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It feels like the season has started…
With full fledged workouts going on, the media here to capture the news and Don Mattingly talking Dodger baseball, it finally feels like the season is upon us.
We don't report to Camelback Ranch until a month from this Sunday, but you wouldn't know that from the vibe at the park this morning.
Plenty of websites and TV stations will be sharing the newsworthy info that came out of today and we tweeted a ton of it as it was coming out @dodgers so there's no use recapping it all. Frankly, that's not the value in this blog.
But what we can tell you is that it feels like the Dodgers have some great things in store for 2011. Hearing Donnie talk about the team and the tradition of this organization was impressive. Seeing Tommy Lasorda, Maury Wills and the return of Davey Lopes to a place he called home for so many years. The players hearing from an All-Star like Shawn Green after the workouts about what it's like to be a Dodger and a big leaguer. Tommy closing it out with a speech like no one else can deliver.
And tonight, the prospects are having a private dinner with a number of Dodger legends to hear about why the Dodgers are the Dodgers.
It's all part of this incredible program put together by De Jon Watson, Chris Haydock and the player development department and it's got a lot of people at the stadium excited about the year to come.
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Josh, what you described sounds a bit like Dodger Fantasy Camp with the ex-players and especially Tommy. Seriously, I think it should be a good experience for an open minded young player to listen to an ex-player about what takes to be a major league player. The players have to buy in to the Dodger tradition and what it takes to be successfull. Despite what is happening in the front office with ownership, everything is decided on the field by the players. Thank you to Shawn Green and the others who give their time back to the Dodger organization.
I see Reed signed a minor league deal with an invite to ST with the Cubs today.
There goes my hope of Mattingly being able to whip-out his Johnson to save the day this season. This after Ned was left Wangless last year…
For those that are interested in reading about today's workout….
Josh, nice seeing you.
I see the time warp is still alive and well……I hate this crap!
I was actually the first post on this thread and came out as #3!
Hi Everybody
Friends of mind from the LFP at Dodger Stadium, Fancesince53 and his daughter Fansince85, who now resides in Brooklyn (Oh Yes) told me about what a wonderful time they had at the ballpark yesterday eating and also meeting and greeting the younger Dodgers, along with Ned, Donnie and Josh..
It must have been fantastic, and it's hard for me to truly imagine.
I'm happy for everyone who got a chance to attend. Wish I could've been there.
Great photos and a nice rundown on the days happenings,~Roberto6~.
Hi everyone!
OBF! i am glad you mentioned fansince53. He used to post here when the blog first started. right fansince53? Anyway Fansince53, I remembered I have a picture that I took of you at the Top of the park that I never sent you. Let me know where. sorry but I forgot your email extension.
I love the pictures from Dodger Stadium and the news that baseball is on the air!
I love that Ozzie Guillen has answered my question on two different occasions!
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Q: Since the Dodgers have Juan Uribe and he played for the White Sox, what can you tell us about him?
A: Uribe is awesome. He may look like a little Buddha, but he is an amazing baseball player. I think he is so good because he is not afraid of the moment. He really is fearless, maybe because he has no idea how big the moments actually are! (haha) I only kid with him because that's my boy, and he will be great for the Dodgers.
— Ozzie
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Q: How do you like sharing a Spring Training facility with the Dodgers?
A: To me, it was a great experience and still is to be with such a great organization. I'm looking forward to seeing and competing against Donny (Don Mattingly), one of my favorite players coming up. And, of course, now I get to see my boy Uribiiiiiittttoooo (Juan Uribe) all spring long
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Haha. Ozzie is funny. If you want to sent Ozzie any question, go to his blog at http://ozzie.mlblogs.com/
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I bvleiee the first card is a 1985 Topps Franklin Stubbs.The second card is 1977 Topps Dusty BakerThe third card is a 2005 Topps Hideo Nomo.
Anyone else uneasy about Kershaw being in Africa? When I first heard that a few weeks ago I just got the feeling that he'll come back with some weird viral parasite that'll ruin his season.
Dodger 32 – Ned'll probably get confused and come back with Yogi Bear instead – like most of his acquisitions that make you laugh.
Yogi Bear & Boo-Boo, too 🙂
Ned says Loney has to hit for more power for the Dodgers to be successful. I say the earth is round.
The Dodgers releashed Pat Borders, now they're free to sign Yogi Berra. Go get him Ned.
You know there is a much more important thing out there to worry about than all this………….whether your astrological sign has been changed – LOL!!!!!
You would have been proud of this Dodger fan today. We had an assembly with the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants AAA affiliate), and of course it was the perfect opportunity to where my Dodgers hoodie. Of course my principal had fun pointing that out in front of the entire group. I told them I may be a Dodger fan, but I am also a fan of baseball and reading (which was the purpose of the assembly).
JOSH – I'm getting excited for the new season. I was looking at dodgers.com for a printable schedule so I can hang it in my office but I can't seem to find one on the website. Can you help?
GO Dodgers!
According to Bill Shaikin, Fox has advanced Frank McCourt money. That ought to make some if you say…"hmmmm"
Forget Fox….and Frank!!!!
What y'all need to remember is we, the paying, loving public!!! Make the magic possible!! Were it baby, we are the motor that makes the team run!!! Tommy has alway's said " The Dodgers belong to the fans "
JOSH!! Times are hard, and I pose the question in these lean times……ask Tommy if he could have one last meal, at the place of his choice or one more Championship, which does he choose? I know Tommy is 80+ but damn, we need some spark out of the Walking Eagle………………..I propose that Tommy challange Loney, pound for pound, Tommy has to shed some and Loney has to gain some…..in the way of dingers!!! What are we talking here? 10 pounds bing, bang get -r -done!!! Tommy, I NEED to see you fired up!!! FIRED FISHIN UP !!!!
If you could choose, between one favorite last dinner, and one more Dodger Championship………You know you would Rally for the cause!!! Tommy Get -R- done, Baby!!! Fired up!!!! Fired Fishin Up!!!
Fired Fishing Up!!!!
Fired Fishing Up!!!!
I'm talking the old dudes here…….and Ya, Lopes, Garvey, Cey, bring about Orel, still an old dude!!!
Kemp? Andre, Loney, Bills and yes Kershaw!!!!
Fired up at 80 baby!!! It all begins here, GET -R – Done!!!
You got to bring the ( ring) game to your opponent day in and day out!!
2011, Fired Fishing Up Baby!!!!
Koufax wasn't alone…….but he could Fire a ballclub up!!!
Old Dudes…Old Dodger Dudes!!!!
Just when we were starting to talk about players and the upcoming season comes a story about Frank and his search for more money. Certainly this is not coincidental to his meetings with MLB officials a short time ago. I can picture Frank working hard to find a way to save this franchise for himself and his sons. Let's hope he doesn't lose all of us along the way. Bud Selig, MLB and Fox, shame on you for allowing Frank to become the owner in the first place and for prolonging his stay in your exclusive club.
EXCELLENT, Dodgereric!
I just read that Times article about Fox supposedly advancing mcdick money.
Boy, as if I weren't depressed enough already. Not that I need much encouragement, but it triggered yet another snappy letter. This one stands a chance.
"At the risk of irritating certain readers who get offended with negative comments in this Letters Section, I'd like to respond to Saturday's article, "Fox advances Frank McCourt money to help cover Dodgers' operating expenses."
(Last week someone wrote in to complain that there was too much negativity in the Times Letter section, so I hadda respond somehow.)
Speaking of negativity, if he survives long enough to put the DodgerVision deal together, he'll never leave until he dies. Then of course, we get his sons. If that happens, I'll have to shop my fandom around MLB I guess. I've never changed teams in any sport before, except leaving the Rams for the Chargers. But they left me first.
I'm not an AL guy, so that takes me down to 15 teams right away. No way I root for the Padres or Giants. Ever. Thirteen left now. The Reds? Nah, too much left over from the Big Red Machine days when they beat us like a drum. Twelve. I hate all New York teams in every sport. Eleven. I hate Texas, mostly 'cause of the Cowboys. Ten. I hate St Louis 'cause they stole my Rams. Nine. Can't root for the Nationals because I hate politicians. That leaves eight. I've always hated the Tomahawk Chop. Seven. Florida sucks. Six. And Pittsburgh has no prospects they can keep either. Five. Philly? They spend money, but I can't root for the same team as Phan. Four. Brewers are owned by the anti-Christ. Three. Cubs? 1908? Two. Rockies are spending money to keep their kids, but I can't spell Twolowitzy. Dbacks have Gibson managing so that might be fun, but managers are hired to be fired. He won't be there forever.
