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General

Device Selection

Selected Device

Via this list you can select a device. In the device list all found devices are displayed that are supported by the Vector Tool Platform.

Devices connected to the computer via USB
IP network devices found in the local network
All IP network devices, added by the user manually ([Edit...] button)

With [Edit...] you open the Edit Connection Parameters dialog. Here you can add and delete IP network devices or change their connection parameters. These settings are retained even after you exit the program, which means these network devices will always be listed, regardless of whether or not they are found in the network.

With [Advanced Search…] you open the Advanced Search dialog. In this dialog you can find devices that are not in the same address range and configure their IP address.

After selecting a device from the list, the connection is established. The current state of the device is displayed in the status bar. Now you can make other device settings under Tool Platform.

Vector Drivers

Driver Update

With [Update Driver…] you can update the drivers on the connected device.

Install vendor drivers from

This is where you enter the current location (on your computer) of the drivers you want to install. You can download an installation package with the current drivers from the Vector Homepage (http://www.vector.com). With [Browse…] you open a search dialog to navigate to the driver location. The selected path is then inserted into the field.

Once you have entered a path to the driver package, the Driver Summary list is updated to show the drivers that are available for installation.

Driver Summary

This list shows the driver versions that are currently installed on the network hardware. It also shows, for each hardware device, the driver versions that your Vector tool requires in order to run properly. If you have entered a path to a driver package, the versions contained in this package are shown as well.

The list displays the following information:

Device
This column contains the name of the hardware, e.g. VN1640
Installed Driver
This column contains the version number of the driver currently installed on the network hardware.
Available Driver

This column displays the version number of the driver contained in the driver package selected via Install vendor drivers from.

Allow overwriting newer versions (not recommended)

You can install new drivers and new versions at any time. If you also want to install older drivers or if you want to re-install the same version of an existing driver, you need to activate this option.

Do not activate this option if you only want to install new drivers or newer driver versions.

Note

You can only install drivers provided by Vector. Third party drivers cannot be installed.
Please note that USB devices have to be connected to the VN8900 before you switch on the VN8900. A connected CANcaseXL must operate with its own power supply.
Driver update may fail in some situations on the VT6000. Turn off and on the VT System in this case. Typically the driver will be correctly installed nevertheless. You may check this at the next start of your Vector tool.

Operating System

Preparation

In certain rare cases, when a software or driver update doesn't suffice, it can be necessary to update the operating system (including all pre-installed drivers) running on the device (e.g. VN8900). This is done by loading a memory image (provided by Vector) to the internal flash memory of the device.

To prepare for this operation, unplug the device (e.g. VN8900) from the power supply. Open the device (for details, see the device manual) and remove the network hardware insert.

In case of a VN8910/VN8910A you have to connect the Mini-B USB port of the device with a USB port on the user computer using an appropriate USB cable.
In case of a VN8810/VN8911/VN8912/VN8912A/VN8914 you have to remove the CFast card from the drive of the device and connect the card to the user computer using the provided card reader.

Updating the Operating System

To install a memory image, click on the Update button in the Vector Platform Manager|Connection|Operating System. This button takes you to the Vector VN8900 Flash Program dialog.

Note

In CANoe/CANalyzer, the memory image can only be loaded via the Network Hardware Configuration dialog (Hardware ribbon tab). If at least one of the application channels currently in use is assigned to a hardware channel on the VN8900 in the driver configuration, the [Device] button appears in the corresponding dialog. Click on this button and select Update Operating System... from the menu. This opens the Vector VN8900 Flash Program dialog.

Proceed as follows:

Updating the Operating System

In the upper part of the window, enter the path to the image file provided by Vector support.
Files with the extensions VTPIMG and BIN are supported. VTPIMG files are compressed files that also allow more detailed information about the image they contain (e.g. version number) to be displayed in the dialog.
Under Device storage medium, select the system drive of the connected VN8900; it is labeled VN8900Sys.
Now start the update by clicking the [Update] button.
You can observe the update progress in the lower part of the dialog. Please note that the update will take a few minutes.

Caution!

If you select another USB drive connected to the computer, instead of selecting the VN8900 drive under storage medium, all files on the selected drive will be overwritten.
Do not disconnect the device during the update.
When the device is connected to the computer via its internal USB port or CFast-card, the VN8900's internal Flash memory drives are also visible in Windows Explorer. If you delete or modify files via this connection, the device may no longer operate correctly.

First Usage After Update

Once the operating system is updated successfully, remove the USB cable from the device's internal port (VN8910/VN8910A) or re-insert the CFast card in the device's drive (VN8810/VN8911/VN8912/VN8912A/VN8914) and re-mount the module for the network hardware (for details, see the device manual). You can now use the device in the usual way with your computer using the external USB port. Depending on the exact contents of the image that you loaded and the installed CANoe/CANalyzer version on the user computer, you may first need to execute a software or driver update on the device.

Note

First start-up may take up to two minutes while the D1 (or status) LED keeps blinking orange.
This is because some final installation steps are performed when the system is booted the first time.

Remote Desktop

With [Connect...] you can establish a remote desktop connection to the connected device.

Note

Remote Desktop is not available if the following applies:

The connection to the selected device is a USB connection.
The image of the VTP device does not support remote desktop.