Software Installation: EDIABAS 7.3.0 and INPA 5.06 on Win 10 64-Bit. So while some ecus dont seem to care, some others do. I think this has to do with timing problems, the ADS driver is driving the pins directly (like an Arduino), which is why the DirectNT driver is necessary to allow this. The disadvantage with this method is that while E36 clusters are accessible (which arent with OBD) I cannot connect to an E34 cluster with this method. No idea why this is necessary, but I can recode the cluster successfully. I have found that for E36 clusters, I have to remove the CAN cluster from E36SGFAM.DAT to make it work. I have tried to code it with NCSExpert 4.0.1 but it throws an error that the VIN is incorrect. I have tested this with Tool32 and INPA successfully. To go back, simply rename the new api32.dll and use the old backup dll. The new dll does not use any of the default EDIABAS config files. Change to whatever port your adapter uses.Go into the EdiabasLibConfigTool and copy the contents of the API32 folder into the bin folder.Go into C:/EDIABAS/bin and create a backup of the api32.dll.Click on the link and go to releases on the top, download the binaries zip.It does not work on an E34 cluster however, use Solution #2 if your ecu does not work with this method either. I have tested this with the a free-ADS interface, an RS232 to USB FTDI Serial adapter with INPA on an E36 cluster and it works as it should. I has a wrapper for the api32.dll, so it can simply be replaced. I think some of the newer versions are actually missing some Daten files that your car needs.I figured out two ways to make ADS interfaces work on modern machines:ĮdiabasLib ( Link) is a from scratch reimplementation for EDIABAS. What version of INPA are you using? It might be better to go with 3.1 given the age of the e31. Have you got the EDIABAS.ini file set for ADS? Also, have you run ADSSETUP.exe & then restarted your machine? You have to do this to use ADS mode.

It has been so long since I used my CarSoft cable I'm not actually sure if it works for ADS cars. INPA works with 64bit windows but NCS Expert doesn't, well I think that someone recently got some sort of workaround to make it happen, it shouldn't have any bearing on ADS issue though.ĬarSoft cables are flakey when it comes to using it for INPA, you have to run one CarSoft job each time to 'activate' the cable & only then can you use it for INPA. USB to Serial adapters don't work with ADS adapters, there are a few PCMCIA serial to USB adapters that work but not all of them.

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