Sumac

An efficient tool for calibration, measurement and visualization of embedded control systems. 

Calibration, measurement and visualization of embedded control systems

Sumac is an efficient tool for calibration, measurement and visualization of embedded control systems or ECUs. It works either offline or in real-time via XCP communication or DBC-based CAN measurement.

The intuitive and lightweight interface makes it ideal during software development, calibration, testing and validation. It is intended for all stages of the development cycle.

Automatic reload of the A2L file simplifies testing scenarios when frequently using a new software release, for example in when building rapid prototypes or when the team works according to agile processes.

Advantages of Sumac

  • Lightweight and intuitive yet powerful.
  • Data acquisition, calibration and analysis of recordings in one package.
  • Measurement and Calibration via XCP over CAN, CAN FD and UDP/IP
  • Compatible with commercial off-the-shelf USB-to-CAN and CAN FD dongles from ETAS, Kvaser, Peak, Vector & Lawicel.
  • DBC-based CAN measurements.
  • Software download via UDS and XCP.
  • Cost effective with flexible license models.
  • Compatible with established XCP slaves from major AUTOSAR providers as well as with Sumac Agent.

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Calibration

  • Calibration of characteristic values, curves and maps.
  • Import and export of calibration parameters via DCM or CDFX file format.
  • Calibration can be applied to images files before software download.
  • Offline mode allows processing of ECU parameters before or after measurement without needing a connect to the ECU.
  • Edit DCM and CDFX files directly in SUMAC.

Measurement and analysis

  • View signals in real-time or save to file for later analysis.
  • Data sampling period down to 0.4ms.
  • Oscilloscope views with clever auto-scaling options.
  • Start recording with pre-triggers to allow analysis of the course of events leading to a certain state.
  • Automatically store current ECU calibration with recordings.
  • Recordings can be stored and exported to MDF or CSV files.
  • Open MDF files from disk for analysis.
  • Several recordings can be loaded simultaneously for comparison.
  • Various zoom and cursors settings available in offline analysis mode.

Tutorials

These are located under resources: Sumac Tutorials

System requirements

  • Windows 10, 11, Linux or MacOs
  • For CAN a CAN device is required. Sumac supports ETAS, Kvaser and PEAK-System, Vector & Lawicel CAN devices. 
  • We are an authorized distributor for Kvaser and can therefore deliver complete measurement solutions including both software and hardware. From Kvaser we recommend the Semipro or Pro series. Note that we do not recommend the any of Light variants from Kvaser due to their limited capacity to handle high bus loads.
  • ASAP2 (.A2L) file required for XCP. See Acam toolsuite for A2L creation and management.
  • ECU with XCP 1.0 or later support (for real-time operation only).