Software
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CANio 500 Quickstart Manual, version 1.3
5 Software
CANio 500 can be operated as a simple CAN module as well as as a CANo-
pen slave.
The CANio 500 is delivered with a standard configuration. The following chap-
ters do refer to these standard settings. Nevertheless it is possible to configure
the device according to the own, specific requirements. Beside others, the fol-
lowing topics can be configured:
Baudrate
Node number, Message-IDs
Cycle time of the messages
Debounce time
Value range of the analog outputs
Behavior of the digital inputs (default value, edge triggering)
Behavior of the analog inputs (default value, delta value)
The configuration possibilities are versatile. Details are described in the CANio
500 manual which can be downloaded from the IXXAT Homepage
1
.
Dependent on the use case, the different configuration possibilities can be
achieved like described below:
Via the comfortable CANio 500 configuration tool which can be down-
loaded from the IXXAT homepage
1
.
In pure CAN networks with the message sequences described in the
CANio 500 manual
In CANopen networks by the corresponding LSS services or objects
(see CANio 500 manual)
Should the desired functionality not be reached by the described configuration
possibilities, the “Application Development Kit (ADK)
2
” to be purchased at
IXXAT can be used to generate a specific application which can be executed
on the CANio 500.
1
http://www.ixxat.com/can_canio500_analog_digital_can_modul_en.html
2
http://www.ixxat.com/can_canio500_adk_en.html