TOAF & Interface cables

MarkS · 24th May 2017, 18:08

As I understand it, TOAF plugs into the OBD port by the steering wheel.
The ODB connector is 16 ways.

What pins are used by TOAF ?

There are many types of ODB cables on eBay:

ELM327 to USB.
ODB to WiFi.
ODB to Bluetooth.
ODB to RS232 + MAX232.
BMW 1.4.0 Scanner to USB.
Et al.

While I vaguely understand the differences, which one's work and what do they have that makes them suitable?

The TOAF website appears to be written in PoChingLish and is unclear.

marinabrian · 24th May 2017, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkS

As I understand it, TOAF plugs into the OBD port by the steering wheel.
The ODB connector is 16 ways.

What pins are used by TOAF ?

There are many types of ODB cables on eBay:

ELM327 to USB.
ODB to WiFi.
ODB to Bluetooth.
ODB to RS232 + MAX232.
BMW 1.4.0 Scanner to USB.
Et al.

While I vaguely understand the differences, which one's work and what do they have that makes them suitable?

The TOAF website appears to be written in PoChingLish and is unclear.

Fill yer boots Mark

LINK

Pin 7 and 8 need to be linked together to enable it to work

Brian

MarkS · 24th May 2017, 19:52

That is an excellent price, I will order one now.

I see no mention of TOAF, Rover 75, MZTT or T4

So how do you know it works with TOAF?
Is there some secret society of TOAFiosi that I have not heard about.

As an engineer, my questions still stand.
I note from http://www.hardwarebook.info/ODB-II that pin 8 is undefined.

marinabrian · 24th May 2017, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkS

That is an excellent price, I will order one now.

I see no mention of TOAF, Rover 75, MZTT or T4

So how do you know it works with TOAF?
Is there some secret society of TOAFiosi that I have not heard about.

As an engineer, my questions still stand.
I note from http://www.hardwarebook.info/ODB-II that pin 8 is undefined.

Pin 8 goes to the ABS ECU and then onward to the instrument pack, pin 7 to the SRS DCU, cruise ecu, ECM, and Jatco EAT ECU.

It will work, I've used a cheap KKL lead to play with TOAF, in fact if I could have laid my hand on the lead you could have had it for the price of postage.

Brian

Number 6 · 24th May 2017, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Pin 8 goes to the ABS ECU and then onward to the instrument pack, pin 7 to the SRS DCU, cruise ecu, ECM, and Jatco EAT ECU.

It will work, I've used a cheap KKL lead to play with TOAF, in fact if I could have laid my hand on the lead you could have had it for the price of postage.

Brian

USB Interface FTDI FT232RL VAG COM KKL 409.1 OBD2 Cable Tool FOR VW/AUDI/Skoda

Evening Brian,This is a cable you recommended to a member on here for use with TOAF,So do you still need to link pins 7 and 8 together ??

regards

John Number6

Dallas · 24th May 2017, 21:22

I've tried two leads that have been suggested, TOAF fails to connected to either of my 2000/2001 petrol 2.5 ZT's.

Best_of_British · 16th August 2019, 11:18

Think they will both work, 100% will have to solder the pins. Most problems are software related, getting correct driver and COM port.

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T-Cut · 16th August 2019, 12:05

All VAG-COM 409.1 type cables need the pin 7-8 short to run TOAF.

TC

alex37 · 16th August 2019, 17:58

toaf will can doit sync ecu and ews(immo) at mems 3 (75 rover 1.8) ?

marinabrian · 16th August 2019, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex37

toaf will can doit sync ecu and ews(immo) at mems 3 (75 rover 1.8) ?

No it can't, however if you can dump the content of your EWS, and the 93C66 in your MEMS, and email them to me, I'll pair them up with T4, then email the stuff back to you

How does that sound?

Brian

24th May 2017, 18:08	#1
MarkS Gets stuck in Rover 75 Diesel Tourer, called Perseverance Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 664 Thanks: 189 Thanked 157 Times in 108 Posts	TOAF & Interface cables As I understand it, TOAF plugs into the OBD port by the steering wheel. The ODB connector is 16 ways. What pins are used by TOAF ? There are many types of ODB cables on eBay: ELM327 to USB. ODB to WiFi. ODB to Bluetooth. ODB to RS232 + MAX232. BMW 1.4.0 Scanner to USB. Et al. While I vaguely understand the differences, which one's work and what do they have that makes them suitable? The TOAF website appears to be written in PoChingLish and is unclear.

24th May 2017, 19:52	#3
MarkS Gets stuck in Rover 75 Diesel Tourer, called Perseverance Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 664 Thanks: 189 Thanked 157 Times in 108 Posts	That is an excellent price, I will order one now. I see no mention of TOAF, Rover 75, MZTT or T4 So how do you know it works with TOAF? Is there some secret society of TOAFiosi that I have not heard about. As an engineer, my questions still stand. I note from http://www.hardwarebook.info/ODB-II that pin 8 is undefined.

24th May 2017, 21:22	#6
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	I've tried two leads that have been suggested, TOAF fails to connected to either of my 2000/2001 petrol 2.5 ZT's.

16th August 2019, 11:18	#7
Best_of_British Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer & Arden Green Project Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ormskirk Posts: 932 Thanks: 159 Thanked 200 Times in 155 Posts	Think they will both work, 100% will have to solder the pins. Most problems are software related, getting correct driver and COM port. Sent from my MI 5C using Tapatalk

16th August 2019, 12:05	#8
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	All VAG-COM 409.1 type cables need the pin 7-8 short to run TOAF. TC

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alex37 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ivanovo Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	toaf will can doit sync ecu and ews(immo) at mems 3 (75 rover 1.8) ?