Create a workspace
Kay Müller
Holger Dahinten
Overview
▪ What is a workspace
▪ Which information is stored
▪ Import and Export
▪ Import of communication matrix
▪ Supported file formats
▪ Adjustment of simulation behavior
(Setup real control units)
▪ Load required user plug-ins
▪ Automate import with configuration file
What is a workspace
▪ A workspace is some binary file which is used by
CanEasy to save and load it‘s data.
▪ File extension *.csm
Which information is stored
▪ CanEasy stores all data in the workspace
▪ This lets you share a workspace by just copying
the csm file
▪ The workspace is saved via the menu File →
Save or by clicking on the floppy disc icon in the
toolbar.
Import and Export
▪ Configurations of core applications can also be
exported (and imported) to an external file
– Trace window (*.trc)
– Signal plot (*.pltx)
– Signal monitor (*.smo)
– User panel (*.pnl)
– Rich panel (*.spd)
– VBA (*.vba)
– VSTA (*.vstap)
– …
Import of communication matrix
▪ To import communication
matrix (e.g. DBC file) just
Drag & Drop the file from
the Windows Explorer
Supported file formats
CanEasy internal formats other formats
*.csm Workspace *.dbc Communication matrix
*.trc Trace window *arxml Autosar XML
*.pnl User panel *.asc Recording
*.plu User plug-in *.ldf LIN network file
*.alm Alarm *.ncf LIN nodes file
*.celog Recording
*.pltx Signal plot
*.ceconfig CanEasy configuration
*.cdb Database binary
*.xml Database XML file
*.spd` Rich panel
*.vba VBA project
*.vstap VSTA project
Adjustment of simulation behavior
▪ The simulation behavior of every control unit can be
configured via the context menu
“Simulation behavior”
▪ The following modes are available:
Mode Description
OFF No messages are simulated
Reduced Only messages directed to a real ECU are simulated
Full All messages are simulated
Real No messages are simulated
Setup real control units
▪ In order to operate a
network with real control
units, you have to set
which control units are
real and which are
simulated.
▪ Real control units are
highlighted in bold letters
Load required user plug-ins
▪ User plug-ins are
located in the folder
"User-Plugins" within
the CanEasy
installation directory
▪ There are several user
plug-ins available for
CanEasy
Automate import via configuration file
▪ Content of a CanEasy
configuration file:
− Busses / DBC files
− Signal values
− Attributes
− Environment variable
values
− VBA projects
− BSKD projects
− User plug-ins
− General properties
▪ Each configuration section
is independent and optional
Thank you for your attention!
