OBDSTAR DC706 and CG FC200 Which is Better?

 CG FC200 and OBDSTAR DC706 which is a better programmer?

First of all, check table comparison below:

Item	OBDSTAR DC706	CG FC200
Brand	OBDSTAR	CG
Package	ECU, BCM/Other and TCU pack Single module pack Two module pack Full pack	Standard pack (full)
Operation Mode	OBD, Bench, Boot	OBD, Bench, Boot
Standalone	Yes	Need to drag a PC
Software language	English	English  (French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Chinese need authorization)
ECU Search	Search ecu by ecu number, car brand	Search ecu by bosch ecu number, car brand
Supported ECU types	Bosch, magneti marelli, continental,denso, Delco, Temic or siemens	Bosch mainly
Function	Read ECU info, R/W Eeprom/Dflash/Pflash/MAP, reset ECU(Virgin), calibrate mileage, read IMMO pincode, ECU recovery, Read ISN, Read PIN	read and write ECU/TCU, read and write ISN, module clone, data processing, modify VIN
Module clone	Yes	Yes
Motorcycle ECU	Yes	No
Update	Frequency free update in machine 1 year free update subscription is $249/ year (for full version)	Free update online 1 year free update subscription is $200/ year
IMMO Off	No	VAG MEDC17xx immo off
Modify VIN	No	Yes
Read BMW ISN	–	Yes
Read IMMO pin code	Yes	No
EEPROM DUMP VIEWER, EDITOR	Yes	No
Checksum correction	No	Can calculate checksum online as long as the subscription is active
Adapters	Separate adapters for TCM, ECU and BCM	A set of solder free adapters for BMW ECU/DMEs
Wiring diagram	Within tablet	In software

 

 

 

In sum:

Each tool has its strength and weakness. OBDSTAR DC706 is standalone. It has good coverage.  The monthly updates are great as they are adding many new modules all the time.

It is so easy to set up and go. The instructions are top notch, they use real pictures of the ecu and pin out diagrams are very clear, and then they even give you step by step instructions on how to do the job.

DC706 is the best for GM Delco ECUs. Even Motorsport Flex didn’t work on some of these BCMs. Its well worth the purchase. The downside is that it won’t do checksum correction.

FC200 is user-friendly. Software is simple, clean and easy to use.  You have the ECU’s and they tell you whether you can read them in obd, bench or boot and functions read/writer dflash, pflash, password etc. It tells you the capability for that ecu. It also gets a bunch of pins and each pins got its different size to fit on these pins.

But it mostly does Bosch ECU and some siemens old ECUs and only some BMW ECU has OBD. Don’t have a lot of Japanese ECUs (siemens or denso ecus)

Some prefer DC706 as it’s fully independent /portable but also like fc-200.. once additional pcms are added to dc706, it will be hard to go to fc-200.

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