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06-10-2015, 03:40 AM
Bought a Red Devil River USB ALDL connector last year to program my son's 95 Camaro LT1 engine/tranny swap now in his 37 Chevy. Using CATS WinFlash last year everything worked fine. This year couldn't get the laptop to recognize the connector. Learned that it was the 4 pin female USB connector mounted within the 16pin ALDL connector.
Wanting to get the flash done I just cut and soldered a USB cable with male end to the connector. PC now recognized the connector...but when I try to copy the bin to the laptop, it starts but stops with the window message: INCORRECT MESSAGE SENT
Here is the WinFlash definition:
INCORRECT MESSAGE SENT – This error message indicates that the message that was actually sent to the PCM is not the message the program is trying to send. This indicates that there is a problem with the RS-232 to ALDL Signal Converter or the connection to the PC or there is some local source of electrical noise interfering with the communications
To make a long story short I found these on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PL2303-USB-To-RS232-TTL-Converter-Adapter-Module-with-PL2303HX-/111619791053?hash=item19fd0ed8cd&vxp=mtr
-and-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-To-RS232-TTL-PL2303HX-Auto-Converter-Module-Converter-Adapter-For-arduino/180953299346?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%2 6asc%3D31237%26meid%3Dcb9701c597034fbda647fa632596 d024%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dp p%26sd%3D400356015296&rt=nc
Also attached a picture of the inside of my Red Devil River connector...wondering if I could just swap out the converter adapter? Would R/R the resisters.
1) Since I already have the bench PCM harness with ALDL connector...could I use the Moates 16 ping connector for $30?
2) Any instructions out there on how to make my own ALDL to USB since I already have the parts
3) Who sells another cable at a decent price.
Thanks
Wanting to get the flash done I just cut and soldered a USB cable with male end to the connector. PC now recognized the connector...but when I try to copy the bin to the laptop, it starts but stops with the window message: INCORRECT MESSAGE SENT
Here is the WinFlash definition:
INCORRECT MESSAGE SENT – This error message indicates that the message that was actually sent to the PCM is not the message the program is trying to send. This indicates that there is a problem with the RS-232 to ALDL Signal Converter or the connection to the PC or there is some local source of electrical noise interfering with the communications
To make a long story short I found these on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PL2303-USB-To-RS232-TTL-Converter-Adapter-Module-with-PL2303HX-/111619791053?hash=item19fd0ed8cd&vxp=mtr
-and-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-To-RS232-TTL-PL2303HX-Auto-Converter-Module-Converter-Adapter-For-arduino/180953299346?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%2 6asc%3D31237%26meid%3Dcb9701c597034fbda647fa632596 d024%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dp p%26sd%3D400356015296&rt=nc
Also attached a picture of the inside of my Red Devil River connector...wondering if I could just swap out the converter adapter? Would R/R the resisters.
1) Since I already have the bench PCM harness with ALDL connector...could I use the Moates 16 ping connector for $30?
2) Any instructions out there on how to make my own ALDL to USB since I already have the parts
3) Who sells another cable at a decent price.
Thanks