Welcome to the March 2006 issue of the Vector newsletter. The beginning of 2006 had a strong focus on AUTOSAR. At the embedded world exhibition in Nuremberg, many visitors were interested in the comprehensive Vector AUTOSAR solution. If the AUTOSAR idea is also in your focus, check the topics 1.1, 1.2, 1.9, 3.1 and 3.5. Enjoy reading, Your Vector Team 1. Product News: 1.1 AUTOSAR Evaluation Bundle Vers. 1.0 released 1.2 osCAN AUTOSAR supports all scalability classes 1.3 FlexRay Evaluation Bundle available 1.4 CANoe Option DiVa: testing the diagnostic protocol in ECUs 1.5 CANcaseXL log: the CAN/LIN data logger now supports CCP/XCP 1.6 Engineering tool for CANaerospace 1.7 New LIN transceivers with magnetic isolation 1.8 Application Note on Latency Measuring 1.9 Brochures about diagnostics and AUTOSAR solutions available 1.10 A result of 2005 user survey: CANoe FAQ available 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers 2.1 Recently released Service Packs 2.2 Updated list of drivers for download 3. Events 3.1 France: RTS Embedded Show due in April (4. to 6th) at CNIT, Paris la Defense 3.2 Sweden: Automotive Conference in Gothenburg 3.3 Germany: New seminar for CANape Graph “Automated Analysis for Measurement and Diagnostic Data” 3.4 France: VectorAcadémie announces FlexRay seminar in French 3.5 Germany: AUTOSAR main topic at embedded world 2006 ************************************************************** 1. Product News: ************************************************************** 1.1 AUTOSAR Evaluation Bundle Vers. 1.0 released The AUTOSAR Evaluation Bundle enables you to evaluate the AUTOSAR methodology and the AUTOSAR Basic Software Modules using a complete tool chain. The bundle includes the DaVinci Tool Suite consisting of System Architect, Network Designer, and Developer, as well as the configuration tools for our basic software modules, GENy and osCAN Configurator. German: www.vector-informatik.com/autosar/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/autosar/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 1.2 osCAN AUTOSAR supports all scalability classes Recently, Vector's market leading osCAN operating system, an OSEK/VDX conform multitasking operating system, has been revised to fulfill the requirements of AUTOSAR scalability classes 1 to 4 (SC1 to SC4). Now osCAN AUTOSAR is able to fully support timing and memory protection on appropriate controllers. German: www.vector-informatik.com/autosar-os/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/autosar-os/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 1.3 FlexRay Evaluation Bundle available The FlexRay Evaluation Bundle has been developed to support you on your way towards final FlexRay serial products. It comprises software components for a two-node system and can be implemented on customer specific evaluation boards. Operating System may be an OSEK OS or a time triggered OS. German: www.vector-informatik.com/flexray/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/flexray/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 1.4 CANoe Option DiVa: testing the diagnostic protocol in ECUs The DiVa Option extends CANoe to a tool for automatically generating and executing of reproducible test cases for the implementation and integration of the diagnostic protocol. The option DiVa guarantees you broad and detailed test coverage of the diagnostic implementation of an ECU. German: www.can-diagnostics.de/diva/ English: www.can-diagnostics.com/diva/ ************************************************************** 1.5 CANcaseXL log: the CAN/LIN data logger now supports CCP/XCP The new version 2.0 of the CANcaseXL log configurator will be released end of march. It offers many new features such as CCP/XCP logging, triggering on falling or rising signal edges, logical combinations of trigger conditions across messages, separate logfiles for individual triggers, triggered transmission of CAN messages and support for 1GByte memory cards. The software will run on the existing CANcaseXL log and can be downloaded from www.vector-group.net/drivers/. German: www.vector-informatik.com/cancase/de/ (PDF) English: www.vector-informatik.com/cancase/en/ (PDF) ************************************************************** 1.6 Engineering tool for CANaerospace CANaerospace users can benefit from Vectors engineering tools. CANalyzer.CANaerospace provides support for rapid prototyping, in-depth protocol analysis, all communication testing tasks and more. The current revision supports the new Data Types, Protocols and Messages of the latest CANaerospace specification V1.7. German: www.canaerospace-solutions.de English: www.canaerospace-solutions.com ************************************************************** 1.7 New LIN transceivers with magnetic isolation Two types of new LINcabs and LINpiggies (7259 mag / 6259 mag) are