RACE CORE

01 Getting Started

Software setup

TunerStudio, rusEFI / FOME / Core EFI consoles, and the project file.

7 min readUpdated 2026-08

Tuning is done in TunerStudio (MS or Ultra). Firmware update, offline INI and USB recovery are done in the console that ships with whichever firmware you run — rusEFI Console, the FOME console, or the Core EFI console. You need TunerStudio plus the matching console.

Firmware compatibility

FirmwareUse when
rusEFIOpen Proteus F7 bundle. Largest community, Lua, full race-function set.
FOMEFOME Proteus F7 build. rusEFI-derived; match the FOME INI, not a rusEFI INI.
Core EFIThe image Core EFI ships or supplies for this unit. Match the Core EFI INI.

Pick one. The INI, the console and the binary must be from the same firmware. A rusEFI INI against a FOME binary is a signature mismatch, not a slightly different map.

What to install

  1. 01TunerStudio MS (free) or TunerStudio Ultra (if you want compare, VE analyse live, and advanced log tools). EFI Analytics.
  2. 02The firmware bundle that matches the image on the ECU: rusEFI Proteus F7, FOME Proteus F7, or Core EFI. The zip contains the .ini, the console, and the binary.
  3. 03STM32 USB drivers on Windows (ST’s WinUSB/ST-Link set, or the ones bundled in the console). Linux and macOS usually just work.

Create the TunerStudio project

  1. 01New project

    File → New Project. Name it after the car, not “project1”.

  2. 02Firmware / INI

    Point TunerStudio at the Proteus F7 INI from the same bundle as the firmware on the ECU (rusEFI, FOME or Core EFI). Do not use a microRusEFI or Hellen INI — pin names will be wrong.

  3. 03Communications

    USB serial, 115200 (or the rate the console reports). Detect. If detect fails, see First connection.

  4. 04Save

    Keep the project next to a folder of logs. TunerStudio will also write an msq (tune) beside it.

What the console is for

  • Flashing firmware (OpenBLT or DFU)
  • Capturing a rusEFI log / composite trigger log without TunerStudio
  • Reading unique ID, firmware stamp and fatal-error breadcrumb
  • Lua console output

You do not tune fuel or spark in the console. You tune in TunerStudio. You use the console when TunerStudio cannot talk to the box, or when you are updating firmware.

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