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The two things you need to start

• a flashing device like A device you can flash your car with, such as your phone, tablet or notebook running eitherlaptop, running one of the following:

  • Android 6 and newer
    (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.

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Connect Diagram

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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-and F Series cars. These cables are usually marked as “INPA compatible”, which refers "INPA compatible, " referring to the BMW OEM diagnostic OEM diagnostic tools.  Be sure to
Ensure 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:

• USA: Pro Cable from Bimmergeeks

• Europe & International: Bimmer - Connect Premium Cable

• If you’re from 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 useshapes, 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 found no 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) or , the MHD Wi-Fi Adapter adapter (orange) and the xHP Flashtool adapter (blue). Both All work with E-, F - & G -Series cars. If you are looking for the fastest flash times on F-Series cars, select the black MHD Adapter instead. To connect to series cars, including the new Supra.

To connect 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 at:

purchase xHP flash licences, map packs or combo packs.

Adapters are available from:

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

• www.ecstuning.com  (US)

• www.titanmotorsports.com (US)

• https://www.twistedtuningviscontituning.com  (US)

ENET Cable (F

ENET Wi-Fi Adapter (F

Bootmod3 Wi-Fi Adapter (E-,F- & G-Series + Supra)

The black Wi-Fi adapter from bootmod3 works with all devices. No additional configuration is required. Just plug it into your OBD port, wait 10-20 seconds, connect to the established Wi-Fi network and type in the password. The WiFi showing up is called:

• BM3-NET

• Password: bootmod3

How to update the Bootmod3 Wi-Fi Adapter’s firmware

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

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

• MHD ENET XXXX

• MHD CAN XXXX

• MHD KLINE XXXX

The adapters are available from:

• Bimmer Connect (worldwide)

• Burger Tuning (US)

• Bimmer ECU Solutions (US)

How to update the MHD UNI Adapter’s firmware

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