I use the OTC cable with my PDA. (Used to have the old cable from Alex
Pepper)
I get the info from my service manuals. :)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Larry L Athey
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:42 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Diagnostic Port Wiring
Well $150 is a little more realistic...Where did you get the
cable/software from?
I'm also curious as to where people actually find information regarding
the pin-outs of these ports and the specifications on the proprietary
protocol Chrysler uses.
david.clement@verizon.net wrote:
> I have an adapter cable that connects to the Diagnostic port and
> serial port of a laptop.
>
> There are three different electrical protocols being used by the auto
> manufacturers and none are RS232/V.24. To build a cable you need to to
> have a transciever that translates the diagnostic protocol to serial
> (or USB) that your laptop can use. The module in my cable has the
> capability of translating all three protocols to serial.
>
> The cable was approximately $150 but it also came with a software tool
> that reads and translates the codes into there definitions, has
> datalogging capabilities and a dash board feature for real time
> monitoring of O2 sensors, injectors, speed, throtle position, etc.
>
> Dave Clement
> 99 SLT+ CC 4x4
>
>
> In article <c93j8h$80s$1@bent.twistedbits.net>,
> larryathey.nospam@larryathey.com (Larry L Athey) writes:
>
>>
>>Eeegads, they're real proud of their stuff. $275 for a complete
>>package?
>>Geez, a person could build a serial cable for about $10 to $15 in parts.
>>
>>Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>>
>>>You can actually buy this type of cable already from several sources
>>>- http://www.obd2.com (is one of them)
>>>
>>>- Bernd
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Larry L
>>>Athey
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:55 PM
>>>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>>>Subject: DML: Diagnostic Port Wiring
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm new here, so I'm sure this message has probably been asked and
>>>answered numerous times. Please forgive me if this is redundant.
>>>
>>>Is there any chance at all that I could find out exactly what the
>>>pin-out assignments are on the diagnostic port on a 99 Dakota? I've done
>>>a lot of embedded programming and I've found that a lot of companies
>>>simply use a 9600 baud 8N1 serial connection on diagnostic ports found
>>>on everything from network routers all the way down to painfully simple
>>>things like home appliances.
>>>
>>>So, what I would like to do is find out if by chance the diagnostic
>>>port
>>>on a 99 Dakota is just a serial connection to the onboard computer. If
>>>so, I'd like to make a serial cable to connect a laptop computer to it
>>>with a basic terminal program running so I can see the error codes
>>>without having to take it to Autozone or a Dodge dealer.
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