Road vehicles — Local Interconnect Network (LIN) — Part 7: Electrical Physical Layer (EPL) conformance test specification

ISO 17987-7:2016 specifies the conformance test for the electrical physical layer (EPL) of the LIN communications system. It is part of this document to define a test that considers ISO 9646 and ISO 17987‑4. The purpose of ISO 17987-7:2016 is to provide a standardized way to verify whether a LIN bus driver is compliant to ISO 17987?4. The primary motivation is to ensure a level of interoperability of LIN bus drivers from different sources in a system environment. ISO 17987-7:2016 provides all the necessary technical information to ensure that test results are consistent even on different test systems, provided that the particular test suite and the test system are compliant to the content of this document.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17987-7
First edition
2016-12-01
Road vehicles — Local Interconnect
Network (LIN) —
Part 7:
Electrical Physical Layer (EPL)
conformance test specification
Véhicules routiers — Réseau Internet local (LIN) —
Partie 7: Spécification d’essai de conformité de la couche électrique
physique (EPL)
Reference number
ISO 17987-7:2016(E)
©
ISO 2016

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Symbols . 1
3.3 Abbreviated terms . 4
4 Conventions . 5
5 EPL 12 V LIN devices with RX and TX access . 5
5.1 Test specification overview . 5
5.1.1 Test case organization . 5
5.1.2 Measurement and signal generation requirements . 6
5.2 Operational conditions — Calibration . 7
5.2.1 Electrical input/output, LIN protocol . 7
5.2.2 [EPL–CT 1] Operating voltage range . 7
5.2.3 Threshold voltages . 8
5.2.4 [EPL–CT 5] Variation of V . .
SUP_NON_OP 12
5.2.5 I under several conditions .13
BUS
5.2.6 Slope control .16
5.2.7 Propagation delay .19
5.2.8 Supply voltage offset.21
5.2.9 Failure .28
5.2.10 [EPL–CT 22] Verifying internal capacitance and dynamic interference —
IUT as slave .30
5.3 Operation mode termination .32
5.3.1 General.32
5.3.2 [EPL–CT 23] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as slave .33
5.3.3 [EPL–CT 24] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as master .34
5.4 Static test cases .34
6 EPL 12 V LIN devices without RX and TX access .38
6.1 Test specification overview .38
6.2 Communication scheme .38
6.2.1 General.38
6.2.2 IUT as slave .38
6.2.3 IUT as master .39
6.2.4 IUT class C device .40
6.3 Test case organization .42
6.4 Measurement and signal generation — Requirements .43
6.4.1 Data generation . .43
6.4.2 Various requirements .45
6.5 Operational conditions — Calibration .45
6.5.1 Electrical input/output, LIN protocol .45
6.5.2 [EPL–CT 25] Operating voltage range .45
6.5.3 Threshold voltages .47
6.5.4 [EPL–CT 29] Variation of V ∈ [–0,3 V to 7,0 V], [18 V to 40 V] .51
SUP_NON_OP
6.5.5 I under several conditions .52
BUS
6.5.6 Slope control .55
6.5.7 [EPL–CT 35] Propagation delay .59
6.5.8 Supply voltage offset.65
6.5.9 Failure .74
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6.5.10 [EPL–CT 48] Verifying internal capacitance and dynamic interference —
IUT as slave .76
6.6 Operation mode termination .78
6.6.1 General.78
6.6.2 [EPL–CT 49] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as slave .79
6.6.3 [EPL–CT 50] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as master .79
6.7 Static test cases .79
7 EPL 24 V LIN devices with RX and TX access .82
7.1 Test specification overview .83
7.1.1 Test case organization .83
7.1.2 Measurement and signal generation — Requirements .83
7.2 Operational conditions — Calibration .84
7.2.1 Electrical input/output, LIN protocol .84
7.2.2 [EPL–CT 51] Operating voltage range .84
7.2.3 Threshold voltages .86
7.2.4 [EPL–CT 55] Variation of V .
SUP_NON_OP 90
7.2.5 I under several conditions .91
BUS
7.2.6 Slope control .94
7.2.7 Propagation delay .97
7.2.8 Supply voltage offset.98
7.2.9 Failure .112
7.2.10 [EPL–CT 80] Verifying internal capacitance and dynamic interference —
IUT as slave .114
7.3 Operation mode termination .116
7.3.1 General.116
7.3.2 [EPL–CT 81] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as slave .117
7.3.3 [EPL–CT 82] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as master .117
7.4 Static test cases .118
8 EPL 24 V LIN devices without RX and TX access .121
8.1 Test specification overview .121
8.2 Communication scheme .121
8.2.1 Overview .121
8.2.2 IUT as slave .122
8.2.3 IUT as master .122
8.2.4 IUT Class C device .123
8.3 Test case organization .125
8.4 Measurement and signal generation — Requirements .126
8.4.1 Data generation . .126
8.4.2 Various requirements .128
8.5 Operational conditions — Calibration .128
