vn holden 6pin aldl plug

[miloman]

Is there a usb to the 6pin aldl plug for the vn v8 auto ecu?
This plug here
My laptop doesnt hhave any serial ports its all usb .
Or is there a betterway ie does Ostrich 2.0 work with this ecu by plugging into where the memcal goes?

[Jayme]

go on ebay and buy an FTDI usb > serial adapter, they have been proven compatible.
to connect that to the ecu you can make a serial aldl cable: http://www.home.aone.net.au/~techedge/vehicle/2tran.gif but the VN data is slow as and you will find it unbearable.
a better way to go is to buy the VN high speed data mod off VL400 as shown here: https://pcmhacking.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=71
then run your ECU off a VR manual bin ( it still has the torque converter lockup code for VN auto ) and yes ou can plug a moates ostrich straight into the memcal and realtime it.

[miloman]

think i will go grab a moates ostrich then thanks for the info
oh do i need any other the adapters to make it fit?

[Jayme]

just be careful, I am not sure but I am under the impression the moates ostrich is only for emulating the bin, you still cant get sensor data without an aldl cable

[miloman]

k will see what VL400 has really want all the data

[delcowizzid]

with vl400's serial for aldl and the ostrich for tuning youll be sweet you need to pull the eprom out of the memcal and put a socket in its place for the emulator ribbon cable to plug into

[miloman]

Yeah sent vl400 a pm just waiting to hear back , cant wait to get it all setup and running on the dyno at work

[miloman]

Does anyone know which socket to use with the ostrich 2.0 to plug it into the vn ecm?
I ordered the ostrich as well as the g1 g4 and g3 adaptors or is there another i would need?

[delcowizzid]

just a standard 28pin 0.6" machine tooled eprom socket moates sell them i have 60 if you cant find any LOL

[antus]

Note that you wouldnt plug in direct to the ecu, you'd butcher a memcal and remove the eprom, and install one of the sockets delcowizzid mentioned instead, then that is the location you can use with the ostrich.