[alpha265]

Originally Posted by mitch57

Ahhh! I see. I wonder what's causing that with the ENET adapter and not with Bluetooth adapters.

Have you asked Stephan from BimmerCode if he knows why this might be happening? Especially since this appears to only be a problem with this specific adapter.

It has nothing to do with the BimmerCode application since the coding was completed and the app was disconnected from the MHD when the alarm was triggered. It's very likely the unit is drawing higher than normal amount of current from the car's battery making the BMW alarm system believe the car is being tempered.

[alpha265]

FAQ from mhdtuning.com


Q: Can I leave the adapter connected?

A: Yes, but we recommend to unplug if the car is not used for longer than 7 days to prevent extra stress on the battery. Attention: On G Series cars with factory alarm system the adapter must be unplugged because the alarm will be activated after locking the car.

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by alpha265

FAQ from mhdtuning.com


Q: Can I leave the adapter connected?

A: Yes, but we recommend to unplug if the car is not used for longer than 7 days to prevent extra stress on the battery. Attention: On G Series cars with factory alarm system the adapter must be unplugged because the alarm will be activated after locking the car.

That is annoying. They obviously screwed up the power down design and made it into an FAQ as a fix. I will now likely return mine without opening, I wasn't looking for less convenience with a wifi adapter. If I wanted to plug and unplug all the time, I could just use the wired setup.

Ok, anyone try the modBMW OBD wifi adapter (https://modbmw.com/shop/wifi-enet/)? What did they screw up?

[ikheetleon]

With the f15 you could disable the voltage check on the obd port. Not sure if it can be done with the g05 as well.

[mitch57]

Originally Posted by LexxM3

That is annoying. They obviously screwed up the power down design and made it into an FAQ as a fix. I will now likely return mine without opening, I wasn't looking for less convenience with a wifi adapter. If I wanted to plug and unplug all the time, I could just use the wired setup.

Ok, anyone try the modBMW OBD wifi adapter (https://modbmw.com/shop/wifi-enet/)? What did they screw up?

What am I missing here? Do you guys who leave the adapter plugged in all the time re-code your vehicles every day or every other day?

I honestly don't see any reason to leave it plugged in all the time unless there's something I'm missing.

[mitch57]

Originally Posted by alpha265

It has nothing to do with the BimmerCode application since the coding was completed and the app was disconnected from the MHD when the alarm was triggered. It's very likely the unit is drawing higher than normal amount of current from the car's battery making the BMW alarm system believe the car is being tempered.

I only asked thinking that BimmerCode might know since they most likely have tested all the ones they're recommending.

Or maybe, like me, they don't see it as an issue because most don't leave it plugged in after coding.

[Frenetic]

Originally Posted by LexxM3

Well, Bimmercode app is actually pretty clear that neither of the two Veepak adapters are compatible with G-series cars (see pic), so best not to blame the app (for this). It gets pretty confusing which is why I have always recommended the OBDLink MX+ adapter as the simplest and most reliable for beginners ... but even they seemed to have screwed up with a firmware update recently (search for posts on the topic if interested).

The new thing you bought is an OBD to Ethernet cable. Did you also buy the Ethernet to Lightning interface? If not, you're going to have a little trouble shoving that big Ethernet RJ45 plug into your iPhone for Bimmercode *mobile app* to function with it . Anyway, the OBD to Ethernet cable should be fine, but you need the Lightning interface as well. This combo is very fast, but less reliable than the old-firmware OBDLink MX+ BT interface.

Not necessarily. This is what I saw in the app:



Nothing about compatibility.

I just never bothered to hit the “purchase adapter” button as I was searching directly off of that list.

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by mitch57

What am I missing here? Do you guys who leave the adapter plugged in all the time re-code your vehicles every day or every other day?

Yes, that's what you're missing. Yes, those that post answers to most questions here don't do this based on theories, they actually play with their cars all the time for that knowledge. And the interfaces are not just for coding, they're also for monitoring other drive parameters with software other than Bimmercode.

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by ikheetleon

With the f15 you could disable the voltage check on the obd port. Not sure if it can be done with the g05 as well.

Interesting. Disable the check with coding?

But anyway, a) I don't want to either disable part of or screw around with the security system in the car, b) as I've gotten older, I've reduced my tolerance of shit design — unless it's existential, I am not giving any respect or money to people or companies who hack together ("design") and peddle defective (by-design or by-manufacturing) products ... unless they appropriately ask me/customers for help and don't try to BS me/customers that their errors are somehow not errors.

[ikheetleon]

Originally Posted by LexxM3

Interesting. Disable the check with coding?

But anyway, a) I don't want to either disable part of or screw around with the security system in the car, b) as I've gotten older, I've reduced my tolerance of shit design — unless it's existential, I am not giving any respect or money to people or companies who hack together ("design") and peddle defective (by-design or by-manufacturing) products ... unless they appropriately ask me/customers for help and don't try to BS me/customers that their errors are somehow not errors.

Yes, I wouldn't recommend it, but it was possible. Look at row 132 in the F15 cheatsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...9s4/edit#gid=0

In FZD module you can code the OBD-Alarm option to nicht_active. Default is active.

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by LexxM3

Ok, anyone try the modBMW OBD wifi adapter (https://modbmw.com/shop/wifi-enet/)? What did they screw up?

Asked and got fast and honest answer from modBMW. Their product has the same problem: if left plugged in, draws enough current (150mA) to trigger G-series alarm ... so can't be left plugged in.

They also (correctly) point out the security issue of a POWERED ON OBD interface operating in an unattended car. However, BT adapters have solved the problem by powering down fully after car lock and one might very reasonably expect pairing security such as industry standard wifi WPA2 or 3 access passwords and encryption.

