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All-in-one

All major functions required by an application engineer are integrated into a single intuitive framework:

- Numeric and graphic calibration of ECU maps and parameters
- display, recording and evaluation of simultaneously acquired ECU internal and process data
- transfer, comparison and documentation of calibration data (changes)
- flashing of ECU program and data memory
- monitoring of ECU communication.
 
 
DriveRecorder
 
The DriveRecorder is like a flight recorder for your development or durability vehicle. Setup is extremely simple: Just select the ECU data elements you wish to record by double-clicking in online mode, and recording starts instantly. MCS400 saves the ECU data elements to local flash memory on a rolling data log - the PC can be disconnected and reconnected at any time. You can then upload the data and, evaluate and archive within Gredi V4 just as you would conventional recorded data.
 
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
 
One of the most attractive features of Gredi V4 is that when you purchase MCS400 you receive Gredi V4 as part of the package. There is even no expensive maintenance contract, you get free software updates, free support via email or phone and there are no software license fees for the standard Gredi V4 software. Gredi V4 is evolving all of the time, with new features being added and existing features being enhanced.

Customer specific extensions are possible, please contact us in order to receive a quote.
 
Slim and easy to use
 
Gredi V4 runs under Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP and is designed to be as easy to use as possible. Overwhelming featurism is replaced by a slim and smart function set. Most configuration is done automatically, repetitive tasks are simplified by retaining the previous system state. Build-in expert knowledge tries to shield the application engineer from tedious tasks.
 
Responsive
 
Launching Gredi V4, initialising MCS400 and closing Gredi V4 all take just seconds. Gredi V4 is designed with large multi-ECU projects in mind, supported by MCS400 as a stand alone computer with it's own Real Time Operating System.
 
Sophisticated error handling
 
With Gredi V4's sophisticated error handling, if your ECU resets, Gredi V4 will restore the calibration data to the ECU. When Gredi V4 compiles your ECU description files, if values are out of range or incorrect, Gredi V4 will warn you and show you the line where the error occurs. Error checking is performed strictly and self-healing is done wherever possible, but unrecoverable errors are reported directly to prevent fuzzy system behaviour.
 
Network functionality
 
True network compatibility with plug and play IP Configuration.

As the MCS400 can act as a DHCP server or client and with our Plug and Play IP configuration, integration into your company network should be simple. Or you can plug it straight into your PC network port and because of the MCS400 feature of auto selecting MDI / MDIX crossover, you don't even have to change your network cable. You can even assign a specific IP address to the MCS400 allowing the user to not only operate the MCS400 over the company LAN but also over WAN connections, i.e. over the Internet.
 
MCS Navigator allows easy Point & Click MCS Selection
 
To simplify networking Gredi V4 has a graphical navigation window that allows you to identify all MCS400's and ECU's connected to the network for point and click selection.
 
Industry Standards supported
 
Gredi V4 natively supports open industry standard ASAP2 (ASAM-MC2) ECU description (.a2l) files, as well as Intel Hex (.hex) and Motorola S-Record (.s19) calibration data files.
Calibration data listings can be exported as DAMOS Format (.dcm) files.
CAN database (.dbc) files are natively supported for ECU communication monitoring.
Gredi V4 and DriveRecorder recordings can natively be stored as Measure Data Format (.mdf) files, which provides a convenient way of archiving data and a is a well established means of data exchange in the automotive industry.
Gredi V4 provides high-level access to ECU data for e.g. test bed systems via it's build-in ASAP3 Host Coupling Interface.
 
Legacy support
 
Gredi V4 still natively supports the ECU description (.rob), raw calibration data (.bin) and recording (.rec) files that previous Gredi versions used. An upgrade path is provided by export features allowing exporting of rob descriptions to ASAP2 format and rec files to Measure Data Format.
 
XY Diagram
 
"Power Curves" and other non time based charts can be built using the XY Diagram, the XY Diagram is also useful as a real-time working point monitor.



The chart is build by sequentially driving the engine on the testbed through all workpoints and triggering the measurement for ever workpoint.

The trigger channel controls the sampling and storing of averaged online values into the XY Diagram. Modes of operation are:

- Start manually, store value after averaging time.
- Start via trigger channel, store value after averaging time.
- Trigger channel starts and stops averaging, store value afterwards.
- Continuously store values after averaging time.

Erroneous data points can be easily removed.

The "Load Reference File" allows a before/after comparison of e.g. optimizing attempts.

Up to 4 Y-axes are possible
 
Calibration Data Listing function
 
Calibration data listing allows you to create readable listing files of all or selected elements for documentation and data exchange purposes, mainly exported to different text file formats. The list of selected elements can be saved to and read from a disk file.
 
Calibration Data Transfer function
 
Calibration data transfer allows you to transfer all or selected elements to a destination calibration data file for upgrading and merging purposes. Different ECU description files for source and destination are allowed and the transfer is made via the physical (engineering) model, even map dimension changes with linear interpolation are supported. The list of selected elements can be saved to and read from a disk file.
 
Calibration Data Compare functions
 
Calibration data compare allows you to visualize the differences between up to four calibration data files. Different ECU description files are allowed and the comparison is made in the physical (engineering) model. The comparison result can be viewed on screen, printed or exported to different file formats. The list of selected elements can be saved to and read from a disk file.
 
Another kind of compare function jumps in whenever calibration data changes are present and you are about to close Gredi V4: You can review all changes made and accept or decline each change individually on a per-element basis.
 
 
Simultaneously talk to 20 target devices (modules)
 
With Gredi V4's ability to interface to 20 target devices on 2(4) CAN busses and 2 Multi Mode Serializer Ports simultaneously, you can control, calibrate and monitor not only ECU's, but pseudo ECU's i.e data acquisition sub-systems and Rapid Prototyping Modules (RPM).
 
ECU communication monitoring
 
ECU communication can be monitored either as trace dump or in sorted listview style. By means of CAN database (.dbc) files, raw communication packets can be decoded into easy readable form.
 
ECU flash programming function
 
The flash programming window shows ECU data and Flash file data as well as the progress monitor.