{"id":18900,"date":"2023-01-30T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/?p=18900"},"modified":"2023-10-11T03:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T03:01:42","slug":"bmw-icom-next-vs-icom-nano-vs-vxdiag-bmw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/bmw-icom-next-vs-icom-nano-vs-vxdiag-bmw\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW ICOM Next vs ICOM NANO vs VXDIAG BMW"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW Diagnostic Tool<\/a> BMW ICOM Next, ICOM NANO or VXDIAG VCX SE BMW ICOM? Check brief comparison below:<\/p>\n

1. ICOM Nano<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ICOM NANO is the new diagnostic unit for BMW. It\u2019s wireless. Very small size.
\nSupport E series with INPA, F series and G series diagnostic with E-sys.<\/p>\n

Drawbacks:<\/strong>
\nCan\u2019t connect to a hotspot like ICOM NEXT<\/p>\n

Just available alone on a separate Wifi<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/p>\n

NcsExpert not connected<\/strong>
\nonly for diagnosing, it risky for programming
\nF series is Only available for body coding.
\nAfter all, there was a reason why ICOM NEXT was expensive.<\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>BMW ICOM Next<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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ICOM Next Benefits:<\/strong>
\n1. Wireless diagnosis connection
\n2. Ease of use in a shop with multiple active connections
\n3. Self-hosted DHCP server for ethernet programming<\/p>\n

There are different ICOM next clone multiplexers on the aftermarket. All high-quality ICOM Next clones are discontinued due to a lack of chips. Only the ICOM Next using VXDIAG solution is available. So it is a VXDIAG BMW with ICOM Next case indeed. Let\u2019s move to VXDIAG ICOM.<\/p>\n

3. VXDIAG VCX SE BMW ICOM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For those with the VCX DoIP:<\/strong>
\nNo need for DHCP server or router, it\u2019s build in.
\n\u2013 WiFi, LAN, USB, Type C to USB, DoNET remote multiple connection ways
\n\u2013 Firmware update is available via VXManager.
\n\u2013 For connection with ista-p you need to download BMW ptt driver from VXDiag, start Pass-Thru app in VXManager and emulate by loading dll. Make sure its set to SAEJ2534
\n\u2013 For connection with ista-d you need to set connect via icom\/ethernet local network in ista settings.
\nIf your license is valid you can also use cloud software
\n\u2013 For connection E-sys sometimes ZGW is not detected on first try, select connect via icom\/ethernet tcp:\/\/<icom ip adress>:50160 than close connection. Now ZGW is available and connection can be made via vin or gateway url.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW Diagnostic Tool BMW ICOM Next, ICOM NANO or VXDIAG VCX SE BMW ICOM? Check brief comparison below: 1. ICOM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2078],"tags":[214,491,3151,3150,3149],"views":2607,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20410,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18900\/revisions\/20410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obd2tool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}