Hey guys (and gals),
I did a quick search but didn't see anything. I did see some messages on other boards when searching Google, for other Rams (primarily 4th gen) where they were having the same issue. I'm not knew to electronics (EE in my senior year with 20+ years military/civilian experience in diagnosing/repairing electronics to component level) as well as working with a leading team in ECU editing products for motorcycles along with having other Diablosport products for my 17 Durango and 3rd gen Ram. So I don't believe this to be a user error, but anything's possible I suppose.
The issue I'm having is with Diablosport's Pulsar + Trinity combo I just bought a few weeks ago for my 2021 Limited. Both are fully up to date with firmware, both are installed correctly, both seem to work correctly as I am able to see live data and make changes to the power mode level via the Trinity display. I do have a Taser DT, but the issue still exists even with the Taser eliminated from the equation.
But what isn't working is the Trinity shutting off with the ignition off. I have tried several variations including shutting the truck off, locking it, dropping they key FOB off inside the house and waiting 30 minutes while cleaning up the garage. The damn thing still stays on.
In the aforementioned Google search I saw posts from Diablosport to set the screen timeout to 0 or 2 minutes. Tried both. Which the 2 minute setting does shut off the display - but it also shuts off the display when driving. What's the purpose of having the extra gauges to monitor if I have to touch it every two minutes to stay on?
I think, although I haven't checked, but I am willing to bet that the CAN Hi and Lo lines on the OBD port are hot all the time? So since the CAN lines are always hot, anything plugged into it will instantly turn on. I'm thinking even with the display off, using their suggested 2 minute time out I stumbled across on another forum, the unit is still on still contributing to a parasitic loss draining the battery. I figured I'd reach out quick to see if anyone is seeing, or experienced anything similar before I bust out the DMM/OScope and build a patch cable to monitor what is happening there once the ignition is off. So far my attempts at contacting Diablosport has resulted in an 0 for 2 record for me as they have yet to respond to the 2 support requests sent in several business days apart.
About the only thing I haven't tried yet, is to try moving the Trinity to my Durango or 3rd gen Ram to see if the similar issue exists. Only reason I haven't tried is I am not sure if the Trinity is married to one ECU or not and whether or not it will be unable to used on my other Dodges without procuring any other licenses for them.
Thanks in advance for anything you guys got for me!
I did a quick search but didn't see anything. I did see some messages on other boards when searching Google, for other Rams (primarily 4th gen) where they were having the same issue. I'm not knew to electronics (EE in my senior year with 20+ years military/civilian experience in diagnosing/repairing electronics to component level) as well as working with a leading team in ECU editing products for motorcycles along with having other Diablosport products for my 17 Durango and 3rd gen Ram. So I don't believe this to be a user error, but anything's possible I suppose.
The issue I'm having is with Diablosport's Pulsar + Trinity combo I just bought a few weeks ago for my 2021 Limited. Both are fully up to date with firmware, both are installed correctly, both seem to work correctly as I am able to see live data and make changes to the power mode level via the Trinity display. I do have a Taser DT, but the issue still exists even with the Taser eliminated from the equation.
But what isn't working is the Trinity shutting off with the ignition off. I have tried several variations including shutting the truck off, locking it, dropping they key FOB off inside the house and waiting 30 minutes while cleaning up the garage. The damn thing still stays on.
In the aforementioned Google search I saw posts from Diablosport to set the screen timeout to 0 or 2 minutes. Tried both. Which the 2 minute setting does shut off the display - but it also shuts off the display when driving. What's the purpose of having the extra gauges to monitor if I have to touch it every two minutes to stay on?
I think, although I haven't checked, but I am willing to bet that the CAN Hi and Lo lines on the OBD port are hot all the time? So since the CAN lines are always hot, anything plugged into it will instantly turn on. I'm thinking even with the display off, using their suggested 2 minute time out I stumbled across on another forum, the unit is still on still contributing to a parasitic loss draining the battery. I figured I'd reach out quick to see if anyone is seeing, or experienced anything similar before I bust out the DMM/OScope and build a patch cable to monitor what is happening there once the ignition is off. So far my attempts at contacting Diablosport has resulted in an 0 for 2 record for me as they have yet to respond to the 2 support requests sent in several business days apart.
About the only thing I haven't tried yet, is to try moving the Trinity to my Durango or 3rd gen Ram to see if the similar issue exists. Only reason I haven't tried is I am not sure if the Trinity is married to one ECU or not and whether or not it will be unable to used on my other Dodges without procuring any other licenses for them.
Thanks in advance for anything you guys got for me!
