Decided to try a Chinese 2 board VCM2 clone I bought from DR.IAUTO on eBay for $200. Shipped from New Jersey. Took out three screws that didn't have the warranty tamper sticker and pried it open enough to confirm it was 2 boards. It also has the reset button and a SD card installed in the SD...
It might be timing issue. When the Ford software sends a request to the charger (EVSE) it waits 3 seconds and if it doesn't get a response it triggers a fault. I had this problem with the first generation of the Emporia EVSE. I replaced the EVSE and stopped getting the faults.
Just dropped off the Lightning and they showed me on their screen it takes 12+ hours just for the 24B56 update. They're also accomplishing 23B57 & 23B70 so indicated it may take several days if there's any issues.
Thanks for the info. Assume FDRS for the Lightning is the same as my Mach-E. Does all the last updated 16 January 2024 dates mean that's the date the truck was assembled? From the window sticker I can see the blend date was 12/7/2023.