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Old 03-20-2010, 08:51 AM
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I logged
20/03/2010 11:58:23.881: 50 04 68 3B A0 A7
20/03/2010 11:58:23.881: MFL --> RAD : Radio/Telephone control: Send/End_released

I think I need to try it in the car, if it ever comes back from the mechanic...
R/T =
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..282: 50 04 68 3B 02 05
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..282: MFL --> RAD : Radio/Telephone control: R/T_pressed
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..463: 50 04 68 3B 22 25
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..463: MFL --> RAD : Radio/Telephone control: R/T_released

the sneezing man = Send/End =
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..476: 50 04 C8 3B 80 27
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..476: MFL --> TEL : Radio/Telephone control: Send/End_pressed
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..563: 50 04 C8 3B A0 07
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..563: MFL --> TEL : Radio/Telephone control: Send/End_released
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Old 03-20-2010, 10:06 AM
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R/T =
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..282: 50 04 68 3B 02 05
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..282: MFL --> RAD : Radio/Telephone control: R/T_pressed
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..463: 50 04 68 3B 22 25
20/03/2010 1:50:33 p.m..463: MFL --> RAD : Radio/Telephone control: R/T_released

the sneezing man = Send/End =
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..476: 50 04 C8 3B 80 27
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..476: MFL --> TEL : Radio/Telephone control: Send/End_pressed
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..563: 50 04 C8 3B A0 07
20/03/2010 1:50:37 p.m..563: MFL --> TEL : Radio/Telephone control: Send/End_released
I think I'm missing a RAD -->TEL initiate link to handset.

I have a radio here but it won't power up unless connected to a car.
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BTW Kiwi: I found the problem we hit the other day with the TCU, and it's my fault.
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I think I'm missing a RAD -->TEL initiate link to handset.
Nope.

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I have a radio here but it won't power up unless connected to a car.
Yes it will, when you know how :-)

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I apologize if this has already been answered here or in another thread. I am currently in the market for either a ULF module or and TCU/SES combination. There are several on eBay, but most ads market them as being specific to certain models/series.

Up until this point, my understanding was that a particular ULF, TCU, or SES module would work in any car, with the limitations being age of the module relative to the car. Are these modules also model/series specific?

Also, is there any difference between a ULF Module and a ULF Module, High?
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E46, E39,first X5, X3 are all iBus. 1er, current X5, E60, E90 are all optical (MOST). iBus TCUs and cars are not compatible with MOST TCUs and cars. More important though is the hardware version. All but the very last TCUs and ULFs were very poor at pairing with phones not on the supported phone list. If you have an iPhone, Blackbery or Android, or something else new, you may find most TCUs won't work properly with it.
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E46, E39,first X5, X3 are all iBus. 1er, current X5, E60, E90 are all optical (MOST). iBus TCUs and cars are not compatible with MOST TCUs and cars. More important though is the hardware version. All but the very last TCUs and ULFs were very poor at pairing with phones not on the supported phone list. If you have an iPhone, Blackbery or Android, or something else new, you may find most TCUs won't work properly with it.
Thanks, that is good to know. I have an iPhone 3G. I am getting the impression that I will need to buy these new or find something built within the past two years. I get the impression that this is critical for a TCU or ULF, but not so much for the SES. Is that true?
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I have an iPhone 3G. I am getting the impression that I will need to buy these new or find something built within the past two years. I get the impression that this is critical for a TCU or ULF, but not so much for the SES. Is that true?
The iPhone works great with a 5th Generation ULF (which is very old), and probably older modules as well. The TCUs with Bluetooth all work with the iPhone.
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Thanks, that is good to know. I have an iPhone 3G. I am getting the impression that I will need to buy these new or find something built within the past two years. I get the impression that this is critical for a TCU or ULF, but not so much for the SES. Is that true?
The SES contains no bluetooth functionality, so the phone you have matters not.
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Up until this point, my understanding was that a particular ULF, TCU, or SES module would work in any car, with the limitations being age of the module relative to the car. Are these modules also model/series specific?
They are model specific

A ULF won't work in a 1500, 1600, 1800 or 2002
Neither will it work in an E24, E31, E34 or E36
It also won't work in an M1

But it will in many other ibus-cars....
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