Automotive Communication with NI-XNET Course Overview

Automotive Communications using NI-XNET course is intended for new NI XNET users aiming to utilize NI-XNET to set up a communication database, transmit and receive frames over the supported automotive buses, and observe communication activity using the NI-XNET Bus Monitor.

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Course Objectives:

Understand the purpose of NI-XNET for automotive communication
Edit databases with the NI-XNET Database Editor
Send and receive frames and signals over CAN and LIN buses
Monitor communication on CAN and LIN buses with NI-XNET Bus Monitor
Send and receive frames over Automotive Ethernet
Establishing TCP and UDP communication through NI-XNET IP stack
Configuring security protocols using NI-XNET

Course Details

Duration

On-Demand: 5 hours

Audience

Test Engineers and Test Developers using XNET to communicate across CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and Automotive Ethernet buses

Prerequisites

LabVIEW Core 1 Course

NI Products Used

If you take the course On-Demand:

LabVIEW 2025 Q2
NI-XNET
NI-9860
PXIe-8510
PXIe-8521

Training Materials

On-demand training includes digital course materials delivered through the NI Learning Center, available for the access duration of your subscription

Cost in Credits

On-Demand: Included with software subscription and enterprise agreements, or 5 Education Services Credits, or 2 Training Credits

Automotive Communication with NI-XNET Course Outline

Lesson	Overview	Topics
Using NI-XNET for Automotive Communication	Understand the differences between automotive communication protocols.	Overview of an Automotive Network Differentiating Between Communication Protocols Getting Started with Automotive Networks using NI-XNET
Using the NI-XNET Database Editor	Use the NI-XNET Database Editor and NI-XNET API to view and edit communication databases.	Exploring Automotive Communication Databases Navigating the NI-XNET Database Editor Editing the Database Using the NI-XNET API
Exploring NI-XNET Hardware and Software	Use the NI-XNET Database Editor and NI-XNET API to view and edit communication databases.	Reviewing NI-XNET Hardware Exploring the Relationship Between NI-XNET Hardware and Software
Analyzing the CAN Frame Structure	Describe the structure and purpose of the CAN frame components and analyze how they function together in the industry.	Overview of the CAN Standard Exploring Types of CAN Exploring the CAN Frame Exploring the Use of CAN with NI-XNET
Analyzing the LIN Frame Structure	Describe the structure and purpose of LIN frame components and analyze how these function together in the industry.	Overview of the LIN Standard Considerations Using LIN Exploring the LIN Frame Programming Example Using LIN
Analyzing the FlexRay Frame Structure	Describe the structure and purpose of the FlexRay frame components and analyze how these function together in industry.	Overview of FlexRay Considerations Using FlexRay Exploring the FlexRay Frame Programming Example Using FlexRay
Monitoring Communication with NI-XNET Bus Monitor	Use the NI-XNET bus monitor to interpret and evaluate communication data on automotive CAN, LIN, or FlexRay networks.	Overview of the NI-XNET Bus Monitor Logging Data from the NI-XNET Bus Monitor Troubleshooting a Network Using the NI-XNET Bus Monitor
Analyzing Automotive Ethernet Frame Structure	Describe the structure and purpose of the Automotive Ethernet frame components and analyze how these function together in industry.	Exploring the Automotive Ethernet Frame Considerations using Automotive Ethernet Exploring Automotive Ethernet Examples
Monitoring Automotive Ethernet Networks Using Wireshark	Learn how to analyze Automotive Ethernet communication using monitoring solutions, such as Wireshark.	Analyzing Automotive Ethernet with Monitoring Solutions Monitoring Automotive Ethernet Communication Using Wireshark
Additional Configurations Using XNET	Learn to navigate supplementary configuration options for your embedded network using NI-XNET, including the setup of timing and synchronization, and explore considerations when implementing security protocols such as MACsec and SecOC.	Using Security Protocols Timing and Synchronization

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