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PCAN-LIN – User Manual
4
Operation
As soon as a supply voltage is applied via the D-Sub male connec-
tor (see section 2.1 on page 8), the PCAN-LIN module is ready for
use. This is indicated by a short blink of both LEDs (Status LED:
green, Transmission/Error LED:
4.1
Module Configuration
The PCAN-LIN module does not have any hardware switches. It is
solely configured via the RS-232 interface. To do so, either the
supplied Windows software PCAN-LIN Configuration Tool or self-
developed software can be used.
Configurations for basic use cases are presented and explained in
chapter 5 starting on page 14.
In a separate document, information about the protocol definitions
related to the RS-232 interface can be found.
4.2
LEDs
The top of the PCAN-LIN module has two LEDs in the middle. These
status indicators are mainly related to the LIN interface during
operation and have following meanings:
Status (green)
If a LIN frame timeout occurs, e.g. because of an "slave not respon-
ding error", the LED is toggled (on/off).
green
and red).
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