I can't speak for others but the ODB2 cable I ordered was the same one in the amazon link above (
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271803567443?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT for Au customers)
If the links become unavailable then what you are looking for is a 'Vagcom' OBD2 to USB cable. On one side it is marked with "VAG KKL" and has a red LED. The other side says "KKL VAG-COM for 409.1"
I believe other cables will work if they support the ISO9141 protocol
The iBeat software only seems to work on 32 bit systems. If you have a 64bit system you can use a virtual machine to install a 32 bit copy of windows without having to reformat the computer. Instructions are in my post above
- Connect the OBD2 cable to the computer (and mount it to the virtual machine if thats what you are using)
- Drivers should be installed automatically, otherwise use the disc that comes with the OBD2 cable (NOT the iBeat drivers)
- Once instlaled, check what COM port has been assigned to the adapter by opening device manager.
In XP click start-run and then type 'devmgmt.msc' and hit ok
In Vista/7 click start, right click 'computer' select 'properties' then click 'device manager' at the top left
Then expand 'Ports (COM & LPT)
Note mine is COM4, double note that if you plug it into a different USB port it'll be assigned a different COM port. So if you do disconnect the cable just recheck the COM assignment
I also checked the port settings as shown above, these are the defaults and shouldn't need to be set. However if they differ, set them to that
- Start the iBeat software (install it if you havn't got to that stage) and then double check that its assigned to the correct COM port in the options menu
Note that sometimes I got a communication port error, even though the cable was plugged in and the COM port was correct. If this happens try replugging the cable and restarting iBeat
- Once the COM port is set click 'OK'
- Now over to the bike side... first thing to note is this black thingy should be removed
I went full retard on this one and got it completely wrong, I removed the 6 little black plugs that fit into the cap and then inserted wires, thats NOT the way to do it. The cap itself can be completely removed as one piece, and will expose a yellow connector like so
- Connect the bike & OBD2 cable as follows
Note that as helpful as 'eddychecker' has been with his posts and we should be grateful he worked out the OBD2 cable in the first place. His OBD2 pinout diagram is
reversed since we are NOT looking at a vehicles female plug. So here is what it should be. This was the cause of 2 days swearing at it without much result
- Once thats all hooked up then turn the key on the bike to the on position, make sure the kill-switch is at the 'RUN' position (you'll hear the fuel pump prime). Starting the engine is completely optional, i'd advise leaving it OFF for now
- Either restart iBeat, or click on the orange 'OFFLINE' button at the top right to retry the connection. You should now be online and working
Few things to note
- The red LED on the vagcom cable is ALWAYS on when connected to the USB port, it does not signal anything is right/wrong/connected/disconnected in this instance, so completely ignore it
- Note that i'm using pin '4' not pin '5' for my ground. Try either one if its not working for you
- If things aren't working then yes you can check pins 5 & 6 for voltage, 5 is positive and 6 is negative. You should get 12 volts when the key is set to the ON position. If no voltage is present then there's a problem elsewhere
- It doesn't seem to matter what order you do things in. Feel free to start iBeat first and hook it all up last if you want, just make sure you click the orange 'OFFLINE' button at the top right to retry the connection once its all connected and key is turned on
I hope this helps anyone having issues
