K-Line Diagnostics via USB

Hey guys
How are you doing? May I ask a question, and hopefully get an answer?
I work for a large vehicle manufacturer in the development department as an automotive electrician, and I have quite a good understanding of diagnostics and related areas.
However, my private equipment seems quite limited. I bought a USB diagnostic tool on eBay this week, but it doesn't include any software. Can you help me with this? What options do I have for obtaining software, or should I just buy new hardware?

I'd like to thank you in advance and would appreciate any responses!

Software.

http://shop.dieselschrauber.de/product_info.php/products_id/46

Otherwise, read something in the forum and experiment with the shareware.

http://www.ross-tech.com

KFZ_MEISTER2005 wrote:

Hey guys How are you doing? May I ask a question, and hopefully get an answer? I work for a large vehicle manufacturer in the development department as an automotive electrician, and I have quite a good understanding of diagnostics and related areas. However, my private equipment seems quite limited. I bought a USB diagnostic tool on eBay this week, but it doesn't include any software. Can you help me with this? What options do I have for obtaining software, or should I just buy new hardware? I'd like to say thank you in advance, and I would appreciate any responses!!

Hello,

It depends on what you want to do. Generally, USB adapters that connect via a virtual serial port and don't have their own intelligence (microcontroller) are not reliable with all control devices.

Regards, Rainer.

Current USB hardware:
http://shop.dieselschrauber.de/product_info.php/products_id/46
http://shop.dieselschrauber.de/product_info.php/products_id/45
http://shop.dieselschrauber.de/product_info.php/products_id/329

http://shop.dieselschrauber.de/VCDS-Fahrzeugliste.pdf

Thanks for the quick help. I only just saw this, and unfortunately, I'm a bit busy at the moment. I'm studying like crazy; I have my Master's exam, part 1 and 2, in a month, and it's really tough. But thanks again for the answer.