CMD Flash by Flashtec

CMD Flash is a chip tuning tool made by Flashtec. With all it’s options and accessories it can cover most of the tuneable ECUs on the market today. It uses communication via BDM port, OBD (K-line, Can bus, PWM) and Boot mode.

There are two ways of flashing an ECU with CMD Flash.
1) OBD flashing is a process of connecting to the ECU via OBD port in the interiour of the vehicle (every vehicle from 1998 has it). Just connect to the OBD plug with the OBD cable, ID the ECU and proceed to read and write operations. It is important to feed the vehicle with a steady battery power.
2) BDM and Boot mode flashing are done on the table. The ECU needs to be taken out of the car and opened. After that it is necessary to connect to certain pins and contacts on the motherboard of the ECU, sometimes also to add several resistors in order to read and write the ECU. Power to the ECU is feeded over connector or BDM probe.

Description:

OBD (USING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC PORT)

-flashing via OBD requires connection of the CMD cable to the OBD diagnostic plug
-the car should always receive a stable 12V connection to the battery
-this is the fastest way and most of the cars from 2000-2008 can be done this way

BDM (DIRECTLY CONNECTING TO ECU, OLDER ECU MODELS)

-flashing via BDM port requires opening the ECU and connecting a probe on a BDM communication port that is located on the motherboard of the ECU.
-using the BDM port is the most stable way to flash the ECU because the ECU receives a steady 12V, and can be flashed over and over again
-mainly used on some ecu types that couldn’t be done via OBD from 2000-2008 (this plugin is not used much any more, but is required to flash some ECU’s)

BOOT MODE FOR BOSCH MEDC17 TRICORE LOCKED ECUS WITH TUNING PROTECTION

-for all the EDC17 ECUs with the Bosch pads on the board ( like the old EDC16 BDM )
-you just need the new provided EDC17 positioning frame probe, and sometimes some connectors will be required on the front ECU connectors
-Flashtec also provide cables for the ECUs like Mercedes EDC17 (with the pads placed on the other side of the pcb) you don’t need to extract the pcb from the case
-mainly used from 2008 on where some cars have the new tuningprotection
-this procedure requires flashing the ECU out of the car

CMD Flashfeatures

– BDM Motorola Mpc
– Bosch MED17 Tricore Boot mode
– C16x / ST10 Boot
– CAN V2.0B 1Mb/s
– K line ISO / KWP
– J1850 PWM
– Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 5->9
– Industrial and Agrar Vehicles 24V
– Automatic resistor switch – K-Line 470 ohm pull-up resistor  for VAG EDC16
– Protection dongle is now inside the black box
– Older cars protocols (EDC15, ME7, etc ) are now included
– Master / Slave feature
– Recovery mode
– Automatic checksumms
– OBD Recovery function( you can restart ecu flashing after a programming failure  )
– Update subscription for the 1st year is included in the price of the tool(annual subscription is 1.000,00 EUR)

CMD FLASH OBD – SLAVE CONSISTS OF:

CMD FLASH SLAVE OBD CARS

OBD protocols for cars with checksums ( no industrial vehicles)
+ One year free subscription for:
On-line software update
New Ecus implementation, New checksums implementation
RSA and SEED/KEY Online SERVER service
IMPORTANT:If You need a BDM plugin, You need to select it from the plugins list!

CMD FLASH OBD+BOOT – SLAVE CONSISTS OF:

CMD FLASH SLAVE OBD CARS

+BOOT ( st10, tricore )

OBD protocols for cars with checksums ( no industrial vehicles)
+ cables, adapters, power supply 110/220V
+ tricore boot interface, mpc004 probe, Mercedes/Volvo boot cable, universal boot cable
+ ST10 Boot
+ One year free subscription for:
On-line software update
New Ecus implementation, New checksums implementation
RSA and SEED/KEY Online SERVER service

CMD FLASH OBD+BOOT+BDM – SLAVE CONSISTS OF:

CMD FLASH SLAVE OBD CARS

+BDM MPC5xx

+BOOT ( st10, tricore )

OBD protocols for cars with checksums ( no industrial vehicles)
+ cables, adapters, power supply 110/220V
+ tricore boot interface, mpc004 probe, Mercedes/Volvo boot cable, universal boot cable
+ ST10 Boot
+ BDM 5xx Motorola + pcb probes tool box
+ One year free subscription for:
On-line software update
New Ecus implementation, New checksums implementation
RSA and SEED/KEY Online SERVER service