Case study

volvo_vida_db: reconstructing Volvo D2 ECU communication from VIDA

volvo_vida_db reconstructs Volvo D2 ECU communication from VIDA 2014D database definitions and decompiled .NET services. Its scripts extract vehicle profiles and ECU parameters, form CAN request frames, reassemble multi-frame responses and decode parameter values for P1/P2-era vehicles.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 23
Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: Python

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Access to a Volvo VIDA 2014D database is required for extraction.
Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ with duckdb, pandas and inquirer is required for the Python scripts.
Prerequisites: PowerShell 7 with the SqlServer module or the batch extraction path is used to generate CSV data.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{volvo-vida-d2-protocol-case,
  title = {{volvo\_vida\_db: reconstructing Volvo D2 ECU communication from VIDA}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/spnda/volvo_vida_db}},
  url = {https://github.com/spnda/volvo_vida_db},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/volvo-vida-d2-protocol-case/}}
}

Plain text

volvo_vida_db: reconstructing Volvo D2 ECU communication from VIDA. https://github.com/spnda/volvo_vida_db (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/volvo-vida-d2-protocol-case/

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README.md GitHub · spnda/volvo_vida_db · Revision e2f8ee1
pyproject.toml GitHub · spnda/volvo_vida_db · Revision e2f8ee1