CID Pinouts
 

Anyone here have the pin out description for the connector on the Central Information Display?

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Yes, its in the WDS. Tell me what vehicle + year it came from.

2007 X3 3.0si (E83).

Thanks:thumbup:

JB

X3 E83 Central information display (CID)
 

A196 Central information display (CID) Plug connector overview

Number X-pin, colour Description X18802 18-pin, natural Plug connector Central information display (CID) Pin assignments at plug connector X18802

Pin Type Description / Signal type Connection /
Measuring notes 1 A Video signal Navigation signal red Video module or Navigation system 2 M Shield Video module or Navigation system 3 A Video signal Navigation signal green Video module or Navigation system 4 M Shield Video module or Navigation system 5 A Video signal Navigation signal blue Video module or Navigation system 6 M Shield Video module or Navigation system 7 A LCD ground from video module/navigation control unit Video module or Navigation system 8 E Terminal 30 Fuse F42 9 M Ground Ground point 10 Not used 11 E/A K-bus signal K-bus connector 12 Not used 13 Not used 14 Not used 15 Not used 16 Not used 17 Not used 18 Not used

Oops the table disappeared - here it is in plain text:

Central information display (CID)

A196 Central information display (CID)

Plug connector overview
Number X-pin, colour, Description
X18802 18-pin, natural, Plug connector Central information display (CID)

Pin assignments at plug connector X18802
Pin - Type - Description / Signal type - Connection / Measuring notes
1 A - Video signal Navigation signal red - Video module or Navigation system
2 M - Shield - Video module or Navigation system
3 A - Video signal Navigation signal green - Video module or Navigation system
4 M - Shield - Video module or Navigation system
5 A - Video signal Navigation signal blue - Video module or Navigation system
6 M - Shield - Video module or Navigation system
7 A - LCD ground from video module/navigation control unit - Video module or Navigation system
8 E - Terminal 30 - Fuse F42
9 M - Ground - Ground point
10 Not used
11 E/A - K-bus signal - K-bus connector
12 Not used
13 Not used
14 Not used
15 Not used
16 Not used
17 Not used
18 Not used

Thanks Jochen!

Interesting, Straight forward (?) RGB with K bus to control the CID unit functions? I'll eventually try putting those pins on a scope. I'm assuming it's probably sync on green. If all goes well, a behind the glovebox micro pc with wifi, and VRS is a distinct reality. Don't know much about the K bus, I wonder if that signal can be thrown in the bit bucket during switch over to PC mode. Need to put together a bounceless switch.

I appreciate your great help! :bow:

JB

Yes, sync on green has been stadnard with BMW for a while, it is probably the same. K-bus might be for diagnostics, SW updates, etc as well as any functionality. K-bus is easy to monitor on a PC, it is 9600baud, very nearly RS232, only needs a level converter.

Have a quick look here.
You need to send some commands to the CID to make it work.
First, to open or close and secondly commands to keep it alive.

Cheers

Great info, thanks! Saves a lot of trial and error time! :thumbup:

Hi,

I know it's an old thread but I'm looking how to make a CID work (mine is for a BMW Z4 but it's the same, or almost).

For now I just tried to plug in into 12v but does not do anything.

The link you've posted does not work anymore, is there some information somewhere I can use ?