bootmod3 New Feature Release *** OBD Unlock and OFFLINE Flasher ***

prompt · 02-04-2018, 02:49 PM

good stuffs guys!

When are you planning to release the S55 it for the public?

Rennyk. · 02-04-2018, 02:52 PM

Game.... blouses.... I mean bm3

F80Paul · 02-04-2018, 03:01 PM

Huge price drop on OBD unlock dongle with generic tune, available now! hehe

slicktope90m3 · 02-04-2018, 03:10 PM

Soooooo happy I waited

Justin.AutoTalent · 02-04-2018, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jayferzahir

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Originally Posted by proTUNING Freaks

Hey guys, some great news we're really happy to share with everyone of the new BM3 features.

OBD Unlock and the new OFFLINE Flasher (flashing without the need for internet, similar to Spotify downloaded songs you can play offline) features are now live in a wider closed beta.

If you’d like to participate in this closed beta testing round let us know through our tech support portal as we’re doing it one car at a time and enable access to the feature on a per user account basis.

To get started make sure to download the new OBD Agent version 0.9.42. iOS and Android apps aren’t updated yet so you’d need to use a laptop for this round of testing.

Overview of what’s been covered:

OBD Unlock:
- New convenience option to unlock your DME and tune the car with BM3. The previous bench type unlock is still fully supported.
- Unlock DME without pulling it out of the car or sending out for unlock
- NO SPECIAL CABLES or hardware required. Uses the same ENET cable still that you can get on Amazon for around $16-20. No waiting time for special cables to be shipped or waiting on us to ship them as they're available through Amazon
- Instant activation and OTS map download! No waiting after purchase
- OBD unlock for new cars/install time around 260 seconds start to finish instead of 10-50minutes with other F series tuning solutions.
- Revert back to Stock and locked. No chance of tamper code showing once flashed back.
- No flash counter limitations - our dev cars have been flashed well over 1000 times. This has always been a BM3 feature.
- Flash date freeze - unique BM3-first feature, no other tool supports today. Flash date never changes when flashing with BM3.
- Flash counter freezes after OBD unlock

OFFLINE Flasher:
- Flash without internet access
- Fastest flash time on F series platform. ~260secs for unlock flash, ~40secs for just a map switch! Others using USB/DCAN cables take 4-5x longer such as tuners using rebranded Frieling (FRC) USB cables and Bimmergeeks or similar USB/DCAN cables with OTG adapters used by some Android apps.
- Twin DME cars (N63tu and S63tu) flash at the same time and in parallel and take the same time as single DME cars to flash. Other tools using USB/DCAN cables can only do one at a time due to limitations in connectivity pushing the initial install time and map switch time to well over an hour during unlock or 18 minutes for a simple map switch!
- No special cables, hardware Or additional software required, just the standard ENET BMW coding cable that you can get on Amazon for around $16-20.
- Whether using iOS and Android apps or just a laptop with a browser, maps are downloaded locally and flashed with no internet connection required. Flashing in remote areas, underground garages, bad wifi, is a non-issue.
- Manages map updates automatically in case of tuning (custom) updates and downloads them prior to flashing without users needing to worry about managing it and you can save your downloaded map files anywhere you like (google drive, dropbox, iCloud, etc for backup if you like)
- Backs up existing DME coding data automatically without users having to worry about it like with other tools and automatically re-applies it after flashing
- The original online-type flasher for the DME stays in place as a secondary option through testing
- TCU flashing (GTS flash) requires internet access still but we're looking to move it into offline mode as well.

Some dev work that’s still in progress that we’d like to finish this week:
- Add obd unlock support for N20, N63tu and the rest of N55. Very quick to do and we expect to finish it this week.
- Update flash screen with new progress bars with time estimate countdown
- OTS Map updates and new additions to the OTS Maps screen across all F series
- Finalize closed beta testing of the above 2 new features

There is no additional cost to the end user for any of these features and it is bundled in the cost of a BM3 software license along with all existing features already provided.

Soooooo happy I waited

Let's go

parabmw · 02-04-2018, 03:12 PM

Let's not quote the original post... It makes thread longer than it needs to be.

ptper · 02-04-2018, 03:45 PM

I don't see it anywhere on the site where it talks about ZCP/CS/GTS tunes. Am I missing something?

