CANDPSX user manual rev 2 Page 8 of 42
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2 QUICK GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
2.1 INTRODUCTION
This quick guide refers to the SoftTune configuration tool (see § 35).
What you need to install the CANDPSX module is:
• a PC
• the setup CD
• a crossover RS232 serial cable (Rx and Tx must be crossed over)
2.2 INSTALLATION
Here below you find the steps for installing the CANDPSX module:
Execute the hardware installation of the module (see § 40).
Connect the CANDPSX module to the voltage supply.
Run the configuration program setup contained in the setup CD.
Connect your PC to the RS232 port of CANDPSX through an RS232 serial cable.
Run the configuration program, named SoftTune, from the system menu Start
→
Program Files
→
Axel PC tools
→
CANDPSX.
Open the configuration file named CANDPS_Gateway_default.par. This file is located in
Targets directory, in \Program Files\Axel PC Tools\CANDPS\Targets\Vx_x.
Change the settings of serial communication, if necessary (see § 35), and connect to the
CANDPSX.
Select an operating mode (see § 13) and build the map of CAN messages (see § 23).
Set the parameters of the module with SoftTune (see § 35).
Save the current settings (see § 30).
Also save the settings to a file, if you wish.
The GSD file of the CANDPSX is located in Targets directory, in \Program Files\Axel PC
Tools\CANDPSX\Targets\Vx_x.