Basic Operation of Vehicle Spy
Basic Operation of Vehicle Spy
Vehicle Spy is a vehicle network tool. As such, it can read and transmit messages on a vehicle network.
In Vehicle Spy, messages that are received are grouped into the Receive table in
Messages Editor view. Messages that are transmitted are called
Transmit Messages. These messages are grouped into the Transmit table in Messages Editor view. Transmit
messages are also displayed and transmitted from the Transmit Panel.
Messages, whether transmitted or received, are defined as a collection of bytes which encode some type
of data (called a signal) and have an identifier.
For the purposes of working with multiple network vehicles, Vehicle Spy can function on more than one
network. Networks can be setup for a specific protocol and attached to
a vehicle Network Hardware interface.
Each vehicle network contains a collection of nodes or ECUs. ECUs (Electronic Control Units) act as a
source or receiver of messages. Vehicle Spy allows you to assign ECU specifications to messages and
signals. This lets you analyze your network based on ECUs.
Vehicle Spy offers many ways in which to view vehicle network data. The first is
Messages view. This view allows you to see the message traffic as it
appears on the bus (scrolling mode) or as a stationary list of messages with changing data bytes
(static mode).Messages displayed in Messages view are collected in a circular buffer. Vehicle Spy also
contains an exciting feature called Graphical Panels view. With
Graphical Panels, users can easily create their own virtual instrument panels. These panels can include
meters, graphs, LEDs and numerous other elements for visually representing data.
Function Blocks are another powerful feature found within Vehicle Spy.
This feature gives users custom control over Vehicle Spy. Function Blocks support custom scripting, buffer
capturing with pre/post triggering, and replaying messages.
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