8.5.1 Electrical input/output, LIN protocol .128
8.5.2 [EPL–CT 83] Operating voltage range .128
8.5.3 Threshold voltages .130
8.5.4 [EPL–CT 87] Variation of V ∈ [–0,3 V to 7,0 V], [18 V to 58 V] .135
SUP_NON_OP
8.5.5 I under several conditions .137
BUS
8.5.6 Slope control .141
8.5.7 [EPL–CT 93] Propagation delay .146
8.5.8 Supply voltage offset.151
8.5.9 Failure .164
8.5.10 [EPL–CT 106] Verifying internal capacitance and dynamic interference —
IUT as slave .166
8.6 Operation mode termination .167
8.6.1 General.167
8.6.2 [EPL–CT 107] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as slave .168
8.6.3 [EPL–CT 108] Measuring internal resistor — IUT as master .168
8.7 Static test cases .169
Bibliography .172
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity assessment,
as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee SC 31, Electrical
and electronic equipment.
A list of all parts in the ISO 17987 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
The LIN protocol as proposed is an automotive focused low-speed universal asynchronous receiver
transmitter (UART)-based network. Some of the key characteristics of the Local Interconnect Network
(LIN) protocol are signal-based communication, schedule table-based frame transfer, master/slave
communication with error detection, node configuration and diagnostic service transportation.
The LIN protocol is for low-cost automotive control applications, for example, door module and air
condition systems. It serves as a communication infrastructure for low-speed control applications in
vehicles by providing
— signal-based communication to exchange information between applications in different nodes,
— bitrate support from 1 kbit/s to 20 kbit/s,
— deterministic schedule table-based frame communication,
— network management that wakes up and puts the LIN cluster into sleep mode in a controlled manner,
— status management that provides error handling and error signalling,
— transport layer that allows large amount of data to be transported (such as diagnostic services),
— specification of how to handle diagnostic services,
— electrical physical layer specifications,
— node description language describing properties of slave nodes,
— network description file describing behaviour of communication, and
— application programmer’s interface.
ISO 17987 (all parts) is based on the open systems interconnection (OSI) basic reference model as
specified in ISO/IEC 7498–1 which structures communication systems into seven layers.
The OSI model structures data communication into seven layers called (top down) application layer
(layer 7), presentation layer, session layer, transport layer, network layer, data link layer and physical layer
(layer 1). A subset of these layers is used in ISO 17987 (all parts).
ISO 17987 (all parts) distinguishes between the services provided by a layer to the layer above it and
the protocol used by the layer to send a message between the peer entities of that layer. The reason for
this distinction is to make the services, especially the application layer services and the transport layer
services, reusable also for other types of networks than LIN. In this way, the protocol is hidden from the
service user and it is possible to change the protocol if special system requirements demand it.
ISO 17987 (all parts) provides all documents and references required to support the implementation of
the requirements related to the following:
— ISO 17987–1: This part provides an overview of the ISO 17987 (all parts) and structure along
with the use case definitions and a common set of resources (definitions, references) for use by all
subsequent parts.
— ISO 17987–2: This part specifies the requirements related to the transport protocol and the network
layer requirements to transport the PDU of a message between LIN nodes.
— ISO 17987–3: This part specifies the requirements for implementations of the LIN protocol on the
logical level of abstraction. Hardware related properties are hidden in the defined constraints.
— ISO 17987–4: This part specifies the requirements for implementations of active hardware
components which are necessary to interconnect the protocol implementation.
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— ISO/TR 17987–5: This part specifies the LIN application programmers interface (API) and the
node configuration and identification services. The node configuration and identification services
are specified in the API and define how a slave node is configured and how a slave node uses the
identification service.
— ISO 17987–6: This part specifies tests to check the conformance of the LIN protocol implementation
