compustar ezgo

I purchased a Compustar 6300A controller and an EZGO keyless entry kit. I now find out that in the instructions it says to flash the CM6300 module for the FT-EZGO firmware and to set option 1-14 to setting 3. It appears that I will need to buy the OP 500 option programmer to set the option. My question is, what about flashing the firmware? Is this a necessary step? Second, can I do this with the OP500? Any help would be appreciated.

It all depends on where you got the module and what firmware is currently on it. Flashing it is not easy without an account with iDatalink. You do not HAVE to have the OP500 to set option 1-14... it can be done with the remote.... but it's a bit of a PITA.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

Hi Kenny, thanks very much for the reply. I guess there is no way of know what the current firmware is without an OP 500. Also I do understand that you can set the options with a remote, but it appears that only 2 or 4 button remotes are capable of doing this and the FT-EZGO only has one button. I think my only option is the OP 500 in this case. I regularly travel to NJ so maybe someone in a local shop, or one in Albany ;-) would do the flash and option set for me.

The OP500 won't update the firmware. If you are in the Albany area I could flash the unit for your and change the option (and whatever other option you needed) but my shop hours are not your standard hours because I run my shop as a part time business in addition to my full time job. I'm not typically at my shop until 5pm during the week. But if you wanted to send it to me or set something up, I'd be happy to flash it for you.Kenny

Owner / Technician

KKD Garage LLC

Albany, NY 12205

Thanks Kenny, I have sent you a PM.

I have made an account on idatalink (Just logged in, it's still working), and I am not any kind of dealer/retailer. I have also found out that as long as you have the USB updater cable you can update the module and program it (aside from the special options groups, mainly diesel and POC stuff)from idatalinks site even without a blade module, you just need the updater software/firmware ver 6.3 I think it was (you can double check in my topic I mentioned it there). I have done it. also, if the module is installed already, there is a way to check what version is on it. I forget the proccedure but it is in the install/owners manual, It will make the parking lights flash a number of times and that is the version on the module; 1 flash is ver1.xx, 2 flashes is ver 2.xx and so on.

Unfortunately I don't have the USB updater cable either, but thanks for your reply.

I just wanted to tell everyone of the exceptional service Kenny at KKD Garage in Albany gives. He did not know me at all, I was not nor most probably never will be a customer of his (I live in Thailand) and he went out of his way to flash and set the options at no charge on a Compustar unit I bought online. Thanks Kenny, you are gentleman.