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Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)

The "dds" diagnostic system lets you diagnose any faults in the injection-ignition system via a serial port. The system is also equipped with functions to test various devices on the motorcycle. The dds diagnosis instrument can be used to measure current and voltage on any electrical device, to perform tests on individual components and to measure pressure and temperature values.

The dds (1) part number 97900.0215 Consists of a palmtop display (a), a bbad self-diagnosis module (b) and a display memory card (c).

Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)


Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)


Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)


The touch-screen display unit (a) serves for both data display and input, using the stylus housed on the side of the unit.

The self-diagnosis module (b) enables communication between the dds diagnosis instrument (1) and the motorcycle’s on-board electronic control unit (ecu).

The user interface software resides in the display memory card (c) which is housed in the palmtop display unit (a).

The display unit is equipped with two connection panels: one at the top of the instrument and one at the bottom.

The top connection panel has 6 connection sockets with the following functions:

Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)


The bottom connection panel has 3 connection sockets with the following functions:

Description of the diagnosis instrument (dds)


You can connect a printer to the dds diagnosis instrument (1) to print test reports: connect the printer to the serial port (com1) (g) located on the top connection panel of the tester (1).

Technical data

Power supply:

Components supplied with the dds diagnosis instrument

The dds diagnosis instrument (1) is supplied in a kit together with the following items:

Using a multimeter to check the electrical systems
Introduction This instrument allows you to measure resistance, voltages, and current values. Multimeters can be divided into two basic types: analogue and digital display multimeter. An analogue m ...

Tester power supply
The dds (1) part number 97900.0215 Can be powered from the vehicle as follows: From the mains power supply: by connecting the power supply connector (n) to the network power supply (2) pa ...

Other materials:

Lcd unit functions
Speedometer. Gives road speed. Rev counter. Indicates engine revs per minute. Clock. Water temperature indicator. Indicates engine coolant temperature. Important Stop riding if the temperature reaches the maximum value, otherwise the engine might be damaged. ...

Engine setting function (engine power control)
This function customises engine power and output. To access the function it is necessary to view the "setting" menu page 48, using button (1, fig. 14) ?" "or (2, fig. 14) ?" "select the "riding mode"function and press the reset button (12, fig. 12) T ...

Refitting the cylinder/piston assembly
If new units are used, it is necessary to couple the cylinders and pistons of the same selection (see paragraph "overhaul Of the cylinder barrel/piston components" of this section). If the pistons have been separated from their cylinders, before reassembling these components, position the p ...

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