High-quality Ford VCM

Ford VCM Description:TheVehicleCommunicationModule(VCM)isahighperformance,ruggedized,vehicleserial communicationsgateway.Thisdeviceprovidesmultiplevehicleserialcommunicationinterfaces tomeettherequirementsofallFordMotorCompanyvehicles.The Ford VCMunitishousedinamagnesiumenclosurewithatough,protective,plasticcover forthePCMCIAexpansionslotwhichcan,forexample,beusedforwirelessLANcardsormemory expansion.The Ford VCMdevicecontainsfiveLEDstatusindicatorstoprovidetheuserwithavisualmodeof internalVCM,vehicle,andhostdevice(e.g.NGSClassic’sT-Handle,PC,PocketPC/PDS,andLaptop /IDS)operation.The Ford VCMalsohasdetachablecablesforconnectiontoindustrystandardhigh-speedhostinterfaces aswellastothevehicleundertest.The Ford VCM2007.7DVDincludesbothIDS(IntegratedDiagnosticSoftware)andPDS(PortableDiagnostic Software)tools.Diagnosticcoverageincludesmost1996 2008MY(produced1995?2007)Ford,Lincoln/Mercury&Mazda vehicles.Ford VCM ApplicationOverviewIntegratedDiagnosticSoftware(IDS)isthenextgenerationdiagnostictool.IDSintegratesWDSsoftware modifiedtorunonanoff-the-shelflaptopwiththeVehicleCommunicationModule(VCM)currentlyusedin NGS+andPDS,andanewVehicleMeasurementModule(VMM).VehicleDiagnosticConnectorsTheVCM16-pinDLCcableisusedtoconnecttheVCMtothevehicle.TheVCMandVMMconnecttothe laptopthroughtheEthernet-USBAdapterCable(H406/H416).InterfaceDevicesTheinterfacedevicesthatareusedwiththisapplicationare:Ford VCMVehicleCommunicationModule.Thisdeviceprovidesalllinkbasedfunctionalityincluding:Data logger, Selftest,ServiceFunctions,ModuleConfigurationandProgramming,etc.VMMVehicleMeasurementModule. Thisdeviceprovidesthefollowingfunctionality:Oscilloscope, DigitalMulti-Meter,IgnitionSystemTest,FuelSystemTest,andSGM.Notethattheapplicationwilldetecttheinterfacedevicethatisconnectedtothelaptop.Indicatoriconswill appearatthebottomright-handcorneroftheIDSscreenwhentheVCMand/orVMMareconnected.