Vehicle Spy Technical 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
• Java scripting allows creation of custom functionality
• Online help with step-by-step tutorials
• Access to GPS (Global Positioning System)
• Message discovery function with message monitor allows a user to reverse engineer message strategies

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 CAN and J1850 data 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

• Choice between spreadsheet format and easy to use dialog
• 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 Basic style property editor

Networks

• 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.

Nodes

• 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, and jump to a step if an equation is true.
• 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, Java, 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