UDS RequestSeed.vi
- Updated2025-10-07
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Purpose
Executes the UDS SecurityAccess service to retrieve a seed from the ECU. 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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access mode indicates the security level to be granted. The values are application specific. This is an odd number, usually 1. | ||||||
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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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seed out returns the seed from the ECU. | ||||||
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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
The usual procedure for getting a security access to the ECU is as follows:
- Request a seed from the ECU using UDS RequestSeed.vi with access mode = n.
- From the seed, compute a key for the ECU on the host.
- Send the key to the ECU using UDS SendKey.vi with access mode = n + 1.
- The security access is granted if the ECU validates the key sent. Otherwise, an error is returned.




