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.

[Zack]

Okay that's helpful, I will give it a shot, Trying to reinitialize my rain sensor as the intermittent wipers are INOP at the moment!

[uberchris]

I recently encountered a weird issue where windows changed the latency timer setting of my com port from the correct setting (1), back to the default (16) which caused a bunch of weird connection issues. Might be worth checking: https://weedtech.com/helpfiles/html/portlatency.htm

[fattycharged]

where is Mikes Easy BMW tool available for download today?

[Tbonem3]

Bimmergeeks was forced to stop sharing a little while ago, but there are still lots of links floating around.

Bimmerfest.com forums seems to be the largest collection of software packs. E46fanatics has a nice pack put together you can find fairly easy through searching. This one is great for E46 guys, but not if you have other models to connect to.

Reddit has a page with good resources that is a common search result when looking for these standard tool packs.

https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/mikes-easy-bmw-tools-package.879366/

When I was looking for the best pack, any of the "Mikes" packs I downloaded just didn't work too great - no translations for INPA and funky behavior like the black dots not working properly. My best pack was the one I found through reddit, and then I updated with the latest daten files (though that's for my e90, e46 doesn't have any more updates).

Here it is:https://www.reddit.com/r/E90/comment..._bmw_software/

Also have ISTA there if you want.