Installation and Operation
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2.5
SOFTWARE OPERATION
Once the MCP2515DM-BM PC Software Rev 2.0 is downloaded and installed on the
PC, open the MCP2515 Bus Monitor Graphical User Interface (GUI). To enable the
communication between the boards and the GUI, click on Device menu and select
Connect.
The GUI consists of thee main panels: Control Panel, CAN Messages, and Debug. The
Control Panel window includes four tabs: Bus Statistics, Bus Parameters, Msg Transmit
and Registers, as shown in Figure 2-4.
FIGURE 2-4:
MCP CAN BUS MONITOR
