Difference between KTM bench, KTMOBD and KTM Flash


Discuss: KTM bench, KTMOBD and KTM Flash – definition, difference, vehicle coverage

What is KTM bench:

KTM Bench Boot is the latest ECU programming tool for ECU read and write via Boot mode or on bench.

It features:

  1. NO LIMITS of the car model and year + NO NEED disassemble ECUs Read and write Bosch ECUs (Infineon’s chips) incl. flash and eeprom
    2. LESS RISK to clone/copy ECUs Able to modify data or do chip tuning to achieve superior performance
    3. MUCH CHEAPER, compared with the same functional tools The price is 1/10 of other programming tools in the market

What is KTMOBD:

KTMOBD programmer was born for reading chip data, reading and writing data of ECUs and a few types of gearbox. Read/write data by OBD.

What is KTM Flash:

KTMFlash ECU programmer can read the chip data, read & write ECU data. read transmission data etc. at a high speed.

Look here: KTM bench boot vs. KTMOBD vs. KTM Flash

ECU programming tool KTM bench KTMOBD KTM FLASH
Image ktm-bench-ecu-programmer ktmobd ktm-flash-ecu-programmer
Price 359 usd

 

(1/10 )

299 usd 289 usd
Language English, Russian English, Russian English, Russian
Software Will be released KTMflash KTMflash
Update Will be released Need update both the dongle and software Need update both the dongle and software
Operating system Window XP;

 

Windows 7;

Windows 10;

Window XP;

 

Windows 7;

Windows 10;

Window XP;

 

Windows 7;

Windows 10;

Speed High High High
Risk Less risk Less risk Risky
Method via Boot

 

on Bench

(no need to open the cover)

via OBD Most ECUs need to be disassembled for r/w
ECU disassemble NO NO Most yes!
ECU read/write Yes Yes Yes
Gearbox or transmission read/write NO Yes, only a few Yes
Chip read/write NO Yes Yes
Vehicle coverage KTM bench car list (Note 1) KTMOBD car list (Note 2) KTM FLASH car list (Note 3)

In conclusion:

All programming tools above can be used for ECU read and write, but differs in ECU coverage and r/w method. There is NO LIMITS of the car model and year when using KTM bench to read/write data.

But if you have chips and gearboxes to read and write, you should have a KTM flash. The bad is: disassembling is required. KTM bench doesn’t cover chips and gearboxes and KTM OBD cannot not work good for gerabox r/w.

FYI, you’d better check the ECU/gearbox/chip before your purchase.