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TouchScan Changelog

What's new in TouchScan 4.30.0.1347

Feb 6, 2024
  • New Features:
  • Added support for FCA 2024 enhanced diagnostics.
  • Added support for Ford 2023 enhanced diagnostics.
  • Added support for Bluetooth LE adapters.
  • Added support for combining SAE PID requests (PID stuffing). When enabled, this setting can greatly increase the SAE PID refresh rate on CAN vehicles.
  • Added support for configuring the number of decimals to display for user-defined PIDs.
  • Made improvements to Toyota and Mitsubishi enhanced diagnostics.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.29.0.1344 (Jul 17, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for the latest SAE PIDs and Info Types.
  • Made improvements to FCA enhanced diagnostics.

New in TouchScan 4.28.0.1343 (May 15, 2023)

  • Added support for Mazda 2022 and 2023 enhanced diagnostics.

New in TouchScan 4.27.0.1342 (Mar 9, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for FCA 2023 enhanced diagnostics.
  • Added support for saving and loading logging configurations.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.26.1.1341 (Oct 25, 2022)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented reading some GM user-defined PIDs and some Nissan enhanced PIDs.

New in TouchScan 4.26.0.1340 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for the latest OBD2 standard, which allows connecting to 2023 and newer vehicles that support the new standard.
  • Redesigned the monitor test (I/M readiness) screen. I/M readiness status will now be displayed for all ECUs that respond.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.25.0.1338 (Jul 29, 2022)

  • Compatibility Changes:
  • The .NET 4.8 Framework is now required. Due to this requirement, Windows Vista and Windows 8 are no longer supported. Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 are required. If you don't have .NET 4.8 installed, it will be installed as part of the installation.
  • New Features:
  • Added Ford enhanced diagnostics for 2022 vehicles.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur when creating user-defined PIDs.

New in TouchScan 4.24.0.1337 (Jun 30, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • A Mitsubishi Enhanced Diagnostic Add-on is now available for purchase. The Mitsubishi Add-on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others on Mitsubishi vehicles. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.

New in TouchScan 4.23.1.1333 (May 18, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent fast polling from working correctly with some PIDs.

New in TouchScan 4.23.0.1332 (May 14, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for many additional SAE PIDs and SAE Mode 09 Info Types. Availability of the new PIDs and Info Types will depend on what is supported by your vehicle.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in TouchScan 4.21.0.1326 (Jan 20, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Added FCA enhanced diagnostics for 2022 vehicles.
  • Added bar as an optional unit for pressure.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in TouchScan 4.20.0.1325 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for the new OBDLink EX revision.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in TouchScan 4.19.0.1324 (Nov 4, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added fuel PIDs for CO2 output.
  • Added a setting to the vehicle editor named fuel economy scale factor that allows you to calibrate the fuel economy calculations displayed in this app.
  • Added the ability to manually add new vehicles to the vehicle manager. New vehicles are automatically added when you first connect, which is still the recommended way to add a new vehicle.
  • Improved VIN decoding for some vehicles. If a VIN decodes to multiple possible vehicles, you will now be prompted to select the correct vehicle build.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented new vehicles from being added to the vehicle manager under certain conditions.

New in TouchScan 4.18.0.1323 (Aug 9, 2021)

  • Added Ford enhanced diagnostics for 2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

New in TouchScan 4.17.0.1322 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Improved connecting to some Ford enhanced modules.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur when reading FCA enhanced trouble codes.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.16.0.1320 (Apr 20, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added FCA enhanced diagnostics for 2021 vehicles.
  • Added Nissan enhanced diagnostics for 2021 vehicles.

New in TouchScan 4.15.0.1319 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added Mazda enhanced diagnostics for 2020 and 2021 vehicles. You can download the enhanced update in the License Manager (Help > License)
  • If you are using a Mazda 2017 or newer vehicle with the Mazda enhanced add-on, you must rescan for supported enhanced PIDs after downloading the new enhanced update
  • Added several 2019 and 2020 vehicles to the FCA enhanced add-on

New in TouchScan 4.14.0.1318 (Feb 1, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Added Toyota enhanced diagnostics for 2021 Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
  • Made improvements to the FCA enhanced diagnostic package.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug in the FCA add-on that caused some temperature readings to display an incorrect value.

New in TouchScan 4.13.0.1317 (Dec 18, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Made improvements to the FCA enhanced diagnostic package.
  • Added enhanced support for the 2019 Mazda 3.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.12.0.1316 (Aug 6, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • An FCA Enhanced Diagnostics Add-on is now available for purchase. The FCA Add-on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others on Dodge, RAM, Chrysler, Jeep, and some FIAT and Alfa Romeo vehicles. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.
  • Made improvements to the time required to load enhanced diagnostics.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the active vehicle from being selected when opening the Vehicle Manager.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented changes to the active vehicle from immediately taking effect.
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.11.0.1315 (May 27, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Added Nissan enhanced diagnostics for 2020 Nissan and Infiniti vehicles.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.10.1.1314 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the app from starting on some computers.

