(Guide) Setting up J2534 logging

[jglim]

Here's a quick guide to configure J2534-logger, which is a powerful vendor-agnostic method to transparently monitor J2534 communications.
The logger shim receives commands from the J2534 application, saves them to a log file, then passes the command to the real DLL. Your existing J2534 interfaces will not be affected, only one new J2534 interface will be added.

Installation

1. Download this prebuilt J2534-logger, and unzip the folder J2534-Shim into your C:\Program Files (x86)\ folder
2. Run install-shim.reg

Usage

Diogenes

1. Select Connection->J2534 Interfaces->J2534-Shim
2. When the "Select a J2534 interface" dialog appears, pick the real J2534 hardware (e.g. OpenPort or AbrPT32)
3. Take note of where the logfile will be saved, then press OK. You can now continue normally.
4. When you exit the application, the logfile will be ready for sharing (example: ShimDLL_2020-12-21_19-39-06_0044.txt )

Vediamo

Configure your PartJ to use J2534-Shim. Whenever Vediamo attempts to open a connection, a window will appear to ask you about your preferred interface.

1. Open your configuration file, which should be in one of these folders:

• C:\Program Files\Vediamo\Caesar\driver\slave.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Vediamo\Caesar\driver\slave.ini

2. Open the file in your text editor, find the PartJ section, and change PassThruVersion to 04.04, and DeviceName to J2534-Shim

; -------------------
; PartJ configuration
; -------------------
[PartJ]
PassThruVersion="04.04"
DeviceName="J2534-Shim"