according to ISO 17987–2 and ISO 17987–3. This comprises tests for the data link layer, the network
layer and the transport layer.
— ISO 17987–7: This part specifies tests to check the conformance of the LIN electrical physical layer
implementation (logical level of abstraction) according to ISO 17987–4.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17987-7:2016(E)
Road vehicles — Local Interconnect Network (LIN) —
Part 7:
Electrical Physical Layer (EPL) conformance test
specification
1 Scope
This document specifies the conformance test for the electrical physical layer (EPL) of the LIN
communications system. It is part of this document to define a test that considers ISO 9646 and
ISO 17987–4.
The purpose of this document is to provide a standardized way to verify whether a LIN bus driver is
compliant to ISO 17987–4. The primary motivation is to ensure a level of interoperability of LIN bus
drivers from different sources in a system environment.
This document provides all the necessary technical information to ensure that test results are
consistent even on different test systems, provided that the particular test suite and the test system are
compliant to the content of this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 17987–4:2016, Road vehicles — Local Interconnect Network (LIN) — Part 4: Electrical Physical Layer
(EPL) specification 12V/24V
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions in ISO 17987–4 and ISO 17987–6 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
NOTE This also includes the device classification of ISO 17987–6:2016, 5.6 into class A/B/C for the different
ECU and transceiver types.
3.2 Symbols
% Percentage
µs Microsecond
C1/2 capacitance
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C capacitance in the communication line
COMMON
C` line capacitance
LINE
C total bus capacitance
BUS
C capacitance of master node
MASTER
C reference capacitance
REF
C RXD capacitance (LIN receiver, RXD capacitive load condition)
RXD
C capacitance of slave node
SLAVE
∈ mathematical symbol: replacement for “is an element of”
2 2 2 2
d V/dt second derivative of Voltage (Volt per second )
di/dt instantaneous rate of current change (amps per second)
D1/2 diode
D serial internal diode at transceiver IC
ser_int
D serial master diode
ser_master
F test system bit rate
TS
I current into the ECU bus line
BUS
I current limitation for driver dominant state driver on V = V into ECU bus line
BUS_LIM BUS BAT_max
I current at ECU bus line when V is disconnected
BUS_NO_BAT BAT
I current at ECU bus line when V is disconnected
BUS_NO_GND GND_ECU
I current at ECU bus line when driver off (passive) at dominant LIN-bus-level
BUS_PAS_dom
(12 V LIN devices: V = 0 V and V = 12 V; 24 V LIN devices: V = 0 V and
BUS BAT BUS
V = 24 V)
BAT
I current at ECU bus line when driver off (passive) at recessive LIN-bus-level
BUS_PAS_rec
(12 V LIN devices: 8 V < V < 18 V; 8 V < V < 18 V; V ≥ V ;
BAT BUS BUS BAT
24 V LIN devices: 16 V < V < 36 V; 16 V < V < 36 V; V ≥ V )
BAT BUS BUS BAT
GND GND of ECU
Device
kΩ kilo ohm
kbit/s kilo bit per second
LEN total length of bus line
BUS
LIN LIN network
Bus
ms millisecond
nF nano farad
pF pico farad
pF/m pico farad per meter (line capacitance)
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R1/2 resistor
R resistor in the communication line
COMMON
R total bus-resistor including all slave and master resistors
BUS
R = R ||R ||R ||to||R
BUS Master Slave1 Slave2 Sl
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Contents Page
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Symbols . 2
3.3 Abbreviated terms . 5
4 Conventions . 6
5 Document overview . 7
6 LIN devices with RX and TX access . 8
6.1 Test specification overview . 8
6.2 Operational conditions – Calibration . 9
6.3 Static test cases . 32
7 LIN devices without RX and TX access . 36
7.1 Test specification overview . 36
7.2 Communication scheme . 36
7.3 Test case organisation . 40
7.4 Measurement and signal generation – Requirements . 40
7.5 Operational conditions – Calibration . 43
7.6 Operation mode termination . 86
7.7 Static test cases . 88
8 EPL 24V LIN devices with RX and TX access . 92
8.1 Test specification overview . 92
8.2 Operational conditions – Calibration . 93
8.3 Static test cases . 120
9 EPL 24 V LIN devices without RX and TX access . 124
9.1 Test specification overview . 124
9.2 Communication scheme . 124
9.3 Test case organisation . 128
9.4 Measurement and signal generation – Requirements . 128
9.5 Operational conditions – Calibration . 131
9.6 Static test cases . 178
Bibliography . 182
Bibliography . 183

