RAD-Galaxy User’s Guide
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© 2016 Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.
Version 1.2 - November 28, 2017
5
Core Feature Operation
Now that we have completed installing and configuring our hardware and software, we are
ready to use the RAD-Galaxy. 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 unit’s many applications.
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.
Each of the sections contains an example application, step-by-step instructions for those who
wish to duplicate the results on their own device. Even if you cannot perform the operations
outlined (perhaps due to a lack of ECUs for connection to the RAD-Galaxy), you will learn
more about using your Intrepid hardware and software by reading the instructions.
The examples use Intrepid’s Vehicle Spy 3 Professional, the ideal tool for working with your
RAD-Galaxy. 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.
Note:
The Ethernet examples make use of a sample client/
server application that we created on two BroadR-Reach nodes
for demonstration purposes. Your application will be different, but
you should be able to adjust the example steps to suit any similar
client/server exchange on your own network.
Note:
The first three sections of this chapter build upon each
other and are intended to be completed in sequence.
5.1
Using the RAD-Galaxy as an Active Tap to Monitor Ethernet Traffic
Let’s start with the most common use of the RAD-Galaxy: as an active tap for Automotive
Ethernet. As mentioned earlier, the RAD-Galaxy can tap up to six pairs of BroadR-Reach
nodes, but for simplicity, we will show an example using only one.
In this sample application we have configured two BroadR-Reach devices to send messages
back and forth to emulate a client/server data exchange. The client sends a message every
100 ms that contains a single 8-bit data field with a counter that goes up by 1 on each
transmission. The server looks for these messages, and when one is received it reads the