physically changing the ECM on a
machine.
All configuration parameters are displayed by
category. Each category item is preceded by a check
box and a + or - symbol.
Note: Once an ECM has been programmed by the
ECM Replacement function, the data on the screen is
cleared. This keeps you from programming more than
one ECM with the data from another ECM.
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Instructions
To load data from the ECM:
1 Connect Perkins TIPSS - EST to the ECM that is
being replaced.
and then select ECM Replacement from the submenu.
data is available message box is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
3 Press Yes to load the data from the ECM. The
ECM Selector dialog box displays (Refer to Illustration
B).
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Note: Pressing the Load from ECM push-button

from the ECM Replacement screen also displays the
ECM Selector dialog box.
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4 Highlight the ECM that is being replaced and press

OK. As the data is loading from the ECM, the
Please wait message displays. Then, the
Loading data from ECM... progress bar is displayed
You can cancel the loading process at any time, by
cancel loading the data or No not to cancel.
5 When the data has been successfully loaded, The
data has been successfully loaded message box is
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6 Press OK. The ECM Replacement screen is

displayed with the Program ECM push-button
enabled.
7 Disconnect Perkins TIPSS - EST from the ECM.
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To program the new ECM:

1 Connect Perkins TIPSS - EST to the replacement
ECM.
and then select ECM Replacement from the submenu. The ECM Replacement message box is
3 Press OK. The ECM Replacement screen is
displayed.
4 Press the Program ECM push-button. The ECM
Selector dialog box is displayed.
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5 Highlight the replacement ECM and press OK. A

warning message box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
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6 Press Yes if it is the correct control. As the data

begins to upload to the ECM the Please wait
message box displays. Then the Testing ECM
progress bar is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
Press No if the information is not correct. You return
to the ECM Replacement screen.
You can cancel the uploading process at any time, by
cancel uploading the data or No not to cancel.
7 When the data has been successfully uploaded, the
Programming complete. message box is displayed.
Press OK. A Timing Calibration message box may
display. Press "OK."
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Monitoring System
Purpose
The Monitoring System function allows you to adjust
trip points and delay times for different ECM
parameters. The trip points and delay times displayed
are the basis for an operator warning, an engine
derate, or an engine shutdown. This function helps
warn the operator of major problems that could
develop in the engine.
Accessing
To run the Monitoring System function:
Select Monitoring System from the Service menu.
The Monitoring System screen is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Monitoring System screen has the following
areas:
The Trip Point column displays the value at which the

parameter is tripped to cause a diagnostic code. The
Delay Time displays the amount of time that the trip
point can be held before a diagnostic code is
generated.
In the Description column, each parameter that is

listed, is underlined. Underneath each parameter,
there is a list of actions or responses that occur when
the parameter is out of normal range. This is based on
the trip point value set for the delay period. For
example, if the high exhaust temperature reaches
570 Degrees Celsius and holds that value for 10
seconds, the operator is warned.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Monitoring System
screen are:
Change
Print
Display Area
The Monitoring System display area has four
columns: Description, State, Trip Point, and Delay
Time. The Description column gives the name of the
parameter being monitored. The State column
displays if the parameter monitored is On or Off.
Display Area
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Changing the Monitor System
Purpose
monitor system values.
Note: Towards the bottom of this dialog box, there is
a section titled Allowed Values. This section informs
you of the ranges allowed for the Trip Point and the
Delay Time. You cannot enter values outside of these
ranges.
3 Press OK to accept the new values. The Are you

sure message box is displayed. Press Yes to
accept the changes or No if you do not want to
accept the changes.
the new values. You return to the Monitoring System
screen.
Instructions
To change the monitor system:
1 Highlight the parameter or action under the
parameter, and then press the Change push-button.
The Change Monitor System dialog is displayed
level security, and the Change push-button is
pressed, the Enter Factory Passwords or Enter
2 In the columns to the right of the action (warn
operator, engine derate, or engine shutdown), double
click on the cell and enter the new value or select the
new value.
State
In the State column, select On or Off

from the drop-down list. The value that
you select is displayed in the box.
Trip Point
In the Trip Point column, type the new

value in the text box (units cannot be
changed). The value that you typed is
displayed in the box.
Delay
In the Delay column, type the new

Note: If the values that you entered are out of the

range specified in the Allowed Values section of the
screen, the The value entered is out of range
Change Monitor System dialog box.
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Monitoring System with Parameter

Security
Purpose
The Monitoring System function allows you to adjust
trip points and delay times for different ECM
parameters. The trip points and delay times displayed
are the basis for an operator warning, an engine
derate, or an engine shutdown. This function helps
warn the operator of major problems that could
develop in the engine.
Accessing
To run the Monitoring System function:
Select Monitoring System from the Service menu.
The Monitoring System screen is displayed (refer to
Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Monitoring System screen has the following
areas:
Display Area
The Monitoring System display area has four

columns: Description, State, Trip Point, and Delay
Time. The Description column gives the name of the
parameter being monitored. The State column is
displayed if the parameter monitored is On or Off.
The Trip Point column displays the value at which the
parameter is tripped to cause a diagnostic code. The
Delay Time displays the amount of time that the trip
point can be held before a diagnostic code is
generated.
In the Description column, each parameter that is
listed, is underlined. Underneath each parameter,
there is a list of actions or responses that occur when
the parameter is out of normal range. This is based on
the trip point value set for the delay period. For
example, if the high exhaust temperature reaches
570 Degrees Celsius and holds that value for 10
seconds, the operator is warned.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Monitoring System
screen are:
Change
Print
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Changing the Monitor System
Purpose
monitor system values.
Note: Towards the bottom of this dialog box, there is
a section titled Allowed Values. The action selected is
displayed with the title. This section informs you of the
ranges allowed for the Trip Point and the Delay Time.
You cannot enter values outside of these ranges. This
section also displays Not Programmable if security
for the parameter is read-only.
Instructions
To change the monitor system:
1 Highlight the parameter or action under the
parameter, and then press the Change push-button.
The Change Monitor System dialog box is displayed
(refer to Illustration A).
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2 In the columns to the right of the action (warn

operator, engine derate, or engine shutdown), double
click on the cell and enter the new value or select the
new value.
State
In the State column, select On or Off

from the drop-down list. The value that
you select is displayed in the box.
Trip Point
In the Trip Point column, type the new

