In our example this is CH340 - yours could be the same, FTDI or Silicon Labs. Look at Ports and you should see the device listed (your device COM number may be different).

To check that your laptop can now see the device, launch Windows Device Manager: When you have installed the drivers you can plug in the ELM327.

Once you have extracted the driver files look for the exe file and run it as administrator.įailure to do this will prevent the driver from fuctioning correctly!

DO NOT RUN THE DRIVER WITHIN THE ZIP FILE! If your freshly downloaded driver pack is contained within a Zip file, you MUST extract this to a new folder first. I am surprised at how many people get this wrong so please follow carefully! If the driver link is dead or does not install then use Google to find an alternative site. When you know the USB type, please download the correct driver (see our links page for the driver link). To help you identify which drivers to install, please look on the back of the ELM327 where you should see the USB type clearly stated e.g. It is important to install the correct drivers. If yours does not then you will need to manually install.Īs we use different suppliers for our parts, your ELM327 could have one of 4 different USB chips. Some newer versions of Windows will automatically detect and install drivers. Without them your laptop cannot see or communicate with the ELM327. (PLEASE SEE WiFi PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FOR WiFi SETUP GUIDE).Īll USB devices require drivers and ours is no different. You will need to download forscan to the computer. To replace the PRV and SCV or do I need to do learns on these two as well? The vans undriveable atm and can’t get it to someone. ELM327 USB V1.5 modified for Ford ELMconfig CH340 + 25K80 chip HS-CAN / MS-CAN

Elm 327 interface drivers