Clark_Kent · 02-04-2018, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ptper

I don't see it anywhere on the site where it talks about ZCP/CS/GTS tunes. Am I missing something?

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1454617

CS and GTS tunes are mentioned here. Not sure about the status of the ZCP map.

NO_USER_ · 02-04-2018, 04:31 PM

AWESOME!!! Great work PTF!

domino_z · 02-04-2018, 04:36 PM

Can someone clarify this for me, I get lost in the tuner lingo

Can I take my car to my own local tuner and custom tune my car on a dyno with bm3? If so, how do you download the tuning software - can features like burble for eg be custom tuned too

breakfastlinks · 02-04-2018, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CaryTheLabelGuy

No. All done through OBD.

But you’d have to be registered in their closed beta for this?

mrgicm · 02-04-2018, 05:25 PM

I have unlocked my DME by removing a year ago, how can I now revert 100% to stock (flash counters as well) when going to the dealer?

chewbakam4 · 02-04-2018, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by domino_z

Can someone clarify this for me, I get lost in the tuner lingo

Can I take my car to my own local tuner and custom tune my car on a dyno with bm3? If so, how do you download the tuning software - can features like burble for eg be custom tuned too

Yeah of course! That’s one of the huge pluses of BM3 over others. It has its OTS maps so you can just load and see you later sort of thing but it also lets you customize anything you want with anyone out there and they can be half way around the world making you map changes with you on a dyno somewhere random as well or on the road. Its pretty nuts flexibility wise this whole thing but that part isn’t news right now as its been there for a while. Lots of solid tuners getting hands dirty with it to choose from to get your setup dialed in.

CaryTheLabelGuy · 02-04-2018, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by breakfastlinks

But you’d have to be registered in their closed beta for this?

As of right now, yes. OBD unlock is in closed beta and you need to have a BM3 license and send PTF a tech ticket from their website asking to be included in the closed beta (so they can enable it on your BM3 account).

You’ll also need a ENET cable and a windows laptop (for now).

LukeM15 · 02-04-2018, 07:12 PM

Subscribed....
Now I need to get my Charge pipes and Downpipes PRONTO!

harkes · 02-04-2018, 08:31 PM

itzzoscar · 02-04-2018, 09:29 PM

100% in! How do I get more info? I have very limited information on the OBD flash tune.

domino_z · 02-04-2018, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chewbakam4

Yeah of course! That’s one of the huge pluses of BM3 over others. It has its OTS maps so you can just load and see you later sort of thing but it also lets you customize anything you want with anyone out there and they can be half way around the world making you map changes with you on a dyno somewhere random as well or on the road. Its pretty nuts flexibility wise this whole thing but that part isn’t news right now as its been there for a while. Lots of solid tuners getting hands dirty with it to choose from to get your setup dialed in.

thanks for the reply, how is this facilitated - is there a cost to purchase the tuner software? can the ots maps be customised with this s/w rather than having to build a map from scratch?

i feel like among all these obd flash threads, this isn't really made clear like other suites from cobb, ecutek, etc

Justin.AutoTalent · 02-04-2018, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by domino_z

thanks for the reply, how is this facilitated - is there a cost to purchase the tuner software? can the ots maps be customised with this s/w rather than having to build a map from scratch?

i feel like among all these obd flash threads, this isn't really made clear like other suites from cobb, ecutek, etc

Truly custom maps are additional, but OTS maps can have little variation like cold start on or off.

If you're looking to optimize the car for your mods, dyno time and custom map is required.

aboulfad · 02-04-2018, 09:49 PM

May I ask what is the game changer? It can't be the OBD unlock as other platforms had it since December, and it can't be the offline feature, because that must have been an architecture/tool decision to have the flashing process requires an online connection.

I've read the OP, and aside from flashing counter stuff (which may or may not help with tune detection...), is there a new key feature differentiator ?

Vectors2final · 02-04-2018, 09:51 PM

Uh-oh... Is it tune time?

Justin.AutoTalent · 02-04-2018, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Vectors2final

Uh-oh... Is it tune time?

YES

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