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Sendyne SIM100 Quickstart Guide
SIM100 Quickstart Guide
Quick Start
1. Plug the 4-pin connector on the 4-strand serial to
CAN cable into the SCD (serial to CAN dongle). Make
sure the the pin attached to the black wire is aligned
with the pin labeled "GND" on the dongle.
Figure 1: Connecting Serial to CAN cable to SCD.
2. Plug the other end of the serial to CAN cable into
the CAN connector on the SIM100 module. You
should hear a click-sound when the connector has
been properly connected.
Figure 2: Connecting Serial to CAN cable to SIM100
3. Plug the 6-pin connector on the FTDI USB to Serial
cable into the 6-pin header connector on the SCD.
Align the black wire on the FTDI cable with "GND" on
the SCD, as shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3: Connecting FTDI cable to SCD
4. Plug the USB side of the FTDI cable into the com-
puter you will be using. Windows should auto detect
the drivers and install them for this device.
The blue LED light on the SIM100 module should now
be blinking. If not, please re-check steps 1-3 to ensure
that all cables have been properly connected.
Voltage cables
The SIM100 evaluation kit comes with three volt-
age cables (red, black, and green with yellow stripes)
that are to be connected from the module to a testing
system.
Figure 4: Three voltage cables in the SIM100KIT;
colors red, black and green with yellow stripes
Rev 0.1
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  • Page 1 2. Plug the other end of the serial to CAN cable into The blue LED light on the SIM100 module should now the CAN connector on the SIM100 module. You be blinking. If not, please re-check steps 1-3 to ensure should hear a click-sound when the connector has that all cables have been properly connected.
  • Page 2 “click” sound. Figure 7: Green and yellow-striped voltage cable Figure 5: Red voltage cable connected to Vx1 on the connected to Chassis 1 / Chassis 2 on the SIM100 SIM100 module module SIM100 Software Quickstart Guide: The black voltage cable connects to the negative terminal of the battery.
  • Page 3 GUI, displaying the home page. correctly and the correct FTDI has been selected. 6. Click on the SIM100 General tab to view device spe- cific information, such as the module’s serial number, firmware version, and part name of the device.
  • Page 4: Hardware Errors

    Next to each value, the uncertainty of each potential errors in the hardware setup. The descrip- estimated value is reported; unit expressed in %. tion of the various errors can be found in the SIM100 In the case of high uncertainty, the uncertainty flag CAN2.0B Protocol documentation.
  • Page 5: About Window

    CSV (comma separated values) file. Firmware Update The firmware update screen shows the firmware version that is currently on the SIM100 module, the unique serial number and part number of the module. To navigate to the firmware update screen, click on the “Views”...
  • Page 6: Revision History

    Sendyne SIM100 Quickstart Guide Revision History Revision Table Revision Number Date Comments 4/18/2017 Preliminary; Initial release Preliminary Rev 0.1 © 2017 Sendyne Corp.
  • Page 7 MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. Sendyne disclaims all liability arising from this in- formation and its use. Use of Sendyne devices in life support and/or safety applications is entirely at the buyer’s risk, and the buyer agrees to defend, indemni-...

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