ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) Introduction The ORT/RWT/SGR series CAN bus interface is fully compliant with the CAN 2.0B protocol and uses standard 11bit message identifiers. The data available on the CAN bus is limited to torque and speed, but also includes a transducer zero function.
ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) Hardware Implementation The CAN bus interface is implemented using an ARM Cortex M3 processor and its embedded CAN module. The CAN bus interface replaces the standard RS232 capability of the transducer. In order for the signals to be properly received the CAN bus needs to be correctly terminated.
ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) Software Implementation The CAN interface is configured with the settings detailed in Table 1. Table 1: 1 Mbps Baud rate 500 Kbps 250 Kbps Selectable with Transducer Control 100 Kbps Sample point Sampling mode 3 samples per bit Synchronisation jump width (SJW)
ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) overwhelming the receivers or blocking devices from transmission. If a high rate is important, the message identifiers can be used to prioritise messages, lower numeric identifiers have bus priority. Torque (Default Identifier 50) Torque data can be output as a floating-point, fixed point or ASCII number.
ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) Speed (Default Identifier 111) Speed data can be output as either a fixed-point or ASCII number. The byte order for non-ASCII formats is controlled by Transducer Control. The speed output is based on the fast capture system, which uses a period count.
To customise the settings, power on the transducer and connect the USB lead to a Run the Transducer Control program by clicking on the Start/Windows button, then “Sensor Technology” > “Transducer Control 5”. Once the program has loaded, a “Search for connected transducers” dialog box will be shown.
ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) CAN Configuration Configure the CAN bus interface by selecting the baud rate, identifiers, data format, and output rate. Update the transducer by clicking the “Upload Configuration” button. A progress bar will be shown while the configuration update takes place, on completion, close Transducer Control and power cycle the transducer.
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ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) CAN Messages Each of the CAN messages supported by the transducer are shown and configured on different tabs. Messages • Torque Torque value. • Speed Speed value from the fast capture system. •...
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ORT/RWT/SGR Series Transducer - CAN Bus Interface (RWT3536IM) Table 5b (ASCII Mode – 8 Bytes) Records Baud Rate 1 Mbps 500 Kbps 250 Kbps 100 Kbps Second 1000 1500 2000 2500 Revision 6, February 2021 - Page 11...
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