GE Power & Water

Waukesha* gas engines TOPIC:

IDENT NO:
Electronic Controls
17-3093
DATE: September 2013

ESM *
SUBJECT: Updated Electronic Service Program (ESP)
SUPERSEDES: New

MODELS AFFECTED: All Waukesha gas engines with ESM

The purpose of this bulletin is to announce the release • RS-232 serial port
of an updated version of the ESP software and provide
• CD-ROM drive
instructions how to successfully download, navigate
and use the software. • Mouse or other pointing device recommended but
not required
USES / APPLICATION OF THE
SOFTWARE OBTAINING THE SOFTWARE
The Electronic Service Program (ESP) is a PC-based ESM ESP software is available by downloading the
graphic interface that provides a means of obtaining software from the GE Waukesha website or obtaining
information on system’s status and making changes to ESM ESP CD (P/N X-E001-06L). Disks can be
user adjustable setpoints. In addition, the ESP ordered though your local Distributor using this part
software provides: number.
• Log of current and historic faults DOWNLOADING ESP FROM WEBSITE TO
COMPUTER
• Detailed electronic troubleshooting (E-Help)
NOTE: Verify you have administrative rights on your
• Instruction manuals for engines using ESM computer, or have the IT department download and
• A training tool to familiarize users with the system install the program. The file will be saved as a .zip file
without being connected to an engine and will need to be extracted. Your computer will need
PKZIP or WinZip to extract the files.
• Data logging capabilities for advanced
troubleshooting 1. Log on to www.wedlink.net and select “Controls
Downloads – NEW”, located on left side of screen.
MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS
Make sure your PC meets the minimum system
requirements:
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later operating
system environment
• Administrative rights
• 700 MHz processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 200 MB free hard disk space
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• 800 x 600 color VGA display

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2. Right-click on the “ESP 1.6L” link and choose “Save Target As.”
3. Save the program to a folder that allows easy
access. A recommendation would be under your
desktop, as shown below:
4. Save the file to your computer (download time may
be extensive depending on Internet speed).
5. Open the .zip file with PKZIP or a similar extraction
program.
6. After file is unzipped, open the folder that was
unzipped and run the setup.exe file.
7. See INSTALLING ESP on page 2.
RUNNING ESP INSTALLER FROM CD
The ESM ESP CD contains an installation program to
automatically load ESP on the hard drive of your PC.
Complete the following steps to load the ESP software
using the installation program.
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Close any other applications that may be open on
your PC’s desktop.
3. Insert the ESP CD into the CD drive of your PC.
• If Autorun is enabled on your PC system,
installation starts automatically approximately
30 seconds after the CD is inserted. Continue
with Step 7.
• If the Autorun is disabled on your PC system,
continue with Step 4.
4. From the Start menu, select Run...
5. Type d:\setup.exe and click “OK” (if “D” is not the
letter of your CD drive, type in the appropriate
letter).
6. See INSTALLING ESP on page 2.
NOTE: By default, the ESP software is installed in
C:\Program Files\ESM.
INSTALLING ESP
1. To start the ESP installation, run setup.exe.
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2. If you have a previous version of ESP installed, 4. Read the End User License Agreement (EULA)
you will see this pop-up screen. Click “Yes” to and click “I Agree” to continue.
uninstall the older version and continue with the
installation of the new ESP program.

The older version of the ESP software will be

uninstalled. Wait for this process to complete and
for the next step to appear.

5. You are now ready to install. Click “Next” to

continue.

3. The new version of the ESP software will be

installed. Click “Next” to continue.
6. A pop-up indicating that “This computer already
has a newer version of HTML Help” appears. Click
“OK” to continue.

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7. If a pop-up indicating that the system must be 9. Wait while files are being copied.
restarted appears, click “Cancel” to continue.

8. Wait while the program is being installed.

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10. The ESP program has been successfully installed. Click “Finish” to complete the install.

11. Click “Close” to exit the installer.

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12. When installation is complete, four ESP-related ESP TRAINING TOOL

icons will appear on your desktop.
DESCRIPTION
ESM ESP Icon: Double-clicking this
icon opens the standard ESP
program.
ESM Training Tool Icon: Double-
clicking this icon opens a version of
ESP that is used for training only. This
program runs even without an ECU
connected.
ESP Modem Access Icon: Double-
clicking this icon opens a version of
ESP that allows use of ESP with a
modem and requires modem cables
for use.
Log File Processor Icon: Double-
clicking this icon opens a program
that converts ESP log files into a file
format read by Microsoft Excel.
The training tool allows you to view the ESP screens
ICON without an ECU connected. The training tool is
intended to allow users to become familiar with the
screens and fields within ESP. The training tool does
not have the full functionality that ESP has when
connected to an ECU (running unit).
The training tool has the code versions and
workspaces to represent ECUs. When using the
training tool, the user must select the proper code
version and workspace to view the screens
representative of the desired engine.
OPENING A TRAINING TOOL WORKSPACE
1. To run the training tool, double-click the icon
located on the desktop.
2. Open “File”, then select “Open Workspace”.

ESP CD CONTENTS
DOCUMENTATION
ESP documentation is located in this directory:
C:\Program Files\ESM\Documentation

The following is available:

• ESM O&M manuals
• Spreadsheet for APG100 setup
• Readme file – see ESP TRAINING TOOL on
page 6 for more information
• S-sheets providing detailed wiring information

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3. Select (double-click) the appropriate code version.

• The code version is easily identified on the live

engine by the icon in the upper left of the ESP
screen. The following table shows the icons for
the three most recent code versions. If the code
version is not known, select the most current:
0x44FC6077.

DESCRIPTION ICON

The ESP screen will display the

Horsepower logo if the ECU has
the 0x44FC6077 version of code
installed.

The ESP screen will display the

Centennial logo if the ECU has
the 0x425A587D version of code
installed.

The ESP screen will display the

Dresser Waukesha logo for all
previous versions of code.

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4. Select (double-click) the appropriate workspace code in the training tool.

• Reference the ESP Training Tool Readme.txt document to determine the appropriate workspace. To
determine the proper workspace for your engine, find your engine on the list and reference the workspace
code shown on the left column.

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5. Open the “General.wrk” workspace.

6. The training tool is now open. Select the appropriate screen by clicking on the tabs at the top of the screen. The
numbers are default values for display only. Reference the ESP programming section of one of the electronic
manuals (C:\Program Files\ESM\Documentation) of the ESP for a description of the fields.

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REINSTALLATION – CURRENT VERSION OF ESP

• If you already have version 1.6L installed and try to reinstall version 1.6L, the following message will appear:

• If “Repair” is selected, the current ESP program will

be uninstalled and then the new ESP program will
be installed.
• If “Remove” is selected, the current ESP program
will be uninstalled and setup.exe will have to be run
again to perform the installation.

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