How to choose BMW Diagnostic tool for E9x/E82, ISTA D/P, INPA, DIS?

There are many BMW diagnostic tools in the market, like ICOM A2 with ISTA D/P, K+DCAN cable with INPA, and OPS with DIS or SSS. This is about how to choose a proper BMW diagnostic & programming tool for E9x / E82 chassis.


Model:
2011 E9x / E82 chassis

Optional interface:
INPA with K+DCAN cable
ISTA D ISTA-P with ICOM A2 + B+ C emulator
DIS & SSS v41 with BMW OPS

Purpose:
program/reset steering angle sensors, adaptation

Suggestion of diagnostic and programming tool for 2011 E9x / E82:
DIS and SSS are massively outdated, replaced in 2008 with ISTA.

You can "technically" hack up SSS to support newer vehicles, but that's a massive gamble.

If you want the proper tools for diagnostics, you can use a K+DCAN cable with INPA and ISTA/D rather easily. It does well in reading & deleting errors, adaptations, driver programming, applu coding, etc.

Programming is another game, you can program basic modules like the DME, etc. But anything on the MOST (fibre optic bus) like the navigation system, etc. you really want an ICOM A+B along with ISTA/P and a good stable power supply, otherwise you risk seriously screwing up your car by bricking ECUs.

NOTE: BMW ICOM A2 Emulator, or INPA K+DCAN cable? (click to get it)

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Tech 2 TIS2000 Cannot Connect with Error 666 (SOLVED)

Tried to do SPS/TIS programming, etc. with my GM Tech 2 scanner. But I cant get it to work when i connected to my PC with windows XP system! Stupid serial ports, I don’t know why GM has not made the Tech 2 USB yet. Most computers don’t even come with legacy ports anymore.

It’s almost as if the Tech 2 knows the PC is there, but the PC doesn’t know the Tech 2 is there. Because when I plug it in and turn on the Tech 2, it says "waiting for download" for a second on the tech 2 screen. When I try to connect with the PC, it hangs for a second then says "cannot connect".

Surfed the Internet and read many posts.

And finally found that there is a setting that is kind of hard to find that will set COM port.

It's under CONFIGURATION>I/O MANAGEMENT>TECH2>PROPERTIES.

Normal TIS2000 software that comes with it requires a USB security dongle. Go figure. TIS2000 is COM yet the security is USB. This REALLY screws up things sometimes.

If you do need the dongle and don't have one, it will error with:
E666: Access to Service Programming Server was denied.

I happened to meet with this issue before. This can also mean it doesn't "see" the dongle, and you forgot to install the dongle driver.

2016.2 ISTA+ ICOM A2 ISTA-D 3.53 ISTA-P 3.57

2016.2 BMW ICOM A/ A2 Rheingold is released with STA-D 3.53.30 ISTA-P 3.57.4.003 without USB dongle supporting engineer programming and working well on the newest BMW G series vehicles, and also, in this version, ISTA+ is added.

Operating system:
Windows 8

Workable tool:
ICOM A
ICOM A2 emulator

New information:
Support BMW G series
Add new software ISTA+

Optional languages
Diagnose and programming: Multi-language
TIS diagram circuit:  Chinese, English and German

2016.02 BMW software display
ISTA+ news (newly added in ICOM software)
ISTA version 3.53 - contents, notes, diagnosis
ISTA version 3.53 - new contents for repair literature
ISTA version 3.53 - contents, notes, non-electrical diagnosis (NED)
ISTA usage notes

ISTA-D 3.53.30.15828 subsystem version

E-sys 3.26.1
- Engineer Software for F series (available for programming and coding)

ETK 3.1.20
EPC information
Cd version: 2/2016
Database version: ETK 3.1.20
Data from 20.01.2016

ICOM Configuration Manager
Device information
Device: ICOM FW: 03.14.03
Mode: ISPI-NEXT

Device configuration

WLAN setting

ITOOL RADAR
- Used to recognize ICOM, activate or release ICOM Port

ISTA/P 3.57.4.003
- Diagnostic and repair guide, including Diagrams and disassembly Figure

ISTA/P ISPI-NEXT information
- Programming and coding software system

KSD2
- Work software

VXDIAG VCX NANO GM VS GM MDI VS GM TECH2

VXDIAG VCX NANO for GM/OPEL is PC-to-vehicle interface compatible with multiple software applications, minimizing your investment in multiple brand-specific diagnostic interfaces,support GM Tech2Win and GDS2, It can instead of GM original tool of GM MDI.Multi-language to choose,Software is very easy to install and use.What’s more, the item sp241-w one support WIFI connection.

