Subject: Vector is a great place to work Germany's leading business magazine "Capital" sees Vector on rank 6 of the most attractive employers. The ranking bases upon "Great place to Work", a european-wide conducted study among the employees of 110 participating companies. In the group of medium-sized companies (<500) Vector ranks #4. For the entire list, see... German: www.capital.de/leb/art/263319.html 1. Product News: 1.1 Professional data recording solution for CAN and LIN networks 1.2 Embedded News: osCAN now also with Philips SJA2020 1.3 Suppliers can use CANdesc UDS for DaimlerChrysler projects 1.4 Improve the simulation of your CANopen system 1.5 Generate ODX flash containers and manage your flash data 1.6 Configure CANopen networks easier than ever before 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers 2.1 Recently released Service Packs available for download from our website 2.2 Updated list of drivers for your free-of-charge download from our website 3. Events and Trainings 3.1 Germany: Embedded World in Nuremberg, Feb 22-24, 2005 3.2 Sweden: CANalyzer training in Gothenburg, March 1-3 3.3 France: More trainings in french language ************************************************************** 1. Product News: ************************************************************** 1.1 Professional data recording solution for CAN and LIN networks CANlog4 as a freely programmable flight recorder for CAN and LIN systems is especially suited to record bus traffic and classification tables on robust and durable flash memory cards. The integrated sleep mode makes CANlog4 ideal for test fleets. German: www.vector-informatik.com/canlog/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/canlog/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 1.2 Embedded News: osCAN now also with Philips SJA2020 The Philips SJA2020 has been added to the list of microcontrollers supported by Vector’s OSEK/VDX Spec 2.2 compliant operating system family. For the entire list... German: www.vector-informatik.com/oscan/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/oscan/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 1.3 Suppliers can use CANdesc UDS for DaimlerChrysler projects The Diagnostic Layer software component CANdesc - fulfilling the UDS specification - is now available for DaimlerChrysler projects. The CANdesc source code is generated from a diagnostic description file produced by Vector’s diagnostic data management tool CANdelaStudio. German: www.can-diagnostics.de/candesc/0205/ English: www.can-diagnostics.com/candesc/0205/ ************************************************************** 1.4 Improve the simulation of your CANopen system With CANoe Option CANopen 3.2 you can simulate your CANopen system with just a few clicks! It is the perfect tool for creating an environment for the test and verification of your CANopen network. German: www.vector-informatik.com/canoe/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/canoe/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 1.5 Generate ODX flash containers and manage your flash data With CANdelaFlash 1.2 you can create ASAM ODX 2.0 flash containers with a straight forward and - through the use of templates - highly configurable editor. Reduce your development efforts by reusing the diagnostic data that you already specified in CANdelaStudio. German: www.can-diagnostics.de/cdlflash/0205/ English: www.can-diagnostics.com/cdlflash/0205/ ************************************************************** 1.6 Configure CANopen networks easier than ever before ProCANopen 5.1 provides you an intuitive interface for all necessary configuration tasks in your network. The Electronic Data Sheet editor CANeds, included in the delivery, accelerates the device design. German: www.vector-informatik.com/pcanopen/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/pcanopen/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 2. Product Service Packs and Drivers ************************************************************** 2.1 These recently released Service Packs are available for download from our website: - CANape Graph 5.5 SP2 - CANape Graph 5.0 SP5 - CANdito 1.5 SP2 - CANdela Studio 3.0 SP3 German: www.vector-informatik.com/servpack/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/servpack/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 2.2 Updated list of drivers for your free-of-charge download from our website: - CANcase XL 5.2 (Windows 2000/XP) - CANboardXL, CANboardXL pxi 5.2 (Windows 98/2000/XP) - CANcardXL 5.2 (Windows 98/2000/XP) - CANcardX 5.2 (Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/NT) German: www.vector-informatik.com/drivers/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/drivers/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 3. Events and Trainings ************************************************************** 3.1 Germany: Vector at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Feb 22-24, 2005. Meet our experts at the world’s biggest Embedded 'get-together' in booth #335 in hall 10. To arrange your individual meeting and to obtain your free ticket use the registration form on our website: German: www.vector-informatik.com/emw/0205/de/ English: www.vector-informatik.com/emw/0205/en/ ************************************************************** 3.2 Sweden: CANalyzer training in Gothenburg's Navet, March 1-3 Vector Scandinavia offers a comprehensive 3-day CANalyzer training. Comprising the modules CAN Fundamentals, Measurement & Analysis, and CAPL Programming it will enable you to take full advantage of the CANalyzer tool. For registration and detailed agenda: English: www.vector-scandinavia.com/training/0205/ ************************************************************** 3.3 France: More trainings in french language During the third decade of March, two trainings in french will take place covering CAN and LIN Basics, the use of CANalyzer for CAN and LIN, and CANoe. www.vector-france.com/training/training.html ************************************************************** The next issue of the Vector newsletter will be published on March 20, 2005. Notes: ************************************************************** You receive this newsletter because you have registered your e-mail address or you are a customer of the Vector Group. ************************************************************** [Recommendation] Please forward this newsletter to all interested colleagues in your company. 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