New in TouchScan 4.10.0.1312 (Mar 11, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Added Ford enhanced diagnostics for 2020 Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
  • Added Toyota enhanced diagnostics for 2020 Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
  • Added Mazda enhanced diagnostics for 2019 vehicles.
  • Added support for additional CAN networks when using Ford enhanced diagnostics. An adapter with MS-CAN is required to access some CAN networks.
  • Made improvements to connecting to some enhanced modules.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented new user-defined PIDs from being available in the logging settings until the application was restarted.

New in TouchScan 4.9.0.1311 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Made improvements to reading parameters when using the Nissan add-on. Open the License Manager by clicking Help > License, then click the Download Features button to download the latest content.
  • Added support for referencing other user-defined PIDs in user-defined PID equations. To reference another user-defined PID, use brackets with the PID mode and number (e.g. [220100]). The Professional add-on is required to access user-defined PIDs.
  • Made improvements to reading SAE PIDs to improve refresh rates for certain PIDs.
  • Improved communications recovery in the event that the ELM adapter suddenly resets while connected.
  • Added additional sample times to the logging settings.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent data playback from playing back in real-time.

New in TouchScan 4.8.1.1310 (Aug 29, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Improved reading trouble codes on some Nissan enhanced modules.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.8.0.1309 (Jul 31, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Made various improvements to enhanced diagnostic connections.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the conversion of some signed parameters from working correctly.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.7.1.1308 (May 30, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue that caused the app to prompt to install the .NET 2.0 Framework if it was not already installed.

New in TouchScan 4.7.0.1307 (May 10, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • The diagnostic report will now display enhanced DTCs when an enhanced add-on is available for the connected vehicle.
  • Made improvements to increase the speed at which enhanced PIDs are read from some vehicles.
  • Added an option to set the number of decimal places for data logged to CSV file.
  • Added Station Wagon as a vehicle type.
  • Improved enhanced diagnostic connections for some vehicles.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.6.0.1305 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Added Ford enhanced diagnostics for 2019 Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

New in TouchScan 4.5.0.1304 (Jan 28, 2019)

  • New Features
  • Added Toyota enhanced diagnostics for 2019 Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
  • Added Nissan enhanced diagnostics for 2019 Nissan and Infiniti vehicles.
  • Added new SAE PIDs from the latest SAE standard.
  • Made various improvements to enhanced diagnostic connections.
  • Made connection improvements for some vehicles.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.4.0.1303 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • New Features
  • The Nissan Enhanced Diagnostics Add-on now supports model years 2006-2018.
  • Added Motorcycle as a vehicle type.
  • When playing back a log file, the file name is now displayed in the status bar.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.3.0.1302 (Jun 21, 2018)

  • Compatibility Changes:
  • Radial gauge presets are no longer available.
  • New Features:
  • Added some additional 2018 Toyota vehicles to the Toyota Enhanced Diagnostic Add-on.
  • Improved the responsiveness of radial gauges.
  • Added support for adapters that include an MS-CAN switch. When connecting to an MS-CAN network with an enhanced add-on, you need to move the switch to the MS-CAN position.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the state description of some Toyota PIDs from being displayed correctly when using the Toyota Enhanced Diagnostic Add-on.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented reading Nissan trouble codes on some modules when using the Nissan Enhanced Diagnostic Add-on.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Nissan enhanced diagnostics from loading for some vehicles.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.2.0.1298 (May 18, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • A Nissan Enhanced Diagnostics Add-on is now available for purchase. The Nissan Add-on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others on Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.
  • Added a Distance to empty calculated PID. You must set your fuel tank size in the vehicle editor.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented connecting to MS-CAN networks on newer Ford vehicles.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 4.1.0.1297 (Mar 19, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added enhanced diagnostics for 2018 Ford and Mazda vehicles. If you have the Ford or Mazda enhanced add-on, click Help > License from the main menu, then click the Download Features button to get the latest update.
  • Moved skin settings from the Settings > General tab to the preferences dialog.
  • Improved scanning for enhanced Toyota PIDs.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a data grid error to occur when playing back a log file.

New in TouchScan 4.0.0.1295 (Jan 2, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Added enhanced diagnostics for 2018 Toyota vehicles
  • Made multiple improvements to connection reliability with unstable ELM adapters
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent connecting to some Ford and Mazda enhanced networks

New in TouchScan 3.7.0.1291 (Aug 28, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added vehicle makes for model year 2017. If your vehicle is not listed, that does not mean your vehicle is not supported, and you can manually type in the make and model.
  • Made multiple improvements to connection reliability with unstable ELM adapters.
  • Added support for 2017 Ford and Mazda enhanced diagnostics. You can download diagnostic updates in the License Manager (Help > License).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented languages other than English from working correctly.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.6.0.1278 (May 19, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for a bitwise AND "&" operator in user-defined PID equations.
  • Made a number of improvements to connection reliability, especially for buggy ELM devices.
  • Made improvements to reading enhanced trouble codes on some Toyota modules.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent PIDs from being detected when scanning some enhanced Toyota modules.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.5.1.1277 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the vehicle editor from showing when enhanced diagnostics are available.