Delay
In the Delay column, type the new

change). The value that you typed is
Security
The Security column indicates the

security level required to change the
action setting and displays None,
Read-only, Customer, or Factory. This
information is sent by the ECM and
cannot be changed. If the action is a
Read-only, Not Programmable is
displayed in the Allowed Values area.
Note: If the values that you entered are out of the

range specified in the Allowed Values section of the
screen, the The value entered is out of range
Change Monitor System dialog box.
3 Press OK to accept the new values. The Are you
sure message box is displayed. Press Yes to
accept the changes or No if you do not want to
accept the changes.
the new values. You return to the Monitoring System
screen.
level security, the Enter Factory Passwords or Enter
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Calibrations
Purpose
The Calibrations function allows you to calibrate and/
or monitor various onboard sensors.
Calibration functions currently available on various
applications are:
Oxygen Sensor Calibration
Timing Calibration
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Oxygen Sensor Calibration
Instruction Area
Purpose
The Oxygen Sensor Calibration compensates for
tolerances in the oxygen sensor element and the
oxygen sensor buffer.
Accessing
The Oxygen Sensor Calibration instruction area

describes the step-by-step instructions for the
calibration. The step you need to perform is dark; all
other steps are gray.
Progress Bar
The Oxygen Sensor Calibration progress bar shows
the advancement of the current calibration step.
To run the Oxygen Sensor Calibration:

Select Calibrations from the Service menu, and
then select the Oxygen Sensor Calibration from the
sub-menu. The selected Oxygen Sensor Calibration
screen is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Oxygen Sensor Calibration screen has the
following areas:
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Oxygen Sensor
Calibration screen are:
Next>
Cancel/Restart
Status Parameter Area

The Oxygen Sensor Calibration status parameter
area lists the required parameter and its current
value: Engine Speed.
Status Line
The Oxygen Sensor Calibration status line is located
in the centre of the screen. It displays messages
regarding the process of the calibration.
Status
Parameter Area
Status Line
Instruction Area
Progress Bar
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Continuing the Calibration
Purpose
The Next> push-button allows you to work through
the step-by-step directions of the Oxygen Sensor
Calibration.
Instructions
To run the Oxygen Sensor Calibration:
1 Once the first setup condition is met, press the
Next> push-button. When the condition is met,
Perkins TIPSS - EST places a check mark in the box
to the left of the completed step (Refer to Illustration
A).
If the condition is not met, Perkins TIPSS - EST
responds by staying at that step.
2 When the final step is completed, the Cancel
push-button changes to the Restart push-button.
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Cancelling the Calibration
Purpose
The Cancel push-button allows you to end the
Oxygen Sensor Calibration.
Instructions
To cancel the test:
Press the Cancel push-button. The status line
informs you that the Calibration was unsuccessful.
The Cancel push-button changes to the Restart
push-button (Refer to Illustration A).
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Timing Calibration
Instruction Area
Purpose
The Timing Calibration instruction area describes the

process of the calibration.
The Timing Calibration function is used to calibrate

the offset in the timing between the engine reference
timing sensor and the ECM.
Accessing
Push-Button
The push-button available in the Timing Calibration
screen is:
To run the Timing Calibration:

Select Calibrations from the Service menu, and
then select Timing Calibration from the sub-menu.
The Timing Calibration screen is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
Continue
Pressing the Continue push-button allows you to

proceed with the calibration and display the next set
of calibration instructions. The status line keeps you
informed of the results.
Screen Layout
The Timing Calibration screen has the following
areas:
The Timing Calibration status parameter area lists the
required parameter and its current value: Engine
Speed.
Status Line
The Timing Calibration status line is located in the
centre of the screen. It displays messages regarding
the process of the calibration.
Status
Parameter Area
Instruction
Area
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Status Line
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Service Procedure
Purpose
The Service Procedures function allows you to set the
performance of an engine on the currently selected
ECM. This allows you to fine-tune the performance of
an engine.
Service Procedures currently available on various
applications are:
Governor Gain Test
Air Fuel Ratio Tuning
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Governor Gain
Instruction Area
Purpose
The Governor Gain function allows you to adjust the
configuration parameter values. You are then able to
view, in real time, how adjustments to the
configuration parameters affect other parameters in
the system.
The Governor Gain instruction area describes briefly

how to operate and move between the controls on the
screen.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Governor Gain
screen are:
Accessing
Graph/Text
To run the Governor Gain function:
Settings
Hold/Resume
Bump
Submit
Print
Select Service Procedures from the Service menu,

and then select Governor Gain from the sub-menu.
The Governor Gain screen is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
The Governor Gain screen has the following areas:
Pressing the Bump push-button sends an impulse to

the engine. The graphical display changes to show
the adjustments to the governor gain values.
Screen Layout
The Governor Gain status parameter area displays

the Engine Speed and Desired Engine Speed. This is
displayed in text or graphical form.
Configuration Parameter Area
The Governor Gain configuration parameter area is
used to display and alter configuration parameters
directly related to the parameters displayed in the
status area.
Status Parameter
Area
Configuration
Parameter Area
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Instruction
Area
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Displaying Status Parameters

Purpose
The Text/Graph push-button allows you to change
the mode of how the status parameters are displayed.
The Text push-button displays the status parameter
in text form. The Graph push-button displays the
status parameter in graph form. When the graphical
status parameter is displayed, the Setting and
Hold push-buttons are displayed.
Instructions
1 Press the Graph push-button. The Governor Gain
screen with the graphical status parameters is
displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
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2 Press the Setting push-button. An Axis Range

This dialog box allows you to adjust the time in
seconds (X Axis) and the RPMs (Y Axis) the status
parameters are recording on the graph. The legend
check-box shows the visuals for the Engine Speed
and Desired Engine Speed on the graph.
3 Press the Hold push-button to stop updating the
values on the graph.
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Configuring the Parameter
Purpose
There are three types of governor gains: proportional,
integral, and derivative. You can change these
configuration parameters to affect the status
parameters.
Instructions
To adjust the configuration parameters:
1 In the grid, press on a description from a primary or
secondary gain you want to adjust. Use the scroll bar
to view more of the configuration parameters.
2 Change the value by pressing the up and down
arrows next to the text boxes, entering in the
information with the keyboard, or using the up and
down arrows (=and ) on the keyboard to increase or
decrease the value by one.
3 Press Submit to accept the new value/s. The Are
you sure message box is displayed. Press Yes if
you want to change the parameter/s or No if you do
not to change the parameter/s.
The graphical display changes to show the
adjustments to the governor gain values.
Note: The Instructions area guides you through the
steps.
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Air Fuel Ratio Tuning
Instruction Area
Purpose
The Air Fuel Ratio Tuning function allows you to
adjust the configuration parameters and view the
response to those changes in the status parameters.
The Air Fuel Ratio Tuning instruction area describes

briefly how to operate and move between the controls
on the screen.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the Air Fuel Ratio
Tuning screen are:
Accessing
To run the Air Fuel Ratio Tuning function:
Select Service Procedures from the Service menu,
and then select Air Fuel Ratio Tuning from the submenu. The Air Fuel Ratio screen is displayed (Refer
to Illustration A).
Screen Layout
The Air Fuel Ratio Tuning screen has the following
areas:
Graph/Text
Settings
Hold/Resume
Submit
Print

