Hi all,

Ive heard there are some problems with using USB cables with VAG Com. Is this the case or was it just with the older software. Im a bit snookered as I dont have a serial port on my Lappy so would I just be better off with the Serial cable and a USB adaptor?

Thanks for any advice

Rich

I'm using Ross-Tech's HEX-USB+CAN lead with a Dell Inspiron and USB2 card (the laptop's inbuilt USB ports are USB1.0). No problems at all with the latest software Release 504.1.

Excuse my ignorance, what is CAN? Am I right in thinking its a different way of connecting to the cars diagnostic port?

Rich

CAN is Controller Area Network. It's just a networking system used on the new models.

The USB is only a problem with USB 1.0 and pre windows XP computers

You only need CAN with VAG cars launched after 2003 (New golf, Octavia, etc)

Thanks kindly.

Ive had a good look about and it sounds like USB can be a bit hit and miss. Is there a list anywhere of compatibilities?, there seems a few different versions (CAN/COM etc). Are the KKL interface cables completely compatible with the latest VAG COM version?

What are the options for an 03 Octy RS - I think Im right in saying its a non CAN interface?

Thanks again

Rich

The 03 Octavia vRS is non-CAN. The major advantage of buying a CAN-compatible lead is that it can be used with the latest generation VAG cars as well as older ones.

I gotcha, whats the story with the KKL cables?

Have you had a read of Ross-Tech's site here, Rich?

Wading through it all now