Volvo DiCE VIDA 2015A vs. VXDIAG VCX NANO Volvo 2014D

Look here: the two popular Volvo diagnostic and programming tools: Dice/VIDA cheap china clone and Allscanner VXDIAG VCX NANO for Volvo

Now, we’re gonna to talk which is better

Volvo diagnostic tool	DiCE/VIDA	VXDIAG VCX NANO Volvo
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Price	$135.00	$59.99
Original/clone	China clone	Original Allscanner made
Latest software	VIDA 2015A	VIDA 2014D
Operating system	Windows 7 32 bit: tested! Windows XP: need luck Windows 8: need luck Windows 10: need luck MacOS: need luck *Help file: VIDA installation	Windows 7 32 bit: tested! Windows XP: need luck Windows 8: need luck Windows 10: need luck MacOS: need luck
Language	Italian/ English/ French/ Portuguese/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Korean/ Dutch/ Russian/ Turkish/ Thai/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese	Italian/ English/ French/ Portuguese/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Korean/ Dutch/ Russian/ Turkish/ Thai/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese
Vehicle coverage	1999-2017 (only some 2017 models covered, but most 2015 cars covered)	1999-2014
Obd2 diagnosis	Yes	Yes
Programming	Yes	Yes

Conclusion:

Dice VIDA 2015A covers more Volvo cars and it works perfectly for most cars, even some new cars made in the year 2019. but there are different Dice china clone, pls confirm that the one you have is a decent one like http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/vida-dice-2015a-diagnostic-tool-for-volvo.html (the best-quality clone)

Vxdiag VCX Nano Volvo uses its own firmware and runs quicker. But it can works with 2014D only!

Reference:

Volvo VIDA 2015A download:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/04/25/free-download-vida-dice-2015a-for-volvo-1999-2017/

Volvo VIDA windows 7 install: (100% success)

Volvo VIDA 2015A installation requirement:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/01/volvo-vida-2015a-requirements-win7-win10-ie11/

Volvo VIDA log in:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/01/10/solved-volvo-vida-2014d-cannot-log-in/

Volvo VIDA how to program a module:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/08/24/program-volvo-s60-cem-with-vida-dice/

Volvo VIDA – What’s fun:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/04/cool-things-to-do-with-volvo-vidadice/

Volvo VIDA how to update:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/05/buy-volvo-vida-software-update-online-for-dice-clone/

Volvo VIDA how to crack:

A couple of weeks ago the car suffered a spurious DIM fault which left me with a SRS alarm standing. Unsure of what faults may be laying in wait and in order to clear the SRS alarm, I ordered a VIDA/DICE unit from EBAY.

I know that VIDA/DICE is a big issue on the forum and has been covered many times, but I wanted to put down my experience while it is still fresh in my mind, and that it may help any out there who are struggling or are wondering whether to get a unit or not.

Once I got the VIDA/DICE unit I set about looking at the numerous posts that had been put on various forums, and I realised immediately that this was not going to be as easy as most software / hardware you buy off the shelves. However. my first challenge was to find a laptop with Win 7 professional on it. Luckily my son had a large desktop / laptop with it on and he let me do a fresh install and update. I then followed a YOUTUBE video for installation. (No instructions came with the device at all).

Following along, I got VIDA 2014D installed OK. I then rushed out to my car to try it out. When I plugged the DICE into the computer it searched for the drivers and eventually recognized the device. I then started VIDA, but it would not see the DICE unit. Just a box with a Red X in it.

OK so back to the forums to see what people did about that. I must have tried innumerable combinations of things and I was about to give up. As a last ditch effort I dug out an old Toshiba Laptop I had. This only had Vista Home Premium on it, but it was a 250GB drive, 4GB of RAM and an Intel Core DUO processor (P8600) which was way below the spec of my sons laptop, but adequate for VIDA. I searched on the WEB for the cheapest WIN 7 professional license I could buy and got one from Software GEEKS for £19.

I loaded the 32 BIT version as this is all the laptop could cope with. Followed some of the tips I had picked up on the forums, and loaded VIDA back up again. I went out this morning in the pouring rain to try and connect it to the car – hey presto – it worked. I have checked and cleared down the faults, including the SRS alarm. I am a very happy man. So below is the setup I used which worked for me and I hope it helps someone else out there who has been struggling.

