TMC is the place to be! We are exhibiting at #TMC22 in Orlando on March 7th-10th! Come check out booth #1262! Chat with our experts, and get a peak at what’s new & exciting with DG Technologies in 2022! ?#TMC #Technology #HeavyDuty #trucking #trucks #truckfleets #fleets
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DG Technologies is Exhibiting at TMC22 in Orlando!
TMC is the place to be! We are exhibiting at #TMC22 in Orlando on March 7th-10th! Come check out booth #1262! Chat with our experts, and get a peak at what’s new & exciting with DG Technologies in 2022! xF0x9Fx91x80#TMC #Technology #HeavyDuty #trucking #trucks #truckfleets #fleets
New VSI NxGen Update, 3.01.01, is now available for download!
VSI NxGen automotive tool users,
The New VSI NxGen software release, 3.01.01, is now available!
This new release contains enhancements to CAN FD performance and GM’s Vehicle Intelligence Platform vehicle programming & diagnostics functions. Other enhancements, performance improvements, and bug fixes improve the user experience.
To download, please go to www.dgtech.com/downloads.
Once you have downloaded this for your VSI NxGen, an additional suite of software is also available to assist you! On your PC, go to: Start > DGTech Utilities. Here you will find:
- Adapter Validation Tool: to verify you are properly connected to the vehicle, VSI NxGen and PC.
- DG Data Recorder: to record 100% data on the connected channels & protocols and then review in a .csv format.
- DG Diagnostics: to read and review all available data from the vehicle as it relates to OBDII and legislated SAE standards, including read/clear codes.
VSI NxGen documents can be found at www.dgtech.com/documents.
For the best experience, it is important to keep your products and software updated.
Thank you!
New VSI NxGen Software Release, 3.01.01, is now available!
VSI NxGen automotive tool users,
The New VSI NxGen software release, 3.01.01, is now available!
This new release contains enhancements to CAN FD performance and GM’s Vehicle Intelligence Platform vehicle programming & diagnostics functions. Other enhancements, performance improvements, and bug fixes improve the user experience.
To download, please go to www.dgtech.com/downloads.
Once you have downloaded this for your VSI NxGen, an additional suite of software is also available to assist you! On your PC, go to: Start > DGTech Utilities. Here you will find:
- Adapter Validation Tool: to verify you are properly connected to the vehicle, VSI NxGen and PC.
- DG Data Recorder: to record 100% data on the connected channels & protocols and then review in a .csv format.
- DG Diagnostics: to read and review all available data from the vehicle as it relates to OBDII and legislated SAE standards, including read/clear codes.
VSI NxGen documents can be found at www.dgtech.com/documents.
For the best experience, it is important to keep your products and software updated.
Thank you!
2021 Thanksgiving Week Savings!
This week, visit the DG Technologies webstore and receive a special storewide Thanksgiving Week discount using checkout coupon code ‘thanks21’. Inspired by ‘Tom the Turkey’, seen around the DG Technologies’ headquarters in Farmington, Michigan. Don’t miss out on this special offer, it lasts until the 26th of November, so make sure to take advantage while you can!
DG Technologies thanks all of our partners and customers and wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
DG Technologies Hospitality Suite: October 27th at the Automotive Test Expo!
Supercharged: Mobility History Committee by SAE Detroit Section featuring DG’s Mark Zachos
The Year of the Pivot! Featuring DG Technologies’ Mark Zachos
THE YEAR of the PIVOT
Published December 2020
With the business world moving in great measure to virtual meetings and a remote workforce, an occasional glitchy voice or unruly pet in the background is part of the new normal. Companies and organizations across the globe are dealing as best they can with challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. So too is SAE International.
“SAE’s Membership and Community Engagement Team, like so many others round the world, had no choice but to quickly figure out how to pivot from the face-to-face past to the virtual present,” said Donna Edenhart, the team’s director. “Just like all other Teams, such as Pre- Professional, Events, Standards, and Professional Development, the entire organization was charged with continuing to advance the future of mobility from their private residences. One of the benefits that members enjoy the most is that they are provided with numerous networking opportunities, particularly through special events at SAE meetings and section activities. So we wanted to ensure that we provided both our members, as well as our volunteers, with activities and programs that would keep them inspired and active. Our team took a big swing at this unanticipated curveball, and we actually got a few hits.”
Mark Zachos gave a virtual presentation on cybersecurity
Luckily, Membership already had a long- established online community (Member Connection) specifically designed for discussions and activities of the virtual kind, so they were able to capitalize and expand on that existing resource.
“Virtual mentor mixers” proved to be a popular Member Connection feature in this unusual year. In mixers, a selected group of professionals volunteer to answer any questions Member Connection visitors might have on particular career theme. For example, the mixer from January was on the topic of “time management.” “Women in engineering and effective communication” was the theme of a popular May mentor mixer that generated 90 comments. A third mixer, on “relationship building and collaboration,” was to be held in mid-November, too late for coverage in this issue of Update.
