Getting Started with NCS Expert

[Ramps]

I honestly forgot it's been so long, it was something very simple though like the COM/Latency settings.

Ok, thanks, I think mine is set-up correctly but maybe I'll check again and make sure I didn't mess something up.

[PSUEng]

Ok, so I'm super green here. I have a Bimmergeeks cable and Windows laptop. I want to be able to code for ZCP/CSL brakes, steering rack, and so on. I went to NCS expert website and I can't figure out what I'm looking for to purchase/download. Any insight is appreciated. Seems one can purchase coding files, guides--am I just not understanding how they package the product? I impulse purchased a Creader tool from Amazon, but can't deduce if that will "code" and if it's maybe better to send it back.

[BlueBimmers]

I'm getting same VIN faulty message as Ramps Did you figure it out? My cable is good, INPA reads the car, COM1 and latency settings check out. Making progress, this will be fun when I figure out. Any thoughts appreciated.

[BlueBimmers]

No thoughts at all? Using Windows 10.

[kylen.m3]

I'm getting same VIN faulty message as Ramps Did you figure it out? My cable is good, INPA reads the car, COM1 and latency settings check out. Making progress, this will be fun when I figure out. Any thoughts appreciated.

I am also getting this same message. I have an 06/'02 build date M3 and when I tried to read the AKMB module in NCS Expert, I get the same message. Do you also get an error reading the Instrument Cluster Module in INPA despite all other modules being able to be read?

[ppm008]

my observation:
Old NCSexper doesn't work at Win x 64bit, because of NTVDMs is not present.
New NCSexper not working on E46

[sapote]

I am also getting this same message. I have an 06/'02 build date M3 and when I tried to read the AKMB module in NCS Expert, I get the same message. Do you also get an error reading the Instrument Cluster Module in INPA despite all other modules being able to be read?

Late ans but I hope this helps others.
If the screen shows a bunch of VIN faulty messages when you tried to read the selected module, this mostly is caused by bad communication from pc to the module (the same obd cable has the error when using INPA to read that same module too). Most of the time it's due to the switch on the cable connector that not connecting pin7 and pin8. Move the switch around and test in INPA to make sure it can access EWS or KMB cluster, then try NCS expert again.