1. I purchased a VIDA / DICE unit with the latest 2014D software. The VIDA unit has multicoloured lights on it. I had read on the forums that there were some out there with only Blue Lights and seemed to give problems.
2. Use WIN 7 professional 32 Bit and let windows do a full update (takes ages). You will certainly need to ensure that service pack 1 is installed. When mine was loaded and updated, it only had Internet Explorer 8 on it. I had to download and install IE9. VIDA 2014D would not load with only IE8 in place.
3. Download the latest version of JAVA
4. At this point I created a restore point in windows, so I could revert to this point should I have problems installing VIDA.
5. I then turned off User Account Control (UAC) and disabled the Windows Firewall.
6. Check that the only version of .net that you have is .NET 3.5. I had read that if you are on version 4 VIDA doesn’t like it. (You can check the version in the registry editor in Windows)
7. I then loaded VIDA following this Youtube video https://youtu.be/b5XMXqsSlHw

8. Once VIDA was proven to work, I then took the laptop out to the car and connected the DICE unit to the OBD2 socket and plugged it into the laptop. Windows searched for the drivers and installed them. When I opened VIDA up, I needed to enter all the car details in the Vehicle Profile section. This time the page also showed my DICE unit in the DICE configuration Box. With the vehicle details entered, the Diagnostics TAB activated and as long as the Ignition is in the II position, it will read all the onboard computers.
   Why didn’t this work for me the first time I tried it? I think it might be that VIDA / DICE didn’t like the 64Bit version of Win7 Pro, although others may have got it working on that platform. I also think I got in a mess with the .net 3.5 vs the .net 4.5.
   My thanks to all those on various Forums who have posted up their solutions. Most are for earlier versions of VIDA, and I didn’t see many for the 2014D version that I bought.
   It has been a long week messing around with this, but I am currently walking on air.
   One final tip – while messing around with VIDA on the car the ignition is on. I would put the battery charger on while in this state as the battery soon runs down. I’m currently waiting for it to charge up so I can start the car!!!
   Volvo VIDA 2015A where to:

http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

How to solve Volvo DiCE VIDA Communication Error?

Steps to test DiCE communication with VIDA:

1. Connect the DiCE unit by USB cable to your computer.
2. Start VIDA.
3. Open the Connected Vehicles tab.
4. Select the DiCE to be tested in the drop-down menu.

ð	The DiCE Configuration button appears.

5. Click DiCE Configuration.

ð	The DiCE Configuration pop-up opens.

6. Click Test Communication Tool to start the test of the USB connection.

ð	The Test Communication Tool window is opened.

7. Select the communications to be tested by ticking the check boxes. By default, if no check boxes are ticked, the first eight elements are tested.

8. Click Run to start the test.

OK should be displayed to the right for every row.

9. Click Close in the Test communication tool window.

Do not close the Test/Remove DiCE window.

10.  Remove the USB cable from the DiCE unit.

The DiCE will now communicate via Bluetooth.

11. If you are using a computer with a built-in Bluetooth receiver, this receiver has to be disabled in order for the Bluetooth adapter to connect properly to your computer.

12. Press [WIN] + [R] on your keyboard.

The Run window opens.

13. Type devmgmt.msc and press [ENTER] .

	At this point, a User Account Control pop-up window might open. In that case, click Yes.
	The Device Manager opens.

14. Double click Bluetooth Radios.

15. Right click all devices listed under Bluetooth Radios and select Disable.

The built-in Bluetooth receiver(s) are disabled.

16. Connect the Bluetooth adapter to a free USB port on the computer.

17. In VIDA, click Test Communication Tool to start testing the Bluetooth connection.

18. Select which the communications to be tested by ticking the check boxes. By default, if no check boxes are ticked, the first eight elements are tested.

19. Click Run to start the test.

OK should be displayed to the right of every row.

20. Click Close in the Test communication tool window.

21. Click Close in the DiCE Configuration window.

Close the DiCE Configuration window by clicking Close.

