Hello,
Since there are so many experts here, I have a question about the VAS5051. I suspect many workshops have already encountered this problem.
Is it possible to retrofit a Wi-Fi or USB connection to the VAS5051 to log data? According to Skoda's regulations, it is now mandatory to electronically record the data.
A friend from a workshop asked me about it. It seems to be a Windows 95 computer, so USB probably won't be easy to set up, but Wi-Fi should be possible since there's a PCMCIA slot. Does anyone have experience with this device and a possible upgrade?
Does this part have a network port? I haven't seen that before.
I am not familiar with the thing.
I already suspected that the drivers might be the problem.
But a hard drive with a network connection should work, so a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device.
I'll take a look to see if it's possible to make it write to a NAS.
I'm not entirely sure how things work in the workshop, but from what I've seen, that device is on a diagnostic cart that's always located somewhere else, so the cable would be a hindrance.
I thought a small NAS, maybe for around €150, would be a solution.