UDS TesterPresent.vi
- Updated2025-10-07
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Purpose
Executes the UDS TesterPresent service. Keeps the ECU in diagnostic mode. Format
Input
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diag ref in specifies the diagnostic session handle, obtained from Open Diagnostic on CAN FD.vi or Open Diagnostic on IP.vi and wired through subsequent diagnostic VIs. Normally, it is not necessary to manually manipulate the elements of this cluster. | ||||||
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response required? indicates whether the ECU answers this service (TRUE, default) or not (FALSE). In the latter case, success? is TRUE. | ||||||
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error in is a cluster that describes error conditions occurring before the VI executes. If an error has already occurred, the VI returns the value of the error in cluster to error out.
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Output
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diag ref out is a copy of diag ref in. You can wire it to subsequent diagnostic VIs. | ||||||
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success? indicates successful receipt of a positive response message for this diagnostic service. | ||||||
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error out describes error conditions. If the error in cluster indicated an error, the error out cluster contains the same information. Otherwise, error out describes the error status of this VI.
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Description
To ensure proper ECU operation, you may need to keep the ECU informed that a diagnostic session is still in progress. If you do not send this information (for example, because the communication is broken), the ECU returns to normal mode from diagnostic mode after a while.
The TesterPresent service is this "keep alive" signal. It does not affect any other ECU operation.
Keep calling UDS TesterPresent.vi within the ECU timeout period if no other service is executed.



