NavCoder v2.0.16 released
 

NavCoder v2.0.16 released

Get it here:

http://www.xoutpost.com/nav/NavCoder%20v2_0.zip or

http://www.bimmerboard.com/members/k...der%20v2_0.zip

Includes new:
Read and Code your nav settings
Read and Code your TV settings (including TV-in-Motion)
Scan your audio / nav system
Scan the entire ibus

Enjoy!

All bug reports, requests etc back to me.

And post all your successful coding to this board!

Thanks,

thats fine.
But one questions:

what did I need for hardware? ?

Thorsten

Read the Readme.txt file - it explains everything.

What do you do for a living? You are a very patient & clever guy.

Why are the likes of BMW, Mercedes etc. not clamouring for your skills for big money? - Probably because they are German & will only employ Germans until it suits them better. That's why the McLaren F1 team suffered last year. The Mercedes built engines kept blowing up. This year they have capitulated & brought in engineers who are not German to design & manufacture their F1 engines.

Keep up the good work. It is much appreciated worldwide.

Best Rgds, Mike:thumbup:

Thank you so much KiwiJochen for your great work!!!
TV in motion....sweet! Can't wait to try it out...

Regards

TommyL

Using that interface where do i find a ibus-wire to connect to it ?
How do you guys do it ?

In my opinion, the easiest place to access the i-bus wire is the 3 pin connection to the CD changer (12V, ground and i-bus are the 3 leads)

Thnx wat color is it and do i really have to cut a wire from the connector ?
Are there any other suitable places in case the car doesnt have a CDC?

Thanks! I used to be an electronics service guy. Over my career I have installed and serviced car stereos, home stereos, telephones, before moving into maritime electronics. There I installed and serviced depth sounders, radars, sat navs, sat com systems, auto pilots, weather radar receivers, sonars, VHF and HF radio transmitters.
I then moved into broadcast where I was a support engineer for video transmission systems and had the good fortune to attend 2 x Olympic Games.

I became interested in software programming, and wrote some diagnostic utilities for the broadcast systems we used back then, and the software ran on a handheld computer (Psion) that I used at the time.

I now still work in broadcast, although in the sales side of the business.

All of this helps to develop the right attitude and approach that anything is possible, given sufficient curiosity and the right logical approach.

I now own a BMW and love the ability to get in and diagnose the system by myself :-)

I assist local people here in upgrading their BMW systems and I have done conversions and upgrades that the local BMW dealership say is impossible!

They don't know I exist... and remember, a local country agent has to obey the rules created by the factory to maintain factory compliance...

Maybe I should put in a voluntary PayPal donation in my software!

Thanks for the feedback, I enjoy helping people

Jochen (a Kiwi that never says no to any challange)

In the E38 and E39, the ibus is readily available on the connector visible behind the CD changer access panel (E39) or LH rear taillight access panel (E38).

I-bus = white/grey/yellow (the only wire with 3 colours)
Ground = brown
+12V = red with green stripe

I normally just openthe panel, and connect to the wires using crocodile clips straight into the back of the plug. No unplugging or dismantling necessary.

In the E46 it is less accessible - you may need to remove the trunk trim side panel to gain access to the wiring...?? (I haven't worked on many E46s)

I don't have words!!! You are really unique!:thumbup: :thumbup:
Compliments for the job.

Fantastic! Thanks for all your efforts KiwiJochen!!!!!!!:iagree:

Re-coded my TV already and works a treat! You really could have sold your Navcoder program ESPECIALLY this latest V2.0:thumbup:

PLEASE pm me an email address as I would like to be first in the queue to paypal you a drink!!!

Many Thanks again,

Andy.

This is fantastic stuff! On the X5 are the 3 wires for the CD Changer the same color and in the same location as you describe on the E38/E39 ?

Should be the same colors. Location are the left rear electronics bay where the nav drive and cd changer are mounted.

Thanks Kiwi cant wait to try it.

You most certainly should! If I've ever seen software worth supporting by a donation, this is it!
Would feel nice to give a little back for all the time you've spent on this.

Regards

TommyL

LOL Funny that I've worked for about 4 German companies no problem (including 5 years in Munich), and I'm British. :nanana: You know that Mercedes F1 engines were never built by Germans, but by a British company called Ilmor who are based in Northamptonshire don't you? But don't let little things like facts get in the way of a nice bit of jingoism. :rofl: Mclaren's main engine problems have been the tight packaging around the engine causing overheating anyway.

Anyway back on topic - Jochen, this is awesome - thanks so much!! I'd also gladly donate as this has saved me buying a lead to unlock the TV on the move function. :)

Thanks guys, if anyone wants to buy me a beer - my email address is at the bottom of the Readme.txt file - send me some PayPal beer money!

Cheers, Jochen

Tried to enable TV in Motion with Nav Coder 2 and it did not work. When I read the TV settings it says it's enabled, but on the TV it's not, I still get the blue screen with the message on as soon as the speed is more than about 2 mph. The other 2 check boxes are not set.

Doing a scan of the Audio/Nav devices gives this info for the TV module :

TV Video module:
Part number 6 966 696, version HW 03, SW 03, made by Loewe on 40/05 (October 2005)

This is the Digital/Analogue Hybrid module, so maybe it's not possible with this?

Oh, b.t.w. the HW and SW revisions always appear to be the same, is this a bug or is it actually the case?

I get a "Runtime Error '380'". OS: Vista. :rolleyes:

You may be right. The TV-in-Motion works on a number of analogue-only tuners. Only through experience and feedback such as yours will we be able to collate the information about which modules work and which don't.

Do you mean just for the TV tuner? Or for every ibus device in your vehicle?
The HW and SW revisions are programmed inside the memory of the device, my software just reads the memory. I don't change these values at all,

Jochen

I think it's for all the devices, which is why I thought it might be a bug in the display, not what you read. I'll check again by doing a complete scan.

KiwiJochen thank you very much for your great job.

In my car with hybrid tuner TV in motion works.
TV Video module:
Part number 6 968 041, version HW 04, SW 04, made by Loewe on 35/05 (August 2005)

A short time i had the same problem (TV in Motion did not work) because i coded TV while TV on and had forgotten to totally switch off the ignition before driving. The next day i probed again it worked perfect!



Thanks again!!!

Can anyone tell Brian and I the P/N of the male plug used in the CD unit so an adapter cable can be made?

I think it might be 61 13 8 377 072 but I'm not 100% certain.

If you go to an electronics store you'll find standard PCB edge connectors have the same pins and pin spacing. They fit!

I've just re-tested it after having cycled the ignition and now it works! Great stuff!! :thumbup:

v2.0.17 now released. See http://www.xoutpost.com/navigation-sy...-released.html