CG FC200 vs PCMTuner 1.21 ECU Programmer

Here is the comparison about two hot-sale ECU programmers on the market: CG FC200 and PCMtuner Magic Car Tool.

Item	CG FC200	PCMTuner
IMG
Software Language	English, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Chinese	English and Russian
Dongle	No	USB Smart Dongle
Offline/online	It should work online and with 12v power supply.	Work offline, VR need online.
ECU Search	Search ecu by bosch ecu number, car brand	Search ecu by  ecu number, car brand
Operation mode	bench, boot and OBD mode	Bench, boot and OBD mode
ECU types	Bosch	Bosch, magneti marelli, continental or siemens
Virtual reading	No	online access to VR files
Wiring diagram	Device shows you wiring diagram	Check wiring in PCMTuner, online update wiring diagram
Tuner account for dpf, egr, adblue off and remap	No	Yes
Read BMW ISN	Yes, read ISN, change ISN and change VIN	No
Checksum	can calculate checksum online as long as the subscription is active	Yes
Activation	Yes, provide S/N to activate	Yes, provide S/N to activate and register with email
License	Full license	67 modules in 1
Option solderless adapter	Yes, FC200 Optional adapter: No Need Disassembly Adapter for 6HP 8HP MSV90 N55 N20 B48 B58 B38 etc	No
Update & Subscription	1 Year Free update, subscription is $125/ year	PCMTuner free update online, No subscription, No annual fee, No monthly fee.
		PCM-Flash update by new dongle
ECU list	FC200 ECU List	PCMTuner ECU List
Price	US$686	US$464

1.CG FC200 Pros& Cons:

Pros:

• Has more protocols
• Supports more multi-languages
• Read BMW ISN, change ISN & VIN
• It tells you method and function of that ECU.
• Get a bunch of pins and each pins got its different size to fit on these pins
• Shows wiring diagram, you could zoom in and out
• Very fast to read BMW MSD MSV ISN on bench

Cons:

• Can only do checksum fix online, checksum won’t work if the subscription expires.
• Works only on mostly Bosch ECUs and some siemens old ECUs
  Only some BMW ECU can be done via OBD
  Don’t have a lot of Japanese ECUs (siemens or denso ecus)
• Cannot be used for dpf,egr, adblue off and remap

2.PCMtuner Pros& Cons:

Pros:

• Works on Bosch ECUs, Magneti Marelli, Continetial or Siemens
• Supports virtual reading-online access to VR files

Cons:

• Cannot do BMW ECUs (EDC17xx etc)
• Cannot read BMW ISN, change ISN & VIN
• Though PCMtuner 1.21 has its own tuner account for dpf,egr, adblue off and remap, but they’re paid items.

So, which is one is better to choose?

It depends on what main function you want to do and your budget. For BMW ISN reading and modifying, CG FC200 ECU programmer is better. For chip tuning, PCMtuner 1.21 is recommended because it supports virtual reading.

Hope it helps!

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