INCA (software)

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INCA

Screenshot INCA
Basic data

developer ETAS
Current  version 7.2.5
operating system Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
www.etas.com/inca/

INCA ( In tegrated C alibration and A pplication Tool ) is a measurement, calibration and diagnostic software from ETAS . This development software , which is widely used in the automotive industry, is used during the entire development process of control units and control unit programs for measurement , calibration , diagnosis and programming .

description

By calibrating an ECU software with INCA, the behavior of control, regulation and diagnostic functions can be adapted to different vehicle models or vehicle variants without having to change the calculation routines. Characteristic values ​​of function algorithms are set and signals from control units, vehicle buses and measuring devices are recorded at the same time . The ECU signals are visualized with INCA during the calibration so that a precise check and analysis of the system behavior can be carried out in the event of a direct change in the ECU. Such calibration of characteristic values ​​can take place in the vehicle, in the laboratory, on test benches or in combination with simulation environments (e.g. Simulink ).

Range of functions

The functions required for calibrating control unit software, such as interface-dependent calibration procedures, calibration data management, measurement data visualization, measurement data analysis, control unit programming, vehicle bus monitoring and remote control via standard interfaces, are included in the product scope. With the help of add-ons, additional functions can be integrated, such as B. the symbolic representation of diagnostic data, the calibration of Simulink models, the integration of LIN and FlexRay buses as well as the calibration and validation of software on rapid prototyping hardware.

Combined with hardware products, INCA is able to access standard interfaces of control devices such as CAN , K-Line , ETK , USB , Ethernet and FlexRay .

  • ECU access via CAN with the CCP , KWP2000 , UDS and XCP protocols
  • ECU access via FlexRay with the XCP protocol
  • ECU access via Ethernet with the XCP protocol
  • ECU access via USB with the XCP protocol
  • Control unit access via K-Line with the KWP2000 and Mc-Mess protocols
  • Control unit access with parallel ETKs via the address bus and data bus
  • Control device access with serial ETKs via microcontroller debug interfaces such as NEXUS, JTAG and AUD
  • Control unit access via J2534
  • Access to several control units at the same time

Support of standards

  • Support of the ASAM - MCD standards MCD-1b, MCD-2 MC, MCD-2 D (ODX), MDF, MCD-2 Net (Fibex), ASAP3 and MCD-3 MC, AE CDF
  • Support of the CANdb for CAN monitoring and the sending of CAN messages
  • Recording of the measurement data in the file formats MDF 4, MDF3, ASCII , DI-ADEM-ATF, FAMOS and MATLAB -M
  • COM API for interacting with Windows PC applications
  • MATLAB API for access to MATLAB as a control and evaluation application
  • Exchange of application data in physical representation via the formats DCM, CVX and CDF 2.0
  • Support of numerous hexadecimal file formats such as Motorola -S or INTEL-HEX

Web links

Individual evidence

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  6. ↑ Régis de Bonnaventure, T. Reißner: Faster and more direct control unit access on the test bench. In: KFZ-elektronik, issue 6/2010. P. 70f. , archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; Retrieved August 18, 2010 .
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  9. ^ INCA Matlab Auto Calibration Wizard. Retrieved August 18, 2010 .
  10. ↑ Infenion: Data Measurement / Calibration & Rapid Prototyping. Retrieved August 18, 2010 .