Method and system for servicing a vehicle using a test set

A computing system comprising:

• a display;
• a processor;
• a test meter or scope, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to perform functions comprising:
• determining, by the processor, a test set to perform on a vehicle, wherein:
• the vehicle and the test set correspond to a particular vehicle identifier,
• the vehicle includes a particular component, a controllable component, and an electronic control unit,
• the test set is defined by a test set file including first, second, and third test set elements,
• the first test set element defines a component test for measuring a target signal corresponding to the particular component,
• the second test set element defines a functional test identifying a functional test command for controlling the controllable component, and
• the third test set element defines a parameter identifier (PID) reading task;
• providing, at the computing system, a user-selectable control corresponding to the test set;
• receiving a single selection of the user-selectable control corresponding to the test set;
• and
• in response to receiving the single selection of the user-selectable control corresponding to the test set, the processor executing program instructions to perform following limitations:
• configuring the test meter or scope automatically to establish a configured test meter or scope by changing existing configuration parameters of the test meter or scope to match configuration parameters contained in the test set file or stored in memory at the computing system and referenced by the test set file, the configured test meter or scope being in a mode to perform the component test for measuring the target signal corresponding to the particular component;
• initiating, at the configured test meter or scope, a performance of the component test;
• transmitting, by the processor to the electronic control unit during the performance of the component test, a first vehicle data message including the functional test command;
• transmitting, by the processor to the electronic control unit, a set of vehicle data messages during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message;
• receiving, in response to transmitting the set of vehicle data messages, a set of parameter values received during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message including the functional test command, the set of parameter values corresponding to a set of parameter identifiers;
• and
• outputting, on the display, a graphical user interface including:
• a first user-selectable control corresponding to a functional test command for requesting control of the controllable component,
• a representation of the target signal measured by the configured test meter or scope during the performance of the component test, and
• the set of parameter values received during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message including the functional test command.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor to cause a computing system including a test meter or scope to perform functions comprising:

• determining, by the processor, a test set to perform on a vehicle, wherein:
• the vehicle and the test set correspond to a particular vehicle identifier,
• the vehicle includes a particular component, a controllable component, and an electronic control unit,
• the test set is defined by a test set file including first, second, and third test set elements,
• the first test set element defines a component test for measuring a target signal corresponding to the particular component,
• the second test set element defines a functional test identifying a functional test command for controlling the controllable component, and
• the third test set element defines a parameter identifier (PID) reading task;
• providing, at the computing system, a user-selectable control corresponding to the test set;
• receiving a single selection of the user-selectable control corresponding to the test set;
• and
• in response to receiving the single selection of the user-selectable control corresponding to the test set, the processor executing program instructions to perform the following limitations:
• configuring the test meter or scope automatically to establish a configured test meter or scope by changing existing configuration parameters of the test meter or scope to match configuration parameters contained in the test set file or stored in memory at the computing system and referenced by the test set file, the configured test meter or scope being in a mode to perform the component test for measuring the target signal corresponding to the particular component;
• initiating, at the configured test meter or scope, a performance of the component test;
• transmitting, by the processor to the electronic control unit during the performance of the component test, a first vehicle data message including the functional test command;
• transmitting, by the processor to the electronic control unit, a set of vehicle data messages during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message;
• receiving, in response to transmitting the set of vehicle data messages, a set of parameter values received during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message including the functional test command, the set of parameter values corresponding to a set of parameter identifiers;
• and
• outputting, on a display, a graphical user interface including:
• a first user-selectable control corresponding to a functional test command for requesting control of the controllable component,
• a representation of the target signal measured by the configured test meter or scope during the performance of the component test, and
• the set of parameter values received during the performance of the component test and while the controllable component is controlled in response to transmitting the first vehicle data message including the functional test command.