© 2014 imc Meßsysteme GmbH imc CANSAS Users Manual - Doc. Version 1.9 - 05.12.2014
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.................................................................................................................................. 402.6.5 Reset-plug
.................................................................................................................................. 402.6.6 CAN data transfer rate
.................................................................................................................................. 412.6.7 Number of CAN-nodes
.................................................................................................................................. 412.6.8 Duplicate samples in during data capture
.................................................................................................................................. 422.6.9 CANopen
...................................................................................................................... 422.6.9.1 Limitations
.................................................................................................................................. 432.6.10 Troubleshooting tips for disturbances of the CAN-Bus
.................................................................................................................................. 462.6.11 Cabling of µ-CANSAS
...................................................................................................................... 462.6.11.1 Power from external power supply unit
...................................................................................................................... 492.6.11.2 Power supply from busDAQ unit
Operation
............................................................................................................................................. 51
3.1 Calling the program
.................................................................................................................................. 513.1.1 Language setting - imcLanguageSelector
............................................................................................................................................. 52
3.2 The user interface
.................................................................................................................................. 523.2.1 Introduction
...................................................................................................................... 533.2.1.1 "File"- menu
...................................................................................................................... 533.2.1.2 "Edit"- menu
...................................................................................................................... 543.2.1.3 "View"- menu
...................................................................................................................... 543.2.1.4 "Module"- menu
...................................................................................................................... 553.2.1.5 "Extra"- menu
...................................................................................................................... 553.2.1.6 "?"- menu (Help)
...................................................................................................................... 553.2.1.7 Control Menu
.................................................................................................................................. 563.2.2 Toolbar
.................................................................................................................................. 573.2.3 The Module Tree
.................................................................................................................................. 583.2.4 Properties Display
...................................................................................................................... 593.2.4.1 Module database
...................................................................................................................... 603.2.4.2 CANSAS Module
...................................................................................................................... 633.2.4.3 CAN-Bus Interface
...................................................................................................................... 653.2.4.4 CAN-Bus message
...................................................................................................................... 663.2.4.5 Input/Output stage
...................................................................................................................... 673.2.4.6 Input channel
...................................................................................................................... 723.2.4.7 Virtual channels
...................................................................................................................... 723.2.4.8 Virtual channel
...................................................................................................................... 743.2.4.9 Special functions
.................................................................................................................................. 743.2.5 Status bar
............................................................................................................................................. 75
3.3 Working with the Module Tree
............................................................................................................................................. 79
3.4 Menu functions
.................................................................................................................................. 793.4.1 Files
...................................................................................................................... 793.4.1.1 File - New
...................................................................................................................... 793.4.1.2 File - Open...
...................................................................................................................... 803.4.1.3 File - Save
...................................................................................................................... 803.4.1.4 File - Save as...
...................................................................................................................... 803.4.1.5 File - Import
...................................................................................................................... 803.4.1.6 File - Export...
...................................................................................................................... 813.4.1.7 File - Print
...................................................................................................................... 813.4.1.8 File - Page Preview
...................................................................................................................... 843.4.1.9 File - Print Setup...
...................................................................................................................... 843.4.1.10 File - Close
.................................................................................................................................. 853.4.2 Edit
...................................................................................................................... 853.4.2.1 Edit - Undo
...................................................................................................................... 853.4.2.2 Edit - Cut
...................................................................................................................... 853.4.2.3 Edit - copy
...................................................................................................................... 863.4.2.4 Edit - Paste
...................................................................................................................... 863.4.2.5 Edit - New
...................................................................................................................... 863.4.2.6 Edit - Rename
...................................................................................................................... 873.4.2.7 Edit - Delete