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Course Outline

Day 1 – Introduction to CAN Protocol

  • Overview of in-vehicle networking and the role of CAN
  • Fundamentals of the CAN protocol
  • Message framing, arbitration, and identifiers (standard/extended)
  • Bit stuffing, CRC, ACK, and intermission
  • Physical and data link layers
  • Bus characteristics, topology, and termination
  • Mechanisms for CAN error handling

Day 2 – CAN Communication in Practice

  • Types of CAN messages: Data, Remote, Error, and Overload
  • Configuration of bit timing and bus speed
  • Considerations for bus load and latency
  • Introduction to diagnostic protocols over CAN (UDS, OBD-II)

Day 3 – Introduction to CANoe

  • Overview of CANoe: capabilities and use cases
  • Project setup: Configuration and simulation nodes
  • Creating trace windows and panels
  • Analysing traffic through filtering and logging
  • Simulation blocks and configuration

Day 4 – Advanced CANoe & CAPL Programming

  • Introduction to CAPL (Communication Access Programming Language)
  • Structure, syntax, and event-based programming
  • Writing CAPL scripts for simulation and fault injection
  • Simulating ECUs, gateway behaviour, and diagnostics
  • Automation of tests and report generation
  • Best practices for debugging and maintenance

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of communication protocols and embedded systems
  • Experience in automotive software testing or diagnostics
  • Proficiency in C programming or any scripting experience (note that CAPL shares similarities with C)

Target Audience

  • Automotive test engineers and validation specialists
  • Software developers working with CAN-based ECUs
  • System integrators and engineers engaged in diagnostic testing or simulation using Vector tools
 28 Hours

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