PCAN-Router Pro – User Manual
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6.3
Using the Recorded CAN Traffic
The recorded CAN traffic on the CompactFlash card (CF card) is
binary-coded in the
trace.btr
file. For further use you must
convert the data in an appropriate format.
Possible conversion targets:
Target Format
File
Ending
Explanation/Usage
PCAN-Trace
.trc
Text-based trace format by PEAK-System; viewing
of the data in the PCAN-Explorer or playback of the
CAN messages with the PCAN-Trace program.
Vector ASC Trace
.asc
Text-based trace format by the Vector company
that also can be used by some third-party
programs.
Character Separated
Values (CSV)
.csv
Common, text-based format for import into a
spreadsheet (semicolon as separator).
Do the following to get the trace data:
1.
Eject the CF card from the PCAN-Router Pro and insert it
into the card reader of the computer.
2.
Copy the PEAK-Converter to your local hard disk. You can
find the software in the PCAN-Router Pro package under
Tools
or on our website.
Link to the PCAN-Router Pro Package:
www.peak-system.com/quick/DL-Packages-E
Link to the software website:
www.peak-system.com/quick/DL-Software-E
3.
Start the converter program
PEAK-Converter.exe
.
4.
Select the file
trace.btr
from the CF card at step
Source
files
.
5.
Make the settings for the conversion in the following steps.
Do not save the target file on the CF card.