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CANnector Bridge
USER MANUAL
4.01.0091.23000 1.1 en-US ENGLISH

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  • Page 1 CANnector Bridge USER MANUAL 4.01.0091.23000 1.1 en-US ENGLISH...
  • Page 2 HMS Networks reserves the right to modify its products in line with its policy of continuous product development. The information in this document shall therefore not be construed as a commitment on the part of HMS Networks and is subject to change without notice. HMS Networks makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page User Guide ........................... 3 Target Audience.......................3 Related Documents ......................3 Document History ......................3 Trademark Information .....................3 Conventions........................4 Safety Instructions ......................5 Information on EMC ......................5 General Safety Instructions ....................5 Intended Use........................5 Scope of Delivery ........................ 5 Product Description ......................6 Features .........................6 Software for Configuration and Visualization ................6 Installation...........................
  • Page 4 Technical Data ........................35 Support/Return Hardware....................36 Support ........................36 Return Hardware ......................36 Disposal..........................36 Regulatory Compliance ..................... 37 EMC Compliance (CE) ..................... 37 Disposal and recycling..................... 37 Open Source Software ...................... 38 4.01.0091.23000 1.1 en-US CANnector Bridge User Manual...

  • Page 5: User Guide

    Minor corrections, added pin allocation power connector Trademark Information ® Ixxat is a registered trademark of HMS Industrial Networks. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective holders. 4.01.0091.23000 1.1 en-US CANnector Bridge User Manual...

  • Page 6: Conventions

    This is a cross-reference within this document: Conventions, p. 4 This is an external link (URL): www.hms-networks.com Safety advice is structured as follows: Cause of the hazard! Consequences of not taking remediate action.

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    Technical Data, p. 35). ► Protect product from fire. Do not paint the product. ► Do not modify or disassemble the product. Service must be carried out by HMS Industrial ► Networks. Store products in dry and dust-free place. ► Intended Use The CANnector Bridge is used to connect computer systems to CAN, CAN FD and LIN networks, to connect the networks with each other and to change or manipulate the network data.

  • Page 8: Product Description

    Product Description 6 (40) Product Description The CANnector Bridge can act as Bridge and as Gateway. The four provided ready-to-use basic configurations initialize all six CAN interfaces with 125 Kbit/s, 250 Kbit/s, 500 Kbit/s, or 1000 Kbit/s and forward all received data as follows: •...

  • Page 9: Installation

    Installation 7 (40) Installation Installing the Software To connect the CANnector Bridge to a PC via USB a driver is needed. With installation of the configuration tool ACT the driver is automatically installed. The ACT tool can be downloaded on www.ixxat.com. ►...

  • Page 10: Installing The Adhesive Feet

    ► Connect the three pins of the power supply connector (W, P, and G) with the power supply. A ready to use power cable is available as accessory from HMS Industrial Network. ► Connect the CAN interfaces X1 to X4 to be used.

  • Page 11: Configuration

    Configuration 9 (40) Configuration By default the CANnector Bridge starts with a CAN Bridge configuration that initializes all six CAN interfaces with 250 Kbit/s and forwards messages from CAN 1 to CAN 2 and vice versa, from CAN 3 to CAN 4 and vice versa, and from CAN 5 to CAN 6 and vice versa. To change the baud rate of all CAN interfaces to 125Kbit/s, 500 Kbit/s, or 1000 Kbit/s another pre-configured configuration can be selected with the dashboard (see Selecting a Configuration with Different Baud Rate, p.

