Overview

LabVIEW Automotive Programming using CAN.  A towing controller manufacture needed an end of line programming tool for their product.  The towing controller needed to be programmed with various values before being shipped.  We developed a LabVIEW application that allowed an operator to easily program their product.  We also developed a panel that housed an industrial computer and all the hardware necessary to program the part.

Solution

A LabVIEW program was developed that communicated with the product via CAN.  The application needed to connect to a hand scanner that the operator used to scan the part serial number.  A printer was used to print a label based on the entered information.  A panel was developed to house all the hardware necessary to program the part.

Hardware

A PCAN USB to CAN network device was used to connect to the product's CAN Port.   CAN stands for (Controller Area Network)CAN stands for (Controller Area Network).  It is a vehicle bus standard designed to communicate between ECUs (Electronic Control Units)

Panel

A panel was developed that housed all the necessary hardware.  A panel mount PC was integrated into the front of the panel to run the LabVIEW program and connect to the hardware via ethernet.

Inside of Control Panel

Panel Connections

Panel PC

Features

The software was developed so the user could step through each step of the test procedure.  The user could go back to a step if needed.  This made the software very easy to use.

Read Kit Number

The software read the Kit number of the part using a scanner.  The kit number was used to query a database for the part parameters.  The user could also manually enter the parameters.

Send Configuration

The send configuration screen allowed the user to program the part with the desired parameters.

Result

LabVIEW Automotive Programming using CAN automated the process to program the part.  The software was intuitive and easy to use reducing errors and training costs.

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