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Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:23 am

Lads quick question - the interface on the GPX - is that ODB2?

Cheerio..

by CJ » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:27 am

Muad_dib77 wrote:Lads quick question - the interface on the GPX - is that ODB2?

The plug is the same as ODB-II compliant systems, the protocol is MUT-II as opposed to ODB-II.

CJ

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:37 am

So an ODB2 Cable Would work if the other end was usb?

by CJ » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:41 am

Muad_dib77 wrote:So an ODB2 Cable Would work if the other end was usb?

Depends what you're trying to do - ODB-II and MUT-II are similar protocols but they don't interoperate with each other. Assuming you have s/w thats MUT-II compliant and you can map the USB port as a serial interface, you should be able to interrogate the ECU.

What are you trying to do?

CJ

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:43 am

JUst want it for diagnostics really - found a OBD2 - USB lead.. Was thinking with the right software I'd be able to hook it up to the laptop..

More of a nice to have than a need to have..

by CJ » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:46 am

You'll struggle to find software but if you do, let us know!

CJ

by **kevinod** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:51 am

Just to expand a little - don't buy an OBD2 scanner as it won't work with the FTO. The history that I read somewhere is that Mitsi took the OBD2 protocol before it was finished and implemented their own version of it. Hence the socket is the same as an OBD2 socket!

As far as I'm aware, if you want to talk to the ECU, you have 3 options
- MUT-II or 3rd party equivalent (very expensive)
- someone did a Palm Pilot app that will connect to the ECU, and a cable to go from the Palm Pilot to the ECU. Saw it on ftooc. I have it, works well.
- Evoscan v0.99 is compatible - http://www.limitless.co.nz/EvoScan/. I've actually bought this one too, but my laptop died at the same time so I don't have a Windows laptop to try it with at the moment (work laptop is in danger of getting some new software installed when I think of it). Hopefully I'll get the carputer up and running in the next few months, and I'll be able to run this application on it and check on codes whenever I like.

by CJ » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:00 pm

kevinod wrote:Evoscan v0.99 is compatible - http://www.limitless.co.nz/EvoScan/. I've actually bought this one too

I'd interested to see this in operation, if you ever do get it back up and running post some screenshots.

CJ

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:02 pm

Very nice! Thanks guys.. Much appreciated.

by **Hercules Q. Einstein** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:49 pm

I took my FTO to a Mitsubishi dealer and they weren't able to connect their diagnostic software to my car.
There is a simple method you can use to find out any error codes that are on your ECU. The car will flash out the error code using the Engine Management light, sort of like morse code...

by **steelroe** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:45 pm

I have used this unit several times on the FTO with no bother
http://www.autocraftequipment.co.uk/jak5900.htm

also the MUT-II wiil only work if the dealer has installed the JAP version of the software

by **kevinod** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:45 pm

Link to the group buy that was on ftooc - click here. Actually if you search for 'evoscan' it gives you a few hits

The Palm Pilot one - click here

Hopefully I'll get to play with Evoscan myself tomorrow evening...

by **kevinod** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:15 pm

Just spotted this on ftooc, a cable for one of those dataloggers - click here for ftooc post

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