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. Set up of this cable is straight forward, no drivers required. 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. This is a cheap interface & is readily available plus requires no modification. Here’s a picture of the Ediabas ADS interface: It works fine on the e36, e39 & e63 (note my e63 is pre-March 2007) from my personal experience. Unfortunately the ADS interface seems to be the hardest to get & most expensive of all the interfaces. Hera’s an image of what this cable looks like:Įdiabas ADS/OBD interface Serial Port cableĪs 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. There are two versions of this utility, a fancy GUI & a MS DOS one. 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. This cable is a USB enabled device, again you will need to install the USB to serial drivers. 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). 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 is the current most used cable for INPA. 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 Here list all possible INPA hardware cables.įirst of all, INPA software can be downloaded free here:īmw inpa software freedown and setup instruction

Many FTDI FT232RL based cables can be modified to work with INPA software for BMW diagnosis.

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