Benz eCOM DoIP vs. SD Connect C4


Look here: What’s the difference between Benz eCOM DoIP diagnostic tool and MB Star diagnostic SD connect c4 multiplexer?

Mercedes diagnostic tool eCOM DoIP SD connect C4
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Price 899 469
Software compatibility
Xentry Yes, Xentry 03.2019 Yes, Xentry 05.2019
DAS No Yes, DAS 05.2019
Vediamo Yes Yes
DTS Monano Yes Yes
EPC Yes Yes, EPC 11.2018
WIS Yes Yes, WIS 11.2018
SDmedia Yes Yes
HHT-WIN No Yes
Star Finder Yes Yes, Star Finder 2008 & 2016
Price List (PL) No Yes, PL73
Functionality
Diagnosis Yes Yes
Online programming Yes Yes
Offline programming No Yes
Online SCN coding Yes Yes

 

You should pay for SCN coding

Protocol compatibility
CAN1 (high speed) Yes Yes, CANBUS
CAN2 (high/low speed) Yes Yes, CANBUS
K-Line Yes Yes
USD   Yes
LIN Yes No
Ethernet DoIP Yes No
KL15 Yes No
Vehicle coverage Newest vehicles Only (after 2009 – w204 and up) Serial 200xxx

 

Special for DoIP programming on the latest E and S series.

Perfect for Mercedes COMAND NTG5, NTG5s1, NTG5s2, NTG5.5 flashing/programming

Car, Bus, Truck, Sprint, Smart 1989-2019

 

 

 

 

In summary,

 

New car: eCom DoIP
eCom – laboratory\development tool. Most cheap and light. Can’t be used with DAS\HHT vehicles. Need luck with kline communication. Need to be specially setup on any diag sw installation.

Normal: Clone SDConnect C4
SDConnect – workshop\robust tool. Most universal in use. The only limitation is kline communication in Vediamo from ver5* Easy to setup. In most cases work as is.

 

 

Good to know:

 

Actia eCOM DoIP Box Multiplexer Kit supports DoIP for the latest E and S series, and it’s perfect for Mercedes COMAND NTG5, NTG5s1, NTG5s2, NTG5.5

ECOM is the diagnostic and swipe communication interface used by daimler-benz’s production and r&d department. It supports the after sales diagnostic software Xentry, Vediamo, and the Monaco DTS, the exclusive development software, with higher access rights than SDconnect (C4).

ECom supports the CAN/DoIP network, which CAN be used for the diagnosis and brushing of new car audio and video entertainment systems. Vediamo for Mercedes engineers is an engineering software used by Mercedes engineers to develop diagnostic software, that is, Xentry and DAS now in use is developed based on Vediamo and delivered to general after-sales dealers. For this reason, using the Mercedes super engineering version is open to all diagnosis /coding/retrofit/flashing programming features. It is possible to add or reduce SA codes freely without going through VEDOC(the process of the original factory applying for modifying the equipment code), so as to achieve the purpose of modifying the vehicle equipment, such as adding SA500 electric rearview mirror.

Xentry and DAS Developer mode, commonly known as: exploit data engineering version after 2010, has added many restrictions on functions. Therefore, people may encounter that the vehicle version is too new to enter the control unit, or they cannot make any special modifications after entering the control unit. For example, the w204/212 2012 meter may need to be configured in the regional language, or turn on other convenience functions.

The database of diagnosis /coding/retrofit/flashing for the Mercedes engineer version USES the Xentry database, so the Mercedes engineer version is dependent on the Xentry version. As long as the database is new, the Mercedes engineer version can use the V4.00 version on the new model, and compact3 & SDconnect does not support the ODX document. The latest V5.00 supports ODX files with eCom. It is recommended to use eCom with DoIP function, which is faster and more stable.