Welcome to the November 2006 issue of the Vector newsletter. Dr.Thomas Beck stated at the recent Vector Congress, that support of automotive standards and of emerging technologies are vital elements of our self-conception. Find this verified again in this issue and get informed about the latest developments in the fields of AUTOSAR and FlexRay. We will be back in 2007 - and wish you a peaceful turn of the year. 1. Product News ================= 1.1 ECU Test: --------- * CANoe and CANalyzer: New Version 6.0 for better testing and diagnosing * CANoe.LIN: Easy Slave conformance testing with Version 6.0 * CANoe.FlexRay: Enhanced simulation support with Version 6.0 * CANoe.MOST and CANalyzer.MOST: New Version 6.0 released * CANoe.J1939: J1939 XML Test Module Manager with Version 6.0 1.2 Hardware: --------- * Power to the network: PCI Express plug-in card for CAN and LIN 1.3 ECU Software: ------------- * Evaluate functionality and performance of AUTOSAR Basic Software * osCAN AUTOSAR Library for CANoe * FIAT Class C Network Management software component 1.4 ECU Calibration: ---------------- * CANape 6.1 focuses tool integration 1.5 Company News: ------------- * Germany: Couldn't attend the Vector Congress in October? Get your CD now. 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers ====================================== 2.1 Recently released Service Packs available for download from our website 2.2 Updated list of drivers for your free-of-charge download from our website 2.3 Subscribe now for the Service Pack 2 of CANoe.ISO11783 3.2 3. Commercial Events ====================== 3.1 Germany: European Vector FlexRay Symposium 3.2 Worldwide: Upcoming Events Winter 2006/2007 4. VectorAcademy ================== 4.1 Germany: * Schedule your 2007 training days now and win an iPod nano! * Training Days 2007 for J1939, NMEA and ISO11783 now published 4.2 Sweden: * FlexRay - Free Seminar in Gothenburg ************************************************************** 1. Product News: ************************************************************** 1.1 ECU Test: * CANoe and CANalyzer: New Version 6.0 for better testing and diagnosing The new CANoe 6.0 now supports the most demanding development test scenarios. It features event driven physical I/O, bus simulation in realtime and control of its execution engine by external test applications. Just like CANoe the newly released CANalyzer 6.0 utilizes ODX for ECU diagnostics. Furthermore its network analysis functionality was significantly extended. Read more... CANoe- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/coe_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/coe_1106_en/ CANalyzer- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/cly_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/cly_1106_en/ * CANoe.LIN: Easy Slave conformance testing with Version 6.0 You can now easily perform conformance tests on any Slave node in your Simulation Setup. The new Slave Conformance Test Module automatically configures the tests according to your LIN Description File. A reference trace or logging can be created by testing the simulated version of your Slave. For more details and other LIN features... CANoe- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/coelin_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/coelin_1106_en/ CANalyzer- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/clylin_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/clylin_1106_en/ * CANoe.FlexRay: Enhanced simulation support with Version 6.0 Take advantage of the enhanced simulation support including: automatic TX buffer registration for simulated nodes, default values for signals, "in cycle" repetitions. With the new CAPL signal API, FlexRay nodes can now be modeled independent of the frame-packing. All new features: CANoe- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/coefray_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/coefray_1106_en/ CANalyzer- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/clyfray_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/clyfray_1106_en/ * CANoe.MOST and CANalyzer.MOST: New Version 6.0 released Speed up your MOST communication analysis by taking advantage of the individual message coloring, and a more compact data representation. Efficiently select relevant messages using the new MOST filter block. The support for MOST High protocol allows you to disassemble application data and calls your attention to protocol violations. Read more... CANoe- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/coemost_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/coemost_1106_en/ CANalyzer- German: www.vector-worldwide.com/clymost_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/clymost_1106_en/ * CANoe.J1939: J1939 XML Test Module Manager with Version 6.0 Prepare now integration and compatibility tests with the J1939 XML Test Module Manager. You can select your test cases from a wide variety of specific J1939 applications to configure them easily. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/coe1939_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/coe1939_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 1.2 Hardware: * Power to the network: PCI Express plug-in card for CAN and LIN The new PCI Express standard for plug-in cards in desktop and industrial PCs is an ideal base for high-performance measurement devices. The CANboardXL PCIe completes the CANboardXL family and is a future-proof solution for development, simulation, testing and maintenance of stationary CAN and LIN networks. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/pcie_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/pcie_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 1.3 ECU Software: * Evaluate functionality and performance of AUTOSAR Basic Software Several Vector customers have sucessfully integrated the AUTOSAR Prototype Bundles in demonstrator projects for AUTOSAR 2.0 compliant ECUs. Take the chance to set up your own AUTOSAR projects now. The bundles provide you a complete AUTOSAR solution including all basic software modules and the complete toolchain for your AUTOSAR evaluation project or prototype development. