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Service Tools

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ELECTRICAL AND STARTING SYSTEM

TOOLS

1.1. Caterpillar Electronic Technician (ET)

2.2. Connecting Cat ET and the Communications Adapter

The AVSpare service tools that are listed in Table 1 are required in order to enable a service technician to perform the procedures.

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Table 1
Required Service Tools
Part Number	Description
	Laptop Computer
JERD2124	AVSpare Electronic Technician (AVS ET) Version 2004B or later (optional) ⁽¹⁾
JERD2129	Date subscription for all engines and machines
171-4400	Communication Adapter Gp (AVS ET to ECM interface) (optional) ⁽²⁾
317-7484	Cat Communication Adapter III Gp
237-7547	Adapter Cable As. ⁽³⁾
9U-7330	Digital Multimeter
7X-1710	Multimeter Probe
1U-5804	Crimp Tool (12 AWG TO 18 AWG)
175-3700	Connector Repair Kit (DT)
	Two short jumper wires ⁽⁴⁾
	Long extension wire ⁽⁵⁾
	4 mm (hex) key

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^( 1 )	AVSpare Communications Tool Kit version 2005A or later may also be used.
^( 2 )	The 7X-1700 Communication Adapter Gp may be used.
^( 3 )	The 237-7547 Adapter Cable As. is required to adapt the Communication Adapter's RS-232 serial cable 196-0055 Adapter Cable Assembly to the USB port. The adapter is needed on computers that are not equipped with an RS-232 serial port.
^( 4 )	Two short jumper wires are needed to check the continuity of some wiring harness circuits by shorting two adjacent terminals together in a connector.
^( 5 )	A long extension wire may also be needed to check the continuity of some wiring harness circuits.

AVSpare Electronic Technician (ET)

The AVSpare Electronic Technician (Cat ET) or the AVSpare Communications Tool Kit may be used for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of the PL1000T. The AVSpare Communications Tool Kit provides the customer with level access to information on the data link. Table 2 lists the information access capabilities and compares the information access capabilities of Cat ET and of AVSpare Communications Tool Kit.

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Table 2
Service Tool Capability
Service Tool Feature	AVSpare Electronic Technician	AVSpare Communication Tool Kit
PL1000T ECM Summary	Yes	Yes
PL1000T ECM Configuration	Yes	Yes
PL1000T ECM Status	Yes	Yes
PL1000T ECM Totals	Yes	Yes

All other ECM Summary	Yes	Yes
All other ECM Configuration	Yes	No
All other ECM Status	Yes	No
All other ECM Totals	Yes	No

All ECM Events	Yes	No
All ECM Diagnostics	Yes	No

Flash New ECM Software	Yes	No

Perform Calibrations	Yes	No

Connecting Cat ET and the Communications Adapter

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Illustration 1	g03723028
Communication Gp (1) Personal computer (PC) (2) 196-0055 Serial Cable (3) 171-4401 Communication Adapter As (4) 207-6845 Adapter Cable As (Data Link)

Note: Items (3), (4), and (5) are part of the 171-4400 Communication Adapter Group .

Use the following procedure to connect Cat ET and the 171-4400 Communication Adapter Gp .

Turn the machine key switch to the OFF/RESET position. If the key switch is not placed in the OFF/RESET position, the machine may start.

Connect cable (3) between the "COMPUTER" end of communication adapter (4) and the RS-232 serial port of PC (1) .

Connect cable (5) between the "DATA LINK" end of communication adapter (4) and the service tool connector.

Turn the machine key switch to the ON position, then start the ET. The ET will initiate communications with the electronic control modules on the machine. The ET will list the available electronic control modules on the machine after communication has been established. If Cat ET and the communication adapter do not communicate with the ECM, refer to Troubleshooting, "Problem - AVS ET unable to detect any electronic control modules".