Flashing ACM with TMC firmware after adding Navigation

[rioachim]

Hello. After adding navigation on Sync 2, traffic TMC is not enabled. Some say that ACM is different in hardware between the versions with and without TMC, I hope it is just a matter of the ACM software, because no one I know actually tried to change the software and give feedback.

First, my findings:
- for TMC, here are the two software files from a Ford Focus with Sony ACM with TMC (main F1BT-14G316-CD.vbf, and additional F1BT-14C044-UAK.vbf with description inside VBF file: Comment: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_hi_tmc_ese_c_prod):

AND if I look over the VBF download site (https://www.fordtechservice.dealerconne ... roduct=IDS) I can find:

F1BT-14C044-GAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_mid_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-HAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_mid_dab_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-KAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_mid_tmc_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-LAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_mid_dab_tmc_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-NAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_hi_tmc_sot_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-UAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_hi_tmc_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-VAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_hi_dab_tmc_ese_c_prod
F1BT-14C044-ZAK.vbf: c346e_ahu_ngl0cplus_hi_dab_tmc_sot_ese_c_prod

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So each ACM has 2 software files. Example:
- F1BT-14G316-CD.vbf and F1BT-14C044-UAK.vbf (Sony ACM with TMC)
- F1BT-14G316-BD.vbf and F1BT-14C044-GAK.vbf (Regular ACM without TMC)

This should give anyone a starting point to identify the appropriate VBF files on Focus/Mondeo/Explorer

Now the question, did anyone actually try to flash ACM with the TMC software file (just the additional F1BT-14C044-...), using UCDS? I know for sure DAB requires a different hardware, but TMC might actually work...

[mayak]

Have you compared motherboard of ACM?