Development of a software tool for an ISOBUS compatibility check

The agricultural sector is dominated by a large number of tractor and equipment manufacturers. This often leads to compatibility problems between imple­ments and tractors. Improving and standardizing communication between ECUs therefore occupies a key position in the construction of future vehicle generations.

AEF and Sontheim Industrie Elektronik developed the ISOBUS Check in a joint project with other important manu­facturers of equipment and ve­hicles in the agricultural sector. The aim was a convenient tool for carrying out compatibility tests within the ISOBUS vehicle network. The software is available in a basic and a profes­sional version, which differ in the range of functions. The free basic version can be used to control the bootup process. The user receives compatibility data that is checked against the AEF ISOBUS data­base and answered with a check and, if necessary, an error report.