Before IDS, there was the . Introduced in the late 1990s and used heavily through the early 2000s, the WDS was a "dumb terminal" style tool. It was a dedicated hardware unit with a built-in screen, often mounted on a rugged cart. While revolutionary for its time, it relied on compact flash cards for software updates and lacked the processing power needed for the complex CAN (Controller Area Network) networks that were beginning to appear in vehicles.
IDS versions are released in "Major" cycles (e.g., R116, R120) with frequent incremental patches. Legacy Support: ford ids version history
– The first version to issue a warning if you were using a clone or counterfeit VCM II . Ford began embedding digital signatures that would brick clone hardware. This version also added support for the 2017 Super Duty’s 10-speed automatic (10R140). Before IDS, there was the