The Air Fuel Ratio Tuning status parameter area
displays the Actual Oxygen and Desired Oxygen
percent for viewing. This is displayed in text or
graphical form.
Configuration Parameter Area
The Air Fuel Ratio Tuning configuration parameter
area is used to display and alter configuration
parameters directly related to the parameters
displayed in the status area.
Status
Parameter Area
Configuration
Parameter Area
A
Instruction
Area
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Displaying Status Parameters

Purpose
The Text/Graph push-button allows you to change
the mode of how the status parameters are displayed.
The Text push-button displays the status parameter
in text form. The Graph push-button displays the
status parameter in graph form. When the graphical
status parameter is displayed, the Setting and
Hold push-buttons are displayed.
Instructions
1 Press the Graph push-button. The Air Fuel Ratio
Tuning screen with the graphical status parameters is
displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
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2 Press the Setting push-button. An Axis Range

This dialog box allows you to adjust the time in
seconds (X Axis) and the percent of oxygen (Y Axis)
the status parameters are recording on the graph.
The legend check-box shows the visuals for the
Actual Oxygen and Desired Oxygen on the graph.
3 Press the Hold push-button to stop updating the
values on the graph.
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Configuring the Parameter
Purpose
You can change the configuration parameters to
affect the status parameters.
Instructions
To adjust the configuration parameters:
1 In the grid, press on a description from a
proportional gain, integral gain, or desired oxygen you
want to adjust.
2 Change the value by pressing the up and down
arrows next to the text boxes, entering in the
information with the keyboard, or using the =and
arrows on the keyboard to increase or decrease the
value by one.
3 Select if you want to oxygen feedback enabled or
disabled from the drop-down list.
4 Press Submit to accept the new value/s. The Are
you sure message box is displayed. Press Yes if
you want to change the parameter/s or No if you do
not to change the parameter/s.
The graphical display changes to show the
adjustments to the air/fuel tuning values.
Note: The Instructions area guides you through this
step.
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Utilities Drop-Down Menu
Functions
Overview
The Utilities drop-down menu functions allow you to
run the WinFlash program and view customer
passwords.
The functions available under the Utilities drop-down
menu are:
WinFlash
View Passwords
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WinFlash
Purpose
The WinFlash program allows you to program the
Flash memory of onboard ECMs. Selecting this menu
option initiates the Perkins TIPSS - EST WinFlash
program. This program also runs from the TIPSS
group box in Windows.
Selected
ECM Area
Flash File
Area
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Accessing
To enter the WinFlash program:
1 Select WinFlash from the Utilities menu, press the
Flash Memory icon from the toolbar (if default is set),
or double click on the WinFlash icon in the TIPSS
group box. The Perkins TIPSS - EST Connection
message box is displayed, keeping you updated on
the connection status. Once the connection process
is completed, the ECM Selector dialog box is
Note: This connection process is displayed even if
you are connected to Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Press the Stop Connect push-button if you want to
stop the connection process in the Perkins TIPSS EST Connection message box. The WinFlash screen
is displayed.
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2 Highlight an ECM and press OK. When the data

is loaded, the Flash File Selection dialog box is
displayed. See "Selecting a File," Section 6, page
125.
Screen Layout for WinFlash
The WinFlash screen has the following areas:
Selected ECM Area
The Selected ECM area displays the ECM to which
you are currently connected and the identification
information for that particular ECM. The ECM
information that is displayed is the ECM Serial #, the
ECM Component, the ECM Application, the Last
Service Tool Serial #, Software Part #, and ECM Part
#.
Flash File Area
The Flash File area displays the ECM Flash
description you selected in the Flash File Selection
dialog box. This information represents the file that
will be flashed to the ECM the next time the Begin
Flash push-button is pressed. The ECM information
displayed in this area is the Flash File name,
Description, the ECM Component, the ECM
Application, and the Software Part #.
Push-Buttons
The push-buttons available in the WinFlash screen
are:
Select File
Begin Flash
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WinFlash Drop-Down Functions
Help**
The functions available under the WinFlash File dropdown menu are:
File
Data Link
Settings
Help
The functions available under the WinFlash Help

drop-down menu are:
Contents
The Help Contents function allows you to access the
on-line help file.
Using Help
File
The functions available under the WinFlash File dropdown menu are:
Return to TIPSS
The Return to TIPSS function allows you to return to
Perkins TIPSS - EST from WinFlash.
Exit
The Exit function allows you to exit Perkins TIPSS EST from WinFlash.
Data Link
The function available under the WinFlash Data Link
drop-down menu is:
Update ECM List
The Update ECM List function allows you to reconnect to the data link(s) to refresh the list of
connected ECMs.
The Using Help function allows you to get information

in using the on-line help.
TIPSS Trainer
The TIPSS Trainer allows you to run Perkins TIPSS EST in a training mode.
About Perkins TIPSS
The About Perkins TIPSS message box provides you
with the following information:
Program Name
Version Number
Serial Number
Subscription
Copyright Information
**These menu functions are the same as those found

in the Help drop-down functions in Perkins TIPSS EST (section 9).
Settings*
The functions available under the WinFlash Settings
drop-down menu are:
Custom
The Custom function allows you to customize the
toolbar and function keys.
Preferences
The Preferences dialog box allows you to set different
preferences for the software and hardware
connections including communication interface
device and ports, directories, languages, and noncritical messages.
View
The View function allows you to change the view of
the toolbar (not currently available in WinFlash).
*These menu functions are the same as those found
in the Settings drop-down functions in Perkins TIPSS
- EST (section 8).
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Selecting a File
Purpose
The Flash File Selection dialog box allows you to
select a Flash file to flash to the ECM. The File Info
section, at the bottom of the screen, is a part of
WinFlash and has the following information
displayed:
ECM Components
ECM Application
Software Parts #
Description
Note: To see additional Description information, click

inside the text box, and then use the up and down
arrows (=and ) on the keyboard to view the
description.
3 In the Flash File Selection dialog box, select the

location where the flash file is located. All the
documents, in the file type that you have specified,
are displayed in the text box under the Look in dropdown.
4 Highlight the file that you want to flash. The name

is displayed in the File name text box. Press Open.
You return to the WinFlash screen.
OR-Double click on the file you want to flash. You return
to the WinFlash screen.
OR-Type the Flash File name in the File Name text box.
Press Cancel to exit without selecting a Flash file.
You return to the WinFlash screen.
Instructions
To select a Flash file:
1 Press the "Select File" push-button from WinFlash.
The Flash File Selection dialog box is displayed
2 Select the file type from the Files of type drop-down
list.
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Beginning Flash
Purpose
The Begin Flash push-button allows you to begin the
flashing process. This process re-programs the
personality module of the ECM, with the flash file that
you selected in the Flash File Selection dialog box.
Instructions
To begin flashing the ECM:
1 Press the Begin Flash push-button.
2 As the data is loading, the "Please wait" message
box displays. Then, the "Percent Complete" progress
bar is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
You can cancel the flash at any time, by pressing the
Cancel push-button. The "Are you sure" message
box is displayed. Press "Yes" to cancel flashing or
"No" not to cancel.
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3 When flash is finished; the Flash Completed

