Building your own interface/cable

ScoobyChris Mk2

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I have one of these and am very happy with it. However, it doesn't work with v4 of VAG-COM if that's important to you :)

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muddyboots

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According to his website, he usually desptaches them the Monday after receiving your order...
I emailed after placing my order, and got a prompt reply & delivery too.

Have just ordered the rest of the bits from Maplin, couldn't find enough bits to nick at work :rolleyes:
 

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UPDATE: Just built mine this weekend - and it worked first time.

I'd forgotten which way round LEDs fit - it was 50/50 whether I got them the right way round, but they worked. Shorter leg is the negative side....I think !

Granted, it doesn't look overly pretty, mainly because of my blobby soldering and absence of a case, but it seems to do the job.
Also I had to remove the backshell from the PC-end D-Type, as the one I bought was quite bulky and stopped the connector mating properly to my laptop.

I just need to get the full version of VAG-COM now, the shareware version is a bit limited...
 
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muddyboots

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Another update:

After having trouble opening the ABS controller, Uwe from Rosstech notes that some Bosch ABS controllers won't work with v3xx of VAGCOM. They will work with v404.0, but you need a better interface - the self built opto-isolator jobby from Andy Whittaker won't do it.
Seems to open everything else though.

Uwe's response to my ABS query
 

muddyboots

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I don't think you can - read the notes on RossTech's vagcom pages, I'm sure it's discussed there somewhere.
Got a feeling you have to use PCMCIA ?
 

muddyboots

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Maybe it will work, I was just quoting from this page on RossTech's site:
If you have a newer laptop which doesn't have a Serial Port, then you must get a USB interface. Add-on USB<->Serial Converters are not supported! USB interfaces require Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP. They will not work with Windows 95 or NT4! USB interfaces work best with Windows XP.
 

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parts list???

any body got a parts list for the interface? the one thats for sale as a kit as i want to see what bits i need and what i can get from my local store to save a few quid! im gonna get the board and try my own! download demo software and do it on the cheap :)
 

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Hi Mexicupra
Perhaps you could ask this in a new thread, this thread is to discuss interfaces & cables...(but maybe you should check out the Rosstech site first to see what vag-com is ;) )
 

krasy

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cable schematics

Where can I find schematics for serial cable for VAG-COM ?
 

taglo

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Ok, sorry if this has been asked already but I couldnt find the answer. Can I use my SPS1 dongle with VAG COM? As you know the SPS1 switch has a round female conector on the back of it. Can I use an ordinary serial cable and cut the "big" side off and connect it to a male conector so it fits the SPS1 switch??? If yes, which pins do I connect?

I hope I am making sense...
 
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