BENDIX TABS-6 TRAILER ABS MODULE User's Guide

- 1 - Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics Diagnostic Software 6.5 User Guide

- 10 - Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics 6.5 Windows ECU Status Screen Refer to the Service Data sheet for the system being diagnosed for all cautions and

- 11 - Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Screen The DTC screen provides the technician with active, inactive and event history information. For activ

- 12 - Wheel Speed Sensor (WSS) Screen The Wheel Speed Sensor screen allows the technician to record the sensor output as the wheels rotate. Addi

- 13 - Configuration Screen The Configuration screen provides the technician with the following information: ABS configuration, Load and Sensor, TRSP

- 14 - Bendix® Trailer Roll Stability Program® (TRSP®) screen Note: TRSP screen will be available if the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) supports

- 15 - AUX I/O The AUX I/O screen allows the technician to see how the ECU’s auxiliary inputs and outputs are configured. This screen is read on

- 16 - Pressures Screen The Pressures screen allows the technician to view and record pressures supplied by the trailer ABS system. The table bel

- 17 - Bendix® Trailer Roll Stability Program® (TRSP®) Sensors NOTE: The TRSP sensors will only be available if the ECU supports TRSP. The TRSP

- 18 - Sensor Calibration The Sensor Calibration page allows the Lateral Acceleration Sensor (LAS) to be calibrated. The trailer needs to be on a

- 19 - Component Test Screen The Component Test screen allows the technician to test various components of the system such as: wheel speed sensors

- 2 - Contents General Information ...

- 20 - Modulators This test allows the technician to check the modulators. The test displays the number of modulators currently configured in the

- 21 - Bendix® Trailer Roll Stability Program® (TRSP®) (If Equipped) Note: TRSP will be available only if the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) suppo

- 22 - Installation Test The Installation Test is for OEMs to make end-of-line verification tests on new vehicles. The test allows the technician

- 23 - Customize The Customize screen allows the technician to customize some of the features in the installation test. Warning: The tests conduct

- 24 - Installation Test Requirements The chart below indicates which tests are available for an Electronic Control Unit (ECU). If there is a YES

- 25 - ECU Information The ECU Information Test is a mandatory evaluation. It must always be run. The test provides the technician with informat

- 26 - Installation Configuration The Installation Configuration field displays a graphic – and specifics – about the expected configuration. The

- 27 - Axle Load Test The Axle Load Test is mandatory for the Bendix® TABS-6™ Advanced (ADV) Electronic Control Unit (ECU), but not when inspectin

- 28 - Battery Voltage Test The Battery Voltage Test checks the voltage measured at the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), with the modulators de-en

- 29 - ABS Indicator Lamp Test The ABS Indicator Lamp Test will illuminate and then extinguish the ABS indicator lamp while the technician veri

- 3 - General Information Bendix® ACom® diagnostics will provide the technician with the capability to configure and troubleshoot Bendix compon

- 30 - Installation Angle Test The Installation Angle Test displays the vertical angle of the mounted ECU. The vertical angle must be within ±5 d

- 31 - Sensor Tests The Wheel Speed Sensor output is tested using the screen shown below. Figure 34

- 32 - Pressure Sensor Test The Pressure Sensor Test reads the pressures applied to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) through the brake system. T

- 33 - P21/P22 Delivery Test The P21/P22 Delivery Test will check that the module is correctly plumbed to the brake chambers and test the brake de

- 34 - Scratch Pad Test The Scratch Pad Test will write information to the ECU’s scratch pad, indicating that the installation test has been perfor

- 35 - Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics 6.5 Adaptive Cruise w/ Braking (ACB) Diagnostics Refer to the Bendix® Service Data sheet for the system under dia

- 36 - Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Window - ACB Sensor The DTC screen provides the technician with active and stored DTC information. For the

- 37 - Configuration Window – ACB The Configuration Window is used to display ACB sensor configuration information including the mounting offset, sta

- 38 - Following Distance Settings The Following Distance/alerts configuration number is a numeric value that represents the current co

- 39 - ACB Data Log The Wingman® Data Log on the Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics starter window allows the technician to create an ACB data log report o

- 4 - RP1210 adapters The Bendix® ACom® Diagnostic software relies on RP1210 compliant hardware adapters for communication. A list of the re

- 40 - Clear Resettable Data Log When Clear Resettable Data Log is chosen, a dialogue box will open and request that the technician confirm the res

- 5 - PC hardware requirements Bendix® ACom® diagnostic software is designed to run on Windows® 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.

- 6 - Installing Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics When installing Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics it is recommended that all other programs be closed. ACom Di

- 7 - Using Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics An icon will be placed on the desktop. Double-click the icon, or select the ACom Diagnostics application fr

- 8 - 3. Alternatively the program will detect the ECU. The screen will indicate which Bendix ECU was found and the technician can select Launch

- 9 - The following ECU controllers are supported by diagnostic software on the Bendix® ACom® Diagnostics 6.5 CD: • Bendix® EC-60™ electronic con