ECU module programming guide using FDRS

[fordtruckman2003]

attempted to update IPC to night and within 5 seconds it failed. what a pain.

You need truck on external power supply if you plan to do any updates with FDRS.

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[jfalat]

You need truck on external power supply if you plan to do any updates with FDRS.

i have a Shumacher charger with 10a charge and 50a boost... failed on both setting. i may have to get a new battery. I'm sure ford won't replace it.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Be sure you are using power supply mode. I have that brand had to push buttons to get it in that mode when I was doing hours of updates. I did ignore voltage warning on some of the APIM updates but I wouldn't do it on something that takes several hours.

 

[jcaspar]

i have a Shumacher charger with 10a charge and 50a boost... failed on both setting. i may have to get a new battery. I'm sure ford won't replace it.

I have had good luck using a similar charger. Just make sure the battery is fully charged before you start and keep the charger on during the update.

 

[jfalat]

i had the charger on the battery for a good 1/2 before starting and the voltage was only 12.6... i am guessing the battery is not the best... i am going to get a h7 diehard Tomorrow and see how thing roll after that.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Go H8 if you don't have a Powerboost. It's not much more expensive than an H7 and extra capacity can't hurt.

 

[m_bt54]

I want to publicly thank @Jesse-Infotainment for helping me out this morning. I applied all of my available updates and after the final IPC update, which appeared to complete as expected, I received dozens of DTCs. After walking me through running a PMI on the IPC and resetting a few modules in Forscan, I was left with one DTC for my IPMA that I couldn't get to clear. He took a look at my truck and it was related to me disabling the reverse sounder in Forscan. He connected in and made a few changes and now everything is clear!

Very excited to be up to date for the first time since Nov 22 and hopefully just one step away from BC 1.4!

Thanks Jesse!

 

[Jesse-Infotainment]

I want to publicly thank @Jesse-Infotainment for helping me out this morning. I applied all of my available updates and after the final IPC update, which appeared to complete as expected, I received dozens of DTCs. After walking me through running a PMI on the IPC and resetting a few modules in Forscan, I was left with one DTC for my IPMA that I couldn't get to clear. He took a look at my truck and it was related to me disabling the reverse sounder in Forscan. He connected in and made a few changes and now everything is clear!

Very excited to be up to date for the first time since Nov 22 and hopefully just one step away from BC 1.4!

Thanks Jesse!

Any time!

 

[RellIk&5]

Anyone here with a Gen3 Raptor that has received this latest round of updates? Last time I updated a few months ago, I got updates for the internal cameras--the ones needed for BC. Raptor is supposedly never getting BC so wondering why the updates were pushed. And since this newest update is BC centric, wondering if any Raptor owners are getting it and if so, what it's actually changing in the truck. I'll throw down my $50 soon enough, but just curious in the meantime.

 

[rugedraw]

Guys, I know someone recently posted that while doing an APIM update, FDRS asked about deleting voice app. Someone on the MME forums posted this SSM about the issue. Just in case anyone else comes across this, this is why it is happening and what to do it it happens to you.

 

[m_bt54]

Guys, I know someone recently posted that while doing an APIM update, FDRS asked about deleting voice app. Someone on the MME forums posted this SSM about the issue. Just in case anyone else comes across this, this is why it is happening and what to do it it happens to you.

I did receive the prompt about removing voice app this morning and was curious about it where you can disable the voice controls fairly easily... now I know! Thanks for sharing

 

[mccaskillr13]

Figured i would share some experience i had. When updating the APIM make sure you change your USB drive name to something with no capital letters, and no spaces. For example, I kept getting the “USB error…” and the name of my USB drive was literally “USB Drive”. I changed the name to “sync” and boom it all started working. I tried 2 previous USB before realizing the system really is THAT picky.

 

[rugedraw]

Figured i would share some experience i had. When updating the APIM make sure you change your USB drive name to something with no capital letters, and no spaces. For example, I kept getting the “USB error…” and the name of my USB drive was literally “USB Drive”. I changed the name to “sync” and boom it all started working. I tried 2 previous USB before realizing the system really is THAT picky.

That is something that is well-known amongst the veteran DIYers here. There is a mention of it in the second post here, but no mention of not using capital letter. Mine is also named "sync".

 

[Jesse-Infotainment]

Figured i would share some experience i had. When updating the APIM make sure you change your USB drive name to something with no capital letters, and no spaces. For example, I kept getting the “USB error…” and the name of my USB drive was literally “USB Drive”. I changed the name to “sync” and boom it all started working. I tried 2 previous USB before realizing the system really is THAT picky.

It’s not the caps it’s the length that’s why I always tell people no more than 4 letters. Ford or sync

Mine are always all caps

 

[mccaskillr13]

@rugedraw @Jesse-Infotainment thanks for the clarification guys. After searching trough the forms i wasnt ever able to find the correlation specifically between

“USB error…” = “change name of USB”

figured i might throw it in here so its easier to find for the next guy. I can delete if need or not appropriate for this page.

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