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 17987-7 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee SC 3,
Electrical and electronic equipment.
ISO 17987 consists of the following parts, under the general title Road vehicles — Local interconnect network
(LIN):
 Part 1: General information and use case definition
 Part 2: Transport protocol and network layer services
 Part 3: Protocol specification
 Part 4: Electrical Physical Layer (EPL) specification 12 V / 24 V
 Part 5: Application Programmers Interface (API)
 Part 6: Protocol conformance test specification
 Part 7: Electrical Physical Layer (EPL) conformance test specification
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Introduction
This document set specifies the use cases, the communication protocol and physical layer requirements of an
in-vehicle communication network called "Local Interconnect Network (LIN)".
The Local interconnect network (LIN) protocol as proposed is an automotive focused low speed UART-based
network (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter). Some of the key characteristics of the LIN protocol
are signal based communication, schedule table based frame transfer, master/slave communication with error
detection, node configuration and diagnostic service transportation.
The LIN protocol is for low cost automotive control applications, for example door module and air condition
systems. It serves as a communication infrastructure for low-speed control applications in vehicles by
providing:
 Signal based communication to exchange information between applications in different nodes;
 Bitrate support from 1 kbps to 20 kbps;
 Deterministic schedule table based frame communication;
 Network management that wakes up and puts the LIN cluster into sleep mode in a controlled manner;
 Status management that provides error handling and error signalling;
 Transport layer that allows large amount of data to be transported (such as diagnostic services);
 Specification of how to handle diagnostic services;
 Electrical physical layer specifications;
 Node description language describing properties of slave nodes;
 Network description file describing behaviour of communication;
 Application programmer's interface;
To achieve this, it is based on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Basic Reference Model specified in
ISO/IEC 7498-1 and ISO/IEC 10731, which structures communication systems into seven layers. When
mapped on this model, the protocol and physical layer requirements specified by ISO 17987 are structured
according to Table°1.
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Table°1°—°LIN specifications applicable to the OSI layers
Vehicle manufacturer enhanced
Applicability OSI seven layer LIN
diagnostics
Application (layer 7) ISO 17987-1, ISO 17987-5 ISO°14229-1, ISO°14229-7
Presentation (layer 6) ISO 17987-5 vehicle manufacturer specific
Session (layer 5) ISO 17987-3 ISO°14229-2
Seven layer according
to ISO°7498-1 and Transport (layer 4)
ISO 17987-2
ISO/IEC 10731
Network (layer 3)
Data link (layer 2) ISO 17987-3, ISO 17987-6
Physical (layer 1) ISO 17987-4, ISO 17987-7

