For those who are interested...
As there is no real documentation for VCP, confirmed via VCP support, finding my way around this program is a little slow for the advanced functions. Will not go in to it too much but normal scanning, adaptation and coding operations are more or less the same VCDS but VCP will not be my go to tool for these operations, unless I am missing something, as VCP requires more "mouse clicks" in order to achieve the same result as VCDS.
There are two parts to the VCP tool:
Activator - A licensing, file manager, update manager and forum registration ID tool.
Van Can Professional - The program itself.
VIM is managed and performed via what seems to be macro / script files which VCP calls .zdc files, launched via the tools Guided Functions option. Newer versions of VCP reference these files as "Parameter Data", something which has never been detailed within any change logs lol. These files can no longer be created by users which is a shame as creating macro / script files for jobs would have been an amazing time saver. So the staff at VCP create these files and drop them in to your file manager for you to download, at which stage they are coded to your USB dongle smart card ID so they cannot be shared
From the default selection of .zdc files which are available, although they have descriptions, they are not very informative. The VIM files referenced above will work for MMI TechPack and there is also a file, SMALL_MMI, for the non TeckPack unit but what they don't state is that these files are for non DAB MMI units. Access to updated files needs the purchase of a €50 expansion, something which I am trying to work out how to do without completing a Bank Transfer and the need for a £25 additional charge for wanting to use PayPal.
A question for
gbernard...
On Thursday I tried to upload the A3_MQB_Small_MMI_WIM.zdc to my car and believe it did not work as I have a DAB MMI Unit. As you seem to have some experience with VCP do you believe this to be the case? VCDS shows the following in a scan:
Address 5F: Information Electr. (J794) Labels: None
Part No SW: 8V0 035 874 B HW: 8V0 035 874 B
Component: MU-S-ND-ER 040 0420
Serial number: A7F01809130964
Coding: 01730101FF00000021111101000A00002F0205460100010006
Shop #: WSC 04698 001 104857
ASAM Dataset: EV_MUStd6C3PASE 002010
ROD: EV_MUStd6C3PASE_AU37.rod
VCID: 3B72BBC1B230EBE648-806F
Engine Control Module 2:
Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8V0 919 866 B HW: -----------
Component: ECE 2014 --- 0036
Serial number: --------------------
Seat Adjustment Driver Side:
Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8V0 919 603 C HW: 8V0 919 603 C
Component: DU Std H48 0013
Serial number: AUZ8Z9DY3000NS
Sound System:
Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8V0 919 614 B HW: 8V0 919 614 B
Component: ControlUnit_B H33 0037
Serial number: C1000027071300020767
1 Fault Found:
1586 - invalid data record
B2005 00 [008] - -
Intermittent - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 54
Mileage: 11034 km
Date: 2015.10.29
Time: 15:53:21