Ah, there's always the minor leagues……….
Geez, it was about 1PM PST (in real time) when I got that 1 post in (at 2:21 in TimeWarpVille). I've been consigned to "Too many posts" ever since. Hi Junie and tru!
Yeah birk, I guess Fox didn't do enough damage while they were the owners. And it STILL wasn't enough that they sold to mccheap. Now they've gotta pony up more money to keep him here.
What did we ever do to Fox? Are they all gnat fans over there? Communists? If there's truth to this still-unconfirmed story, I'll stop watching their stupid network. I don't care what they televise. There's too much competition on the airwaves, always music to listen to, books to read, people to talk to. Screw 'em.
Ah, letter writing………
I blundered around Fox' website until I found this email address for News Corp: 'firstname.lastname@example.com'
Then I wrote this to them:
"To whom it may concern:
The subject line above refers to a story in the LA Times today:
I would like to voice my opposition to this, if it is indeed true. There is a growing opposition to the Frank McCourt ownership of the Dodgers amongst the fan base and our best hope of him selling the team to someone who really cares about the welfare of the Dodgers is that he cannot find any more entities to loan him more money.
Before you actually loan him money, it would be a good idea to find out just how much money he owes. It's frightening. Why would you want to assist him? Unless, of course, you want to be an owner again yourself. And that didn't work out so well for you before, did it?"
Now, before the nay-sayers amongst you says, "You don't actually think anyone pays attention to anything you say, do you?"
No, I don't. But it makes me feel better.
I was all geared up to tell Dodgereric how great his post was (and it is!!), but then the thought of him not being a Dodger fan is very disturbing. However Eric, if you can't find another baseball team to love, there is always NASCAR and Jimmie 🙂
I think it may be time to flood Fox with letters about how we don't want this to happen. Or do they care what the fans want?
lbirken – Always love to know what you ate thinking. It is definitely worth the two cents!!
Dodger4life – glad to see you on here 🙂
Red pen – "are" not "ate" 🙂
It is good to see you too Dodgereric, and I was stuck in Submission Error Hell after my first post as well. This and not knowing whether your post is going to show up in real time or ITDFST is really annoying.
Thanks for the address. I am definitely writing a letter.
However, he will cut all the important programs (the players the fans actually care about) and he will raise taxes (ticket prices, merchandise, etc), while giving himself and his sons raises. Yep enchanted, he is just like our government!!!
Please get these imposters out of LA!!! Jamie has dug a dollar hole that Frank's nickle a** can't fill up!!! Pathetic!!!!
Hey Jhall!! Great way of putting things!!!
Frank just took a page from the Federal government – already deeply in debt? – why borrow more money. Much like this country, the weight of debt will eventually crush Frank.
TJ Simers tonight:
I sought a comment from Frank McCourt at the Century Plaza on Saturday night.
"Why don't you and me sit down and chat?" I said to McCourt.
McCourt's reply: "In your dreams," the expletive deleted from his response.
McCourt, who began his first day on the job as Dodgers owner promising transparency, continues to decline to comment on any subject.
Fox did not respond to a request for comment.
McCourt's recent trip to New York to gather support from Major League Baseball has all the appearance of a desperate man. Divorce court papers revealed he was more than $400 million in debt, more than $600 million considering long-term liabilities and now he's paying his wife to stay away.
He had to borrow money from his brother and friends to make good on payments to Jamie.
Throw in an estimated $400 million that could be borrowed from Fox to start a regional sports network, and McCourt would be near $1 billion in debt.
The interest on such debt would be astronomical, with the payment eating seriously into any cash flow. It would undermine the team's ability to improve the team in the future.
Dodgereric – Just so you know you and most of here on ITD are not alone, here are some posts fans are making the actually links to these articles via facebook…….
The only guy I want to see hit the road more than McCourt is Bud Selig. He's the guy who allowed this to happen in the first place, yet won't allow Mark Cuban NEAR a Major League franchise. B.S. hasn't just been bad for the Dodgers- he's been bad for all of baseball.
The sad thing is there are actually parties interested in buying the Dodgers, but Selig still won't do anything.
What they have to worry about is having fans in the stands. Who's going to be lined up on the sides of roads with picket signs? People need to get educated about this.
I would simply encourage everyone to focus as much creative efforts in underlining the only clear statement Frank will actually be bothered by–cutting his pockets, cutting his income.
Next thing you know, he'll ask the President to BAIL him out.
This has gone too far, if this were to happen to the yankees or red sox i bet bud selig would do something.
He's making the team look pathetic and desperate. If he cared about the Dodgers at all, he would not be begging for money to keep them afloat. He would sell them to someone who can actually afford them and knows how to run a business, not sell them out.
Frank will rub snausages with ANYONE who has got bucks to "LEND" him. Yeah, as IF HE COULD EVER PAY ANY OF IT BACK. This bitch is in debt to over HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. Not MILLION, but BILLION. Can't say that I would lend him anything, other than my shoe up his *** . . .
It is so frustrating because the actions McCourt is taking now will not be able to be undone.He will not give up this team until he sells them out to Fox or China or and turns a profit and makes the Dodgers a laughing stock.
They are not a laughing stock because they did poorly the second half of last season – stuff happens (look at the Padres), but because they have a desperate greedy owner whose personal life and poor business judgment and need for media attention has turned them into a three-ring circus act.
Dodger fans deserve so much better. I expect the team to be more competitive this year, but this ownership tragedy makes it so hard for me to be excited. If the owner doesn't care about the team, then how does he expect us fans to?
Way to go, Nellyjune! Awesome post! You speak for the majority of the Dodger fans, including me 🙂 And, I have been a fan for many, many, years.
Thanks Tru!!!
I went ahead and forwarded these and other comments to the address Dodgereric posted yesterday. The problem I am having with this is there are interested parties interested in buying this team, but the MLB is just sitting back watching this financial fiasco happen. In Jhall's term…..TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!
Or, as Jhall would say…..GEEZ, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! lmao!!!!
I'm waiting to see what Messagebear has to say 🙂
……. Or when he is really mad "UNF***INGACCEPTABLE!!! LMAO!!!!
Yep, I am guessing Messagebear is so mad, he would have a entire post of asterisks. I certainly wouldn't blame him either. LOL!!!
Jhall – way to get all your phrases in one fabulous post!!! I am doing pretty good, just cold too (I know it's not Ohio cold, but it's foggy-gloomy-no sun cold – lol)
:))) It is Un-F**king Acceptable!!! What makes it even more maddening, is the fact that it is so obvious what is wrong and no one has the balls to do anything about it!!! Geez!!!
Hi'Ya Trumom and Nelly!!! How are my two favorite Dodger fans this fine weekend? Hope you are both doing well. Things are going OK here. Just cold.
Wow, I usually find T.J. Simers mildly amusing if not a bit irritating but he pretty much summed up how I feel about the latest McCourt gambit. Why Fox would want a share of the Dodgers while the ownership issue still has not been resolved completely is anyone's guess. T.J. is right on target when he says this ploy will not be good for the fans.
Nelly, time warped again I see. Help us Obi-Wan!!!
Great to see you, Jhall. It's amazing…just mention your name and, you appear! 🙂 lol
:))) Always great to see you Trumom!!!
Hey Frank!! Here's the deal!!
Without the hispanic population, doing what they do best!!!
Supporting what they believe, to be in they love and to be in their best interest!!
Your dead in the water!!! ( just saying!!)
And having said that, I am and have been in Love with a hispanic girl, that trust me has more passion and more fiery God honest spirit than Jamie could EVER UNLEASH!!!
But she loves me, ( Go Fishin Figure ) Tougher than nails love, I'm telling ya!!
Frank, I am dead broke, we ain't talking a billion, but the dreams of the big *** penny, trying to steamroll my assss. Ever so present!!!
( you've had the dream, sound asleep, falling from a plane…………just falling but you wake up right before impact, in a cold sweat!! Its the same dream but with a Gigantic Penny about to steamroll your asss!! I mean falling from a plane and waking up right before you make the utimate impact, Vs, getting steamrolled by a Fishing Penny,
Frank pull the parachute, its time!!
Don't let 3 million little *** pennies steamroll your asss!!
Step to the side……..make amends, be valiant, in your duties, not just with the duties, you posses with the our beloved ballclub!! But with the duties you have as the head of what is and shall always be your true legacy!!
