If your cheap USB interface with FTDI chip failed to install drivers or the system prompt cannot locate the drivers. Here is a little write-up on how to fix it.Disclaimer:I am using Windows 8.1 system. No sure if it works on yours. You are on your own risk.Pre-installation caution:Here are the INPA driver & software free download links.
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If the driver/software is working, then ignore the next part. Otherwise take a look at the following part for reference.INPA Driver: (Close antivirus software or set your browser to download success)INPA software:Procedure:1. Open your Device Manager. Control Panel–Hardware & Sound–Device Manager.2. Connect the INPA K+DCAN cable with computer/PC-Double click3. Locate USB Serial Converter-DetailsDropdown Menu-Hardware IDs.
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The PID number is the one you want. Will most likely be 0000.4.
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Download CDM v2.08.305. Disable “Driver signature verification” Settings–Change PC Settings–Recovery–Advanced Startup–Restart.This will restart your PC to Advanced settings. From there: Troubleshoot–Advanced Options–Startup Settings–Restart–F7Follow these picture guides:Your PC will then restart with signature verification disabled.
You are now able to edit the INPA drivers.6. Unzip the Drivers file that you just downloaded and open up7. Open ftdibus.inf8. Replace every PID6001 with PID0000 to match your hardware ID. Scan through the whole document. Then save it.9.
Then find ftdiport.inf. Do the same to ftdiport.inf10. Back in your Device Manager double click on your OBDII cable again.Locate USB Serial Convertor Properties-Driver-Update Driver- Browse my computer.Locate your driver and install. You will need to install it for both USB Serial Converter and Ports & COM.11. Setup INPA cable as normal and run INPA software.It seems that the white FTDI chip INPA cables have to be manually put into D-CAN mode. This file will take care of that.
It is normal for the LED to go out.If you put the cable into DCAN mode, the LED goes off, and it says there is no adapter connected. Please connect it to the car and run the DCAN mode.
Insert your modded OBD-II-USB vagcom cable into your usb-port -once it is detected by windows and prompts for the driver (at this point windows may find the drivers for you depending on the vagcom type) point it towards your FDTI vcp driver folder in the INPA folder if windows fails to find the drivers.
FORScan HomeWhat is FORScan?FORScan is a software scanner for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, designed to workover ELM327 and J2534 Pass-Thru compatible adaptersThere are many OBD2 scanners, but does the FORScan somehow differ? Yes, because it is designedespecially for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.
So supports specific features of themanufacturer protocols, making the FORScan more powerful in work with these models than any regularOBD2 scanner.For example, FORScan can detect modules which are not visible for regular OBD2 scanners, canshow you trouble codes which are never displayed by OBD2 scanners, can show you PIDs which are notsupported by any OBD2 scanner, run specific tests and service procedures. In other words, FORScan cando things that regular OBD2 scanners can not do.Main features. Detect vehicle on-board network configuration.
Read and reset Diagnostic Trouble Codes from all modules (see ). Reading of modules' sensors' data. Run test diagnostic procedures (not supported in FORScan Lite yet).
Run service procedures (not supported in FORScan Lite yet)Supported vehicles:All Ford, Mazda, Lincoln, Mercury vehicles that can be addressed by supported adapters.
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