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BMW Diagnostic Tools: ICOM NEXT A vs ICOM Nano
BMW Diagnostic Tools
- BMW ICOM NEXT A(Genuine BMW)
- BMW ICOM Nano(Genuine BMW)
- VXDiag
Here you can see more details about these BMW diagnostic tools.
- BMW ICOM Nano(Genuine BMW)
BMW ICOM NANO is the new diagnostic unit for BMW. It’s wireless. Very small in size.
Support E series with INPA, F series, and G series diagnostic with E-sys.
Drawbacks:
- Can’t connect to a hotspot like ICOM NEXT
- Just available alone on a separate Wifi
- NcsExpert is not connected
- only for diagnosing, it risky for programming
- F series is Only available for body coding.
After all, there was a reason why ICOM NEXT was expensive.
- BMW ICOM Next A(Genuine BMW)
ICOM Next A Benefits:
- Wireless diagnosis connection
- Ease of use in a shop with multiple active connections
- Self-hosted DHCP server for ethernet programming
- Genuine BMW and safe programming tool
- VXDIAG VCX
For those with the VCX DoIP:
- No need for a DHCP server or router, it’s built-in.
- WiFi, LAN, USB, Type C to USB, DoNET remote multiple connection ways
- Firmware update is available via VXManager.
- For connection with ISTA-P, you need to download the BMW ptt driver from VXDiag, start the Pass-Thru app in VXManager and emulate by loading dll. Make sure its set to SAEJ2534
- For connection with ISTA-D, you need to set connect via ICOM/ethernet local network in ista settings.
- If your license is valid you can also use cloud software
- – For connection E-sys sometimes ZGW is not detected on first try, select connect via icom/ethernet tcp://:50160 than close connection. Now ZGW is available and connection can be made via vin or gateway URL.
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