05 CAN/RS232/USB – VBOX IISX
VBOX IISX units are equipped with a CAN bus interface, an RS232 serial socket, and a USB socket. You can use either
of the SERIAL or USB sockets for all communication between the VBOX IISX and a PC, including configuring the
VBOX II and transmitting live data from the VBOX II to the PC for viewing and performing real-time tests.
Note: Only the USB socket can be used to upgrade the VBOX IISX’s firmware.
CAN
The CAN Bus port is available in either the socket labelled
CAN
or the socket labelled
Serial
. This CAN port has two
functions; CAN Input in VCI mode and CAN Input in Racelogic Modules mode.
The Socket labelled
CAN
also contain a secondary RS232 port for direct connections to the GPS engine. You can use
this to provide the GPS engine with Local DGPS correction messages, or occasionally, for fault-finding under the
instruction of a Racelogic employee.
VCI Mode
You should select this mode if you wish to log incoming CAN data from external third-party modules or from a
Note: In VCI mode, it is not possible to use the CAN output or connect to any other Racelogic module.
In this mode, you can log internal CAN input channels. To load CAN bus message information, use the
VBOX Setup
Software
to navigate to the
VCI Modules
tab of the
Channels
menu. You can configure channels by clicking on any
channel box. This will bring up a new window, where you can load a CAN database file (.dbc/.ref/.vci) using the
Load
button or define the channel manually. Alternatively, if you select the
Vehicle database
option, you can browse
the vehicle CAN database and select CAN channels specific to your vehicle. If it is available, CAN
connection information for the vehicle will also appear on the right-hand side.
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