[ECUTS] How to retrive the pin definitions of VPC Receiver modules in ECU Test System

Updated Aug 26, 2024

Reported In

Software

  • ECU Test System Maintenance Software

System

  • ECUTS-16001
  • ECUTS-16000

Issue Details

When I develop source code on ECUTS, I find I  don't know the pin definitions of VPC(Virginia Panel Corporation) 9025 Receiver modules. In this article, I will introduce how to retrive the pin definitions.
 

Solution

When a new ECUTS arrived at customer site, there are several existed folders to store ECUTS related documents including: User Manual, Specifications, ECU Test System Configuration-Specific Reference.html, Test System Maintenance Software Help. We will focus on the Configuration Specific documentation in this article. Steps are as below:
1. Navigate to  C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\ECU Test System\Configuration Specific Documentation\ 
2. Open ECU Test System Configuration-Specific Reference.html and navigate to Mass Interconnect Overview section.
 
      Mass Interconnect Overview  Click on a slot or module in the following image to navigate to detailed information about that slot/module.  14 1 5  22  24  25  A O  A D  A O  0 C  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  O 囗 囗  O 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  O 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  ㄖ ㄖ  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  O 口  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  0 0 0 0 0 0  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗  囗 囗 囗 囗
3. Click on a slot. For example, Slot J24. It will navigate to the pin definitions of the slot. And we can get the pin definitions as below picture.
 
      Slot J24  J24 Pinout  J24  J24  p ps  p ps  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  1 OUT  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  J24 PPS 1 SENSE+  J24 PPS 1 SENSE-  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  Reserved  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16
4. We can also get the below information as well:
  • VPC Components for ECUTS Receiver Mass Interconnect Maintenance,
  • VPC Tools for ECUTS Receiver Mass Interconnect Maintenance,
  • Suggested VPC Components for ECUTS ITA Mass Interconnect Design and Maintenance,
  • Suggested VPC Tools for ECUTS ITA Mass Interconnect Assembly and Maintenance

Additional Information

You can take the link as example.
For some ECUTS which shipped before 2023,  there may be no such file. Please contact your ni coordinator to get the pin definitions.