NI-VCOM includes LabVIEW examples using various automotive communication protocols.

To locate examples, launch the NI Example Finder for LabVIEW and search for VCOM or navigate to the following location: %Program Files%\National Instruments\LabVIEW\examples\Vehicle Communication Toolkit.

The examples require you to activate NI-VCOM with an appropriate license.

Demo ECU

Navigate to the following path to locate the Demo ECU Simulator: %Public%\Documents\National Instruments\NI-VCOM\Examples\Demo ECU.

The simulator is a LabVIEW application that demonstrates the following features of the NI-VCOM Toolkit:
  • Read and write operations for signals and messages with various automotive communication protocols.
  • Support of CAN, LIN and Automotive Ethernet protocols.
  • Support of AUTOSAR XML, DBC and LDF Network Descriptors.

To launch the Demo ECU Simulator, double-click ECU Simulator.exe.