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Chucklechump
I've had this interface for years and it's worked flawlessly (thanks Ross-Tech!) for me in a variety of supported and unsupported configurations. These include:
Windows XP Home, Pro, natively on Thinkpads with built in serial ports.
Ubuntu (Jaunty) under WINE on a Thinkpad with built in serial port.
OSX 10.6.6 running VMWare Fusion 3.x hosting XP Pro using an FTDI-B based USB->serial adapter on an HP Mini 311 Netbook with custom bios and kernel extensions.
OSX 10.6.8 running VMWare Fusion 3.x hosting XP Pro using an FTDI-B based USB->serial adapter on a 13" MacBookPro.
The caveat here is despite the CAN functionality of the interface, I've not had occasion to use it until recently and as of yet have not been able to successfully connect to any module in the car in question despite being able to initially test the interface with "OK" or "Ready" statuses where appropriate.
What I'm trying to determine is if anyone here has had success using a Hex-COM+CAN interface to communicate with a CAN Bus car via a USB->serial adapter in any platform/OS. I don't need to be reminded that Ross-Tech explicitly declares that the configuration I'm attempting to use is not supported. As you can see from the list of successful configurations I've had experience with, "unsupported" does not necessarily guarantee something won't work. I've tried searching the forums and I read the OBD FAQ sticky, but the forum search tool drops the term "CAN" so I've had a hard time filtering to relevant threads, and the google site:tdiclub.com method hasn't been much help either.
Hints, tips and suggestions are appreciated
Windows XP Home, Pro, natively on Thinkpads with built in serial ports.
Ubuntu (Jaunty) under WINE on a Thinkpad with built in serial port.
OSX 10.6.6 running VMWare Fusion 3.x hosting XP Pro using an FTDI-B based USB->serial adapter on an HP Mini 311 Netbook with custom bios and kernel extensions.
OSX 10.6.8 running VMWare Fusion 3.x hosting XP Pro using an FTDI-B based USB->serial adapter on a 13" MacBookPro.
The caveat here is despite the CAN functionality of the interface, I've not had occasion to use it until recently and as of yet have not been able to successfully connect to any module in the car in question despite being able to initially test the interface with "OK" or "Ready" statuses where appropriate.
What I'm trying to determine is if anyone here has had success using a Hex-COM+CAN interface to communicate with a CAN Bus car via a USB->serial adapter in any platform/OS. I don't need to be reminded that Ross-Tech explicitly declares that the configuration I'm attempting to use is not supported. As you can see from the list of successful configurations I've had experience with, "unsupported" does not necessarily guarantee something won't work. I've tried searching the forums and I read the OBD FAQ sticky, but the forum search tool drops the term "CAN" so I've had a hard time filtering to relevant threads, and the google site:tdiclub.com method hasn't been much help either.
Hints, tips and suggestions are appreciated