Flex ver 3.13.0.0 – smarter OBD protocols

Smart, fast and safe: that is how we would define the results of our last efforts. Our new Flex update implements many OBD protocols for both engine and transmission control units: in order to improve the user experience, our developers realized smart solutions that are able to identify automatically what is the best way to read or write the control unit you are connected to.

This applies for example on the very common VAG DSG DQ200 (7 speed dry clutch gearbox) & DQ250 (6 speed wet clutch gearbox) families, which used to include many protocols and versions. On Flex everything can be done without having to worry about not being able to identify which type of DQ200 or DQ250 you are dealing with.

The same logic was used to realize a generic Ford Continental EMS2xxx protocol which includes already several different new ECUs not available by X17, and more will come later on. Of course this is also accompanied by a general improvement of the stability and speed compared with the same protocols on older tools.

New protocols added:

• Audi Temic ALL DQ200 (DQ200Dxx/DQ200-MQB/DQ200G2/DQ200G2_PQ) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Audi Temic ALL DQ250 (DQ250Exx/DQ250Fxx/DQ250-MQB) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Audi Temic DQ400 OBD: Virtual Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Citroen Bosch EDC17C10 OBD: Virtual Read/Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Dacia Bosch MD1CS006 TC298TP Bench Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Backup/Restore
• Fiat Bosch EDC17C10 OBD: Virtual Read/Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Bosch MED17.0 TC1767 Bench: Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write/Checksum Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Clone/Restore
• Ford Bosch MED17.0 TC1767 Boot: Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write/Checksum Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Clone/Restore
• Ford Continental EMS2102 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS2208 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS2302 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS2303 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS24xx OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS2510 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Ford Continental EMS2511 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Lincoln Bosch MED17.0 TC1767 Bench: Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write/Checksum Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Clone/Restore
• Lincoln Bosch MED17.0 TC1767 Boot: Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write/Checksum Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Clone/Restore
• Lincoln Continental EMS2208 OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Lincoln Continental EMS24xx OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Peugeot Bosch EDC17C10 OBD: Virtual Read/Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Peugeot Bosch MEVD17.4.2 TC1767/97 Boot: Read/Write/Checksum Internal flash, Read/Write/Checksum Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Clone/Restore
• Renault Bosch MD1CS006 TC298TP Bench: Read/Write/Checksum Internal Flash, Read/Write Internal EEPROM, Full Read/Full Write Backup/Restore
• Seat Temic ALL DQ200 (DQ200Dxx/DQ200-MQB/DQ200G2/DQ200G2_PQ) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Seat Temic ALL DQ250 (DQ250Exx/DQ250Fxx/DQ250-MQB) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Shelby Continental EMS24xx OBD: Read/Write/Checksum Maps
• Skoda Temic ALL DQ200 (DQ200Dxx/DQ200-MQB/DQ200G2/DQ200G2_PQ) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Skoda Temic ALL DQ250 (DQ250Exx/DQ250Fxx/DQ250-MQB) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Volkswagen (VW) Temic ALL DQ200 (DQ200Dxx/DQ200-MQB/DQ200G2/DQ200G2_PQ) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Volkswagen (VW) Temic ALL DQ250 (DQ250Exx/DQ250Fxx/DQ250-MQB) OBD autodetect: Virtual Read/Read(when available)/Write/Checksum Maps
• Volkswagen (VW) Temic DQ400 OBD: Virtual Read/Write/Checksum Maps

Bugfixes:

• BMW Bosch MEV17.2.1 Bench & Boot: added access to read and write external flash
• MB Bosch EDC16CP31 BDM: fixed a protocol issue

Software improvements:

• BMW Bosch EDC17, MEVD17 and MDG1 (Fxx & Gxx) OBD ENET: added warning in case vehicle battery status is less than 13,7V

You can click here to review the full list of vehicles supported by FLEX.