Select Monitor (ssm1/OBD1) USB Cable

[Will]

I was going to purchase the ssm1/obd1 usb cable to run diag from my laptop from the link provided in the how-to documents. It has been available for the past few weeks. Now when you hit the jump for the link it says access denied and the usb cable is as if they never had it. Does anyone know what happened? Also any reviews on it would be appreciated.

[Geoff]

http://www.evoscan.com/evoscan-gps-obdii-cables/details/8/1/performance-vehicle-pc-diagnostic-interfaces/evoscan-subaru-select-monitor-i---suits-all-1990-1998-subaru-vehicles

[Will]

Good stuff Geoff! Thanks.

[Will]

Why are these things so cheap, are they accurate?

[Geoff]

Don't know, but this is pretty much THE place to get them now.

[Will]

I think I'm going to go ahead and get one unless someone could possibly give me a viable reason not to!?

[Will]

Could someone please give me a product review on these USB cables. I want to at least be able to read thrown codes accurately.

[Geoff]

I've got one. All depends on what software you're using. I'm working with Evoscan on some questions ATM.

[Will]

I can just download the evoscan software? Could I get a link possibly?

[Geoff]

Same site the cable's on....

[TomsSVX]

Been out of the game for a little while but when I was working with Evoscan, it was not possible to use it for basic code diagnostics... It gives you a read-out of data parameters and allows you to datalog and dump the ECM's memory. I do not see most people having a great use for this

Tom

[Will]

I think this is exactly what I needed to hear Tom!

[Gamesy]

i know this is resuurecting and oldie but is this cable the same as the one on http://www.alcyone.org.uk/ssm/sma.html

[b3lha]

Yes. It is the same.

Evoscan works perfectly with the cable from alcyone.org.uk, You can also download the Evoscan definitions file for SVX from there.

[Gamesy]

ok good to know i'll try making my own it not i'dd buy the evoscan one

[BackWoodsBob]

There are a few of us over on rs25.com who are slowly but surly working our way to boosting our EG33's, or at least wanting to eventually tune.

Someone brought up this morning using a USB to SSM adapter. But that it could be made with a regular old USB cable, does anyone have input on that claim?

[b3lha]

There are a few of us over on rs25.com who are slowly but surly working our way to boosting our EG33's, or at least wanting to eventually tune.

Someone brought up this morning using a USB to SSM adapter. But that it could be made with a regular old USB cable, does anyone have input on that claim?

Sounds dubious to me.

The ECU requires a 5 volt TTL signal. Somehow you need to convert the USB signal to the TTL signal. The normal way to do this is to use a special USB to TTL cable. These are not expensive, usually much cheaper than the Legacy Audio cable you have to attach to the end.

I have heard that some older cellphone USB cables output a 5v TTL signal.

[BRZCory]

There are a few of us over on rs25.com who are slowly but surly working our way to boosting our EG33's, or at least wanting to eventually tune.

Someone brought up this morning using a USB to SSM adapter. But that it could be made with a regular old USB cable, does anyone have input on that claim?
:facepalm:

Yeah bob, it's not a *normal* usb cable like I thought, it's got a chip embedded into it that converts the signal. To that a lot of guys add a circuit board because the ECU outputs a "dirty" and weak signal, hence the ECUTune SSM adapter.

[BackWoodsBob]

:facepalm:

Yeah bob, it's not a *normal* usb cable like I thought, it's got a chip embedded into it that converts the signal. To that a lot of guys add a circuit board because the ECU outputs a "dirty" and weak signal, hence the ECUTune SSM adapter.

I misunderstood what you posted then, my mistake.