ECMlink [Resolved] DSMLink 1G V3 cable work with 1G V2 hardware?

Diego Estrozi · Jun 21, 2021

Cole the noob said:
Currently my car runs dsm link v2, the tune is saved on a cd rom, I am upgrading my ECU to dsm link v3. How can I or can I even carry my tune over to the new ecu with v3 from the cd rom. I really hope I can because there are not any dynos near me and this car is highly modified. I am new to dsm and know very little and don’t know how confident I am in street tuning this car.

Cole, do you have the two cables to compare? I just got a dsmlink V2-1g without the cable and I'm wondering if the V3-1g cable works for V2-1g.
If it works, I would buy a new one from ECMtunning.
A lot of people say it will probably work, but no one I know has really tried

1990TSIAWDTALON · Jun 30, 2021

The V3 cable only works with the latest version, Version 3. You might want to put an ad up to see if anyone has one and is willing to sell it. The other option is upgrade to V3.

Steve93Talon · Jun 30, 2021

V3 software and cable will work with V2 on a 1G, you just have to select the V2 chip in the "configure connection" settings.

1990TSIAWDTALON · Jun 30, 2021

Thank you for that! It has been long said that the cable would only work with V3. :thumb:

steve · May 13, 2026

True for 2G versions of DSMLink.

DSMLink V2 for the 1G already has interface hardware that goes into the ECU that serves as the "Dongle" unlike the 2G version which is just and EPROM. So the two cables are pretty much functionally the same.

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ECMlink [Resolved] DSMLink 1G V3 cable work with 1G V2 hardware?

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