VCMM HARDWARE MANUAL
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Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
• CAN Controller Area Network
• CE European CE marking (European Conformity)
• CFR Customer Flight Recorder – vehicle data link recording device
• CSA Canadian Standards Association
• DLC Data Link Connector - vehicle diagnostic connector, SAE
J1962 (OBDII vehicles)
• ECU Electronic Control Unit
• FTCAN Fault Tolerant CAN
• Host PC controlling VCMM and executing Ford's software or VCI Manager software
• HS CAN High Speed CAN (500 kbps)
• HW Hardware
• IDS Integrated Diagnostic System
• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• ISO International Standards Organization
• ISO-9141 Serial communication protocol implemented in Ford and CARB versions
• LED Light Emitting Diode
• MS CAN Medium Speed CAN (125 kbps)
• PC Personal Computer
• Pendant CFR user interface cable (VCMM optional item)
• RoHS Registry of Hazardous Substances
• SAE Society Of Automotive Engineers
• SCP Standard Corporate Protocol (Ford Motor Company proprietary)
• SW Software
• UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
• UBP UART Based Protocol (Ford Motor Company proprietary)
• USB Universal Serial Bus
• VCM II Vehicle Communication Module II (Next-Generation)
• VCMM Vehicle Communication & Measurement Module
• VMM Vehicle Measurement Module
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