Serial to USB Adaptor for MTX-L

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Serial to USB Adaptor for MTX-L

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Hi all, can anyone recommend a good serial to USB adaptor that will work with the cable that comes with the mtx-l? I've heard that the cheap ebay ones don't work.
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Anything that is FTDI based will work well :thumbup: There are a heap of clone FTDI devices on places like ebay now, so watch out for the really cheap ones.
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Thanks vl400. Do you know if the cable jaycar sells is the ftdi type?
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Its using a Prolific chip. It will likely work on the MTX-L as it uses a standard baud rate, but if you ever think it may get used on a ECU at a non-standard baud rate (like 8192 baud) it wont work - there is a registry hack that may work but I dont know if its 100% or not.
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The registry hack only works on 1 specific revision. It does not work on mine (random). Best to buy one that advertises FTDI chipset I reckon.
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Thanks for the info fellas
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I grabbed a serial adapter from jaycar and no good. Did some strange things to the gauge to the point i thought it might have smoked it. I had to diconnect and pull the wideband out and then recalibrate the whole thing. I have tossed the adapter and ordered one from innovate.
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