...which should be an easy task, except that there seems to be a surge of obd-vag-kkl cables being sold with the bm chip, which thoroughly limits the range of use.

Galletto cables all seem to be ft232rl? -because they are based on the serial# of the cable, so it CAN'T be a bm chip which has no serial#.

vag-tacho cables consistently seem to be an ft232rl with a specifit EPT.

are the mpps cables also ft232rl with a specific EPT?

Perhaps the cables that NEED to have a specific image will always be ft232rl?

Should I buy a MPPS cable hoping it's an ft232rl?
or buy an ft232rl cable hoping it'll work with MPPS?
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another question:

ftprog is a newer version of mprog. ftprog doesn't see or save ept's, it reads & saves xps?(or something like that)

is there a difference? is there a specific reason to stick with the mprog/EPT vs the newer ft_prog format?

-Cyril

thx sweegie,

even these $20 v12/13 mpps knockoffs have the additional circuitry?

-are they sensitive to having ept's swapped?
-will they also work as ft232r dumb cables?

ah, got it.

so any opinion of mprog vs ftprog? and the different image format?

I think mprog is easier to use, you can use ft_prog to do the same things, you just have to set the cable up manually. Loading an ept is easier, mprog wins

I bought an FT232RL cable from ebay for £6 odd, search for the 232RL and they come up

I have a spare 232RL sitting here, I'll trade you for a BM.