The front page shows the Evaluation Board with plugged-in PCAN-MicroMod FD. Imprint PCAN® is a registered trademark of PEAK-System Technik GmbH. CANopen® and CiA® are registered community trade marks of CAN in Automation e.V. Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the United States and/or elsewhere.
3.7 Module Number (S2) 3.8 RS-232 Connector (J5) 3.9 USB Connector (J7) 3.10 Push Buttons for Reset and Flash Mode 4 Firmware Update of the PCAN-MicroMod FD 4.1 Firmware Update via CAN Bus 4.1.1 System Requirements 4.1.2 Activating the Flash Mode 4.1.3 Preparing the Software...
MicroMod FD and allows the conception and development of own circuits with CAN connection and I/O functionality. Via pick-offs, screw terminals, switches, and poten- tiometers, the user can access the resources of the attached PCAN-MicroMod FD and check configurations or test circuits.
Configuration via the CAN bus with the Windows software PCAN-MicroMod FD Configuration Firmware upload via CAN, USB, or RS-232; switchable via 3 buttons Reset button for restarting the board Voltage supply 5 V via Micro-USB connection or barrel connector Operating temperature range from 0 to 70 °C (32 to 185 °F) Board 100 x 102 mm with rubber feet 1.2 Operation Requirements...
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MicroMod FD, each pin of the plugged-on MicroMod FD can be accessed directly. Figure 3: Test point fields J2A and J2B for all pins of the PCAN-MicroMod FD 3 Components of the Evaluation Board PCAN-MicroMod FD Evaluation...
CAN IDs. 3.8 RS-232 Connector (J5) The RS-232 connector can alternatively be used for transferring firmware to the PCAN-MicroMod FD. You need a suitable flashing tool, e.g. Flash Magic (www.- flashmagic-tool.com), and a firmware file in hex format.
The four blue push buttons located on the lower right side have the following func- tions: Push button Function Reset Reset of the PCAN-MicroMod FD, restart of the firmware Boot Flash mode for a firmware update via CAN Flash mode for a firmware update via USB Serial...
4 Firmware Update of the PCAN- MicroMod FD The PCAN-MicroMod FD can be equipped with new firmware in three different ways: via CAN bus via USB connection (easiest way on the Evaluation Board) via serial RS-232 interface (only for special purposes) The following sections describe the procedures.
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3. In the drop-down list Hardware Profile, select the PCAN-MicroMod FD entry. 4. Click on the … (3 dots) button next to the File name field in order to select the desired firmware file (*.bin) for the update. 5. Click on OK.
USB connection between Evaluation Board and PC 4.2.2 Activating the Flash Mode Do the following to set the PCAN-MicroMod FD to flash mode for USB: 1. Make sure that the Evaluation Board is supplied with power (Power LED on the Evaluation Board is on).
Firmware file in Hex format (*.hex) 4.3.2 Activating the Flash Mode Do the following to set the PCAN-MicroMod FD to flash mode for RS-232: 1. Make sure that the Evaluation Board is supplied with power (Power LED on the Evaluation Board is on).
Board The following pages show the electronic circuit diagram of the Evaluation Board for the PCAN-MicroMod FD. For example, it can be used as a reference for your own MicroMod FD circuitry. Appendix B Circuit Diagram Evaluation Board PCAN-MicroMod FD Evaluation...
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