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Takata Monitor

User Guide

8 October 2012

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Index

1.0 Terms and Definition ....................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Terms and Definition ................................................................................................................................... 3

1.2 References .................................................................................................................................................. 3

2.0 System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Hardware Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 4

2.2 Software Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 4

2.3 Updating Software ....................................................................................................................................... 4

3.0 Getting Started................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.1 Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Running The Tool ........................................................................................................................................ 6

4.0 User Interface .................................................................................................................................................. 9

4.1 Main View .................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.1.1 Buttons ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.1.2 System Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 10

4.1.3 Faults Tab .............................................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.4 Values Tab ............................................................................................................................................. 13

4.2 Settings View ............................................................................................................................................. 14

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1.0 Terms and Definition

This document intends help the user get started with the Takata Monitor service tool/

1.1 Terms and Definition

OS Operating System

RCM Restraint Control System Module

RP1210 A standard interface for personal computer to on-vehicle ECU communications under the

Microsoft™ Windows® family of operating systems, defined and supported by the

Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC).

Takata Monitor The service tool software for which this guide is written

1.2 References

[Ref 1] Replace with references specific to the proposal

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2.0 System Requirements

To use Takata Monitor, certain hardware and software requirements need to be fulfilled, as described below.

2.1 Hardware Requirements

Side Impact Sensor(s) shall be mounted on the B-Pillar to get the best performance with the ACU. The

sensing

The RCM that you intend to service

RP1210-compatible device. One of the following:

o Cummins Inline 6.

o Dearborn Group DPA4

o Nexiq USBLink

o Noregon JPRO®DLA+

PC with following specifications:

o CPU: 1GHz or higher x86 32-bit processor.

o RAM: 2 MiB minimum, but more recommended.

o Free hard disk space: 1 GiB

o Display: 1024x768 or greater

2.2 Software Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft™ Windows® XP SP3, Microsoft™ Windows® Vista SP2 or Microsoft™

Windows® 7 SP1.

.NET Framework 4.0 or higher

Drivers for RP1210 device

2.3 Updating Software

If the OS is not running the latest service pack as listed, install the appropriate updates on the target

machine by using Windows Update. If there is no Internet connection on the target machine, the service

packs will need to be downloaded and burned to DVD so that they can be deployed to the target machine

offline.

Windows XP SP3 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25129

Windows Vista SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16468

Windows 7 SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25129http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16468http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842

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If either .NET Framework 4.0 or Windows Installer 3.1 is not installed and an internet connection is present

on the target machine, the installer’s bootstrapper with automatically check for and install then. Offline

installations must install these manually prior to installing the application.

.NET Framework 4.0 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718

Windows Installer 3.1 or above http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803

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3.0 Getting Started

This section assists the user in starting running the tool for the first time. The following information can

also be found in the Quick start guide.

3.1 Installation

1. Run the installer by starting setup.exe. A dialog should popup as shown below.

2. Check the box labeled “I accept the terms in the License Agreement”, then click install. You must

accept the license agreement to continue.

3. The installer will then install the Service Tool and create a start menu shortcut.

a. If the necessary prerequisites are not installed and an internet connection is present, the tool will

attempt to install then for you.

b. If an internet connection is not present you will have to manually install the prerequisites as

described in second 1. When it is finished, it will show the screen indicating as such; click finish to

exit out.

3.2 Running The Tool

1. Connect the PC to the RP1210 device and the and verify that the RCM is powered.

2. On startup, a warning message will be displayed as shown below. The terms of the warning must be

understood and accepted before using this tool. Click Accept to continue.

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3. On first startup, The Service Tool prompts the user to select a valid RP1210 device by showing the

settings screen. A list of available devices is displayed in the menu’s labeled Vendor and Device.

4. Select the device that you have attached to your system, leave the other options unchanged and click

the back button in the upper left corner.

a. If it is valid, a connection is opened and the user is shown the main overview screen as shown

below.

b. If the connected module has a software version that is not recognised by the service tool, the

following message will be displayed. Should you see this message, contact technical support to

request an update for your service tool.

5. When the connection is open, the tool will start requesting fault data and values from the RCM.

a. If a fault is present, the corresponding location of the truck will be highlighted.

b. Details about the faults will be available on the fault tab, and read input values will be available on

the Values tab. This is described in more detail in section 4

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4.0 User Interface

4.1 Main View

The main view of this tool consists of three tab-views, System (4.1.2), Faults (4.1.3), and Values (4.1.4)

labeled in the picture below with numbers corresponding to the section of this document in which they are

described. There is also a toolbar of buttons (4.1.1) and a button at the bottom displaying version

information. (6)

4.1.1 Buttons

Record Snapshot (1) – Starts recording the connection in a snapshot log. This will run for the amount

of time set by the Duration option on the settings page. The recording will terminate if the user clicks

the button again or if the connection is closed.

Log note (2) – While recording, pressing this button places a note in the log at the time the button is

pressed. A popup window will appear prompting the user to enter the text for the mote to contain as

shown below.

