Why does my DICE hate me so much!!!
 

ok, so I've had and used my DICE for possibly 10 years. however EVERY time I come to use the damn thing it takes me more time to connect/trouble-shoot the DICE than it does to fix the car. Ive used it to communicate with at least 10 different family/friend Volvos over the years but sometimes it just refuses point blank to connect the USB Comm line.

I currently use VIDA thru a Virtual box image on a Mac, (I have also used PC's and laptops with WIN xp/7/10 previously and they have all been the same) I connect via long USB lead to the desktop indoors, and I can also separately power the DICE thru a 12V adapter that works well to 'test the comm tool' if the DICE decides to play that day, it is a SETEK DICE, not an original Volvo tool.

i've tried car power, 12V adapter power, different USB leads, different comm ports on the desktop. and there is just no rhyme or reason to why it decides to communicate or not. Today it just won't...... last month it did. So I can't even test the damn thing.

the Firmware LED flashes green as it it should according to the instructions
the vehicle interface LED flashes red when its supposed to, the Blue tooth light flashes until it realises there is no Bluetooth adapter installed.

BUT mostly I get only 2 seconds initial USB comm status and then it blanks (or sometimes it lights).........WHY!!!!????:traurig001:

does anyone else have issues with theirs?

Mike.

no problem at all. but i have the old school set up windows 7 professional on a dedicated lap top ie ex9 with software supplied with the dice cable .simple but it works well its up and running in less than two minutes .

UPDATE!

Seems I had a dry solder joint on the USB connector to the PCB in my DICE
after stripping it and testing the connections.

Subsequently tried to re-solder the joint but probably made it worse as I didn't have a fine enough soldering iron to repair it. might get it fixed one day. in the meantime bought a Drew technologies Mongoose SAE J2534 pass thru off eBay from seller "vvdeinfo" who was very efficient, helpful and communicative.

Although it is only the first day of use, this thing seems at least as good as a DICE. More compact, easy to download/install drivers (even from within my Virtual Box windows machine which I keep as isolated as possible away from the internet), appeared immediately on the VIDA comm tool config box in vehicle profile tab, connected first time after one setting change in Virtualbox, even thru a 25meter unpowered USB lead from my desktop in the office to the car outside on the drive.

currently can't recommend it enough........ if there are no updates you can assume its still good!

Hi,

I assume that's the same seller as this website https://vvde.info/wp/

They seem very knowledgeable and happy to help when I asked them about my broken DICE clone. Will be buying a replacement one from them.