Setting up CAN (v2.0.1-2.2.5)(legacy)

Owned by Vladimir Tayzhev
Last updated: Dec 16, 2024
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CAN bus is used for the connection of CAN sensors and CAN modules.  The device has two independent CAN nodes: CAN1 and  СAN2.

Before using the CAN sensor module, the CAN bus must be configured to operate with this CAN sensor module. Configuration of the CAN bus is made through the tab "Preferences" >> "CAN config", which in turn has two identical tabs - one for each node.

 Each station tab contains current information on the status of the node and a list of  CAN sensor modules connected to this node. 

The following operations can be carried out on the CAN bus node:

  • Refresh - updates the current information on the status of the node;

  • Config -  launches configuration process of the nodes for CAN sensor modules connected to it, the old configuration is lost;

  • Delete - removes selected CAN sensor module from the configuration (list) of CAN sensor modules;

  • Apply - saves the list of CAN sensor modules in flash memory;

  • Restart - Restart the CAN bus node.

To set up a CAN bus node for operation with the CAN sensor module, connect the CAN module to the CAN network and run the corresponding configuration procedure in the web interface using the command Config. The configuration process is displayed at the bottom of the tab and lasts approximiatly 2 minutes.   Detected modules will be added to the list of modules during the configuration process. After completing configuration the node returns to its normal operation.  Sensors of detected CAN modules are added to the tree of elements. 

The names of the sensors are automatically set in the form {module name}{serial number}-{type of sensor} and can be edited.

If you need to remove the CAN sensor module from the configuration list use the command Delete, then use the command Apply to apply the changes you made and restart the node using the command Restart.