ISO 17987 Parts 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 being the common standards for the OSI layers 1 through 3 for LIN and the
vehicle manufacturer enhanced diagnostics.
The vehicle manufacturer enhanced diagnostics column shows application layer services covered by
ISO 14229-7 which have been defined in compliance with diagnostic services established in ISO 14229-1, but
are not limited to use only with them. ISO 14229-7 is also compatible with most diagnostic services defined in
national standards or vehicle manufacturer's specifications. The presentation layer is defined vehicle
manufacturer specific. The session layer services are covered by ISO 14229-2. The transport protocol and
network layer services are specified in ISO 17987-2.

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Road vehicles — Local interconnect network (LIN) — Part 7:
Electrical Physical Layer (EPL) conformance test specification
1 Scope
This part of ISO 17987 specifies the conformance test for the electrical physical layer of the LIN
communications system.
It is part of this document to define a test that considers ISO 9646 and ISO 17987-4.
The purpose of this document is to provide a standardized way to verify whether a LIN bus driver is compliant
to ISO 17987-4. The primary motivation is to ensure a level of interoperability of LIN bus drivers from different
sources in a system environment.
This document shall provide all necessary technical information to ensure that test results will be identical
even on different test systems, provided that the particular test suite and the test system are compliant to the
content of this document.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 17987-1, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 1: General information and use case
definition
ISO 17987-2, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 2: Transport protocol and network layer
services
ISO 17987-3, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 3: Protocol specification
ISO 17987-4, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 4: Electrical Physical Layer (EPL)
specification 12V/24V
ISO 17987-5, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 5: Application Programmers Interface
(API)
ISO 17987-6, Road vehicles – Local interconnect network (LIN) – Part 6: Protocol conformance test
specification
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definition defined in ISO 17987-4 apply.
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3.2 Symbols
% percentage
µs microsecond
C1/2 capacitance

C capacitance in the communication line
COMMON
C` line capacitance
LINE
C total bus capacitance
BUS
C capacitance of master node
MASTER
C reference capacitance
REF
C RXD capacitance (LIN receiver, RXD capacitive load condition)
RXD
C capacitance of slave node
SLAVE
∈ mathematical symbol: replacement for “is an element of”
d²V/dt² second derivative of Voltage (Volt² per second²)
di/dt instantaneous rate of current change (amps per second)
D1/2 diode
D serial internal diode at Transceiver IC
ser_int
D serial master diode
ser_master
F master bit rate tolerances of resonator relative to nominal bitrate in class A systems
TOL_RES_MSTR_A
F master bit rate tolerances of resonator relative to nominal bitrate in class B systems
TOL_RES_MSTR_B
F slave bit rate tolerances of resonator relative to nominal bitrate in class A systems
TOL_RES_SLV_A
F slave bit rate tolerances of resonator relative to nominal bitrate in class B systems
TOL_RES_SLV_B
F slave node bit rate tolerance relative to master node bit rate after synchronization in
TOL_SYNCH_A
class A systems
F slave node bit rate tolerance relative to master node bit rate after synchronization in
TOL_SYNCH_B
