The automotive industry is evolving rapidly: more and more software and therefore functions are being added to vehicles, leading to a sharp increase in data volumes and overall complexity. Software updates are also becoming increasingly relevant after the vehicle has been delivered in order to optimize functions, rectify errors or activate new features. These must be carried out efficiently and without errors. At the same time, diagnostic processes are also becoming increasingly demanding due to the large amount of data and interfaces. In particular, these must reliably map the high variance in the vehicle configuration.
Softing TDX offers ideal tool support for the independent creation, maintenance and distribution of a modern diagnostic tester. The tool is totally customizable to the needs of the vehicle manufacturer. All diagnostic functions for fault localization, troubleshooting and commissioning of individual components and entire vehicles are supported. The management of the diagnostic content and the software itself, as well as the roll-out, are cloud-based. The OEM thus retains complete control over the creation, management and distribution of diagnostic data and content at all times.
Cost and time savings through fast and easy configuration instead of time-consuming in-house programming
100% customizable – individually adaptable toolkit
User-friendly interface and intuitive operation for fast results
Updates for current vehicle data and tester software controlled centrally by the OEM
Challenges
- Complete in-house development of diagnostic software is very time-consuming
- High complexity when creating testers for different vehicle types
- High susceptibility to errors due to manual programming
- The manufacturer must be able to react quickly and flexibly to rapidly changing requirements and feedback from the field
Solution
- Fast and uncomplicated configuration of workshop testers that can be fully customized to the OEM's needs, including
- operating logic
- User interface (GUI)
- Underlying diagnostic services (UDS), diagnostic sequences (OTX) and diagnostic data (ODX)
- Diagnostic content (such as repair instructions, exploded views, videos and web content)
- Definition and integration of required reports
- Backend connections, e.g. to logistics systems
- Languages
- Intuitive user interface and easy operation of the tools for fast results
- Error prevention through tried-and-tested tools and templates
- The roll-out of the tester software and diagnostic content to the workshops is centralized via a cloud-based data platform. This means that all users always have access to the latest software and repair and maintenance documents
- The central administration of roles and rights ensures that only authorized persons can perform certain functions
Softing TDX – Overview
Three Tools, One Goal: Fast, Efficient and Centralized Diagnostics in After-Sales Service
With the aim of making diagnostics as efficient as possible and thus saving time, the Softing TDX toolbox enables optimal tool support for the independent creation and maintenance of a diagnostic tester in all phases of the DESIGN – MANAGE – WORK workflow.
Softing TDX.studio
Instead of laboriously struggling through complex in-house developments, the DESIGN component Softing TDX.studio enables the independent, fast configuration of a workshop tester. Diagnostic content creators can implement innovative operating concepts and design interfaces completely freely, including the full implementation of their own corporate design (CD). The intuitive development environment is used to store diagnostic sequences and data, integrate additional information such as repair instructions, exploded views, videos and web content and define languages.
Templates and wizards support the Softing TDX.studio user perfectly during implementation. The result of working with the design tool is a consistent distribution package that can be provided and released separately for each diagnostic tester in worldwide use via the customer backend. Softing TDX is based on international diagnostic standards. OTX and ODX data already used in the company can be reused, ensuring consistency in the tool chain from development through production to after-sales service.
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About Softing Automotive
We support our customers with solutions which facilitate the testing, diagnostics and monitoring of mechatronic systems, vehicles and entire fleets. We see our task as starting with communication with the vehicle, through data pre-processing and visualization, to storage – locally or in the cloud. We create the connection to the electronic systems of our customers worldwide!
Leading manufacturers of cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and their suppliers all rely on tried and tested tools and scalable solutions from Softing Automotive. But fleet operators and service suppliers also opt for Softing’s secure solutions and flexible services. The internationally binding standards implemented by Softing for programming interfaces, data descriptions, protocols and bus systems guarantee our customers the long-term safeguarding of their projects thanks to the reusability of data with consistently high quality. As an active member of numerous committees and associations (incl. ASAM, ISO, SAE), we take a leading role in defining industry standards.
Why Softing?
Highly efficient vehicle diagnostics – state-of-the-art performance with optimized data formats
>45 years of experience in vehicle diagnostics
>100,000 installations in the market of test and diagnostic systems
Detailed, in-depth data acquisition and analysis
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