Cabling

[xxalexx at ix.netcom.com]

> Bruce,
> 	The cable is really a TTL to RS-232 level converter. I don't know of any with
> the ALDL connector for use in our application. However they are common in some
> other applications. In the cellular phone industry they are used to configure
> and reprogram the phones. They have the MAX chip built into a molded DB-9 or
> DB-25 connector that plugs into the RS-232 port. They have a custom connector on
> the other end. You would have to cut it off and put a new connector on it. Now
> the bad news. Qualcom, Sony, and the other phone manufacturers charge over $100
> for the cables.
> 
> 		Ken
I have a  rs232-ISO-9141-2  OBD-2 level shifter in a DB-9, it outputs
battery voltage but maybe could be adapted to ALDL
Also stuffing a rs232-VPW GM OBD-2 level shifter in a DB-9, for
Bruce to evaluate, presently monitors ok, but seems to have almost 
has many time outs, has some of the local ISP's, I will see what 
packet data does.
alex