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VCM Scanner Chanelog🔗

VCM Scanner 5.2🔗

  • Improved performance
  • Additional vehicle support
  • New log file format with improved performance and reduced size
  • MPVI4 support

VCM Scanner 5.0🔗

General🔗

  • MPVI3 and RTD Gen 3 support
  • Multi-language support (work in progress)
  • Improved Vehicle Profile Editor (load/save/import from log files)

Scanning🔗

  • Marker support (M key during scanning)

Layouts🔗

  • Drive Cycle panel for emissions and fuel economy testing
  • Histogram graph support

VCM Scanner 4.12🔗

Scanning🔗

  • Advanced channel properties: OS Fallback and OS Override

Parameters🔗

  • Improved definition support for multiple platforms

VCM Scanner 4.10🔗

Parameters🔗

  • Improved definition support

Diagnostics & Info🔗

  • Enhanced DTC polling and clearing
  • KWP2000 DTC support (varies by vehicle)

MPVI2🔗

  • Standalone datalogging (Pro Feature Set required)

VCM Scanner 4.8🔗

Parameters🔗

  • Improved definition support

Diagnostics & Info🔗

  • Enhanced DTC polling
  • GM HS-CAN module support
  • Unified Diagnostic Services DTC reporting

MPVI2🔗

  • Additional CAN sensor support (MPVI2 + ProLink)
  • Bosch LT2
  • AEM 30-0306 Boost Gauge

Controls & Special Functions🔗

  • Porsche Service Reminder Reset
  • Ford Super Duty (Remote Start Duration, TPMS Thresholds)

VCM Scanner 4.6🔗

Scanning🔗

  • Improved scanning performance for older vehicles

Parameters🔗

  • Additional parameters added

Layouts > Gauges🔗

  • Improved Range level 3 background alert activation

Maths🔗

  • User maths increased to 40.
  • Added a Shift() function.

Diagnostics & Info🔗

  • Manufacturer specific DTC descriptions have been added for many platforms.

MPVI2🔗

  • External CAN sensors via ProLink now supported
  • External CAN sensors can be monitored without a vehicle present.

VCM Scanner 4.4🔗

General🔗

  • Vehicle info added to log Details tab

VCM Scanner 4.2🔗

General🔗

  • CSV export alignment fixes

Scanning🔗

  • MPVI2 Pro Link support
  • Dodge scanning fixes

Parameters🔗

  • More parameters have been added.

Controls & Special Functions🔗

  • More controls & special functions have been added for many newer vehicles.

VCM Scanner 4.0🔗

General🔗

  • Update availability checks
  • Improved interface disconnect handling
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1 requirement
  • Application key prompt improvements

Scanning🔗

  • Fixed channel interval prioritization bug

Parameters🔗

  • More parameters have been added.

Controls & Special Functions🔗

  • More controls & special functions have been added for many newer vehicles.

MPVI2🔗

  • Initial hardware release
  • USB scanning support

VCM Scanner 3.6🔗

General🔗

  • Diagnostics and Info Readiness Tests now list tests that are Not Supported.

Scanning🔗

  • Fixed a bug where the scanner would randomly stop after an arbitrary length of time.

Parameters🔗

  • Additional parameters added.

Controls & Special Functions🔗

  • More controls & special functions have been added for many newer vehicles.
  • Several issues on GM vehicles have been resolved, including VATS Relink, Transmission Gear control.

VCM Scanner 3.4🔗

General🔗

  • Improved overall performance
  • Additional RTT features

Scanning🔗

  • Improved protocol detection (ISO 9141 support)

VCM Scanner 3.2🔗

Files🔗

  • Legacy config and histogram file support

Scanning🔗

  • Increased scan rate for GM 97 V6 and 97–98 LS1
  • Expanded controller support

Parameters🔗

  • Additional parameters and transforms
  • Improved search matching

Controls & Special Functions🔗

  • GM VATS Relink
  • GM Change VIN
  • Ford KAM Reset & Crank Relearn
  • Dodge ETC Learn, Traction Control, Adaptive Reset

VCM Scanner 3.0🔗

Global🔗

  • Multiple application key support
  • Improved VCM Suite Info
  • Vehicle profile history support

Core🔗

  • Auto-saving layout and config
  • Multiple instance display objects
  • Auto-scaling UI

Files🔗

  • .hpl files are saved using a new file format.
  • You can now open third party .csv files.

Scanning🔗

  • All scanned marketers are now managed through one display: the Channels Form. This combines the displays from VCM Scanner 2.x, Table Display and Status Bit Display.
  • The internal scanning methods have been improved for faster scan rates.
  • OBD Support for CAN 250 kb/s and ISO 14230 (European KWP 2000).
  • Windows Screen Saver and Sleep is suspended while scanning.

Parameters🔗

  • Broadcast parameters now supported.
  • Parameters now have default polling intervals set. These intervals can be adjusted.
  • SAE parameters have been added.
  • Ford and Dodge pmeters have been added.
  • Parameters have been organized and grouped more appropriately.

Channels🔗

  • Load Vehicle Defaults added, which take into account each vehicle specifically.
  • Serial port wideband support added.

Layouts🔗

  • Default Layouts are now built into VCM Scanner.
  • Many more options available.

Layouts > Chart vs Time🔗

  • Much faster back end.
  • Acts in a better fashion near the front and end of logs.

Layouts > Graph🔗

  • Formerly known as "Histogram". We inappropriately used the term "histogram" since VCM Scanner 1.x.
  • Supports multiple cell selection with the ctrl key.

Maths🔗

  • Table Filters and Math pmeters now support avg() and slope().
  • Variable Wizard added to help expression creation
  • Unsupported variables are highlighted in Pink

Diagnostics & Info🔗

  • Freeze Frame support added

MPVI Interface🔗

  • Standalone Datalogging format has changed.
  • You will need to write your config to the interface using VCM Scanner 3.0 or newer.
  • You will not be able to read logs from the interface configured with older versions of VCM Scanner.

Misc🔗

  • Many bugs have been fixed from 2.24.

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