Uber-easy DIY USB ALDL Cable

[shimniok]

That cable is just for the CABLE. No transistors or circuit inside to allow it to talk to the laptop or ECM.

Yes, I know. :) Hence a "start" of a DIY cable. :) Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was, you start with that handy cable, then add the FTDI stuff. I'm still working on what that stuff would be. :)

But, if you have the money to spare, IIWY I'd get some form of ALDL / USB cable pre-made like the one phonedawgz sells. Avoid the headaches.

[EagleMark]

Playing with cables and making cool stuff on the bench is fun. But if you want to record data and tune cars then cables are cheap tool!

Trying to get RedRiver to advertise here so we have good cables and someone involved to help with projects like this...

[FSJ Guy]

Yes, I know. :) Hence a "start" of a DIY cable. :) Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was, you start with that handy cable, then add the FTDI stuff. I'm still working on what that stuff would be. :)

But, if you have the money to spare, IIWY I'd get some form of ALDL / USB cable pre-made like the one phonedawgz sells. Avoid the headaches.

If you're going to do a DIY cable, you don't really need the ALDL plug. Just tap right into the wiring harness. The ALDL plug allows you to carry the cable to different vehicles. If you don't need that feature, wire it up yourself and just use the USB connector to plug and unplug it.