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INCA-FLOW

Guided calibration and test automation for ECUs

Screenshot of INCA-FLOW software showing a graphical user interface with a detailed flowchart for automotive measurement and calibration tasks.

INCA-FLOW is a software solution designed to simplify the ECU calibration process through automation. It requires no programming skills. The tool provides calibration engineers with intuitive graphical modeling capabilities and extensive libraries to streamline calibration and testing tasks across various platforms. This includes vehicles, test benches, HiL systems, and co-simulation environments.

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Your benefits

Reproduce high-quality results

Optimized calibration tasks reduce manual efforts, enhancing reproducibility and result quality.

Save valuable resources

The use of INCA-FLOW saves valuable development time and testing resources.

Deploy best practices

Faster onboarding of new calibration engineers into existing workflows.

Features

INCA-FLOW supports and facilitates the development of software-defined vehicles (SDV) by enabling the optimization of complex calibration tasks without coding knowledge. INCA-FLOW is a software solution developed by IAV GmbH and is exclusively sold and supported by ETAS.

Image of an engineer using INCA-FLOW software on a computer to simulate vehicle ECU calibration, with visual elements showing optimization and automation tools in action.

INCA-FLOW addresses today’s engineering challenges

Today's engineers face rising ECU software complexity and diverse vehicle variants. Employing automation, optimization, and simulation enhances calibration efficiency and reduces reliance on test vehicles by shifting to test benches and virtual setups. INCA-FLOW supports you in standardizing calibration processes. It enables best practices through flexible, reproducible methods that reduce the need for test vehicles and testbenches, allow planning from the office, and save you valuable time.

INCA-FLOW add-ons

Toolboxes provide ad hoc built-in methods, allowing INCA-FLOW to be used in a wide range of environments, such as MiL/SiL systems, HiL systems, testbenches, or vehicles.

  • Supports the development and testing of control functions.
  • Allows the generation of stimuli for modeling and testing of control functions.
  • Offers an interactive graphical editor for designing characteristics and maps.
  • Includes stimuli generator.

  • Ready-to-use blocks with polynomial, least squares, and simplex optimization algorithms
  • Generation of drive cycles
  • Generic PID controller
  • Included solver for equation systems and start/stop/pause governor optimization

  • Filtering and synchronization of MDF measurement data
  • Fast fourier transform (FFT)
  • Various blocks for measurement data visualization, for example histograms
  • Measurement data analysis including data cropping, calculation of mean values and standard deviations, synchronization of different measurements
  • Connection to the ETAS Analytics toolbox (EATB) for automated measurement data evaluation

  • Allows automation of calibration and test procedures using CAN and ASAP3.
  • The testbench connector includes the functions of CAN sending and receiving, as well as the infrastructure required to connect to the test bench.
  • The testbench connector connects to the test bench environment via CAN messages and provides the option to customize inbound and outbound CAN messages.
  • Engineering services are provided by ETAS at the customer’s request. Engineering services staff can also integrate additional measurement equipment.

  • CAN message sending, receiving, and reading
  • CAN bus simulation

  • Simple access to FMI models for validation, optimization, and frontloading of calibration processes in a virtual environment
  • Enhancement of the link between function development and calibration within the development processes
  • Functional verification of ECU functions with real-world measurement data from vehicle and test bench
  • Benchmark investigations of similar and/or identical ECU functions with different algorithms in respect of performance, robustness, exactness

  • Supports calibration engineers in measuring and analyzing drivability in engine ECUs.
  • Facilitates comparisons between the drivability of different vehicles and calibration data based on objective criteria; replaces costly and time-consuming subjective evaluations.
  • Allows to be easily and rapidly integration in the vehicle’s measurement system.

  • Toolbox for detecting events in the transmission (for example upshifts and downshifts, starting, gliding, converter slip control, etc.) that affect driving behavior
  • Evaluation of events based on objective, physical criteria
  • Comprehensive visualization functions provide the basis for troubleshooting and detailed analysis of results

Runtime license for executing INCA-FLOW scripts and calibration procedures (for example for ETAS INCA users who do not have ETAS INCA-FLOW installed) enabling job split to third parties or to other countries

>1,500 users

INCA-FLOW is utilized by about one hundred automakers and suppliers and counts more than 1,500 users world-wide.

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15 years of successful cooperation

IAV GmbH and ETAS GmbH agreed to start this cooperation project with a defined job split. The contract was signed on December 14, 2009, enabling both companies to concentrate on their core competencies: ETAS on bringing a product to the market, and IAV on developing a tool from calibration engineers for calibration engineers.

It was the start of a powerful and solid partnership, the longest of all partnerships at ETAS.

Product information

Host System Requirements
Host System Requirements
Hardware
1,6 GHz Pentium-PC (2 GHz Pentium PC recommended)
Host System Requirements
MCD Software INCA V5.4.1 or higher
Host System Requirements
XGA graphics card with XGA monitor and a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 with 16 bit colors (SXGA graphics card with SXGA monitor and a resolution of at least 1280 x 1024 with 32 bit colors recommended)
Host System Requirements
Operating system
Windows® 7 (SP1 or higher), Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10
Host System Requirements
Memory
1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended)
Host System Requirements
Hard disk size: min. 3 GB (10 GB recommended)
This product has been developed and released for use in automotive applications. For usage in other domains please contact your ETAS representative.
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INCA-FLOW – Guided and Automated Calibration with INCA
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑106‑657
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Service contract for machine-named license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑106‑668
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑107‑555
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑107‑569
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑107‑556
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑107‑570
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INCA-FLOW Add-Ons
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑106‑663
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Service contract for machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑106‑670
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑107‑557
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑107‑571
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑107‑558
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Optimization
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ISW_FLOW_TO_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑107‑572
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑106‑665
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑106‑671
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑107‑559
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑107‑573
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑107‑560
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Design
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ISW_FLOW_TD_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑107‑574
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑106‑666
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Service contract for machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑106‑672
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑107‑561
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑107‑575
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑107‑562
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox Analysis
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ISW_FLOW_TA_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑107‑576
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑109‑175
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑109‑178
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑109‑176
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑109‑179
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑109‑177
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Runtime
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ISW_FLOW_RT_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑109‑180
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑109‑560
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑109‑563
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑109‑561
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑109‑564
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑109‑562
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Toolbox MIL Connector
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ISW_FLOW_TM_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑109‑565
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑109‑821
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑109‑828
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑109‑822
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑109‑829
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑109‑823
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW CAN Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TC_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑109‑830
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑109‑824
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑109‑831
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑109‑825
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑109‑832
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑109‑826
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Service Contract for a Floating license for INCA-FLOW Testbench Control Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TB_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑109‑833
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑111‑048
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑111‑057
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑111‑049
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑111‑058
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑111‑050
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Service Contract for a floating license for INCA-FLOW Transmission Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_TDT_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑111‑059
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Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_LIC‑MP
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F‑00K‑111‑051
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Service Contract for a Machine-named license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_SRV‑ME52
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F‑00K‑111‑060
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User-named license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_LIC‑UP
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F‑00K‑111‑052
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Service Contract for a User-named license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_SRV‑UE52
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F‑00K‑111‑061
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Floating license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_LIC‑CP
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F‑00K‑111‑053
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Service Contract for a floating license for INCA-FLOW Engine Drivability Toolbox
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ISW_FLOW_EDT_SRV‑CE52
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F‑00K‑111‑062
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Product installation medium for INCA-FLOW
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ISW_FLOW_PROD
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F‑00K‑106‑667

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