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VCI - Virtual CAN Interface
VCI-V2 Installation Manual
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  • Page 1 Manual VCI - Virtual CAN Interface VCI-V2 Installation Manual Software Version 2.12 The expert for industrial and automotive communication...
  • Page 2 Internet: www.ixxat.de Internet: www.ixxat.com e-Mail: info@ixxat.de e-Mail: sales@ixxat.com Support In case of unsolvable problems with this product or other IXXAT products please contact IXXAT in written form by: Fax: +49 (0)7 51 / 5 61 46-29 e-Mail: support@ixxat.de Copyright Duplication (copying, printing, microfilm or other forms) and the electronic distribution of this document is only allowed with explicit permission of IXXAT Automation GmbH.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.2 Installation of ISA-cards ........... 40 6.2.1 Changing the Default settings..........46 Important information ............49 7.1 Updating to a new VCI version ........49 7.2 Plug&Play hardware installed prior to VCI-installation..49 7.3 Installation of INF file with right-hand mouse button..50 7.4 Missing COMCAT.DLL............

  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview 1 Overview The VCI is a universal CAN-driver for all PC/CAN-cards from IXXAT and already included in the scope of delivery of the CAN-cards. As DLL for Windows 95/98/NT/2000, it forms the interface between the user application and the vari- ous CAN-cards offered by IXXAT.

  • Page 6: Installation Of The Driver Software Vci

    2 Installation of the driver software VCI The drivers for passive CAN hardware (PC-I 03, PC-I04/PCI, PC-I04/104, CANdy lite) are not part of the driver software VCI and must be installed as addon. After installing the driver pack- age VCI Passive Addon the passive CAN hardware can also be setup as described in this manual.

  • Page 7: The Ixxat Interfaces Applet

    The IXXAT Interfaces Applet 3 The IXXAT Interfaces Applet With the installation of the VCI-driver software, an "IXXAT Interfaces" Applet is installed in the Windows Control Panel. Figure 3-1: The IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel Display function of the IXXAT Interfaces Applet The IXXAT Interfaces Applet supplies the user with information on installed IXXAT PC/CAN-interfaces and their configuration (address, IRQ etc.).
  • Page 8 VERIFY: This entry also exists only for active CAN-hardware. When VERIFY is activated, the downloaded firmware is re-checked after the download phase. Verification of the downloaded firmware may take some time, de- pending on the type of PC/CAN-interface. Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...

  • Page 9: Access Test To A Pc/Can-Interface

    Access to an installed PC/CAN-interface can be tested via the “Test“ button. The dialog then opened provides detailed information on specific properties of the board. Figure 3.2-1: Specific properties of the installed board This test is not implemented for CANdy and iPC-I 386. VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation Windows 95/98

    Hardware. The driver is then found automatically and does not have to be copied from an external data medium. If no VCI-Software has been installed, you should make sure that you have the relevant installation diskette or IXXAT installation-CD to hand.
  • Page 11 Figure 4.1-1: New PCI-component found (3) A driver must be installed for the PC/CAN-Interface which has been found. If the VCI or the driver has already been installed, Windows detects this and skips points (4) and (5). If the VCI has not yet been installed, Windows asks for the requested method to search for it.
  • Page 12 (4) Insert the relevant installation diskette or IXXAT installation-CD. If installing from diskette, enter the corresponding disk drive. If installing the driver from the IXXAT installation-CD, enter the directory Win9x on the installation CD as driver position (the driver cannot be found by marking the “CD-ROM“-button!).
  • Page 13 Close the installation by clicking on the "Finish" button. Figure 4.1-5: Installation successful After successful installation of the PCI-driver and provided the VCI-driver software has already been installed, the card (here iPC-I 320/PCI) is visible in the Control Panel Applet IXXAT Interfaces and ready for use.

  • Page 14: Installation Of Isa-Cards

    (see hardware manual). The IRQ has to be reserved in the BIOS for ISA-cards. Installing the new IXXAT hardware is made easier under Windows if you install the VCI-Software before you install the IXXAT CAN- Hardware. The driver is then found automatically and does not have to be copied from an external data medium.
  • Page 15 (3) Start the automatic identification of new Plug & Play devices with the "Next" button. This dialog only appears under Windows 98 ! Figure 4.2-3: Automatic identification of Plug & Play devices VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...
  • Page 16 Figure 4.2-4: List of found Plug & Play devices (5) The hardware wizard asks whether it should search for other hardware. This is not the case. Figure 4.2-5: Search for standard hardware Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 17 Hardware installation Windows 95/98 (6) If the VCI-software was already installed before the hardware installation, you can select “IXXAT CAN-interfaces” in the list of known hardware types and continue with point (9) via the “Next“ button. If this is not the case, select "Other devices" and continue with the "Next"...
  • Page 18 (8) Insert data medium with INF-file: Insert the relevant installation diskette and enter the disk drive as source or Insert the IXXAT installation CD and enter the CD-ROM drive as source. The necessary .inf files are found in the directory Win9x.
  • Page 19 Windows now asks you to restart the computer. If the recom- mended settings do not match the values set on the card, you should alter them before restarting. For this, read Section 4.2.2. VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...