  • Page 12: Setting A Specific Baud Rate

    Configuration 10 (40) Click button Start selected application in column Action (3). ► → Application with selected baud rate is running. → Configuration starts automatically for the selected baud rate. After a power cycle the last selected configuration is automatically started. 6.1.2 Setting a Specific Baud Rate With IxAdmin it is possible to set an individual baud rate for each CAN bus or a specific baud rate...
  • Page 13 Configuration 11 (40) ► Open menu Device and select Add/Remove Application. Fig. 5 IxAdmin CANnector configuration ► Click button Open folder (1). ► Select one basic configuration (sdcfg file) and click button Open. The sdcfg file is the download project file of a configuration, that contains all links to all files that are required for one configuration.
  • Page 14 Configuration 12 (40) Fig. 6 IxAdmin CANnector application ► In field Bus Controllers (1) select the desired CAN controller and right-click on the desired controller. → Window to edit the controller is opened. Fig. 7 IxAdmin Edit Baud rate of CAN controller Select the desired baud rate in drop-down menu Standard Timing (1).
  • Page 15 Configuration 13 (40) To assign the selected baud rate to the controller, click button OK (3). ► ► To close the window, click button Close. Fig. 8 Save application ► In window Add/Remove application save the configuration with button Save (1). In field Control (2) define the memory the configuration is downloaded to: ►...

  • Page 16: Creating Bridge/Gateway Configurations

    14 (40) Creating Bridge/Gateway Configurations Only use the Eclipse version that is provided for downloading on www.ixxat.com. HMS has pre-configured Eclipse to the requirements of the CANnector Bridge. These settings are only contained in the Eclipse version available from Ixxat.
  • Page 17 Configuration 15 (40) ► Select the project template Gateway and click button Next. Fig. 10 Select target platform ► Select target platform Ixxat CANnector S and click button Next. The CANnector Bridge is based on the CANnector S. Fig. 11 Bus configuration ►...
  • Page 18 Configuration 16 (40) ► Click button Next. → Window to configure the Bridge is opened. Fig. 12 Mapping configuration window ► Select the desired CAN bus as source (1) and the desired CAN bus (2) as destination. → Field To (3) shows the data that is forwarded to the selected CAN bus from the selected source CAN bus.

  • Page 19: Creating A Configuration With Bus Description File

    Configuration 17 (40) 6.2.2 Creating a Configuration with Bus Description File With the ACT CAN and CAN FD description files (e.g. in CANdB format) can be assigned to the respective CAN busses. Bus description files allow access to the signals and the possibility to transmit individual signals (compared to complete messages) as well as the possibility to use signal values (e.g.
  • Page 20 Configuration 18 (40) ► Select target platform Ixxat CANnector S and click button Next. The CANnector Bridge is based on the CANnector S. To assign bus description files to the CAN busses, select the desired CAN bus (3) and click ►...
  • Page 21 Configuration 19 (40) ► Click button Next. → Window to configure the Bridge is opened. → Content of assigned data bases is shown in the field Source. Fig. 16 Content of assigned data base ► Select the desired CAN bus as source (1) and the desired CAN bus (2) as destination. →...

  • Page 22: Mapping Messages

    Configuration 20 (40) 6.2.3 Mapping Messages ACT provides the following configuration possibilities: • mapping specific, individual messages • mapping an entire CAN bus • excluding individual messages from transmission • defining individual messages (in configurations without data base) Fig. 17 Mapping configuration window ►...

  • Page 23: Changing The Message Id

    Configuration 21 (40) Fig. 18 Configure new message ► Create the desired message and click button OK. → In the source field message and message properties are shown (3). To forward messages to the selected CAN bus, map the message to the To field with ►...

  • Page 24: Changing The Message Content

    6.2.5 Changing the Message Content Only use the Eclipse version that is provided for downloading on www.ixxat.com. HMS has pre-configured Eclipse to the requirements of the CANnector Bridge. These settings are only contained in the Eclipse version available from Ixxat.
  • Page 25 Configuration 23 (40) ► For more information see Mapping Messages, p. On the user code bus both messages get a new ID. This ID is only relevant for the automated handling in the C user code module and should not be changed manually. To change individual signals, map the signal to be changed to the user code bus (from sending CAN in To field and from receiving CAN in From field) and map the remaining unchanged signals of the message directly to the desired destination bus.
  • Page 26 Configuration 24 (40) ► Open folder User and double click on USRusercode.h to open the module. Fig. 22 IDs in Eclipse ► Check the IDs that the ACT defined for the messages CAN2_Input and CAN3_Output. Work with the define instead of the value of the define. With a new build the values might change, but the define stays the same.
  • Page 27 Configuration 25 (40) ► Send the message FRAMEID_CAN3_Output_FrameOut. Fig. 23 Message in Eclipse All ANSI C functions can be used. Floating comma arithmetic is supported. ► For a compiling test and a check for errors, open menu Project and select Build All. Close Eclipse.