class B systems
F slave node bit rate tolerance relative to nominal bit rate before synchronization in class A
TOL_UNSYNCH_A
systems
F slave node bit rate tolerance relative to nominal bit rate before synchronization in class B
TOL_UNSYNCH_B
systems
I current into the ECU bus line
BUS
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I current limitation for driver dominant state driver on V = V into ECU bus line
BUS_LIM BUS BAT_max
I current at ECU bus line when V is disconnected
BUS_NO_BAT BAT
I current at ECU bus line when V is disconnected
BUS_NO_GND GND_ECU
I current at ECU bus line when driver off (passive) at dominant LIN-bus-level
BUS_PAS_dom
(V = 0 V and V = 12 V)
BUS BAT
I current at ECU bus line when driver off (passive) at recessive LIN-bus-level
BUS_PAS_rec
(8 V < V < 18 V; 8 V < V < 18 V; V ≥ V
BAT BUS BUS BAT
GND GND of ECU
Device
kΩ kilo ohm
kBit/s kilo bit per second
LEN total length of bus line
BUS
LIN LIN network
Bus
ms millisecond
nF nano farad
pF pico farad
pF/m pico farad per meter (line capacitance)
R1/2 resistor
R resistor in the communication line
COMMON
R total bus-resistor including all slave and master resistors
BUS
R = R || R || R || . || R
BUS Master Slave1 Slave2 SlaveN
R reference resistor
REF
R master resistor
master
R pull-up resistor
pull_up
R slave resistor
slave
t byte field synchronization time
BFS
t basic bit times
BIT
t earliest bit sample time
EBS
t propagation delay of receiver
rx_pd
t symmetry of receiver propagation delay rsising edgepropagation delay of receiver
rx_sym
t latest bit sample time
LBS
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t propagation delay time of receiving node 1 at falling (recessive to dominant ) LIN bus
rx_pdf(1)
edge
t propagation delay time of receiving node 2 at falling (recessive to dominant ) LIN bus
rx_pdf(2)
edge
t propagation delay time of receiving node 1 at rising (dominant to recessive) LIN bus
rx_pdr(1)
edge
t propagation delay time of receiving node 2 at rising (dominant to recessive) LIN bus
rx_pdr(2)
edge
t sample window repetition time
SR
TH maximum dominant threshold of receiving node (Volt)
Dom(max)
TH minimum dominant threshold of receiving node (Volt)
Dom(min)
TH maximum recessive threshold of receiving node (Volt)
Rec(max)
TH minimum recessive threshold of receiving node (Volt)
Rec(min)
V voltage
V voltage at the anode of the diode
ANODE
V voltage across the ECU supply connectors
BAT
V voltage across the vehicle battery connectors
BATTERY
V battery shift
BS1/2
V voltage on the LIN bus
BUS
V center point of receiver threshold
BUS_CNT
V receiver dominant voltage
BUS_dom
V receiver recessive voltage
BUS_rec
V voltage at the cathode of the diode
CATHODE
V positive power supply voltage (e.g. 5 V)
CC1/2
V voltage at diode between anode and cathode
D1/2
V dominant voltage
Dom
V ground shift
GND1/2
V battery ground voltage
GND_BATTERY
V voltage on the local ECU ground connector with respect to vehicle battery ground
GND_ECU
connector (V )
GND_BATTERY
V receiver hysteresis voltage
HYS
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V voltage at IUT supply pins
IUT
V voltage at remote power supply no.1/no.2
PS1/2
V recessive voltage
Rec
V
SerDiode
voltage drop at the serial diodes
V battery shift
Shift_BAT
V difference between battery shift and GND shift
Shift_Difference
V GND shift
Shift_GND
V voltage at transceiver supply pins
SUP
V voltage at ECU supply pins
SUP_Device
V voltage which the device is not destroyed; no guarantee of correct operation
SUP_NON_OP
V receiver threshold voltage of the recessive to dominant LIN bus edge
th_dom
V receiver threshold voltage of the dominant to recessive LIN bus edge
th_rec
ΔF/F deviation from nominal bit rate
Nom
τ time constant
Ω ohm