The children that follow in your footsteps, I'm talking about those individuals you have'nt even met yet!! They deserve more than just a man that can cherish them with dollars!! They deserve everything and I mean everything, your heart ever desired!!
Sidestep the Gigantic Penny, say Hasta la Vista to the Lawyers……Focus your passion, focus your heart on the bigger picture!! Jamie you are alway's included in everything that pertains to Frank, call a truce, salvage what is a promising future, and what you've work towards since I'm just guessing here, you gave life to something greater than your wildest dreams!! Dreams that unless you abandon them never seize to exist!!!
Y'all are acting pretty damnnnn stupid, with what is the most preciouc commodity known to man kind!!
Y'all became a part of my beloved Dodgers, so it has been hard to dislike Y'all………Sidestep, and regroup……with dignity, not just $
I would really like that to be my last post about Frank and Jamie!!! They've grown older than my drunk rants!!
Bottoms Up!!
The team is pretty much settled, barring a few surprise in the spring, I know Neds intrigued and open, yeah whatever….if this ballclub doesn't come out in the first 56 games of the season, and show some promise. The next 56 games Ned will abort any plan he and Frank have sold to the paying public ( Meaning US!!) I got news for Y'all these ballpalyers are going to make it or break it without anyone in the stands!! Heck we can't show support on the road!! They still have to man up and FISHING WIN!! They either have that ability/desire or they don't!! Sure a loud crowd is a benefit but not a necessity!! I think and believe that a smaller crowd, showing not just their love for the current team but a bonified and true love for the well being of what we belive to be The Best Organzition in Baseball would speak volumes!! After all these players are an extention of us, in so many ways!! A lost and wayward owner, who refuses to give us their best, not so much!!
Frank just keeps prodding along sub par, while Loney, drives in runs!! Andre battles day in and day out, I doubt there is a better grinder in the line-up!! Bills, Padilla, factor Brox into this picture, dealing adversity, done it before, can do it agian!! Kershaw, yeah well what can I say, not quite wiffle ball control, but damn near!! The rest of the bunch, ought to be gald to be playing on any baseball field let alone an empty one, in what is truly L.A.!!
These gentleman don't need us, I am quite sure they appreciate us, and they are gonna make a mark whether we rumble the seats with thunder or not. This has always been Dodgerland, ( It's Not Our Town ,) heck it ain't even a darn town? What it is, is what you…..the Boys on the field make it!!! 2011 will have an excuse, how else can you explain anything short of ring!!! The McCourt drama doesn't exist anymore!! It's as good as dead, the first 56 games alive and well baby, and all of L.A. supports this cause
Good Mojo!! Good Rythym!!
Good times!!!!
Mr. Goodtime!!
This is our year baby!!!
Real Good Times!!!
Time to get Dirty!!
Nothin in Paricular
Just some down and dirty
Anybody throwing the baseball yet?
The letters to the Times in the sport section is the first thing I read Saturday mornings. Sometimes is the best part of the sport section. Negative or positive, they are a reflection of the status of the Dodgers. I enjoy reading both and the creativitiy of the fans that take the time to send him.
BTW Bill Dwyre had a nice human interest story about Joe Garagiola last Saturday.
I also enjoy the letter section in the Times sports section and other sports magazines as well. It is interesting how upset some folks get and I will say I am sick and tired of so many letters starting with, "I am sick and tired about…"
Dodger4life, your diatribe about Frank and Jamie unfortunately assumes either one of these two people knows anything about doing the right thing. They are both stubborn, greedy wannabes who clearly are in over their heads with regards to owning a sports franchise such as the Dodgers.
SoSG is reporting that the Dodgers have signed Marcus Thames. So there's the RH platoon with Gibbons. Guess that totally leaves Paul out in the cold.
Its also being reported that Ned's close to signing Gabe Kapler to a minor league contract.
Boy the names just keep getting bigger and brighter don't they?
The "defense" in left ought to be a sight.
I'm scared TruMom – hold me.
Can't wait for Thursday now when Ned signs Eric Chavez.
Who the heck is Marcus Thames?
lbirken – you took the words right out of my mouth – LOL!!!!
Here is what both Marcus and Gabe bring to the Dodger table…….
The Dodgers are on the verge of signing Marcus Thames, according to Dylan Hernandez. Could be as soon as tomorrow.
Good timing, Enchanted 🙂
Maybe they are saving the money to sign Andre for a long term deal….ha,ha!
I feel like I am watching that movie "Logan's Run", but in reverse. Hey, if you are over 30 and need a team, just stay where you are because Ned is sure to find you.
Also, according to Tony Jackson, the Dodgers are not looking to sign multiple-year contracts to Billz, Loney and Kuo. I am okay with this decision (for now) if the reasoning is because of performance and not because Frank can't afford it. However, I guess we will never know the reasoning.
So, we've agreed to terms with Marcus Thames.
Reaction: Oboy.
So, we might agree to terms with Welcome Back Kotter. Oboy again. In the words of The Times: "At 35, Kapler?s best years are about a decade behind him. He had what was arguably his best offensive season in 2000, when he hit .302 with 14 homers and 66 RBIs for the Texas Rangers."
Reaction: It's not "about a decade". It's MORE than a decade. And his BEST was 14 hrs. That's fourteen. Good Lord.
We're not looking to sign Billz, Loney and Kuo to multi-year contracts.
Reaction: If I were Billz, Loney or Kuo, I wouldn't be looking to sign multi-year deals with us either. Only an idiot would want to stay here under mcdick's ownership.
Also, in not-unexpected news, I've received a rejection email from the Guinness people:
"Thank you for sending us the details of your recent record attempt for 'Longest employment, same employer, not owner'. We are afraid to say that we are unable to accept this as a Guinness World Record.
We are aware of Mr. Scully's achievements and how they compare to other sports commentators around the globe, and will offer proper recognition to him if and when he surpasses a proper world record.
Guinness World Records has absolute discretion as to which Guinness World Record applications are accepted and our decision is final. Guinness World Records may at its discretion and for whatever reason identify some records as either no longer monitored by Guinness World Records or no longer viable.
As your record application has not been accepted, Guinness World Records is in no way associated with the activity relating to your record proposal and we in no way endorse this activity. If you choose to proceed with this activity then this is will be of your own volition and at your own risk.
Once again thank you for your interest in Guinness World Records."
I replied politely:
"I would like to thank you for considering my request. Although I do not agree with you that it is not a ?proper world record?, I understand that it could be something extremely difficult to verify.
Again, thank you for your quick response."
Ah, it woulda been nice. Sorry Vinnie…….
It would have been very nice for Vinny and all his fans, Dodgereric.
Chad Billingsley got $6.275 mil from Dodgers.
I knew that news would get a "Good Lord" out of you – LOL!!!!! Thanks for at least trying to get something done as far as Vinny's tenure with the Dodgers.
O.K., so now I know who Marcus Thames is but I still never heard of him but then again, I don't follow the American League and didn't know anything about Casey Blake when he came to the Dodgers. I do know I have never liked the idea of platooning players but maybe this will work.
I am not surprised Bills signed a one year deal. It does not seem the Dodgers want anything longer than two years and the players still have opportunities for the big pay day down the road. Remember when people were wondering why the Dodgers did not offer a long term deal to Russell Martin? Ned has demonstrated he would rather pay a bit more for a shorter period of time then commit to something long term. We will see how this works but with the ownership situation being what is, I don't blame the players for trying to keep their options open.
J3ZTG6 That's way more clever than I was expecting. Thanks!
And now for some rumor-mongering…Three new Sons. We all know who is going to be "Dusty Baker" – our very own DB. The qitueson is who is going to take the roles of Messrs. Stubbs and Nomo. Perhaps a professor? Maybe Josh? Rbn? Marla? Quad???Rumor-mongering is fun!


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ECU Calibration with CANape
The primary application area of CANape is in optimizing parameterization (calibration) of electronic control units. During a measurement process, you can simultaneously calibrate parameters and record signals. The communication between CANape and the ECUs takes place via protocols such as XCP or via microcontroller-specific interfaces with the VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware. CANape supports various ADAS sensors such as radar, LIDAR and video. Combined with high-performance hardware, CANape can store multiple gigabytes of data per second. Calibration data management and convenient measurement data evaluation including data management as well as reporting make CANape a complete tool for ECU calibration. Of course, CANape also provides access to bus data, diagnostic data and analog measurement data.
