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      03-21-2013, 07:19 PM   #2993
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Folks,

I am new to BMW coding (but not to the world of coding/programming in general). I am looking to code a few options on my 2012 F30 328i Sports line with Premium, Tech, Xenon lights with BMW Assist and Advanced Bluetooth, etc.

I would really appreciate your help with a few questions I have:

1] Cable - are the places listed in the OP still the best sources for buying the cable?
2] Software - I use a Mac, so I am looking for a place where I can download the software and the relevant data files.

Couple of things that I am hoping to code eventually: get ipod out using the USB cable, video in motion, possibly enabling BMW live (do I need the BMW Convenience plan to enable Live?)

Thanks in advance
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      03-21-2013, 07:38 PM   #2994
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Folks,

I am new to BMW coding (but not to the world of coding/programming in general). I am looking to code a few options on my 2012 F30 328i Sports line with Premium, Tech, Xenon lights with BMW Assist and Advanced Bluetooth, etc.

I would really appreciate your help with a few questions I have:

1] Cable - are the places listed in the OP still the best sources for buying the cable?
2] Software - I use a Mac, so I am looking for a place where I can download the software and the relevant data files.

Couple of things that I am hoping to code eventually: get ipod out using the USB cable, video in motion, possibly enabling BMW live (do I need the BMW Convenience plan to enable Live?)

Thanks in advance
Pre-made cable are available from April1. See http://www.f30post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=2967 or you can make your own with a J1962M cable (try Amazon). The cable connects via Ethernet, not USB.

Software is PC only, so you will need to run it under Parallels or something similar. Checkout the more technical bimmerpost coding forums for details and pitfalls.

I don't think you'll get iPod out without the cradle and I think enabling BMW live will disable BMW Assist. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong.

At least DVD in motion is easy to do!
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      03-21-2013, 07:41 PM   #2995
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Pre-made cable are available from April1. See http://www.f30post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=2967 or you can make your own with a J1962M cable (try Amazon). The cable connects via Ethernet, not USB.

Software is PC only, so you will need to run it under Parallels or something similar. Checkout the more technical bimmerpost coding forums for details and pitfalls.

I don't think you'll get iPod out without the cradle and I think enabling BMW live will disable BMW Assist. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong.

At least DVD in motion is easy to do!
Frogman is this the right thing? http://www.amazon.com/OBDII-Splitter...eywords=J1962M or this better? http://www.amazon.com/OBDII-Cable-J1...eywords=J1962M
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No, those are pass-thru cables.

try this: http://www.amazon.com/Cable-J1962M-O...eywords=J1962M

or this:

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-J1962M-O...eywords=J1962M

I got the 10 footer and made my own cable with 1/2 of a grounded Cat-5 patch cable, a 510 ohm resistor and some soldering and shrink tubing.
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      03-21-2013, 09:40 PM   #2997
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No, those are pass-thru cables.

try this: http://www.amazon.com/Cable-J1962M-O...eywords=J1962M

or this:

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-J1962M-O...eywords=J1962M

I got the 10 footer and made my own cable with 1/2 of a grounded Cat-5 patch cable, a 510 ohm resistor and some soldering and shrink tubing.
Or this:

http://enetcables.com/
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Folks,

I am new to BMW coding (but not to the world of coding/programming in general). I am looking to code a few options on my 2012 F30 328i Sports line with Premium, Tech, Xenon lights with BMW Assist and Advanced Bluetooth, etc.

I would really appreciate your help with a few questions I have:

1] Cable - are the places listed in the OP still the best sources for buying the cable?
2] Software - I use a Mac, so I am looking for a place where I can download the software and the relevant data files.

Couple of things that I am hoping to code eventually: get ipod out using the USB cable, video in motion, possibly enabling BMW live (do I need the BMW Convenience plan to enable Live?)

Thanks in advance
PM sent.
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Is there any way to VO code without actually writing the FA to the vehicle?

I tried this morning removing certain VO from the vehicle, intentionally skipped the step to write FA to vehicle, proceeded to code Combox & CIC which worked ok, but the specific option code that i remove also got deleted from the FA
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Is there any way to VO code without actually writing the FA to the vehicle?

I tried this morning removing certain VO from the vehicle, intentionally skipped the step to write FA to vehicle, proceeded to code Combox & CIC which worked ok, but the specific option code that i remove also got deleted from the FA
Yes. Just save FA, exit FA Editor, and from the Coding module, load the modified FA, activate it, and VO Code ECU(s).
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      03-21-2013, 10:09 PM   #3001
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I changed only 3 drop downs to activ from nicht_activ. The Werte values was changed automatically.
I would reset the ECU (VO Code) and try it again from scratch. It should work just with those 3 codes, and by changing only the drop-downs.
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      03-21-2013, 10:12 PM   #3002
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Thanks Frogman. I checked the logs and this is the file that I need cafd_00000794-002_020_029; so if I have this file, I can just copy it over to my existing CAFDs and it will work?

