Trouble With Consult Cable

[Bond]

I got my consult cable in the mail today and then realised i had to go out and get a USB to rs232 converter to allow it to plug into my laptop.

Anyway i opened up the program and plugged it in and nothing happened!! It has a little LED on the plug but that doesnt light up! I have a remapped ECU but it should still work. I plugged it into my Patrol and it didnt work either.

Anyway i can test it?

Cheers

James

[linedup33]

did u install the driver for the usb converter?

[Bond]

Yes i have a few times but i think it might be the problem. I found an updated vista driver on the net so hopefully that works

[bubba]

Not all converters work, where did you get the consult cable from? I know PLMS has a list of converters that work with their cables.

[Bond]

Got it from ebay. Found our old laptop with a serial port and it still didnt work!

Any ideas?

[QWK32]

what software are you using to connect to the ECU? also i had to setup my usb convertor to COM Port 1 so the software i am using could connect.

[NewKleer]

yeah what com port is the usb/serial adaptor? check out ports section in device manager

also patrols are generally crap with consult. try nistune with trial/trial as user/email and see if that works. its supposedly one of few software that work with the unco consult protocol the patrols use

[Bond]

I'm using Conzult and obd scan tech

[bubba]

eBay hey.. maybe you got something like this..

[damono]

hey mate,

I get heaps of these for mates, and if you get a consult connector which led doesnt light up, sometimes they're wired up internally wrong, theres 2 wires they sometimes swap over (no idea why). Its the blue and purple wire (probably 1 and 2), theyre next to each other on the other connector, if you open it up (2 screws) you'll see what i mean.

If not your confident, you can send it to me and ill fix for you, if you pay postage. Up to you, takes 2 mins to fix