04-23-2024, 06:14 PM
I am struggling to get ISTA to communicate with my Feb.2014 F20 M135i.
The ISTA Connection Manager lists the car with the correct Device ID, VIN and IP address (169.254.40.44). When I highlight the entry and click 'Set up connection' at the bottom, the Connection Manager window disappears and I am thrown back to the read Out Vehicle Data tab.
I am using ISTA+ v4.39.20 from IR655's Mega download link, on a Windows 10 laptop with an ENET cable.
Some communication is clearly taking place because the VIN and IP address are being recognised.
Do I need to put the car in Diagnostic mode? If so, how? I have tried with ignition off, ignition on, ignition on and engine running all with the same result. Pressing START/STOP three times quickly from ignition off does not help. I read a suggestion to turn off the Control Display but this does not seem possible through the i-Drive - the only option is to make it a bit dimmer.
Under ISTA's 'Vehicle Interface' tab I have selected dealer Organisation LAN, Ethernet as preferred connection and Search Broadcast as 255.255.255.255. Following a hint from another forum I changed BMW.Rheingold.OnlineMode in the registry from False to True, but this made no difference.
Any hints or suggestions please? All I am trying to do is fit a second-hand VDC module to replace the original which was damaged by rainwater. Many thanks in advance.
The ISTA Connection Manager lists the car with the correct Device ID, VIN and IP address (169.254.40.44). When I highlight the entry and click 'Set up connection' at the bottom, the Connection Manager window disappears and I am thrown back to the read Out Vehicle Data tab.
I am using ISTA+ v4.39.20 from IR655's Mega download link, on a Windows 10 laptop with an ENET cable.
Some communication is clearly taking place because the VIN and IP address are being recognised.
Do I need to put the car in Diagnostic mode? If so, how? I have tried with ignition off, ignition on, ignition on and engine running all with the same result. Pressing START/STOP three times quickly from ignition off does not help. I read a suggestion to turn off the Control Display but this does not seem possible through the i-Drive - the only option is to make it a bit dimmer.
Under ISTA's 'Vehicle Interface' tab I have selected dealer Organisation LAN, Ethernet as preferred connection and Search Broadcast as 255.255.255.255. Following a hint from another forum I changed BMW.Rheingold.OnlineMode in the registry from False to True, but this made no difference.
Any hints or suggestions please? All I am trying to do is fit a second-hand VDC module to replace the original which was damaged by rainwater. Many thanks in advance.
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