Any experience with Serial - K-Line cables?

maver · 06-30-2011, 05:44 PM

Hi, I've got a true serial (on COM1, no usb conversion) to OBD cable and have had no luck connecting. My car is not D-Can (E60 built in May 2006), but when I connect via INPA, neither circle is black. The light on the OBD connector stays solid green when connected to the car. It is like INPA can't see it. Any ideas on how to make the connection?

Cable is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_4082wt_1360

maver · 07-01-2011, 10:33 AM

Turns out the cable works fine. Even though I was unable to get the black circles in INPA, I was able to code using NCSExpert. Might be that only USB cables fill in the black dots.

06-30-2011, 05:44 PM	#1
maver Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2007 e60 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	Any experience with Serial - K-Line cables? Hi, I've got a true serial (on COM1, no usb conversion) to OBD cable and have had no luck connecting. My car is not D-Can (E60 built in May 2006), but when I connect via INPA, neither circle is black. The light on the OBD connector stays solid green when connected to the car. It is like INPA can't see it. Any ideas on how to make the connection? Cable is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_4082wt_1360
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07-01-2011, 10:33 AM	#2
maver Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2007 e60 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	Turns out the cable works fine. Even though I was unable to get the black circles in INPA, I was able to code using NCSExpert. Might be that only USB cables fill in the black dots.
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