- Open and flexible platform, since it is based on standards
- Acquire and log measurement data from a wide variety of sources time-synchronously, and, if necessary, analyze it in vMDM – a cloud-based measurement data management system
- Convenient calibration and management of parameters and direct transmission to server-based or cloud-based calibration management systems
- High-performance connection to controllers and sensors (radar, LIDAR, video ...) with outstanding measurement data rates
- Reliable ADAS logging solution for comprehensive testing
- Easy integration of analog measurement equipment with high sampling rates
- Automatic measurement data evaluation through data mining
- User-friendly visualization of Simulink/Stateflow models
- Rapid prototyping platform as an efficient runtime environment for code and models
- Open interfaces for hardware integration with third-party suppliers
Application Area Measurement & Calibration
Calibration/Parameter Setting
Representation in parameter setting is either alphanumeric or graphic. User-configurable panels give the user a customized interface for displaying and calibrating characteristic parameters. The following functionality is offered in parameter setting/calibration:
- You can set parameter values either online in the ECU's memory or offline in the cache of CANape. The Offline mode lets you process ECU parameters before or after measurement without requiring a connection to the ECU.
- Parameter calibration in parallel to measurement data acquisition
- All of an ECU's parameters can be calibrated in a single window, the Parameter Explorer
- Structures with parameters can be viewed in their entirety in the Parameter Explorer
- Generation of a parameter set based on a specific time point in the measurement file
- Merging of parameter sets to make new version levels and feed the data back into software development via C, H or MATLAB files
- Parameter set files are managed in CDM Studio
- Parameter set files can be loaded, visualized and edited in calibration windows. This also enables batch operations on parameter set files.
CANape acquires internal ECU measurement parameters synchronous to ECU processes via the CCP and XCP measurement and calibration protocols. Data measured from the ECUs are logged time-synchronous with other measured data (from serial bus systems, GPS, audio, video or from other measuring equipment) and are represented in many different ways. The multi-recorder concept makes it possible to simultaneously configure different measurements and start and stop them independently of one another. Each recorder saves its measured values in a separate file.
Features of measurement data acquisition and visualization in CANape include:
- Various window types and user-definable panels for graphic representation
- The ASAM measurement data format MDF 4.x writes measurement files without a time-consuming post-process for sorting. MDF 4.x also supports measurement files with a size over 4 GB.
- CAN bus data may be logged in either BLF or MDF 4.x format
- Detailed display of DAQ list utilization in the measurement configuration
- Optimized DAQ lists configuration enables maximum data transfer independent of data types
- Analysis of bus communication in the Trace window
- Structures defined in the ECU source code can be used as measurement objects
- Virtual signals can be calculated online with the help of an internal script language or with MATLAB/Simulink models by combining real variables from various sources
- Extensive trigger options for data logging including pre-trigger and post-trigger times (also for audio and video)
- Time-synchronous acquisition of scalar values and arrays
- Decoding of encrypted CAN messages
- Configuration of the Vector data loggers for CCP and XCP measurements including seed & key handling
- Rates of up to 100 MByte/s for XCP data and radar raw data are possible from the ECU depending on the interface used with the VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware data
- Reliable and time-synchronous documentation of driving situations via audio and video recordings without keyboard input
Supported Hardware Interfaces and Protocols
- Bus monitoring of CAN, CAN FD, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, FlexRay, LIN, SAE J1939, GMLAN, CANopen and MOST
- XCP on CAN, CAN FD, FlexRay, Ethernet, RS232
- High-speed controller interfaces such as JTAG, DAP, LFAST, RTP/DMM, Nexus AUX, AURORA via Vector's VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware
- Fast PCIe processor interface over VX1000
- Interfaces for video sensors
- DoIP (Diagnostics over Internet Protocol)
- ISO 14230 (KWP2000 on CAN) and ISO 14229 (UDS). ISO/TF2 and VW-TP2.0 transport protocols
- ISO 14229 (UDS) over FlexRay with the ISO transport protocol and the "AUTOSAR" and "BMW" transport protocols upon request
- KWP2000 on K-Line
- Measurement technology from many third-party manufacturers
Others upon request.
The VX1000 System is a modular solution with a data throughput of more than 100 MByte/s for measurement and calibration tasks. It can be used in the vehicle, on test benches or in the laboratory. To achieve maximum data throughput with minimal effects on ECU execution times, data is accessed via microcontroller-specific data trace and debug interfaces.
By using the standardized XCP on Ethernet protocol, in addition to interfacing with CANape you can interface to other measurement and calibration tools as well. Depending on the controller used, a measurement may have practically no effect on the controller.
- Vector scalable measurement and calibration hardware VX1000 for maximum data transfer rates of up to 100 MByte/s
- Vector hardware for CAN, CAN FD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet and MOST
- Yokogawa's quick measurement technology solution RAMScope via AUD interface
- ETAS`s XCP-on-Ethernet Interface for Automotive ECUs XETK
- Compact Dynamic's solutions for ECU connections via Dual Ported RAM
- iSYSTEM's on-chip & in-circuit emulations for various processors and via different debugger interfaces
CANape records measured data fully automatically as a stand-alone data logger. The tool acquires internal ECU data synchronous to analog measured data and bus data with the help of prepared measurement configurations.
Data logging made easy
Data loggers are autonomously operating, robust devices that are permanently installed in the vehicle and log measured data over a longer period of study. In combination with a conventional industrial PC on the market, CANape meets all of the preconditions required for use as a data logger:
Time-synchronous signal logging from a wide variety of sources: ECUs, communication buses, measurement sensors, video, audio and GPS.
Start of a preconfigured measurement without requiring user interaction.
Fault-tolerant measurement: if errors occur, measured data acquisition continues or is reset, e.g. in case communication is interrupted.
You can use trigger conditions to reduce the volume of saved data and start (diagnostic) scripts such as fault memory reports.
Recording of audio comments during measurement: the driver's voice recorded with a microphone supplies important auxiliary information on the specific driving situation for analysis, and lets the driver keep both hands on the steering wheel.
CANape supports among other things:
- Many common high-resolution radar and video sensors
- LIDAR sensor components such as IBEO HAD, Quanergy, Velodyne
- µEye-cameras from the company IDS Imaging Development Systems as reference camera
- Other cameras with a DirectX driver are also supported
- ADMA gyro system for vehicle dynamics testing from GeneSys Elektronik
- NMEA-compatible GPS receiver
An open interface is available for integrating other systems: the DAIO (Digital/Analog IO) interface for high-performance analog measurement solutions. Users can create the drivers needed for this themselves. In development, Vector can support you with sample programs, a driver generator and other services.
The following measuring devices can be interconnected to CANape:
- Vector I/O solutions
- All measurement data acquisition devices connected to the PC via the CAN bus, e.g. devices from the companies Caetec, CSM, IMC or Ipetronik
- AD-Scan MiniModul pro from CSM (2 Mbit/s bandwidth with overclocked CAN bus for up to 10 kHz sampling rate)
- CSM 800 kHz measurement solution with EtherCAT to XCP on Ethernet Gateway
- ETAS measurement module series ES400 and ES600 - ES650
- Analog and digital measurement hardware from NI, including the DAQmx series
- IMP thermal measurement module from Solartron
- ADwin systems from Jäger Computergesteuerte Messtechnik
- QuantumX and SoMat eDAQ from HBM
- Mx-SENS 8 over XCP on Ethernet from Ipetronik
- faceLAB from Seeing Machines (video systems for acquiring visual perspectives in the areas of driving safety research and human-machine interaction)
- Dikablis from Ergoneers (video systems for acquiring visual perspectives in the areas of driving safety research and human-machine interaction)
An open interface is available for integrating other measurement systems: the DAIO (Digital / Analog IO) interface for high-performance analog measurement solutions. Users can create the drivers needed for this themselves. In development, Vector can support you with a development kit, sample code, documentation and services.
Measuring and calibrating per ASAM MCD3
CANape's automation interface offers functions that enable symbolic access to bus and ECU data. A positive effect is the significant time and cost savings for potential application programs. The functionality of the automation interface is organized into the following areas:
- Setting up devices: all bus and ECU interfaces supported by CANape are available via the automation interface (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Diagnostics, CCP and XCP)
- Measuring: supported are functions for setting up the measurement configuration, starting and stopping the acquisition process and for accepting the measured data
- Reading and calibrating parameter values
- Diagnostics: setting input parameters, executing diagnostic functions, polling output parameter values, reading fault memory
- Executing scripts
The typical use case for the automation interface is test benches. CANape supports the ASAM interfaces ASAP3 and ASAM MCD 3MC as well as a problem-oriented C-API and a user-friendly, high-performance COM interface. Access to diagnostic data is also via an easy to use interface, which reduces the complexity of a MCD3-D interface to just a few functions.
