Product Specification

Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Service

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WECSplorer software tool

1. General overview
Wärtsilä has developed a new software tool for maintenance and
troubleshooting of engines equipped with Wärtsilä Engine Control System
(WECS) 2nd generation i.e. engines equipped with WECS7000, 7500 and
8000 control systems. With the tool, named WECSplorer you can load
software, tune engine performance, troubleshoot and perform system tests
on your engine.
The tool is user level password protected and the application file is adapted
for your application.

2. The benefits of having WECSplorer

The benefits vary depending on the engine application. The main benefit is
to have control of each WECS module application software, i.e. the same
spare module can be used for various applications and on different engines.
This will minimize the need for spare modules.
For engines with electronic fuel injection the duration and timing offset of
injectors can be changed within specified user dependent limits. This will
give end-user some control of exhaust temperature and peak pressure
balance. When exchanging injectors, calibration of duration and timing offset
values is also needed. Only with WECSplorer the user can affect the above
values.
Many complex failures can be hard to track and detect from the normal
sources i.e. from alarm log / trending in control room or from Local Display
Unit (LDU) on the engine, the tool will however give a new possibility since
the trending can be done with optimum update rate. On a single parameter
the update can be as low as below 10ms.
The tool is reading diagnostic functions supported by engine application. The
WECSplorer diagnostic log will show diagnostic, alarm, error and critical
messages with description and recommendations.

Subject to change without notice. Copyright 2003 Wärtsilä Corporation. Validity: Until further notice.

Wärtsilä Finland Oy P.O. Box 252 (Tarhaajantie 2) Telecop. +358 6 356 7355 Tel. +358 10 709 0000 Business ID 0773744-3
Service, Vaasa FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland Telecop. +358 6 356 7366 Registered Office: Vaasa, Finland
Wärtsilä Finland Oy P.O. Box 50 (Stålarminkatu 45) Telecop. +358 2 264 3279 Tel. +358 10 709 0000
Service, Turku FIN-20811 Turku, Finland Telecop. +358 2 264 3410
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Engine type specific system tests can be carried out with WECSplorer;
injection simulation, input/output-, waste gate-, gas valve- and gas train
tests.

3. Software description
WECSplorer consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) for operation and
trend viewing. The GUI provides standard windows style interface. Symbol
list is presented in tree form similar to Windows© Explorer (file manager
application) and they can be accessed and modified using mouse and
keyboard.

Picture 1. Example of WECSplorer layout.

WECSplorer reads and writes directly the binary data (*.out file) according to
the symbol list (*.sym file) of the application. The modified binary files are
downloaded to the target. The downloading is done using a simple dialog,
which allows the user to select targets where the file is downloaded. The
symbol values can be changed online (working with binary file in engine
modules) or offline (working with binary file in PC). To make a change
permanent the files are downloaded to the modules.
The application provides monitoring in trend graphs for single and multiple
parameters simultaneously in different windows. Single and multiple engines
are supported. Trend data can be saved in Excel readable format. The data
can also be loaded to the tool for later examining.
Communication between the PC and WECS is done using CAN 2.0b field
bus. The supported communication protocols are WECAN and WECAN+,
and TCP/IP.
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The CAN-communication is established with a CAN-card in the PCMCIA-slot

of the PC. The CAN-card is connected with a driver- and extension cable to
service tool outlet of concerned engine.

4. Hardware description
The CAN-card is a two-channel CAN interface for the PC-card (PCMCIA)
bus. It is equipped with dual CAN controllers, and has a high performance
microprocessor and memory architecture, as well as enhanced ESD
robustness.

Picture 2. CAN-card

The Driver-cable is a combined cable and CAN driver for the CAN PC-card
CAN interface. The driver-cable is interchangeable and designed for
maximum flexibility and maintainability.

Picture 3. Driver-cable

The extension cable is used to extend the driver-cable in order to connect to

the service tool outlet on the engine.
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Picture 4. Extension cable

Picture 5. Connection of extension cable.

5. Setup and installation

The WECSplorer setup is done by running the setup.exe file from the
installation CD. The default options are recommended to be used when
installing.
The CAN-card drivers for different operating system can be found from the
installation supplied CD. The correct driver is selected when inserting the
CAN-card in the PCMCIA-slot.
The user passwords and engine application files are administered by
Technical Service within each Product Company of Wärtsilä Corporation.

6. Technical Data

WECSplorer software:
WECSplorer software tool runs on Windows© NT (SP6), Windows© 2000
(SP4) and Windows© XP (SP1) operating systems. Minimum requirements
for the PC/laptop are 166MHz Pentium II with 98MB RAM and PCMCIA-slot.
The minimum screen resolution is 1024x768.
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CAN-card:
Type: LAPcan II CAN-card PCCard (PCMCIA) Type II
Size: 85 x 53.5 x 5 mm
Voltage feed: 5V
Power consumption: 110mA + consumption of driver cable
Connectors: 2 x 15-pin to driver cables
Controllers: 2 x SJA1000 (Philips)

Driver cable:
Type: DRVcan DNopto
Size: 116 x 30 x 17 mm
Weight: 115 g
Cable length: Approx. 30 cm on both sides.
Power: Supplied by the LAPcan card
Connectors: One 15-pole connector to LAPcan
One 9-pole maleDSUB for the CAN bus.
CAN Driver: Philips 82C251 or compatible. HP7101 or
compatible opto-couplers (approx. 30ns delay).
Supports bus speeds up to 1 Mbits/s.

Extension cable:
Connectors: D9 sub connectors with housing.
Cable type: 2 wires + shield. (Shield connected in
both ends to the connector body).
Cable length: 10m
CAN termination resistor, (120Ω), mounted
between pin 2 and 7 in D9 female connector.