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CAN to WLAN Gateway
in DIN Rail Plastic Casing

User Manual

PCAN-Wireless Gateway DR

Document version 1.2.1 (2014-07-25)

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Page 1: ...CAN to WLAN Gateway in DIN Rail Plastic Casing User Manual PCAN Wireless Gateway DR Document version 1 2 1 2014 07 25...

Page 2: ...mentioned in this document may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies They are not explicitly marked by and 2014 PEAK System Technik GmbH PEAK System Technik GmbH Ott...

Page 3: ...into Operation 10 3 1 First Connection to the Gateway 10 3 1 1 Preparing the Computer 10 3 1 2 Establishing the Connection 11 3 2 Basic Configuration 13 3 2 1 Changing Login Data 13 3 2 2 Setting up C...

Page 4: ...32 5 4 1 CAN 32 5 4 2 WLAN 36 5 4 3 WLAN Network Scan 41 5 5 Device 42 5 5 1 Device Configuration 43 5 5 2 User Management 45 5 5 3 Software Update 47 5 6 Help 48 5 7 Support 48 6 Application Examples...

Page 5: ...ustrial environment The configuration of the device is done via a comfortable web interface Besides a variety of status information settings for the device itself for the communication interfaces and...

Page 6: ...Extended operating temperature range from 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Properties CAN Two High speed CAN channels ISO 11898 2 Bit rates from 5 kbit s up to 1 Mbit s Compliant with CAN specifications 2 0A 1...

Page 7: ...Operation Voltage supply in the range of 8 to 30 V 1 3 Scope of Supply PCAN Wireless Gateway DR in DIN rail plastic casing 2 4 GHz dipole antenna Mating connectors Phoenix Type MSTB 2 5 4 ST BK for bo...

Page 8: ...nual 8 2 Connectors Figure 1 Position of the connectors 2 1 CAN1 CAN2 The CAN connectors are located on the upper side of the casing Figure 2 Pin assignment CAN connector 1 2 Pin Function 1 CAN High 2...

Page 9: ...lished via the antenna 2 3 RS 232 The RS 232 connector is located on the lower side of the casing Figure 3 Pin assignment RS 232 connector Pin Function 1 GND 2 RxD 3 not connected 4 TxD 2 4 Power Supp...

Page 10: ...ions 3 1 1 Preparing the Computer Your computer must be configured with an appropriate IP address to connect to the device via WLAN To determine your IP address and to change it if necessary follow th...

Page 11: ...192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 but not the PCAN Gateway s own address which is indicated on the left casing side 7 Click on Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 is shown Leave this entry unchanged 8 Confirm the en...

Page 12: ...on website you can find the login area Enter admin for each the username and the password and confirm with Enter The restricted area appears and you can start setting up the PCAN Wireless Gateway DR Y...

Page 13: ...Do not act care lessly and leave your system open to attack Never deposit the login data in any form on the Internet or make it easily accessible Do not give the new login data carelessly to third pa...

Page 14: ...with the button that is named like the page and select the desired network from the list see chapter 5 4 3 on page 41 Note Regardless of the DHCP information Enable Disable the connection must be ent...

Page 15: ...ss Assignment 1 If the WLAN network does not provide DHCP enter the address data that the PCAN Gateway uses in the WLAN Network at the bottom of the page IP address and Subnet mask The gateway address...

Page 16: ...y DR to a suitable power supply 8 30 V DC The PCAN Gateway starts automatically When the Status LED is blinking green the device is ready and the current configuration is executed After the start the...

Page 17: ...nd Reset button 4 1 Status LEDs The PCAN Wireless Gateway DR has different status LEDs that represent the following conditions LEDs Status Condition Green on System start Status Green blinking Ready f...

Page 18: ...et the PCAN Gateway to factory defaults With a reset to the factory defaults the IP address and the login data are reset to the initial value see the label on the left side of the PCAN Gateway and the...

Page 19: ...your browser Afterwards the configuration website opens Besides providing a variety of status information the website can directly manage settings for the device itself communication interfaces and m...

Page 20: ...Note For full functionality and an optimal representation of the website we recommend one of the following Internet browsers Internet Explorer 8 or higher Mozilla Firefox Safari Opera or Chrome The s...

Page 21: ...network The subpages of Routing provide an opportunity for managing editing and deleting routes as well as to search for other devices in the network The links in the control box below the menu perfor...

Page 22: ...d of the navigation lists important information about the current configuration 5 1 3 General Symbols The configuration website uses a variety a different symbols and icons to convey general informati...

Page 23: ...ting of the Listen Only Mode are displayed The CAN interfaces can be configured on the Network CAN page In addition this page provides detailed information about the interfaces WLAN Interface This box...

Page 24: ...rk Defined Routes Here each message forwarding is displayed with its basic information For each of these the status used transmission protocol as well as the source and destination are specified On th...

Page 25: ...ted 5 3 1 Manage Routes On the page Routing Manage Routes the message forwarding instances are listed with basic information and control options For each of these the status used transmission protocol...

Page 26: ...m Protocol sends the data packets directly into the network without establishing a connection With this protocol error free transmission is not guaranteed The advantage UDP has over TCP is the lower d...

Page 27: ...ng Add Route page you can set up a new route Similarly an existing route can be edited via the form displayed For this the current settings are loaded into the form fields Editing a route is done via...

Page 28: ...ert mode only If this checkbox is active no handshake will be performed and therefore no status information will be gathered for this route Use this option for communication with your own application...