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No Connection / Connection Open (3) – the default value of “No connection” indicates that the tool is

not connected to the RCM device. If the connection is successful the button will display “Connection

open” indicating as such. If there is a problem with the configuration, then the connection will not open

and a warning message as below will be displayed. Go to the Settings page to fix the configuration.

Refresh (4) – Causes the tool to refresh the Fault values by querying the tool for updated Fault

messages.

Settings (5) – This changes the Current View to the Settings Page which is described in Section 4.2.

If a warning sign is present on the button as shown below, then an error has occurred. Click on the

settings button and click on View Incident Report

Version info (6) – This link displays the current software version of the tool. In the format X.X.X.XXX.

Click it to display the about pages for more version info for this tool.

4.1.2 System Tab

When there is a connection to an RCM and the faults have been read, the graphical depiction will indicate

the status of the system components. The user will be able to refresh the view by clicking the Read Faults

button and getting an update of the current faults.

When the connected RCM indicates that there are faults, the graphical depiction will be updated to indicate

the faulty components. A yellow indicator will represent faults that were previously active but have not yet

been cleared by the RCM. A red, flashing indicator will represent faults that are currently active. If a system

fault is present (a fault that is not specific to a maintainable component), an overall system indicator will

display that state and a system level fault will be listed in the summary.

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Clicking a specific area of the graphic or a specific summary will highlight the graphic and summary, and

the details associated with that summary will be displayed including the specific faults and the

troubleshooting steps for resolving the issue.

Each specific fault associated with the fault summary will display a range of information including its

description, ID, first and last occurrence timers and status: active or previously active. Only faults reported

from RCM will be shown.

4.1.3 Faults Tab

The faults view will provide a detailed list of the diagnostic trouble codes the RCM has reported including

the fault description fault ID, first and last occurrence timers, and whether the fault is currently active or has

been active and not yet cleared by the RCM.

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The table lists the following data for each fault:

Id – Unique Fault Identification

Description – textual description of the fault

DTC – Diagnostic Trouble Code Corresponding to the fault

Status – Storage state of the fault

Frequency – The number of times this fault has occurred

Counter – The number of times this fault has gone into the pending stage

Aged Counter – The number of times a Fault has been aged since the last fault clearing

Aging Counter – The number of key-on cycles since the fault last occurred

Ignition Cycle – The value of the ignition cycle counter when the fault first occurred

First Occur Life Timer – Lifetime timer value the first time this fault occurred

First Occur Key on Timer – Key-on timer value the first time this fault occurred

Last Occur Life Timer – Lifetime timer value the most recent time this fault occurred

Last Occur Key on Timer – Key-on timer value the most recent time this fault occurred

Removal Life Timer – Lifetime timer value when the fault last became inactive

Removal Key on Timer – Key-on timer value when the fault last became inactive

Active Power Cycles – The number of times this fault has matured and dematured

Inactive Power Cycles – The number of power cycles since the fault last occurred

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4.1.4 Values Tab

The RCM records and logs data from its analog inputs and sends them to Takata Monitor. The values

from the RCM will be displayed in a table as shown below.

The table lists the following data for each value:

Name – the name the value which serves as a description of its meaning

Value – the actual measured value scaled to whatever units are shown

Units – The scientific unit that the measured value is displayed in.

Observed Minimum – the lowest-valued measurement observed for this value

Observed Maximum – the lowest-valued measurement observed for this value

Mean – the average (arithmetic mean) value of measurements observed for this value

Standard Deviation – the standard deviation of measurements observed for this value

Minimum – the lower bound of the possible range for this value

Maximum – the upper bound of the possible range for this value

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4.2 Settings View

The settings Page, as pictured below, allows the user to configure the connection, logging, and technical

support options. The configurable options are labeled as corresponding to their descriptions below.

Back Button (1) – Saves the Current Settings and returns the user to the Main View which is

described in section 4.1.

Connection –This section allows the user to select which tool they wish to connect to.

o Vender (2) –a drop down list of available vendors of supported devices

o Device (3) –a drop down list of supported devices for the selected vender.

Logging

o Duration (4) - menu to set the amount of time for which a snapshot log will record.

o View Log Files (5) – button to open the directory containing the files for each snapshot log taken.

Display

o Locale(6) – menu to select the locale used by the tool. The locale setting will determine the

language in which values and faults are reported, as well as in which units the values are

displayed in. The tool’s default locale is to use the default of the system on which it is running.

Changes to the locale will not be applied until the tool is restarted.

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Service Tool Support

o Contact (7) – Link to an email to which the customer can get support regarding Takata Monitor.

o View Incident Reports (8) – Opens the folder containing the report files. This button will only be

visible when an error has occurred and incident reports have been generated. When it is visible

and highlighted as shown below, this indicates that an error is occurred and an incident report has

been generated. The user should Contact Technical support.

o View user Documentation (9) – Opens this User guide document.

o Enable Technical Support Log (10) – Causes the tool to start logging information about the tool

for technical support to diagnose problems with the tool. Do not modify this setting unless

instructed to do so by technical support. While this option is enabled, a warning message will

appear at the bottom of the screen indicating so.

o View Logs (11) – Opens the folder containing files of thee Technical Support Logs.