VDS protocol-based vehicles support diagnostics over wireless LAN and by Ethernet cable. This delivers faster communication and a simplified connection procedure compared to former vehicle communication methods. No vehicle communication tools such as DiCE are needed. There is still support for DiCE and J2534 devices but communication may be slow using these devices.

 

Fig. 9: Vehicle communication possibilities for VDS protocol-based vehicles

For further information, please refer to the Wireless communication and Cable communication articles.

For vehicles using D2 and GGD protocol for diagnostics, a vehicle communication tool is needed.

 

Fig. 10: A DiCE vehicle communication tool, used for D2 and GGD protocol-based vehicles

For further information, please refer to the Vehicle communication tools article.