You need the proper driver for your usb to serial cable installed and a rs232 connector.
Aem serial to usb cable.
I bought a win7 pro 64 bit hp laptop just for this purpose but have fought with it all night and can t get a connection.
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I have no clue what brand the usb serial adapter cable is it came in the car so i can t really go to a manufacturer s website for the driver.
Aem offers a 10 usb communications logging cable for use with its programmable engine management systems.
I got mine from adafruit industries.
Ems serial port comms logging cable series 1 aemnet can bus expansion modules.
Usb to serial cable adapter aem posted by kgb pilot125 jun 6 2008.
It s not uncommon to completely erase the chip in the ecu when you re installing or upgrading the firmware and using a converter cable.
At times the connection can pose an issue with newer laptops on usb 3 0 devices and from newer operating systems like windows 8.
Austin you can use a serial to usb cable that can be found at most electronics stores.
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Aem has created plug play can bus communication harnesses that converts the datastream from the serial data ports on aem series 1 hondata kpro1 3 and motec m4 m48 m8 mls m2r programmable ecus into aemdata can bus for display and logging on cd carbon digital dash displays.
I ve had problems with the usb to serial converters.
I just wanted to make a thread that someone could search for in the future.