The steps to know which read method your OFT used is simple. After you've completed a READ operation at your vehicle:
- Successfully install OpenFlash Manager on your Windows based PC.
- Ensure you have an active internet/wifi connection.
- Launch the OpenFlash Manager software.
- Connect your OFT to your PC using the supplied MiniUSB to USB cable.
- At this time your OpenFlash Manager may apply several updates to your OFT, or itself. This can take several minutes; give the process some time to complete.
- Navigate to the UPLOAD DATA tab on the left.
- Once the software has read some data from the OFT either of the following will occur next
- You may be immediately greeted by a message that says "Only ECU data have been read. The original file must be loaded manually."
- This indicates a Virtual ECU Read took place.
- This indicates a Virtual ECU Read took place.
- You may NOT receive any message like what is above.
- This indicates an Actual ECU Read took place.
- After OpenFlash Manager reads the data from the OFT, notice that the space next to "Original File" says "PRESENT"