Dearborn Protocol Adapter Family
Source: Dearborn Group, Inc.
The Dearborn Protocol Adapter (DPA) is a diagnostic tool that provides a gateway between a host computer and connected vehicle communication networks...
The Dearborn Protocol Adapter (DPA) is a diagnostic tool that provides a gateway between a host computer and connected vehicle communication networks. Network protocols currently supported by the DPA are CAN, J1939, J1708, J1587, J1850 and J1922. The DPA is available as an RS-232 interface, an ISA card, or a PC/104 card.
Applications
- Engineering
- Emulation
- Flight recording
- Life-cycle testing
Production
- End-of-line testing
- ECU downloading
- Prognostics
- Calibration
- Quality control
Service
- Diagnostics
- On-board monitoring
- Fleet maintenance
Software interface
- DLL (for Windows 3.1, 9x, and NT) and DOS libraries, with C/C++ interface
- RP1210 drivers
Communication features
- On-board filter (for traffic reduction)
- ISA bus FIFO (ISA version)
- On-board timer (for interrupts to host PC)
- Buffer (for smoothing of sporadic data flow)
- J1939 transport layer (support for broadcast and point-to-point sending and receiving of messages, programming of time-out limits)
- INIT_DATALINK function (for reception of valid J1708 messages, or of valid and invalid J1708 messages)
Dearborn Group, Inc., 27007 Hills Tech Court, Farmington Hills, MI 48331. Tel: 248-488-2080; Fax: 248-488-2082.