Development of a 5 inch CAN display with embedded diagnostic function

Construction machines, heavy machin­ery, generators and pumps often work 24/7 under the harshest conditions. The operating status of the machines must be con­stant­ly monitored to ensure maximum and most eco­nomical use. In older machines, this is mostly done via analog displays or rudi­men­tary and mono­chrome displays. Old machines/­engines are by far not as electri­fied as new state-of-the-art systems.

In a joint development with a leading engine manufacturer, Sontheim has developed a display that can withstand the harsh environmental conditions and at the same time enables the user to monitor his machine holistically, based on open standards. It is characterized by protection class IP67, meets the highest environmental requirements and can be operated intuitively using five illumi­nated buttons. The modern 5-inch display with 16 million colors enables the visu­ali­zation of all system data, from simple error messages to detailed analyses of the machine and individual alarm messages. Analog and digital IOs ensure easy connection of customer-specific legacy systems such as switch contacts, sirens or signal lights. This is achieved by using open standards. The visualization of the GUI is generated by means of diagnostic data and thus already includes an integrated standard-compliant diagnosis. The Modular Diagnostic Toolchain 2.0 can be used to create the graphical interfaces. As a result, the system offers, for example, a very fast and easy integration of multilingualism, which simplifies a worldwide use significantly. The reuse of source code for various applications such as dia­gnos­tics, develop­ment or test tools can also be easily compiled on this platform.