[scotsman335dxDrive]

Hi again, when i get to step 19 both options for I-Step (shipm.) and I-Step(target) are both greyed out and are unavailable , although i can see them both in the previous step, any possible answer to this ? All the entries for the modules / ECUs ? are all blue indicating no updates ? Could it be the Typeschlusse of 3E51 that i am entering being wrong


thanks

[bishbosh]

Do you have the full psdzData?

[scotsman335dxDrive]

I have v.4.30.33_PSdZData_Full, and i am using E-Sys 3.281.

[bishbosh]

I think you will need a newer Esys version - 3.30.0 or onwards to use with that version of psdzdata. The 4.17.20 version covers cars up to 2019 iirc.

[scotsman335dxDrive]

I did have 3.30 installed at first but it didn't give me the option to Read SVT( ... the option was Read VCM instead, then read ECU then Load, Save and finally Edit

[scotsman335dxDrive]

I am installing 3.30 again after I uninstall 3.28.1

[Labradoodleb]

Looking for a bit of help..

I've followed through all the steps, everything calculates and seems to work but right at the end when flashing it comes up with finished with error and the message below;

TAL-execution "not successfully" finished. [G200]

I used Typeschlussel 8K72 as the car's registered mid way through 2016 and this is the only bit that could be wrong but I figured none of the calculations after this would work if it was?

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

[Stainy]

When it's worked in the past for me it takes maybe 1-2 minutes to apply the update to the ECU. When it hasn't (due to wrong 'Typeschlussel') it's seemed to work, but the update takes a couple of seconds (and hasn't updated anything). It may have also had the 'not successfully finished' message - I can't remember tbh as it was obvious it wasn't successful.

If you've followed the instructions perfectly, chances are that it's expecting a different model type. The list isn't exhaustive, just what I cobbled together from my research / for my needs. Did you try 3E51?

[Labradoodleb]

Update: Tried the other code and it definitely didn't work, shows as nothing to update and couldn't flash anything. I'll give it another go at weekend unless anyone has any other ideas?

It takes a few minutes before the error so it looks like it's doing something but I'll try the other code tonight and see what happens.

[MooLard]

bishbosh Thank you very much for working this out and sharing how to do this, I tried to follow and do this to my 435xd and failed at many points by not having the full psdzdata, then the version was too new and I needed a newer version of e-sys, but I got there in the end. Like a few others I have a standard car at the moment so the gears do feel a little sluggish but I plan on getting it remapped quite soon. Thanks again,

[mbc0]

Hi,

I have a 2017 435D and would really like to carry out the Alpina Flash but cannot understand where I can get the Alpina Flash software from? I have E-sys but can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Many thanks

[SantaEugence]

Originally Posted by mbc0

Hi,

I have a 2017 435D and would really like to carry out the Alpina Flash but cannot understand where I can get the Alpina Flash software from? I have E-sys but can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Many thanks

Have a search on the forum and online for Psdzdata full (not lite) as that's the data file you need. It's over 100Gb I recall. In the end I paid for a month subscription (about a fiver I think) to the Mega download site to be able to download it properly as otherwise you're limited to 1Gb day or something daft so it was pointless.
Once you've got that again there's a full guide on the main forum, it's relatively straightforward

[martin10chk]

Awesome post and exactly what forums are for! Well done. Loved the charger solution by the way. I remapped my car and didn't appreciate that the writing process could be so intensive in terms of power as to require 50amps !! at 14V. I don't know what on earth is in those ECUs. I did 'support' my battery, with another battery and a 15amp charger (set to supply mode). The thing that troubles me is that voltage requirement. Really? 14V required on a 12V system? A good condition battery, fully charged is going to be able to maintain 12V against virtually armageddon. But if programming is going to fail potentially when you get below 14V its a whole different ballpark. Anyway, great post.

[mbc0]

Originally Posted by SantaEugence

Have a search on the forum and online for Psdzdata full (not lite) as that's the data file you need. It's over 100Gb I recall. In the end I paid for a month subscription (about a fiver I think) to the Mega download site to be able to download it properly as otherwise you're limited to 1Gb day or something daft so it was pointless.
Once you've got that again there's a full guide on the main forum, it's relatively straightforward

Thank you very much! Sorry for the late reply, I never got an email advising me of your response despite it being enabled, thank you :-)

[Bubbaspaarx]

Just wanted to say a big thank you bishbosh for the guide on this. Having done made a guide in the past, I know these can take a lot of time but they are very very helpful.

Like another member, I didn't get the blflash option but I've had my istep updated before so this could be why. I was also using E-Sys 3.36 and psdzdata 4.33 so may have been a little different.

Unlike other members I am not getting the gear selection in comfort mode of sport, only sport +. I had these before so have lost them which is odd.

I have bimmercode so can get them back but I don't know which module I should be search for... any ideas?

[alegsxr]

Originally Posted by bishbosh

Right, here we go:

This quick guide assumes a basic familiarity with ESys and shows the steps involved to flash (program) a module. DISCLAIMER - Use this guide at your own risk.

