Download Ford As Build Data
FYI, how to subscribe &use as built data to have ECU programming with Ford IDS software
Subscription:
Go to www.motorcraftservice.com
select “Quick Guides” from the left column
Gemalto pc usb tr drivers for mac. scroll down to the page &select “Module Build Data (As Built).”
Automatic download of the Ford reformat tool. Multiple validation processes to ensure downloads and copies are successful. Detailed information for each release showing the “APPS” version and the “MAPS” version specific to your region. Allow upgrading to newer versions of Sync than officially supported by Ford / your car. Then select “PAM Module configuration(AS BUILT format)” Click “Run service procedure” Then click “Save All” and input file name select OK to save it. Repeat the process you’ve been watching for all additional modules listed with the (AS BUILT format) after the module name. FORScan Backup Modules Data Video Guide. You can use FORScan to access, configure, or program the As-Built Data of your vehicle. Below is the list of known As-Built decoding spreadsheets for specific car models that you can modify with FORScan: Ford Trucks. 2011-2014 Ford F150; 2015-2020 Ford F150; 2017-2020 Ford Super Duty models F250, F350 and F450; SUVs. 2011-2020 Ford Explorer. Combine feature data with CAD objects and structured room schedules; Connect a total station directly to AutoCAD while on site; Use the feature to the right to download a free trial today and discover how As-Built for AutoCAD can help you plan and model using site scan data.
There are several websites Ford maintains to make As Built data available. The path and general look of those pages vary slightly depending through which site you entered. You generally will find the As Built data by finding the “Service Publications” tab. Enter the VIN in the dialogue box there. Then click on the “Oasis” tab then hit the “As Built” button.
How to use:
Now let’s begin to learn to use the rather arcane looking As Built data module programming page shown in Figure 1.
In the red box I designated as A at the bottom of Figure 1, you will find the particular modules identification number used during the PMI process. This ID number corresponds to the As Built data programming screen that comes up in the upper left hand of your Ford scan tool (e.g. Vxdiag vcx nano Ford, VCM2 clone) or J2534 device PMI based software as shown in Figure 2.
Many times the Ford website will not list the modules acronyms such as Restraint Control Module (RCM) as this example does. If so, you will need to know that the bold numbers 737-01-01, 737-02-01, 737-02-02 and so on correspond to the module you have selected to program.
The lines of hexadecimal codes shown in box B of Figure 1 correspond to the successive PMI As Built data screens that come up each time you type in the next line of code in box B of Figure 2. In our example, we will take the RCM module ID line 737-01-01 shown in Figure 1 and use the corresponding As Built hexadecimal digits of 80 EE 65 0C 1F also shown in Figure 1, and type them into the dialogue boxes shown in box B in Figure 2. Then hit the “enter” check mark in the lower right of that screen.
Once you do this, a fresh data entry screen will pop up similar to the first one. Listed in the upper left of this screen will be module ID line 737-02-01. Again, type in the next line of corresponding digits. In our example these digits are 3146 4146 508F. Continue this process until all lines of coding have been entered on the successive screens. The module is now programmed.
Notice the five blue numbers, 19317, listed in Box C of Figure 1. If you click on these hyperlinked five numbers you would open a new web page showing a Special Service Message (SSM) that contain special instructions for programming that particular module. Always click on the SSM if one is provided; the information is critical. I cut and pasted that SSM page text onto Figure 1 for convenience sake.
In Box D the blue letters “Inst” sometimes are additional instructions provided to complete the process. I always read these also just in case.
At times the As Built data for the PMI you are performing might be missing from the Web page. In our example the PCM lines of hex appear to be there but they are not available for a new blank PCM as stated in the line of text above the PCM module hex table. You will notice that the majority of the lines of data are only generic FFFF.
Download Ford As Built Data
In cases like this you will have to hit the “Download File” button in box E of Figure 1. A new dialogue box will come up asking you to download a file labeled with the VIN you originally entered and a file extension of .ab. You will save this .ab file to the location listed in box E, C:Program FilesFord Motor CompanyCalibration Files. Then restart your PCM PMI process. The programming software Ford IDSshould find and use this file to automatically populate the needed as built data into the PCM. The free Ford website listed above does not have this file download option at times.
In box F of Figure 1, there sometimes are additional data paths to find As Built data, and sometimes not. Most module As Built data for Ford vehicles from 1999 and forward are available. If not, there typically is a phone number listed in the data linked at box F that you can call to hopefully resolve your data needs.