License Management Toolset for Au SAE-J1939 Simulator

By Au Group Electronics

March 2008

Au Group Electronics provides 6 editions of SAE-J1939 simulator for various users' needs:

• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Engine Basic Edition
• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Engine Basic Plus Edition
• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Engine Premium Edition
• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Engine Premium Plus Edition
• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Vehicle Platinum Edition
• Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator - Vehicle Platinum Plus Edition

PLUS Edition = Non-Plus Edition + PC Remote Terminal Program

The License Management toolset provided by Au Group Electronics enables user upgrading the Simulator from Basic Edition(s) to Platinum Edition(s) in-field. For instance, an "engine basic" edition can be upgraded to an "engine premium" edition, and a "non-Plus" edition can be upgraded to a "Plus" editions, etc.

What you need before upgrade your Au® SAE-J1939 Simulator License.

1. Order new license code from the following web link:
   http://www.auelectronics.com/System-J1939Simulator.htm
2. PC software -“AU J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset V1.00A” will be provided when new license code is ordered. For your convenient, you can copy the installation program to your PC desktop.
3. A PC equipped with serial port or PC equipped with USB port + “USB to Serial Converter".
4. A serial cable to connect PC with the Simulator.

After receiving new license code, follow the steps below for software installation and license upgrading.
Note: For any user had the License management Toolset installed on your PC before, please bypass step 1 to step 8, and start with step 9.

1. Double click the installation program of “AU setup J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset V1.00A” on desktop, as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1 – Installation Program of ”Au setup J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset V1.00A”

Figure 2 – AU J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset Setup Wizard

3. “License Agreement” window shows up, please read the license agreement and select “I accept the agreement”, then click “next” , as shown in figure 3

Figure 3 – License Agreement window

4. “Select Destination” window shows up, use default path: C:\Program Files\ AU J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset”, then click “next” , as shown in figure 4.

Figure 4 – Select Destination Location window

5. “Select Start Menu Folder” window shows up, use default setting “AU J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset”, then click “next” , as shown in figure 5.

Figure 5 – Select Start Menu Folder window

6. “Select Additional Task” window shows up, check both “create a desktop icon” and “Create a quick launch icon”,  then click “next” , as shown in figure 6

Figure 6 – Select additional Tasks window

7. “Ready to Install” window shows up, click “Install”, as shown in figure 7. 

Figure 7 – Ready to install window

8. After a few minutes, “Completing Au J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset Setup Wizard” window shows up, leave the “launch Au J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset” checked, click “Finish” to exit setup, as shown in figure 8. 

Figure 8 – Completing Au J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset Setup Wizard window

9. Au J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset launched, as shown in figure 9. Three Steps are illustrated. Please use a serial cable connect PC with the J1939 simulator now, and then proceed to next step.

Figure 9 – Au J1939 Simulator License Management Toolset window

10. After connecting Au J1939 Simulator to the proper communication port of PC, Please select a correct Serial Communication Port, e.g. COM1. Then click “Connect” button, the Au J1939 simulator ID and serial number will show up. (Figure 10). Please notice that Product ID in this demonstration is Engine Basic.

Note: Each customer May have different Product ID and Serial Number.

Figure 10 – Connect the toolset to Au J1939 Simulator and read the product ID and serial number

11. To upgrade the Au J1939 Simulator from engine basic edition to higher edition, please enter your new license code here. After enter a validate license code in the license management toolset, then click “Validate license” button, as shown in figure 11.

Figure 11 – Enter license number, then click validate license button

12. Au J1939 Simulator License Toolset will check if the entered license number is valid or not. If not, “the license is not for this product” message window will show up, click OK, “Sorry, Invalidate license!” then show up, click OK, as shown in figure 12.

          
Figure 12 – Warning message boxes show up if license is not valid.

13. After a validate license is entered, Au J1939 Simulator License Toolset will show the license information for the new license code, for instance, in this demonstration, it is an Engine premium. Click “Update License” button as shown in figure 13.

Figure 13 – Engine premium license validate

14. When it is updated successfully, a beep will be heard. And Au J1939 Simulator License Toolset will show the new license (Engine premium in this demonstration), it means your product has been upgraded to engine premium edition successfully, click “Exit”, as shown in figure 14.

Figure 14 – Product updated to Engine premium successfully