The DiCE unit is now configured for both USB and Bluetooth connection at the VIDA client. If DiCE is connected with a USB cable, the communication will always go through the cable.

DiCE/VIDA questions and answers:

Q: When I plug Dice into the laptop after loading it, I can read the car and pick up the VIN and other info. I also pass the Dice diagnostic test in Vida. Car is plugged into a charger to keep the volts up.

However, when I finally try the Diagnostic Tab to read my ECU and other Volvo computer codes it always stalls and gives me an error once it gets to ‘’identifying AUU’’. It tells me I have a communication error… always, tried it in admin, 1, car running, car in position 2…. running out of options.

A: Solved!

So it was some sort of compatibility issue between my version of Vida and Dice…

Uninstalled everything, brought .NET to version 3.5. Installed Vida 2014D and we are up and running.

Q: The communication tool is completely blank with a red X. I have rolled back to framework 4.0 with no luck. If you find anything let us know.

A: Just wanted to update you that I have fixed my issue. And for anyone else with this issue here you go for windows 7 64.

Hold windows key + R. Type regedit. Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework

Once there click on the .NETFramework file and you will see 2 values (Default) and InstallRoot. There should be a 3rd value.

Right click .NetFramework than go to new and down to DWord (32bit) and click it. Name the new one “EnableIEHosting” without the quotations. Than right click the item you just renamed and click modify. In the value type “00000001” without quotations. Should be seven 0s and a 1. Click ok.

Congrats. Relaunch the webpage login and you should be able to pick your tool.

Q: Win 7 Pro, 64bit. running IE8

DiCE is working fine in its test tool, VIDA is work fine on its own, but I can’t choose a communication tool…

A: SOLVED the problem (DICE not recognized). I found out since I have 2 separate laptops:

1. Dell 2120 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit IE 9 was a no go: DICE not recognized.

The .Net Framework file could not be found (this is the culprit) so I could not uninstall it.

2. Dell D630 Windows 7 Pro 32-bit IE 9:

Once I uninstall .Net Framework 4.6.1., DICE is recognized.

This may be why they say turn off Windows Update during installation of VIDA to prevent .Net Framework installation.

I don;t know if this is true, but uninstalling .Net Framework 4.6.1. SOLVED the problem.

PS: Ironically, for Windows XP and earlier version (such as VIDA 2013A etc.), I needed to install .Net Framework, it is weird!

Q: Just got Vida/Dice and installed 2012a fine on my Win 7 Pro laptop. Everything looks good, except when I open the dice diagnostics tool included, it doesn’t see any unit connected. When I plug the unit into my car or laptop, the firmware status and vehicle interface status both light up solid. When I try to read info from the car or do the dice test in vida, it fails saying it could not connect. Device manager says the unit is working correctly and the drivers all installed fine.

I looked through the log and all I could find was this, where it repeatedly mentions “Invalid Device ID.”

VIDA release: VIDA2012A

A: Solved this finally, after about 10-15 hours of frustration. Turns out the DICE unit I purchased is a cheaper version that uses some non-standard driver (CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller available here: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/P…CPDrivers.aspx) that I had to find and install myself. It also would not work on Windows 7 Pro, I had to install to XP mode which was an ever bigger pain due to incredible instability. I think the fact that I have an AMD processor and needed a hotfix to even get XP mode to work contributed to it, but if I changed the RAM for XP mode to anything other than 512MB, the virtual PC would reboot constantly. So I had to copy the entire VIDA 2012A DVD to my desktop (about 2 hours) and then modify the installation file to eliminate the 2GB RAM requirement check, and then install VIDA (about 3 hours). VIDA 2012A runs fine with only 512MB RAM, just a lot slower.

If your DICE unit is cheap and has only blue LEDs and when plugged in the Firmware Status LED is solid, you probably are going to need to download that driver to get it to work.

Hope this helps someone in the future.

http://www.obdii365.com/service/test-volvo-dice-connection-with-vida.html

Review on Volvo VIDA software update online

Here is an interesting question:

For those of you with the VIDA/DICE clones, have you been able to buy software updates from online, get them delivered via CD- ROM, place them in the VIDA software, and then perform a software upgrade on your car?