Pre-requisites - or what I used:
1. Esys 3.27.1
2. ENET cable
3. PSDZData Full 4.17.20
4. A car charger - not a trickle charger or CTEK but something that will give around 14V (must be more than 13V) and approx 50 Amps. See earlier posts for my homemade charger.

ESys launcher is NOT required for flashing.


Fire up ESys and click on Options..Settings. Click the Options tab and uncheck the two fields in the red boxes.




Click on Connect, select Connection via VIN and select your required TargetSelector - for F3x select the F020 TargetSelector. Not the DIRECT one.
Click Connect.




1. Click Comfort Mode and TAL Calculating
2. Click Read.
3. Right-click FA and select Activate FA.
4. Click Save and call it something like FA.xml.




5. Click Edit, and you will be taken...




to this screen.
6. Expand the tree until you get to SALAPA element.




Right-click the SALAPA element folder and select New->SALAPA Element.
Type 920 and press Enter.
Do the same and type 9XA.




7. You should see 920 and 9XA in the list of VO codes.
8. Change Typeschlussel as follows to identify the car as an Alpina.
F11 LCI - 5D71
F10 - 5D51
F11, F06 - XB71 1211
F10 - XA71 1211
F31, F36 - 3E51 or 8K72 for cars from 2016
F32 - 3R51 F36 - 3E51
F25 - WY71 0316 (swfl 210C)

9. Click Save.
10. Click Back. You may be asked if you want to reload the FA.xml file. Click Yes.




11. Activate the FA again. Note, that we are not uploading the modified FA to the car at all. We are only using it to generate the required SVT and TAL files.
12. Click Read SVT(...
13. Click Save and give it a filename i.e. svt_ist.xml
14. Click on Expert Mode.




15. Click on VCM.

We want to know what the I-step level is currently on the car, the I-step level is like a firmware version.
16. Click Master.
17. Click Read. Your I-step level on the car is shown in the red box. We need this version for the next step. Go back to Comfort Mode and TAL Calculating.




18. Click on Complete Flash.
19. Select the I-Step (shipm.) version from the drop down - the same as the one we read in point 17. The I-Step(target) value depends on what version of PSDZData has been downloaded. I picked the most recent version shown.
20. Click Calculate. Make a cuppa as this step took about 5-6 minutes.
21. Click Save and give it a name. svt_soll.xml in my example.

You will have noticed in the SVT list the different coloured entries. Blue is the current version of the firmware, CAFD and hardware, bootloader, etc. Red indicates a newer version and black means there isn't an update. As I have already flashed the EGS firmware the EGS section is showing no updates. But, for example the DSC module is showing updates for the bootloader, the CAFD file and the firmware (swfl) file.




22. Click Calculation.
23. Click Save and give it a name i.e. svt_tal.xml

Go to Expert Mode and TAL-Processing.




24. Click on the ellipses and load the tal file saved in the previous step.
25. Do the same with the svt file.
26. Click Read FA.
27. Click Read VIN.
28. Click on read VIN out of FA.
29. Uncheck everything by clicking on the checkbox here.
30. Select blFlash, swDeploy and cdDeploy for the EGS module. WARNING, the screenshot shows the EPS module selected - this is only an example!
31. Click Check Software Availability and if the message 'All software units (SWE) are available.' is shown then you're good to go.
32. Click Start and the flashing will begin.

If you get a VIN error, repeat steps 27 and 28. There seems to be a minor bug in ESys reading out the VIN.




You can flash other modules (ECUs) this way, but do not flash the DME(DDE) if you've changed the Typeschlussel to the Alpina one. You'll notice that the HWEL entry for the DME is blue, indicating a different ECU. HWEL entries should be black. For flashing your other modules, revert back to your original Typschlussel.

The flash took about 2 minutes if that. You may want to fire up ISTA+ and clear any fault codes - a lot will be generated by the flashing process.
I also reset the gearbox adaption values.

HTH

Anyone know the right code for alpina g20 please?

[xpro]

Originally Posted by alegsxr

Anyone know the right code for alpina g20 please?

Try to find an alpine G20 online and do a vin check. Thats how I found the Fx LCI models as listed above.

[alegsxr]

Originally Posted by xpro

Try to find an alpine G20 online and do a vin check. Thats how I found the Fx LCI models as listed above.

ok thanks, but i tried and i can't find anyone

[alegsxr]

I found this One WAPBG2000MEV#####
I have obscured the last Number for privacy.
This Is an alpina vin of b3 g20.

Can you help me to understand how can flash the alpina software please?

[bishbosh]

Bg20 will be the code.

[alegsxr]

Originally Posted by bishbosh

Bg20 will be the code.

ok thanks, i can try

Do you know in which way i can modify idrive in M3 style?

[alegsxr]

Originally Posted by bishbosh

Bg20 will be the code.

With BG20 Eys tell me that it can't generate FP...
If i try to VIN decoder the car result E36 not G20, but is impossible...i'm sure that there is B3 G20.

Why for you?