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There's not much uniformity amongst diagnostic cable makers when it comes to naming conventions (this is not intended as a not a criticism, just a statement of fact). I'm trying to understand the exact meaning of the simple and ubiquitous term RESET which appears to be applied differently amongst different manufactureres.
For VCDS cable, the term appears on the adaptation channel change screen (see below)
Can someone explain precisely what this term means when applied to a VCDS cable? Is it akin to turning-off the engine/accessories with the ignition key (and opening the S contact?)? If this is so, how does "Soft reset" apply to modules that don't have a terminal 15 pin (i.e. CAN Gateway)? Also when does Soft reset actually happen?
And also, does VCDS have a software "hard reset", which some other cable manufactures define as being akin to removing the battery supply from a control module (i.e. interrupt vector zero)?
Don
For VCDS cable, the term appears on the adaptation channel change screen (see below)
Can someone explain precisely what this term means when applied to a VCDS cable? Is it akin to turning-off the engine/accessories with the ignition key (and opening the S contact?)? If this is so, how does "Soft reset" apply to modules that don't have a terminal 15 pin (i.e. CAN Gateway)? Also when does Soft reset actually happen?
And also, does VCDS have a software "hard reset", which some other cable manufactures define as being akin to removing the battery supply from a control module (i.e. interrupt vector zero)?
Don
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