ISTAD - Can't connect to BMW E series

ISTAD - Can't connect to BMW E series

suggested fix:

-Make sure your laptop battery is above %70.

-Make sure you BMW battery is fully charged, hooked up to a float charger or the engine is running.

Make sure you setup the driver settings as below (after you install it)

Control panel à system à device manager à Ports (COM & LPT) à right click on communication port 1 à properties à port setting tab à advanced à set latency timer to 1, save and exit everything.





 The software uses the COM port stored in the obd.ini file to communicate with the car, under this directory:

C:\EDIABAS\BIN




Meaning if the COM port was set to 9, use port 9 in the first driver settings step above, see below:

Control panel à system à device manager à Ports (COM & LPT) à right click on communication port 1 ( or whatever the COM port is)à properties à port setting tab à advanced à set latency timer to 1, set COM port to 9 , save and exit everything.






Check the VCI settings; see below for BMW E series:



For BMW older than 2001,

Try the two options on at a time from ISTAD showing below, under the wrench icon à VCI tab, see below:





If the customer is using the first build of the certified ICOM C (see below)

Then customer is eligible for free ICOM C upgrade since the one they got is missing PIN1,



Cause:

Look at the KL 15 voltage, it’s showing 0 V, that means one of the following:

 

1-Non-certified ICOM C is being used.

2-Or, PIN 1 is missing from his ICOM C.

 

Please ask for a picture of his ICOM C.

 

PIN 1 from the certified IOM C will deliver the voltage for KL 15 via PIN 16, see below:

 




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