ETAS ES910.3-A User manual

ES910.3-A
Prototyping and Interface Module
User’s Guide

2
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ES910.3-A - User’s Guide R09 EN - 12.2018

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Contents
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1 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Identification of Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Presentation of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Scope of Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.4 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Basic Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.1 Rapid Prototyping of Software Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.2 ES910.3-A Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2 Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.4 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4.1 Flash Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4.2 ES910.3-A Operational State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4.3 ES910.3-A Functional State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.4.4 Functional State of Individual Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.5 Acoustic Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 Power Supply (7-29V DC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3 ON/AUTO Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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4.3.1 ON/AUTO Switch in Position „ON“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3.2 ON/AUTO Switch in Position „AUTO“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4 Operational States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4.1 Operational State: “Off” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4.2 Operational State: “Standby” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4.3 Operational State: “On” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5 “Wake-Up” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.6 Service Interface (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.6.1 “Manual Trigger” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.6.2 “Wake Up Control” Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.7 PC Interface (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.7.1 Mixed Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.7.2 ES910.3-A Standalone Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.8 CAN Interface (CAN1/LIN1, CAN2/LIN2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.8.1 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.8.2 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.8.3 Bus Terminating Resistor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.9 LIN Interface (CAN1/LIN1, CAN2/LIN2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.9.1 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.9.2 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.9.3 Power Supply on the Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.10 ETK Interface (ETK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.10.1 Initialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.10.2 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.11 IO Interface (IO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.11.1 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.11.2 "Daisy Chain" Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.11.3 "EtherCAT" Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.11.4 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.11.5 Overload for Rapid Prototyping Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.12 ECU Interface (ECU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.12.1 Connecting the Hardware and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.12.2 Hardware Detection and Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.12.3 "XETK / ECU with Ethernet Interface" Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . 38
4.12.4 "Ethernet Interface with iLinkRTTM Protocol" Operating Mode. . . . 39
4.12.5 "External Switch with ETAS Modules" Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . 40
4.12.6 Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.13 Extension Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.14 NVRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.15 Watchdog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.16 Real Time Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.17 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.17.1 Firmware of the ES910.3-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.17.2 Firmware of the Modules mountable in the Extension Slot . . . . . . 41
5 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1 Transferring Dissipated Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.1 Ventilation of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.2 Monitoring the Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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5.2 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.2.1 Requirements for Setting Up an ES910.3-A Module. . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.2.2 Requirements when Setting up with Other Modules . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.3 Assembly and Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3.1 Fixing a Module onto a Carrier System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3.2 Connecting Several Modules Mechanically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.4.1 ETK Bypass Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.4.2 ETK Bypass System with Simultaneous Measuring and Calibration . 50
5.4.3 ES910.3-A with ES720.1 Drive Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4.4 ES910.3-A for fast application access with INCA-MCE . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.5 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.5.1 Power Supply Interface (7-29V DC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.5.2 PC Interface (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.5.3 IO Interface (IO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.5.4 ECU Interface (ECU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.6 Configuring the ES910.3-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.6.1 Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.6.2 Launching the ES910.3-A Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.6.3 Configuring the “Wake Up” Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.6.4 Configuring the CAN/LIN Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.6.5 Configuring the IO Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.6.6 Configuring the ECU Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6 Troubleshooting Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.1 Troubleshooting ES910.3-A Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.2 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.2.1 Network Adapter cannot be selected via Network Manager. . . . . . 67
6.2.2 Search for Ethernet Hardware fails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.2.3 Personal Firewall blocks Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.1 General Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.1.1 Identifications on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.1.2 Fulfilled Standards and Norms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.1.3 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.1.4 Maintenance of the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.1.5 Cleaning the Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.1.6 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.2 RoHS Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.2.1 European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.2.2 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.3 CE Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.4 Product Return and rRcycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.5 Use of Open Source Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.6 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.6.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.6.2 Supported Applications and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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7.6.3 Compatibility between Rapid Prototyping Models and ES910.3-A Firm-
ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.6.4 Information about the Combination ES910.3-A with ES715 Drive
Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.7 Electrical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.7.1 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.7.2 Simulation Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.7.3 PC Interface (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.7.4 CAN Interfaces (CAN1/LIN1 and CAN2/LIN2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.7.5 LIN Interfaces (CAN1/LIN1 and CAN2/LIN2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.7.6 ETK Interface (ETK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.7.7 Service Interface (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.7.8 IO Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.7.9 ECU Interface (ECU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.7.10 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.8 Pin Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.8.1 Power Supply Interface (7-29V DC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.8.2 PC Interface (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.8.3 CAN/LIN Interface (CAN1/LIN1 and CAN2/LIN2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.8.4 ETK Interface (ETK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
7.8.5 SP Interface (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.8.6 IO Interface (IO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.8.7 ECU Interface (ECU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8 Cables and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
8.1 Power Supply Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
8.1.1 CBP120 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.1.2 CBP1205 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.2 PC Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.3 Ethernet Adapter Cable (1 Gbit/s / 100 Mbit/s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.4 Combined CAN and LIN Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.5 CAN Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.5.1 K106 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.5.2 K107 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8.5.3 CBCX130-2 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.5.4 CBAC130-3 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.5.5 CBAC140-3 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8.5.6 CBAC150-2m5 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.6 CAN Terminating Resistor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.7 ETK Interface Cable CBM150-x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.8 ECU Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.9 Ethernet Chain Connection and Power Supply Cable (Daisy Chain Modules) . .
104
8.9.1 CBEP430.1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8.9.2 CBEP4305.1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9 Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.1 ES910.3-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.1.1 ES910.3-A with CBP120 Power Supply Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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9.1.2 ES910.3-A with CBP1205 Power Supply Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
9.2 Cables and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.1 Power Supply Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.2 PC Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.3 CAN/LIN Interface Cable and Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.2.4 ETK Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.2.5 IO Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.2.6 ECU Interface Cable and Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.2.7 SP Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.2.8 Extension Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
9.2.9 Housing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10 ETAS Contact Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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ETAS About this Manual
1 About this Manual
This chapter contains information about the following topics:
• "Identification of Safety Notices" on page 8,
• "Presentation of Information" on page 8,
• "Scope of Supply" on page 9,
• "Additional Information" on page 9.
1.1 Identification of Safety Notices
The safety notices contained in this manual are identified with the danger symbol
shown below:
The safety notices shown below are used for this purpose. They provide notes to
extremely important information. Please read this information carefully.
1.2 Presentation of Information
All activities to be performed by the user are presented in a "Use Case" format.
That is, the goal to be accomplished is briefly defined in the heading, and the
respective steps required for reaching this goal are then presented in a list. The
presentation looks as follows:
Goal definition:
any advance information...
•Step1
Any explanation for step 1...
•Step2
Any explanation for step 2...
•Step3
Any explanation for step 3...
DANGER!
indicates an immediate danger with a high risk of death or serious
injury, if not avoided.
WARNING!
indicates a possible danger with moderate risk of death or (serious)
injury, if not avoided.
CAUTION!
identifies a hazard with low risk that could result in minor or medium
physical injuries or property damages if not avoided.

