INPA setup help

[garfield81]

I have been a little curious to all the supposed programming that can be done to a BMW so I got a K+DCAN USB cable. I have searched and spent hours going through tutorials on the web and pretty much every tutorial goes a different route (different software combinations, different versions, different platforms, etc.).
So long story short, I think I have all the software installed but when I launch INPA both the battery and ignition show OFF. However when I run D-CAN.exe (command line utility) and select K+CAN it seems to connect and work fine but can't get it to work with INPA
I do see a red light when on the USB cable when I plug it into the car.

Here is a short list of what I have done. (Running under Window 7 64 bit)

1.) make sure the port is set to COM1 in Device Manager and Latency is set to 1 msec.
2.) Add a 'path' environment variable with a value pointing to EDIABAS\BIN on the hard drive.
3.) Run OBDSetup and it says 'All done.'
4.) obd.ini in EDIABAS\BIN has the following: (first few lines)
[OBD]
Port=Com1
Hardware=USB
Retry=ON
....
5.) Ediabas.ini has the following
Interface = STD:OBD
...

6.) Also tried setting the RemoteHost and Port to 192.168.68.1:6801.

But have had no luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

[puddinboo]

what software are you using?

[garfield81]

Originally Posted by puddinboo

what software are you using?

INPA - Loader Version 5.00

[e30cabrio]

I tried for two months & bought 4 (yes FOUR) cables including BMW Scanner. To get INPA/GT1 working I ended up with the Romanian deal from eBay and even after installing it needed the seller to remote in to get it going.

I strongly suggest you skip to the Romanian deal.

[puddinboo]

I just ordered from the romanian yesterday for the cable and software. (my xmas present yeah) I hope it all goes well when I install it.

[swissfrank]

the Romanian deal sounds good, but just in case you want to try it on your own, i got mine working following this guide.

good luck

Successful Install of INPA and EDIABAS on Win 7 - BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums

[garfield81]

Originally Posted by swissfrank

the Romanian deal sounds good, but just in case you want to try it on your own, i got mine working following this guide.

good luck

Successful Install of INPA and EDIABAS on Win 7 - BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums

Thanks. Not doing anything critical and just wanted to mess around so I'll give that guide a try first.

[xRide]

how much GB of space we need for this to run properly? I am getting ready to contact the romaian buy since i purchsed from him to help me. I am only getting error msg when i hook it to the vehicle.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by xRide

how much GB of space we need for this to run properly? I am getting ready to contact the romaian buy since i purchsed from him to help me. I am only getting error msg when i hook it to the vehicle.

If you followed the instructions and got verification the list of steps on the screen were completed successfully it should work.

Check the instructions as their is a specific order to turn on the key and connect the cable.

[xRide]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

If you followed the instructions and got verification the list of steps on the screen were completed successfully it should work.

Check the instructions as their is a specific order to turn on the key and connect the cable.

I think the software is installed properly as I followed all the steps.


Lets says I want to use inpa, are there step by step instructions from start to finish ? For example, should I start the program before I connect it to the vehicle . Should the vehicle be running. Does my battery had to have certain amount of juice . I can't figure out why I'm getting a error message when I tried to use inpa. I'm trying calibrate the suspension and when I press e53, then select chassis, then double click on 2 axle suspension, it doesnt go any further except giving me an error msg that program will be stopped.