VBOX Test Suite Update - V2.2
New Products
This release has added support for the new VBOX 4 data logger. VBOX 4 combines high-accuracy data logging with ease of use. It seamlessly integrates into any advanced automotive test setup to deliver a complete test solution.
You can find more information about VBOX 4 here.
New Tests
- The Euro NCAP Driver Status Monitoring (DSM) test plugin is now available.
You can find more information about this here.
New Features
Analyse VBOX 4 CAN log
The VBOX 4 range facilitates full CAN bus logging from 2 separate CAN FD buses to an ASC file saved on the SD card. The CAN log file is time-synchronised to the VBOX data file (VBB) logged by VBOX 4.
This provides benefits such as:
- No need to configure VBOX CAN input in advance.
- No limit on the number of CAN signals that can be logged.
- All CAN data is logged – no log rate limit.
When you open a VBB file that has an accompanying ASC file, VBOX Test Suite will open a dialogue box where you can map the CAN signals:
In the example above, you can see that we have logged 2 CAN buses: CAN FD 1 and CAN FD 2.
- Import signals by selecting a recently used dbc file from the drop down or click the browse button (…) to navigate to the location of the required file.
- Tick the Import All tick box to import all signals on the bus or use the Choose Signals button to select the specific signals you want to import.
- Click OK to close the popup and load the signals in the background.
- The selected CAN signals will be available for analysis as soon as they have been loaded.
Maths ‘IF’ statement
You can now use IF statements in a maths channel:
Other
- The Euro NCAP CCRs test can now be performed to a static target.
Previously this required a VBOX target. - You can now set Test Speed in R51 Pass-by-Noise test.
- Improved maths channel calculation performance.
- Improved reconnection functionality when a unit is power-cycled while connected online.
- Simplified start on trigger option in the Accel Test.
- Improved ability to drag vehicle points in Vehicle Overlay.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug where VBOX Test Suite switched off online channels that it wasn't using as part of the chart, test conditions or dashboard.
This is based on customer feedback reporting that when using VBOX 3i V3 firmware, exported files did not contain all the expected channels. - Fixed intermittent online issue that prevented the calibration step from completing in some tests.
- Fixed bug where coastdown runs were not always detected when the test was configured with Requires Trigger.
- Fixed bug where Refresh Channel Names feature was not working correctly with the latest VBOX 3i firmware.
This feature is mainly used during Pass-By-Noise tests. - Fixed bug where gates were oriented incorrectly in some situations (most noticeable in low speed files), such as Mining Corner Analysis.
- Fixed bug where heading was always showing north on VBSS25.
- Fixed bug where calibrated wheel speed channels could not be added to the chart.
- Fixed crashing issue when setting Start of Test Temperature channel in Online mode in Brake Trigger, Speed & R78 tests.
- Fixed occasional crashing issues in online mode.
- Fixed bug where interim results did not show values for channels with a smoothing level applied.
- Fixed certain maths channel 'functions’ in scenarios where the maths channel depended on another maths channel.
- Fixed bug where VBO files longer than 2 days were showing as a scatter plot instead of a line on the chart.