Inpa Software Bmw E39

Many FTDI FT232RL based cables can be modified to work with INPA software for BMW diagnosis. And they are cheap as hell. Here list all possible INPA hardware cables.

I am having trouble finding up to date information on how to successfully download these BMW software tools and would appreciate any help.

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First of all, INPA software can be downloaded free here: INPA driver: INPA software: List of INPA cables: BMW INPA K+DCAN cable with FT232RL chip Ediabas ADS/OBD interface Non-ADS Ediabas OBDII RS232 interface INPA + 140+2.01+2.10 4 in 1 BMW Scanner Carsoft 6.5 interface BMW ICOM A2+B+C emulator Using experience: This is a typical FTDI based interface. This is the current most used cable for INPA.

With the USB K+D CAN type cables there are a few installation steps, drivers & a little software that you need to make them work properly. This does 2001-on cars right up to & including 2011 cars (may be limited by the hookie software for cars after June 2008 on a diminishing basis as the car gets newer). This cable is a USB enabled device, again you will need to install the USB to serial drivers. However you will also need to install the K+D CAN utility, this allows you the ability to switch it from a K CAN device for pre-2007 cars (see list above) to a DCAN cable. There are two versions of this utility, a fancy GUI & a MS DOS one. I find that the MS DOS one works best. Hera’s an image of what this cable looks like: Serial Port cable As mentioned previously the ADS interface is a different protocol, if you don’t have an ADS interface with an e36 then what you’ll be able to read with a regular OBD cable is limited.

Unfortunately the ADS interface seems to be the hardest to get & most expensive of all the interfaces. It works fine on the e36, e39 & e63 (note my e63 is pre-March 2007) from my personal experience. Suitable for e36, e34, e30 Here’s a picture of the Ediabas ADS interface: This is a cheap interface & is readily available plus requires no modification. It works just fine on E46/E39 with either the round 20 pin connector under the bonnet or the OBD2 port in the drover’s footwell.

Set up of this cable is straight forward, no drivers required. This is a interface contains four software of BMW scanner INPA K DCAN cable + BMW DASH E6x V2.1.0 + BMW Scanner V1.4.0 + BMW Scanner V2.10 cable.

The scanner comes with INPA OBD, ADS interface and none ADS cable for all all systems (K-line and CAN-BUS) of BMW series and OBDII diagnostic system. CarSoftware interface can be modified to work with INPA, but it is not recommended.

When you first got INPA, you have to run a carsoft test to “initiate” the lead every time. What a PITA, stay away from this solution! The black serial cable below only works on OBD1 cars like pre 2001 e39 and this will work for all K CAN (e36, e39, e46, e53, e63). BMW ICOM Rheingold not only comes with basic ISTA-D ISTA-P diagnostic & programming software, it comes with lots of engineering software, INPA, EDIABAS, WinKFP, NCS-expert, NCS-dummy etc. So INPA is well loaded to BMW ICOM A2+B+C diagnostic system, but you need to do some configuration work. This is quite good for experts and technician.

EDIT: PLEASE IMPROVE! We are constantly updating this first post, as new information comes in (until it won't let us update it anymore). Kudos: Many people collaborated on this, expecially Quick99Si, RDL, & ACA84 who provided much of the detail. Tribal knowledge requested to make organized sense of recommended E39 diagnostic hardware & software. Based on the and in concert with the various BMW coding forums let's try to meaningfully organize the following E39-specific diagnostic-related scanning, coding, and programming tools & interfaces for the entire E39 tribe to benefit.

----- • Assess your portable computer: • Almost any laptop hardware will work • The classic BMW diagnostic laptop is an IBM T30 • You'll want at least a 40GB hard disk drive (100GB+ if you're installing Progman) • And, as much RAM as the PC can handle (Quick99Si had 2GB RAM in his ). • However almost all WinTel PCs should work fine. • Most of the BMW software works with the USB port. • Some (such as Carsoft 6.5 SP1) only work with the RS-232 serial port • NOTE: You need to match your cable to your available ports! • Serial-to-USB conversion cables work; but you have to get the right ones (so it's problematic). • Most programs run on Windows (e.g., INPA & NCS).