Vida 2014D and VXDIAG VCX Nano reads V50 (2012) but not V70

[berg07]

My Vida 2014D and VXDIAG VCX NANO cannot read some vehicles anymore. I used it successfully last summer for my two V70’s (2.4T, 2001 and 2002) but I no longer can read these vehicles. I’m still using the same laptop (Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit), software Vida 2014D, and reader VCX NANO.

The firmware and drivers of the VCX NANO-reader that plugs in to the OBD2-port in the car are the latest version. They were downloaded and installed via the latest version of VX Manager.

Vida 2014D is working and the reader is recognized and listed as VXDIAG in Vida.

When I tried to read a V50 from 2012, it worked perfectly. Vida was able to read VIN and fault codes as it should.

Read vehicle (under car profile) does not work for my old V70’s. It results in an error message, I think this is normal for Volvos older than 2004. But when I try to read my 2002 V70 and enter VIN-number, chassi number etc manually the diagnostics tab becomes clickable.

When I click diagnostics with everything connected and ignition in position II, Vida starts reading all the units but comes up with nothing. The reading is quick. No info about the car, no error message comes up. The battery indicator in Vida is orange and the status of the vehicle is offline. I have tried reading with key in position II both with the engine on and off.

Why can I read some vehicles successfully (V50 2012) but not others (V70 2001, V70 2002) with the exact same equipment and setup?

Any ideas for solving this?

[JoeNinety]

Originally Posted by berg07

The firmware and drivers of the VCX NANO-reader that plugs in to the OBD2-port in the car are the latest version. They were downloaded and installed via the latest version of VX Manager.

Were you able to diagnose the cars before you did this ?

[berg07]

Originally Posted by JoeNinety

Were you able to diagnose the cars before you did this ?

Thanks for the reply.

No, I was not able to read the V70 before updating VX Manager last week, the firmware, and the drivers. Vida complained the something about expired licenses. Vida itself is patched and working great otherwise.

However, to be clear, I was able to read both my V70's (2001 and 2002) in the summer before the licenses in VX Manager expired.

The reason I updated VX Manager, the firmware and the licenses is that I got an error message that the licenses for the Passthrough and Volvo Vida drivers had expired in VX Manager. They expired 2020-12-31.

When I read the V70 in the summer of 2020, an earlier version of VX Manager was installed (I think it was version 1.6.2.0902, not sure). To update the licenses, I first had to:
a) update VX Manager to the latest version 1.8.4.0315,
b) then update the firmware for VCX Nano to 1.8.4.0, and
c) update the Passthrough and Volvo Vida drivers in VX Manager.

The (successful) reading of the V50, 2012, took place with the latest version of VX Manager, firmware, and drivers as specified above. I tried reading two V70's (2001 and 2002) with the exact same setup the same day without success.