Successfully message box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A). Choose to return to Perkins TIPSS EST, return to WinFlash, or exit the program
completely.
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Viewing Passwords
Purpose
The View Passwords function allows you to view the
current customer passwords.
Instructions
To view the customer passwords:
1 Select View Passwords from the Utilities menu.
2 If there are customer passwords available, you first
must enter factory passwords into the Enter Factory
Passwords dialog box. Once you have entered these
passwords, the Customer Password message box is
displayed with the customer passwords (Refer to
Illustration A). Press OK.
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If there are no customer passwords, The ECM does

not have any customer passwords programmed
message box is displayed (Refer to Illustration B).
Press OK.
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Data Link Drop-Down Functions
Overview
The Data Link drop-down menu functions allow you to
connect or disconnect Perkins TIPSS - EST. When
Perkins TIPSS - EST is connected, the Disconnect
function is displayed. When Perkins TIPSS - EST is
disconnected, the Connect function is displayed. This
menu also allows you to select a different ECM if
more than one is connected, and when there is a
Perkins Data Link connection.
The functions available under the Data Link dropdown menu are:
Select ECM (when there is more than one ECM

connected)
Disconnect/Connect
Note: Perkins TIPSS - EST automatically attempts a

data link connection when you first enter the software,
through the program group in Program Manager. If
you do not want an automatic data link connection,
press the Stop Connect push-button to cancel this
process. This accesses the Perkins TIPSS Menu.
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If the connection process completes, Perkins TIPSS EST identifies the product and make available the
features and functions valid for the product.
The application continuously displays connection
status information throughout the status field on the
screen. If a connection cannot be established or is
lost, Perkins TIPSS - EST provides information about
the connection failure and recommends steps for
correcting the problem.
Selecting the ECM

Purpose
The Select ECM menu function is only available when
there is more than one ECM connected to Perkins
TIPSS - EST. This function allows you to select the
ECM that Perkins TIPSS - EST targets as the current
ECM. Perkins TIPSS's menus and functionality is
based on this current ECM. The name of the current
ECM is displayed in the right corner of the status bar.
Instructions
To select the ECM:
1 Select the Select ECM from the Data Link menu.
The ECM Selector dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration B).
2 Highlight an ECM and press OK. As the data is
loading from the ECM, a status bar is displayed.
Selecting the Select ECM menu function displays the

ECM Selector dialog box. This dialog box displays a
list of the ECMs currently available on the data link.
Next to each of the ECM names, in the Select an ECM
list box, there is an icon. If the icon shows a
connection, then the ECM is currently
communicating. If the icon shows a disconnection,
then the ECM is not currently communicating.
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Connecting Perkins TIPSS - EST

Purpose
The Connect function allows you to access a
connection, from the Data Link menu, to initiate data
link connection. This function is available when there
is no data link currently active.
When this function is selected, Perkins TIPSS - EST
continues with the same data link connection
procedures used during initial startup of the
application.
When a data link is established, Perkins TIPSS - EST
returns to the main menu and displays the ECM
Summary screen. When a data link connection is not
established, Perkins TIPSS - EST provides
suggested steps for correcting the problem.
Instructions
To start a connection to Perkins TIPSS - EST:
1 Select Connect from the Data Link menu, push the
F8 key, or press the Connect icon from the toolbar (if
default is set). The Perkins TIPSS Connection
message box is displayed while Perkins TIPSS - EST
is attempting to establish communications with the
data link.
When communications are successfully established
and a single ECM is found, the ECM Summary screen
is displayed.
When communications are successfully established
and multiple ECMs are found, the ECM Selector
dialog box is displayed. If Perkins TIPSS - EST
connects to an ECM that is unsupported by your
subscription, Perkins TIPSS - EST displays a
message and immediately disconnect.
2 Press the Stop Connect push-button to cancel all
attempts to communicate with the ECM through the
data link. All functions that require an active data link
connection are disabled. The Perkins TIPSS - EST
main screen is displayed. The status bar is updated
with the message Disconnected.
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Disconnecting Perkins TIPSS - EST
Purpose
The Disconnect function allows you to remove the
current data link connection between Perkins TIPSS EST and the ECM, and returns you to the main menu.
This function is available when a data link connection
is currently active. All Perkins TIPSS - EST
functionality, menus, and toolbars are updated
according to the state of the connection.
Instructions
To disconnect from Perkins TIPSS - EST:
Select Disconnect from the Data Link menu, push

the F8 key, or press the Disconnect icon from the
toolbar (if default is set).
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General information
8
Settings Drop-Down Menu
Functions
Overview
The Settings drop-down menu functions allow you to
make changes to different setting options in Perkins
TIPSS - EST. You can customize the Perkins TIPSS
- EST toolbar and function keys, select the
communication interface device, select
communication ports, set file locations, set language
choice, change the size of the toolbar, hide/display
the toolbar, and license Perkins TIPSS - EST.
The functions available under the Settings drop-down
menu are:
Custom
Preferences
View
License TIPSS
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Customizing the Toolbar

Purpose
The Customize - Toolbar function allows you to
customize the toolbar in Perkins TIPSS - EST.
Instructions
To customize the toolbar:
1 Select Custom from the Settings menu, and then
select Tool Bar from the sub-menu. The Toolbar
Customization dialog box is displayed (Refer to
Illustration A).
2 Create your toolbar using the push-buttons

described below. When you first enter this dialog box,
the top four push-buttons on the right-hand side of the
dialog box are disabled. Highlighting one of the
options in the Toolbar list box enables all of these
push-buttons.
Note: An icon can only appear on the Toolbar once.
The >> push-button is disabled when that icon is
there.
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3 Press OK when you are finished creating your

customized toolbar. The program screen shows the
changes you made.

