Pa Soft 1.4 Software
I'm disappointed. I got my module and software, only to find that the software requires WinXP, which is no longer supported. The software does not install into Win7, I did not check Vista. I got the software to load, but the difficulties are probably me, not the program. I plug the module into the OBD II data port, and let it report whatever it can find, but it does not find the DME, nor several other controllers. It does find some things, like the Light Control Module (LCM). On the LCM, I can set the two variations of Daytime Running Lights, one is the traditional setting where the high beams are on at half power, or whatever they are at, and the other is that the entire light system is on if the engine is running, regardless of the setting of the light switch. Aquasnap pro.
Kind of like the Auto setting where the lights come on at night or in a tunnel, except they are always on and do not wait for darkness. The entire lighting system is on in this setting. I was hoping to find a setting that turned the angel eyes on as daytime running lights. Do I have the wrong PASoft module for my '05 X5, 3.0? Shouldn't it be able to see inside of the DME, and the other grayed-out systems? Is there a setting to have the angel eyes on as DRLs?
Here is the solution to the BMW PA Soft connecting. Messages you will get on the screen of your laptop associated with the 1.4.0 scanner & laptop software. The BMW Scanner 1.4.0 comes with PA Soft software and can be set up on any computer that supports the Windows OS. I currently run my PA.
I've been toying with getting one of these scanning tools, however most advertised for sale on eBay such as the link below, state they're suitable for vehicles to 2002 or older. Is there a difference between the 1.4.0 software and the version you have jdstrickland?
I have a 2006 4.4, so unsure which one will suit my application. In regard to the operating system, I've read a thread somewhere (Google it and it'll come up) on how to get the software to run on Windows 7, 64 bit. There's a bit of mucking around though. I also read about soldering the pins, but unsure what this achieves. Any input/advice, would be appreciated.
Did you short out pins 7 & 8 on your scanner? See this link for more info =>. I was able to get it running on my Windows 8.1 (don't ask me how as I had gone through so many trial and error to get it working on Win8). The main thing is finding the right driver for the scanner.
There's no option for setting the angel eyes for DRL. It's so dim anyway that it isn't even worth the effort. What's the purpose of soldering? I can read and write codes, so I think I already have the solder work done. The eBay ad lists up other chassis designations that include my year but not my chassis. I cannot read the contents of my DME, it comes back grayed-out and does not respond to any effort to select it.
It is also reported as, on the first screen. My module has a board inside with a connector marked as J2. Both of the first two pins of this connector go to Pin 8, none of the wires on the cable from J2 to the OBD II connector go to Pin 7. Using the instruction of soldering the pins together, this has to mean that there is something on Pin 7 that I am not getting now. Whatever exists on Pin 8 goes to the first two pins of J2. If I install the jumper, then whatever is on both Pin 7 & Pin 8 will be delivered to the first two pins of J2. (J2 is not marked with pin numbers, the first two pins are merely adjacent to one another, they can be 1 & 2 or 5 & 6.).
Pa Soft 1.4
^ Installed and working on Windows 7 here, as well. There are a couple extra steps involved, but should be pretty straightforward. Here are a couple links that might be helpful. Post #1: Post #7: Believe the first link above was all I used, and everything worked flawlessly. Saw a question on the software version, and for future reference, below is a link to a reliable version of P.A.