TheVehicle Commnication Module (VCM) is a high performance, ruggedized,vehicle serial communications gateway. This device provides multiplevehicle serial communication interfaces to meet the requirements of allFord Motor Company vehicles.
The VCM unit is housed in amagnesium enclosure with a tough, protective, plastic cover for thePCMCIA expansion slot which can, for example, be used for wireless LANcards or memory expansion. The VCM device contains five LED statusindicators to provide the user with a visual mode of internal VCM,vehicle, and host device (e.g. NGS Classici??s T Handle, PC, PocketPC/PDS, and Laptop/IDS) operation.

The VCM also has detachablecables for connection to industry standard high speed host interfaces aswell as to the vehicle under test. The VCM 2007.7 DVD includes both IDS(Integrated Diagnostic Software) and PDS (Portable Diagnostic Software)tools.

Product Contents
VCM
PDS
Cables
Case

Product Details

Application Overview:
IntegratedDiagnostic Software (IDS) is the next generation diagnostic tool. IDSintegrates WDS software modified to run on an off the shelf laptop withthe Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) currently used in NGS+ and PDS,and a new Vehicle Measurement Module (VMM).

Vehicle Diagnostic Connectors:
TheVCM 16 pin DLC cable is used to connect the VCM to the vehicle. The VCMand VMM connect to the laptop through the Ethernet USB Adapter Cable(H406/H416).