S60 AWD L5-2.5L Turbo VIN 59 B5254T2 (2005)
The application file is the software which contains the control module functions. If software is updated because of quality improvements for example, a
new application file is required.
Signal configuration file
All the control modules on the controller area network (CAN) must have the correct signal configuration file downloaded to communicate with each
other. The file specifies which signals should be transmitted, where and which signals should be read, and where they can be found. This file ensures that
all the control modules speak the same language. This means that an application file need not be modified if the controller area network (CAN)
environment in the car is modified.
An example is two S80 model cars. One car is structure week 0135, the other has a structure week after 0135. The application file for these cars is the
same, however the signal configuration files are different.
Car configuration file and security configuration file
The car configuration file and the security configuration file are always downloaded to the car when downloading via VIDA. The first file to be
downloaded is the car configuration file. This is download into the central electronic module (CEM). This is loaded to indicate to VIDA that
downloading has started. This file loads twice. The file is downloaded first and last in the download sequence. The first file sets an error flag and the
second file resets the error flag. If the download is interrupted before the whole package has been downloaded, a user message is posted indicating that
the vehicle is only half loaded.
The car configuration file is also downloaded to the central electronic module (CEM) to store general information about the car. The file is also used so
that the car can continue in different modes. The file is generated in the factory just before the car is completed and is delivered by the Volvo central
database when the software is ordered. The file is unique. No two cars have the same car configuration file. This file contains the car's VIN number,
structure week and variant information. This information is distributed to the other control modules via the controller area network (CAN).
An example of how the car configuration file functions can be illustrated through the seat belt warning function. There are two different market
requirements for how the seat belt warning should function. The central electronic module (CEM) reads out instructions from the car configuration file
about how the seatbelt warning should function. The software sets itself for this function. In this way the number of variants of the software has
decreased by half. In total there are over 100 parameters stored in the car configuration file. Each parameter can assume at least two values.
The car configuration file can be read off using VIDA. The file can contain a lot of information about the car which is useful for the mechanic such as the
VIN, structure week and the configuration of the car. Structure week and week of manufacture are not necessarily the same week. Week of manufacture
is the week that the car was built in the factory. The contents of the car are guided by the structure week. A structure week can stretch over several weeks
of manufacture. An example of this is the new upper electronic module (UEM), which was introduced for structure week 0031.
Market, language and local configuration files
The market, language and local configuration files are different types of data files which contain parameters which guide the software.
The language file contains information about how the different text messages should be displayed in the text display in the combined instrument panel.
There is a language file for each language. This file downloads to the driver information module (DIM).
The market file contains information about when the service reminder indicator (SRI) should light and all the other market specific settings, such as units
in the trip computer and temperature gauges. A number of market parameters, such as trip computers and service reminder indicator (SRI), can also be
modified to the customer's requirements. This is carried out via VIDA vehicle communication.
Other market settings, such as fog lamps, cannot be reset because of legal requirements.
NOTE: Customer parameters are only programmed locally in one control module. Certain parameters have already been reprogrammed at the factory.
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