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ICP DAS USA I-7540D manual

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  • Page 1

    The i-7540D CAN-Ethernet Gateway Quick Start User Guide 1. Introduction This manual introduces the us er to the methods used to implement the i-7540D module into their applications in a quick and easy way. This will only provide with the basic instructions. For more detailed information, please refer to the i-7540D user manual located on the ICPDAS[...]

  • Page 2

    2. Hardware Installation Users need to make a hardw are connection between the CAN devices before the application. Th e details of this are illustrated below: Step1 : Set-up the 120 Ω terminator resistor of module A and B. Before you continue, if you hav e changed the settings from default then it is necessary to open the cover for each i-7540D a[...]

  • Page 3

    Step3: Ethernet port connection: Connect the Ethernet ports of the i-7540D_A, i-7540D_B and the PC to the hub with standard network cable respectively. Step4: CAN bus connection: Connect the CAN ports of thes e two i-7540D modules by using the following structure. 3. The i-7540D Parameters Configuration Before starting the i-7540D gat eway tests, u[...]

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    site: http://www.icpdas.com/products/ Remote_IO/can_bus/i-7540.htm Step3: Click the “Connect” button to connect with the i-7540D_B. These steps are shown in the following figure. Step4: Click the “Connect” button. If this process is successful, the i-7540D Utility shows the i-7540D_A communication information as below. CAN Para meters i-754[...]

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    Step5: After connecting with t he i-7540D_A, you can modify the CAN parameters and network st atus of it. The CAN parameters and network status of i-7540D_A and i-7540DB are setting as following table. i-7540D_A i-7540D_B CAN parameters Specification: 2.0A CAN baud rate: 1M bps ACC: 00 00 00 00 ACM: FF FF FF FF Err Respon se: No Time-stamp Response[...]

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    4. Testing the i-7540D by using the i-7540D Utility Step1: Run the i-7540D Utility, I7540D.exe, two times. Then duplicate i-7540D windows will be displayed on the screen. One is named as Utility A and t he other is called Utility B. Step2: Click the “Connect” icon to open the connection dialog. Key-in the IP of these i- 7540Ds and press the “[...]

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    Step4: Check the “Use CAN Me ssage” checkbox and input the value to the “CAN Message” frame on Utility A. Click the “Send” button. Then, the Utility w ill automatically transfer these CAN messages to the ASCII command string with ASCII 0x0d, and send it out through the PC’s Ethernet Socket_A port. After the i-7540D_A receives this com[...]

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    Step5: In “Send command to 7540D” f rame, Users can directly type the ASCII command string, “99S”,”99C”,”99RA”, to get/set the status of the 7540D. The sample picture below is using command, “99S”, to get the module status of 7540D. Response : !80800000 Send : 99S i-7540D CAN-Ethernet Gateway Qui ck Star t User Guide (Version 1.[...]