It has been extensively tested, but we cannot guarantee it will work correctly with every system in every car. This must be changed back if VCDS is going to be used again afterwards.By downloading this software, you acknowledge that this Program is provided 'as is' and 'with all faults, defects and errors' and that all use of the Program is at your own full risk. Press the Test button once afterwards, confirm the message and click Save. Before using third-party software, the intelligent boot-mode in VCDS must be deactivated under Settings -> Connection / protocol settings.Simply use the “default” USB setting in VCDS. VCDS should still function with installed drivers and does not have to be set to COM in the settings.To avoid this, it is best to always use the same USB port. Please also note: the COM-Port number can change if the interface is used in a different USB port. To do this, open the device manager again, select the USB serial port and change the number of the COM-Port in the expanded options.

Sometimes, when the virtual COM-Port is installed, the number of the COM-Port must be changed.If it is not, simply tick the VCP box and disconnect, then reconnect the interface to the PC once. In this case, open the interface entry “with VCP” in the device manager, click on “Properties”, then “Expanded” and make sure the VCP is loading. In some instances, the COM-Port will not automatically install onto some systems.An assistant program appears, execute a manual driver installation with the unzipped folder as the installation source.Connect the interface to the computer, locate it in the device manager, right click on the entry and update the driver.This driver is compatible with Windows 2000 or newer, including 64 bit versions.We do not offer any technical support for third-party software, not even a guarantee that the software will work with this driver in the first place.It should only be used by those with the required expertise for driver installation and possible troubleshooting. We do not offer any technical support for this driver.To facilitate the usage of third-party applications that can only communicate through a serial port, we offer a driver which emulates the serial COM-port and enables the use of other diagnostic software with our hardware.īefore using this driver, please note the following:

Therefore, no software which communicates through the COM-port can be used with these interfaces. The USB drivers that are provided together with VCDS do not support COM-Port emulation. Virtual COM-Port Driver for Ross-Tech USB Interfaces

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