  • Page 20: Changing The Default Settings

    (2) Select the installed PC/CAN-interface in the Device Manager. In the System Applet, select the "Device Manager" tab and double-click on the PC/CAN-interface whose settings you wish to change. Figure 4.2-13: The Device Manager Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...

  • Page 21: Installation Of Candy And Candy Lite

    Figure 4.2-14: Altering the PC/CAN-interface settings Installation of CANdy and CANdy lite CANdy and CANdy lite are installed via the IXXAT Interfaces Applet. For this, the VCI-driver software must be already installed. (1) Start the IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel.
  • Page 22 Select the type of parallel port CAN-interface to be installed (CANdy, CANdy lite). Figure 4.3-3: Installation of a parallel port CAN-interface (4) Select the parallel port of the connected CAN-interface. (5) End the installation by clicking on "OK". Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 23 Hardware installation Windows 95/98 (6) The main window of the IXXAT Interfaces Applet now shows the CANdy in- stalled in the above example. Figure 4.3-4: The Applet after installation of a CANdy Testing with the "Test"-button is only possible with CANdy lite, not with CANdy.

  • Page 24: Hardware Installation Windowsnt

    Installation of PC-cards (PCMCIA-cards) WindowsNT is not a Plug&Play operating system and only installs a very rudimen- tary PC-card driver. In most cases, however, this is sufficient to operate IXXAT PC- cards. With mainboards and PC-card slots on which the standard WindowsNT PC-card driver does not work, a so-called “Card Enabler“-software from other suppliers...

  • Page 25: Installation Without Card Enabler

    (1) Start the IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel. The VCI-driver soft- ware must already have been installed. Figure 5.1-1: Starting the IXXAT Interfaces Applet (2) Click on the “Install” button in the Applet in order to install new IXXAT hardware. Figure 5.1-2: The IXXAT Interfaces Applet VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 26 Hardware installation WindowsNT (3) Select “IXXAT PC-Card Install“ from the list box on the left-hand side of the dialog. The configuration form of the IXXAT PC-card then appears on the right- hand side of the dialog. Figure 5.1-3: Installation of an IXXAT PC-Card The form shows the card type (there are various versions of the tinCAN!), the Ad- dress and the Interrupt of a card.
  • Page 27 It may be necessary to try out several Ad- dress/Interrupt - combinations. There is no tool under WindowsNT, as under Windows95/98 or Windows2000, with which a free storage area can be found via visualization of storage allocation. VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...
  • Page 28 Hardware installation WindowsNT (8) Close the dialogs with the “OK“-button and reboot WindowsNT. (9) To adopt the settings, start the IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel again and click the “Install“ – button there. Activate “IXXAT PC-Card Install“ there again.

  • Page 29: Installation With Card Enabler

    Hardware installation WindowsNT 5.1.2 Installation with Card Enabler (1) Start the IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel. The VCI-driver soft- ware must have been installed first. Figure 5.1-8: Starting the IXXAT Interfaces Applet (2) Click the “Install” button in the Applet in order to install new hardware.
  • Page 30 Hardware installation WindowsNT (3) Select „IXXAT PC-Card Install from the list box on the left-hand side of the dialog. The form for the configuration of an IXXAT PC-Card then appears on the right-hand side of the dialog. Figure 5.1-10: Adopting settings of the Card Enabler The form shows the card type (there are several versions of the tinCAN!), the Address and the Interrupt of a card.

  • Page 31: Installation Of Isa-Cards

    An access test can be carried out on the newly installed card with the “Test” button. Installation of ISA-cards (1) Start the IXXAT Interfaces Applet in the Control Panel. For this, the VCI- driver software must have already been installed. Figure 5.2-1: Starting the IXXAT Interfaces Applet VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 32 (2) Click the “Install” button in the Applet in order to install new hardware. Figure 5.2-2: The IXXAT Interfaces Applet (3) To install an ISA PC/CAN-interface card, select “IXXAT ISA Card Install“ from the list box on the left-hand side of the dialog. The form for the con- figuration of your ISA-Card.
  • Page 33 Figure 5.2-4: Set Interrupt available Confirm your settings with the “OK“ button. (4) The main window of the IXXAT Interfaces Applet now shows the installed ISA-card. Figure 5.2-5: The Applet after installation of an iPCI320 An access test can be carried out on the newly installed card with the “Test”...

