March 2021
This file contains important information about the ECU Test System Software Suite 21.0, including installation instructions. The ECU Test System Software Suite is a collection of NI software for developing, executing, debugging, and deploying test programs on the ECU Test System (ECUTS).
You can find more release information on ni.com.
Microsoft Visual Studio Support
New Features and Behavior Changes
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10
The ECU Test System Software Suite includes the following major components:
The ECUTS is delivered with the ECU Test System Software Suite 21.0 installed. If you need to install the ECU Test System Software Suite yourself, download the installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.
Notes
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Refer to the readme for each component of the ECU Test System Software Suite for more information about new features and behavior changes in the ECU Test System Software Suite 21.0.
You can access ECUTS documentation from the ECUTS Documents shortcut on the desktop or from the %Public%\Documents\National Instruments\ECU Test System directory. The documentation set is composed of the following PDFs:
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| ECUTS-16000 and ECUTS-16001 Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information | Lists the safety requirements for your system. |
| FDT-16041 Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information | Lists the safety requirements for the FDT-16041 field diagnostic tester. |
| ECUTS-16000 and ECUTS-16001 Specifications | Lists the technical specifications for your system. |
| ECUTS-16000/16001 User Manual | Contains primary help content for your system, including:
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For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.
Note To view PDFs, you need to have a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You can install the viewer from www.adobe.com/reader.
Microsoft Windows 10 is the latest version of the Windows operating system and features significant changes compared to previous versions. Windows 10 introduces several new capabilities and also combines features from both Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more information about NI support for Windows 10, visit ni.com/windows10.
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