“The virtual mentor mixers played an especially important role in 2020 because several face-to-face mentoring events were cancelled along with the SAE meetings that were to have served as physical venues for them,” said Corey Dillon, the SAE Member Relations Specialist who oversees Member Connection. “We love to hear from our older, more seasoned members who have seen the transformation of the industry in real time.”
Although not a new Member Connection feature in 2020, the “chat with the experts” series proved popular. Chats are somewhat similar to mixers except with the former there is only one host/presenter, and the topic is sometimes more technically oriented. Nineteen subject experts served as hosts for the four 2020 chats.
Another Member Connection highlight in 2020 was creation of a special student discussion community. “We don’t hear a lot from students in an open forum because we learned that they are somewhat intimidated by interacting with professional members on technical topics,” said Dillon. “But now they have their own space to talk to each other, as well as learn about their student-specific SAE benefits.”
Member Connection served the basis for much, but not all, of Membership’s virtual engagement opportunities this year. The Industrial Lecture Program for college students successfully transitioned from in- person presentations to online ones, for example.
Also switching into virtual gear this year was the Membership unit’s Contributor of the Year (COTY) program. The 2020 COTY Class was feted online last month but will also be honored alongside the 2021 Class in a live program tentatively scheduled for late 2021.
Pivoting right along with SAE staff to a virtual medium were SAE sections. Several held virtual meetings 2020, including the Mid-Michigan Section. One of its “events” featured Mark Zachos, a member of the 2019 COTY Class, presenting on “Cybersecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Also holding multiple virtual events were the So-Cal, Washington, DC, and Detroit sections. One of the Detroit Section’s programs was a collaboration with the SAE Membership Team on the topic of SAE member benefits, and another on what it’s like for women working in the automotive engineering.
Also, usually held at SAE headquarters, the biennial Section Officers Leadership Seminar in 2020 was held virtually.
This article is from SAE, obtained with permission.
Announcing NEW DPA 5 PRO Updates Available for Download!
Announcing NEW DPA 5 PRO Updates that are going to change your business! Version 4.01.40 is now Available for Download
The best tool value in the world just got better!
The industry is changing and your DG Technologies tools are leading the way to protect your business, your systems, your trucks and your customer assets. We have taken the newest industry specifications and CyberTech standards and packed them inside your DPA 5 PRO to further improve the most secure and trusted tool in the trucking industry today.
DG Technologies has released version 4.01.40 software for the DPA 5 PRO Vehicle Diagnostic Adapter. This includes updated DPA firmware, an updated DG Utilities install, RP1210 & Native driver changes, updated security protection from CyberTech, and efficiency enhancements.
Keep your tools secure and operating at peak performance by going to our downloads page at https://www.dgtech.com/downloads/ and download version 4.01.40 for the DPA 5 PRO.
To view and/or download individual product documents, head over to our documents page at https://www.dgtech.com/documents/.
To purchase a new DPA 5 PRO today, visit the DG Technologies webstore at https://www.dgtech.com/store/dpa-5-pro.html.
All of us at DG Technologies appreciate your business and we are working hard every day to improve our products and make your job easier. Our goal is to provide the most rugged, reliable, and CyberTech secure tools for you with free DG Diagnostics software.
For further information:
DG Technologies
33604 West Eight Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
1-248-888-2000
info@dgtech.com
General Contact:
Mr. John McNelis
Sales and Marketing Manager
jmcnelis@dgtech.com
VSI-2534 Version 2.10.12 is now Available
VSI-2534 Version 2.10.12 is now Available for Download
To our valued customers:
DG Technologies has released version 2.10.12 software for the VSI-2534 automotive diagnostic and reprogramming tool. This update includes speed and efficiency enhancements, bug fixes and a fix for General Motors reprogramming failures.
Please follow this helpful procedure to download the update.
1. Open Control Panel | Programs and Features – locate VSI-2534 Software, highlight it, right-click, select uninstall, follow instructions, reboot your PC.
2. Open https://www.dgtech.com/downloads/ Scroll down, click on Automotive Products, scroll down to VSI-2534 – Version 2.10.12. Click on Download button, save to a folder of your choice.
3. Before installing this software, please disconnect VSI-2534 from your PC via USB cable.
4. Double click on the Setup_VSI2534.exe file to start the install, follow instructions.
5. Once the installation is complete, reconnect VSI-2534 via USB.
6. Open the Program Menu, find and click on the DGTech VSI-2534 folder, select Firmware Updater and Click Update Firmware. Follow all prompts until complete.
7. Use either the new AVT or DGD to validate communication with a vehicle of your choice.
To view and/or download individual product documents, head over to our documents page at https://www.dgtech.com/documents/.
To purchase a new VSI-2534 today, visit www.dgtech.com/store, and navigate to the ‘automotive’ tab.
All of us at DG Technologies appreciate your business and we are working hard every day to improve our products and make your job easier. Our goal is to provide the fastest, most rugged, reliable tools for you.