VBOX Test Suite Update - V2.2
This page contains information about VBOX Test Suite software version 2.2, including new products, new features and bug fixes.
VBOX Test Suite v2.2.67
New Tests
- Dooring
- Assists you in completing and analysing a "Dooring" scenario according to the 2023 Euro NCAP protocol.
You can find more information here.
- Assists you in completing and analysing a "Dooring" scenario according to the 2023 Euro NCAP protocol.
- Driver Status Monitoring (DSM)
- Two new plugins have been released that assist you in completing both short and long distraction Driver Status Monitoring tests.
You can find more information here.
- Two new plugins have been released that assist you in completing both short and long distraction Driver Status Monitoring tests.
Updated Tests
Custom Test
Features:
- Added functionality to stop tests from restarting erroneously. You can now configure the test to ignore trigger signals that occur during a set number of seconds after the first trigger.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that presented when using interim conditions, where some runs would erroneously show the start speed as 0.
Brake Tests
Features:
- Added "Yaw angle deviation" to test results to comply with the R13h requirements.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the "speed=0" interim condition was not populated in files generated by VBOX Touch units.
J2263 Coastdown
Features:
- Added gravitational coefficient to the final force value.
- Modified the Mass field in the session info to include "Mveh" and "Mte" as per the latest regulations
- Added the option to only calibrate the Wind Speed when a trigger is pressed.
ABNT Coastdown
Features:
- Added the f0 and f2 values as columns in the test results.
Lateral Aquaplane
Features:
- Added the ability to import .spl files as gates.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where "lowest entry speed at half peak Lat Acc" would show as 0 in the report.
- Fixed an issue to stop lateral acceleration figures reporting as "NaN".
- Fixed issue to correctly interpolate the minimum lateral acceleration for the End of Test.
EURO NCAP
Features:
- Software will no longer crash in Online mode when offline data is present too.
General Features and Improvements
- Online connection is now established more quickly with VBOX 4 and VBOX 3i with firmware version 3.0 and later.
- You can now rename any plugin tab by double-clicking on the tab.
- To avoid confusion with channels created by VBOX Test Suite, we have changed the naming convention of the lateral and longitudinal acceleration channels calculated by the VBOX.
- CAN channels selected to be displayed on the graph will now be retained when loading another file that contains the same channels.
- You can now set the software to automatically save a .vbo file whenever an online session is stopped. You can enable/disable this option in the Options menu (Home -> Settings Section -> Options) and specify a file name prefix and location for these files.
- Elapsed time no longer increases during a 'cut' section of a file.
- When loading a VBOX 4 file, the CAN FD group now reflects the name given to that bus in VBOX Setup.
- You can now customise the line thickness of the position trace in the map window.
- You can now clear all configured gates with one button in all tests that allow the setting of gates.
- Where you could previously add 2 channels to a single Chart gauge in the Dashboard, you can now specify a custom Y-axis.
- The Recent Files and Recent Settings options in the File menu will now show the relevant file location when you hover over a file.
- You can now add notes to all test results areas by adding the Notes column and typing directly in a cell.
- You will now be warned when you remove a gate that is currently used by a test configuration.
- The online chart gauge scale can now be adjusted as follows:
- Best fit Y-axis -> Double-click on the Y-axis.
- Zoom X-axis -> Mouse wheel.
- Zoom Y-axis -> Mouse wheel when the mouse pointer is on the Y-axis.
- Reset scale -> Right-click on the chart and select Reset.
Note: If a custom scale was applied to the gauge in the gauge settings, the reset functionality will use the custom scale as the default.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the handling of the PC's region settings when exporting .csv files.
- Fixed an error that caused the centreline deviation to report incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue that stopped the centreline deviation from being calculated for 25 Hz files.
- Fixed an issue with 500Hz files so they now end at the correct point.
- Fixed an issue where files recorded on a Performance Box Touch were not correctly identified. Previously, they were shown as VBOX Touch Files.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Software to sometimes crash when the chart gauge was resized.
- Fixed an issue where interim conditions were not reported correctly when using large distance values.
- Fixed an issue with the handling of GPS dropouts in KML files.
- Improved map zoom.
- Fixed an issue where calculated result columns were not shown in the Reports for Brake, Accel, Decel, and Custom tests
- Fixed an issue where MFDD results were not correctly calculated in VBOX Touch Files.
- Fixed an issue in the R78 test plugin that prevented VBOX Test Suite from loading a .VBB file when the Zero Brake Force Channel option was ticked.
Other News
Come and visit us in the VBOX Business lounge at ATE Europe!
VBOX Automotive will be hosting a Business lounge at this years ATE Europe from May the 20th to May the 22nd. The VBOX Business lounge is your chance to meet with VBOX Automotive staff, discover our latest testing solutions and network with other members of the automotive industry.
Please visit our website to learn more and book a dedicated time with one of our VBOX Experts.
Validate Speed Limit Information Function (SLIF) systems with our new VBOX Touch App
VBOX Automotive's new free-to-download SLIF app for the VBOX Touch allows users to get live feedback on the true positive distance as well as the distance travelled on each of the required road types.
Read more about our SLIF solution on our website.
New Wireless Wheel Speed Sensors
Accurately measure wheel speeds up to 100 times a second with VBOX Automotive's new Wireless Wheel Speed Sensors.
More information can be found on our website.
VBOX Test Suite v2.2.8
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.