Software Support
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7 Software Support
7.1 Interfacing the CAN-Ethernet Gateway to a PC
A WIN32 DLL, which allows for a number of export functions is
available for connecting the CAN-Ethernet Gateway to a PC. With
this DLL it is possible to develop your own applications under
Windows. The CAN-Ethernet Gateway can be accessed directly from
the PC over the driver DLL via Ethernet.
7.2 Driver Installation under Windows
The installation of the driver DLL for Windows is required. The
corresponding setup program can be found on the included CD in the
SO-1027 folder.
Start the setup program on the CD and follow the instructions that
appear on the screen. The program will be installed in the following
folder:
C:\Programs\SYSTEC-electronic\CAN-ETHERNETmodul_Utility_Disk
The installation path can be changed by the user as desired.
Note:
Be sure that you have administrator rights for installation under
Windows 2000 and XP!
During installation the driver-DLL (EthCAN.Dll) will be copied to the
corresponding Windows system folder (depending on your operating
system). The setup program will also create the following file
structure in the installation folder, based on the default installation
path: