Specifications: Reference data 1. This cable can not work if your car uses a protocol/bussystem like vpw, pwm or can-bus. 2. Terminal k = bus of communication 3. Terminal l = ignition for waking up car computing system (ecu: Engine control unit) 4. Existed 3 different protocols with same obd2 connector incl. Iso/kwp, vpw, pmw 5. This k/l diagnostic interface & cables work on iso/kwp (key word protocol) launched after 1996 only 6. Supported also iso9141 protocol 7. The cables may work with some versions of the carsoft, but carsoft used a lot of different interfaces during the different versions and also had some custom interfaces. 8. Product running as virtual comport, like many products it uses a usb to rs232 converter chip. But under special circumstances this can give some problems regarding timing especially on the handshake lines. The price is very cheap