Overview of your advantages
- CANape's universal interface gives a client application access to key vehicle bus systems and protocols.
- Great flexibility by convenient integration of CANape in different tool chains: that is how CANape can be controlled via Excel, MATLAB M-Files, test benches, Visual Basic programs and many more.
Application Area Diagnostics & Flashing
Besides handling diagnostics for individual ECUs, CANape also gives the user a look at vehicle functions across ECUs by means of functional addressing. Besides CAN and FlexRay, the K-line is also supported as a physical interface. CANape can also be used to symbolically access diagnostic data and services. The description files may exist either in ODX format or in the Vector CDD format. If no special diagnostic description file exists, the supplied generic files for UDS and KWP2000 enable symbolic access to functions and raw data.
As a diagnostic tester CANape offers these functions:
- Diagnostic console from which you can select, parameterize and execute diagnostic functions
- Window for displaying and processing fault memory, symbolic display of DTCs, and environmental data
- Integrated access to measurement, calibration and diagnostic data, e.g. with visualization of fault memory entries in the Graphic window
- ODX-controlled flash programming by script
- Analysis of all aspects of diagnostic communication in the Trace window: messages, transport protocol data, protocol data, and diagnostic data
- Address-oriented access to A2L-defined ECU data via diagnostic functions
- Visualization of the chronological flow of diagnostic functions
- Scripts for automating diagnostic sequences
- .Net, as a script language, provides many new diagnostic functions and enables exchange of scripts between Vector diagnostic tools – this eliminates the need to maintain different scripts.
- Easy-to-use automation interface for executing diagnostic services
- Functional addressing, e.g. use of a diagnostic function to query the IDs of multiple ECUs
- Support of 3D servers on request
- Access to OBD data with dedicated display in the OBD window
In flashing new program versions, both the CCP/XCP and diagnostic protocols are supported. The easiest way to perform diagnostic-based flashing is to use vFlash projects. The flash tool from Vector supports over 50 different flash specifications with user-friendly templates. The process involves implementing ECU-specific sequences in vFlash projects. You can select these projects in CANape and use them directly for flashing.
Application Area Measurement Evaluation
Evaluation of Measured Data & Data Mining
CANape offers you numerous options for easy processing and evaluation of data from previous measurements – either manually or automatically:
- Script-driven and automated evaluation of measurement files
- Arithmetic evaluations using the integrated script language, your own C/C++ based functions or MATLAB/Simulink models
- Convenient search function and analysis of large quantities of data via the data mining user interface
- Convenient linking of search conditions permits efficient description and execution of complex analyses
- Display of signals over a time axis or XY representation
- Manual study of signal responses by zoom, search functions, and measurement cursors
- Input of comments for offline analysis
- Use of customizable print templates
- Import and export of different measurement file formats
- Export of sequences from measurement files with synchronous video segments
- Easy handling of measurement files with the Measurement File Manager
Case Study Daimler: "Analyze large quantities of measurement data rationally and flexibly"
On test benches and in durability tests, automotive OEMs collect important information on the behavior of vehicle components under realistic conditions. However, in view of the enormous quantities of data that are generated and their complex interrelationships, it is often a time-consuming process to subsequently identify and analyze the relevant data sets. To accelerate the analysis of measurement data in testing its automatic transmissions, Daimler AG relies on automated data evaluation by the CANape measurement and calibration tool.
Highlights Version 18.0
- Full Ethernet support in the vehicle and laboratory
- vMDM: The search engine for your measurement data
- High-performance function library for online calculation at sampling rates of more than 100kHz
- CANape log: Seamless transition from CANape project to logger hardware
- Capture data objects and raw data from any ADAS sensors in your vehicles
- Visualize traffic data objects detected by ADAS sensors
- Convenient offline evaluation e.g. in the office through support of the vSignalyzer license
Classic vehicle bus systems, such as CAN and FlexRay, offer the possibility of accessing all bus data at one point. Ethernet networks, on the other hand, consist of network switches and point-to-point connections. When measuring Ethernet data, it must be completely clear where in the network the desired data is available. Access to the data also works differently than in a classic vehicle bus. The Ethernet connection is either disconnected or the desired data is additionally routed out via a port of the Ethernet switch.
The Ethernet VN5000 series supports a wide range of applications. Configuration is convenient thanks to the new operating concept for networks in CANape.
The vMDM Explorer is the central search engine for measurement data on your computer. Similar to other search engines, the vMDM Explorer indexes your measurement data. Search actions (e.g. search for signal names, project information and other metadata) can then be performed very quickly. You can easily filter the measurement data according to any properties, visualize the measurement files or perform an automated data analysis on the selected measurement files.
If you want to extend your search to department- or company-wide measurement data, Vector Measurement Data Management (vMDM) is available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). CANape connects to the database as a client via the CANape Option vMDM. You can upload, download and analyze measurement data and create reports.
In order to detect fast physical changes, signals must be sampled at high frequency. The typical measurement data rate in the environment of electric motors is 1 MHz. The new function library is able to perform calculations online during measurement. Calculated results, e.g. electrical power, can thus be displayed live and saved in the measurement file. Acquisition of the analog data is carried out with measurement modules by CSM.
(CANape log will be available with a CANape 18.0 Service Pack)
CANape log is the ideal solution for using an existing CANape project directly in a hardware logger without any further adaptation. CANape log is the combination of robust hardware with a CANape measurement core optimized for logger use. The solution is scalable and can record several GB/s.
Existing CANape projects can be outsourced to Vector logger hardware (VN8911 or VP6000 and VP7000; VP Family will be available in 2020). After installation in the vehicle, the measurement data is recorded on the logger hardware. If you connect your laptop with CANape to the logger via Ethernet, you can work with CANape as you are used to. For the monitoring of the autonomous logger operation you use a web-based mobile user interface on your mobile phone or tablet.
During autonomous operation, you can connect CANape to the logger at any time, e.g. to change parameters. This is done without interruption of the data recording.
You have to implement your ADAS projects and cannot wait for CANape release dates? We get that. In order to be able to integrate a wide variety of sensors, we have introduced our concept of "Distributed High Performance Recorders" (DHPR). It allows us to integrate any sensors into CANape without having to make changes to the CANape core.
For the physical connection, the new Ethernet interfaces VN5000 and the new video solutions are available. The VX1161 is a vehicle-optimized modular platform with space for six plug-in units. It offers the functionality of any combination of VX1000 base modules, bus interfaces and video grabbers.
ADAS sensors provide detailed information about the vehicle environment. The data is analyzed by the sensor, road users are identified and information (position, speed ...) is described as data objects. The sensor sends these data objects in the form of object lists to data fusion ECUs.
The object lists are transferred either signal-based or as an already defined data object in a structure. A data object that, for example, describes a point cloud of a lidar, can be used directly in CANape for visualization. In the case of a signal-based description, the signals must be assigned to the data objects. The assignment is made via the Signal Object Adapter in CANape. Online measured signals or measurement files can serve as the data source.
For verification purposes, data objects are clearly visualized in special ADAS windows. This allows you to quickly and easily identify where the objects were detected in the environment.
Depending on your available licenses, you can use CANape in different ways. This may reduce your effort to install additional software.
With a CANape license, all CANape functionalities are available except for the additionally available options.
Analysis Mode
If CANape detects a compatible vSignalyzer license, all functions necessary for offline analysis are available. In this case, the functional scope of vSignalyzer is enabled in CANape. You can seamlessly use your CANape projects for evaluation and save yourself the trouble of installing the vSignalyzer software.
Use case: You measure with the CANape license in the vehicle and evaluate with the vSignalyzer license at the workstation.
Restricted Mode
Without a recognized license, CANape works in restricted mode. In this mode, projects and configurations can still be edited freely.
