PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual
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Do the following to start and initialize PCAN-View:
1.
Open the Windows Start menu and select
PCAN-View
.
The
Connect
dialog box appears.
Figure 4: Selection of the specific hardware and parameters
2.
Select an interface from the list.
3.
From the dropdown list, select the
Bit rate
that is used by all
nodes on the CAN bus.
Tip:
You can create custom bit rates by using the button (
).
4.
Under
Filter settings
you can limit the range of CAN IDs to
be received, either for standard frames (11-bit IDs) or for
extended frames (29-bit IDs).
5.
Activate the
Listen-only mode
if you do not actively
participate in the CAN traffic and just want to observe. This
also avoids an unintended disruption of an unknown CAN
environment (e.g. due to different bit rates).
6.
Confirm the settings in the dialog box with
OK
. The main
window of PCAN-View appears (see Figure 5).