MDI Multiple Diagnostic Interface for GM is made up by original chips, With GDS2 diagnostic system, it supports online programming, wireless communication and so on.

GM Tech2 is the best tester GM Technicians use to diagnose GM, OPEL, Holden, SUZUKI, SAAB, ISUZU vehicles. The Vetronix Tech 2 GM software support for on-board diagnostics on all GM systems 1992-2011. GM Tech2 TIS2000 do GM car programming till 2007 .

Here is Comparison List of GM Scanners on obd2express.co.uk

Product	VXDIAG GM	GM MDI	GM TECH2
Item number	SP241	SP163	SP23 series
gds2	yes	yes	no
tech2 win	yes	yes	yes
vehicles	old-2013	good at 2009-2013	good at vehicles before 2009
software installation	yes	yes	no, handheld scanner
online programming	yes	yes	no
offline programming	no	yes, for part opel and Chevrolet	part vehicles before 2007, need buy tis2000 usb version
update	update by CD when new software release, firmware is updated online when new software release	update by CD when new software release	update by card
Tips: For online programming, you need to have online account for original factory. When factory develop new software, then we will put the new software on our website. You can contact us for update.

More information:http://www.obdexpress.co.uk/wholesale/vxdiag-vcx-nano-for-gm-opel-gds2-diagnostic-tool.html

Mazda IDS 99 test OK on VXDIAG VCX NANO

Obdexpress technicians today has successfully tested Mazda IDS 99 with VXDIAG VCX NANO Mazda.

(VCM II clone will be tested later and please wait for the new result)

Free download
MAZDA IDS 99.02.rar
IDS-99.01_Full.exe
Mazda IDS 99.00.exe

Operating system:
Windows XP
Win 7

Language:
English/ Japanese/ Portuguese/ Romanian/ Korean/ Dutch/ Polish/ Turkish/ Spanish/ French/ Italian/ Croatian/ Danish/ German/ Swedish/ Finnish/ Slovenian/ Czech/ Russian/ Greek/ Chinese

IDS 99 Function list:
1. Programming & Installation of new ECUs (PCM, ABS, Instrument Cluster, Air Bag, Fuel Pumps, etc.)
2. Live Data-stream with Recording & Playback Functions for Main ECUs
3. Read & Clear Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
4. Set, Adjust or Remove Speed Governors
5. Automatic vehicle recognition
6. New Software Re-flash for Existing ECUs
7. All Other Dealer Functions
8. Steering Angle Resets
9. Guided Fault Finding
10. Program New Keys
11. DPF Regeneration
12. Brake Bleeding
13. Injector Coding

For Ford IDS 99, go to http://obd2-diag.blogspot.com/2016/03/ford-mazda-ids-v9903-free-download.html

Ktag KTM100 7.003 TF card repair methods

How to deal with TF card when programs/files there cannot work well.
Fisrt of all, download KTAG KTM100 TF card fix zip file
http://www.chinaautodiag.com/download/ktm-tf-fix.zip
KTM100 V2.13 software
http://www.chinaautodiag.com/html/ktm100-v213-fw-v7003-ktag-ecu-programming-tool-free-download-19527.html
Here is the instruction on how to fix Ktag KTM100 7.003 TF card.
main steps:
Step 1- replace folder “KTM TF fix”
Step 2 – move disk image file “KTM” to D:
Step 3- format TF card
Step 4 – write via Win320 Disk Image
Step 5 – Run KTM100 and test
The video below is to teach you how to do step by step,You can follow it to repair KTM100 7.003 TF card.
How to fix Ktag KTM100 7.003 TF card Video: