THOMAS is a LAN monitor system for a serial
communication multiplex bus
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Description
THOMAS
is a LAN monitor system for a serial communication multiplex bus operating
according to the SAE Standard J1850 Class B communications network protocol. It
provides those developing in-vehicle networks and equipment for connection to
such networks such facilities as dump operation for analyzing message traffic
over the bus using an easy-to-read screen format and the ability to transmit
arbitrary messages over the bus. It uses an MSM6636 in-vehicle network
controller. THOMAS capabilities include
Features
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Dump operation for displaying all bus message traffic
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Log operation for storing all bus message traffic to disk
files |
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Time stamps for all messages |
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Filters for monitoring only specific messages or message types
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Message generator |
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Read/write access to MSM6636 registers |
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Automatic message generation in response to specific messages
or message types |