Alas, these wifi interfaces appear to be dirty hacks rather than usable products. Too bad, I was pretty excited by the idea of fast, reliable, secure, and convenient OBDII interface ... but one still doesn't appear to exist.

[mitch57]

Originally Posted by LexxM3

Asked and got fast and honest answer from modBMW. Their product has the same problem: if left plugged in, draws enough current (150mA) to trigger G-series alarm ... so can't be left plugged in.

They also (correctly) point out the security issue of a POWERED ON OBD interface operating in an unattended car. However, BT adapters have solved the problem by powering down fully after car lock and one might very reasonably expect pairing security such as industry standard wifi WPA2 or 3 access passwords and encryption.

Alas, these wifi interfaces appear to be dirty hacks rather than usable products. Too bad, I was pretty excited by the idea of fast, reliable, secure, and convenient OBDII interface ... but one still doesn't appear to exist.

I guess there thought is nobody leaves it plugged in once they've either finished coding or checked for "Check Engine" error codes and such. Obviously, there are some people, like you and a few others, that want to leave it plugged in all the time for easy monitoring convenience.

I did ask BimmerCode what his thoughts were on this issue. See below for what he had to say about the problem.

"the car monitors the traffic on the OBD port after it has been locked. This should only happen if there is actually a communication ongoing, but not if you just leave the adapter plugged in. I would still recommend to just unplug it after coding."

I'm guessing that the manufacturer will address and possibly develop a solution to the problem when/if they get enough complaints about it.

[iknowdjz]

Hi,

Is there anyway to get turn signals in HUD on 2020 X5?

Thanks,
Z

[Auricom]

Originally Posted by iknowdjz

Hi,

Is there anyway to get turn signals in HUD on 2020 X5?

Thanks,
Z

Unfortunately no turn signals in any of the latest BMW HUDs.

[iknowdjz]

Darn, had it coded on my 2016 5 series. Shame it’s gone. Thanks for the quick reply!

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by mitch57

I'm guessing that the manufacturer will address and possibly develop a solution to the problem when/if they get enough complaints about it.

I am not going to hold my breath. Considering that both MHD's and modBMW's only comments publicly and semi-privately is "this is what it is" (rather than any indication that they consider it an issue) and considering that it now sounds to me a lot like an issue that cannot be addressed by a firmware update (it seems likely both used the same usual 1/2-assed chipset and the same usual 1/10th-assed reference hardware design for their products), this is unlikely to be fixed as it's too expensive to do so. Every h/w iteration costs almost as much as the previous one, hence, unlike software, you generally need to get h/w right the first time (unless your volumes are such that you can afford multiple h/w revisions to be in the field).

If I had nothing to do and thought there was actually enough of a market, I'd design and manufacture a decent interface myself, but that's not the case and the software/firmware behind these is not trivial if reliability and compatibility is the target (as, of course, it is). What I might consider, however, is an interposer (a "hardware power firewall", LOL) design between car OBD and these semi-broken interfaces to manage power flow between those (only very partially helps the security issues, however) ...

[Frenetic]

Well I can confirm that this one works:

New 2M Ethernet to OBD Interface Cable E-SYS ICOM Coding F-series for BMW ENET
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MECEI14..._ZEU3EbW6AS1FC

It’s cheap, but you have to buy a lightning to RJ45 cable. I got the recommended one and it worked just fine.

Amatage Lighting to RJ45 Ethernet LAN Network Adapter for Phone/Pad, Phone Ethernet Adapter, 3.3ft/1m Cable, 10/100Mbps High Speed, System Required iOS 10.0 or Up https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NW9HSL7..._3583EbVPFKWDM

Actually, this setup was cheaper than any of the wireless ones and it was extremely fast. I know some of the Bluetooth ones can be rather slow to code. This thing took a few seconds to code and update.

The only thing, though, is you have to turn on airplane mode, turn off WiFi and turn off Bluetooth, then connect the cable to your phone and wait until you see the Ethernet setting come up in the main settings. Once that is done, just plug it in, turn on BimmerCode, select the Enet Cable adapter and you’re good to go.

Oh, I didn’t spend much time, but I did turn off auto start/stop and switched the default mode to Sport. However, I wanted to add video in motion, but I couldn’t find that. Also, the brake force display was already set to the minimums.

[motex]

I was coding Sport plus on my 30d and found this "extra boost" option in Expert mode, does someone knows what exactly this option does? Has anyone tried coding it?
[IMG][/IMG]

[LexxM3]

Originally Posted by motex

I was coding Sport plus on my 30d and found this "extra boost" option in Expert mode, does someone knows what exactly this option does? Has anyone tried coding it?
[IMG][/IMG]

I don't think anyone knows yet and it doesn't seem to do anything that anyone (including me) has noticed on lone ICE engines so far. Best wishful-thinking-guess I heard to date is that it might be some kind of an obscure PHEV feature, like maybe a little electric boost to ICE operation under acceleration load. But no idea ...

[sjak92]

Originally Posted by motex

I was coding Sport plus on my 30d and found this "extra boost" option in Expert mode, does someone knows what exactly this option does? Has anyone tried coding it?
[IMG][/IMG]

Extra boost is a feature found on Hybrids, but like KERS in F1

[sjak92]

For anyone using iOS, I have had an email from BimmerCode that there is no set date planned for the update (which is already out on Android already)

[Frenetic]

Originally Posted by sjak92

For anyone using iOS, I have had an email from BimmerCode that there is no set date planned for the update (which is already out on Android already)

Do you know what the update covers and why they won't update iOS?