DISLauncher is an independent OldBMW.ru utility for working with BMW DIS in a virtual machine. It is not a BMW factory application. The DIS screen supplied in this collection is marked DISLauncher and shows a third-party graphical overlay around the underlying DIS environment.
What it adds
The developer describes an overlay, keyboard shortcuts and controls for starting, pausing and shutting down the virtual machine; it can save screenshots and report selected interface connection states. The developer also describes tools for working with EDIC connections and certain legacy DME variant codes. These are the developer's claims about its own software, not evidence of support for every vehicle or controller.
Environment and limits
According to the developer, the described setup uses Windows, VMware Workstation, X-Win32 and DIS in a virtual machine. A native DIS installation on a GT1 tablet or IBM ThinkPad T30 is a different configuration and is not supported by the described launcher. The launcher does not replace the underlying DIS software, the compatible vehicle interface, or the correct data for the vehicle.
See DIS diagnostic software, GT1 and the yellow EDIC head for the components the launcher works alongside.
Sources
- DISLauncher: automating DIS workflow for BMW diagnostics, coding and programming, OldBMW.ru developer's description; requirements, overlay, EDIC functions and scope.
- GT1/EDIC wireless modification, OldBMW.ru, independent case study of the interface and its connection path.