the toolbar. Press Get Default to set the icons to
their original positions.
Screen Layout
The Toolbar Customization screen has the following
areas:
Available Tools
This list box represents the icons that are available in
Toolbar
This list box represents your customized toolbar.
Push-Buttons
>>
Highlight the icon in the Available

Tools list box, then press the >>
push-button. The icon is in the
Toolbar list box.
<<
Highlight the icon in the Toolbar

list box, then press the << pushbutton. The icon is in the Available
Tools list box.
To remove a space from the
Toolbar list box, highlight the
space and press the << pushbutton.
Space Before
To put a space in before a specific

icon in the toolbar, highlight the
icon in the Toolbar list box, then
press the Space Before pushbutton. A space appears in the
Toolbar list box, above the icon
that you highlighted.
Space After
To put a space in after a specific

icon in the toolbar, highlight the
icon in the Toolbar list box, then
press the Space After pushbutton. A space appears in the
Toolbar list box, below the icon
that you highlighted.
Up
To move an icon up in the order,

highlight the icon in the Toolbar
list box, then press the Up pushbutton.
Down
To move an icon down in the

order, highlight the icon in the
Toolbar list box, and then press
the Down push-button.
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Customizing the Function Keys
3 Press OK when you have assigned the function

keys.
Purpose
Press Cancel if you do not want to save the changes

made to the function keys. Press Get Defaults to set
the function keys to their original values. You return to
the last open window.
The Custom - Function Keys function allows you to

customize the functions keys in Perkins TIPSS - EST.
The function keys are the F # keys at the top of the
keyboard.
Note: The F1, F8, and F9 function keys cannot be
changed. They always represent Context Sensitive
Help, Connect/Disconnect, and Exit.
Instructions
To customize the function keys:
1 Select Custom from the Settings menu, and then
select Function Keys from the sub-menu. The
Customize Function Keys dialog box is displayed
2 There is a list of drop-down text boxes. Choose an
F # text box, and select the Perkins TIPSS function
from the drop-down list that you want to assign to that
function key. The Perkins TIPSS - EST function that
you assigned to the function key is displayed in the
text box. Continue to change the function keys.
Note: You cannot use a Perkins TIPSS - EST
function more than once when assigning them to the
function keys.
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Setting Preferences
Purpose
The Preferences dialog boxes allow you to set
different preferences for the software and hardware
connections. The preferences that can be set are the
communication interface device and ports, the
directories, languages, and non-critical messages.
The Preferences dialog box is comprised of tabs.
Depending on which tab is selected different
preferences may be set. The following tabs are
available:
Communications
Directories
Regional
Confirmation
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Accessing
To run the Preferences dialog box:
Select Preferences from the Settings menu. The
Preferences dialog box is displayed.
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Setting Communication Preferences

Purpose
The Communications tab in the Preferences dialog
box allows you to set the communication interface
device and ports necessary to run Perkins TIPSS EST.
Note: The Communications dialog box is dependent
on the Communication Interface Device you select.
This manual assumes that you will be using the
Perkins supplied communication adaptor. EST now
supports communications via the parallel port as well
as serial. This allows for the newer PCs that do not
have an RS232 serial connection. Make sure that you
purchase the correct cable if you use this option.
Instructions
To set the communication preferences:
1 Select the Communications tab in the Preferences
dialog box. The Communications window displays in
front (Refer to Illustration A).
2 To select the communication interface device that
you are using select the appropriate option from the
drop-down list.
3 To select the communication port, select one of the
radio buttons in the Ports section. The button that you
select must be the same as the port on the back of
your PC that you are using.
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4 Press the Advanced push-button to set more

advanced communication settings. The Advanced
Communication Settings dialog box is displayed
Note: The Advanced Communications Settings

dialog box is dependent on the Communication
Interface Device you select.
5 Press the radio button for desired baud rate and
flash option in the Advanced Communication Settings
dialog box. There are hints available to help you
choose your settings.
Press OK to accept the changes. Press Cancel to
exit the Advanced Communication Settings without
saving the changes. Press Help to open on-line help
for assistance. You return to the Communications tab
dialog box.
6 Press OK to accept the changes that you made in
the Communications tab. Press Cancel to exit this
tab without saving the changes. Press Help to open
on-line help for assistance. You return to the last
active screen.
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Setting Directory Preferences

Purpose
The Directories tab in the Preferences dialog box
allows you to set the flash file location. Setting this
option allows WinFlash to search the location where
the flash files are saved.
Instructions
To set the directories:
1 Select the Directories tab in the Preferences dialog
box. The Directories window displays in front (Refer to
Illustration B). The location of the Flash files is
displayed in the Select File Locations list box,
possibly with other files.
2 Highlight the location, then press the Modify
push-button to change the location. The Browse for
Folder dialog box is displayed (Refer to Illustration A).
3 Select the folder from the Select Flash Folder list
box where the flash files are located.
4 Press OK to select the directory. Press Cancel
to exit the Browse for Folder dialog box. You return to
the Directories tab dialog box.
the Directories tab. Press Cancel to exit this tab
without saving the changes. Press Help to open online help for assistance. You return to the last active
screen.
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Setting Regional Preferences

Purpose
The Regional tab in the Preferences dialog box allows
you to set the current language used in Perkins
TIPSS - EST.
Instructions
3 Press the International push-button, displaying

the Regional Settings Properties dialog box, to make
international PC adjustments. The standard Microsoft
Windows International dialog box is displayed. See
the Microsoft guide for help with this dialog box.
Note: The Number tab in the Regional Settings
Properties dialog box is where you change the
Measurement system between U.S. and Metric.
To set the current language:

1 Select the Regional tab in the Preferences dialog
box. The Regional window displays in front (Refer to
Illustration A). The languages installed with Perkins
TIPSS - EST are displayed in the Set Current
Language dialog box.
Note: If the language you want is not listed, you must
re-run the Perkins TIPSS Install CD-ROM. Select the
Custom push-button in the Select Install Option
screen to add a language.
2 Select the language radio button of your choice.
Press OK. The Perkins TIPSS message box is
displayed. Press OK.
Push Cancel to exit this tab without saving the
changes. Press Help to open on-line help for
assistance. You return to the last active screen.
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Setting Confirmation Preferences

Purpose
The Confirmation tab in the Preferences dialog box
allows you to enable or disable Perkins TIPSS - EST
confirmation messages. These are non-critical
messages used to confirm your actions.

