Template:FMB630 AutoCAN

AutoCAN function allows user to automatically scan for available messages on CAN bus and configure CAN data sending to server. In order to configure AutoCAN connect Template:Model to computer with Port ½ cable. Launch Template:Model configurator version 1.1.1.7 or higher. Push “Connect“ button, then „CAN“ button. CAN configuration menu will be opened.

• SCAN scans once for available messages on CAN bus;
• Monitoring – toggles scanning of messages on CAN bus every 3 seconds;
• Offline Configuration – enables CAN configuration when Template:Model is not connected to CAN bus;
• Auto CAN tab – configure CAN by selecting available messages from CAN bus;
• Manual CAN tab – Configure CAN by manually entering CAN message ID and data mask;

To start CAN configuration push “SCAN“ button. A table of all available CAN messages will appear. Description of columns:

• Category – shows CAN message;
• Parameter – shows configurable parameter name;
• Value – shows scanned value of parameter;
• Send data to server – allows to choose the type of data when it‘s generated:

o Disabled – Data will not be collected o On low priority – records will be generated as low priority events; o On high priority – records will be generated as high priority events and immediately sent to server via GPRS (if GPRS is available); o On panic - records will be generated as panic priority events and immediately sent to server via GPRS, if GPRS is not available records will be sent via SMS messages;

• Data acquisition type – allows to choose when records are generated:

oMonitoring – monitors data; oOn change – record is generated when parameter value is changed; oHysteresis – record is generated when increasing parameter value becomes higher than High value, and decreasing becomes less than Low value oEvent on exit – record is generated when parameter value becomes higher than High value or lower than Low value; oEvent on entrance – record is generated when parameter value becomes between High and Low values; oEvent on both – record is generated when parameter value crosses High or Low values;

• Low – allows to choose low value for Data acquisition;
• High – allows to choose High level for Data acquisition;

CAN monitoring

To start CAN bus monitoring mark Monitoring check box. Table of available CAN messages will appear. Data from CAN bus will be updated every 3 seconds. In order to see only desired data open “Monitoring filters” menu.

Monitoring filters

Monitoring filters menu allows choosing which data will be shown in configuration menu. To enable/disable particular data monitoring use checkbox next to data name. To enable all data monitoring click Select all, to disable all data monitoring click Select none.

Note: CAN monitoring is Template:Model configurator function; it does not enable data sending to server. In order to configure data sending to server refer to Configuration section.