ARM64 & VCDS: Win RT/ARM Compatibility

Support for VCDS on Windows with ARM (ARM64) processors is being tested, and there are new VCDS installation packages:

Ross-Tech wrote:

Notes: This version introduces ARM64 support for both Windows 10 and Windows 11 (also official Windows 11 support, although that already worked fine with version 21.3.0). While we don't have native ARM64 builds of the (translated) OEM versions, the x86 builds will install and work on Windows 10 & 11 with ARM64 processors (tested on a Microsoft Surface Pro X). These x86 builds will run in emulated mode and require a special compatibility setting to be applied; this emulation also implies a slight speed difference, which is not very noticeable. 2) Please understand that Windows 10 & 11 for ARM64 do NOT support KEY, HEX, HEX+CAN or any other older hardware which uses FTDI-based USB drivers (due to a lack of ARM64 support in those drivers). Customers MUST use HEX-V2 or HEX-NET interfaces on ARM64-based devices. The installer will NOT install these drivers, and as soon as an ARM64 machine is detected, it will also ensure that the aforementioned compatibility/emulation setting is applied to the x86 VCDS.EXE in order for it to run.

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This version introduces ARM64 support for both Windows 10 and Windows 11 (including official Windows 11 support, although it already worked well with version 21.3.0). While we don't have native ARM64 builds of the (translated) OEM versions, the x86 builds can be installed and run on Windows 10 and 11 with ARM64 processors (tested on a Microsoft Surface Pro X). These x86 builds run in an emulated mode and require a specific compatibility setting. This emulation also results in a slight speed difference, which is not very noticeable.

"Please understand that Windows 10 & 11 for ARM64 KEY, HEX, HEX+CAN, or other older hardware that uses FTDI-based USB drivers are NOT supported (due to the lack of ARM64 support in these drivers). Customers MUST use HEX-V2 or HEX-NET interfaces on ARM64-based devices. The installation program does NOT install these drivers once an ARM64 computer is detected, and also ensures that the aforementioned compatibility/emulation setting is applied to the x86 VCDS.EXE so that it can be executed."
Therefore, anyone using a tablet or laptop with Windows on an ARM processor can also use the current HEX-V2 and HEX-NET interfaces with it!

Old diagnostic hardware (HEX-USB, KEY-USB, HEX-USB+CAN, etc.) will not work, as new device drivers are required for it. This is another reason for an upgrade to HEX-V2 / HEX-NET.

This is the first version for the Windows ARM platform, and feedback is welcome!

Best regards, Rainer.

The VCDS installation package 21.9 has been updated and minor bugs have been fixed.