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Old 10-01-2006, 08:34 AM
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Default Guys my USB APR ECUx cable is pissing me off

I get an ECU Initialization Error when I try and use it. This stuff shouldn't be rocket science right?! I got a Serial VAG cable and my new laptop doesn't have a serial port. Anyone else had this problem before?
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Cant help you but if you're lookin to get rid of that serial cable LMK :-)
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Default Serial cable works well for me. Here's a solution to your problem:

<a href="http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/usa19hs/homepage.spml">http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/usa19hs/homepage.spml</a>

Works with serial VAG cable for lemmi, apr ecux, giac mobile tuner, apr home programmer for sure.

As long as your serial vag cable is not the old iso-com.
Old 10-01-2006, 11:18 AM
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Default I had the same problem.

First you cant use the new version of VAG, gotta use the 504. Second, I bet you cant get the right port selected b/c it's USB. Well in Edyjun's directory there is a file to emulate a serial port with a USB. I also found the same files here in the archives. I was about to throw my software away too until I did that.
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Default cool but I'm looking for the faster refresh rates that USB offers with ECUx

or is that a misconspection?
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misconception. The serial cable will be just as fast.
Old 10-01-2006, 06:36 PM
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Default ok I'll order one.. I have a belkin USB to serial doesn't seem to work for

lemmi or ECUx. I guess the Belkin isn't fast enough to deal with that type of datatransfer.
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I also got a Keyspan and it works great. CompUSA in stock...
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