National Instruments NI-CAN User Manual page 82

Index
application examples
interactive interface, 4-6
simple CAN bus analyzer, 4-4
communication
starting, 2-8
using objects, 2-9
possible uses, 2-4
selecting name in NI-CAN Configuration
utility, 5-4
using with CAN Objects, 3-2
flowchart for CAN frame reception
(figure), 3-3
CAN Objects
application examples, 4-2
choosing NI-CAN Objects, 2-4
CAN Network interface Objects, 2-4
CAN Objects, 2-5
closing, 2-9
configuration, 5-5
adding configurations, 5-6
exiting CAN Object dialog box, 5-7
methods for, 2-8
object configuration dialog box
(figure), 5-5
removing configurations, 5-6
selecting CAN Object, 5-5
specifying attributes, 5-6
definition, 1-2
NI-CAN object hierarchy, 1-10
opening, 2-8
using, 2-5
CAN software. See NI-CAN software.
CANopen protocol, 1-9
checking status of function calls. See status of
function calls, checking.
class, definition, 1-9
closing CAN Objects, 2-9
common questions. See troubleshooting and
common questions.
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communicating with CAN network
starting, 2-8
using objects, 2-9
configuring objects
See also NI-CAN Configuration utility.
calling ncConfig function, 2-8
using NI-CAN Configuration utility, 2-8
Controller Area Network. See CAN; NI-CAN.
conventions used in manual, xi
CRC error, 1-6
customer education, D-1
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) field, 1-4
D
Data Bytes field, 1-4
data length code (DLC) field, 1-4
detecting state changes, 3-4
Device Manager problems,
Windows 98/95, B-1
device network independence, of NI-CAN
software, 1-9
DeviceNet protocol, 1-9
direct entry access to NI-CAN software, 2-2
DLC (Data Length Code) field, 1-4
documentation
conventions used in manual, xi
how to use manual set, xi
related documentation, xii
drivers, NI-CAN, 1-12
E
End of Frame field, 1-5
error confinement, 1-6
bus off state, 1-8
error active state, 1-7
error passive state, 1-7
error detection, 1-5
acknowledgement error, 1-6
bit error, 1-6
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