Description

Watch the product overview

A quick introduction from James, our AI presenter.

Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Grade B Windows Diagnostic & ECU Remapping Tablet Kit

A complete professional automotive diagnostic and ECU remapping package built around the rugged Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Windows tablet – offered at a lower price because the tablet is Grade B refurbished.

This package combines a Grade B Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2, your choice of professional multi-brand diagnostic VCI, a separate ECU read/write and remapping interface, extensive diagnostic and ECU software, training material and 12 months of Diagnostic Central professional technical support.

Most importantly, Grade B refers to the cosmetic condition of the Toughbook – not the diagnostic capability of the package.

You receive the same comprehensive diagnostic and ECU software package, diagnostic VCI options, remapping equipment, training and professional support as our Grade A CF-H2 package. The Grade B Toughbook simply shows greater signs of previous use, allowing us to offer the complete system at a lower price.

Grade B – Same Capability, Lower Price

If appearance isn’t particularly important to you, our Grade B CF-H2 package represents excellent value.

Every Grade B Panasonic Toughbook is fully tested and fully functional before being configured as a Diagnostic Central system.

Because these are refurbished professional machines, Grade B tablets can show noticeable cosmetic evidence of previous use, which may include:

• Scratches and marks to the casing
• Scuffs and general cosmetic wear
• Wear around edges, corners and rear casing
• Marks or light cosmetic wear to the screen
• Other signs of previous professional use

These cosmetic marks do not affect the diagnostic functionality of the system.

If you require a Toughbook in better cosmetic condition, please choose our Grade A Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 package. If you’re primarily interested in functionality and value rather than appearance, this Grade B version is the better choice.

Over 15 Years of Diagnostic Experience & More Than 15,000 Customers

Diagnostic Central has specialised in automotive diagnostic equipment for approximately 15 years and has supplied diagnostic products and equipment to more than 15,000 customers.

Before concentrating on our own website, we were also a high-volume eBay seller, regularly supplying around 10 complete diagnostic systems per day alongside a much larger range of automotive diagnostic equipment, interfaces, cables and accessories.

More importantly, we don’t simply sell diagnostic equipment – we are mechanics and use diagnostic equipment ourselves in real workshop environments.

That hands-on experience influences the equipment we select, the software we supply, the training included with our systems and the technical support we provide after the sale.

When you buy a complete system from Diagnostic Central, you’re buying from an established UK automotive diagnostic specialist with years of hands-on workshop experience and thousands of systems already supplied.

What’s Included in the Complete Package?

1. Grade B Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2

• Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Windows touchscreen tablet
• Grade B refurbished condition
• Fully tested and fully functional
• Professional rugged mobile-computing platform
• Tablet charger/power supply included

2. Professional Diagnostic Hardware

• Your selected professional multi-brand diagnostic VCI
• Required USB/data leads and accessories as applicable
• Multi-brand vehicle communication
• Cars, vans and commercial vehicle diagnostic capability according to software and VCI coverage

3. Separate ECU Read/Write & Remapping Hardware

This package doesn’t simply consist of a Toughbook and diagnostic VCI.

Your system also includes a separate ECU read/write and remapping interface together with the relevant leads and supporting software.

4. Extensive Diagnostic & ECU Software Package

The Toughbook is supplied with an extensive collection of automotive software already installed and configured, including:

• Delphi/Autocom Cars & Trucks – professional multi-brand diagnostics
• WOW – additional multi-brand diagnostics and technical information
• ECU read/write software – for use with the supplied ECU interface
• WinOLS – ECU map viewing and editing software
• DPF software
• EGR software
• Lambda/O2 software
• ECU Safe
• Selection of radio decoding software
• AnyDesk – installed for remote assistance from our support team

Additional automotive utilities and supporting software may also be installed depending on the current configuration of our systems.

Training Included – We Don’t Just Give You the Equipment

Professional diagnostic and ECU equipment is only useful if you understand how to use it.

That’s why our complete systems also include training material to help customers get started and understand the equipment and software supplied.

• Approximately 6 hours of ECU remapping and map-editing training videos
• Training covering the principles of reading, modifying and writing ECU files
• Diagnostic training videos covering common vehicle diagnostic procedures
• Guidance to help you become familiar with the supplied diagnostic equipment and software

12 Months Diagnostic Central Professional Technical Support

This is one of the biggest differences between buying a Diagnostic Central system and simply purchasing diagnostic equipment online.

Every complete system includes 12 months of access to our professional technical support team.

Our support department consists of six trained mechanics, each with a minimum of 10 years’ experience.

This means you’re dealing with people who understand vehicles, diagnostic procedures and workshop problems rather than a general customer-service department reading from a script.

