Vehicle Spy Specifications

Vehicle Spy Application

  • Vehicle Spy allows simultaneous monitoring and transmission on multiple vehicle networks. These networks can have different vehicle network protocols.

  • Custom tabs allow for quick maneuvering between screens

  • Save and recall Vehicle Spy setup files

  • Vehicle Spy Logon manages multiple users, keeps track of your last 100 setup files, and manages the data directories

  • C Code Interface for coding more complicated functions

  • Access to GPS (Global Positioning System)

  • Message discovery function with message monitor allows a user to reverse engineer message strategies

  • Online help with step-by-step tutorials

Messages View

  • Displays message text descriptions

  • Displays all signals contained in a message such as RPM, Pedal Position, Vehicle Speed, etc.

  • Include and exclude filters based on Network, Node, Message, and Data Type

  • Displays all networks in the same monitor

  • Pause and review history

  • Absolute and relative time display

  • Storage and Review of Data Files in an Excel compatible format which includes message descriptions and signals

  • Post acquisition filtering and analysis

  • Hexadecimal, Decimal, Binary and ASCII data displays

  • Color Filters based on Message, Network, or Node

  • Buffer History is limited only by system memory - allows history lengths of greater than a million messages

  • Custom fonts and colors

  • Bus load display

  • Display formats include hex, decimal, ASCII, and binary

  • Activity Coloring: Messages and Signals that are not present are grayed out. Messages and Signals that are received toggle from black to dark red every time they are received.

  • Data byte change highlighting. Every time a message byte changes it is highlighted blue. This allows detection of message changing status.

  • Sort the monitor based on any message part

  • Copy Messages to Message Editor quickly through right-click menu

Message Editor

  • Received Messages and Transmit Messages organized into separate tables

  • Online interactive editing (you don't have to stop Vehicle Spy or go "offline"!)

  • Specify Message with byte, nibble or bit resolution for entire message

  • Select Database button to quickly load a message or signal from the database

  • Calculate a binary, state encoded, text, and analog signal from a message with an arbitrary equation.

  • Custom binary and analog formats including binary, hex, engineering, and scientific notation.

  • Link to a Transmit Message on any network allows auto response or transmit on change functionality

  • Calculated signal type allows a sinusoidal, ramping and custom equation signal generation

  • Expected Length input verifies a message's length

  • Specify based on message properties such as errors or bus events

  • Selectable color specification per message

  • Cut, copy, paste and sort messages and signals

Transmit Panel

  • Transmit Messages defined in Message Editor View are automatically listed in the Transmit Panel

  • Transmitted Message data can be calculated from messages and signals, received or otherwise

  • Periodic message transmission

  • Manual transmit button included as part of the pane,

Graphical Panels

  • Build your own custom application with panels that have controls and indicators

  • Controls and indicators include the following: Chart, Transmit Button, Function Block Button, On/Off Button, Knob, Meter, LED/Light, Text Display, Text Entry, Numeric Entry, Graphical Display, Dropdown List, Barograph, Grid, Action Button, and Scrolling Monitor

  • Charts X vs Y and Y vs T

  • Dropdown control for State Encoded parameters such as PRNDL or Power Mode

  • Action Button allows printing of panel, switching panels, and access to the user's data directory

  • Graphical display allows colored lines and custom graphics, such as logos, on the panel

  • Each user interface item has many properties allowing customization

  • Visual Studio style property editor

  • Supports any number of networks

  • Selectable color specification per network

  • Network Stats for CAN and J1850 networks including: message count, message rate, message rate max, bus utilization, and bus utilization max.

  • Supports any number of Nodes

  • Nodes can come from different networks

  • Selectable color specification per node

  • Nodes Stats for CAN and J1850 networks including: message count, message rate, message rate max, bus utilization, and bus utilization max.

Function Blocks

  • Replay of captured network traffic back with optional filter

  • Custom script which has script commands: Jump to step, Transmit Message, Wait a specific amount of time, wait for a specific equation to be true, (trigger, start, stop, save) another function block, set an incoming message to value or equation, reset a messages stats, stop script, show a graphical panel, jump to a step if an equation is true, and more.

  • Capture a network buffer with pre-post triggering based on an arbitrary equation

  • Automatically save network traffic with unique file naming

  • Actuate a digital output based on an event

  • Transmit a group of messages with a programmable inter-message delay and offset

  • Start, stop, and trigger the Function Block based on equations or other function blocks

  • Create as many function blocks as you require

Databases

  • Load external database that can define the messages received and transmitted on the vehicle network

  • Databases allow automatic description and display of messages and signals

  • Allows quick entry into the Message Editor

  • DBC and UEF file formats for import and export support

  • Each network can have a separate database

Diagnostics

  • Builds and Launches diagnostic requests

  • Uses database to decode diagnostic responses

  • Data returned in easy to understand text and raw message format

VehicleScape DAQ

  • Collects and logs different types of message data: Normal Messages, GMLAN, ISO14229, CCP, XCP, or custom defined signals

  • Configure PC logging to store collected information to the PC

  • Build a standalone logging script through a few simple setup dialogs

  • Set up multiple collections with different trigger conditions

  • Gateway signal data to new frames for other devices

  • Configure standalone setups for Wireless neoVI


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