What Is K Line Communication?

The K-Line is a very low-speed single-wire serial communication system used on many motor vehicles and commercial vehicles. It is commonly used for the diagnostic connections between the Electronic Control Modules (ECMs) on the vehicle and the diagnostic equipment (scan tools and data loggers).

What is K-Line and L line?

The K-Line is suitable for both on-board and off- board diagnostics. K-Line is a bidirectional line. ... Line-L is a unidirectional line and used only during initialization to convey address information from the diagnostic tester to vehicle ECUs, simultaneously with the K line.

What is the baud rate of K-Line?

The standard transmission rate is 10,400 baud, and speeds up to 115.2 kbaud are used for such purposes as programming of flash memories.

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