AUTOCOM DELPHI DS100E DS150E VCI FAULTY CHINESE DEVICES 2021!!!

**crouchinggerbil** · 8th January, 2021, 11:26 PM

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**drwoong** · 10th January, 2021, 12:49 AM

Hi,
I Have this same board and could not get it to work neither on usb nor on Bluetooth. I found that the FTDI chip is fake because it does not sotre the settings with Mprog 3.5 and it does not have EEprom inside as Mprog reported that no EEPROM found.
When plugged to usb it is installed as the standard FTDI driver as serial prot and not as VCI diagnostic. The driver from cd is not accepted (because it is fake ftdi with fake serial number A50285BI)
So I gave up and tried to use bluetooth because i think it will work but it did not work. The computer detected the device Autocom CDP+ BT 100953 and the pairing is ok with pin 0000, but when I try to connect to the car it says the same as with usb: the vehicle is not reponding and relay are clicking with Lights changes from blue to green and it take more than a minute to get error not responding.
3rd try: I removed the FTDI232RL from the bord hoping that may be there is a short or someting but the same relay clicking and no response.
Any advices please.
Thanks

**crouchinggerbil** · 10th January, 2021, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by drwoong

Hi,
I Have this same board and could not get it to work neither on usb nor on Bluetooth. I found that the FTDI chip is fake because it does not sotre the settings with Mprog 3.5 and it does not have EEprom inside as Mprog reported that no EEPROM found.
When plugged to usb it is installed as the standard FTDI driver as serial prot and not as VCI diagnostic. The driver from cd is not accepted (because it is fake ftdi with fake serial number A50285BI)
So I gave up and tried to use bluetooth because i think it will work but it did not work. The computer detected the device Autocom CDP+ BT 100953 and the pairing is ok with pin 0000, but when I try to connect to the car it says the same as with usb: the vehicle is not reponding and relay are clicking with Lights changes from blue to green and it take more than a minute to get error not responding.
3rd try: I removed the FTDI232RL from the bord hoping that may be there is a short or someting but the same relay clicking and no response.
Any advices please.
Thanks

I hope to have the one in the pictures some time next week. I can swap with real ftdi chip and see what happens.

Honest advice is buy a proper one. I would not get much hopes for this one to work.

**drwoong** · 10th January, 2021, 01:16 AM

Yes, I hope it will work with real FTDI chip on usb. But the problem is that mine is not working on Bluetooth too with same behavior. Is the Bluetooth circuit independant from USB circuit? If yes .. why it does not work on bluetooth.?
Thanks

**crouchinggerbil** · 10th January, 2021, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by drwoong

Yes, I hope it will work with real FTDI chip on usb. But the problem is that mine is not working on Bluetooth too with same behavior. Is the Bluetooth circuit independant from USB circuit? If yes .. why it does not work on bluetooth.?
Thanks

You CAN NOT update firmware through bluetooth. If we cant access through usb to see if we can upgrade then bluetooth will give us less

**drwoong** · 10th January, 2021, 01:33 AM

Ok thanks bro. That is a problem for me because i can not get a real ftdi chip right now on my country

Please tell me the resutl when you will replace the chip. Thanks bro.

**luisfm** · 8th February, 2021, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by crouchinggerbil

Hey guys it has come to my attention that the chinese are getting cheaper again!!!

I had a customers VCI before xmas and now another guy with the same VCI have problems.

First one the Firmware would neither upgrade or downgrade!!! Reflashed the ftdi chip from a good one also no good.

Second one would not respond when installing driver. Starts to install then fails when VCI is plugged in for the serial port driver.

THESE ALSO ONLY HAVE A HALF SIZED PCB WITH JUST 12 RELAYS AND NOT 20

Attachment 775362 Attachment 775364

REMEMBER TO CHECK PICTURES BEFORE YOU BUY!!!

Hello, I have 2 vci and I would like you to tell me if they are good or defective

**zoki21** · 8th February, 2021, 04:06 PM

these are your best boards, especially the one with one board

**crouchinggerbil** · 9th February, 2021, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by luisfm

Hello, I have 2 vci and I would like you to tell me if they are good or defective

Originally Posted by zoki21

these are your best boards, especially the one with one board

Yes them ones are good boards.

**crouchinggerbil** · 12th February, 2021, 10:08 PM

Potential fix for those of you with one of these vci's

Use stlink ( like this: https://www.easytronics.com.br/st-link-v2 )

With STM32CubeProgrammer write any bin version, them write eOBD_VCI+.hex and OBD_VCI+.hex.

You can use bin files from here: https://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/sh...not-FOUND)

This is how I upgraded my DS150e.

Be happy.

Also take a look at this: https://www.tlemcen-electronic.com/forum...hp?t=36605

Credit to OP sidmoraes

**zoki21** · 13th February, 2021, 01:11 PM

is this autocom gold diagnostics 30250, what is obtained with this modification, I have the same, only with white nec relays and oki chip, it works well without problems.

**crouchinggerbil** · 13th February, 2021, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by zoki21

is this autocom gold diagnostics 30250, what is obtained with this modification, I have the same, only with white nec relays and oki chip, it works well without problems.

Thats just an example board of what to do with these new ones.

Procedure to reprogram the chip manually that will not update via usb.

sidmoraes did this procedure on the new vci and he got it updated.

**sidmoraes** · 16th February, 2021, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by crouchinggerbil

Thats just an example board of what to do with these new ones.

Procedure to reprogram the chip manually that will not update via usb.

sidmoraes did this procedure on the new vci and he got it updated.

Hi,

One more info.

Wow version 5.00.3 does the trick.

Other versions don't.

**crouchinggerbil** · 16th February, 2021, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by sidmoraes

Hi,

One more info.

Wow version 5.00.3 does the trick.

Other versions don't.

Interesting, i must try that if i receive another board like this one.

Cheers mate.

**ferreirajcsf** · 19th September, 2021, 04:41 PM

Can someone tell me if my VCI is any good or bad, it works fine for my use, I'm only a diy'er and in the 18 months or so since I have bought it it has served me very well, the firmware updated just fine, and thanks to crouchinggerbil I'm running Autocom 2017 v3, and it has done all I have needed. Just curious to known if what I got is any good.

Thanks in advance!