  • Page 34: Hardware Installation Windows2000

    Hardware. The driver is then found automatically and does not have to be copied from an external data medium. If no VCI-Software has been installed, you should make sure that you have the relevant installation diskette or IXXAT installation-CD to hand.
  • Page 35 Figure 6.1-1: New PCI-component found (3) A driver must be installed for the PC/CAN-interface card which has been found. If the VCI or the driver has already been installed, Windows detects this and skips points (4) and (5). If the VCI has not yet been installed, Windows asks for the requested method to search for it.
  • Page 36 (4) Insert the corresponding installation diskette or IXXAT installation-CD. If installing from diskette, mark the disk drives If installing the driver from the IXXAT installation-CD, you must enter the explicit driver position. By marking the “CD-ROM“-button it may happen that the driver for Win95/98 is found! Therefore do not mark the “CD-ROM“-button!
  • Page 37 (5) Entering the drive position This dialog does not appear when installing from diskette. When installing the driver from the IXXAT installation-CD, enter the direc- tory Win2000 on the installation CD as driver position. Start the search for the driver with "OK".
  • Page 38 Hardware installation Windows2000 (6) Windows finds a driver for the new PC/CAN-interface and the following dia- log appears (here for the iPC-I 320/PCI): Figure 6.1-5: Driver found Acknowledge the dialog with "Next". Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 39 Conclude the installation by clicking on the "Finish" button. Figure 6.1-6: Installation successful After successful installation of the PCI-driver, and provided the VCI-driver soft- ware is already installed, the card (here iPC-I 320/PCI) is visible in the Control Panel Applet IXXAT Interfaces and ready for use.

  • Page 40: Installation Of Isa-Cards

    (see hardware manual). The IRQ is to be reserved in the Bios for ISA-cards. Installing the new IXXAT hardware is made easier under Windows if you install the VCI-Software before you install the IXXAT CAN- Hardware. The driver is then found automatically and does not have to be copied from an external data medium.
  • Page 41 (2) The welcome dialog of the Hardware Wizard appears. Acknowledge this with the “Next“-button. Figure 6.2-2: The started Hardware Wizard (3) Mark the button for installing new hardware and acknowledge the dialog with the "Next"-button. Figure 6.2-3: Selection of the Wizard task VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...
  • Page 42 Figure 6.2-4: Selection for installing new hardware (5) The Hardware Wizard asks whether further hardware should be searched for. This is not the case. Continue with the “Next“-button. Figure 6.2-5: Do not search for hardware Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 43 Hardware installation Windows2000 (6) If the VCI-software was already installed before the hardware installation, you can select “IXXAT CAN-interfaces” in the list of the known hardware types and continue with point (9) via the “Next“ button. If this is not the case, select "Other devices"...
  • Page 44 (8) Insert data medium with INF-file: Insert the corresponding installation diskette and enter the disk drive as source or Insert the IXXAT installation-CD and enter the CD-ROM drive as source. The required .inf files can be found in the directory Win2000. Start copying with "OK".
  • Page 45 "Next" button. Figure 6.2-10: Default settings (11) Installation of the new component is now complete and can be ended with "Finish". Figure 6.2-11: Installation finished VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...

  • Page 46: Changing The Default Settings

    (address and IRQ). If these do not correspond to the values set on the card via jumpers and dipswitches, they must be altered as described in this section. (1) Start the "System"-Applet in the Control Panel. Figure 6.2-12: Starting the System Applet Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...
  • Page 47 (2) Start the Device Manager via the “Device Manager“ button. Figure 6.2-13: Starting the Device Manager (3) Select the installed PC/CAN-interface in the Device Manager. Double-click on the PC/CAN-interface whose settings you wish to change. Figure 6.2-14: The Device Manager VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5 Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH...
  • Page 48 According to the settings made by you on the PC/CAN-interface for Address and Interrupt, you must adjust the Resource settings here. Your alterations are adopted with "OK". Figure 6.2-15: Changing the PC/CAN-interface settings Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...

  • Page 49: Important Information

    If tinCAN or USB-to-CAN is installed, it must also be plugged in, as other- wise it is not visible in the Device Manager. (4) Start the VCI Cleaner in order to ensure complete removal of VCI files and VCI registry entries from your Windows drive. For this, mark the drive on which you have installed Windows.

  • Page 50: Installation Of Inf File With Right-Hand Mouse Button

    This is due to the missing COMCAT.DLL. Installation of the DCOM95 extension eliminates this problem. DCOM95 can be downloaded from the Microsoft homepage: http://www.microsoft.com Copyright IXXAT Automation GmbH VCI-V2 Installation Manual V2.5...

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