INPA/software updates?

[Zack]

Hey all I was using Mikes Easy BMW tools for scanning/coding. It has been a while since I have last used the software and I now get an error and the scanner will not connect with the car, is there an update I need to download? Drivers not working? something I am missing? I am not nearly as computer literate as most others so any help is appreciated!

[Tbonem3]

No, no update needed. Most likely issue is that the odb2 cable is no longer set to "Com 1". Go to Device Manager in Windows and look for USB or printer COMs or FTD wherever your USB cable pops up. Make sure you've got the recent FDTI drivers and that, under properties, it's set to COM 1.

Or maybe your cable magically went bad or maybe one of the pins in your obd port got bent or ruined? The switch for bridging pins 7 & 8 can affect communications, but it would still show up in INPA, you just might not be able to access a certain module.