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ETAS About this Manual
Any concluding comments...
Typographical conventions
The following typographical conventions are used:
Important notes for the user are presented as follows:
1.3 Scope of Supply
Prior to the initial commissioning of the module, please check whether the mod-
ule was delivered with all required components and cables (see chapter 9.1
on page 105).
Additional cables and adapters can be obtained separately from ETAS. A list of
available accessories and their order designation is located in chapter "Cables
and Accessories" on page 106 of this manual or in the ETAS product catalog.
1.4 Additional Information
The configuration instructions for the module under INCA can be found in the
corresponding software documentation.
Bold Labels of the device
Italic Particularly important text passages
Note
Important note for the user.

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ETAS Basic Safety Notices
2 Basic Safety Notices
This chapter contains information about the following topics:
• "General Safety Information" on page 10,
• "Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators" on page 10,
• "Intended Use" on page 10.
2.1 General Safety Information
Please observe the Product Safety Notices ("ETAS Safety Notice") and the follow-
ing safety notices to avoid health issues or damage to the device.
ETAS GmbH does not assume any liability for damages resulting from improper
handling, unintended use or non-observance of the safety precautions.
2.2 Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators
The product may be assembled, operated and maintained only if you have the
necessary qualification and experience for this product. Improper use or use by a
user without sufficient qualification can lead to damages or injuries to one's
health or damages to property.
The assembler of the system is responsible for the safety of any system incorper-
ating the equipment.
General safety at work
The existing regulations for safety at work and accident prevention must be fol-
lowed. All applicable regulations and statutes regarding operation must be
strictly followed when using this product.
2.3 Intended Use
The ES910.3-A has a simulation controller and the ECU interfaces CAN, LIN, ETK
and XETK and also one interface for Daisy Chain modules (ES4xx/ES63x/ES93x
modules). If additional interfaces are required, the extension slot of the ES910.3-
A can be used with the ES920.1 FlexRay module, the ES921.1 CAN module or
with the ES922.1 CAN FD module.
Application area of the product
This product was developed and approved for applications in the automotive
sector. The module is suitable for use in interiors, in the passenger cell or in the
trunk of vehicles. The module is not suitable for installation in the engine com-
partment and similar environments. For use in other application areas, please
contact your ETAS contact partner.
Requirements for the technical state of the product
The product is designed in accordance with state-of-the-art technology and rec-
ognized safety rules. The product may be operated only in a technically flawless
condition and according to the intended purpose and with regard to safety and
Note
Carefully read the documentation (Product Safety Advice and this User's Guide)
that belongs to the product prior to the startup.