The Ford Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) will be the only equipment that provides complete diagnostic coverage of current and future Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles in North America. The IDS package replaces the Worldwide Diagnostic System (WDS).
The IDS application will perform the identical functions of the WDS and allows technicians to diagnose and service Ford, Lincoln, Mercury vehicles. As the new diagnostic tool, IDS will be required to perform diagnostics on future model year vehicles.
IDS is enhanced WDS software that was modified to run on a standard laptop platform, and utilizes the VCM and VMM. Moving IDS to a laptop helps technicians by integrating access to both diagnostics and service information on a single, powerful machine.
Hardware Overview
VCM
The Vehicle Communication Module (VCM) communicates with all Ford vehicles via
the 16-pin diagnostic link. This single device will be used by all Ford diagnostic software
and is the core of the modular strategy. A VCM license provides access to all diagnostic
software that uses the VCM.
VMM (Launched January, 2006)
The Vehicle Measurement Module (VMM) handles electronic and transducer based
measurements. The VMM connected to a laptop offers the following functionality:
- Ignition System Test
- Injector Flow Test
- Fuel Pressure Test
- Secondary Ignition
- Fuel Leak-down Test
- Current Probe Functionality
- Oscilloscope
- Digital Multi-Meter
IDS Kit with 
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