Installation guide

Installation of the EtherCAN Module Under Windows
Manual • Doc. No.: C.2001.21 / Rev. 3.0 •
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CAN-API Installation
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2.10.2 Configuration
The EtherCAN driver is implemented as a user mode driver which can be integrated with a
logical net number as other CAN modules for NTCAN-API based applications.
After the installation you will find the configuration dialogue in
Start / Settings / System /CAN
Control
. You have to use this dialogue to create logical EtherCAN ports which link the remote
EtherCAN module to a logical NTCAN net number.
Start CAN Control by a double click on the icon.
You have to configure the following parameter:
Interface
In the drop down box you can choose the
EtherCAN port which is to be
configured. With the
Add
button you can
create up to 20 logical EtherCAN ports.
With the
Delete
button you can remove
the currently selected EtherCAN port.
The default after installation are 5
EtherCAN ports. The first five ports
can’t be deleted.
Virtual CAN port
You have to assign a virtual network number between 0 and 255 and have to check the
enabled box before this port is available in your software. Please make sure that this logical
net number isn’t already used by another EtherCAN module or a physical CAN module.
TCP/IP Configuration
Setup the IP address or hostname (if known by a DNS server) of the EtherCAN device. The
description of the IP-address assignment within the system is described in the manual
‘EtherCAN, Hardware Manual’. A change of the default port 22080 isn’t supported at the
moment.
Timeouts
Currently three separate timeouts can be configured.
The
connection timeout
defines the time the EtherCAN client software waits for a response
during the initial connection before the client software returns with a timeout.
The
command timeout
defines the time after which a request to the EtherCAN module has
to be replied before the client software returns with a timeout.
The
keep alive
timeout defines the time after which a keep alive request has to be replied
by the EtherCAN module before the host driver tries to reset and re-establish the
connection.
Default
The
Default
button restores all client driver defaults for the
timeout
parameter.