HMS FRC-EP170, Руководство по оборудованию

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FRC-EP170 Manual, Version 1.3
3 Software
The FRC-EP190 is a Linux platform which is able to work without any
connected
PC. For this so c
alled „standalone function” an
application/configuration is needed, which is created and downloaded to the
device by means of a PC based tool (Automotive Configuration Tool).
3.1 Automotive Configuration Tool
The ACT tool can be downloaded from the HMS homepage
( http://www.ixxat.com/support )
. There’s only one software variant existing,
whose functional range is determined by a USB license dongle. Actually, there
are three different license stages available:
1. Freeware: For this purpose no license dongle is needed. In this stage all
data logging functions are available.
2. Gateway: The main difference compared to stage (1) is, that in this case
data can’t only be received but also be sent from/to all fieldbuses.
Hence also CAN2CAN gateways are possible.
3. Full version: In this stage all functions of the ACT are activated.
Therefore it is as an example also possible to create residual bus
simulations.
A detailed list of the corresponding function contents can also be found on the
homepage.
3.2 Installation
After the download, the ACT tool is available as a ZIP container. In a first step,
this container should be unpacked in a user defined folder on a local drive.
Within the ZIP container a executable installation file ACT-w.x.yyy.z-CM.exe
can be found. Upon execution of this installation file, the ACT setup assistant
is started. Please follow the given instructions. At the end of the process the
ACT tool is made available on your PC.
3.3 Working with the ACT
The function content of the ACT tool is dependent on the used license stage.
To find out which functions are provided in your specific case, please refer to
the ACT online help. After having started the ACT application you can find it
under the menu item “Help” in the main menu.
3.4 Basic data logging configuration
As a basic configuration of the ACT tool, an easy data logger writing all
messages of the CAN busses 1..4 (500kBit/s) in ASCII format to the SD card
is provided. To download this configuration to your device please follow the
steps below: