Thorsis Technologies isCAN USB User manual

isCAN USB
User Manual

isCAN USB
Content
I Certicate of conformity ...................................................................1
1 isCAN USB..............................................................................................2
2 Installation and commissioning....................................................3
2.1 Installation of the driver software..........................................3
2.2 Installation of the Hardware.....................................................4
2.3 Conguration and Commissioning .......................................5
2.3.1 Add a device............................................................................6
2.3.2 Empty-Slot................................................................................7
2.3.3 Removal of a device..............................................................8
2.4 Test Software..................................................................................8

isCAN USB
I Certicate of conformity
according to EC Directive 2014/30/EU (electromagnetic compatibility) of February 26th, 2014.
We hereby declare, that the device indicated below in its design and construction, is in conformity with the essential
safety and health requirements of the EC Directive 2014/30/EU. Changes or modications not approved by Thorsis
Technologies void the validity of the declaration.
Manufacturer: Thorsis Technologies GmbH
Oststr. 18
39114 Magdeburg
Germany
Product designation:
Device type: isCAN USB
Order number: 11300 - 0201
Standards used:
EN 61326-1:2013
Magdeburg, 2017-06-26 Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Szczepanski, Managing director

2
isCAN USB
1 isCAN USB
The CAN dongle isCAN USB with the universal USB interface grants a fast ac-
cess to any CAN/CANopen based network. The isCAN USB interface standard
type supports the CAN specication 2.0A (11 bit ID) and 2.0B (29 bit ID). It is
connected with a 9 pin D-Sub connector according to the CiA specication DS-
102. LED‘s indicate the actual working condition. The opto-isolated interface
supports a transmission speed of up to 1 MBit/s.
Technical Data
Interface USB
Controller CY7C68014A, Asic SJA1000
Identier length 11/29 Bit
Transmission rate 10 kbit/s – 1 Mbit/s (CAN)
CE-Certicate isCAN USB
Driver software Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Delivery content Hardware, Driver-, Conguration- and Testsoftware;
Documentation german and english on CD
Available software isCAN/CANopen Comm DTM,
isCAN/CANopen Server (OPC),
RP1210 interface Dll with J1939 support,
API interface Dll with examples in C/C++ and C# source code

3
isCAN USB
2 Installation and commissioning
2.1 Installation of the driver software
The driver software must be installed before connecting the device. Otherwise, the operating system can not nd
the interface to the associated driver.
The driver software package isCAN Multidriver contains a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) which allows the access to the
rmware under the operating systems Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, 8, 10. The actual operating system is detec-
ted automatically by the driver DLL.
The conguration of the interface can be done with the conguration software isCAN Driver Congurator which
is installed into the Thorsis directory of the Start Menu.
Installation process:
Login as administrator.
Insert the installation CD-ROM.
The setup starts with an autoroutine; proceed according to the instructions displayed on the screen.
Should Autorun be disabled on your machine, run the setup.exe on the installation CD.
The installation is done in the standard program directory of the target machine under
C:\Program Files\Thorsis\isCAN Multidriver\

4
isCAN USB
2.2 Installation of the Hardware
The Interface can be connected to the CAN/CANopen network with its D-Sub 9 pin connector directly. With the
integrated USB cable the interface can be connected with the PC/notebook.
Two LEDs indicate the actual operation mode. The green LED indicates that the CAN controller is powered up and
running. It is switched on as soon as a software application initializes the adapter and starts communication on the
CAN bus. The red LED indicates an error condition on the CAN bus by ashing three times.

5
isCAN USB
To ease the task of hardware conguration the con-
guration software isCAN Driver Congurator is provi-
ded. It is installed in the Start Menu. This simple dialog
based program allows the easy addition and removal
of the CAN interfaces. It also checks the available
resources of the system. Each device is assigned to a
certain number which enables the software to address
the device. Empty devices can be included in order to
allow gaps in the enumeration of devices.
While the conguration software is running the device
drivers of the hardware are stopped. All applications
requiring access to the devices should be terminated
before the start of the conguration software. After the
termination of the conguration software the device
drivers are started again. The new parameters are
available at once for all PCI and USB interfaces.
2.3 Conguration and Commissioning

6
isCAN USB
Please press the button , choose the device
type you would like to add. Press OK, then make your
settings.
Every isCAN USB adapter is identied by a serial num-
ber. This number ensures that the software is commu-
nicating with the correct hardware in case that there
are more adapters attached to the PC simultaneously.
The number is printed on a label located at the bottom
of the isCAN USB device. Enter the serial number and
conrm the settings by clicking OK. The conguration
software can also detect the serial number automati-
cally by searching for all isCAN USB devices attached to
the PC.
2.3.1 Add a device

7
isCAN USB
The empty device does not contain any resources. It
serves as a substitute for device numbers not assig-
ned. Using this devices enables a free enumeration of
devices by inserting empty devices between the real
ones.
2.3.2 Empty-Slot

8
isCAN USB
Mark the device you wish to remove and press the button .
You can then remove the device from the USB port.
The correct operation of isCAN interfaces which have
been added with the isCAN Driver Congurator can be
checked with the help of the test program isCAN Test.
It is installed in the Thorsis folder of the Start Menu.
The following functions are provided by the application:
Choice of congured interfaces (isCAN USB,
isCAN PCI)
Baudrate settings
Transmisson of messages
Display of received messages
2.3.3 Removal of a device
2.4 Test Software