If yes, can you shine some light on where you placed the software update in VIDA.

As far as I’m aware… You simply cannot purchase software outside of VIDA, whether you’re a dealer or not. If you are a dealer, the purchasing process is a little different (as you don’t pay for each individual download separately), but it still goes only through VIDA. I’ve actually used an official VIDA/DiCE setup at a major Volvo dealer in Boston (long story as to why), and the process is almost identical to my doing software downloads at home, again, the only difference being the payment process.

I’m pretty sure what’s happening is that those Volvo parts places are simply cataloging against some sort of electronic database directly from Volvo. Hence, you can see the parts numbers and descriptions for software packages, but it’s not possible to buy them.

In addition, I’ve never seen any provision within VIDA to allow a software download to be sent to the car that wasn’t purchased directly through VIDA to begin with. So until I hear proof-positive otherwise, I’m gonna assume you cannot purchase software from anywhere else.

Oh, and as far as software downloads go… These are the broad steps. I covered most of the details I think, but I’m a bit too lazy to go into every single step of the process. I will say though, I’ve done a number of software downloads successfully with my DiCE-clone on a few different cars, so I know this process works correctly.

1) Install and configure VIDA
– Purchase a 3-day VIDA subscription from VolvoTechInfo (aka, Volvo Technical & Owner Bookstore)
– Either download the latest copy of VIDA from a torrent (making sure it’s a copy that doesn’t have a “crack” already installed) or wait for the official DVDs to arrive via snail-mail
– Wait for your VIDA login details to be emailed to you
– Install VIDA (this may take some time, especially on older hardware)
– Via the VIDA-Admin, enter your login details you were emailed, change your password, and authorize the VIDA installation you plan to use with the subscription package you purchased
(how to do this last step is not immediately obvious, but on VolvoTechInfo there are step-by-step guides to help)
– Make sure you have the DiCE software/drivers installed. Also make sure your DiCE device is updated to the latest firmware with the DiCE firmware tool.
– Allow VIDA to “eUpdate” to the latest sub-version. Aka, VIDA-2012D has at least 3-4 sub-revisions. Always make sure it’s updated to the latest version before attempting to download software.
– If you haven’t already, reboot your machine (or virtual machine) to make sure everything is installed correctly and happy.
– Open “Vida All in One”, login with the username/password you assigned to VIDA via the VIDA-Admin setup process

2) Verify your VIDA/DiCE setup
– Login to VIDA, and connect your DiCE unit to your car
– On the first welcome page, click “define vehicle profile”
– On the next page, you should see your DiCE tool listed under “communication tool” in the drop-down menu
– Click “read vehicle” and allow it to populate the values from your car (in addition, fill in the “transmission” and “body style” fields if they do not auto-populate)
– After it all looks good, click “ok”. The “Diagnostics” tab at the top should change from grey (cannot click) to black (can click)
– Click on “diagnostics” tab, and allow VIDA to do a full diagnostic read of your car. At this point, it’s also probably a good idea to check for codes, and clear any existing codes before attempting a software download

3) Select and Download Software Packages
– I’m not gonna go into great detail here, as this PDF pretty much says it much all: https://volvoxc.s3.amazonaws.com/vid…e_ordering.pdf
A few notes though:
– Not every package listed in the available software list can be installed. Nor do they all cost the same price. I had to specifically open trouble-tickets with VolvoTechInfo to get a few packages unlocked that were initially dealer-only. I imagine so very few people use VIDA/DiCE on their own that they simply overlooked a few items. VolvoTechInfo support is also not very pleasant to deal with. Again, they tend to only work with Dealers, and don’t seem overly keen about anyone else using their system. But who cares, you paid, therefore, demand what you need and it’ll get sorted out.
– If you plan on updating a number of modules, the “Total CAN Reload” is the most cost-effective option.
– On 2004 model-year Volvos (and perhaps other older models), to update the level of dimming in the rear-view mirror, you must download a software package called “Auto dimming contd. app”. VIDA cannot do it directly for some stupid reason.
– You can manually enter a software part number not listed in the available software list, but don’t necessarily expect it to actually download to your car.
– If you download a software update that’s already applied (aka, not needed), you still have to initially pay, but you can get a refund afterwards as long as it wasn’t actually downloaded to the car (which it won’t be if you already have the latest)

– If you don’t mind it’s original or crack and only look for a working VIDA program, you even can get a decent VIDA crack on the web, like http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

Very Important Note!

