ECU module programming guide using FDRS

[Mjeedzh]

I see what you mean. For the first suspect, will a BCM reset sort that out?

For the TCU bit, any chance you have any photos so I don’t go around on an adventure and pull things out I shouldn’t? I have the TCU update ongoing through the USB and it is stuck at a stage where it keeps telling me to keep door open for 10 minutes. (To avoid any confusion based on earlier messages, the TCU update isn’t being done through my FDRS but with the update provided by Jesse. TCU on my FDRS is offline.)

@rugedraw the second suspect here makes more sense to me. The TCU update by Jesse hasn’t been successful so it is possible that the TCU is keeping it all busy?

I bought my car used and the previous owner unplugged the TCU, maybe this is the case for you, is the wifi in Sync running and showing networks ?

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[JEB]

True! It was so close to the US country code, I didn't catch that detail. It can't hurt.

Damn. I missed it too, which is ironic since I typed in 5553 in my XML viewer to find the address of the country code in the GWM (for some reason I couldn’t find it in @Livnitup’s spreadsheet). Sloppy on my part. If 5553 doesn’t clear up the problem, it still might be worth trying as a fallback the hex code for the Arab Emirates I provided above (4145).

 

[SilverPigeon]

I know I'm late to the party, and you guys have a wealth more experience than I, but these are a couple of thoughts that come to mind:
1. Have we tried looking for the GWM(ECG) and less importantly the TCU from the truck's point of view? What I mean is running Bezel Diagnostics > End Test > Connectivity to show that at least it's all responding on the truck end of things?
2. Throughout this FDRS thread, it's plain that the GWM is the critical pathway into the rest of the truck's modules from outside, so it seems logical to fix it before anything else.

Just my rambling for what it's worth and thanking you guys for all your help which pushed me along the path to understanding more of my own truck ?

 

[JEB]

I know I'm late to the party, and you guys have a wealth more experience than I, but these are a couple of thoughts that come to mind:
1. Have we tried looking for the GWM(ECG) and less importantly the TCU from the truck's point of view? What I mean is running Bezel Diagnostics > End Test > Connectivity to show that at least it's all responding on the truck end of things?
2. Throughout this FDRS thread, it's plain that the GWM is the critical pathway into the rest of the truck's modules from outside, so it seems logical to fix it before anything else.

Just my rambling for what it's worth and thanking you guys for all your help which pushed me along the path to understanding more of my own truck ?

The focus started with the GWM because the SSM describing the problem @mmir is seeing (modules on certain CANs not responding to an FDRS network scan) suggested that the problem may be a GWM misconfiguration.

 

[rugedraw]

I know I'm late to the party, and you guys have a wealth more experience than I, but these are a couple of thoughts that come to mind:
1. Have we tried looking for the GWM(ECG) and less importantly the TCU from the truck's point of view? What I mean is running Bezel Diagnostics > End Test > Connectivity to show that at least it's all responding on the truck end of things?
2. Throughout this FDRS thread, it's plain that the GWM is the critical pathway into the rest of the truck's modules from outside, so it seems logical to fix it before anything else.

Just my rambling for what it's worth and thanking you guys for all your help which pushed me along the path to understanding more of my own truck ?

After speaking with another member here who has expert level knowledge with FDRS, we believe it is a config issue with the GWM. We updated his GWM with a USB update and we believe when the dealer ran the GWM config with FDRS, it loaded the config from the previous software version the GWM was on.

The difficult part will be getting the GWM config off another 2021 Raptor that is on the LKB strategy to compare the two. Messing with the config of the GWM is typically not something you want to do; hence why there is no tab for it in the spreadsheet.

 

[farmtruckman]

@rugedraw @JEB @Snakebitten thank you for your comments and help.

Small advancement. I was looking at FDRS again to see if the modules are online or not, and ran the GWM configuration read data application, followed by a GWM configuration and self test on GWM. To my surprise, the modules came online but my joy was short lived. One of these applications got them offline again.

Makes me believe more and more that the issue is the GWM configuration as conveyed by @rugedraw’s master technician mate too.

So annoying that they are offline again but a small victory so yay!

Appreciate your help - every single comment towards fixing my issue, means a lot.

 

[nitrobass24]

Posting this here since its related and all the smart folks are here. How can you tell a genuine VCMII opposed to a counterfit one from china?

 

[BlackSheep]

Has anyone seen where the SYNC MAC addresses for wireless are missing from the About Sync menu? What was the fix? I did a factory reset, and that didn't change anything. I noticed this after upgrading to the latest Sync version, but it could have been like this before. Wireless is enabled.

 

[nkyhunter]

just did all the recent updates to the tremor, apim took forever again, but do like the new load screen the ford logo looks cool

 

[farmtruckman]

just did all the recent updates to the tremor, apim took forever again, but do like the new load screen the ford logo looks cool

Do you have a photo/video how it looks like?

 

[farmtruckman]

Right, so my order for Clore Automative PL2320 was delivered yesterday and only to realize that it is 110V input which doesn't work here in UAE (we have 220V here). Has anyone here outside US ordered this and then used a step down transformer to get this working?

CA PL2320 Link: https://amzn.eu/d/dMiCeKd
Step Down Transformer: https://amzn.eu/d/6aD94K7

 

[farmtruckman]

@JEB @Snakebitten @Snakedoctor Just keeping you all updated and on the same page. @rugedraw was kind enough to see if we can get the country codes changed through FORScan - the issue is that even FORScan doesn't see the modules in HS2, HS3 and HS3 CAN's. The GWM does show up on FS.

Another roadblock.

 

[HammaMan]

Right, so my order for Clore Automative PL2320 was delivered yesterday and only to realize that it is 110V input which doesn't work here in UAE (we have 220V here). Has anyone here outside US ordered this and then used a step down transformer to get this working?

CA PL2320 Link: https://amzn.eu/d/dMiCeKd
Step Down Transformer: https://amzn.eu/d/6aD94K7

Connect up another vehicle to it if you need a charge / boost. Just watch the voltage, when it sags down to 11v, connect up another vehicle with cables.

A 10 amp charger should keep it happy for 3 hours or more if you have a battery charger. Should be ubiquitous throughout the globe

 

[JEB]

@JEB @Snakebitten @Snakedoctor Just keeping you all updated and on the same page. @rugedraw was kind enough to see if we can get the country codes changed through FORScan - the issue is that even FORScan doesn't see the modules in HS2, HS3 and HS3 CAN's. The GWM does show up on FS.

Another roadblock.

I’m reluctant to offer this as a suggestion because I’ve never reconfigured the GWM using FORScan, but if you can communicate with the GWM, you might be able to change the country code for just that module. If that’s the primary configuration error leading to the inability to access modules on other CANs, that could be a step in the right direction. Check with @rugedraw to see if this is safe before attempting it.

 

[farmtruckman]

Connect up another vehicle to it if you need a charge / boost. Just watch the voltage, when it sags down to 11v, connect up another vehicle with cables.

A 10 amp charger should keep it happy for 3 hours or more if you have a battery charger. Should be ubiquitous throughout the globe

So if I understand you correctly - the suggestion is to use a 10amp battery charger that can charge up the battery to last 3 hours or so and when it starts going down, charge the battery again. Will the constant charging impact the battery in any way compared to the dedicated power supply by CA PL 2320?

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