RP1210 API

The RP1210 API is an open interface between windowsbased applications and in-vehicle communication networks. This interface offers functionality for bus systems as well as for higher layer protocols. Its areas of use are very diverse and depend on the implemented application.

The RP1210 specification was developed as a “Recommended Engineering and Maintenance Practice” by the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Association (ATA). Especially in the USA, voluntary conformance to this recommended practice has gained the support of commercial trucking companies, OEMs and suppliers.

Typical RP1210 applications involve diagnostic tools in the heavy-duty vehicle field, such as those used in the service area. Vector’s RP1210 API can be used to operate these tools during development, including with Vector interface hardware.

Advantages

Comfortable channel mapping enabled by full integration in the configuration dialog of the Vector hardware interfaces
Multiple clients per channel
Full multithreading capability including different optional wait modes, e.g. waiting for tx indications of messages or completion of higher layer protocol transactions.
Compatibility to RP1210-0, RP1210-A, RP1210-B and RP1210-C

Architecture

Application Architecture utilizing the RP1210 API

The Vector RP1210 API (Application Programming Interface) provides a collection of functions that are essential for clients to establish physical connections to different types of networks as well as sending and receiving data specific to the used protocol standard.
Through a common interface Windows applications thus can connect to multiple networks via various hardware adapters.

The RP1210 specification is a recommended engineering and maintenance practice that is developed by the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Association (ATA), Inc.

Functions

CAN (extract)

Standard (11-bit identifier) & extended (29-bit identifier)format
Hardware based CAN-ID filtering
Concurrent cyclic Broadcast Message delivery option

SAE J1939 (extract)

Data Link Layer: Parameter Group (PG-) Data & Transport Protocol Handling (BAM & CMDT)
Network Layer: Dynamic address management (claiming/protection of address)
Various filtering possibilities (e.g. PGN, source and destination address)
Concurrent cyclic Broadcast PG delivery option

ISO15765 (extract)

Support ISO15765 (CAN based diagnostic transport
protocol)

SAE J1708/J1587 (extract)

Optional checksum generation & error validation
Message Identifier filtering possibilities
Concurrent cyclic Broadcast Message delivery option

Hardware Interfaces

The RP1210 API can be used together with Vector interface hardware and the related bus transceivers.

Product Name	PC Interface Connection	Support for CAN/J1939/ISO15765 (necessary Tranceiver)	Support for J1708/J1587 (necessary Tranceiver)
VN1610 / VN1611	USB 2.0 Highspeed	yes	no
VN1630A	USB 2.0 Highspeed	yes	yes (J1708piggy)
VN1640A	USB 2.0 Highspeed	yes (CANpiggy)	yes (J1708piggy)
VN5610A / VN5640	USB 2.0 / USB 3.0	yes	no
CANcardXLe	ExpressCard 54	yes (CANcab)	yes (J1708cab)
CANcardXL	PCMCIA Type II	yes (CANcab)	yes (J1708cab)
CANboardXL PCI	PCI	yes (CANpiggy)	yes (J1708piggy)
CANboardXL PCIe	PCI Express	yes (CANpiggy)	yes (J1708piggy)
CANboardXL pxi	Compact PCI/PXI	yes (CANpiggy)	yes (J1708piggy)