Our support team is available:

• Monday to Saturday: 9:00am – 9:00pm
• Sunday: 4:00pm – 9:00pm

During your 12-month support period we can assist with:

• Using the supplied diagnostic equipment
• Using the diagnostic software
• Locating functions within the software
• General mechanical and diagnostic advice
• Help interpreting diagnostic information
• Troubleshooting equipment and software problems
• Guidance with common diagnostic procedures
• Remote assistance through AnyDesk
• Remote correction of software/configuration problems where possible
• Demonstrating supported diagnostic procedures directly on your own system

If you get stuck, our team can often connect remotely to your Toughbook using AnyDesk, see exactly what you are seeing and either correct the problem or show you how to perform the required diagnostic procedure.

This is genuine ongoing technical support for 12 months – not simply a product warranty or an email address to contact if something stops working.

Why Choose a Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2?

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 is a professional rugged Windows tablet rather than an ordinary consumer tablet.

For automotive diagnostic work this provides an excellent platform for technicians who regularly use their equipment around vehicles and in workshop environments.

The CF-H2 is particularly suitable for:

• Professional garages and workshops
• Mobile mechanics
• Diagnostic technicians
• Regular everyday diagnostic work
• Working around vehicles where a conventional laptop can be inconvenient
• Viewing live data during diagnostic testing
• Road testing and investigating intermittent faults
• Technicians who prefer professional purpose-built hardware

Professional Multi-Brand Vehicle Diagnostics

The supplied Delphi/Autocom and WOW software provides extensive multi-brand diagnostic coverage across cars, vans and commercial vehicles.

Depending on the vehicle, year and fitted control modules, available functions can include:

• Read and erase diagnostic trouble codes
• Manufacturer-specific diagnostics
• Full vehicle/system scanning
• EOBD / OBD-II communication
• Live data
• Engine management diagnostics
• ABS diagnostics
• SRS / airbag diagnostics
• Transmission / gearbox diagnostics
• Climate control diagnostics
• Instrument cluster diagnostics
• Body and comfort system diagnostics
• Immobiliser diagnostics
• TPMS diagnostics on supported vehicles
• Service interval reset
• DPF/FAP diagnostic and service functions
• Adaptations and adjustments where supported
• Actuator and component testing where supported

Available functions vary according to vehicle manufacturer, model, production year, engine and fitted control modules.

Intelligent System Scan – ISS

On supported vehicles, Intelligent System Scan can scan multiple control systems and display the fault codes stored within them.

This provides a quick overview of the vehicle before allowing you to enter an individual control system for more detailed diagnosis.

Intelligent System Identification – ISI

Intelligent System Identification helps identify the compatible controller fitted to the vehicle and automatically select the appropriate diagnostic parameters.

Automatic VIN Identification

On supported vehicles, the diagnostic software can read the Vehicle Identification Number directly from the vehicle and use this information to assist with identifying the correct model and configuration.

Live Data

View real-time information from compatible sensors and control modules while the vehicle is operating.

Live data is particularly useful when diagnosing intermittent or performance-related faults where a stored fault code alone does not provide enough information.

Flight Recorder

Where supported by the selected diagnostic VCI, the flight recorder function allows diagnostic parameters to be recorded during a road test.

This can be particularly useful when investigating intermittent faults that only occur under particular driving conditions.

Multi-Colour VCI Status Indicator

Where fitted to the selected diagnostic interface, the multi-colour status indicator provides visual information about the connection and communication status of the VCI.

Vehicle Voltage Monitoring

Supported diagnostic interfaces can monitor vehicle supply voltage during diagnostic operation and provide a warning if the voltage becomes unsuitable.

Maintaining a stable vehicle voltage is particularly important during diagnostic procedures, adaptations and programming operations.

Multi-Language Diagnostic Software

Delphi/Autocom supports multiple interface languages, including English and a wide selection of European languages.

We normally configure systems in English unless otherwise requested and available.

ECU Reading, Writing & Remapping

In addition to vehicle diagnostics, this package includes a separate ECU read/write and remapping interface together with supporting software.

This allows experienced users to read ECU files from supported vehicles, work with those files using the supplied software and write compatible files back to supported ECUs.

The package also includes WinOLS and additional ECU-related applications for users wishing to learn about ECU map files and calibration editing.

DPF, EGR & Lambda ECU Software

The system includes separate specialist software applications for identifying and working with relevant areas of supported ECU files, including:

• DPF-related ECU data
• EGR-related ECU data
• Lambda/O2-related ECU data

ECU Safe and additional ECU utilities are also included.

Important: Any modification to a vehicle’s emissions-control system must comply with the law applicable to the vehicle and its intended use. The inclusion of software capable of modifying ECU files does not mean that every possible modification is legal for use on public roads.

ECU Remapping Training & Support – Important Information

The package includes extensive training material for ECU reading, writing and map editing, but our live 12-month technical support service does not include advising customers what changes to make to an individual vehicle’s ECU map.

