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Detroit Diesel Diagnostic Link (Standard) fucked functionality.

Anyone else using the standard edition of DDDL having recent issues with the loss of Parameter access and other key features on Detroit / Freightliners?

First issue I ran into a while back was with replacing an ACM on one of our trucks. The ability to have the ACM programmed at FL, shipped to me and then resetting the Ash Accumulator at our shop was removed from the Standard DDDL software. After nearly a week of dealing with that shit, Detroit finally temporarily upgraded our software to the Professional version and still, the option to 'Replace ACM' is no longer available in the Standard edition.

Fast forward to now, I have a truck that I need to install fog lamps in. So, I need to turn on its Parameter options in the SAMCAB module. All of the parameters in the SAMCAB, SAMCHASSIS, MSF and ICU are no longer available in the Standard Edition software. This literally guts my ability to do many of my required duties at my job as a heavy truck mechanic. These were all modifiable parameters in Standard Edition in the fairly recent past. This really puts me at an unacceptable disadvantage for the work that I do. I'm turning a very significant amount of my outside labor time on work that requires me to have access to Parameters and Options. It's also killing the work I am able perform on our personal fleet trucks as well.

Are any of you mechanics facing this dilemma, as well? Or have any information that may be helpful in my situation? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

If this is posted in the wrong place, any idea where I might better post it? I haven't found any heavy truck threads on Lemmy, yet.

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  • I feel you. I'm in powersports but the software situation is the same. And it sucks. Realistically, your immediate option is probably just pony up the extra $1500 or whatever for Professional. If you work for someone, you let them know you need that to do your job. If you're self employed, you figure how much extra you need to charge per job and pass it on to the customer.

    I really wish the cracking scene was more active for this type of software.

  • I used to work for Detroit 10 years ago and even then we had all the software paywalled or subscription models.

    I dont agree with it, but there's not much that can be done unfortunately.

    I work for Liebherr now and its the same with all the machines now. Without the proprietary software the general mechanic cant fix anything to do with ecm or software issues.

    Even replacing injectors now need to be programmed otherwise they dont fire.

    Im sorry I don't have any help for you but best of luck with it.

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