>
> Hello mahunik02,
> Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 5:10:00 AM, you wrote:
>
> > P.S. - WHY ARE YOU DEVELOPING MINI FIRST? ARE YOU NUTS? YOU HAVE A
> > HUUUGE BMW MARKET. ESPECIALLY THE E46!
>
> 1) because there is a big groundswell of enthusiasm about the MINI, it
> has a lot of diagnostic-capable modules, there is a big base of
> enthusiasts interested in playing with the cars, and following the
> VAG-COM model, we think they'll be more open to an introductory
> product. we think the sedan owners will expect a more mature and
> fully featured product. we hafta start somewhere...
> 2) we don't think so :-)
> 3) we will get to the other BMW models before long.
> 4) especially the E46.
> --

One of the other reasons given is that the BMW system is complex due to it
have a large number of modules that don't talk the same.

Quoting rich from the archives
"When VAG-COM was developed, Uwe leveraged the concept that all VAG products
use a common set of DTC's. IOW - every car, every ECU, uses the same
protocol, and reported fault codes are all the same for every one. it made
sense to develop one big program that handles everything.

BMW, however, is different. Every ECU is different. NOTHING is common. so
what i have developed for BiM-COM is NOT one big program that talks to
Mini's. what i've developed is a "plug-in" framework into which modules for
each chassis type can be individually built and licensed for use. it's like
a PC motherboard. once that is designed and built, individual function
boards can be developed and plugged in"

Do you have an ETA for anything?

Personally I'm looking for E36 support which I assume at best will be after
Mini and E46 support.

CH