User Manual

PCAN-USB – User Manual
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Do the following to start and initialize PCAN-View:
1. Open the Windows Start menu and select PCAN-View.
The Connect dialog box appears.
Figure 10: Selection of the specific hardware and parameters
2. Select an interface from the list.
3. From the dropdown list, select the Bit rate that is used by all
nodes on the CAN bus.
Tip: You can create custom bit rates by using the button ().
4. Under Filter settings you can limit the range of CAN IDs to
be received, either for standard frames (11-bit IDs) or for
extended frames (29-bit IDs).
5. Activate the Listen-only mode if you do not actively
participate in the CAN traffic and just want to observe. This
also avoids an unintended disruption of an unknown CAN
environment (e.g. due to different bit rates).
6. Confirm the settings in the dialog box with OK. The main
window of PCAN-View appears (see Figure 11).