Object Verification for Driver Assistance Systems Incl. High-Performance Data Acquisition from ADAS Sensors
CANape already gives you the ability to time-synchronously log and display video/audio signals together with ECU parameters, CAN/LIN/FlexRay/MOST bus messages and analog/digital signals as well as GPS signals. Option Driver Assistance extends the CANape measurement, calibration and diagnostic tool by adding a verification solution for driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Application Areas
The flexible configuration capabilities of the Driver Assistance Option cover a wide range of application areas in the development of driver assistance systems:
- Check object recognition algorithms for ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), "stop and go" systems, and parking assistance systems with the help of object overlaying
- Develop lane keeping systems or adaptive lighting for curves and display driving lanes as curves
- Provide useful testing support of traffic sign recognition systems with linking of bitmaps
- Development and optimization of image processing algorithms
- Supports Car2x functionalities (display and overlay in the GPS window)
Features and Advantages
CANape Option Driver Assistance displays objects acquired by the sensors of a driver assistance system in a video image recorded synchronous to the measurement. Based on object data computed by the ECU, geometric symbols or bitmaps are superimposed on the video image at specified points on the image. Verify the ECU's object recognition algorithms quickly and reliably by comparing recognized objects to the real environment. To verify the functionality of image processing algorithms, you can link them by DLL in CANape. Ease of configuration, high flexibility, and user-friendly control are qualities of the Driver Assistance Option.
Easy Collaboration on Parameter Sets Within a Team
A calibration data management system like vCDM coordinates collaboration in large teams distributed across the globe. vCDM comprises many functions for organizing working positions and for rights and variant management. The system was designed to be open, in order to support various data sources and tools.
The full range of vCDM's functions is not necessary for many collaboration models, however. The CANape vCDM option gives many users the functionality they need in order to work with vCDM. The workflows have been optimized for calibration engineers and are fully integrated in the CANape user interface. In addition, CANape vCDM provides a simple model for collaboration in small and mid-sized teams.
Overview of Advantages
- High user acceptance because of CANape's seamless integration and intuitive user interface. All procedures are carried out in a single tool.
- Secure data exchange with conflict detection and resolution during parameter changes made simultaneously by two editors
- Great transparency through tracking changes to parameter values
- No investment costs with the Vector Cloud offer (operating costs are written off)
- Scalable solution: From two to two thousand users. It is possible to upgrade to vCDM.
- CANape and vCDM server: Two perfectly matched, tried and trusted applications
- The CANape vCDM option can also be used on an existing vCDM system
Basic Functions
Users will work with CANape's data set administration. Any data sets can easily be shared with other users. Invited colleagues can subsequently download these data sets directly onto their CANape. Changes to parameters can be transmitted to the network. At the same time, changes by colleagues will be updated on your own PC. Conflicts which arise from simultaneous changes to the same parameter will be displayed immediately and resolved by the user. You can see who made changes to individual parameters and when.
Direct Connection Between CANape and vMDM for the Provision and Analysis of Measurement Data
vMDM (Vector Measurement Data Management) is the solution for efficient management of large data volumes from development, test bench operation and vehicle tests. With vMDM, you can save your measurement data securely, protect it against unauthorized access and simplify the exchange of measurement data between distributed teams. Large-scale CPU-intensive analyses, classifications and reports are performed centrally on a server without any computational requirements on the engineer's workstation.
Overview of Advantages
- Secure storage of measurement data from test benches, road testing and endurance testing
- Protection of data through organization of measurement data files in a private or public cloud with user-specific permissions
- Easy searching, filtering and display of measurement data
- Automatic indexing of measurement data on import
- Flexible data indexing based on metadata containing measurement attributes, calculated metrics, and data provided by other systems
- Automated data analysis and data mining on the vMDM server without any computational load on the user's PC
- Project-specific reporting of measurement data and statistical analysis
- Scalable solution for multi-user environments
- Familiar working environment through seamless integration with the Vector tool landscape. You define scripts, data analytics and data mining functions as usual in vSignalyzer or CANape.
- Minimum IT investment and operational cost for cloud-based operation
Basic Functions
- Integration of vMDM in CANape for navigation, searches and data transfer
- Interactive and automated analysis of the measurement data stored in the vMDM server in CANape
- Simple drag & drop export of measurement files from the vMDM server
- Creation of queries for the storage of dynamic search requests
- Export of query results in CSV format for creation of statistical analyses
- Setup and management of data catalogs as well as of user permissions
Visualize and Parameterize Simulink Models Easily and Efficiently
CANape provides you with mature functions for visualizing measured data from various sources – synchronously and with time precision. Option "Simulink XCP Server" lets you link CANape to models in Simulink and use CANape as a parameterization and visualization user interface for Simulink models. Parameter changes are easily made in CANape and transferred to the model. At the model's runtime, Simulink sends measured data from the model to CANape via the XCP on Ethernet protocol. You access parameters in Simulink exactly as though the application were running in an ECU. Simulink models are computed slower or faster than in real time (dependent on their complexity and processing power). After the computation cycle, you can analyze the data in CANape, adjust model parameters in CANape and then start the next computation cycle.
Overview of Advantages
- Easily visualize signals and parameterize calibration parameters from Simulink models in CANape
- Parameterize your Simulink model (including integrated binary components such as DLLs) from CANape and stimulate it with real generated measured data as an input vector
- Model instrumentation is not needed for measurement or parameterization
- CANape is a tool you can use over the entire ECU development process. This reduces the number of tools you need, software maintenance costs, training requirements, etc.
Application Areas
In the context of model-based software development, functions of the application are checked in an iterative process; the model is executed iteratively in Simulink from MathWorks. The Simulink XCP Server offers all function and software developers a convenient tool for managing parameters and efficiently measuring signals from the Simulink model without instrumentation. The CANape configuration used here can be reused in a later development phase.
Bypassing Computation with Deterministic Time Behavior
A complete bypassing solution is available to you by interlinking CANape, VN8900 and the VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware. The VN8900 network interface serves as the computational platform here, and the VX1000 System assures a high-performance measurement and calibration connection to the ECU. In CANape, the overall solution is configured, and the signals and parameters are visualized.
Overview of Advantages
- Multiple bypass computations can be performed in parallel and be activated or deactivated
- Deterministic time behavior in computing the bypass functions VN8900 network interface with integrated real-time computer serves as an execution platform for the bypass algorithms
- Seamless configuration of the bypass in CANape for VN8900
- CANape offers visualization of the bypass model and the ECU model with access to measurement data and parameters
- As an alternative to use of a PC, the VN8900 may also be used as a platform for the runtime environment for DLLs from the model-based code generation process
Display of Thermodynamic Data and Informative State Charts for Online and Offline Analysis
During the development and testing of all types of air conditioning and cooling systems, physical variables such as pressure and temperature are recorded at the test bench or test vehicle – usually together with other measured signals and internal controller values. To evaluate the system configuration and the employed components and coolants, engineers working in the field of air conditioning technology need specific ways of visualizing thermodynamic data.With the option Thermodynamic State Charts for CANape, you can now also display thermodynamic data synchronized with other measured data and generate highly informative state charts for online and offline analysis.
Overview of Advantages
- Many different possible configurations for the individual design of the state chart types that are available for selection.
- Selection of thermophysical properties from the extensive TILMedia materials library from the specialist TLK-Thermo permit the use of both real gases and mixtures.
- Online calculation of the state charts and consequently also individual adaptation of the isolines
The option Thermodynamic State Charts makes it possible to generate individually designed thermodynamic state charts in just a few clicks. These simplify the online analysis of automotive coolingcycles, for example.
You can choose between the following types of chart
- Pressure-enthalpy (ph),
- Pressure-specific volumes (pv),
- Pressure-temperature (pT),
- Temperature-enthalpy (Th)
- Temperature-entropy (Ts)
When configuring your chart, you can choose from a wide range of materials and even mixed materials are possible. The variables that are relevant for the displayed state chart are calculated from the measured signals, for example for temperature and pressure, on the basis of the material data. It is possible to determine missing cycle reference points.
Product Descriptions
Fact Sheet:
- Short overview of facts (PDF)
Product Information:
- CANape (PDF)
- Option Driver Assistance (PDF) – Object verification for driver assistance systems (ADAS) incl. high-performance data acquisition from ADAS sensors
- Option vCDM (PDF) – Convenient exchange of parameter sets and values within a team
- Option vMDM (PDF) – Direct connection between CANape and vMDM for the provision and analysis of measurement data
- Option Simulink XCP Server (PDF) – Visualize and parameterize Simulink models easily and efficiently
- Option Bypassing (PDF) – Bypassing computation with deterministic time behavior
- Option Thermodynamic State Charts (PDF) – Display of thermodynamic data and informative state charts for online and offline analysis
Use this interesting presentations, expert tips and tool demonstrations to assure yourself a headstart in this area. You can watch these recorded webinars at any time:
- 2020-07-15 Online and Offline Validation of ADAS ECUs
- 2020-07-02 CANape log - Mastering Demanding ADAS Logging Tasks Efficiently...