3.3 Abbreviated terms
AC alternate current
API application programmers interface
ASIC application specific integrated circuit
BFS byte field synchronization
DC direct current
EBS earliest bit sample
EMC electromagnetic compatibility
EMI electromagnetic interference
EPL electrical physical layer
ESD electrostatic discharge
GND ground
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IUT implementation under test
LBS latest bit sample
Max maximum
Min minimum
no. number
OSI open systems interconnection
PDU protocol data unit
RC RC time constant τ (τ = C * R )
BUS BUS
RX RX pin of the transceiver
RXD receive data
SBC system basis chip
SR sample window repetition
TRX transceiver
TX TX pin of the transceiver
TXD transmit data
Typ typical
UART universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

4 Conventions
ISO 17987 and ISO 14229-7 [5] are based on the conventions specified in the OSI Service Conventions
(ISO/IEC°10731) [2] as they apply for physical layer, protocol, network & transport protocol and diagnostic
services.
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5 Document overview
Figure°1 illustrates the document reference according to OSI model.

ISO 17987-1
LIN - General
information and
use case definition
Enhanced Diagnostics
LIN
ISO 17987-5
ISO 14229-1 UDS
LIN – Application
ISO 14229-7
Specification and subset
OSI Layer 7
Programmers
UDSonLIN
requirements
Application
Interface (API)
ISO 17987-5
Vehicle
LIN – Application
manufacturer
OSI Layer 6
Programmers
specific
Presentation
Interface (API)
ISO 17987-3
ISO 14229-2 UDS ISO 14229-2 UDS
1 : 1 Session layer LIN – Protocol
Session layer
OSI Layer 5
specification
services services
Session
Standardized Service Primitive Interface
Local interconnect network (LIN)
OSI Layer 4
Transport
ISO 17987-2
LIN –
Transport protocol and network layer services
OSI Layer 3
Network
ISO 17987-6
ISO 17987-3
LIN – Protocol
LIN – Protocol
OSI Layer 2
conformance test
specification
Data Link
specification
ISO 17987-4 ISO 17987-7
LIN – Electrical LIN – Electrical
Physical Layer (EPL) Physical Layer (EPL)
OSI Layer 1
specification conformance test
Physical
12V/24V specification

Figure°1°— LIN document reference according to OSI model
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6 LIN devices with RX and TX access
6.1 Test specification overview
6.1.1 Test case organisation
The intention of each test case is described at first, with a short textual explanation. Before tests are executed
the test system shall be set to its initial state as described in 6.2.
The test procedure and the expected results are described in the form of a chart for each test case. The table
below is a typical test description.
Table 2 defines the test case organisation.
Table 2 — Test case organisation
IUT node as Test for master, slave or both Corresponding test number TC x, TC y, where x, y are the test
case number
Initial State Parameters:

Number of nodes number of node in the test implementation
Bus loads in order to simulate a LIN network
Operational conditions:
-
IUT mode Operation mode for the IUT (e.g. normal mode, low power mode, .).
TX signal State of TX pin at the beginning of the test.
RX signal Logical output voltages of the Rx pin corresponding to
recessive/dominant level at the LIN pin are taken from the data
sheet of the IUT.
V , V , V V , V , V Value in Volt
BAT SUP IUT, CC PS1/2 BUS
Failure In order to set failure at
GND Shift Value in Volt
Test steps Describe the test stages.
Response Describe the result expected in order to decide if the test passed or failed.
Reference Corresponding number in ISO 17987-4.

NOTE IUT can be a master or slave ECU or an individual transceiver chip. The RX, TX and V signals shall be
SUP
accessible for proper test execution. It is recommended to test with RX/TX access, if not possible testing according the
specification without RX/TX access (see 7) is accepted. Depending on the type of IUT the supply voltage is V for ECU
BAT
or V for a chip – called V in this description.
SUP IUT
6.1.2 Measurement and signal generation – Requirements
Table 3 defines the measurement and signal generation – Requirements.
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Table 3 — Measurement and signal generation - Requirements
Signal Generation:
Rise / Fall Time < 20 ns (Square Wave)
< 40 ns (Triangle)
Frequency 20 ppm
Jitter < 25 ns
Signal Measurement: Dynamic Signals: Oscilloscope 100 MHz Rise Time ≤ 3,5ns
Static Signals: DC Voltage 0,5 %
 DC Current 0,6 %
 Resistance 0,5 %
Power Supply Resolution 10 mV / 1 mA
(V , V , V , V ,
BAT SUP IUT CC
Accuracy 0,2 % of value
V V )
PS1/2, BUS

6.2 Operational conditions – Calibration
6.2.1 Electrical input/output, LIN protocol
The initial configuration for each test case is defined here. Any requirements for individual tests are specified
with the test case.
Table 4 defines the initial state of electrical input/output.
Table 4 — Initial state of electrical input/output
Initial State Parameters
-
Number of nodes 1
Bus loads -
Operational conditions -
IUT mode set to normal / active mode
TX signal recessive
V , V , V V , V , V specified for each test
BAT SUP IUT, CC PS1/2 BUS
Failure no failure
GND shift 0 V

6.2.2 [EPL-CT 1] Operating voltage range
This test shall ensure the correct operation in the valid supply voltage ranges, by correct reception of
dominant bits. The IUT is therefore supplied with an increasing/decreasing voltage ramp.
Figure 2 shows the test configuration of the test system 'Operating voltage range with RX and TX access'.

