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Sun Clock is a 24-hour clock that displays the position of the sun, and times of sunrise, solar noon, sunset, golden hour, and twilight for your current location. It also shows the position and phase of the moon, and its rising and setting times.
A note about direction1 — why does it go backwards?
Tap on or hover over the segments to get their start and end times. You can also tap/hover on the moon, the hour hand, and the centre dot.
See updates for change history.
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Once repaired, you must protect the cable from being "killed" again:
However, the honeymoon phase often ends abruptly. One day the cable works; the next, you are greeted with a dreaded "Interface not found" error, a firmware crash, or a "License invalid" pop-up. When that happens, you are faced with a dilemma: throw it away and buy another clone, or attempt .
Are you currently facing a error, or is your computer failing to recognize the interface entirely?
In severe cases, you may need a USBasp programmer to manually flash a new .hex or .bin file to the ATmega162 chip. This restores the interface to a "clean" state that can be recognized by the software again.
Launch VCDS, navigate to , select USB , and click Test . Click Save once you see Interface: Found! Status: Ready . 🚀 Advanced Troubleshooting Tips Hardware Chip Identification vcds 2231 hex v2 clone repair work
Open the or STM32CubeProgrammer software on your PC.
Carefully pry open the shell to expose the printed circuit board (PCB). Identify the main microcontroller chip:
: Delete remnant Ross-Tech registry folders located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE .
Open the casing to see if it uses an Atmega162 or an ARM chip. Once repaired, you must protect the cable from
The interface may show a solid or flashing red light instead of the standard blue/green, indicating it is stuck in a failed boot or update mode. 3. Repairing ATmega162-Based Clones
Check the "VCDS Clones & Repairs" section on digital-kaos.co.uk or mhhauto.com. Proceed at your own risk—and always verify safety-critical codes with a known-good tool.
Do not attempt repair without these:
After the firmware re-flash and a system reboot, the interface connected successfully. Are you currently facing a error, or is
Find VCIConfig.exe in your VCDS installation folder.
: The standard firmware loaders used for standard ARM-based HEX-V2 chips.
Never use the "Check for Updates" feature in the VCDS configuration menu, as it will likely brick the clone again.
If the serial numbers are wiped or read as generic strings, rewrite them using a known clean template file tailored for VCDS 22.3.1.
If you get "No CAN" on modern cars:
Launch your VCDS software, navigate to , and click Test .
Added an option for a ticking seconds hand (sweep hand is still the default).
Fixed a bug where the Moon icon was incorrect in recent versions of Safari.
Added the option to show the odd numbers on the clock face.
The "use 12-hour times" option now applies to the numbers on the clock face also.
Added an annual calendar. Try it out. Feedback welcome!
Sun Clock is now a Progressive Web App. This means you can install it on your device homepage and it will be available when your are offline.
Added auto-color mode (dynamic colors that change with the time periods.)
Added dark mode.
Live!
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