Welcome to the June issue of the Vector newsletter, containing the latest information about the following topics: 1. Product News: 1.1 CANoe User Feedback: Your Satisfaction is our Goal 1.2 Last Call for CANcardX 1.3 New PCMCIA card for customer-specific applications 1.4 Relaunch of Vector Consulting Website 1.5 CardBus Drive 1.0 released 2. Product Service Packs: 2.1 Service Packs for CANdb++, CANerator CANopen, CANister, DaVinci 3. Trainings & Workshops: 3.1 Germany: Two new training classes for XCP and Introduction to Serial Bus Systems 4. Events: 4.1 Japan: Embedded Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC), July 7-9, Tokyo 4.2 Germany: Symposium lectures "CAN in commercial vehicles" available for download ************************************************************** 1. Product News: ************************************************************** 1.1 CANoe User Feedback: Your Satisfaction is our Goal Starting today, all users of the test and development tool CANoe are invited to take an active part in the future development of the Vector products by completing an online questionnaire. Specifying the serial number of your CANoe version is mandatory. As a thankyou we will raffle some attractive prizes: 3 GPS receivers, 5 USB memory sticks with MP3-player and 10 Swiss pocket knives with USB memory stick. Click here to go to the online form: German: www.mycan.de English: www.mycan.com *************************************************************** 1.2 Last Call for CANcardX until Sep 30 Since the CANcardXL has established itself as the substantially more powerful successor of the CANcardX for the usage with CANoe-, CANalyzer-, and CANape systems, the CANcardX can only be ordered up to the 30th of September 2004. Please contact your local sales office. ************************************************************** 1.3 New PCMCIA card for customer-specific applications For customer-specific applications that don't require the entire functionality of the CANcardXL, Vector now offers a cost-effective PCMCIA card. Customers who have up to now realized applications based on the CANcardX by themselves or who plan new implementations should contact Alfres Kless, phone +49-711-80670-545 or mailto:Alfred.Kless@vector-informatik.de ************************************************************** 1.4 Relaunch of Vector Consulting Website Up-to-date information about the consulting services, publications, process tools and related seminars of Vector Consulting can now be accessed via a completely redesigned Website. Until end of June the english version also debuts. www.vector-consulting.de ************************************************************** 1.5 CardBus Drive 1.0 released The CardBus Drive is a PCI interface to run CardBus Cards in a PC environment. It supports CANcardXL, FlexCard, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, GPS, GSM, GPRS cards, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SmartMedia, MMC, and SD cards in suitable PC card adapters. In combination with Vector's software tools the user gets a professional system for measurement, analysis and emulation of CAN, LIN and FlexRay buses in the desktop format. German: www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/produkte/pcmciadrive.html English: www.vector-informatik.com/english/products/pcmciadrive.html ************************************************************** 2. Product Service Packs: ************************************************************** 2.1 New Service Packs for CANdb++, CANerator CANopen, CANister, DaVinci Tool Suite available - CANdb++ Admin 2.7 SP5 www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_candb-pp.php www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_candb-pp.php - CANerator CANopen 2.0 SP2 www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_canopen.php www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_canopen.php - CANister Configurator 3.0 SP2 www.vector-informatik.com/deutsch/support/updates_canister.php www.vector-informatik.com/english/support/updates_canister.php - DaVinci Tool Suite 1.0 SP3 Shipped on customer request. ************************************************************** 3. Trainings & Workshops: ************************************************************** 3.1 Germany: Two new training classes for XCP and Introduction to Serial Bus Systems Especially in FlexRay and MOST networks, XCP has the potential to be the universal measurement and calibration protocol of the future. The second seminar gives an introduction to the most common serial bus systems in vehicle ECU networks, including CAN, LIN, MOST and FlexRay. German: www.cancollege.de/xcp_schulungen.php www.cancollege.de/serial_buses.php ************************************************************** 4. Events: ************************************************************** 4.1 Japan: Embedded Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC), July 7-9, Tokyo Vector Japan will highlight embedded software components and tools for ECU communication in the automotive and non-automotive sector. English: www.reedexpo.co.jp/ESEC/en/ ************************************************************** 4.2 Germany: Symposium lectures "CAN in commercial vehicles" available for download To exchange experience in the manufacturer spanning use of CAN and open protocols in commercial vehicles, more than 100 users and developers from commercial vehicle industry gathered on May 12, 2004 in Stuttgart. Lectures (english) can be downloaded from our website. English: www.vector-informatik.com/english/symposium_nfz.php ************************************************************** The next issue of the Vector newsletter will be published on July 29, 2004. 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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