the Confirmation tab. Press Cancel to exit this tab
without saving the changes. Press Help to open online help for assistance. You return to the last active
screen.
Instructions
To enable or disable Perkins TIPSS - EST
confirmation messages:
1 Select the Confirmation tab in the Preferences
dialog box. The Confirmation window is displayed on
top (Refer to Illustration A). The different confirmation
messages are displayed in the Confirm On dialog
box.
2 To enable a message, check the check box next to
the message of your choice. The checked messages
appear in Perkins TIPSS - EST when a confirmation
is required. To disable a message, uncheck the check
box next to the message of your choice. The
unchecked messages no longer appear in Perkins
TIPSS - EST.
Press Default to enable all Perkins TIPSS - EST
messages.
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Changing the Toolbar View

Purpose
The View function allows you to change the view of
the toolbar. The different options available under this
menu option are:
Large Tool Bar
Small Tool Bar
Hide Tool Bar
Instructions
To make toolbar larger:
Select Toolbar from the View menu, and then select
Large Tool Bar from the sub-menu. The toolbar is
displayed in Perkins TIPSS - EST with large icons.
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To make the toolbar smaller:

Small Tool Bar from the sub-menu. The toolbar is
displayed in Perkins TIPSS - EST with small icons.
To remove the toolbar from Perkins TIPSS - EST:
Hide Tool Bar from the sub-menu. The toolbar is
removed from Perkins TIPSS - EST.
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Licensing Perkins TIPSS - EST

Note: See the Licensing Perkins TIPSS - section in
the Perkins TIPSS - Getting Started manual.
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Help Drop-Down Menu Functions
Overview
The Help drop-down menu functions allow you to
access the on-line help file and information about
The functions available under the Help drop-down
menu are:
Contents
Using Help
Trainer
Trainer
Purpose
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The Trainer allows you to run TIPSS - EST in a

training mode. This lets you become familiar with
Perkins TIPSS - EST without a Perkins engine or
Communication Adapter. There is no charge and
authorization is not required.
The Trainer simulates some features for the Perkins
1100 Engine. This does not require being physically
connected to a Perkins engine or a Communication
Adapter.
Instructions
To use Trainer:
1 Select Trainer from the Help menu, and then select
Enable from the sub-menu or push the Enable Trainer
icon from the toolbar (if default is set). The Trainer
2 Select Perkins 1100E from the Application dropdown list.
3 Press "OK. The Perkins EST Connection message
box is displayed. Then, the ECM Summary screen
displays in the trainer mode. The Trainer simulates
some of Perkins TIPSS functions.
To exit Trainer:
Select Trainer from the Help menu, and then
select Disable from the sub-menu, or push the

Disable Trainer icon from the toolbar (if default is set).
Press Cancel to exit Trainer. You return to Perkins

TIPSS - EST main screen.
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Purpose
The About Perkins TIPSS message box provides you
with the following information:
Program Name
Version Number
Serial Number
Subscription
Copyright Information
Instructions
To view the About Electronic Service Tool message
box:
1 Select About Perkins TIPSS from the Help menu.
The About Electronic Service Tool message box is
2 Push OK when finished viewing the About
Electronic Service Tool message box.
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Appendix
10
Navigation Shortcuts
Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts
The mouse can accomplish a variety of functions.
Sometimes, however, the keyboard can be used in
conjunction with the mouse to perform advanced
operations.
Clicking the mouse, combined with pressing the
control, shift, page down, or page up keys, can be
used in a variety of ways to select a group of files in
(or any other list box) that are not immediately below
or above each other.
The Mouse: used to select the first and last files.
Control Key: highlights one file at a time.
Shift Key: highlights groups of files at one time.
Holding down the Alt key and pressing a letter allows

you to navigate drop-down menus. For example,
pressing F, while holding down the Alt key, opens
the File Menu. While this menu is open, pressing the
underlined letters in that menu performs the related
tasks. In this case, pressing N would prompt the
New File box (see Letters).
Tab Key
The Tab key moves the cursor between option
buttons (OK, Cancel, Print, etc.). A button that
can be activated by pressing enter is highlighted
(marked with black dashes around the border). Using
the Tab and Shift Keys at the same time reverses the
tab order. On different screens, you can use the Tab
button to move from one area to another. This is
called tab ability.
Page Down Key: highlights all files below the first file.
Page Up Key: highlights all files above the first file.
Mouse and Keyboard
Desired Result
Necessary Action
Select all files between two files:
Click on the first file. Hold down the Shift key and click on the last
file.
Select all files below or above a file:
Click on the first file. Hold down Shift and press the Page Down or
Page Up.
Select a group and then individual files: Click on the first file. Hold down Shift. Press Page Down or Page Up
to select a group. Release Shift. Holding down Control, click on
single files.
Select individual files that are not next
to each other:
Click on the first file.Hold down the Control button and click any
other files that you desire.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts give you the power to manoeuvre
through Perkins applications solely using the
keyboard. The shortcuts include using Alt, Tab, Shift,
Ctrl (Control), Enter, the space bar, multiple letters
and arrow keys (separately and combined with each
other) to accomplish an action.
Alt Key + Letter
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Arrow Keys
The arrow keys have many uses. The first function of the keys is to move between and through the menus
after holding down the Alt key and pressing a letter (see the example given under Alt Key + Letter). The arrow
keys and Enter key can be used instead of pressing the letter of the corresponding function.
The second use of the arrow keys is similar to that of the Tab key because the arrows can be used to move
between option buttons. The up and right arrows move the cursor down the option buttons, and the down and
left arrows move the cursor up the option buttons.
The third function of the arrow keys is to scroll through lists. In some screens, you must highlight the OK
button with the Tab key before using the arrows to scroll the list. In others, you must use the tab key to get into
the box with the list before using the arrows.
Letters
Not all buttons have tab ability. If you enter a screen where the Tab key does not highlight a button, the
underlined letter on the button can be pressed on the keyboard to perform that function. For example, the
buttons in the Status Screen do not have tab ability. Therefore, to return to the Groups screen, press G, or, to
Zoom In or Zoom Out, press Z.
Mouse and Keyboard
Desired Result
Necessary Action
Activate a menu bar:
Press ALT.
Cancel the dialog box:
Press Esc (Escape).
Carry out a function:
Press Enter or the space bar.
Select individual files that are not next

to each other:
Click on the first file.Hold down the Control button and click any
other files that you desire.
Choose a menu function:
Press the underlined letter in the function name or use the Arrow
key to scroll down the menu. When the action is highlighted, press
Enter.
Move between buttons, dialog boxes,

menu commands, or items in a list:
Press Tab (Tab + Shift reverses tab order), Arrow Keys, or

