Bus System Application
In the following pages of this course and subsequent courses, all BMW bus systems will be discussed. Starting from the earliest bus networks up to the latest fiber optic networks used today. Below is a listing by model of the major bus networks in use. (Some sub busses are not shown)
BUS SYSTEM APPLICATION SPECIFICATION
| TXD/RXD | D-Bus | can-bus | I-Bus | K-Bus | P-Bus | M-Bus | K-Can (P & S) | PT-CAN | MOST-bus | byteflight | LIN-Bus | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E31 | X | X | X | CAN-Bus used on M60, M62 and M73 engines. | |||||||||
| E32 | X | X | CAN-Bus used on M60 engine. | ||||||||||
| E34 | X | X | CAN-Bus used on M60 engine. | ||||||||||
| E36 | X | X | X | CAN-Bus used on M52 engine. M-Bus used from 96 model year. | |||||||||
| E38 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | New bus systems introduced in 95 model year (D, K, P and M-Bus) | |||||
| E39 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | I-Bus used on vehicles with high version cluster. | |||||
| E46 | X | X | X | X | X | X | LIN-Bus added in 2003 model year (face lift). CAN changed PT-CAN in 2000 model year. | ||||||
| E53 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | I-Bus used on vehicles with high version cluster. | |||||
| E65/E66 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | E65 introduced new bus systems in 2002. First BMW to use fiber optics. | |||||
| E60 | X | X | X | X | X | X | K-CAN S and K-CAN P are combined into K-CAN. LIN used on IHKA, AHL and driver's switch block. | ||||||
| E63/E64 | X | X | X | X | X | X | K-CAN S and K-CAN P is combined into K-CAN. | ||||||
| E83 | X | X | X | X | X | X | E83 Does not use byteflight. LIN-Bus is used on |