Volcano Target Package

Duration

2Days

Pricing

2000 EUR

Description

The course focuses on development of in-car communication software using the Volcano Target Package (VTP) software.

Detailed lab exercises help reinforce what is discussed during the lectures and provide you with extensive tool usage experience under the guidance of our industry expert instructors.

You will learn how to

• The concept behind the Volcano approach to car network communications software development
• The contents of the Volcano Target Package
• How to get started with a simple example running on hardware
• The Volcano workflow
• The LIN protocol
• How to use the debugger
• How to write working applications using VTP
• How to implement diagnostics
• The Volcano timing model
• How to integrate the Volcano package into your application

Hands-On Labs

Roughly half of the time is spent on a workshop in our demonstration lab with 4 development stations (PC, IAR C-Compiler, Star12-based ECU and IAR C-Spy debugger) where the participants write small programs that communicate by using VTP, the other half is spent with presentations.

Audience

The class is suitable for application programmers that are to use the VTP and other personnel working with development of an ECU and its application software. System integrators working with VNA will also benefit from the class.

Prerequisites

The participants are assumed to be familiar with the 'C' programming language.

Key Topics

Day 1, AM

• Volcano Company presentation.
• In-car communication concepts (General issues automotive networking, background of the Volcano concept).
• Overview of Volcano as a product.
• Volcano Target Package walkthrough

Day 1, PM

• Volcano Target Package walkthrough cont.
• Presentation of the HW and the "hello" example.
• The process of working with Volcano.
• The LIN protocol, an overview.
• Introduction to the workshop HW and debugger.
• Start of workshop writing a small application reading and writing signals and implementing simple network management

Day 2, AM

• Workshop, writing a small application reading and writing signals and implementing simple net-work management.

Day 2, PM

• Workshop, sporadic communication implementing simple diagnostics.
• Workshop, immediate frames.
• The Volcano timing model.
• Advice about integrating Volcano into the application.
• Hints and tips about common errors.
• Participants specific questions and answers.