I refuse to spend money on a battery charger like Volvo requires when doing a software download. This can cause problems. If the battery dips too low during a software update, the update can fail, and possibly worst-case, you could fry something important like your ECU or CEM. At which point, you’ll need an official (aka, self-powered) DiCE unit to bring the modules into recovery mode and have any chance at getting them to work again. You have been warned!

Personally, since I’m cheap, and relatively poor, here’s my workaround: After driving the car for a bit, I do whatever diagnostic work I need to within VIDA/DiCE, and decide on whatever software packages I might need. Then with the car still connected, I pay for the software, and get it downloaded to VIDA, but I don’t install it to the car yet. Then I disconnect my VIDA/DiCE rig, but leave VIDA open and running on the computer. Next, I take the car for a spirited ride around town, or even better, a 15-20 minute burn down the highway. During this drive, I turn on absolutely every electronic component I can. Aka, both seat-heaters, the radio, the climate control (fan on high), the rear-defrost, headlights, fog lights, etc… When I get back, I kill everything (fan, radio, lights, etc) before I turn the engine off. Then rather quickly, I turn the key back to (II, aka “on” but without engine running), re-connect my VIDA/DiCE rig, and then simply hit the “install” button to push the already downloaded software updates to the car.

I get away with this because I know the health status of my particular battery and because I’m a risk-taker. Doing it this way, I get maybe 10 minutes of time with the battery at what I’d call a “safe” voltage for doing software downloads. Then there’s a window of maybe 5-10 minutes of “moderately semi-safe” time, and after that, I’d say you risk a download not working properly. Remember, all this work with VIDA requires the car be in key-position II (or “on”) so that every module in the car is powered, whether or not you’re actually talking to that module or not. The tolerances for “the radio works, and the car starts fine” while in ignition mode II are much much wider than the tolerances for a successful VIDA download. Example: In my particular car, with it’s relatively old, but good condition battery, I can run the radio for easily 2-3 hours, headlights (xenon, not fog/halogen, which drains faster) for an hour, and muck around with windows, seats, etc… without the battery dropping too low to start the car. However, in that same car, with that same battery, I wouldn’t dream of trying a software download more than 20 minutes after I had charged the battery up. Point is, the process is very sensitive to battery voltage. Once again, you have been warned. If you don’t want to do that whole dance, buy a good quality battery charger, and note that an over-voltage battery is just as bad as an under-voltage battery when it comes to a VIDA download.

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So in a nutshell, that’s my experience doing software downloads with VIDA. Let me know if you have any specific questions and I’ll see what I can do.

Oh, and also, just a personal preference, but I run VIDA in a Windows 7 x64 Professional VMWare Virtual Machine. VIDA installs tons of junk that I don’t really want running 24/7 on my regular machine (and it takes ages to install/uninstall, even on very fast hardware). Also, since I have two VIDA installs (one for legit subscriptions, the other for, well, “other-subscriptions”), having each isolated into a VM seems like the ideal solution. I’m extremely tech-savy (and I work in IT), so it’s not all that hard in my opinion to do a setup like that, but other’s may need a bit of practice to get it all working. But just a note, DiCE does work perfectly well via a VIDA setup within a VMWare image. I’ve also tried VirtualBox, but I found their USB implementation (at least with a Windows guest and Windows host) to be less than ideal, and it almost caused a software download to fail, simply because of poor driver integration. Hence, I’d go with VMWare Workstation if you’re gonna try to do it all via virtual machines.

Lastly, you’ll find VIDA to be quite the little resource hog. I allocate 4 GB of RAM, and 2 processor “cores” to each VIDA virtual machine instance, and that seems to be about the bare-minimum for it to run at a decent speed. Seeing as that’s about the same spec as many people’s entire computers, you might just resign yourself to VIDA being a little bit slow if your machine is more than say 1.5 years old. Not unusable by any means, but a little slow by modern standards.

