Softing DTS.monaco – All­-in­-One Engineering Tester

The Off ­Board Diagnostic Tool for Professional Vehicle Engineering

Softing DTS.monaco is an extensive off­board diagnostic tool for the engineering sector which covers the entire range of ap­plication cases from ECU testing through to vehicle release. The all-in-one software is easily integrated into the test sequences and corporate processes, not least because of its flexible interfaces which can be configured to suit the relevant test step.

Highlights

• Remote diagnostic in the engineering network
• Representation and recording of Ethernet communication (DoIP)
• New functions in the area OTX support (new OTX ISO standard) as well as the functional diagnosis (see Softing SDE)
• Advanced functions in the areas measurement and analysis
• Revised security concept
• New licensing possibilities with an activation key and server licensing
• New graphical instruments for measuring and actuator diagnostics
• 64 ­bit software with multi­lingual interface
• Intuitive, touch­capable navigation and program structure
• Recording of measured data in .csv
• Migration and conversion of the DTS 8 interfaces and projects

Areas of Application

• Engineering of diagnostics and control functions for vehicle ECUs
• Function test and validation
• Integration and system test
• Preparation of test sequences for manufacturing and after sales service
• Analysis of returns and quality assurance
• Commissioning of test benches and HiL systems
• Preparation and update of vehicles for endurance testing
• Execution of diagnostic tests for safeguarding functionalsafety in compliance with ISO 26262

Advantages

• Cost reduction and shorter familiarization time as Softing DTS.monaco covers the functionality of several tools that were separate to date
• Fast results due to intuitive operation and preconfigured templates
• Top quality thanks to early detection and remedy of communication problems and function errors
• Highly effective as it can be flexibly adapted to suit a range of tasks
• Complete documentation of communication data and test results

Functions

• Testing communication
• Analyzing data on the bus
• Testing ODX data against ECU
• Reading/clearing error memory
• Identifying variants
• Programming flash memory
• Displaying measurement values
• Testing actuators
• Parameterizing ECUs
• Variant coding
• Running ECU routines
• Testing OBD functions
• Creating/executing test sequences

Overview

Our extensive experience pays off for the user

Softing DTS.monaco is the flagship of the Diagnostic Tool Set, the expert tool for professional diagnostics that has grown over the decades. It is based on the Softing Diagnostic Base System and thus benefits from cross­manufacturer experience in off­board diagnostics throughout the entire vehicle life cycle. New solutions are continuously being integrated into the stable and scalable tool base for the latest E/E architectures and security mechanisms.

Pocess-oriented and flexibly adjustable for every working step

The name MONACO – Modular Analyzer for Vehicle Communication – already clearly indicates one advantage of the application: modularity. Thanks to the di vision of the interfaces into fixed and flexibly configurable parts, it is possible to arrange working steps required for the tes ti ng process logically and efficiently. What are referred to as layouts in the Monaco workspace help the user to sort the topics. In turn, the specially developed diagnostic control elements can be placed within these freely configurable interfaces.The delivery scope also includes a few examples of widely­used application cases (OBD, WWH­OBD, J1939­73), thus considerably facilitating getting started with Softing DTS.monaco.

The right controlelement for every diagnostic function

Monaco Controls are available for typical application cases. Users without in­depth knowledge can take advantage of these intuitively. The diagnostic com­mands and communication parameter behind those controls are preconfigured by experts at diagnostic service or diag­nostic job level. Furthermore, diagnostic sequences can be directly incorporated in OTX (ISO 13209) and started. These are created using Softing OTX.studio.

Use Cases of Softing DTS.monaco

Softing DTS.monaco is used in numerous engineering departments all over the world to take care of diagnostic tasks. The range of ODX and expert application cases extends through ECU release to the commissioning of HiL systems and test benches. The tool is also regularly used for updating and validating vehicles during on­road tests.

Testing and Debugging the establishing of tester ECU communication

Regardless of the integration level of software and ECUs, com­munication problems along the OSI communication layers result in specific challenges for diagnostic experts. These problems are critical for the remaining life cycle of the vehicle because, for example, in manufacturing, this behavior can lead to delays in or an entire absence of vehicle programming. The debugging of this kind of defective communication behavior thus necessitates an interface which both sends out services and jobs individually or cyclically to the test system and interprets information from off­board communication in detail and records on­board messages. The complexity of this kind of analysis is growing increasingly in the latest E/E architectures and their security measures against undesired external tampering attempts. Softing DTS.monaco is always up to date here and reliably supports corresponding protocols and mechanisms. This is supported in particular by the control units “Diagnostic Service”, “Symbolic Trace”, “Bus Trace” as well as the “Logical Link List” with reliable information on the status of the connection and the representation of the relevant services and bus communication. The DoIP monitor integrated in the new DTS generation 9 is particularly helpful in this respect!