underlined letters.
Open a menu:
Press ALT plus the underlined letter in the menu name.
Select individual files:
Highlight the first file with the arrow keys. Holding down the Control
Key and use the arrow key to find the next file you want to highlight.
When you have reached this file, press the space bar. Continue to
do this until you have all desired individual files selected.
Select a group and then individual files: Use an Arrow key to find the first file you want to highlight. Holding
down Shift, use an Arrow key to highlight files, release Shift. Then
hold down Control, use an Arrow key to highlight an individual file,
and press Space Bar. Continue using the Arrow keys to find files
you desire and pressing the Space Bar to select them until all
desired files are selected.
Select a group of files one at a time:
Highlight the first or last file with an Arrow key. Hold down the Shift
key and use the up or down Arrow keys to select the group of files
you desire.
Select a group of files at once:
Use an Arrow key to find the first file. Holding down Control, use
the Arrow key to find the last file you desire and then hold down
Shift. Press the Page Up Arrow key.
Select all files at one time:
Highlight the first file with the arrow keys. Hold down the Control
and Shift keys and then press the End key.
Note: *The Tab key must be used to get into the correct box before any of these actions can be completed.
Press Enter after you select all desired files.
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Comma Separated Value

Purpose
The Data Logger function allows you to record real
data of a selected group(s) of parameters from the
ECM as it occurs. This data is saved as a Comma
Separated Value *.txt file that can be imported into
other applications (For example Excel or Lotus 123).
Note: If Perkins TIPSS - EST is unable to read the
data, Unavailable is inserted into the *.txt file.
Instructions
To view the data in an Excel spreadsheet:
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1 Open the Excel program.

2 Select Open from the File menu (Refer to
Illustration A). The Open dialog box is displayed
3 Select All Files (*.*) from the Files of type dropdown.
B
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4 Locate the data file from the Look in drop-down.

The path is shown in the Log File area of the Data
Logger screen to assist you in finding this file.
A
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1642.1
5 Double-click on the file. The Text Import Wizard is

10
6 Select the Delimited radio button and press

"Next>" (Refer to Illustration B).
1643.1
1644.1
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7 Check Comma from the Delimiters area, making

sure no other delimiter is checked.
A
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8 Press "Finish." The data displays in an Excel

spread sheet for viewing (Refer to Illustration B).
9 To make the column width fit the data, double-click
the boundary to the right of the column heading (A).
The data is ready for your viewing.
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Glossary of Terms
Event
Calibration
An electronic adjustment of a sensor signal. For
example, calibrations correct small output differences
between the atmospheric and boost sensors. The
ECM corrects the boost sensor output to equal
atmospheric sensor output after calibration.
Cell tip
Allows you to view text when it is not visible due to the
size of the column in a grid. Cell tip displays when the
mouse pointer is held over a cell for about a second.
Check Box
A square box accompanied by descriptive text.
Clicking the box puts an in it. Clicking a previously
checked box removes the .
Customer Passwords
A password that you assign used for protection in
certain functions in Perkins TIPSS - EST. The
Customer Password cannot be more than eight
characters long.
Diagnostic Code
An out of range condition where a measured factor,

such as engine speed or oil pressure, is so
excessively above or below limits that engine damage
is likely. Events are logged by the ECM and a factory
password is necessary to clear the log (except for a
remote shutdown).
Factory Password
A group of numeric or alpha-numeric characters
designed to restrict access to logged events and fuel
settings (except fuel ratio).
Field Box
A box that has a value in it that corresponds to the title
on the left of the box.
Flash Programming
A means of re-programming or updating the
Personality Module in the ECM without the need for
physical replacement of the module.
Group Box
A group or related radio buttons, edit fields, or dropdown boxes surrounded by a frame.
Histogram
A code that describes a problem in a system.

Dialog Box
A fixed size moveable window in which a user may
review or maintain information needed by the
application.
Drop-Down List Box
A field box with an arrow displayed to the right of the
box. Pressing the arrow displays an expanded list of
values below the field box. If there are more values
than can be displayed in the drop-down list box, a
scroll bar appears to the right of the list. Selecting a
value from the list places it in the single value field box
and closes the expanded list.
A bar graph representation of time distribution, where

the area of each bar is proportional at the time
represented.
Icon
A small graphic used to represent a valid program.
The Perkins TIPSS - EST software program icon
appears in the Perkins TIPSS group box in the
Windows Program Manager screen.
Drop-Down Menu
An expanded list of options displayed when one of the
menus above the toolbar is selected in Perkins TIPSS
- EST.
Electronic Control Module (ECM)
The electronic engine control that provides power to
EUI electronics and injectors, monitors EUI inputs,
and acts as a governor to control engine speed.
Electronic Unit Injector
A fuel system in which the injection pump is a
mechanically actuated, electronically controlled unit
injector which combines the pumping, electronic fuel
metering, and injecting elements in a single unit.
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List Box
Total Tattletale
A rectangular box with scroll bars containing a

scrollable list of items. Some list boxes permit single
item selection. Accomplished by clicking the desired
entry, or highlighting the entry and pressing enter.
Others permit multiple item selection, accomplished
by clicking each desired entry or highlighting each
entry and pressing enter. To de-select a selected
entry, simply click or highlight the entry again and
press enter.
Total number of changes to all parameters used in

factory password determination.
Parameter
A programmable value that determines the
characteristics or behaviour of the engine and/or
machine electrical system.
Personality Module
The small module inserted into the ECM that contains
all of the performance maps and instructions
(software) for the ECM in a specific engine
application.
Perkins Data Link (PDL)
An electrical connection for communication with onboard microprocessor based devices that use the
Data Link such as ECM, CMS, VIMS, electronic
transmissions, electronic dashboards, and service
tools such as Perkins TIPSS - EST. The Perkins Data
Link is also the communication medium used for
programming and troubleshooting with Perkins
service tools.
Perkins TIPSS - EST
A diagnostic tool software program for a personal
computer (PC).
Push-Button
A round-cornered rectangle containing text that
describes the action the button performs. OK and
Cancel are common push-buttons found on many
dialog boxes.
Radio Button
A grouping of circular buttons, only one of which may
be selected at a given time.
Text Box
A box that allows the user to type information into the
application. It follows a title, which tells you what
information needs to be entered.
Toolbar
A row of icons that are lined up along the top of the
Perkins TIPSS - EST Screen (under the menus),
symbolizing different functions in the Perkins TIPSS EST program. The toolbar provides the user with a
quicker way to enter Perkins TIPSS - EST functions.
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Index
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A
About Electronic Service Tool, 9 - 146
Active Diagnostic Codes, 3 - 35
Doc Operations, 2 - 18
Copy, 2 - 25
Air Fuel Ratio Tuning, 5 - 117
Delete, 2 - 26
Edit Description, 2 - 28
Calibrations, 5 - 108
Export, 2 - 29
Close File, 2 - 16
Import, 2 - 30
Comma Separated Value, 10 - 149
Move, 2 - 26
Communication Preferences, 8 - 138
Open, 2 - 23
Configuration, 5 - 84
Print, 2 - 24
Confirmation Preferences, 8 - 142

