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winIDEA Help

Version: 9.21.362

How to connect to VLAB2

In this topic:

Requirements

Start the simulation

Configure the winIDEA Workspace

 

 

Introduction

winIDEA can connect to a VLAB VDM Virtual ECU (vECU) and offer the same debugging and scripting experience as you are used to on real hardware.

 

 

Requirements

VLAB2

VLAB VDM

VLAB licence

winIDEA version 9.21.307 or newer

winIDEA vECU license

 

 

Configuration steps

Start the simulation

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Open VLAB and find the platform you would like to use. Add it to Favorites.

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Select your platform among the Favorites and edit the arguments. Add:

--use-ifx-models=False, --debugger-config=all:mcd

 

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Right-click on the platform and select Load.

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Open View | Status and run the VLAB Kernel.

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You can also achieve the same with a script. For the given example you can call:

vlab.load("tc3xx.tc39xb", args = ["--use-ifx-models=False", "--debugger-config=all:mcd"])
vlab.run()

 

 

Configure the winIDEA Workspace

You are now ready to switch to winIDEA and start working with the virtual ECU.

 

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Create a new Workspace and select MCD interface simulator as Debugger.

 

 

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Specify the VDM you are using and select the application you wish to debug.

Make sure to preset the PC to the application’s entry point.

 

VLAB-winIDEA-deviceSelection

 

For a more complex application, click on Switch to Full and perform a Full session configuration.

 

 

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Once the workspace is created, open MCD | Options, enable the UseInternalMcdEnvSetup option, and provide the path to the MCD dll.

VLAB-winIDEA-MCD-settings

 

 

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Save your winIDEA Workspace via File | Workspace | Save Workspace.

 

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Begin a debug session by selecting Debug | Download.

You can now start debugging your application in the same way as you would on real hardware.

 

 

More resources

Debugging

Multi-Core Debugging

Operating Systems

winIDEA SDK

 

 

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