- 2020-07-02 CANape log - Mastering Demanding ADAS Logging Tasks Efficiently...
- 2020-06-17 Introduction to Run-time Measurement and Calibration of ECUs with...
- 2019-07-09 vCDMstudio – A Very Easy Way to Work with Calibration Data!
- 2019-02-13 Data Mining with CANape/vSignalyzer: How to find the needle in...
- 2019-01-31 Calibrating ECUs Optimally with CANape 17.0 – Introduction to New...
- 2018-10-17 Data Management for Measurements and Calibrations with CANape –...
- 2018-02-22 CANape + MATLAB/Simulink = The perfect team for model-based...
- 2018-01-17 Calibrating ECUs Optimally with CANape 16.0 – Introduction to New...
Intel Core i5, 3.0 GHz or higher
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.6 GHz
Memory (RAM)
8 GB (special tasks may place greater demands on the system. Please contact CANape Support if you need further assistance)
2 GB (32-bit) or 4 GB (64-bit)
Hard drive capacity
≥ 2.0 GB (special tasks may place greater demands on the system. Please contact CANape Support if you need further assistance)
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
1024 x 768
Graphics Card
DirectX 9.0c or higher
Operating System
Windows 10/8.1/7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Version History
Overview with all releases and service packs for CANape versions 10.0 – 17.0.
Since November 1996, ECU calibration engineers have used CANape in order to adapt controller behavior to various vehicle models by changing only the parameterization, not the program code. In the course of over 20 years, thousands of new functions and user requests have been incorporated into the tool.
2020-11-10 Add-On/FreewareVector License Client 5.4
2020-11-06 Service PackCANape 17.0 SP6
2020-11-02 Press ReleaseRecord ADAS Data Synchronously with the New Logging Solution from Vector
2020-10-26 Service PackCANape 18.0 SP4
2020-10-23 Add-On/FreewareVector MATLAB/Simulink MC Add-On 14.0.30 (32 bit)
2020-10-23 Add-On/FreewareVector MATLAB/Simulink MC Add-On 14.0.30 (64 bit)
2020-09-23 Add-On/FreewareVector ShellExtensions 5.0
2020-04-17 Service PackCANape 16.0 SP7
2019-07-16 Service PackCANape 14.0 SP5 HF2
2019-06-19 Technical ArticleOvercoming Logging Challenges in ADAS Development Projects
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CANape Fundamentals Workshop
Vector offers many different opportunities for you to build your knowledge of CANape and broadening it. We recommend our CANape Fundamentals Workshop as an entry-level course in CANape. It is best to take this basic course before attending advanced training courses that are also offered. However, you may register for any of the courses independently.


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Thursday, Aug 13, 2015 11:28 PM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
So where do I start? After my wifey's surprise Maldives treat and the Bangkok assignment in January, a few other things happened on the way to today:
There was the run to Phuket and Sukhothai where I covered King Ramkamhaeng's birthday, among other things:
Then it was off to Myanmar where I photographed Yangon and Inle:
Afterwards, I headed off with my PhotoTrekkers to Bhutan where we shot the Punakha Dromche:
Not bad for the first half of the year, I tell ya:
Then without further ado, I hied off to Kuala Lumpur to shoot Islamic architecture and hang with Hainanese old-timers:
A few weeks of rest followed, then I promptly boarded at plane to Hanoi, where I hopped aboard the night train to Sapa Valley:
... and then I found myself back in Myanmar - whopeee - for the year's second PhotoTrek!
Philippines next - this time to Coron and Calauit Island:
Which happened back-to-back with an excursion down south to meet the Manobo tribespeople of Butuan:
Afterwards I stayed home to spend the Singapore Jubilee weekend with my wife and daughter:
Needless to say I'm happy with how this year is going.
A little tired, but yes - very happy :)


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Vashon Island, just a ferry's ride away from Seattle, is and always will be my ultimate sanctuary. Frozen in time, nothing ever really changes there – not the landscape, not the picture-perfect sunsets, not the row of stationary bikes taking in the view of the water, not even my 92-year-old grandma. Vashon somehow seems like a parallel universe where everything slows down and moves with the tide. In fact, I often spend my days there measuring the hours based on the shifting sea. Relaxation is inevitable.
I'm thinking pictures might get the point across a tad better than words, so without further ado, here's handful of shots from my recent trip.
Never a dull sunset.
Clams I dug from my grandparents' beach. I'm pretty much a professional clam-digger.
Peonies in the garden.
I moved the crab's rock. He wasn't happy about this.
Ukulele lessons – the strum-in is tempting, but I think I'll pass.
Life ring or peace sign?


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The trailer for Season Two of Veep is here, but to be honest, it's pretty meh. Of course, there's a gratuitous close-up of slacker-staffer Mike McLintock shoveling what appears to be a powdered doughnut hole into his mustachioed face, as well as an appearance from sexual harassment scarecrow Jonah Ryan, but this minute-long clip is hardly a substantial enough snack to whet our Veep appetites. For a more in-depth look at Veep's second season, see Joe Biden.
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The Reformed Church of Bushkill is blessed to comprise a rich diversity of people. We have different religious histories (and sometimes no religious history!), various theological perspectives, and quite an array of skin colors. We come from any number of countries, and have grown up in any number of circumstances. We have one thing in common, though: we're trying to live out the way of Jesus Christ. We find meaning in letting our diversity find expression in our worship, in music, and in the form of our worship service. We're a church that believes deeply in relationships. Those get expressed in a joyous and even somewhat loud coffee hour after the service.
Our Mission is Striving to Do What Christ Tells Us through Scripture
We do our best to serve our community: we serve a weekly community dinner on Thursdays from 5:00-7:00 PM and started the Breaking Free Center, where people in our community can find support addressing their hurts, hang-ups and habits. Above all, we're a church that believes in following where Jesus is calling us to be. We don't want to keep doing things – either in our church or as individuals – in the same ways we always have. Jesus calls us to grow and that requires that we change. We invite you to join us in that journey!
More and more, people want to experience, and even participate in, the Christian faith before signing on. That's a good thing! You can explore the Reformed Church of Bushkill at one of our two worship services. We worship at 10:30 AM each Sunday morning. This is our largest service – our band plays at this service. Because it dovetails with our Sunday School, we have a children's moment at each Sunday morning service too.
We do a very similar service on Sunday evenings at 7 PM. Our evening service is quieter, however. There's a bit less singing, but we take some time to talk together after the sermon about what God is trying to teach us through the Scripture lesson.
Sunday School is at 9:15 on Sunday mornings. We have classes for kids from age 3 through high school. We also have a class for adults. In addition to this opportunity for adult discipleship, we have a lot of small groups – we call them Growth Groups – that meet throughout the week. Most of the Growth Groups discuss the Scripture lesson that we read in Sunday worship.
We have all sorts of other things going on which you can read about as you look a little more thoroughly at our web site.
If you'd like to explore the life of Christ more deeply, we invite you to join with us. You're welcome to just sit and see if the life of Christ as our church understands it works for you. But you can only sit for a little while! Our church has discovered that Jesus calls each of us into ministry. So we strongly encourage each of our people to discover the way God has shaped them for ministry, listen to God's call, and then get out and do.
Jesus had a bunch of people called disciples whom He had gathered around Him. Disciple simply means one who comes to experience and learn life at the hand of a master. Jesus - THE Master - spent a lot of time teaching them the way of the Kingdom of God. Then, after He had been raised, Jesus told those same disciples to go into the world and make more disciples, with the help of the Holy Spirit. This, then, is the job of the Christian church: to help God make disciples. This is also the task of every human being who walks this planet: to experience and learn the life of the Kingdom of God - to more fully become disciples of Jesus Christ.
You don't simply become a disciple. Rather, you become a disciple. You can become a Christian pretty quickly, and many people do. In doing so, we make Christ the be-all and end-all of our lives and our salvation is assured. To become a disciple, though, is a lifelong process. Our church feels God calling us to help Him make disciples, people who gradually know, follow, experience, then know more, follow further and experience more deeply the way of God.
There are Growth Groups led by trained leaders meeting in several locations and at various times sponsored by the Reformed Church of Bushkill and dedicated to providing authentic relationships with others as they deepen their relationship with God. The coordinator of Growth Groups is dedicated to providing a group experience to anyone who wishes to have one. God has created us with a need for community and that community is best achieved by belonging to a group of ten or fewer people in which all members develop a close, trusting relationship that allows folks to truly care for one another. You owe it to yourself and, more importantly, to God to be in such a group.
