Epec MultiTool Creator User Manual

MAN000316

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENT VERSION HISTORY

 

 

Date

Notes

24.04.2025

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 8.3

 

Updated sections:

Using Diagnostics

System Requirements

 

18.02.2025

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 8.2

 

Updated sections:

System Requirements

Functional Versions

Updating MultiTool Creator Configurations to CODESYS Project

Default OD Indexes

Library Manager

 

25.11.2024

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 8.1

 

Updated sections:

System Requirements

Functional Versions

Configuring CANopen Slave Devices/Generic Devices

Configuring Epec CANopen Slave/Responder Devices

Transmitting and Receiving PDOs

Exporting CAN DataBase (DBC)

 

 

Added sections:

Importing CAN DataBase (DBC)

 

18.06.2024

Document updated, MuliTool Creator 8.0

 

Updated sections:

 

System Updates

 

 

Added sections:

 

Using Machine Types

 

03.04.2024

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 7.9

 

Updated sections:

 

Configuring Devices> Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

 

21.02.2024

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 7.8

 

Updated sections:

 

Functional Versions

System Requirements

Configuring CANopen Slave Devices / Generic Devices

 

12.10.2023

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 7.7

 

Updated sections:

 

Functional Versions

System Requirements

Configuring Devices> Configuring CANopen slave Devices

Configuring Devices> Configuring Epec CANopen slave Units

Configuring Devices> Defining CAN and SAE J1939/NMEA 2000

Configuring Devices> Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

 

 

23.03.2023

Document updated, MultiTool Creator 7.6

 

Updated sections:

 

System Requirements 

Functional Versions

Updating Project > Upgrading Old MultiTool Project

Configuring Devices> Adding Generic/slave Devices

Configuring Devices> Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

Configuring Devices > Defining CAN and SAE J1939/NMEA 2000

Configuring Devices > Using Object Dictionary (OD)

Configuring Devices > Exporting EDS/DCF/XDD/XML

Configuring Devices > Importing EDS/DCF/XDD/XML 

Configuring Devices > Transmitting and Receiving PDOs

 

 

14.10.2022

 

Document updated (MultiTool 7.5, SDK 4.7)

 

Updates sections:

 

System Requirements

Configuring Devices> Defining ISOBUS

Configuring Devices> Exporting EDS/DCF/XDD/XDC

Configuring Devices> Importing EDS/DCF/XDD/XDC

Menu> File> Creating, Saving and Opening a Project

 

14.06.2022

Document updated (MultiTool 7.4, SDK 4.6)

 

Updated sections:

 

Getting Started> Project Files

Configuring Devices> Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

 

 

24.03.2022

Document updated (MulitTool 7.3, SDK 4.5)

 

Updated sections:

 

Configuring Devices

> Configuring Epec CANopen slave Units

> Configuring CANopen slave Devices/ Generic Devices

 

09.12.2021

Document updated (MultiTool 7.2, SDK 4.4)

 

Updated sections:

 

Configuring Devices> Using Diagnostics

Functional Versions

Configuring CANopen slave Devices/Generic Devices

 

05.10.2021

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 7.1, SDK4.3)

 

Added sections:

Configuring Devices> Using Epec Edge

 

Updated sections:

System Requirements

Getting Started> Quick Start Guide

Getting Started> Project Files

Configuring Devices> Using Object Dictionary

 

23.06.2021

Document updated (MultiTool 7.0, SDK4.2)

 

Added sections:

Adding Generic/ slave Devices

Changing Unit Type

Device Repository

 

Updated sections:

Configuring CANopen slave Device / Generic Devices

Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

Transmitting and Receiving PDOs

 

16.03.2021

Document updated (MultiTool 6.9, SDK4.1)

 

Updated sections:

Settings

Defining CAN and SAE J1939

Defining ISOBUS

Configuring I/O

 

16.12.2020

Document updated (MultiTool 6.8, SDK4.0)

 

Updates sections:

System Requirements

Functional Versions

 

12.10.2020

Document updated (MultiTool 6.7, SDK3.9)

 

Updated sections:

System Requirements

Functional Versions

Getting Started> Project Files

Using Parameters> Using Non-Volatile Memory

CODESYS Code Template> Default OD Indexes

Configuring Devices> Defining CAN and CANopen

Configuring Devices> How to Create a Software Update Packet

 

24.08.2020

Document updated (MultiTool 6.6, SDK3.8)

 

Added sections:

Configuring Devices> Defining Address Claiming

Configuring Devices> Defining J1939/NMEA 2000 Device Address Claiming

Configuring Devices> Configuring Epec CANopen slave Units

 

