The roar of engines intertwines with the whine of electric motors, filling the air with passion and dreams. The curtain has risen on the 2025 NIO Cup China University Electric Formula Championship. This is not only an arena where future engineers showcase their ingenuity, but also the cradle of China's automotive industry's new generation.
Behind this contest of speed and intellect, the TOSUN University Education Sponsorship Program continues to inject professional expertise. This represents not merely steadfast support for the event, but a mutual pursuit of technology and dreams.
On the sidelines of the race track, we engaged in in-depth conversations with several team representatives working on the front lines. How do they evaluate our tools? What role does TSMaster actually play in real-world scenarios? Let's hear the authentic voices from the very forefront of the race.
Interviewee
2025 NIO Cup Participating Team Members
In-Depth Exploration of TOSUN Product Value
Q1: Discuss the key points at which TSMaster software and TOSUN hardware devices provide support, and how they work together.
South China Agricultural University SR Pure Electric Formula Racing Team
I find TSMaster to be an exceptionally useful software tool. Its simulation capabilities accurately replicate node behavior, effectively reproducing and troubleshooting various complex communication faults, significantly enhancing system debugging efficiency. Additionally, TSMaster's features for efficient CAN message capture and in-depth analysis have become a critical component for our team in vehicle performance evaluation and optimization, fully empowering the entire R&D testing process.
Q2:What was the most significant technical challenge or bottleneck the team faced during this preparation process? Could you describe in detail how the team utilized TOSUN tools (such as TSMaster) to identify and ultimately overcome this challenge?
Beijing Institute of Technology All-Electric Formula Racing Team
When confronting the stringent demands for real-time and complete sensor data during complex algorithm debugging in actual vehicles, the TOSUN TC1014 interface card demonstrates its core value. Equipped with multi-channel CAN FD interfaces and high-precision sampling capabilities, it ensures high throughput and loss-free transmission of massive parallel data. This provides upper-layer algorithms with high-fidelity data input, fundamentally safeguarding the verification and optimization of intelligent algorithms in real-world environments.
Q3: In terms of efficiency gains, at which stage did TOSUN's software and hardware toolchain significantly reduce your time and labor costs?
Chang'an University Formula Racing Team
In vehicle hardware-in-the-loop simulation, we utilize TSMaster software integrated with TOSUN CAN cards. Through C scripts and a graphical user interface, we flexibly simulate other ECU nodes and driver inputs across the entire vehicle. This enables the under-test VCU to be integrated into a complete, controllable virtual vehicle environment for validation. This approach significantly reduces reliance on physical vehicles or other hardware, moving traditional vehicle-dependent debugging phases forward. Consequently, it substantially shortens development cycles and lowers costs.
Sharing Competition Experience and Insights
Q4: During the vehicle development process using TSMaster, which feature do you find most practical? Please share how these features helped resolve your technical challenges.
Beijing Institute of Technology All-Electric Formula Racing Team
I find the most practical feature of TSMaster to be its data replay function. When debugging the core traction control system of the race car, we reliably captured real-time tire speed and torque data using TOSUN's Tlog1004 data logger.Subsequently, we could precisely and repeatedly recreate the actual test scenarios in the lab, enabling efficient tuning of PID control parameters. This seamless solution ensures the precision and stability of the race car's powertrain control, significantly boosting our debugging efficiency and success rate.
Q5: After intensive competition preparation, has TSMaster become an indispensable and capable assistant in your team's R&D process? Please share your experience using it.
Shenzhen Tech University SZTU Racing Studio
TSMaster has become an indispensable asset to our team. First and foremost, we all find the TSMaster software interface exceptionally clean and intuitive, making it very easy to get started. Together with TOSUN's hardware-software co-development solution, it provides seamless and reliable assurance from simulation to real-vehicle testing. This tool has significantly boosted our R&D efficiency, truly becoming a core strength in our racing vehicle development.
Q6: Throughout the entire preparation process, what was the greatest assistance provided by TOSUN products to the team?
Yanshan University Yanxiang Racing Team
On our race car, the TOSUN CAN analyzer and TSMaster software form the core debugging foundation for everything from motor control and BMS management to vehicle-wide data acquisition. Using TSMaster, we can precisely analyze CAN messages, quickly pinpoint and resolve network issues. Its intuitive interface significantly boosts debugging efficiency, making it an indispensable and reliable tool and robust support throughout our vehicle development process.
To Our Comrades-in-Arms
Q7:What would you like to say to yourself and your teammates who fought alongside you during this year's competition?
South China Agricultural University SR Pure Electric Formula Racing Team
First and foremost, we extend our deepest gratitude to all our teammates who fought alongside us. From the sweltering summer days to this very moment, it has been the captain and every member—including our friends from the Mechanical and Power Engineering team—who have persevered day and night in the lab, giving their all. We also sincerely thank TOSUN and all our sponsoring partners for their invaluable support, which has been absolutely crucial. Finally, thank you to every follower whose care and concern have been with us every step of the way.
Q8:Please share a few words with our TOSUN and all friends who support automotive education in China.
Yanshan University Yanxiang Racing Team
We extend our gratitude to TOSUN for its deep commitment and steadfast support of the automotive industry. This dedication serves as fertile ground nurturing our growth and stands as one of the guiding lights illuminating the path to China's automotive brilliance. Every contribution you make transforms into the most solid stepping stone for our new generation of engineering dreams, inspiring us to forge ahead relentlessly.
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Messages from TOSUN
We deeply admire every student's passion and dedication to technology, and we are honored to support the growth of China's automotive industry through concrete actions. Moving forward, TOSUN will continue to deepen our technological expertise, empower R&D efforts, and join forces with all teams pursuing the dream of speed as we race toward the next, even more thrilling track!
This concludes our exclusive interview, but our story with the future of automobiles continues to accelerate.
