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Gaining OEM Access Permobil / R-Net
(with a dealer level dongle)
*** DO NOT CHANGE ANY SEATING SETTINGS VIA THE R-NET SOFTWARE!!!***
this WILL break stuff!! it may look like ya can change settings, BUT not from the R-NET side of things!!
People tend to ignore this warning - but SERIOUSLY
DONT DO IT!!!
your chair will STOP DRIVING AND/OR WORKING COMPLETELY!!
**MAKE SURE YOU SAVE A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR OEM SETTINGS FILE!!!**
you'll want a backup to revert to if things get weird!
1) Get the software
a) Permobil Dealer Software -
PC Programmer (ver 6.1.5) CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
AND
b) Sunrise OEM - - - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
if windows doesnt automatically install the dongle drivers - CLICK HERE to download
(this is not always needed)
2) get a windows computer - (windows 7 or win 10) (maybe win 11.. IDK probably not..?)
3) get an R-Net USB Dongle (access level doesn't matter)
4) install permobil R-net Software, and get the chair connected to the dongle
(i wont cover how to do this - if you're attempting these mods - ya should already know what you're doing :^)
5) Open permobil dealer software, and 'read from controller'
6) file menu -> 'save as OEM'
7) wait for file to be created (90 seconds max)
8) CLOSE the permobil software, and now: VERY IMPORTANT -
-UNPLUG THE USB DONGLE FROM THE COMPUTER!
9) open sunrise OEM software (with R-Net dongle DISCONNECTED)
10) File -> open -> 'your oem file name' (open the file you created with the permobil software
11) ignore any errors about access levels, or out of date software
12) now you can expand the tree, and make your changes! (be careful!)
at this point you can refer back to another guide on this site, if you were pointed here by another article.
FYI - Permobil has had to swap the names for some of the axis/seating functions, and they're not labeled correctly in this software!
(but youre NOT changing them anyways, RIGHT??!?! )
After making your desired changes,
come back to this article, and continue on with step # 13 below
13) File -> SAVE AS... (you want to keep your original OEM file for later use, or mistakes as a backup)
14) Close sunrise software, reconnect the USB dongle,
and open Permobil Dealer software
(make sure the chair is connected in the software)
15) open the file you edited in the sunrise software File -> open
16) in the box that pops up, click 'program' to immediately write your new file to the chair's controller
17) Wait for a bit - sometimes the progress bar isn't accurate (90 seconds max) if you get any errors, try re-writing again - but 90% of the time it'll work even if theres an error (unless you're trying to write settings for a different controller type (like from 90amp to a 120amp etc))
18) BURNOUTS!!
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