New in TouchScan 3.5.0.1275 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • A Toyota Enhanced Diagnostics Add-on is now available for purchase. The Toyota Add-on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others on Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.
  • Added fuel type options for E85 and E100.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused fuel volume units to display incorrectly.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.4.1.1262 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Added a calculated PID for fuel remaining. You must set your fuel tank size in the vehicle editor.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused duplicate PIDs to show up in freeze frame results.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented playback of some TDL files.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.4.0.1261 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Added support for more than 50 new SAE PIDs.
  • When clearing codes with an enhanced add-on, you now have the option to select the modules to clear.
  • Added support for logging enhanced PIDs.
  • Added back support for connecting to the ELM user CAN protocols.
  • Added an abs (absolute value) function for user-defined PID equations.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.3.0.1258 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Compatibility Changes:
  • If you are using the Ford or Mazda Enhanced Add-on, you need to use the License Manager to download a diagnostic update. A PID rescan is also recommended, which you can do on the Enhanced tab in the Vehicle Editor after connecting to your vehicle.
  • New Features:
  • Added support for Ford 2016 models to the Ford Enhanced Add-on.
  • Added support for Mazda 2016 models to the Mazda Enhanced Add-on.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 3.2.1.1257 (Mar 4, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Added some Ford European vehicle models that were missing from the vehicle selector
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur on app startup
  • Fixed a bug that caused the total fuel consumption to be reset when restarting the app

New in TouchScan 3.2.0.1256 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • A Mazda Enhanced Diagnostics Add-on is now available for purchase. The Mazda Add-on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.

New in TouchScan 3.1.0 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Added an option to choose the format of the time column for CSV files
  • Improved the accuracy of fuel calculations for some vehicles
  • New Features (Professional Add-on):
  • Added calculated PIDs for engine horsepower and torque
  • Added calculated PIDs for actual and commanded air-to-fuel (A/F) ratio
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur on app startup
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in TouchScan 3.0.0.1252 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Compatibility Changes:
  • The .NET 4.5.2 Framework is now required. Due to this requirement, Windows XP is no longer supported. If you don't have.NET 4.5.2 installed, it will be installed as part of the installation.
  • Combination PIDs are no longer available. You can now read and combine pids in the equations for user defined PIDs, and calculated PIDs are available for some of the previously built in Combination PIDs.
  • The format for CSV log files has changed. CSV files are now created in a more standard format where each column has the same number of rows.
  • New Features:
  • This is a major version release and includes a ton of new features and improvements.
  • A Ford Enhanced Diagnostic Add on is now available for purchase. The Ford Add on provides access to proprietary modules such as ABS, Airbag, Transmission, Body Control, and many others. You also get access to hundreds of parameters and sensors that are not available over standard OBD2.
  • Added the ability to fully customize units. There are now many additional unit options, including UK Gallons for fuel economy.
  • Fuel system status can now be displayed on the dashboards and graphs.
  • Improved connection reliability with some unreliable ELM 327 devices.
  • Updated the emission readiness requirements for several states.
  • Added a direct connection option for Bluetooth devices.
  • New Features (Professional Add-on):
  • Added support for referencing other PIDs in user PID equations. Use the readsaepid() function with the PID number (readsaepid(0D) to read vehicle speed).
  • Various calculated PIDs are now available including Boost, acceleration, intake manifold pressure, and mass airflow.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the O2 descriptions to display the correct sensor and bank numbers.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 2.16.4.965 (Jun 12, 2014)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented fuel calculations from working correctly when using IMAP or direct fuel rate
  • Fixed a bug that caused some Mode $06 results to be scaled incorrectly
  • Fixed a bug that caused some Freeze Frame PIDs to be read twice
  • Fixed a bug that caused the max value of short term fuel trim to be displayed incorrectly

New in TouchScan 2.16.3.959 (Apr 3, 2014)

  • Minor improvements

New in TouchScan 2.16.2.940 (Feb 15, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that caused an error to occur when configuring the PID values grid.

New in TouchScan 2.16.1.936 (Feb 14, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that caused the incorrect units to be shown when loading a file on the PID Values page.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented setting the font on some of the radial gauges.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in TouchScan 2.16.0.784 (Oct 26, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Improved communication reliability with some vehicles.
  • Updated the FTDI driver to version 2.08.30.

New in TouchScan 2.15.1.732 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused communication problems with some vehicles
  • Bug Fixes (Professional Add-on):
  • Fixed a bug that prevented storing Diagnostic Reports for vehicles that do not report a VIN

New in TouchScan 2.14.0.531 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Added an option to prevent changing the OBD2 headers. This is useful when connecting to some vehicles that are not fully OBD2 compliant.
  • The FTDI drivers are now installed automatically.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug that caused communication problems with certain SerialtoUSB adapters.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the CSV log file directory from being saved when closing the application.