Is there a way to find a list of all the orphaned files in case it asks me for more?
PM sent for cafd_00000794.caf.002_020_029.
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      03-22-2013, 01:07 AM   #3003
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Yes. Just save FA, exit FA Editor, and from the Coding module, load the modified FA, activate it, and VO Code ECU(s),.
How to "exit FA editor"? Close eSys?

Should I therefore => Read FA > edit & save FA > "how to exit FA?" > load FA > activate FA > code ECU.
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      03-22-2013, 04:14 AM   #3004
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I tried changing 6NH to 6NK today and got this error when I coded HU_ENTRY

Transaktions-Report: Aktion: Codieren

HU_ENTRY [63]
cdDeploy ProcessedWithError
cafd_000000f9-007_003_024 ProcessedWithError

The head unit would not go past the BMW splash screen. I changed the VO back to 6NH, recoded and it was working again.
What am I doing wrong?
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How to "exit FA editor"? Close eSys?

Should I therefore => Read FA > edit & save FA > "how to exit FA?" > load FA > activate FA > code ECU.
By Exit, I meant only to save the FA, then click on the Coding module. From there, make sure the modified FA is loaded and active, then VO Code the ECU.
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I tried changing 6NH to 6NK today and got this error when I coded HU_ENTRY

Transaktions-Report: Aktion: Codieren

HU_ENTRY [63]
cdDeploy ProcessedWithError
cafd_000000f9-007_003_024 ProcessedWithError

The head unit would not go past the BMW splash screen. I changed the VO back to 6NH, recoded and it was working again.
What am I doing wrong?
What E-Sys and PSdZData versions are you using, and are you able to do any FDL Coding without getting an error?

Beyond that, I am not sure a Basic Head Unit can support 6NK. I think you need HU_CIC and CMB_MEDIA (Combox) to switch from 6NH to 6NK.
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By Exit, I meant only to save the FA, then click on the Coding module. From there, make sure the modified FA is loaded and active, then VO Code the ECU.
thanks, I'll try reloading the saved FA from my PC then.

I move from FA editor to Coding, and esys prompted to reload the FA, which I click yes, and I saw the file pre-loaded in the Coding screen, and seeing that the option i want to get rid off is no longer there, so i proceeded to code, which went well.

Just don't understand why the vehicle FA was updated as well since I didn't write the modified FA back to the car
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What E-Sys and PSdZData versions are you using, and are you able to do any FDL Coding without getting an error?

Beyond that, I am not sure a Basic Head Unit can support 6NK. I think you need HU_CIC and CMB_MEDIA (Combox) to switch from 6NH to 6NK.
3.22.5 and 48.3
Yes I have coded everything without getting an error. I guess the only reason is HU_ENTRY not supporting 6NK
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No luck. Default is DRL_S, I changed it to TRL_S and that didn't change anything. Haven't tried DRL_HI or DRL_LO yet but I think DRL_HI will make the angel eyes extra bright in daylight; I need to try and find out.
Please keep us updated... thanks bud
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Hi, I'm just getting the software all setup up, I've just confused on the psdzdata files:

The psdzdata.7z.001, psdzdata.7z.002..... do I need to combine these 7z files or form a massive file or do I leave them in their current form? Or unpack them separately before moving them in the C:\ESysData\psdzdata\

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Hi, I'm just getting the software all setup up, I've just confused on the psdzdata files:

The psdzdata.7z.001, psdzdata.7z.002..... do I need to combine these 7z files or form a massive file or do I leave them in their current form? Or unpack them separately before moving them in the C:\ESysData\psdzdata\

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unzip the 20gb and move to the directory
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unzip the 20gb and move to the directory
All I got were lots of psdzdata.7z.001.....etc files. Should I just copy these over?

Also the next part says "Copy the contents of the "C:\ESysData\psdzdata\swe" folder into the "C:\ESysData\SWE" folder." I don't seem to have this folder C:\ESysData\psdzdata\swe.
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All I got were lots of psdzdata.7z.001.....etc files. Should I just copy these over?

Also the next part says "Copy the contents of the "C:\ESysData\psdzdata\swe" folder into the "C:\ESysData\SWE" folder." I don't seem to have this folder C:\ESysData\psdzdata\swe.
No. You need to open Part 1 (psdzdata.7z.001) with 7-Zip, and then extract the psdzdata folder out of the archive.

You can ignore that second step. Nothing is needed in the C:\ESysData\SWE folder, and doing so will only waste 20 gb of HD space.
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No. You need to open Part 1 (psdzdata.7z.001) with 7-Zip, and then extract the psdzdata folder out of the archive.

You can ignore that second step. Nothing is needed in the C:\ESysData\SWE folder, and doing so will only waste 20 gb of HD space.
Thanks a million. Unzipped and ready to go
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