I've got the usb to aldl connector. How do i get my software to recognize the link? I'm thinking there was a CD that came with the cable that I can't find now.
Don't know if this helps, in WinALDL there was an option to select the com port under configuration. I had to scroll through the options till it recognized it. My computer also has Win 7 64bit. I never got a CD, my computer knew I plugged something in.
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newcoolcat Member
Posts: 250 From: Louisville, Kentucky, United States Registered: Dec 2006
First... go to device manager and look under ports. most ports are recognized by Windows. it should be listed there and without the install notice.
if is not installed automatically it should show up as the yellow warning
if it doesn't show up in either category then the device is dead as far as Windows is concerned.
------------------ Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. (Jurassic Park)
WinALDL requires direct access to the pins in the serial port, which is why it was hit or miss working with USB converters; some converters were good about converting and some not so good. I was also under the impression that everything from XP-up added a layer between the OS and hardware that effectively blocked WinALDL device calls. Has anyone actually got WinALDL to work with USB and newer OSs?
WinALDL requires direct access to the pins in the serial port, which is why it was hit or miss working with USB converters; some converters were good about converting and some not so good. I was also under the impression that everything from XP-up added a layer between the OS and hardware that effectively blocked WinALDL device calls. Has anyone actually got WinALDL to work with USB and newer OSs?
And Using adapter will work IF adapter supports custom baud rate. GM uses nonstandard bit rates. Many adapters can't, they only support modem etc standards.
------------------ Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. (Jurassic Park)
I think i may have figured it out. The VCP is good, so now i just need to plug it into the car and see if I can get some data. It was just a matter of downloading the driver software i think
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lou_dias Member
Posts: 5258 From: Warwick, RI Registered: Jun 2000
Other then the ecm and com port the defaults should work ok.
You can test your usb adaptor using a terminal emulator like HyperTerminal etc. Set it for the com port the adaptor should be on. Set the hand shake to NONE. Short between pins 2 and 3 and type on the keyboard. It should echo back to the screen if all is working. There are lots of terminal programs, I just use Hyperterimal since it's easy. If you have access to a XP system you can copy over the two files to Win7 or Vista and use it... Or you can download Termite. Be sure you turn off local echo. http://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm Type something and hit enter and it should echo to the window.
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Mar 6th, 2011
newcoolcat Member
Posts: 250 From: Louisville, Kentucky, United States Registered: Dec 2006
fire up winaldl. Click on Datalogger button. When it opens select just Sensor Data (really don't need the rest) and click Start to save the data in a dated file in the winaldl folder the software installed into. When done just click stop to end the log.
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