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ECUTalk USB Consult Cables
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AUSTRALIAN BUYERS
Australia: $75AUD + $5AUD = $80AUD
Shipping: Regular, 1-4 working days delivery |
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OVERSEAS BUYERS
Overseas: $75AUD + $10AUD = $85AUD
Shipping: Airmail, 5-15 working days delivery |
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Availability and Shipping
USB cables are currently in stock!
Shipping is shown above, delivery times are estimates, cables can be shipped to almost all countries worldwide, via
Australia Post Airmail, and of course within Australia. Typical transit times are closer to 5-7 working days for major
destinations such as USA, Canada, UK and Europe, but will depend on customs/local postal service. To check postage details
for a country, select the country here. Assuming it
has the tick for AirMail, it should be fine to post there (you can see estimated delivery times also, although in our
experience you need to add a day to the ranges shown). If there is anything specific required for us to know before posting,
add it to the 'handling instructions' field when ordering (or email beforehand).
Group buys of 5 or more cables are welcome, contact us for pricing/logistics.
Car Support
Nissan Consult is supported on most petrol powered (generally not diesel) Nissans built in the 1990s. If the car has the
female consult port, it will most likely support consult.
There are exceptions to the rule, however. Consult is only supported on the Nissan ECUs, so replacement ECUs like
the PowerFC, etc, will not support it (remapped/daughterboards ECUs or those with piggybacks like SAFC should be
fine). Also some late model cars from 1999 may have an OBDII port and a Consult port, but only retain the consult
port it for ancilliary systems (like AT, AirCon, HICAS, etc) diagnostics, but the main ECU may be OBDII.
If you purchase the cable but you find your car does not support consult, you can receive a refund if the cable
is returned within 30 days, in original condition.
Background
A 'consult interface' cable allows the connection of a Laptop/PC to a Consult
capable car for diagnostics with Consult programs, such as the
ECUTalk software. The cables are not 'straight through', but have an
electrical circuit inside the connector (not just a case of putting connectors on the ends of a cable).
Generally all Nissan Consult interface cables should work with all Consult software, although some circuit designs
offer better compatibility with all vehicles. e.g. you shouldn't have to buy an ECUTalk cable to work with the ECUTalk
software if you already have a different kind.
Using the Cable
The steps for actually using the cable and software (see next section) are relatively simple:
- Plug one end into car's consult port. Often located near fuse box area
- Plug other end into laptop usb or serial port (or for Pocket PC, into null-modem adaptor or blaZt iPAQ cable)
- Ensure car is either ON (ignition on, but not running) or RUNNING. Consult port doesnt get power on ACC.
- Start software, select port (an onboard serial port is normally COM1, but for USB, see last step of driver install section below to find COM port number in device manager
Software Available
There are plenty of other free consult software packages available, most notably:
- ECUTalk (of course! notably for gauges/logging, also has trip meter gauges)
- OBD Scantech Nissan (active tests, fair amount of features)
- Calumsult (rom dumping, real-time graphs)
- Conzult Free (base idle mode, simple bar graphs)
USB Driver Installation
USB drivers can be found here, with
install guides located here,
though the rough steps for XP are:
- If you have previous FTDI drivers installed, uninstall these
- Connect ECUTalk USB Cable to USB port
- Select "No, not this time" to any Windows Update drivers prompt
- Select "Install from a specific location"
- Select "Search for the best driver" and "Include this location", and point it to the folder you extracted the downloaded driver to.
- Click "Continue Anyway" to any prompts (if any)
- Finish. Now to find out the COM port it uses: Start -> Run -> devmgmt.msc -> Expand "Ports (COM & LPT)".
You will see a "USB Serial Port (COMX)" where COMX is your COM port you will use in any consult applications.
Pocket PC Users
Pocket PC users with a compatible PDA (see the
compatibility page), you need a serial consult
interface cable (no longer sold here, try PLMS/Blazt) and either one of the 2 options:
- A serial sync cable for your Pocket PC (try ebay), and a male-male null-modem adaptor (available
for $5 with a cable)
- If you are an iPAQ user, a blaZt iPAQ Cable
that will act as both a serial sync cable and null-modem adaptor, and it will also charge the PDA
- ideal for permanent use (the ECUTalk Serial Consult Cable supplies power on pin9 of the connector
and as such is compatible with the blaZt iPAQ Cable for charging purposes)
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