[trademark87]

Good day everyone.

I'm a newbie here and I bought K+DCAN cable.

After following step by step DIY by Junior, i encountered few problem as below.

1. I don't see "use fifo uffers in advanced port setting. Here are the pictures..






2. INPA load successfully. When I tried to access Seat modules --> Airbag .. I get this 3 errors..








Please help all the GURUs... Much appreciate it..

[1QuikWS6]

Ddi you buy the recommended cable, and did you download/install the FTDI Drivers for the cable?

[trademark87]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Ddi you buy the recommended cable, and did you download/install the FTDI Drivers for the cable?

Hi 1QuikWS6,

I bought the cable from this buyer. the same cable.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-USB-OBD-...ht_2895wt_1141

the cable comes with a driver CD. do you recommend any other driver?

Thanks.

[cwn23]

Your model year car requires you to use an adapter to make pin 7 and 8 bridged. If you don't have adapter, open up the OBD connection side and solder pin 7 and 8 together. It should work after that

[trademark87]

Originally Posted by cwn23

Your model year car requires you to use an adapter to make pin 7 and 8 bridged. If you don't have adapter, open up the OBD connection side and solder pin 7 and 8 together. It should work after that

Hi cwn23, where can i get it? is anyone selling on ebay?

[cn555ic]

http://www.one-stop-electronics.com/...&product_id=16

This place sells the cable with the adapter but you can modify the cable yourself with my DIY..
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672940

[Dracon]

Originally Posted by cwn23

Your model year car requires you to use an adapter to make pin 7 and 8 bridged. If you don't have adapter, open up the OBD connection side and solder pin 7 and 8 together. It should work after that

Where do you guys keep getting this information!? No E90 or E60 requires pins 7 and 8 soldered together... period! It's only required for E46 and older for the 3 series and E39 and older for the 5 series.

And if you don't believe me, try BMW's own documentation attached to this thread, page 7.

[trademark87]

owh.. so in my case, what is causing this problem?

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by Dracon

Where do you guys keep getting this information!? No E90 or E60 requires pins 7 and 8 soldered together... period! It's only required for E46 and older for the 3 series and E39 and older for the 5 series.

And if you don't believe me, try BMW's own documentation attached to this thread, page 7.

His car is an e90 made in 2006 so yes I agree it needs pin 7 and 8 bridged. Anything after. 3/07 require pin 7 and 8 separate.

[GenePoole]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

His car is an e90 made in 2006 so yes I agree it needs pin 7 and 8 bridged. Anything after. 3/07 require pin 7 and 8 separate.

My E90 was built in 9/2005 and I've tried both bridged and unbridged and it makes no difference.

[Coding@DetailAddict]

Without the adapter it will not connect to my early 07 or 06's.
No problem after attaching my adapter.

[Dracon]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

His car is an e90 made in 2006 so yes I agree it needs pin 7 and 8 bridged. Anything after. 3/07 require pin 7 and 8 separate.

Incorrect. I have a E90 made in 04/2005 (2006 Year Model). No 7-8 adapter required.

On the listing I posted (which is from BMW by the way), Yes means 7-8 bridged and No means 7-8 unbridged.

[Dracon]

Originally Posted by Grant@DetailAddict

Without the adapter it will not connect to my early 07 or 06's.
No problem after attaching my adapter.

07 or 06 E90's? Or another chassis?

8 pin is not used on the early E90's, it used to be a secondary K-CAN line but E60 and E90's went to a single K-CAN line bus.

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by Dracon

Incorrect. I have a E90 made in 04/2005 (2006 Year Model). No 7-8 adapter required.

On the listing I posted (which is from BMW by the way), Yes means 7-8 bridged and No means 7-8 unbridged.

weird, I coded a 2006 and without it bridged it would not connect....It stated data transmission disturbed...Once I bridged it, it instantly connected...I think your generalizing it too much as my experience says otherwise.

[RevC]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

weird, I coded a 2006 and without it bridged it would not connect....It stated data transmission disturbed...Once I bridged it, it instantly connected...I think your generalizing it too much as my experience says otherwise.

+1

[Dracon]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

weird, I coded a 2006 and without it bridged it would not connect....It stated data transmission disturbed...Once I bridged it, it instantly connected...I think your generalizing it too much as my experience says otherwise.

Definitely could be a cable issue then, I use a J2534-1 interface for coding instead of a K+DCAN cable for quick jobs and an ICOM for more advanced stuff. Never had to bridge 7-8 on any year E90/E60 (I've worked with 2005 builds all the way up 2012). Same with Mini's prior to the R55/R56 chassis, only needed an adapter for the eariler R50/R52 chassis.

I only needed an adapter for the E46/E39/E53 chassis.

So that's been my experience.

[Coding@DetailAddict]

Originally Posted by Dracon

07 or 06 E90's? Or another chassis?

8 pin is not used on the early E90's, it used to be a secondary K-CAN line but E60 and E90's went to a single K-CAN line bus.

E90s.
Ah I see I see, so it's not bridging that the adaptor is doing, it's eliminating.

[Dracon]

Originally Posted by Grant@DetailAddict

E90s.
Ah I see I see, so it's not bridging that the adaptor is doing, it's eliminating.

Most adapters are supposed to be bridging pins 7-8, because on most interfaces (like J2534-1 interfaces used by BMW, and the official Omitec interface) all pins are separate.

But with all these K+DCAN cables floating around from different suppliers and vendors, who knows.

I use an OpenPort 2.0 interface (J2534-1 compatible interface) for quick coding jobs (using the BMW PTT drivers aka "STD:PASSTHRUD") and my ICOM for everything else.

J2534-1 interfaces are also compatible with BMW OSS (the web based for pay version of ISTA/D and ISTA/P). Although BMW has locked their newest PTT drivers to accept only their certified devices (the Actia Passthru XS and DrewTech CarDAQ) as well as working with BMW Standard Tools and a whole host of other OEM applications.

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by Grant@DetailAddict

E90s.
Ah I see I see, so it's not bridging that the adaptor is doing, it's eliminating.

I dunno my is bridged when i made the connection to the E92 2006 and E92 1/07 build Both of them I tested it with it not bridged and it didnt work. I know for sure of my setup.

[trademark87]

so guys.. what should i do now?

can i use this cable ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-USB-OBD-...ht_2895wt_1189


or should i get this cable?
http://www.one-stop-electronics.com/...&product_id=16

[trademark87]

Good day guys..

I have ordered this adapter. Hopefully it works for me..

http://www.one-stop-electronics.com/...&product_id=19

[theinfamousdrew]

FWIW

My cable has pins 7 & 8 soldered together and it works on my 04/2008 E82

Im going to desolder it and test it, also wire in a switch like this guy did.....
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672940
(diy post #5)