What’s the difference between Launch X431 ECU programmer and the CG FC200?
Check the table comparison below:
| Item | Launch X431 ECU Programmer |
CG FC200 |
| Software language | English, German, Japanese, Russian, French, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, Arabic, Traditional Chinese | English ONLY(French, Spanish,
Polish, Turkish authorization) |
| Offline/Online version | Online version | Online version |
| Operation mode | Bench | Bench, Boot, and OBD
Mode
|
| ECU types | Bosch, Siemens, Continental, Delco, GETRAG, Temic | Bosch, Siemens, Continental, Delco, GETRAG, Temic |
| Virtual Reading | No | No |
| Checksum calculation | Yes, it will do checksum correction | Can calculate checksum online
as long as the subscription is active |
| Support DTC Gearbox | Yes | Yes |
| Audi VAG Gearbox | Yes | Yes |
| PCR 2.1 | Yes | Yes |
| EDC16 | Yes | Yes |
| EDC17 | Yes | Yes |
| ME9.0 | – | Yes, need MPC5XX adapter |
| MSDxx | Yes | Yes |
| MSVxx | Yes | Yes |
| Simos 12.x | Yes | Yes |
| Simos 8.x | Yes | Yes |
| 6HPxx | Yes | Yes |
| 8HPxx | Yes | Yes |
| ZF 9HP | No | Yes |
| Continental TC17 | Yes | Yes, need MPC5XX adapter |
| DKG | Yes | Yes |
| SID208 | – | Yes |
| 9G Tronic | – | Yes |
| MPS6 | Yes | Yes |
| GM 6TXX/6LXX | Yes | Yes |
| GM Exx/Txx | Yes | Yes |
| MEG17.9.2 | Yes | Yes |
| MEDG17.9.8 | Yes | Yes |
| SIM271xx | Yes | Yes |
| Read ISN | Yes | Yes |
| MG1 MD1 | Yes | Yes |
| With wiring diagram | Yes | Yes |
| Clone ECU and TCU | Yes | Yes |
| ECU Search
|
Search ecu by bosch ecu
number, car brand |
Search ecu by bosch ecu
number, car brand |
| Immo off | Yes for older medc17xx ECUs | Yes for older medc17xx ECUs |
| MEDC17 ECU Clone | Yes | Yes |
| VAG Simos 8.5, 8.6 Clone | Yes | Yes |
| Porsche Simos 8.5 Clone | Yes | Yes |
| Porsche SDI 6-7-8 Clone | Yes | SDI7, SDI7 yes, SDI8 no |
| Update & Subscription
|
1 Year Free update, subscription
is $150/ year |
1 Year Free update, subscription
is $200/ year |
Coverage:
FC200:
Launch x431 ecu programmer
supported ECU/TCU list
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In sum:
Launch X431 ECU programmer and CG FC200 are very similar.
FC200 will read and write some ECUs via OBD and boot mode, Launch programmer mainly do bench read/write.
FC200 will do some more ECUs (MD1CS089, SID208 etc) with recent updates.
Both software is user-friendly, Launch x431 has multi-language option, FC200 only English.
Due to recent user feedback, launch ecu programmer is wining in fc200 in speed. it is faster in reading and writing. It is good for cloning. as well.