Cannot connect with OBD-I car interface
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Cannot connect with OBD-I car interface
I have an 87 and I'm using an old setup with a laptop running XP and and AKM cable interface to a Belkin serial->USB converter, which used to work a couple of years ago, but it's not now. I reinstalled the Belkin F5U103 driver and it shows up under port COM7, but it won't read from Digimoto Lite or ScanMaster software I'm using. Again, this used to work in the past. I've spent a couple hours trying to get it working and I'm wondering if I just need to tweak one little thing that I'm missing or just take a different approach, entirely.
Thoughts?
I'm just interested in diagnosing problems, for the most part. At the moment, I'd like to check BLM and O2 counts to try to figure out a rich exhaust condition.
Thanks!
Thoughts?
I'm just interested in diagnosing problems, for the most part. At the moment, I'd like to check BLM and O2 counts to try to figure out a rich exhaust condition.
Thanks!
Last edited by K87ZZ4; Aug 16, 2014 at 02:49 AM. Reason: correct cable interface
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I found posts about going with a bluetooth adapter, and I could use ALDLdroid software, but it looks like that will come to an another cool $100 (and however long it takes to ship the bluetooth adapter).
It's just so frustrating to have a solution that once worked and now doesn't! But, at some point it's not worth chasing my tail anymore.The lights on the Belkin adapter/converter seem to indicate it's working fine. Is there any way to quickly confirm I'm getting data to the COM port?
It's just so frustrating to have a solution that once worked and now doesn't! But, at some point it's not worth chasing my tail anymore.The lights on the Belkin adapter/converter seem to indicate it's working fine. Is there any way to quickly confirm I'm getting data to the COM port?
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I hadn't seen how I could change the port, but after poking around, under Properties for the Belkin Serial Port, I found a Port Settings tab and an Advanced button, where I could change the port (it shows COM 3, 4, 5 and 6 in use).
I tried COM 2 and COM 4, but no luck
The settings are the default: 9600/8/None/1/None
BTW, kudos to a post I found that reminded me where to find port settings on XP (My Computer > System Info > Hardware > Device Manager). That's the kind of thing you forget when you work on different OS's for years!
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i have an 87 and i'm using an old setup with a laptop running xp and and akm cable interface to a belkin serial->usb converter, which used to work a couple of years ago, but it's not now. I reinstalled the belkin f5u103 driver and it shows up under port com7, but it won't read from digimoto lite or scanmaster software i'm using. Again, this used to work in the past. I've spent a couple hours trying to get it working and i'm wondering if i just need to tweak one little thing that i'm missing or just take a different approach, entirely.
Thoughts?
I'm just interested in diagnosing problems, for the most part. At the moment, i'd like to check blm and o2 counts to try to figure out a rich exhaust condition.
Thanks!
Thoughts?
I'm just interested in diagnosing problems, for the most part. At the moment, i'd like to check blm and o2 counts to try to figure out a rich exhaust condition.
Thanks!
