OBD on iDrive
03-01-2012, 06:31 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
Model Year: 2008
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03-01-2012, 06:33 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
Model Year: 2008
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The module has to be present. Simply selecting the option via NCS won't do because if it isn't there it won't display.
03-01-2012, 06:47 PM
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06-19-2012, 05:29 AM
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My Ride: 02/2006 525i Titanium Silver Metallic
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This is an awesome project! Congrats for being innovative and working with the iDrive screen and CAN bus/OBD.
Good Luck! I'm excited to watch this project progress!
08-03-2012, 07:54 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
Model Year: 2008
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Been a bit slow going but finally getting back on this project.
Prototype hardware: You see connectors for pt_can, k_can, video, power, and USB
Prototype hardware: You see connectors for pt_can, k_can, video, power, and USB
08-03-2012, 03:24 PM
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Been a bit slow going but finally getting back on this project.
Prototype hardware: You see connectors for pt_can, k_can, video, power, and USB
Attachment 135462
Prototype hardware: You see connectors for pt_can, k_can, video, power, and USB
Attachment 135462
Keep up the hard work
"You can do it"
08-05-2012, 01:58 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
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Thanks for the support guys. 6 hours today troubleshooting the new hardware config so I can communicate with k_can and pt_can at the same time. It wasn't working when everything in my code said it should have been.. Realized I forgot to remove a jumper from the new modules 
- bingo started working.
Test results today:
- Screen and menu displays on iDrive
- I can change screens via the iDrive knob
- I can display RPM on the screen
Next step is to recode the remaining OBD values to display on the screen.
Once OBD is working then I will work to replace the OBD values with values from pt_can (non OBD).
- bingo started working.Test results today:
- Screen and menu displays on iDrive
- I can change screens via the iDrive knob
- I can display RPM on the screen
Next step is to recode the remaining OBD values to display on the screen.
Once OBD is working then I will work to replace the OBD values with values from pt_can (non OBD).
08-06-2012, 04:57 AM
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Awesome, its getting better and better 
too bad there is no nightvision option for E90... anyway great project!
- I am working on enableing video input without a video module. If I can make the car think there is night vision installed, then a steering wheel button can be used to turn on "night-vision" but instead miDrive displays. This is how I am currently displaying video in the screenshots shown here (via the night vision interface).