Now to fight some eBay dude for my money back.Īt least I paid via PayPal should he try to make it difficult. Ultimately it's swallowed up about 15 hours of my life this week, and guess what the problem is with my guaranteed to work, but used VSA unit? Once I'd done this, setting the USB to COM1 was easy, but finding an appropriate driver for the conversion cable became a 'mare.
My fresh XP install wouldn't show COM PORTS under device manager, even though they were on in BIOS.Įventually I managed to get it to display via the add hardware function, but that was through trial and error, as everything on the Internet told me to configure the connection under COM PORTS in device manager, which was my problem anyway. The second nightmare came with configuring the COM1 port for the usb/serial connection. I ended up downloading the software from them direct, which installed as it should've, implying that there was a problem with the disc I was sent.
You should then find the cable listed under Ports, and in the Properties for the cable, go to Port Settings, Advanced, where you should have the ability to select COM 1 for the cable.Ĭheers for pointing me in the right direction Freddofrog. When the drivers are installed and the adapter cable is plugged in, on XP you will now find Ports listed in Device Manager. The HDS expects the RS232 on COM PORT 1, but if you are using a USB-to-RS232 adapter-cable, the drivers for it must let you change the COM PORT settings.
That PC has full control of the RS232 port-settings in BIOS. Fortunately for me, I still have an ancient desktop-PC with built-in RS232, and the first time I used the HDS, I installed and ran it on that PC. If you don't have a built-in RS232 on your platform, you need a USB-to-RS232 adapter-cable and good drivers for it. HDS HIM V3.012.023 software, free download. To initialize replaced ECM/PCMs, see PCM Initialization below. To add, delete or replace keys, refer to Keys and Codes in ServiceExpress. Thirdly, when you have installed the software, the nightmare is not over. The Honda and Acura J2534 Control Module Update software has been replaced with J2534 Rewrite, which is included with the i-HDS suite. Free download Honda HDS Diagnostic Software 3.102.
I think the reason that it will copy from CD rather than install from CD, is that there are differences in the way the two processes run. This blog will show you step by step: How to install latest Honda HDS 3.102.004 on Windows 7 Note: HDS 3.102.004 is confirmed OK with Honda HDS HIM Diagnostic Tool by engineer. but, the EXE will COPY to desktop (or anywhere you want). 2017 Honda HDS Diagnostic Software Update Honda HDS 3.102.004 is now available and tested on Honda HDS HIM Diagnostic Tool, 100 working Download FREE and NO PASS. The EXE would not install from the mini-CD that came with my HDS clone. Honda HDS 3.102.004 Download Free Work with HDS HIM. Secondly, if it's a clone, yeah the poxy mini-CD that comes with it is low quality. Firstly, it will only install on Windows XP