CAN BUS VW SERIAL
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There must be a function on the stealership scanner to restore factory settings. If someone has actually bought the $10 one, or the $40 one, or the $130 one, it would be interesting to hear how they worked out.Įvery time my Beetle comes back from the stealership, they re-set the EGR adaptation back to factory settings. Then one could use whatever reference to find out what the codes mean.

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Looking at the information on E-Bay about the various code scanners, they seem like they could work to provide and clear the code. But really, the useful function of Vag-com is retrieving and clearing the codes. It is kinda neat to look at the various measuring blocks, to see how much fuel is being injected, and how much boost, and the various things the ECU looks at. My old win98 laptop works acceptably, and I had the inverter already, so with the dead battery in my old laptop, it was a zero-dollar solution to reading the ECU.

CAN BUS VW SERIAL

Using a usb-to-serial adapter for my old serial cable would not allow the software to see the dongle device in my old cable through the usb/serial port. In the case of Vag-com, the dongle does double duty as the interface cable. This is not uncommon for industrial software, that you need a usb 'dongle' or software key, plugged into a usb port for the software to work. Vag com looks for a key (dongle) in the cableĪs I understand it, new Vag-com software, that only works with cables supplied by Vag-Com, looks for a specific device built into the usb cable. What do these VAG, CAN, and BUS acronyms mean, and do we need the capabilities that they represent? Has anyone purchased one of these, and how did it work out? Recommendations or otherwise? I see devices for as little as $10, and right on up. So, now I decided to check on e-bay for something to scan my codes. They assured me that their new software would not work with my old cable on one of those USB to Serial adapters.

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My cost would be $280, plus shipping, tax, and duty. Ross-Tech generously offered $10 off my order of new software and a new USB cable, if I could e-mail them a copy of the original invoice with which I purchased their license. I inquired about getting a newer version of Vag-Com software, and a new cable. It still works ok, and save for the battery hassle, seems to give acceptable results. This vag-com thing has paid for itself many times over, and it has scanned many fellow dubbers cars. The interface cable is for a DB9 serial port. A couple of years ago, the battery on the laptop cratered, and now I use an inverter plugged into the lighter socket to run the laptop so I (I mean my assistant) can Vag-Com while driving around. It runs on my 1998 vintage windoze 98 IBM thinkpad 380Z. I have the Ross-Tech Vag-Com system, that I paid like $300+ for back in 2001.

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