Update:

To be honest, I actually downloaded just the DiCE update package from Volvo Tech Info and installed in on my native/host OS (Windows 7 x64 Enterprise) to update my DiCE-knockoff unit.

For things like that, I would generally recommend not using a virtualized environment… The download was only a few megabytes, and was simple to uninstall, so for the sake of safety, yea, I’d stay away from VMWare for that specific part of the process. Not that it necessarily wouldn’t work, but rather just to be safe. Plus again, the DiCE package is a tiny drop compared to the wave of fecal matter that is the default VIDA installation. So yea, to directly answer your question, at least in the latest revision of the DiCE update software, Windows 7 x64 indeed works fine.

The package can be found at https://www.volvotechinfo.com/index….oftwareUpdates, listed under “Firmware Update”.

Also, I forgot to mention this above, but while VIDA itself does include the aforementioned DiCE firmware/update package (which would then only exist inside the VM), if you do use VMWare, you should probably install the DiCE package on your host OS just as a precaution. For me on Windows 7, the OS automatically downloaded some sort of bare-bones driver that then allowed VMWare to mount the USB device (DiCE), but I did notice that while off-line, the first time I plugged in my DiCE unit, and then tried to mount the USB device into the VMware instance, that it wouldn’t recognize it correctly. Again, Windows sorted it out automatically (assuming you are setup to allow automatic driver downloads), but it might be a better idea to side-step that process, and just install the DiCE firmware package (which includes the requisite x64 and x86 USB drivers). At at that point, do whatever updates may be required to your DiCE unit. The firmwares aren’t released very often, so if you do it once, you should be set for at least 6-12 months to come.

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/05/buy-volvo-vida-software-update-online-for-dice-clone/

Fun things to do with VIDA DiCE?

What cool things can or have you done with VOLVO VIDA? How open is the software? Like, how custom can your electronics be?

Have collected a lot here… (credits to contribution from users)

1. I did a SUM calibration with mine! Also, you can read all of your error codes and reset them, including the CEL.

2. And data logging. Turn off drls
3. A lot depends on the year and model. There are so much more electronics on later models. ( i.e. our ’13 XC60 than on our ’00 V70R). The main thing I use it for is maintenance/diagnostics and it’s nice that I don’t have to guess and see if ‘sensor x’ is working as it should or go to the dealer and pay them to tell me that.

4. Reset my windows so that they don’t whistle.
   Reset service timers. And recalibrated when they service timers came up. (dropped it to 5k from 7500) AND found out you can set it for engine hours as well. Tempted to do a set up for that instead, since most of my driving is at 75-80 mph these days. 7500 miles at steady state 75 mph is better than 3000 miles at 25 mph average stop/go traffic… but that’s a whole other discussion…
   SUM calibrations.
   CEL reset.
   Calculated horsepower output.
   You can do a lot of different stuff. A LOT.
   I don’t use the datalogger portion very much, but i know it’s there. My “regular” OBD2 unit has a great data collection system in it for engine management that I understand, and I can capture more channels on engine management with it than with VIDA. That said, I admit that I need to learn some more about VIDA and use on data capture with it, it will do chassis data captures where my OBD2 unit will not (suspension, brakes, awd, etc etc etc) so I need to sit down with it and play with that feature…

5. You can do a bunch of things with Vida except download software. Always a plus for diagnostics.
   You can monitor just about everything from duty cycle to sum voltage.
   You can also select a module and if you click the activations tab, you can activate certain components pertaining to that module.
   I don’t remember off the top of my head how I did this, but I changed the time limit of my interior lights when the door is open and when the key is taken out of the ignition.
   Personally I think it’s well worth the money if you’re considering getting Vida.

6. Go diagnostics-vehicle communication-select DDM from the module diagram-advanced-initialise windows or smth

7. Best diagnostics tool. I mean it even tells you how to fix errors with pictures

8. Its not very intuitive, pretty painful at first actually, but you figure it out eventually.

9. You can turn your heated seats to a higher or lower setting too. In my SR, I could barely feel them. I asked JRL to turn the VR’s up before I bought it and they’re much, much better.

