Sanj's ALDL cables for FreeScan available

Sanj's ALDL cables for FreeScan available

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sanj

Original Poster:

225 posts

287 months

Thursday 26th January 2006
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Hi all,

I've just had a batch of circuit boards made for my world-famous <grin> ALDL cable design, for use with Andy Whittaker's even more world-famous FreeScan engine monitoring program. These are the only ALDL cables specifically made for the 4-cylinder Lotus Esprit with GM ECM, featuring circuitry that is entirely contained within the DB-9 connector shell. The newly designed board is even more robust than my previous model, dozens of which are in use all over the world.

I have a few cables available for immediate purchase. In a few weeks, WC Engineering will have these available for purchase as well. Contact me offlist for more info.

Cheers,
Sanj

lotusespritworld

317 posts

268 months

Thursday 26th January 2006
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LEW also produces cables specifically made for the Lotus Esprit.

Available here:

www.esprit4sale.co.uk/Sale/shop.html

sanj

Original Poster:

225 posts

287 months

Wednesday 1st February 2006
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Yours are a copy of my design, if I am not mistaken. Correct?

bojangles

464 posts

249 months

Wednesday 1st February 2006
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any comments here?? id like to get set up with a laptop etc.. who do i buy what from???

Bruce
S4S

arium

101 posts

248 months

Wednesday 1st February 2006
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Start with the lappy - try to find one with an rs232 port versus using a virtual usb

Follow up with Freescan - Download it well, for free as the name implies.

Lastly - the dongle. You can make one (I did) for just a couple of bucks. You'd need a 3 - 6 foot db9 cable, cutting off one end and adding the shell, transistor, resistor and maybe a capacitor. There are many diagrams available for GM ASDL or whatever it's called out there.

Have it er. The diag port in the boot is usually the most easily accessible. The one behind the glove box requires great convolutions of the human form to release it from its docking holder. At least it gets you pointed in the right direction when something goes wrong.

Steve

lotusespritworld

317 posts

268 months

Thursday 2nd February 2006
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Information is available for the cable here:

It is published on Andy's site
www.andywhittaker.com/ecu/aldl_hardware_cont.htm

and also from Sanj's site.
http://turboesprit.tripod.com/ALDL_Cable/index.html

you can buy LEW's Freescan Package here:
www.esprit4sale.co.uk/Sale/shop.html

All profits from LEW's freescan package, which includes the 'free' software, cable and manual, go towards keeping Lotus Esprit World.com running and helping every Esprit owner with accurate information, money saving deals, modification guides and general Esprit stuff. All profits are fed back into the site.