Choose EVCA capabilities for your charging test
Choose from six EVCA test capabilities for your engineering task. Find the supporting systems, standards and releases, then define the hardware, licences and Test Libraries for your setup.
Choose the test method and the EVCA system
Start with the application and the question your test should answer. Choose an EVCA capability for the investigation and recorded evidence. EVCA systems provide the physical interfaces, mobility and power scope. Use comframe and related software functions for configuration, data, reports and integration.
Six EV charging test capabilities for your engineering questions
Use the filter to find the capability for the result you need. The detail pages explain how it works, which workflows are compatible and what configuration and release scope apply.
Showing all six capabilities.
Automated Standards Analysis
I have decoded data. Does the measured session follow the expected timing, states and limits?
Compare measurements, messages and signal states with normative expectations and highlight deviations for review.
Automated Standards AnalysisProfessional Simulation
How does the DUT (device under test) react when the simulated charging partner sends borderline or non-conform behaviour?
Set HLC (high-level communication) content, optional messages, delays, timeouts and unexpected sequences in the simulation configuration.
Professional SimulationCharge Playback
Can the real field partner be brought back into the laboratory as an active, repeatable simulation?
Use recorded EV or EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment, or charging station) protocol behaviour as a reusable charging partner at the physical interface. Active playback reproduces partner behaviour during a test.
Charge PlaybackManipulating Gateway
Will a selected message, value or timing change alter the result while the real EV and EVSE remain connected?
Test a correction hypothesis through a controlled communication change between both real charging partners, before implementing software changes in either product.
Manipulating GatewayCharge Cycle Automation
How can complete charging configurations become repeatable campaigns for regression and unattended laboratory use?
Arrange saved behaviour configurations, define repetitions and run complete charging cycles. Keep measurements and reports linked to the active configuration.
Charge Cycle AutomationConformance Test Libraries
Which ready-to-run test cases cover the required standard, edition, DUT role and released scope?
Run implemented, versioned and supported test logic with controlled execution, structured verdicts and reports. Use lifecycle support to maintain the test setup.
Conformance Test LibrariesChoose a capability for your next engineering decision
Combine EVCA capabilities in your test workflow
Combine capabilities for root-cause investigations and release decisions. Keep the measurements linked to their test conditions throughout.
From deviation to verified correction
Use charging analysis to locate the first meaningful deviation. Test a live hypothesis, reproduce the recorded partner, create controlled variants and repeat the case after the correction.
From standard scope to understandable verdict
Run released test cases, connect each verdict to traces and measurements, challenge additional robustness boundaries and preserve the same campaign after DUT changes.
Extend the workflow through open interfaces
Extend released EV charging test workflows through REST API, Python or CI/CD integration. The interfaces connect external automation with charging-specific test logic.
Showing decoded data is not the same as analysing it. Configure the test. Do not develop the test environment.
Choose the EVCA system for your test capabilities
The same capability can appear in more than one system. The table indicates typical relationships, not released compatibility. The quotation and current release matrix remain authoritative.
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| Capability | ComOnly | Multi Mobile | Interop | Flex | MCS | EMC Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Standards Analysis | Primary fit | Primary fit | Primary fit | Primary fit | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
| Professional Simulation | Primary fit | Common option | Common option | Primary fit | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
| Charge Playback | Published option | Primary fit | Primary fit | Common option | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
| Manipulating Gateway | Project-specific | Primary fit | Primary fit | Common option | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
| Charge Cycle Automation | Common option | Common option | Common option | Primary fit | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
| Conformance Test Libraries | Primary fit | Common option | Supporting role | Primary fit | Release-specific | Via connected EVCA |
Use EVCA capabilities across development, interoperability and release decisions
Test the communication controller directly
Combine nominal simulation, non-conform behaviour, timing analysis, test cases and regression before the complete vehicle or charger exists.
Connect charging behaviour with vehicle reactions
Use simulation, standards-aware evaluation, field-derived partners and repeatable campaigns as vehicle development progresses.
Test charger communication and electrical behaviour
Test software versions with controlled EV behaviour, conformance workflows and robustness variants. Keep regression results linked to their test conditions.
Build a repeatable test case from a real charging pair
Analyse the real interaction, test a live hypothesis, reproduce the partner and preserve the case for later regression.
Use defined tests and understandable evidence
Connect versioned Test Libraries and verdicts with traces, timing, signals, reports and release processes.
Keep the test basis stable while the DUT changes
Reuse saved configurations and the same test-record structure after a build, parameter change, hardware revision or corrective action.
EVCA capabilities at a glance
- Choose from six EVCA capabilities to answer different engineering questions.
- Combine capabilities in one workflow for the required evidence.
- Choose the capability, then configure the system and project.
- Explore each capability for its operating principle and release limits.
What requires release approval
- Protocol, standard edition, DUT role and direction.
- Supported systems, hardware modules and operating modes.
- Licences, Test Libraries, TLS and certificate conditions.
- Automation, API, reporting and unattended-operation scope.
Configure the capability combination for your test task
Define the DUT, protocol and evidence needed. Specify the EVCA system, software release and integration path for the setup.
EVCA Capability Hub FAQ
What is the EVCA Capability Hub?
The EVCA Capability Hub helps you choose the test functions for your task: analyse, challenge, reproduce, manipulate, automate or verify. Use it to select the method before configuring the EVCA system and project.
What is the difference between an EVCA capability and an EVCA system?
A capability describes the test mechanism or engineering outcome. An EVCA system describes the hardware, interfaces, mobility and power depth used to apply it. One capability can appear in several systems, while one system can combine several capabilities.
Are all EVCA capabilities available on every EVCA system?
No. Availability depends on the charging protocol, standard edition, DUT role, hardware modules, software release, licences, security conditions and selected Test Libraries. The system-fit matrix is a routing aid, not a compatibility guarantee.
Which capability analyses a charging session against standards?
Automated Standards Analysis compares measured timing, messages, signal states and relevant electrical values with normative expectations. It highlights deviations alongside the recorded evidence.
Which capability creates non-conform charging behaviour?
Professional Simulation configures the simulated charging partner. Where released, it can change supported HLC values, optional messages, timing, timeouts and unexpected sequences for robustness testing without requiring the core test to be programmed from scratch.
What is the difference between Professional Simulation and Manipulating Gateway?
Professional Simulation controls a simulated EV or EVSE charging partner. Manipulating Gateway operates between a real EV and a real EVSE and changes selected live communication to test a specific engineering hypothesis.
Capability scope
Define the EVCA capabilities for your test
Specify the DUT, released configuration, controlled method and engineering result.