10. I just bought a VIDA/DICE unit from a Chinese seller obdii365.com tonight. The ad states the 2013 version, running on Win7. We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully it’ll help me solve a problem my dealer couldn’t fix (today actually) and told me my intercooler water sprayer was actually meth injection. Not a lot of confidence for that tech!

11. You can do a gauge check to make sure everything works and it is pretty cool to watch. Here is a pic of it in progress

12. I had a little bit of wind coming around the passenger front window. There is a bump stop feature built in to the control on the DDM/PDM so you can change how many mm it goes before stop. And you can adjust it with VIDA/DICE.
    Forgot about the seat heater function… changed mine, too. You can adjust both high and low settings, btw.
    AND (to whoever asked) NO! It is NOT INTUITIVE AT ALL! It’s frankly kind of a pain to find all the controls, but they are there.
    ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING: If you are getting one, remember, you must have Professional version of Windows. Home versions will not load (or at least without editing the load software – easier to have Pro version).

13. I’ve cleared a few codes, SUM calibration, datalogged a few things. Cant wait to have more time to explore further into what VIDA can do.

14. unit is working perfectly. I have done seater heater reset and diagnostics. The only thing it didnt come with is wiring diagrams which a PDF is available on the internet with a simple google search!

15. If you were to purchase a VIDA subscription now it will be a totally different version then you guys are currently using. I believe anyone can purchase one. Its about 85 bucks for 3 days. They have a few different plans. You just go to volvo bookstore sight create an account. Then purchase and download its pretty simple. You can then do your own software upgrades and reloads add keys remotes all that stuff. Considering the cost of VIDA it still may be cheaper then going to a dealer for this stuff. VIDA is a technicians best friend. You can figure out the toughest possible problems with the info. in VIDA. I been there from day one when what was then called VADIS that was 1999 then later it changed to VIDA. It’s come a long way to say the least.

A subscription allows you to download vehicle software updates from the Volvo mothership at additional cost per update. At least in theory, as I haven’t heard of many actually trying it.

As an aside, the really cool thing would be if someone would save off the updates and post them up for all. Its possible, Volvo wouldn’t like it much, and it would be a blow for DIY freedom, so never likely to happen; but it would be great to get hold of the updates without having to screw around.

16. Hmm, well turning off my DRLs probably isn’t that interesting, lol!
    You can also program things like how the alarm sounds off and for how long. Also how long the approach lighting stays on before dimming out.

17. Buy the CFE so you can configure a lot more
    Auto fold mirrors or close windows/sunroof when closing or car or ignition off, adjust mirrors on engaging reverse, open windows/sunroof with different presses on keyfob, auto-enable seatheater(s) when temp is under X, custom messaging on DIM, gauge-sweep, close doors at X mph, extended settings for DRL and approach lighting, configure different settings for winter/summer, and so on, and so on.

18.  From VIDA, you can do a DIM function test however which will illuminate all of the check lights and sweep the gauges to make sure everything is working correctly. If VIDA could do what the CFE does, I’d be a totally happy camper, lol!!

more interesting things able to do with vida will be updated…

Volvo VIDA 2015A Computer Requirements

Volvo VIDA 2015A computer requirements:

• VIDA requirements for all vehicles EXCEPT the new 2016 XC 90*:
• Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise 64 bit or Windows 10 Professional 64 bit.
• VIDA requires Internet Explorer 11 or later.

in detail…

Internet connection

An internet connection must be available at all workshops. The internet connection is used for the communication between the VIDA work stations and the VIDA central servers.

Recommended Specification for VIDA Workstation

It is the recommendation of Volvo Cars Customer Service that computer equipment bought for VIDA should be possible to upgrade. If it is necessary to increase computer performance, it should be possible to increase RAM and replace hard drives easily. Furthermore, purchasing more memory will result in better performance since the use of virtual memory is minimized.

VIDA will be delivered as a desktop application replacing the existing VIDA on Web as well as VIDA All in One. Users of VIDA on Web and VIDA All in One will need to execute an installer package that installs the necessary software components in their workstations.

