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The 2 things you need to start

• a A flashing device like such as your phone, tablet or notebook laptop running either:

  • Android 6 and newer
    (64Bit 64-bit processors recommended - please avoid Lenovo tablets, as they tend not to not work with xHP)

  • iOS 10 or and newer

  • Windows 10, minimum Versionversion: 1809 (17763), Target Versiontarget version: 1903 (18362)

  • Mac OS Big Sur and newer, on Apple silicon Silicon Macs (M1 Chip chip and newer)

• an An adapter to connect your flashing device to your cars car's OBD - port, like such as one of the adapters from shown in the connecting connection diagram below.

Connect Diagram

Available hardware options in detail:

OBD/DCAN cable (E & F-Series)

xHP uses the well-known OBD/DCAN cables to connect to your TCU and works on E-, F - and G - Series cars. These cables are usually marked as “INPA compatible”"INPA compatible", which refers to the BMW OEM diagnostic OEM diagnostic tools.  Be
Make sure to you buy a proper genuine cable with a genuine “FTDI RS232” "FTDI RS232" chipset.  These These cables can be bought from various sources. (Web shopsWebshops, Amazon, eBay...) Proper ones’ cost approx. 40 – 60 USD. High-quality ones cost about 40 - 60 USD.

Recommended DCAN cables:

• Bimmer Connect (worldwide)

• Bimmer Geeks (US)

If

you're from another region, please search some of your local BMW forums

for the best place to

to buy an OBD/DCAN cable near

you.

USB/OTG adapters come in various forms, from short sockets, to longer cables for extended usea variety of shapes, lengths and connector designs. However, they all of them seem to work reliablereliably. During our testing phase, there hasn’t been any error trackable to these adaptersperiod, we didn't find any faults that could be traced back to these adapters. Just search for them on Amazon or eBay.  Thinking of vehicle For in-car situations, it’s probably it's probably best to use one coming that comes in a short - cable form - factor, like the one you see on the right side.

Cost: 5 – 10 They cost between 5 and 10 USD/EUR.

DCAN Wi-Fi Adapter (E, F & G-Series + Supra)

xHP supports the Thor Wi-Fi Adapter adapter (pink), the MHD Wi-Fi Adapter adapter (orange) and the xHP Flashtool adapter (blue). All of them work with E-, F - & G -Series series cars including the new Supra.

To connect to the Wi-Fi adapter, simply plug it into the vehicles it into the vehicle's OBD port. You will see the LED’s lighting LEDs light up. Afterwards Then open your device settings and look out for find the correct Wi-Fi network. After connecting Once connected to the network, xHP will work exactly like in the same way as when connected through via the OBD cable. Please note , that you will eventually must need to return to your local Wi-Fi or 3G connection, when the app /4G/5G connection if the application needs to synchsync/re-download new maps, or if you want to buy licenses/maps.You can get the adapters atpurchase xHP flash licences, map packs or combo packs.

Adapters are available from:

• http://www.bimmer-connect.com (worldwide)

• www.ecstuning.com (US)

• www.titanmotorsports.com (US)

• https://www.viscontituning.com (US)

ENET Cable (F-Series)

For F - Series BMWs, xHP also supports flashing through via the much faster ENET Cablescable. ENET utilizes uses an IP-based connection to your car’s car's central gateway and is only available on F and G - Series BMWSeries BMWs. Therefore, your phone/tablet has to support “Ethernet” connections through its USB must support "Ethernet" connections via its USB port. (please Please check upfrontbeforehand, not all Android phones are supporting support Ethernet-USB! Apple iOS and macOS devices all support Ethernet-USB) For connecting To connect your car to your device, you will need an a USB - to - Ethernet Adapter adapter (Android) or Lightning - to - Ethernet Adapter adapter (iOS) and a an OBD/ENET cable.

Both are available at from Amazon and other shops, for examplestores:

• ENET cable: Amazon or Bimmer-Connect

• USB-C to Ethernet adapter: Amazon or Bimmer-Connect

• Micro-USB to Ethernet Adapter: Amazon

ENET Wi-Fi Adapter (F-Series)

The black MHD ENET Wi-Fi Adapter adapter works with all devices. No Extra-Hardware and no configuration neededextra hardware or configuration is required. Just plug it in to into your OBD port, wait 10-20 seconds and connect to the created Wi-Fi NetworkFi network created. (SSID: “MHD"MHD_XXX”XXX").

You can get the adapters atThe adapters are available from:

• http://www.bimmer-connect.com  (worldwide)

• http://www.twistedtuning.com (US)

MHD UNI Wi-Fi Adapter (E-, F- & G-Series + Supra)

The red MHD UNI Wi-Fi Adapter adapter works with all devices. No Extra-Hardware and no configuration neededextra hardware or configuration is required. Just plug it in to into your OBD port, wait for 10-20 seconds and connect to the created established Wi-Fi NetworkFi network. Based on the detected protocol detected, the WIFI Wi-Fi SSID will be one of the following:

• MHD ENET XXXX

• MHD CAN XXXX

• MHD KLINE XXXX

You can get the adapters atThe adapters are available from:

• Bimmer Connect (worldwide)

• Burger Tuning (US)

• Bimmer ECU Solutions (US)

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