

I have not tried any programming with VDASH2 either. I also used the device with VDASH2 and it also works fine for reading information and fault codes. I can also use the activate feature to turn on and off various systems for testing.

Using VIDA I can connect to the car and read it's details, fault codes and live data. The recommendation for VIDA is Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. I suspect the problem may be due to the VM running Windows 10 and being 64-bit. I later tried again to get it working on the VM but without success.

It didn't work, I just kept getting an error message: "ERROR: SDK GetProcAddress!"Įventually, I decided to actually follow instructions and installed VIDA 2014D from the installation DVD that came with the device. I first tried to use it with a VIDA installation I had already done using a virtual machine image obtained from the forums. I had to wait two months to receive the device from China, but this is fairly typical of deliveries during COVID-19 times. I chose to buy one of these rather than a DICE or DICE clone because (A) these are a bit cheaper than DICE clones, and (B) I have read that many people have had problems with faulty DICE clones. The device is claimed to be compatible with Volvo's DICE hardware. I recently bought a VXDIAG VCX NANO device which can be used with Volvo's VIDA software to communicate with Volvos from the early 2000s up to 2014 or so.
