PCAN-Router – User Manual
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6
Firmware Upload
The microcontroller in the PCAN-Router can be equipped with new
firmware in two different ways:
Via CAN (recommended):
Via a CAN channel and the Windows software PEAK-Flash, the
firmware can be transferred from the computer to the PCAN-
Router. More information can be found in the following
subchapters.
Via RS-232 interface or via serial connections of the
microcontroller. For more information, see section
Uploading Firmware via the Serial Connections on page 27
.
6.1
System Requirements
The following prerequisites must be given, so that the PCAN-Router
can be updated with new firmware:
CAN interface of the PCAN series for the computer (e.g. PCAN-
USB)
CAN cabling between the CAN interface and the PCAN-Router
with proper termination (120
on each end of the CAN bus)
Operating system Windows 10 and 8.1 (32-/64-bit)
If you want to update several PCAN-Router connected to the
same CAN bus, you must assign a unique ID to each router. See
section
.
