Efficient vehicle endurance testing: a drive recorder for high-bandwidth ECU internal data
The ETAS INCA Data Logger is a software-based, headless logging solution that runs on a standard Car PC and enables high-bandwidth recording of internal ECU data. Unlike conventional data loggers that primarily capture bus and Ethernet communication, it also records ECU internal data while reusing existing INCA experiments, configurations, and workflows. By seamlessly extending established ETAS development processes into vehicle validation, the INCA Data Logger enables automated measurement campaigns and long-duration recordings without requiring dedicated proprietary logging hardware. Validation teams can capture internal ECU data, vehicle networks, sensors, and external measurement sources in a single integrated environment and analyze the results directly within the familiar ETAS measurement and calibration ecosystem.
Key challenges
Manual measurement campaigns
Engineers must repeatedly configure and supervise data acquisition during test drives.
Growing data volumes
Increasing signal counts and interfaces challenge conventional logging solutions.
Incomplete data capture
Conventional data loggers can be limited by recording bandwidth, increasing the risk of missing relevant vehicle and ECU data.
Limited cross-domain insight
Disconnected datasets make root-cause analysis and collaboration more difficult.
Your benefits
Automate long-term and event-driven measurements without requiring an engineer in the vehicle.
Reduce experiment setup time by reusing existing INCA artifacts including experiments, configurations, and measurement setups.
Capture high-bandwidth internal ECU data together with vehicle network and sensor information in a single logging solution.
Monitor measurements and control recordings easily through a user-friendly graphical interface for operators and test drivers.
















