neoVI FIRE 2 User’s Guide
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© 2016 Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.
Version 2.1 - October 10, 2016
5
Core Feature Operation
Now that we have completed installing and configuring our hardware and software, we are
ready to use the neoVI FIRE 2. As discussed at the start of this guide, you can do a lot with this
little box, and in this chapter we show you just some of the many applications of the FIRE 2.
Each of the sections contains an example application, and where possible, step-by-step
instructions are provided for those who wish to duplicate the results on their own device.
The goal of this chapter is specifically to assist those who are new to Intrepid hardware and
software, and so simplified examples are provided. Advanced users may wish to skim or even
skip this chapter. Note that some sections of this chapter will be written in future updates of the
manual.
The examples use Intrepid’s Vehicle Spy 3 Professional, the ideal tool for working with your
FIRE 2. Due to the complexity of Vehicle Spy, we only describe the basics necessary for the
examples; for full details on this powerful software tool, please see the separate Vehicle Spy
documentation.
5.1 Monitoring Conventional Vehicle Networks
The most basic use of the neoVI FIRE 2 is to monitor the activity on conventional vehicle
networks such as CAN or LIN. Once the device is connected to the network and correctly
configured, this is actually very easy to do, assuming you have the right software. In our
example we will show how the neoVI FIRE 2 can monitor CAN traffic on a bench network using
Vehicle Spy 3.
Assuming that your network already has CAN messages being transmitted by other devices,
we can monitor that traffic with these simple steps:
1. Launch Vehicle Spy:
Start Vehicle Spy by double-clicking its icon or selecting it from
the Windows Start Menu.
2. Select neoVI FIRE 2:
On the
Logon Screen
, select the neoVI FIRE 2 if it does not
already have a checkmark next to it. To do so, right-click the device name and choose
Select Hardware
(Figure 79).
Figure 79: Selecting the neoVI FIRE 2 from the Logon Screen of Vehicle Spy.
