USB CAN interface - easy way to check it works

Hello! - first post - my apologies it in English.

I bought the CANUSB interface.

Today, I had time to install onto my laptop and check everything works on my new vehicle which arrived this week.

I used the USB to serial software, and the device appears on COM4

Nothing seems to work, so I have some questions:

1) What default serial settings should I use?
2) What default settings should I use within Canhack software.

My car is a VW T5 Multivan, with plenty of CAN busses to play with! I am initially using the OBDII connector and lead.

Any help in English on getting the basic settings would be very welcome.

Thanks, Tony

Hi Tony,

first of all, sorry I can't help you BECAUSE: I have exactly the same problem

today I tested the device for the first time with a VW Golf V (which uses all functions over CAN) and connected it to OBD-diagnostic-port. The Port COM4 appears on my Notebook, and I tested several speeds, and with running motor and so on...but no logs at all...

when I click on connect, it displays connected (but it always says it is connected, when the COM-Port appears in the device-manager)
the grren light at the CAN-Connector blinks for a second and then disappears.
I clicked in the CAN-Hacker-application on connect an then start...nothing happens

something we have to do, so it will work?

Greetz,
Andi

Hi Andi,

Your description is identical to my setup and results!

The mk V features very similar CAN bus architecture too, so any help will be good for both of us.

Tony

When I connect my adapter directly to the can cables at the radio (Infotainment bus) all works fine.

You possibly need to perform an initialization sequence in accordance with ISO15765-4 to get data on your OBD connector.
Also OBD transfer is normaly done in request response manner and the OBD CAN stub is separate from all other in-car CAN bus systems.
Try to request data from the OBD CAN gateway, see also ISO15765 for details.