I have not been following your issue, sorry. When did the DTC show up, what module and are there any other DTC's and if so the module it's related to? Lastly, have you done any FORScan mods relating to the Reverse Brake Assist?
I dont understand what context you're asking as part of, or how the sanctions relate, but ForScan can do this. I know that an extended license for forscan is required to do some work, but I don't remember what the payment method is, which may be a problem. ForScan would be easier than IDS, IMHO.IDS had an As built editor (shown in the screen shot below). Is this function easily accessible within FRDS or does the software have to be fooled into trying to PMI an ECU while its offline or tricked somehow to get to this stage? Also, does the checksum have to be manually calculated when doing this?
Russian sanctions are limiting the usual options for many people, so I'm interested in learning the proper way to edit As Built data with FRDS.
While ids did have that capability, my understanding was that you had to fill the whole thing in bit by bit every time. You weren’t able to just change one but like with forscan.IDS had an As built editor (shown in the screen shot below). Is this function easily accessible within FRDS or does the software have to be fooled into trying to PMI an ECU while its offline or tricked somehow to get to this stage? Also, does the checksum have to be manually calculated when doing this?
Russian sanctions are limiting the usual options for many people, so I'm interested in learning the proper way to edit As Built data with FRDS.
ForScan is developed Russia and their payment provider platform was based in Germany. ForScan can only do this up to certain ECU's produced. Development is paused and there's moderate risk they might pull the plug on development altogether whereas it's no longer a viable business and they can't pay their staff.
That's what I thought, but I would like to know if it's an option.
Tedious yes, but worth it? You can already d/l your AsBuilt from Ford, you have the spreadsheet from @Livnitup and d/l the As-Built Compare tool from Jesse Yeager to create the checksums...
They already have a free version...
It's free but can't do everything that the extended license enabled it to do.
The folks behind Forscan are very clever and dedicated. I doubt the unforseen current obstacles created by the few idio..........well, let's just say that they'll find a way around this.
https://forscan.org/faq.html#qlic1
100% agree. i know a few ways to get around it, but working to avoid sanctions knowing that money will end up in the hands of those sanctioned is a US federal crime :/
YEs, give it time. I had mine running in the driveway for hours, and then I pulled out of the driveway and it started updating. No one knows what triggers it, but since it asks you to set the engine to run, I would keep the truck running and idle. Maybe drive it every couple hours and see if it start. After the first APIM update, the future USB installations start within a few minutes. So something is wrong with the as built APIM version. Also be sure to not unplug the USB at any time until it tells you to do so. Even thought it looks like nothing is happening, its still working. It will prompt to remove it, just be patient.
mine took 30 days exactly then started. USB was in the truck the entire time. it will work.. eventually haha
@Livnitup has a google document in the forscan thread that details what each module does, what each line controls. There are tabs at the bottom, navigate to DSM. I was reading through DSM and got to that line in it and the thought just hit me to try changing the as built info to do a software "on/off". If you need any help with it, PM me. Would GLADLY help anyone avoid my hours of frustration.
My best guess is that the DSM software update has some bugs, one of which is making the truck "forget" it has certain features. When I unplugged my DSM, it said running board fault. So i knew it was still detecting something, and thats when the asbuilt data change idea hit me shortly after.
