Solution to China clone VCM 2 error NO VCM Found / Connected on Win10

Post gives the solution to China clone VCM 2 error “NO VCM Found / Connected” on Win10.

Here comes the issue:

I am running windows 10 x64, IDS is working great but I have a Chinese clone VCM 2, I have tried everything but it keeps giving me NO VCM Found/Connected.

 Solution 1:Offered by a VCM 2 user@mcusys

You make sure VCM 2 Connect in VMWare ?

if you sure VCM 2 appear device manager in guest os windows 7 you can recovery firmware instruction.

1.Unplug USB VCM 2 do not connect vcm 2

2.You must start guest OS Windows 7 VMWare and wait for boot complete.

3.Then windows start-up complete you open VCM Manager application.

4.You must open cover rubber-hood near USB port on VCM 2 you see recovery button near MicroSD port.

5.you must press and hold button it and plug USB plug to VCM2 while VCM 2 booting up VCM 2 Manager appear “Recovery” you click button for update firmware vcm 2 match PC software version on VMWare Guest OS.

6.Then firmware update complete you will appear button and can connect VCM and page beep beep! to VCM 2

 Solution 2:Offernd by OBDexpress.co.uk engineer : 

Find this button in the VCM 2 main unit, and then press on it.

Connect the VCM II unit to a laptop/PC with a USB cable

Note that VCM II is only connected to the PC via a USB cable, not connected to the car via an OBD cable

Press the button until the power is connected and all the lights are lighted.

Go to the START menu, then Bosch

Open Ford VCM II Manager, then go to VCM II Update for recovery

Hope it’s helpful to you.

Good luck!

 Source:http://blog.obdexpress.co.uk/2019/04/11/vcm-2-error-no-vcm-found-connected-on-win10/

Ford diagnostic tool: VCM IDS 3 vs. VCM 2 clone

Look at the chart: what's the difference between VCM IDS 3 (SP277) and Chinese VCM 2 knock-off (SP177)? and which better for Ford or Mazda diagnosis and programming?

Ford diagnostic tool	VCM IDS 3	VCM 2 clone
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Latest software version	Ford IDS 113 Mazda IDS 112	Ford IDS 112 Mazda IDS v96
Operating system	Windows Vista: No Windows XP: Need luck Windows 7: Yes Windows 8: Yes Windows 10: Yes	Windows Vista: No Windows XP: Yes Windows 7: Yes Windows 8: Need luck Windows 10: Need luck
Language support	English, German, Spanish, Spanish(Mexico), Italy, French, French (Canada), Greece, Finland, Slovenia, Danmark ,Czechic, Chinese(Taiwan), Chinese(China), American English, Vietnam, Turkey, Thailand, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Poland, Norwegian, Holand, Korea, Japanese, Indian, Hungary	It depends on that software is installed in the native or in the vmware machine. VCM 2 china clone has different language support.
Diagnosis	Yes	Yes
Programming	Yes	Yes
Reprogramming	Yes	Yes
Conclusion	VCM IDS 3 works good with new operation systems like Windows 8 or 10. and it's more friendly for different language users for the better language support. VCM 2 cloned units esp. SP177-c1 is a decent Ford diagnostic tool for diagnosis, programming and reprogramming. Runs more stable with functions confirmed to work!

Note; VCM 2 clone language:
VCM 2 china clone has different language support.
VCM 2 VMware-install version supports:
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Netherlands, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak

VCM 2 sp177 (ids v101 vm), sp177-2 (ids v98 vm)

Note: you should buy a disk with new software installed before delivery. but there is no many languages for use.


VCM 2 native-install version supports:
English, German, Spanish, Spanish(Mexico), Italy, French, French (Canada), Greece, Finland, Slovenia, Danmark ,Czechic, Chinese(Taiwan), Chinese(China), American English, Vietnam, Turkey, Thailand, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Poland, Norwegian, Holand, Korea, Japanese, Indian, Hungary

The native-install ver. includes VCM 2 sp177-c1 (ids v86), sp177-c (ids 108), sp177-1


 Source:http://blog.obdexpress.co.uk/2019/04/09/vcm-ids-3-and-vcm2-clone/