The Reformed Church of Bushkill are a truly caring bunch of people. This statement has become a trademark of our congregation for some time now. We are blessed to be able to say that we have many people in our congregation who minister to the sick, depressed, lonely, and people who simply need a friend. We are blessed, also, to have a Congregational Care Ministry that has a few designated people who provide care on behalf of our church.
These special people will make visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and houses of those who are in need or want of prayer or care. Some have had classes that have taught them to minister to and counsel those in need. Some will send a card or make a phone call. Others are blessed with gifts such as the ability to cook or bake and will provide meals to those who are in need.
The people who provide care in this ministry are called to take care of people, and they do their best to make sure that when they hear of someone in need, they respond with care and kindness. Our Congregational Care ministers do their very best to make sure that our congregation feels cared for.
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Our program is always looking for volunteers and donations. If you are interested, please contact us at your convenience.
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At The Reformed Church of Bushkill, our worship is an interesting amalgam of traditional Reformed liturgy and modern elements. You'll hear electric guitars and maybe see a movie clip that illustrates a point from the sermon. We also follow the liturgical format that the Reformed Church has used for nearly 500 years. This Reformed liturgy moves us through the drama and mystery of salvation each Sunday. Above all, this liturgy keeps the Word of God central to our worship.
Our diversity and commonality dramatically influence the way we worship. On a given Sunday, you might hear Gospel, rock 'n' roll and traditional hymns. You'll hear the Bible examined in depth, while we also remember that not everyone has much familiarity with Scripture. We'll use everyday language to talk about the truths of Scripture that guide our everyday lives.
There are two similar services each Sunday. Each has its own different character however. The morning service, at 10:30, has a lot of energy and music. This is the service at which our band plays. It typically lasts an hour-and-a-quarter. Our evening service is smaller, quieter and more relational. Each Sunday evening, we leave time to talk with each other during the service about what God is saying to us through the Scripture lesson.
There is at least one offering of Adult Sunday School that meets concurrently with the Sunday School offering for children and youth each Sunday.
Sunday School at The Reformed Church of Bushkill is taught by a loving and dedicated staff of teachers. There are classes for children ages three years old through 12th Grade; our Sunday School starts in September and continues until June of the next year. We meet at 9:15 in the classrooms downstairs until 10:15 AM.
We usually have special activities for Advent and Easter, where all the children work on something special for the season, (sometimes Moms and Dads are invited too)! Please bring your children for Sunday School at our church – we would love to have them!
"Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life." – Proverbs 22:6
Vacation Bible School at The Reformed Church of Bushkill is offered to children ages four through 6th Grade and is usually during the month of July or August. The week runs from Monday through Friday and it begins at 9:00 a.m. and continues until Noon. The day is filled with exciting Bible lessons, great crafts, fun games, cool music, and of course a yummy snack. We would love to have your children join us for an awesome week as we learn how to live for Jesus better each day!
Our Vacation Bible School is staffed by a great group of volunteers from our congregation and they do an amazing job! They usually come back each year because they really love the kids and they absolutely love the Lord!
We have trained a team of liturgists to assist in leading our service. They pray, select responses and enable worship to flow in a smooth fashion. The training to join this team takes four weeks.
Several folks from our congregation have been through extensive preaching training. When the pastor is away, these trained preachers lead worship. The training for these "preachers from the pews" lasted about 12 weeks.


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North Carolina Republicans have just introduced another of their morality bills.
(a) Marriages may be dissolved and the parties thereto divorced from the bonds of matrimony on the application of either
party, if and when theparty upon satisfying the following requirements before filing for divorce under this section:
(1) The husband and wife have
lived separate and apart for one year,and themet a two‑year waiting period. The spouse seeking the divorce shall give a written notice of intent to file for divorce to the other spouse at the beginning of the two‑year waiting period. The notice of intent shall be properly acknowledged in accordance with Chapter 10B of the General Statutes. During the two‑year waiting period, there is no requirement that the husband and wife live separate and apart.
(2) During the two‑year waiting period, the husband and wife have each completed courses on (i) improving communication skills and (ii) conflict resolution. Courses required by this subdivision do not have to be completed together as a couple.
(3) If a couple has a child, the husband and wife have each completed a course of at least four hours on the impact of divorce on children.
(b) Upon satisfying the requirements under subsection (a) of this section, a husband and wife may proceed with an action for divorce by submitting to the court evidence that (i) the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been satisfied and (ii) the plaintiff or defendant in the suit for divorce has resided in the State for a period of six
months.months prior to filing for divorce. A divorce under this section shall not be barred to either party by any defense or plea based upon any provision of G.S. 50‑7, a plea of res judicata, or a plea of recrimination. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 50‑11, or of the common law, a divorce under this section shall not affect the rights of a dependent spouse with respect to alimony which have been asserted in the action or any other pending action.
Whether there has been a resumption of marital relations during the period of separation shall be determined pursuant to G.S. 52‑10.2. Isolated incidents of sexual intercourse between the parties shall not toll the statutory period required for divorce predicated on separation of one year."
You don't have to take classes to get married or have children, and they aren't imposing a two year waiting period on marriages. I think they're missing a trick here.


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We love the simplicity of Angelina Jolie's style — from her pencil skirts to her trench coats, she is the epitome of quiet elegance. So when she stepped out today with her family in Manhattan, our eyes went right to her stylish accessories (Sorry, Zahara!). We've spotted her Valentino braided leather shoulder bag on stars like Claire Danes and Jennifer Garner before, but we still love it. And forget trendy white or red sunglasses — Angelina opts for classic oversized Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses to cover her famous eyes. The ultimate accessory is, of course, her beautiful family — Brad Pitt is just out of the frame on Angelina's left!
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Giants to wear Sea Lions uniforms in Atlanta
ATLANTA -- The Giants will revive a little-known chapter of their city's baseball past by wearing replica uniforms of the 1946 San Francisco Sea Lions of the West Coast Negro Baseball League during Saturday night's game against the Braves.
The wardrobe change is part of the Braves' Heritage Weekend, which celebrates ongoing efforts to promote civil and human rights.
Fans watching on television must avoid confusion, since the Sea Lions' jersey sports a bear cub on its front. Research revealed that the Sea Lions purchased uniforms previously worn by the San Francisco Cubs, another semipro Negro League team. Thus, to preserve the integrity of history, the Giants designed their replica jerseys in similar fashion.
The Giants will donate one of their game-used uniforms to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo.


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'Monster' Florence to pummel US southeast
Hurricane Florence, on track to become the first Category 4 storm to make a direct hit on North Carolina in six decades, is howling closer to shore, threatening to unleash deadly pounding surf, days of torrential rain and severe flooding.
Fierce winds and massive waves are expected to lash the coasts of North and South Carolina and Virginia even before Florence makes landfall on Friday, and its rains will take a heavy toll for kilometres inland, the National Hurricane Center in Miami warned on Tuesday.
Although Florence is still days from arrival, authorities have taken extraordinary measures to move people out of harm's way. More than one million residents have been ordered to evacuate from coastal areas of the three states, closing university campuses, schools and factories.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 225km/h, the storm ranked as a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale and was expected to grow stronger and larger over the next few days, the NHC said.
"This storm is a monster," North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said. "Even if you've ridden out storms before, this one is different. Don't bet your life on riding out a monster."
He cited forecasts showing Florence was likely to stall over North Carolina, "bringing days and days of rain."
To hasten evacuations from coastal South Carolina, officials reversed the flow of traffic on some highways so all major roads led away from shore. Miles of traffic slowed to a crawl along the main highway along North Carolina's Outer Banks barrier islands.
Maps of Florence's trajectory showed the centre of the storm most likely to strike the southern coast of North Carolina. The last Category 4 hurricane to plow directly into North Carolina was Hazel in 1954, a devastating storm that killed 19 people and destroyed some 15,000 homes.
But NHC spokesman Dennis Feltgen stressed the effects of Florence would be widely felt. Tropical storm-force winds would extend nearly 300 km across three states. A hurricane warning was posted for most of the Carolina coast north to the Virginia border.
In addition to flooding the coast with wind-driven storm surges of seawater as high as four metres, Florence could dump 38-64cm of rain, with up to 90cm in some spots, forecasters said.
Communities in Florence's path could be without electricity for weeks due to downed power lines and flooded equipment, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said.
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