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Remote-Controlled
Power Supply
V
PS
V : [V / V ]
IUT SUP BAT
Implementation
Under Test
RX Pulse Generator
LIN
TX
GND
Measurement

Figure 2 — Test system: Operating voltage range with RX and TX access

Table 5 defines the test system 'Operating voltage range with RX and TX access'.
Table 5 — Test system: Operating voltage range with RX and TX access
IUT node as Master and slave ECU [EPL-CT 1].1, [EPL-CT 1].2
Transceiver
Initial State Operational conditions -
V : [V / V ] Table 6
IUT SUP BAT
Test Steps A voltage ramp is set on the V / V as defined on Table 6. The LIN signal is driven with a 10 kHz
SUP BAT
rectangular signal with a duty cycle of 50 % and a voltage swing of 18 V. The IUT shall be in operational
/ active mode
Response The RX pin of the IUT has to show the 10 kHz signal. A maximum deviation of 10 % (time, voltage) is
allowed (see Figure 3).
Reference
ISO 17987-4 (see Table 7 'Electrical DC parameters' Param 9, Param 10).

Figure 3 shows the RX response of the test system 'Operating voltage range'.
trigger point
delta t = +/- 5 µs (t = 50 µs)
BIT
2 * t = 100 µs (20 kBaud)
BIT

Figure 3 — RX response of test system: Operating voltage range

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Table 6 defines the test cases for 'Operating voltage ramp'.
Table 6 — Test cases: Operating voltage ramp
EPL-CT-TC V range: [V range / V range] Signal ramp
IUT SUP BAT
[EPL-CT 1].1 [7,0 V…18 V] / [8,0 V…18 V] 0,1 V/s
[EPL-CT 1].2 [18 V…7,0 V] / [18 V…8,0 V] 0,1 V/s

6.2.3 Threshold voltages
6.2.3.1 General
This group of tests checks whether the receiver threshold voltages of the IUT are implemented correctly within
the entire specified operating supply voltage range. The LIN bus voltage is driven with a voltage ramp
checking the entire dominant and recessive signal area with respect to the applied supply voltage. In 6.2.3.2
and 6.2.3.3 the signal has to stay continuously on recessive or dominant level depending on the test case. In
6.2.3.4 the RX output transition is detected. Figure 4 shows the triangle signal on the LIN bus.

A
period T=1/f
amplitude
(signal range)
t
frequency f=20 Hz
symmetry: 50%

Figure 4 — Triangle signal on the LIN bus

6.2.3.2 [EPL-CT 2] IUT as receiver: V @ V (down)
SUP BUS_dom
Figure 5 shows the test configuration of the test system 'IUT as receiver V @ V (down)'.
SUP BUS_dom

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Remote Controlled
Power Supply
V
PS
V : [V ]
IUT SUP
Implementation
Under Test
RX
Pulse Generator
LIN
TX
GND
Measurement

Figure 5 — Test system: IUT as receiver V @ V (down)
SUP BUS_dom

Table 7 defines the test system 'IUT as receiver V @ V (down)'.
SUP BUS_dom
Table 7 — Test system: IUT as receiver V @ V (down)
SUP BUS_dom
IUT node as Transceiver [EPL-CT 2].1, [EPL-CT 2].2, [EPL-CT 2].3
Initial State Operational conditions -
V : [V ] Table 8
IUT SUP
Test Steps A triangle signal with f=20 Hz and symmetry of 50 % is set on the LIN Bus (see Figure 4).
Response The IUT shall generate a dominant or recessive value on RX as defined on Table 8 during the falling
slope of the triangle signal.
Reference ISO 17987-4 (see Table 7 'Electrical DC parameters' Param 17, Param 18 and signal specification, see
6.3.3 Figure 5).

Table 8 defines the test cases for the falling slope of the triangle signal on the LIN bus.
Table 8 — Test cases: Falling slope of the triangle signal on the LIN bus
EPL-CT-TC V : [V ] Signal range Expected RX signal
IUT SUP
[18 V…4,2 V] recessive
[EPL-CT 2].1
7 V
[2,8 V…-1,05 V] dominant
[18 V…7,8 V] recessive
[EPL-CT 2].2
13 V
[5,2 V…-2,1 V] dominant
[20,7 V…10,8 V] recessive
[EPL-CT 2].3 18 V
[7,2 V…-2,7 V] dominant
...

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