Page 29: ...entire network For the Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and the network address 192 168 1 xxx the reserved address would be 192 168 1 0 Port Enter a port between 1024 and 65535 Values below 1024 are reserved...

Page 30: ...mand on performance is lower in this case This selection is only available for Send routes when using the UDP protocol Finally you can create a new route with the Add Route button or save the changes...

Page 31: ...an is performed again and the list is updated Detected Devices This table shows all PEAK System gateways that were detected during the last network broadcast scan If no other devices are currently in...

Page 32: ...way are adjustable The MAC address cannot be changed Each device receives a unique MAC address during the manufacturing process which can be used to identify it The WLAN interface its operation mode a...

Page 33: ...255 The CAN controller has been switched off BUSHEAVY Bit rate CAN channel transmission rate This value should match that of the connected CAN bus Listen Only Mode The state of the Listen Only Mode i...

Page 34: ...lue that is used on the connected CAN bus Custom Bit Rate Expert mode only By clicking on the Custom Bit Rate checkbox a form for configuring a custom transmission rate can be opened For details see t...

Page 35: ...hase Segment 1 2 The phase segments are used to compensate edge phase errors at the beginning and end of the bit Phase Segment 1 expects an input from 1 to 8 and Phase Segment 2 accepts values from 2...

Page 36: ...s of the CAN transceiver 5 kbit s to 1 Mbit s the data can not be saved Re Synch Jump Width 1 4 The Resynchronization Jump Width defines the maximum extension or shortening of the Phase Segments for t...

Page 37: ...network of an existing access Point Host Ad Hoc Mode The Gateway provides a WLAN network of its own One other device can connect to it as a client The SSID entered in the following form is used as the...

Page 38: ...eway IP address Subnet mask and gateway address are assigned automatically Otherwise you must manually enter the information Switch DHCP on if required Enable Note DHCP is not recommended because it i...

Page 39: ...1 0 Subnet mask The Subnet mask indicates which part of the IP address represents the network and which part represents the device This subdivision is achieved by filling in the binary Subnet mask fro...

Page 40: ...ase the device is now part of a different network than the one your computer is a part of Connecting to the device is only possible by respectively adapting your computer s IP address to the different...

Page 41: ...ency including channel specification and the encryption type Use the Select button to choose the network which you like to connect to The data will transfer to the website WLAN where you can save your...

Page 42: ...ice Interface Information This area lists all available communication interfaces regardless of their state Version Information This area shows different information concerning versions Hardware Versio...

Page 43: ...mum length allowed is 50 characters Please note This name is separate from the product name that is also displayed in the header area of the website Depending on the IP network it is possible to acces...

Page 44: ...Configuration With the Export button an ini file can be downloaded containing all device configurations as well as all route settings The file can be freely renamed the contents of the file however sh...

Page 45: ...a new username and a new password The new password must be confirmed in order to exclude accidental input To ensure a minimum level of security the password should have at least 8 characters If possi...

Page 46: ...he current session and will be reset with your next login Click on the drop down menu and choose one of the two modes Save this setting by clicking the Save Settings button Public Dashboard This form...

Page 47: ...te download package Perform a software update 1 Use the button on the left to choose the software package tar 2 Start the process with the Start Software Update button Please note In order to prevent...

Page 48: ...ation web site It is nearly identical to chapter 5 of the PDF documentation Question mark icons are located next to every page title clicking on one will open a corresponding help page 5 7 Support On...

Page 49: ...tances 6 1 Unidirectional Data Transmission For unidirectional data transmission the message traffic from CAN bus A is to be forwarded to CAN bus B via a WLAN network Necessary for this are two PCAN W...

Page 50: ...50000 IP Interface Protocol TCP After saving the route on Gateway 1 will be displayed on the Routing Manage Routes page as follows Creating a Receive Route Gateway 2 is to accept the data packets sent...

Page 51: ...Routes page as follows A short time after both routes have been created and activated the connection will establish You can interrupt the connection by deactivating or erasing one of the routes on th...

Page 52: ...1 201 and it is connected via CAN channel 1 to CAN bus A Gateway 2 s IP address is 192 168 1 202 and it is connected via CAN channel 2 to CAN bus B The difference here when compared with the example i...

Page 53: ...rough CAN channel 1 into CAN bus A For this a Receive route with the following values must be created Gateway 1 Receive Route B Route Direction Receive IP CAN Status Activate Port 25000 like the Send...

Page 54: ...traffic from CAN bus B into the WLAN network For this a Send route with the following values must be created Gateway 2 Send Route B Route Direction Send CAN IP Status Activate CAN Channel 2 connected...

Page 55: ...errupt the connection by deactivating or erasing one of the routes on the Routing Manages Routes page Note The putting into operation of a PCAN Wireless Gateway DR is described in detail in chapter 3...

Page 56: ...PCA82C251 Galvanic isolation Isolation of the CAN channels up to 500 V against each other against RS 232 and the power supply Termination none Listen only mode Separately switchable for both CAN chann...

Page 57: ...Size 22 5 x 99 x 114 5 mm W x H x D See also dimension drawing Appendix B on page 59 Weight 111 g with antenna Environment Operating temperature 40 85 C 40 185 F Temperature for storage and transport...

Page 58: ...PCAN Wireless Gateway DR User Manual 58 Appendix A CE Certificate...

Page 59: ...PCAN Wireless Gateway DR User Manual 59 Appendix B Dimension Drawing The figure doesn t show the actual size of the product...

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