FORD Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) IDS

Product Description

High performance Ruggedized Vehicle serial communications gateway The VCM unit is housed in a magnesium enclosure with a tough, protective, plastic cover for the PCMCIA expansion slot which can, for example, be used for wireless LAN cards or memory expansion. The VCM device contains five LED status indicators to provide the user with a visual mode of internal VCM, vehicle, and host device (e.g. NGS Classic's T-Handle, PC, Pocket PC/PDS, and Laptop/IDS) operation. The VCM also has detachable cables for connection to industry standard high-speed host interfaces as well as to the vehicle under test. The VCM V56 includes both IDS (Integrated Diagnostic Software) and PDS (Portable Diagnostic Software) tools. Diagnostic coverage includes most 1996 ~ 2009 MY (produced 1995 ~ 2008) Ford, Lincoln/Mercury & Mazda vehicles. Application Overview Integrated Diagnostic Software (IDS) is the next generation diagnostic tool. IDS integrates WDS software modified to run on an off-the-shelf laptop with the Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) currently used in NGS+ and PDS, and a new Vehicle Measurement Module (VMM).