January 2022
This file contains important information about the ECU Test System Software Suite 22.0, 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
Product Security and Critical Updates
New Features and Behavior Changes
The ECU Test System Software Suite includes the following major components:
The ECUTS is delivered with the ECU Test System Software Suite 22.0 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
If you are using NI .NET Class Libraries, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The NI .NET Class Libraries can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0 or .NET Framework 4.5.
To use the .NET API, you must install the .NET class libraries or the .NET wrapper in addition to the NI device driver. For information about versions of the .NET Framework and the drivers each supports, as well as the download location of the installer files, refer to National Instruments .NET Driver Support.
Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.
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 22.0.
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 and ECUTS-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.
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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices
You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:
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