Description
Warranty: 12 months
Manufacturer: Vgate

Key Features
- Professional USB OBD2 diagnostic adapter
- Specifically designed for FORScan
- Recommended by the FORScan team
- Automatic electronic HS-CAN / MS-CAN switching
- Allows FORScan to access different CAN buses
- Supports diagnostics, configuration and programming
- Stable USB communication without wireless interference
- Data transfer rate up to 3 Mbps
- Baud rate up to 3 MHz
- Supports USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
- OBD request length up to 4128 bytes
- 8192-byte serial data buffer
- Supports FEPS 18 V programming voltage output in FORScan
- Automatic sleep and wake-up function
- BatterySaver technology helps prevent unnecessary vehicle battery drain
- Firmware update capability
FORScan Capabilities
When used with FORScan, the vLinker FS provides access to advanced functions, including:
- Control module diagnostics
- Reading and clearing fault codes
- Module configuration
- Vehicle parameter configuration
- Advanced Ford electronic system functions
- Programming functions supported by FORScan
- Communication with special long CAN data frames
Compatibility
The vLinker FS USB is designed for OBD2-compatible 12 V and 24 V vehicles. Vgate specifies compatibility with Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, as well as a large percentage of OBD2 vehicles produced from approximately 1996–2000 onwards. Actual functionality depends on the specific vehicle, control modules and diagnostic software being used.
Supported platform: Windows
Connection: USB
Interface: OBD2
CAN: HS-CAN / MS-CAN
Data transfer rate: up to 3 Mbps
OBD request length: up to 4128 bytes
Serial buffer: 8192 bytes
Programming voltage: FEPS 18 V
Applications: Diagnostics, configuration and programming with FORScan
Note: Some USB 3.0 computers may have compatibility issues with earlier hardware versions of the vLinker FS USB. Vgate also provides an updated V2 USB cable version designed to resolve some of these compatibility issues.