When assisting remotely, we cannot physically inspect the vehicle, independently verify its exact ECU configuration or guarantee that all vehicle, VIN and ECU information supplied to us is correct.

Incorrect ECU identification, an unsuitable file or incorrect data being written to an ECU can corrupt or lock the control unit and potentially prevent the vehicle from starting.

For this reason, we do not remotely instruct customers what map modifications to make to a particular vehicle.

Instead, approximately 6 hours of ECU remapping and map-editing training videos are supplied so customers wishing to learn can understand the equipment, software and principles involved.

Our normal 12-month support remains available for the diagnostic equipment, diagnostic software, general mechanical/diagnostic assistance and system troubleshooting.

Please Don’t Compare This Package With Cheap Marketplace Diagnostic Kits

Diagnostic equipment that looks the same externally is not necessarily the same internally.

Over approximately 15 years specialising in automotive diagnostic equipment, we have made test purchases from numerous competitors and online marketplaces including eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba, Wish, Temu and other suppliers.

Our own testing and workshop experience has shown substantial differences between apparently similar diagnostic interfaces in areas including:

• Internal component quality
• Circuit-board construction
• Communication circuitry
• Relays and electronic components
• Overall build quality
• Vehicle communication reliability
• Long-term reliability

Many extremely cheap diagnostic interfaces are manufactured primarily to achieve the lowest possible selling price. Two interfaces may therefore look almost identical in an online photograph while being very different internally.

We ask customers not to compare a Diagnostic Central system purely on price with the cheapest diagnostic packages available through online marketplaces.

Our equipment is selected based on years of experience testing and using diagnostic hardware in real workshop environments.

You’re Buying Much More Than a Toughbook & VCI

When comparing this system with another diagnostic package, consider everything included:

• Grade B Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Windows tablet
• Your selected professional multi-brand diagnostic VCI
• Separate ECU read/write/remapping interface
• Delphi/Autocom Cars & Trucks
• WOW diagnostic software
• ECU read/write software
• WinOLS
• DPF, EGR and Lambda software
• ECU Safe
• Radio decoding software
• Approximately 6 hours of ECU training
• Diagnostic training videos
• System preparation and configuration
• AnyDesk remote-support facility
• 12 months of access to our six-person professional technical support team

The lower price of this package is due to the cosmetic condition of the Toughbook – not reduced equipment, software or support.

Grade B Panasonic Toughbook – Important Condition Information

The Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 supplied with this package is a Grade B refurbished unit.

These are professional machines that have previously been used. Every unit is fully tested for functionality before being prepared as a Diagnostic Central system.

Grade B means the tablet can show noticeable cosmetic signs of previous use. The amount and position of cosmetic wear varies from unit to unit.

Please purchase this Grade B version on the understanding that cosmetic appearance will not be comparable with our Grade A CF-H2 units.

If cosmetic condition is important to you, we recommend purchasing our Grade A CF-H2 package instead.

The Toughbook is Grade B refurbished. All other equipment supplied with the package is new unless specifically stated otherwise.

Tablet Specification & Substitution

The exact specification of the Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 may vary according to stock availability.

We reserve the right to substitute the tablet for another unit of equal or higher specification and/or value if required.

We will never intentionally downgrade the computer specification, and the supplied software package will remain equivalent.

Product photographs are for illustration purposes. As these are Grade B refurbished units, the exact cosmetic condition of the Toughbook supplied will vary.

Choose Your Diagnostic VCI

This package is available with a choice of diagnostic interfaces, allowing you to select the VCI that best suits your requirements and budget.

The exact functions of features such as flight recording, status indicators and vehicle communication can vary according to the VCI option selected.

24V Commercial Vehicle Use

If you intend to use the diagnostic interface on a 24V vehicle, we recommend purchasing our 24V to 12V OBD Power Supply Adapter.

Important Vehicle Coverage Information

No multi-brand diagnostic system supports every function on every vehicle.

Coverage and available functions depend on the vehicle manufacturer, model, production year, engine, communication system and individual control modules fitted.

If you require a particular diagnostic function on a specific vehicle, please contact Diagnostic Central before ordering with the vehicle details and function required. We will advise on suitability wherever possible.

Complete Diagnostic Central Professional Package – At a Lower Price

This Grade B Panasonic Toughbook CF-H2 Diagnostic & ECU Remapping Kit is ideal for professional mechanics, independent garages, mobile technicians and experienced enthusiasts who care more about functionality than cosmetic appearance.

You receive the same comprehensive Diagnostic Central package: professional multi-brand diagnostics, ECU read/write equipment, specialist software, training and a full year of professional technical assistance.

The difference is simply that the refurbished Panasonic Toughbook shows greater cosmetic signs of previous use.

Grade B Toughbook. Same diagnostic capability. Same ECU package. Same training. Same 12 months of mechanic-led support. Lower price.