Need help getting INPA working

firesnatch · 05-15-2011, 06:26 PM

I'm trying to learn how to code my car for the first time. I read the PDF howto guide. The cable seems to be working, the black dot shows up next to Battery and Ignition. I'm trying to read the Airbag info in INPA like the instructions say. When I double click on 'Airbags', I see this message:

Code:

Variant Checking
Group file: D_SIM
SYS-012: IDENTIFICATION ERROR.
Program will be stopped!

What did I do wrong? Is it safe to move on to NCSEXPERT? Thanks for any help.

BMW4Life2112 · 05-16-2011, 02:31 PM

I had the same problem with INPA. I could not get it to work without error messages.

Just move on to NCSEXPERT and you will be fine. Follow instructions closely once you get to NCSEXPERT and you will be fine. Note that I had to right click on NCSEXPERT and click 'run as administrator' in order for it to work. You may not need to do this if you are logged into Windows as an administrator already but just an f.y.i of my experience.

firesnatch · 05-16-2011, 04:10 PM

Thanks BMW4Life2112 - I will give it a shot. I saw the 'Run as Administrator' thing in another post and already have that option set on my shortcuts. This is on Windows 7 32bit BTW.

larryzhou · 09-17-2011, 11:51 AM

I have the same problem..

Peertwelve · 09-17-2011, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firesnatch

I'm trying to learn how to code my car for the first time. I read the PDF howto guide. The cable seems to be working, the black dot shows up next to Battery and Ignition. I'm trying to read the Airbag info in INPA like the instructions say. When I double click on 'Airbags', I see this message:

Code:

Variant Checking
Group file: D_SIM
SYS-012: IDENTIFICATION ERROR.
Program will be stopped!

What did I do wrong? Is it safe to move on to NCSEXPERT? Thanks for any help.

I had this error too. I ignored it and broke my cluster because my car had a newer version applied. I updated my software with the SP-daten file set and this error disappeared

firesnatch · 09-17-2011, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peertwelve

I had this error too. I ignored it and broke my cluster because my car had a newer version applied. I updated my software with the SP-daten file set and this error disappeared

Cool, where do I download that update from?

Peertwelve · 09-17-2011, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firesnatch

Cool, where do I download that update from?

I don't have the link handy.. But search in the E90Post coding thread for spdaten 41

Glim · 09-18-2011, 01:00 AM

What version of INPA are you using?
Did you set the cable up as Com1?
Did you setup the serial cable as per this post, also try the driver listed on that site as well as the settings.

Download the latest 5.0.2 version here

larryzhou · 09-19-2011, 08:35 AM

problem sovled by updating the V42 daten file

bmtele · 11-05-2013, 07:20 PM

still suffering from the same problem...

rkohou · 03-31-2014, 07:45 PM

try the newest daten files 50.2?

05-15-2011, 06:26 PM	#1
firesnatch Private 27 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2008 328i 6MT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Aurora, IL iTrader: (0)	Need help getting INPA working I'm trying to learn how to code my car for the first time. I read the PDF howto guide. The cable seems to be working, the black dot shows up next to Battery and Ignition. I'm trying to read the Airbag info in INPA like the instructions say. When I double click on 'Airbags', I see this message: Code: Variant Checking Group file: D_SIM SYS-012: IDENTIFICATION ERROR. Program will be stopped! What did I do wrong? Is it safe to move on to NCSEXPERT? Thanks for any help.
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BMW4Life2112 Private 15 Rep 96 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 328i [10.00]	I had the same problem with INPA. I could not get it to work without error messages. Just move on to NCSEXPERT and you will be fine. Follow instructions closely once you get to NCSEXPERT and you will be fine. Note that I had to right click on NCSEXPERT and click 'run as administrator' in order for it to work. You may not need to do this if you are logged into Windows as an administrator already but just an f.y.i of my experience. __________________
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firesnatch Private 27 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2008 328i 6MT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Aurora, IL iTrader: (0)	Thanks BMW4Life2112 - I will give it a shot. I saw the 'Run as Administrator' thing in another post and already have that option set on my shortcuts. This is on Windows 7 32bit BTW.
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larryzhou Private 8 Rep 98 Posts Drives: 120i mt Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: shanghai iTrader: (0)	I have the same problem..
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09-18-2011, 01:00 AM	#8
Glim Captain 23 Rep 780 Posts Drives: 2006 330i & 2013 X5 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Victoria, BC iTrader: (0)	What version of INPA are you using? Did you set the cable up as Com1? Did you setup the serial cable as per this post, also try the driver listed on that site as well as the settings. Download the latest 5.0.2 version here Last edited by Glim; 09-18-2011 at 03:44 PM..
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larryzhou Private 8 Rep 98 Posts Drives: 120i mt Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: shanghai iTrader: (0)	problem sovled by updating the V42 daten file
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bmtele Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: BMW 330d Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: johannesburg, south afric iTrader: (0)	still suffering from the same problem...
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rkohou New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 535 xi Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	try the newest daten files 50.2?
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