Best J2534 Interface/Clone

[pauliusx9]

I need a J2534 interface that supports XENTRY PassThru reasonably well, within a £20-£50 budget.
So far my search/recommendations have led me to the Tactrix Openport 2.0 interface (original price £180). However, I'm initially interested in trying out more budget alternatives.
The car is a 2009 W207 E350.

 

[albert]

XENTRY PassThru J2534 collections and test reports:

1) DICE (Volvo_VCI)
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 44 sec
Reading the control units: 22 Modules

2) Openport 2.0 (replace R1 with 47k for better performance and to avoid overheating)
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 0 min 57 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

3) VAS 5054A
Battery: NOT OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 0 min 55 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules (for controller SAK or SAF-XC161CJ-16F40F)
Reading the control units: 32 Modules (for controller SAK-XC167CI-XXXX)

4) Mini-VCI for Toyota (generic)
Battery: NOT OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 2 min 10 sec
Reading the control units: 20 Modules

5) Scanmatik
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 01 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

6) Scanmatik 2 PRO USB
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 0 min 51 sec
Reading the control units: 50 Modules

7) Scanmatik 2 PRO Bluetooth
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 2 min 41 sec
Reading the control units: 50 Modules

8) GM MDI
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 05 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

9) Bosch KTS 560
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 05 sec
Reading the control units: 33 Modules

10) Mongoose Pro
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 13 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

11) Dialink J2534 (blue case, with STM32F105 controller)
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 41 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

12) VCM II (Ford/Mazda)
Battery: OK
Duration of the 5 steps: 1 min 05 sec
Reading the control units: 41 Modules

13) Bosch KTS520 (with firmware update)
DAS works fine, reads all modules and functions. Live Data/Outputs test is unsatisfactory! Tested on W245, A168, A169.
XENTRY does not work on W212 and W205, after reading VIN the program gives an error.

14). Eucleia Wiscan T6 (tested with DAS/XENTRY 03.2020 in Smart 451 EV)
Battery: OK
Fast communication.
Adaptation, special functions and programming of works.

 

[pauliusx9]

Thanks albert. This information will be useful to everyone on this forum.
Also if you could give some approximate price ranges, whether clone or original, and information on where to buy it, that would be great!

 

[Dewars_Rocks]

I bought a Tactrix Openport 2.0 clone on AliExpress for less than $20. Can't wait to test it once I download the software from here.

 

[andresz28]

I use Autel J2534 and Pulsar, they work great, but they are not worth $20. I have had problems with Tactrix, as sometimes it has problems with some CAN modules.

 

[kerekt]

I use XPT with original Openport 2.0 and also with Scanmatik 2 PRO, both are good, SM2Pro is more expensive but if you buy it you will have a good J2534 PT device for all diagnostic software, also it is one of the best J2534 chip tuning tools on the market. It is a good future investment!

 

[baner]

The best budget option is the Chinese clone Scanmatik 2 PRO interface!

 

[geo12]

I use Scanmatik original, so far everything works great and the price is not that high!

 

[baner]

Of course, using original tools like Scanmatik 2 PRO is the best option, but the author of the topic mentioned that he is looking for a budget solution in the £20-£50 range.

 

[jesamniko123]

Is there any difference between Tactrix Openport and Chinese Openport? Should both have the same features when using Xentry or?