ITEM	Recommended specification for VIDA used for diagnostics and SWDL
Processor	Core i5 and above1
Memory	4 GB or more
Local free disc space	10 GB2
Connections	2 x USB 2.0 or higher3
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise (64 bit) or Windows 10 Professional (64 bit).4
File system	NTFS
Display resolution	Aspect Ratio Minimum resolution 16:95 1280 x 720 16:10 1280 x 800

Chrome, Mozilla and Firefox browsers are not supported and will not work correctly with VIDA.

1. Names of processors are frequently changed. These are examples of what to use.
2. This is the disc space that should be available before VIDA is installed. The recommendation is based on the increase of used disk space over three years. If you have other applications, allow extra space for these according to their requirements.
3. Additional USBs may be needed for other equipment, such as mouse and keyboard.
4. Windows Update must be enabled and all available updates from Microsoft need to be installed.
5. The application screen is optimized for wide screen format. However, the application design is “fluid” based, i.e. the application screen stretches to completely occupy available screen space. This makes it possible to use smaller screens but bear in mind that it can be difficult to read wiring diagrams and other features that contain a lot of information.

Browser setting:

To allow us to keep track of your order during the order process you must:

1. Allow temporary “cookies” to be accepted on your computer
2. Enable communication with secure servers

A cookie is a temporary file stored by the bookstore on your computer. It contains brief information about your order. Volvotechinfo uses Session Cookies, so they will disappear from your computer when you close your Internet browser, or sooner. Enabling communication with secure servers allows the order information you send to be encrypted so that only the bookstore can read it. The bookstore will try to alert you to possible problems with your settings. If you are alerted, or if you experience problems using Volvotechinfo, please check and adjust these settings.

ETHERNET CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS

VDS protocol-based vehicles can be connected directly to a VIDA workstation with a standard Ethernet cable using network connectors for a peer-to-peer connection for diagnostics and software download.

The following components are required:

• Ethernet network input for each VIDA workstation. It can either be a PCI network card or a USB Ethernet adapter.
• Ethernet cable type CAT5, CAT5e or CAT6. There is a Volvo special tool available with part number 9513095. This cable tolerates a cold environment.

CONFIGURATION SPECIFICATIONS

Network specifications

The network related changes specifications are specified below.

Central systems

If a firewall is used, make sure that port 80 for http and port 443 for https are open.

Network cable type

Twisted-pair cables (CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6) shall be used for network connectivity.

Universal Resource locators

VIDA will use several URLs- all will be on *.volvocars.biz. Make sure that *.volvocars.biz is not blocked by a proxy or firewall.

Service	URL	Port
VIDA Installation Package	http://vidainstaller.volvocars.biz/client-installer	80
VIDA Admin	http://vidaca.volvocars.biz/AdministrationWeb	80

Additional software requirements

There are different plug-ins that are needed for VIDA to work properly, these are described below.

lsoView

IsoView is an image viewing plug-in, automatically started together with VIDA. IsoView is included in the VIDA installation and there is no additional license fee.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader is included in the VIDA installation.

Microsoft Windows user account

In order to install VIDA, the Microsoft Windows user account has to be set to administrator.

NOTE

It is not possible to run VIDA logged in to the operating system with a guest account. Try to avoid having a domain policy that will override the normal rights for the supported user accounts. Some restrictions might make VIDA not work. For example a user must have right to change the registry since VIDA requires that when adding a DiCE. It is strongly recommended that all VIDA users log in as administrators with full admin rights.

This is info quoted from the official site: https://www.volvotechinfo.com/

The requirement is used for the original VIDA software. Maybe work for the crack also.

If you have VIDA crack version like

http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

This is your requirement:

1. Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 32 bit or 64 bit 
   2. Internet Explorer: 11 or newer
   3. Computer memory: core i5, CPU 4G RAM or up
   4. C: space: must have 60GB
   5. Location: software must install on C://
   6. Others: It must be NTFS format

It’s confirmed to work no issue on Windows 7 32 bit:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/01/volvo-vida-2015a-requirements-win7-win10-ie11/