  • Page 28: Mapping Signals

    Configuration 26 (40) 6.2.6 Mapping Signals Configurations with bus description files allow access to the signals and the possibility to map individual signals. Fig. 24 Configuration window ► Create a configuration with bus description file (see Creating a Configuration with Bus Description File, p.
  • Page 29 Configuration 27 (40) Fig. 25 Select destination signal Click button OK. ► Select another signal and click button OK. Note that the units of the mapped signals should be identically to avoid mapping issues. → Signal from source bus is mapped to the selected signal. →...
  • Page 30 Configuration 28 (40) → In the bus description file of the destination CAN bus the corresponding raw value for the physical value is calculated. → The aim of the signal transformation is to have the same point of view on both sides, for example that the speed of the vehicle is the same on both sides.

  • Page 31: Loading Configurations To The Device

    Configuration 29 (40) ► To transmit a signal only in defined intervals, right-click the mapped signal on the destination CAN (2) and select Timing. Fig. 28 Defining interval ► To transmit the signal in defined cycles, select Cyclic and define the cycle time. ►...

  • Page 32: C User Code Debugging

    ACT. Only use the Eclipse version that is provided for downloading on www.ixxat.com. HMS has pre-configured Eclipse to the requirements of the CANnector Bridge. These settings are only contained in the Eclipse version available from Ixxat.
  • Page 33 Configuration 31 (40) ► To start Eclipse while configuration on CANnector Bridge is running, open menu Project — Bus Configuration and double click the user code bus (2). Fig. 31 Starting Eclipse Click button Start Eclipse (2). ► → Eclipse can connect via Ethernet, USB or WiFi (with WiFi extension) with the CANnector Bridge.
  • Page 34 Configuration 32 (40) ► For Ethernet based connection use IP address on the label of the device in use as host name (2). ► For WiFi based connection use IP address of the CANnector WiFi access point (192.168.0.1 as host name (2). ►...

  • Page 35: Configuring Further Functions

    Configuration 33 (40) Load the configuration with IxAdmin to the CANnector Bridge (see Loading Configurations ► to the Device, p. 29). For more information about Eclipse see www.eclipse.org/eclipseide ► Configuring Further Functions The CANnector Bridge can additionally be used as Logger, to manipulate data and to visualize data.
  • Page 36 Configuration 34 (40) ► To additional functions to the configuration, in the ACT tool open menu Project — Bus configuration. → Window Bus Configuration is opened. Fig. 35 Bus Configuration Open drop-down menu and select the desired function. ► Click button Add (+) to add the selected function. ►...

  • Page 37: Technical Data

    Technical Data 35 (40) Technical Data Basic Unit Dimensions (L x W x H) 196 x 113 x 43 mm (without DIN rail bracket and device feet) Weight 790 g Operating temperature -40 °C to +80 °C Storage temperature -40 °C to +85 °C 6-36 V DC Power supply Current consumption...

  • Page 38: Support/Return Hardware

    36 (40) Support/Return Hardware Support/Return Hardware Support ► For problems or support with the product request support at www.ixxat.com/support. ► If required use support phone contacts on www.ixxat.com. Return Hardware Fill in the form for warranty claims and repair on www.ixxat.com/support/product-returns. ►...

  • Page 39: A Regulatory Compliance

    When this product reaches its end of life, contact local authorities to learn about disposal and recycling options, or simply drop it off at your local HMS office or return it to HMS. For more information, see www.hms-networks.com.

  • Page 40: B Open Source Software

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  • Page 42 © 2020 HMS Industrial Networks Box 4126 300 04 Halmstad, Sweden info@hms.se 4.01.0091.23000 1.1 en-US / 2020-11-17 / 20666...

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