Experiment and Visualization Software

Universal modular experiment and instrumentation software for electronic control unit (ECU) development
ControlDesk is the dSPACE experiment software for seamless ECU development. It performs all the necessary tasks and gives you a single working environment, from the start of experimentation right to the end.

Application Areas
These are some of the tasks ControlDesk can be used for:

Rapid control prototyping (RCP; fullpass, bypass)
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HIL)
ECU measurement, calibration, and diagnostics
Access to vehicle bus systems (CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet)
Virtual validation with VEOS and SCALEXIO

Key Benefits
ControlDesk unites functionalities that often require several specialized tools. It provides access to simulation platforms as well as to connected bus systems and can perform measurement, calibration and diagnostics on ECUs, e.g., via standardized ASAM interfaces. Its flexible modular structure provides high scalability to meet the requirements of specific application cases. This gives you clear advantages in terms of handling, the amount of training needed, the required computing power, and costs.

Versions

Description

ControlDesk

Same tool for rapid control prototyping, HIL simulation, offline simulation, ECU calibration, and diagnostics
Easy creation of layouts and instruments
Synchronous measurement on all data sources
Integrated project and experiment management
Integrated measurement data management (ASAM MDF 4.1)
Compatibility with several ASAM standards (such as ASAM MDF, XCP, CCP, ASAP2, ODX)
Powerful tool automation capabilities for user-specific extensions and optimal process integration
Access bus network data with instruments (CAN, CAN FD, LIN and Ethernet)
Operator mode (protects your projects and experiments against unauthorized changes)
Monitoring, logging, and dedicated instruments for CAN and CAN FD
Support of virtual validation test scenarios with dSPACE VEOS and SCALEXIO
Built-in access to all dSPACE real-time hardware platforms
Built-in access to third-party test benches and other hardware by using an ASAM XIL API MAPort server
Built-in automation functionality using the ASAM MCD-3 standard

ControlDesk – Operator Version¹⁾

For using projects and experiment data that were already created with the standard ControlDesk version
Protection against altering and creating projects and experiments
Built-in access to all dSPACE real-time hardware platforms
Built-in access to third-party test benches and other hardware by using an ASAM XIL API MAPort server

Additional Modules	Description
ECU Interface Module	AUD, NBD, JTAG/Nexus, JTAG/OCDS, and JTAG/SDI CCP (CAN Calibration Protocol) XCP on CAN, XCP on CAN FD, XCP on Ethernet²⁾ (TCP/IP and UDP/IP) Support of structured data types as specified in ASAM A2L 1.7
ECU Diagnostics Module	Compliance with the ODX database standard (ASAM MCD-2D v2.0.1 and v2.2.0 (ISO 22901-1)) Support of ISO protocols for CAN, CAN FD, K-Line, and Ethernet Dedicated instruments for executing diagnostic services and reading or clearing the ECU fault memory ECU flash programming via diagnostic interfaces Support of ASAM MCD-3D v2.0.2
Signal Editor Module³⁾	For graphical stimulus definition Time-synchronous stimulus generation on dSPACE real-time hardware and in Simulink models simulated in dSPACE VEOS Replaying measured data Multiple stimulus patterns can be executed independently Support of the XIL API stimulus format (STZ files, i.e., zipped STI files)
Bus Navigator Module⁴⁾	Support of CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Flexray and Ethernet buses Dedicated instruments for CAN, CAN FD, LIN Flexray and Ethernet bus objects Replaying recorded CAN and CAN FD messages Replaying Ethernet communication CAN, CAN FD, and LIN monitoring and logging for dSPACE hardware, dSPACE VEOS, and PC bus interfaces Ethernet bus monitoring (dSPACE SCALEXIO, Vector interfaces, Ethernet interfaces of PCs including loopback) CAN bus statistics LIN bus statistics

1) MCD-3 automation functionality not supported.
2) Also for access to simulated virtual ECUs.
3) Signal generation not supported for the DS1104.
4) Monitoring, logging, and dedicated instruments for CAN and CAN FD are already supported with ControlDesk standard version.

Product Info