Dear Reader, With the June issue of our Vector newsletter, you find the latest information about the following topics: 1. Product News: 1.1 Vector expands its engineering services 1.2 CANape customer feedback - Win a Palm! 1.3 CANape 4.0 - Japanese language kit 1.4 Multi-Channel CANopen Master 1.5 Adam Opel AG approves CANdesc for all GMLAN projects 1.6 Vector PCMCIA Drive - professional PCMCIA slot for desktop users 1.7 Vector CardSafe - this easy-to-use device saves from trouble 1.8 CANdb++ Admin - more flexibility in development of Gateway-ECUs 1.9 Vector Consulting expands its range of services 2. Product Service Packs 2.1 CANoe/CANalyzer 4.1 SP3: New Controls improve graphic features 2.2 CANape Graph 3.5 SP8 2.3 CANape Graph 4.0 SP2 3. Trainings & Workshops: 3.1 Germany: Training for CANdela Studio 4. Events: 4.1 Germany: Virtual Product Creation 2003 Congress, Stuttgart, June 30 - July 1 4.2 USA: MathWorks Automotive Symposium, June 24, Dearborn, MI 4.3 USA: Real Time & Embedded Conference, June 26, Dallas, TX 4.4 Japan: Embedded Systems Expo&Conference in Tokyo, July 9-11 ************************************************************** 1. Product News: ************************************************************** 1.1 Vector expands its engineering services New business division "Software and Integration Factory" provides engineering services in the field of implementation of customer- specific software modules for automotive control units. The new service also covers the software integration on the levels of individual control units and the networking of control units as well. English: www.vector-informatik.com/psf/en/ German: www.vector-informatik.com/psf/de/ ************************************************************** 1.2 CANape Customer Feedback - Participate and win a Palm M515 Your satisfaction is our goal - for further improvement of quality and services of our measurement and calibration tool CANape we ask for your help. Take a few minutes to fill out the feedback form. As a thank you we will raffle 5 Palm M515 among the participants. English: www.vector-informatik.com/canape_feedback/en/ German: www.vector-informatik.com/canape_feedback/de/ ************************************************************** 1.3 CANape 4.0 Japanese language kit The Japanese version of CANape 4.0 has been released. It is available at Vector Japan Co., Ltd. only. http://www.vector-japan.co.jp/products/canape.html ************************************************************** 1.4 Multi-Channel CANopen Master The new version 4.2 of CANopen Master allows to instantiate multiple masters on the same device. This eases integration into several RTOS as well as serving several CAN channels. English and German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/sourcecode/ ************************************************************** 1.5 Adam Opel AG approves CANdesc for all GMLAN projects CANdesc, the latest diagnostic embedded software component which is part of the CANdela product family, has been techni- cally approved by Opel. CANdesc automatically includes all diagnostics specifications for Body-CAN applications defined by Opel, thus reducing time and cost for development. http://www.can-diagnostics.com/ (English) http://www.can-diagnostics.de/ (German) ************************************************************** 1.6 Vector PCMCIA Drive - professional PCMCIA slot for desktop userss The Vector PCMCIA Drive is a PC-Card - PCI Interface to operate the CANcardX or CANcardXL with Desktop-PC hardware. English: http://www.vector-informatik.com/pcmciadrive/en/ German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/pcmciadrive/de/ ************************************************************** 1.7 Vector CardSafe - this easy-to-use device saves from trouble The Vector CardSafe prevents the buckling of inserted cables and thus the damage of their connectors. It consists of a base plate and a connector fixation. The base plate is fixed to the notebook's underside and doesn’t need removal for transport. English: http://www.vector-informatik.com/cardsafe/en/ German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/cardsafe/de/ ************************************************************** 1.8 CANdb++ Admin - more flexibility in development of Gateway-ECUs Effective with CANdb++ Admin 2.5 any signal can be defined as a signal routed between two networks by a gateway-ECU. It en- ables developers of communication matrices to fully define the gateway relationships based on existing network descriptions. English: http://www.vector-informatik.de/english/products/candb-pp.html German: http://www.vector-informatik.de/deutsch/produkte/candb-pp.html ************************************************************** 1.9 Vector Consulting broadens its range of services In addition to previous services of optimization of software development processes Vector Consulting now enhances its focus on hardware- and component (actuators) development processes. Another new service concerns the execution of SPICE-assessments according to the HIS reference model German: www.vector-consulting.de/deutsch/services.php ************************************************************** 2. Service Packs: ************************************************************** 2.1 CANoe/CANalyzer 4.1 (SP3): New Controls improve graphic features CANcardXL operates with LINcabs SP3 of CANoe 4.1 extends the display functionality through new ActiveX Controls. Now sizeable bitmaps for buttons and switches and bitmap controls for all popular image formats can be placed on CANoe panels. Additionally a broad range of controls available on the market can be used with CANoe. Also included is the support of LINcab 6258opto as LIN adapter. Please note that before collaborating with LINcab, the CANcardXL needs a driver update to 4.1.20. English: http://www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_canoe.php http://www.vector-informatik.com/pdf/BusDriver_DataSheet_EN.pdf German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_canoe.php http://www.vector-informatik.com/pdf/BusDriver_DataSheet_DE.pdf ************************************************************** 2.2 CANape Graph 3.5 SP8 For the complete list of improvements please refer to the following link: English: http://www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_canape.php German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_canape.php ************************************************************** 2.3 CANape Graph 4.0 SP2 Drivers for external analogue measuring equipment (CSM devices AD-Scan, Thermo-Scan, Dual-Scan and BARO-Scan) are included now. For the complete list of improvements please refer to the following link: English: http://www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_canape.php German: http://www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_canape.php ************************************************************** 3. Trainings & Workshops: ************************************************************** 3.1 Germany: Training for CANdela Studio Trainings for CANdela Studio are offered now on a regular basis at Vector’s CANcollege in Stuttgart. The "CAN diagnostic en- vironment for lean applications" (CANdela) helps you improving the diagnostic development process for automotive ECUs. Dates and agendas on our homepage: http://www.cancollege.com/training.html (English) http://www.cancollege.de/training.html (German) ************************************************************** 4. Events: ************************************************************** 4.1 Germany: Virtual Product Creation 2003 Congress, Stuttgart, June 30 - July 1 Virtual Product Creation 2003 presents solutions for the product development process using simulation technology and virtual reality. Joachim Fetzer, director of Vector Consulting, speaks about Virtual Design of Automotive Electronic Networks - From Function to ECU Software. http://www.gabler.de/gmi/konfer/vpc/index.htm ************************************************************** 4.2 USA: MathWorks Automotive Symposium, June 24, Dearborn, MI Vector CANtech will demonstrate the CANoe tool and the various ways in which it is tied into the MatLab/Simulink/RTW toolset. http://www.vector-cantech.com/news/auto_symposium2003.html ************************************************************** 4.3 USA: Real Time & Embedded Conference, June 26, Dallas, TX Vector CANtech will be highlighting our CAN and CANopen toolset at the RTC-Dallas Show, June 26 at the Plano Center. http://www.vector-cantech.com/news/rtc_26June2003.html ************************************************************** 4.4 Japan: Embedded Systems Expo&Conference in Tokyo, July 9-11 At Japan's largest Embedded System Show Vector Japan will exhibit its range of embedded software including CANopen, ProCANopen, osCAN, Stackanlyzer,CANoe/CANalyzer 4.1 (Japanese Kit). http://www.vector-japan.co.jp/news/event.html ************************************************************** Notes: ************************************************************** You receive this newsletter because you have registered your e-mail address or you are a customer of the Vector Group. ************************************************************** [Recommendation] Please forward this newsletter to all interested colleagues in your company. 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