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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4
Overview ................................................................................................................................... 4
Key Features............................................................................................................................... 4
Special Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 5
Version 3 Additions and Enhancements ............................................................................................... 5
The Product Range ....................................................................................................................... 6
Which Device To Use ..................................................................................................................... 6
Additional DCell & DSC Variants Available ........................................................................................... 6
Some Application Examples............................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Evaluation Kit............................................................................... 8
The Evaluation Kit ........................................................................................................................ 8
Contents.................................................................................................................................... 8
Checking the Device Type............................................................................................................... 9
Connecting Up The Evaluation Kit ..................................................................................................... 9
Initial Checks .............................................................................................................................. 9
Instrument Explorer ...................................................................................................................... 9
What Can Instrument Explorer Do? .................................................................................................... 9
Installing Instrument Explorer .......................................................................................................... 9
Running the Instrument Explorer Software.......................................................................................... 10
Instrument Explorer Icon ............................................................................................................... 10
Instrument Settings...................................................................................................................... 11
Viewing Device Data .................................................................................................................... 12
Instrument Explorer Parameter List .................................................................................................. 12
Connecting a Load Cell ................................................................................................................. 13
DSJ1 Evaluation Board Sensor Connections ......................................................................................... 14
Performing A System Calibration ..................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Explanation of Category Items .........................................................................................20
Communications ......................................................................................................................... 20
ID, NODEIDL, NODEIDH .................................................................................................................. 20
Example ................................................................................................................................... 20
CAN Bit Rate, BPS........................................................................................................................ 21
Identifier Size, IDSIZE ................................................................................................................... 21
CAN Bus, CANTXERR, CANRXERR, CANSTATUS ...................................................................................... 21
CANTXERR ................................................................................................................................. 21
CANRXERR ................................................................................................................................. 22
CANSTATUS ............................................................................................................................... 22
Streaming ................................................................................................................................. 22
Configuring Output Message Streams ................................................................................................ 22
Message Streams ......................................................................................................................... 22
Streaming Types, STRMTYPE........................................................................................................... 22
Starting and stopping Streaming, STRMON, STRMOFF ............................................................................. 22
Message Configuration .................................................................................................................. 23
Custom Start / Stop ..................................................................................................................... 24
Start Streaming .......................................................................................................................... 24
Stop Streaming ........................................................................................................................... 25
Data Types ................................................................................................................................ 26
Sub Formats .............................................................................................................................. 26
Message Output Examples.............................................................................................................. 27
Streaming Start / Stop Examples ..................................................................................................... 27
Information ............................................................................................................................... 27
Software Version, VER .................................................................................................................. 27
Serial Number, SERL and SERH ........................................................................................................ 27
Strain Gauge .............................................................................................................................. 28
mV/V output, MVV....................................................................................................................... 28
Nominal mV/V level, NMVV ............................................................................................................ 28
mV/V Output In Percentage Terms, ELEC ........................................................................................... 28
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Mantracourt Electronics Limited DCell & DSC MantraCAN User Manual
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