Configuring the Diagnostic Toolkit

Complete the following steps to configure the Diagnostic Toolkit for your application.
Install and activate the Softing Smart Diagnostic Engine (SDE).
Note Refer to documentation from Softing for detailed information about installing and configuring the SDE and DTS.
  1. Configure the DTS interface.
  2. Configure an MCD-3D configuration INI file.

Configuring the DTS Interface

Refer to the readme file located at %Program Files%\PROVEtechDPDU\README.txt for detailed instructions about configuring the DTS interface with the D-PDU API.

Configuring an MCD-3D File

  1. Open the default MCD-3D configuration file from the following location: %Public Documents%\PROVEtechTA\cfg\DiagnosticsMCD3D.ini.
  2. Copy the following configuration values into the INI file underneath the [Config.MyConfig] heading:
    • DServerPath=<Path to the DTS Server DLL>
      Note Example file path: %Program Files%\Softing\Smart Diagnostic Engine\9.03\bin\ComApi.dll
    • FunctionalGroups=0
    • Project=<Project_Name created in System Configurator>
      Note If you created a DTS project in the System Configurator, specify that project name here. Otherwise, refer to the System Configurator documentation to create a new project in the System Configurator. To run the Diagnostic Toolkit LabVIEW examples, ensure that your DTS project references the PDX file in the following location: %Public%\Documents\National Instruments\NI-VCOM\Diagnostic Toolkit\NIECU.pdx.
    • VIName=<Vehicle_Information_Name created in System Configurator>
  3. Copy the following configuration value into the INI file underneath the [ConfigAssignments] heading:
    • MyConfig=VcomToolkitCalAndDiag
  4. Save the INI file.
  5. Restart the diagnostic server.
    1. Open LabVIEW.
    2. Select Tools » Vehicle Communication Toolkit » VCOM Helper Utility.
      The VCOM Helper Utility launches.
    3. Ensure that the Server Host Name is set to localhost and the Port Number is set to 9876.
    4. Click Restart Server.