Well this is true that the control unit has to programed to the fob which means if you can duplicate the fob it's a home run.
This locksmith tells me that these devices do not communicate back and forth, that the fob sends a signal that the control unit can relate to. (ad-libbed)
I will find out for sure
I pretty much understand that, that's why I spent so much time researching this, and providing it....
now, even though I explained exactly what you just said... go back and read what you said the locksmith told you.....
, just to make it simple.... the part about the FOB 'SENDS' a signal, but doesn't "RECEIVE' a signal... it's a one way flow... so this is why I state, you can't program the FOB....
it does not receive a signal. nor can it be sent a signal to 'reprogram it' to anything... it's a stored code, and cannot be 'changed' like a blank chip.... once that code is burned in, it is the only contents occupying the space, and cannot be changed...or written over.
hey, please take the time, and supply the locksmith,
I'd suggest you buy a new Active fob tho, and have it paired, along with the RFID chip, to your bike, By someone with a KDS3 device....
prior to letting him "experiment" with your active FOB....... simply because he has no liabilities, as it's not his bike... and if he 'tries' to crack the mystery of the signal generation, and can actually pull the data, he needs to send that data to another device, an active device, that does what the Kaw Active FOB does... sends a signal... and lotsa 'awwwshytzz' can occur...
the secure protocols developed for this system have been in place for 10+ years, the first person that even says 'oh, that's old tech, I can do that', ought to be working for Kaw, for 4x his yearly salary... if he is that smart.
let us know how it pans out. I am seriously curious, as I try to be on top of this tech thing...
and thanks for being our crash test volunteer..