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Old 01-11-2007, 11:10 PM
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Need help bad. My laptop will not connect with my PCM in my car
Old 01-11-2007, 11:19 PM
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I have had poblems with the serial port in my laptop. I purchased a USB to serial adapter, and that cleared up my problem.
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what error message are you getting?

what are the specs of your laptop?

Is this a new problem (used to work now doesn't )?
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The guy I bought the car from had it, this is the first time i tried to use it on my laptop.
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Originally Posted by horist
what error message are you getting?

what are the specs of your laptop?

Is this a new problem (used to work now doesn't )?
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Also does your laptop have a physical serial port or are you using a USB to serial adapter?

Can you connect with the scanner?

Does your cigarette lighter work?
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USB to serial adapter
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YES
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is it giving an error code when trying to connect with edit? is the error when doing a read or write? Has the PCM been tuned by someone else in the past (possibility of being locked?) What kind of car? (year, make)


May be an issue with the USB adapter, what brand is it? I don't recall what settings edit wants, but I would assume there'd be something in the help file?
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What brand USB to serial adapter? They can be pretty finicky.
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Make sure drivers for the adapter are first installed, and then in LS1 Edit change the connection port to use, I think mine connects on COM 3 for my USB connection. I had your same problem till I tried all the different ports.
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Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
I don't think you have to have any drivers installed to operate a RS232 device.

Go to LS1Program. Connect all cables. Click on the program_PCM tab. Select a program file. Go to the Log_comms tabs and select a file to save it as. When it gets done post the text file up here so we can see the error message.

If it really feel it is a com port problem then I would go into the Device manager in windows and see what settings are on this virtual serial port. Or try a laptop with a dedicated serial port.
You do need drivers if you use a RS232 to USB adapter though.
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BAFO has the best serial to USB in my opinion.
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The error I get is a comm error
The USB adapter is from radio shack
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HeavyWight: you need to provide some more info! (at least quote whom you're responding to!)

lots of posts here asking questions to help you, but your replys don't address most....

Given your last reply.... I would bet the radio shack USB adapter is to blame.... Radioshack and Belkin USB adapters seem to cause problems.....

if you can connect w/the scanner (as you said you can) but not via the edit tool... it's likely a problem with your USB to serial adapter... try different settings
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Check your serial cable from the ls1edit adapter to the laptop. It's like a $5 cable... I had problems connecting in the past when I had ps1edit. Had a bad cable. If you wiggled it it would connect. Got a new one and was good to go.
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No the computer say comm error attempting to establish connection with PCM

Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
Is it this error??

PCM LS1 Programmer Version 0.74
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
XMIT: 03:09:31:843: 4,6C,F2,F1,9F,
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
03:09:31: <waiting for CTS>. Please make sure RS-232 cable is attached
Disconnected

If it is that then the adapter is to blame.
Old 01-21-2007, 12:05 AM
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here is what the error is
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