Updated sections:

Configuring Device > Defining ISOBUS

Configuring Devices> Defingn CAN and SAEJ1939> J1939 Message Properties

Configuring Devices> Defining CAN and SAEJ1939> Receive and Transmit J1939 Message

Configuring Devices> Adding, Editing, Deleting and Cloning a Device

CODESYS Code Template> Event System and Automatically Generated events

 

19.03.2020

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 6.5, SDK3.7)

Added sections: Code Template Structure 3.5 ECUs

Updated sections: Functional Versions, Code Template Structure S Series

17.12.2019

Document updated (MultiTool 6.4, SDK3.6)

Updated sections: Functional Versions, Default OD Indexes

11.10.2019

Document updated (MultiTool 6.3, SDK3.5)

Updated sections: Functional Versions

14.06.2019

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 6.2, SDK3.4)

Updated sections: Library Manager, Configuring CANopen slave Devices/Generic Devices, Defining CAN and CANopen, Configuring I/O,  How to setup a Firewall, How to Forward Inbound Connections

31.01.2019

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 6.1, SDK 3.3)

Added sections: How to Create a Software Update Packet, How to Setup a Firewall, How to Forward Inbound Connections

Updated sections: System Requirements, Functional Versions, Code Template Structure CODESYS 3.5

14.12.2018

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 6.0, SDK 3.2)

Updated sections: Functional Versions, Using Object Dictionary, Defining CAN and CANopen

05.10.2018

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.9, SDK 3.1)

Updated sections: Using Events, Defining ISOBUS, Transmitting and Receiving PDOs, Settings

31.05.2018

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.8, SDK 3.0)

Updated sections: Using GlobE, Default OD Indexes, Code Template Structure CODESYS 3.5)

23.03.2018

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.7, SDK 2.9)

Updated sections: System Requirements, Functional Versions, Library Manager, Using Non-Volatile Memory, CODESYS Code template (Divided into CODESYS 2.3 and CODESYS 3.5, Added S Series), Fixed Variable Names, Default OD Indexes, Variable Prefixes and Postfixes, Using Diagnostics, Adding Editing and Deleting Devices, Using Object Dictionary, Transmitting and Receiving PDOs, Transmitting and Receiving SRDOs, Configuring I/O, Defining CAN and CANopen

27.06.2017

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.6, SDK 2.8)

Updated section Functional Versions

 

28.03.2017

 

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.5, SDK 2.7)

Added section Functional Versions

 

16.01.2017

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.4, SDK 2.6)

Updated sections Transmitting and Receiving PDOs, Configuring I/O, Using Events, Using Remote Management

 

03.11.2016

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.3, SDK 2.5)

Updated sections System Requirements and Defining ISOBUS

 

20.09.2016

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.2, SDK 2.4)

Updated sections Defining CAN and SAEJ1939, Transmitting and Receiving PDOs, Settings and Preferences

 

21.06.2016

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.1, SDK 2.3)

Added sections for defining ISOBUS, minor updates to other sections

 

02.03.2016

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 5.0, SDK 2.2)

Document updated for the new interface, document structure updated

 

09.09.2015

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 4.2, SDK 2.1)

 

01.07.2015

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 4.1, SDK 2.0)

- Additions to MultiTool Creator Settings and Unit Properties

 

27.04.2015

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 4.0, SDK 1.9)

Document updated for the new interface, document structure updated

 

09.12.2014

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.5, SDK 1.8)

 

17.10.2014

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.4 SP1, SDK 1.7 SP1)

 

04.09.2014

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.4, SDK 1.7)

 

16.06.2014

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.3, SDK 1.6)

 

25.11.2013

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.2, SDK 1.5)

- Support for 4602

- Event system

 

08.08.2013

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.1, SDK 1.4 SP1)

- Sections Convert Older MultiTool Creator Formats and I/O updated

 

07.06.2013

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.1)

 

- Updated sections Additional Documents, System Requirements, MultiTool Creator Generated Prefixes, Convert Older MultiTool Creator Formats, Unit Pop-up Menu, Library Manager,

   Unit Configuration Window, Export OD/RPDO/TPDO/ I/O, CAN, Diagnostics, OD, TPDO and I/O

- Added sections Configuring slave Units, Duplicate Unit, Preferences and Import I/O

 

10.10.2012

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.0)

24.04.2012

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 3.0b engineering sample)

20.01.2012

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 2.1)

07.09.2011

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 2.0)

05.03.2009

Document updated (MultiTool Creator 1.2)

18.11.2008

First released version (MultiTool Creator 1.0)

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

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