Caterpillar Comm Adapter III – diagnostic scanner interface is a cat group dealer workshop diagnostic tool built to work with Caterpillar heavy vehicles and Caterpillar engines. It is the latest generation of the cat Communication Adapter group and replaces the cat Comm Adapter II & the old 466-6258 and 317-7487 tool numbers.
Please check the CAT comm adapter ToolKIT 3 Operating Manual in PDF to make sure that you are familiar with Important Safety Information and the toolkit futures.
An optional DVD package for the WInFlash of CAT Flash Files 2021/04 is available.
This is the only data transfer tool that will allow you to properly interact with the cat engine on two data channels. This function is required for some cat ET (Electronic Technician) functions.
At the moment, both cat kits are available for purchase – 466-6258 and 538-5051.
The only difference with the new kit is that the adapter (box) will not pull the voltage to power itself from the computer’s USB Port.
The computer will recognize it as a connected device but Cat ET will not read the device unless it is plugged into a powered ECM Technician) functions.
Caterpillar scan tool includes:
CAT Comm Adapter III (part # 317-7485)
CD with the drivers
USB Cable (From device to your computer)
J1939/J1708 Cable (from device to your truck)
Hard Shell Case with foam inserts
Caterpillar ET 2021A
Caterpillar Electronic Technician (Cat ET) is a service tool designed to run on a personal computer (PC) under Microsoft Windows. It will communicate with the Electronic Control Modules (ECMs) through a communication data link thus allowing you to diagnose existing and potential problems, configure the product and obtain data for analysis.
With the CAT Diagnostic Tool, you can:
View active and logged diagnostics
View events where irregularities occurred and were logged by the ECM
View the status of a group of parameters (temperatures, pressures, etc.) simultaneously
Record and log performance data
Graph a group of status parameters
View the current configuration of an ECM
Change ECM configurations
Perform diagnostic tests
Perform calibrations
Print reports and diagnostic results
For some machine and engine products, additional functionality has been included with the service tool program
Features
Display, graph and log status parameters.
Retrieve prognostic data including histograms, engine totals for fuel used and miles traveled.
View active diagnostics and clear logged diagnostics. View events where irregularities have occurred and have been logged by the ECM.
Perform calibrations to enhance performance of the ECM.
Customize the ECM with application-specific settings.
Over 100 custom Diagnostic, Information and Service features including:
– 2D and 3D Histogram plotting capability (engine software
support required).
– Custom Status screen groups
– Snapshots (Download and display snapshot data recorded by the
ECM)
– Configuration Aid that allows upload/download of same
configuration to multiple control modules
Caterpillar electronic technician 2020B with WinFlash future is an updated version of the caterpillar dealer diagnostic software that can help technicians to diagnose existing and potential problems with their electronically controlled Caterpillar Engines and Machines.
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