ALIENTECH KESS3
Official website: www.alientech-tools.com Product page: www.alientech-tools.com/kess3
How can you interface and program the control units?
With KESS3 you can program the engine control units (ECU) or transmission control unit (TCU) in three different ways:
- OBD – With the OBD mode, you can easily access all the ECU data through the diagnostic socket.
- BENCH – With the Bench mode you can access the ECU data directly from the connector
- BOOT – With Boot mode, with the engine control unit opened, you could connect directly to all the memories of ECU/TCU.
Alientech supports hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Not only engine control units, but also transmission control units equipped on cars, motorcycles, tractors, trucks and boats. To know all the vehicles that Alientech supports, you can easily consult vehicle list.
Technical specification KESS3
Interface
- DB25 connector
- Tyco 12 connector
- USB 2.0 type B connector
Compatible operating systems
- 32-bit or 64-bit editions of Windows 11 and Windows 10
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit OS or 2 GB for 64-bit OS
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
- Hard disk space: 200 MB
- 1 USB port
- Microsoft® Edge®
- Active Internet connection
Optional System Requirements
- Bluetooth V4.2 BR/EDR and Bluetooth LE
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Environmental conditions
- Temperature range of us: -10°C/+50°C – 14°F/122°F
- Storage temperature rang: -20°C/+70°C – -4°F/158°F
- Maximum usage humidit: 60%
- Operating altitude: max. 5000 m/16400 ft
- Degree of waterproofin: IP X0
Cost of purchase and subscription
Requires protocol activation (about $4,000 for cars) and an annual subscription (about $1,500).
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AUTOTUNER
Official website: www.autotuner-tool.com Product page: www.autotuner-tool.com/en/product
Features
Autotuner is the simple, fast and universal solution for reprogramming vehicles, developed by chiptuners for chiptuners.
- No subscriptions – Free updates
- All accessories included
- Easy-to-use and intuitive
- Responsive support in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
- OBD, Bench & Boot in one tool
- Datalogging and DTC features
- Fully customizable
Covers over 10,000 vehicles using Boot, Bench or via the OBD socket. Full supported vehicles list here: www.autotuner-tool.com/en/compatibility
Purchasing
Just place order on the website: www.autotuner-tool.com/en/shop/autotuner-tool
At the time of writing the cost of full version is 4900€.
CMDflash
Official website: www.flashtec.ch
Rather expensive device with the need to pay an annual subscription.
FLEX
Official website: www.magicmotorsport.com Product page: www.magicmotorsport.com/flex
You can see the prices for the different FLEX packages here: https://magicmotorsport.shop
Additionally, an annual subscription is required.