METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOGENERATING STATIC FAULT CODE DATA BASED ON A UNIFIED SUMMARY TABLE FOR HEAVY DUTY DIESEL ENGINES

• US 20080161994A1
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation (Daimler Truck Holding AG)
• Inventors: Golub, Tomislav I., Groer, Frank S.
• Application Number:
  US11/939,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20080161994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A method to autogenerate static fault code data in humanly readable form based upon a Unified Summary Table for Heavy Duty Diesel Engines is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for autogenerating static fault code data based upon a unified summary table for a heavy duty diesel engine equipped with an electronic control comprised of a Motor Control Module (MCM) and a Common Powertrain Controller (CPC2);

each of said module and controller having a memory and in communication with each other, said method comprising;

compiling vehicle fault codes in a table within said memory;

said table in a humanly readable format;

communicating said fault codes between said MCM and said CPC2; and

accessing said CPC2 with a service tool to check faults for diagnosis or service;

said faults displayed on said service tool in a humanly readable format.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said fault codes are stored in said MCM memory and communicated to said CPC2 for access by said service tool.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said fault codes are stored as an Excel spreadsheet file within said memory.

4. 4. The method of claim 1, further including a remote software development station to create software and communicate it to the controller.

5. The method of claim 4, further including communicating diagnostic configuration files and static textual data to the service tool for communication to the controller.