from the Emerald web site:- "Please note that this is not a standard computer cable. It is made specifically for our Engine Management System (K6 ECU). It is also compatible with our earlier K3 ECU." It could easily be a null modem cable ie with pins 2 and 3 swapped and 4,6 and 7, 8 swapped ,but you'd need to ask Emerald - or see if its in the user guide