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/autosar_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/autosar_1106_en/ * osCAN AUTOSAR Library for CANoe The new osCAN AUTOSAR Library for CANoe is now available. Together with the AUTOSAR communication modules, it allows you to execute and test your application software, developed according to AUTOSAR 2.0 standards, on the CANoe simulation platform. An expensive target platform is not necessary. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/oscan_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/oscan_1106_en/ * FIAT Class C Network Management software component This new embedded component implements the FIAT class C network management used on the PowerTrain bus. It handles the starting and stopping of the communication, the different network states defined for the class C network and DataLinkLayer errors, e.g. BusOff. It provides an easy to use interface and is designed to fit seamlessly into the CANbedded architecture. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/fiatnm_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/fiatnm_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 1.4 ECU Calibration: * CANape 6.1 focuses tool integration Take advantage of the improved usability using the Signal Explorer's drag & drop and multi-selection feature. Use the new Simulink Model Viewer for a seamless integration with model based function development and Rapid Prototyping. Diagnostics and flashing becomes easier with a wider range of supported ODX-files. Your external measurement equipment or proprietary protocols can be linked more easily to CANape 6.1. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/canape_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/canape_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 1.5 Company News: * Germany: Couldn't attend the Vector Congress in October? Get your CD now. The lectures held at the Vector Congress on Oct 24-25 are now available on CD. The speakers from major OEMs, suppliers, and from Vector shared their experience and provided an exciting outlook on future trends in automotive electronics. German: www.vector-worldwide.com/vecco_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/vecco_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers ************************************************************** 2.1 These recently released Service Packs are available for download from our website: - CANalyzer/CANoe 5.2 SP5 - CANdb++ Admin 2.7 SP10 - CANdelaStudio 5.0 SP1 - CANdelaFlash 1.2 SP6 German: www.vector-worldwide.com/servpack_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/servpack_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 2.2 Updated list of drivers for your free-of-charge download from our website: - CANboardXL / CANboardXL pxi Plug & Play Driver 6.0 (Windows 2000/XP) - CANcardXL Plug & Play Driver 6.0 (Windows 2000/XP) - CANcase XL / CANcase XL log Plug & Play Driver 6.0 (Windows 2000/XP) - GCP Driver 2.14 German: www.vector-worldwide.com/drivers_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/drivers_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 2.3 Subscribe now for the Service Pack 2 of CANoe.ISO11783 3.2 release information: The service pack, planned for end of November, will address issues related to the Implementation Level 3, released by the IGI (Implementation Group ISOBUS). The main improvements target the compatibility of the Task Controller's XML description files as well as the Virtual Terminal. Send us an informal E-Mail and we will inform you as soon as it is released. mailto:feedback@vector-informatik.de?subject=ISOBUS_SP ************************************************************** 3. Commercial Events ************************************************************** 3.1 Germany: European Vector FlexRay Symposium If you are dealing with FlexRay you should calender an appointment in Stuttgart for March 6th, 2007. At the Vector FlexRay Symposium leading FlexRay experts will report about their experiences and discuss current challenges and future trends. You will receive your personal invitation soon. For a preliminary agenda and the chance for a nonbinding preregistration please go to: German: www.vector-worldwide.com/fr07de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/fr07en/ 3.2 Worldwide: Upcoming Events Winter 2006/2007: * Germany:FlexRay Product Day, Nov 30, 2006; Boeblingen http://www.hanser.de/seminare/index.asp?fz_id=2521814468-81&task=010 ************************************************************** 4. VectorAcademy ************************************************************** 4.1 Germany: * Schedule your 2007 training days now and win an iPod nano! The seminar dates for the next six months have been published on our website now. Early registration safeguards your desired dates. Take the chance to partake in our quiz before Dec 15 and win one of four iPod nano! German: www.vector-worldwide.com/acad_1106_de/ * Training Days 2007 for J1939, NMEA and ISO11783 now published The 2007 dates for J1939, NMEA2000 and ISO11783 seminars are fixed. The seminars for protocol training as well as the workshops for tools (e.g. CANoe.J1939) are an excellent source of state of the art information. Agendas, dates, prices and registration at our website: German: www.vector-worldwide.com/acadpon_1106_de/ English: www.vector-worldwide.com/acadpon_1106_en/ ************************************************************** 4.2 Sweden: * FlexRay - Free Seminar in Gothenburg Automotive OEMs around the world are now introducing FlexRay in forthcoming car platforms. In a single day cost-free seminar Vector Scandinavia will introduce you to the FlexRay fundamentals and will show you how to design, analyze and test a FlexRay system. 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