TUBE AS 8N7318 - Caterpillar

The recommended Caterpillar service tools listed in Table 1 are required in order to enable a service technician to perform the procedures.
Table 1
Required Service Tools    
Part Number     Description    
    Laptop Computer    
JERD2124     Caterpillar Electronic Technician (CAT ET) Version 2004B or later (optional) (1)    
JERD2129     Date Subscription for all engines    
171-4400     Communication Adapter Gp (CAT ET to ECM interface) (optional) (2)    
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    
( 1 ) Caterpillar Communications Tool Kit version 2005A or later may also be used.
( 2 ) The 7X-1700 Communication Adapter Gp or the PL1000E Communication ECM's embedded communication adapter may also be used.
( 3 ) The 237-7547 Adapter Cable As. is required to adapt the Communication Adapter's RS-232 serial cable (196-0055) to the USB port on computers that are not equipped with a 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.Note: Due to all the new features of the PL1000E, the PL1000E requires the use of Caterpillar Communication Toolkit or Caterpillar Electronic Technician that is version 2007B or newer.Troubleshooting Software
The Cat ET Service Tool or Caterpillar Communications Tool Kit is used to connect, configure, and monitor the PL1000E Communication Module. Information related to operation of the Cat ET can be found online at https://productsupportglobalcontent.cat.com. The PL1000E Communication Module requires version 2007B or later of the Cat ET and version 2007B or later of the Caterpillar Communications Tool Kit.The Caterpillar Communications Tool Kit provides customer level access to information on the data link. Table 2 lists and compares the information access capabilities of these two service tools.
Table 2
Service Tool Capability    
Service Tool Feature     Caterpillar Electronic Technician     Caterpillar Communication Tool Kit    
PL1000E ECM Summary     Yes     Yes    
PL1000E ECM Configuration     Yes     Yes    
PL1000E ECM Status     Yes     Yes    
PL1000E 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    When service tool is started, service tool will attempt to identify modules on the target data link. All identified devices