LIN Monitoring

The LIN interface is implemented to capture and record communication data that are exchanged in a LIN network.

The signals on the LIN network are synchronously displayed and recorded to the other files captured in INCA.

To measure signals on a LIN network, the description of the LIN communication is required. The description format LDF (LIN Description File, *.ldf) is supported.

LDF Description Format

To receive information about the messages and signals used in the LIN environment, a description file in LDF format is used that can be read in INCA.

LDF is as part of the LIN specification a homogenous format used to describe an entire LIN network. In INCA, LIN files are supported on signal value layer. The LDF format contains graphical information regarding senders, messages and signal values with physical conversions. The LDF file additionally contains information about the arrangement of frames and LIN nodes.

It is possible to write an LDF file to the file system with the command Write LDF in the context menu.

At present the LIN versions V1.2, V1.3, V2.0, and V2.1 are supported.