Problems reading fault codes

[Xibalban]

I have quite a few things that are uncertain but let’s start somewhere

I bought a cable like this: USB OBD2 OBDII Vag Com KKL Interface Cable for Audi VW:eBay Motors (item 140302955212 end time Jul-20-09 20:21:22 PDT)

With the VAG-COM software that came with it I tested the connection and it looked like this:


...and the result:


To me it looks like COM3 port has some life in it?

The connection with AlfaDiag however fails. I also don’t know what driver to choose or what ecu. I chose the first options in the dropdown menus and it looked like this:




Timeoutexception looks to me like the connection doesn’t work.

Can someone please help a dummy out? Is my cable incompatible with my car of AlfaDiad or do I have wrong settings in software or what?

Car is 156 Sportwagon 2.0 JTS Selespeed '03

[Bracco]

You've to use the FTDI Driver and put up all the parameters of time out

[Erik]

What makes you think that an item specific to VAG cars interfaces with your Alfa?
Each and every car maker make their own equibment to interface with their ECUs.