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• Failure Mode Indicator (FMI) – Indicates in what way the function failed.
• Occurence (OC) – Indicates the occurence times of fault codes.
2.4 J1708/J1587/J1939
SAE J1708, SAE J1587 and SAE J1939 are automotive diagnostic protocol
standard developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
SAE J1708
SAE J1708 is a standard used for serial communications between ECUs on a
heavy duty vehicle and also between a computer and the vehicle. With respect
to Open System Interconnection model (OSI), J1708 defines the physical layer.
Common higher layer protocols that operate on top of J1708 are SAE J1587 and
SAE J1922.
SAE J1587
SAE J1587 is an automotive diagnostic protocol standard developed by the
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for heavy-duty and most medium-
duty vehicles built after 1985. The J1587 protocol uses different diagnostic
connectors. Up to 1995, individual OEMs used their own connectors. From 1996
to 2001, the 6-pin Deutsch-connector was standard. Beginning in 2001, most
OEMs converted to the 9-pin Deutsch. Some OEMs still use the 6-pin Deutsch.
It has mostly been used for US made vehicles, and also by Volvo.
SAE J1708 makes up the physical and data link layers while SAE J1587 makes
up the transport and application layers with respect to the OSI model. SAE
J1587 is used in conjunction with SAE J1708 for automobile communication.
SAE J1939
SAE J1939 is the vehicle bus standard used for communication and diagnostics
among vehicle components, originally by the car and heavy duty truck industry in
the United States.
SAE J1939 is used in the commercial vehicle area for communication throughout
the vehicle. With a different physical layer it is used between the tractor and
trailer. This is specified in ISO 11992.
SAE J1939 can be considered the replacement for the older SAE J1708 and
SAE J1587 specifications.
SAE J1939 has been adopted widely by diesel engine manufacturers. One
driving force behind this is the increasing adoption of the engine Electronic
Control Unit (ECU), which provides one method of controlling exhaust gas
emissions within US and European standards. Consequently, SAE J1939 can
now be found in a range of diesel-powered applications: vehicles (on- and off-
