TRNW-2: Forscan software

[Dan Hogan]

The developer of Forscan was having issues with their payment processor for awhile (speculated to be his location in Russia).  He's found two companies to help him with getting paid for the licenses.  That's the two options you see for the extended 1 yr license.

Both give you a valid license.

Great software.

You can also use any modern J2345 passthrough with the software as well.  Don't need to buy another interface unless you have none.


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Dan Hogan

Buster's Transmission Service

https://busterstransmission.com

704.847.5321

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From: trnw2-bounces at trnw.net <trnw2-bounces at trnw.net> on behalf of Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2025 1:15 PM
To: Fred Whitaker <ibsprag at hotmail.com>; Technical Discussion Forum <trnw2 at trnw.net>
Subject: Re: TRNW-2: Forscan software

  Huh ?   I just paid for a 1 year extended subscription ?

   Steve

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM Fred Whitaker via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net<mailto:trnw2 at trnw.net>> wrote:
 To me the software isn't that hard to navigate. What I hate is renewing the license every three months.  You used to be able to buy a subscription. But since the guy that runs/wrote it lives in Russia we can't legaly excange money.
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Subject: Re: TRNW-2: Forscan software


Yes I changed about a year ago to this vlinker and it is a lot handier as you don't have to flick any switch it does it all automatically.  Mervyn

On 14/07/2025 16:44, Steve Everett via trnw2 wrote:
 I bought a vLinker FS adapter,  I figured out what the deal was with the 2 versions,   it wasn't two versions, it was two different sites that I could purchase the extended license from , confusing as to why they list two different ones,   now I've just got to hook it up to a vehicle and try to learn the software

   Steve

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM Justin Merritt <justincmerritt5 at gmail.com<mailto:justincmerritt5 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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I have found this adapter works the fastest with forscan. You can buy it from the link on there website under products.

Justin
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 14, 2025, at 9:22 AM, Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net<mailto:trnw2 at trnw.net>> wrote:


Guys,
      I have not needed Forscan so far , as a rule all the units have simply relearned and drove out without entering the solenoid strategy,  we did need it on one 10r80 at the last shop I was at, it simply would not act right, so the guy that built it downloaded forscan and after entering the strategy it worked fine ,

   I'm now doing some part time work at an Aamco that is let's just say "technically challenged"  they don't have a diag guy here,  so not only will I be building the units but I'll need to handle the weird diag cases as well,  so I want to go ahead and download Forscan to head off any issues,   problem is there are two different ways of doing it and I don't know which one I need ?  there is a version using "AKM software" ?   and another version , both for Windows ?    which one should I download ?

   Steve
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Units 2&3
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