Goepel basicCAN 61 PLUS User manual

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basicCAN 61 PLUS
USB Controller
User Manual
(Translation of Original docu)
Document Version 1.5

Issue: January 2015
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Table of Contents
basicCAN 61 PLUS – User Manual I
1NOTES ON THE EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .....1-1
2INSTALLATION..............................................................2-3
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................2-3
2.2 DRIVER INSTALLATION........................................................2-3
2.2.1 USB .......................................................................2-3
2.2.2
Ethernet .................................................................2-5
3HARDWARE ...................................................................3-1
3.1 DEFINITION .....................................................................3-1
3.2 TECHNICAL DATA ..............................................................3-2
3.2.1 Dimensions ............................................................3-2
3.2.2
Basic Characteristics ...............................................3-2
3.3 FRONT VIEW....................................................................3-3
3.4 REAR VIEW......................................................................3-4
3.5 FUNCTION .......................................................................3-4
3.5.1 Status LEDs ............................................................3-4
3.5.2
Supply of basicCAN 61 PLUS ....................................3-5
3.5.3
Test object Supply ..................................................3-5
3.5.4
OnBoard Interfaces .................................................3-6
3.5.5 FlexRay Extension board .........................................3-7
3.5.6
CAN Extension board ..............................................3-8
3.5.7
Digital IO ...............................................................3-9
3.5.8
IO Extension ........................................................3-11
3.5.9
Addressing ...........................................................3-17
3.5.10
Isolation ..............................................................3-17
3.5.11
Connector Pinout ..................................................3-18
3.6 PRODUCT INFORMATION....................................................3-21
4SOFTWARE ....................................................................4-1
4.1 G-API PROGRAMMING........................................................4-2
4.2 USERCODE PROGRAMMING...................................................4-3

Notes on the EC Declaration of Conformity
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1Notes on the
EC Declaration of Conformity
GOEPEL electronic GmbH
Goeschwitzer Straße 58-60
D-07745 Jena
With the EC Declaration of Conformity we declare the compliance of the
GOEPEL electronic GmbH product described in this Manual with the
requirements of the Directive
2006/95/EG – Low Voltage Directive and with the Directive
2004/108/EG about the Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Any modification to the product, not authorized by us, will invalidate
the corresponding declaration.
The product is marked with the symbol

Installation
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2Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation
We recommend to install/ update the driver software before
connecting the device to the PC/ Laptop (see Driver Installation/
USB chapter).
As a rule hardware installation for basicCAN 61 PLUS means to
connect the power supply cable and the USB or Ethernet cable to the
control PC.
Please use the supplied USB cable to connect the basicCAN 61 PLUS
stand-alone device to the PC’s USB interface.
Other cables may be inapplicable.
2.2 Driver Installation
To install the GOEPEL electronic USB drivers on your system, execute
the G-USB driver setup.
For this, start the
G-USB-Setup-*.exe setup program
(the asterisk stands for the version number) of the delivered CD
and follow the instructions.
Your basicCAN 61 PLUS can be operated under Windows®XP
as well as under Windows®7/ 32 bit and Windows®7/ 64 bit.
Before connecting the basicCAN 61 PLUS stand-alone hardware
to a USB port of your PC, please ensure that the external power
supply of the device is ready for operation (the hardware of basicCAN
61 PLUS is NOT supplied via USB). Then, connect the device by the
supplied USB cable to a USB port of your PC.
Due to the plug and play capability of Windows®, the operating
system will recognize the device automatically. As soon as it has been
detected, the Windows®“Hardware wizard” will start and guide you
through the device driver installation process.
Select the “Install software automatically” option and click “Next” to
continue.
On completion of the installation process, Windows®will request you
to reboot your computer.
For safe and reliable operation this step is strongly recommended.
2.2.1 USB

Installation
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After the installation, you can check whether the unit is properly
embedded by the system.
As an example, the following figure shows the successful embedding
of four basicCAN 61 PLUS devices
(each device appears as USB 6153 in the Device Manager):
Please note that the Device Manager shows ALL USB controllers
supported by this driver.
Figure 2-1:
basicCAN 61 PLUS installed

Installation
basicCAN 61 PLUS – User Manual 2-5
If the Ethernet interface is used for communication with the control
PC, there is no driver installation required.
After the Hardware Installation, the device can directly be addressed
via the IP Address (see also Addressing).
This IP Address can be changed by the HardwareExplorer. The newly
set IP Address becomes effective after a restart.
Figure 2-2:IP Address in the GOEPEL electronic HardwareExplorer
2.2.2 Ethernet