Connecting Perkins TIPSS - EST, 7 - 130
Conversion, 8 - 141
Copy a Document, 2 - 25
Copy Configuration, 5 - 88
Current Totals, 4 - 58
Customer Passwords, 5 - 87
Customizing
Function Keys, 8 - 136
Toolbar, 8 - 134
Toolbar View, 8 - 143
D
Data Link, 7 - 129
Data Log Recorder, 4 - 60
Data Log Viewer, 4 - 66
Data Logger, 4 - 59
Delete a Document, 2 - 26
Delete a File, 2 - 19
Diagnostic Tests, 3 - 40
Diagnostics, 3 - 34
Directory Preferences, 8 - 140
Disconnecting Perkins TIPSS - EST, 7 - 131
Rename, 2 - 27
E
ECM Replacement, 5 - 97
ECM Summary, 4 - 57
Edit Document Description, 2 - 28
Events, 3 - 43
Exiting Perkins TIPSS - EST, 2 - 32
Export a Document, 2 - 29
Export to File, 2 - 21
F
Factory Passwords, 5 - 86
File, 2 - 15
Close, 2 - 16
Exit, 2 - 32
File Management, 2 - 17
New File, 2 - 15
Opening, 2 - 16
Print Setup, 2 - 31
File Management, 2 - 17
Doc Operations, 2 - 18
File Operations, 2 - 17
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File Operations, 2 - 17
Passwords
Delete, 2 - 19
Customer, 5 - 87
Export, 2 - 21
Factory, 5 - 86
Import, 2 - 22
Viewing Customer Passwords, 6 - 128
New File, 2 - 18
Preferences, 8 - 137
Open, 2 - 19
Communication, 8 - 138
Rename, 2 - 20
Confirmation, 8 - 142
Fleet Configuration, 5 - 90
Directory, 8 - 140
Function Keys, 8 - 136
Regional, 8 - 141
Print a Document, 2 - 24
Glossary of Terms, 10 - 154
Print Setup, 2 - 31
Governor Gain, 5 - 114
Printing, 3 - 36
Print Preview, 3 - 37
Help, 9 - 145
Print to File, 3 - 36
Histogram
Print to Printer, 3 - 37
Event Histogram, 3 - 47
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R
Real Time Graphing, 4 - 73
Setting the Graph, 4 - 80
Import a Document, 2 - 30
Import from File, 2 - 22
Regional Preferences, 8 - 141
Information, 4 - 49
Rename a Document, 2 - 27
Rename a File, 2 - 20
Licensing Perkins TIPSS - EST, 8 - 144
Logged Diagnostic Codes, 3 - 38
Selecting a Graph
Logged Events Codes, 3 - 44
To Change a Set, 4 - 78
To Create a New Set, 4 - 76
Maintain Graph Sets, 4 - 76
To Create a New Set/Multiple ECMs, 4 - 78
Maintain Groups, 4 - 54
To Delete a Set, 4 - 79
Measurement System, 8 - 141
Selecting a Graph Set, 4 - 75
Metric Units, 8 - 141
Selecting a Group, 4 - 52
Monitoring System, 5 - 103

Monitoring System with Parameter Security, 5 - 105
Move a Document, 2 - 26
N
Navigation Shortcuts, 10 - 147
New File, 2 - 15, 2 - 18
O
Open Document, 2 - 23
Open File, 2 - 16, 2 - 19
Override Parameters Test, 3 - 41
To Change a Group, 4 - 55
To Create a New Group/Multiple ECMs, 4 - 54
To Create a New Group/One ECM, 4 - 53
To Delete a Group, 4 - 55
To Select a Group, 4 - 52
Selecting the ECM, 7 - 129
Service, 5 - 83
Service Procedure, 5 - 113
Settings, 8 - 133
Oxygen Sensor Calibration, 5 - 109

P
157
Shortcuts, 10 - 147
Keyboard Shortcuts, 10 - 147
Mouse Shortcuts, 10 - 147
Status, 4 - 50
T
Timing Calibration, 5 - 112
Toolbar, 8 - 134, 8 - 143
Trainer, 9 - 145
U
Units, 8 - 141
Utilities, 6 - 121
V
View, 8 - 143
Viewing Passwords, 6 - 128
W
WinFlash, 6 - 122
Beginning Flash, 6 - 126
Data Link, 6 - 124
File, 6 - 124
Help, 6 - 124
Selecting a File, 6 - 125
Settings, 6 - 124

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2 File Drop-Down Menu Functions

3 Diagnostics Drop-Down Menu Functions

4 Information Drop-Down Menu Functions

5 Service Drop-Down Menu Functions

6 Utilities Drop-Down Menu Functions

7 Data Link Drop-Down Functions

8 Settings Drop-Down Menu Functions

9 Help Drop-Down Menu Functions

About Perkins TIPSS - EST

Display parameter status

View and clear diagnostics

View events where irregularities occurred and

View and change configuration of the ECM

Perform diagnostic tests

View Trip information through Trip Summary,

Print reports and diagnostic results

For some subscriptions of Perkins TIPSS - EST,

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Understanding the Perkins TIPSS - EST

After Perkins TIPSS is maximized, the Restore button

Located in the upper right corner of the Title Bar,

Parts of Perkins TIPSS - EST screen are:

The icon in the upper left corner of the Title Bar,

Located in the upper right corner of the Title Bar,

Located at the bottom, Perkins TIPSS status bar has

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When Perkins TIPSS - EST does have a data link

Active Diag. Codes

Note: Which items appear depend on the ECM

Note: Which items appear depend on the ECM

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Switch data Link

Creating a New File

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Fleet Configuration File

Data Log File

See the relevant section of the manual for each of

Press the Open push-button to open

Press New File to create a new file

Press Cancel to exit the Open File

The file you selected is now ready to store

Select Close from the File menu.

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Document Type There are three types of

Highlighting a document shows its

Press this push-button to display

The File Management dialog box has the following

This line shows what file, if any, is

The Files list box displays the file

The Document list box displays

Press this push-button to display

Press the Close push-button to

File Operations: New

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2 Select Open from the menu. The file you selected

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3 Enter (up to 40 characters) the new file name in the

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