Idiots guide to Tricore Boot

Step1. Make sure you have TPSG connected and

power is on.

Step 2. Check you have connected your ecu correctly.

Step 3. Open the Tricore application.

Press ID Micro, this will ID your micro and tell you

if you need to read the password.
In this case you will have to read the password
first.

In this case you do not need to read the password

as the program has already found it for you.
Reading a password.

To read a Password you must first select from the

Normal operation drop down box and select the
type of password to read.
Es: TP8 to TP12, BMW TP8 to TP10 or Bosch service
mode.

If you have to read a password with Bosch service

mode you must have the S1 and S2 pins connected.
Some ecu’s also need 4 can lines connected.

There is no need to disconnect boot or CFG pins,

as TPSG will select the pins needed.

Press the Password button that is enabled in the

Normal Operations section.
This will start the procedure of reading the
password.
Once the password has been read you must save
the file with a name of your choice.
You can now load this using the Load Pw button.

You will now be asked for the password file you

saved.
Press Load to load the file. If the password is the
correct one the dialogue box will tell you.
Once loaded press close.

The program will now ID the ecu using the

password you loaded.

You can now proceed to make a full backup of the

ecu, and read or write the selected memories.

Unlock for OBD tuning.

First select the Unlock button, you will then get a
new dialogue box.

Open the file you want to unlock.

Select the check DS type button this will tell you if
you need to unlock this file or it is not necessary.
If the file needs unlocking you will get this on the
dialogue.

You will then have the unlock button enabled.

Select this to unlock the file.
The file is now unlocked for OBD tuning.
You can now save the file with the desired name.

Program the file into the ecu in boot mode.

You will then be able to write this after in OBD.

Using the Special button.

This will open a new dialogue box.

From here you select the FRF or SGO file you need
for the ecu you are working with.
Once you have loaded the file it will automaticly
save a MPPS container file for you. This can be
used to return the ecu to standard or recover a
dead ecu.

In the info box the program will tell you where the
file has been saved.

Based on the file you have loaded you will be given

other options.
Select the option for the job you are doing.
Saving the bin file could be useful for those ecu
that cannot be read over OBD.

To program a MPPS container file you must close

Tricore boot, Run MPPS from the Make selection
drop down box select Generic, from the Model
selection drop down box select Tricore.

Based on the ecu you have you select the protocol

between UDS or CAN TP2.0. You can now write
your OBD container file.

PCR2.1 and Simos 8x ecus.

From the Special drop down box select PCR2.1 or
Simos 8x, depending on your ecu.

Make sure you have the ecu connected to TPSG and

the boot and CFG pins connected correctly.
Press ID Micro, this will give you information for
your ecu.
You will then get the Lock/Unlock button enabled.
Press this button only once.
If the ecu is unlocked it will be locked, if it is
locked it will be unlocked. You can now read and
write the ecu on the bench or in the car using the
appropriate protocols in MPPS.