released, supporting LIN stress functionality. Magnetic galvanic isolation is used for significantly lower propagation delay and lower power consumption. The LINcab/piggies 7259 mag support 12V and 24V. German: www.vector-informatik.com/pdf/Bustreiber_DataSheet_DE.pdf English: www.vector-informatik.com/pdf/BusDriver_DataSheet_EN.pdf ************************************************************** 1.8 Application Note on Latency Measuring The application note AN-INI-1-001 is now available in its version no. 1.3. It deals with the speed and reaction time of the Vector XL interfaces related to CAN applications. Find this and 69 other application notes at: English: www.vector-group.net/appnotes/0306/ ************************************************************** 1.9 Brochures about diagnostics and AUTOSAR solutions available Two new brochures are available for order: - a 6 page document introducing Vector's overall comprehensive AUTOSAR solutions - a 20-page document introducing to you the Vector diagnostic solution. You can order your copy together with other printed material at: German: www.vector-informatik.com/catalog/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/catalog/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 1.10 A result of 2005 user survey: CANoe FAQ available The CANoe and CANalyzer user survey done at the end of 2005 was a great success. The participants entered various questions, which we have answered in a special FAQ file. German: www.mycan.de English: www.mycan.com ************************************************************** 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers ************************************************************** 2.1 The following recently released Service Packs are available for download from our website: - CANalyzer/CANoe 5.2 SP1 - CANalyzer/CANoe Option CANaerospace V6.2 SP2 - CANdelaStudio 4.0 SP3 - CANdelaFlash 1.2 SP5 - LINcab Patch for CANalyzer/CANoe 5.1.67 and 5.0.54 German: www.vector-informatik.com/servpack/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/servpack/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 2.2 Updated list of drivers for your free-of-charge download from our website: - CANcaseXL log Configuration Tool 1.1.21 - CANboardXL / CANboardXL pxi Plug & Play Driver 5.5 (Windows 98/2000/XP) - CANcaseXL / CANcaseXL log Plug & Play Driver 5.5 (Windows 2000/XP), incl. update for CCP/XCP logging - CANcard2 Driver 4.30 (Windows NT/2000/XP) German: www.vector-informatik.com/drivers/0306/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/drivers/0306/en/ ************************************************************** 3. Events ************************************************************** 3.1 France: RTS Embedded Show due in April (4th to 6th) at CNIT, Paris la Defense Vector France will be present at the 14th edition of RTS Embedded Systems, booth A10. The real-time solutions and embedded systems show is held in a new location this year: at CNIT, La Defense, Hall Albinoni 2. Presentations will be made with Vector's new AUTOSAR demo board. English/French: www.birp.com/rts/ ************************************************************** 3.2 Sweden: Automotive Conference in Gothenburg Elektronik i Fordon (Automotive Electronics), a conference hosted by IBC Euroforum and sponsored by Vector, will be held on April 25-26 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Swedish: www.ibceuroforum.se/engis/controller.jsp?view=product&product_id=20001339661 ************************************************************** 3.3 Germany: New seminar for CANape Graph “Automated Analysis for Measurement and Diagnostic Data” Starting on March 30, VectorAcademy offers an additional one-day training class for CANape Graph. The diagnostic functionality of the tool is presented and the programming of automated workflows is introduced. English: www.vector-academy.com/canape/ German: www.vector-academy.de/canape/ ************************************************************** 3.4 France: VectorAcadémie announces FlexRay seminar in French From April on, VectorAcadémie in France offers a seminar about FlexRay in French. Monthly registration for the not-to-be- missed CANbasics/CANoe 3-days training is still going on. French: www.vector-france.com/training/ ************************************************************** 3.5 Germany: AUTOSAR main topic at embedded world 2006 The embedded world 2006 took place mid of February in Nuremberg, Germany. About half of the app. 400 visitors discussed solutions for AUTOSAR and related topics on our booth in hall 12. Follow the link for the closing report of the organizers. English: www.embedded-world-2006.de/main/d3zq4a0a/ejsl3ofu/page.html Deutsch: www.embedded-world-2006.de/main/d3zlte91/ejr4xjax/page.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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