ACT Gateway Bundle
ACT Base, Logger and Gateway
Het Automotive Configuration Tool (ACT) is a powerful and easy to use PC software package for the FRC-EP Embedded Platforms with versatile functions.
ACT RBS & Gateway Bundle
This software bundle includes the following components:
- Base - Administration, Editor, Visualization and Development tool
- Logger - Signal & Data Logger
- Gateway - Message & Signal Gateway
Functions & Modules
Detail overview of the functions and modules in this bundle:
Administration tool for the embedded platform which is connected to the device via USB, Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Basis for most solutions are bus descriptions in CANdB, FIBEX or AUTOSAR-XML format. The descriptions contain a great deal of information, but often not all required information. Using the Vehicle Editor, everything that belongs to a certain vehicle, an integration level or a test configuration can be easily combined. Like RBS, the gateway is a view of the ACT tool. The gateway is a versatile solution, which can be used alone or in conjunction with a RBS to combine different data streams with each other. It does not matter whether physical or virtual bus systems are involved. The gateway view of the ACT tool is divided into two areas: source and target. Mapping of messages or individual signals from the source to the target bus always takes place via drag & drop. The created configuration can be loaded on an IXXAT embedded platform and executed stand-alone. A bus description file can be provided for physical FlexRay, CAN and CAN FD bus systems. With the signal-based gateway, it is thereby possible to combine signals from different source messages into one target message. After configuration of data direction, range of values, conversion rules and unit, the IOs can be easily mapped via drag & drop. This allows to map the trigger inputs/outputs of the logger or to fill vehicle signals based on the analog inputs. In addition to the CAN interfaces installed in the device, the embedded platforms have up to 16 „virtual CAN on Ethernet“ buses. The Fast Data Exchange protocol is an Ethernet-based communication interface and represents a favorable alternative to XCPonEthernet for accessing physical signals. For some users, the development of C code is too complex or there are already finished models from other projects. The integration of these models is possible via an API based on the user code bus. Similar to the user code, a Matlab/Simulink model can then access the mapped signals/messages. An Eclipse-based development environment is available for the development of own applications. With this development environment, user code applications for the extension of the gateway solution or completely separate applications can be created. This is supported by the integration into the ACT project, the convenient editor, cross-compiler as well as a high-level language debugger. The applications developed can be executed stand-alone or on the IXXAT embedded platforms.IxAdmin
Vehicle Editor
Gateway
FlexRay, CAN & CAN FD
Analog & digital I/O
Generic Ethernet
EtherCAT
FDX
MATLAB / Simulink
User code
Functional models
Signal- & Data logger
Signal visualization
Development tool
Contents of delivery |
- Programm for Windows™ |
- USB license key (One USB 2.0 connection required) |
- User Manual |
Part number(s)
Base, Logger and Gateway
Note
For Gateway is a run-time licenses on the Embedded Platform required