![]() I did avoid the sub $10 cables coming straight from China. I won't provide the specific vendor I bought from, out of deference to the site sponsoring by ECS and Ross-Tech. I received my (yes, eBay.gasp) USB to ODBII cable and was eager to get it working with my Passat. The only speedbump on that VCDS-Lite package is that you have to get a cable, and Ross-Tech doesn't supply the basic interfaces. Kudos to Ross-Tech for providing this stepping stone to the full package.Īll I need at the moment is confirmation that the codes quoted by AutoZone haven't changed, and a way to reset them while I try debugging the electrical problems. Until I know my laptop and car are on speaking terms, I wanted to start with the basics. I definitely impressed by Ross-Tech VCDS product and anyone working on these cars should seriously consider buying it.Īs a follow up to the recent thread on VCDS-Lite port assignments and testing.įirst, I've read the threads about Full VCDS, with the authenticating hardware dongle, and decided to start with Ross-Tech's supplied VCDS-Lite option. I was able to quickly scan engine and CCM faults. Once everything is working ok, you can connect the cable to the car's OBDII connector and start exploring the software functionality. You can click test that make sure the port is working OK ( no need to connect to the car's OBDII connector). It should match the port assigned in the windows device manager. Here you can select which COM port you want to use. On the interface window click on the options button. Once both drivers for the cable are installed, you can launch VCDS Lite ( or download it and install it). ![]() Click on it and see which COM port was assigned to it. Your installed COM emulator hardware will be listed under PORTS. Windows will then ask about a second driver. The search took about 5 minutes but the driver was found and installed. Choose the option to look for it via Microsoft. ![]() Windows should alert you about the new hardware and give you an option on where to look for the driver. However, the easier path is to let windows automatically find and install the required drivers. The ECS cable is based on the FTDI chip and ECS gives the location of the driver. The first step is installing the software drivers so your USB port can emulate a COM port. Before buying the full version, I decided to try the free VCDS Lite version. I recently bought an ECS OBDII-USB cable with the intention of trying out Ross Tech VCDS software. ![]()
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