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Using Vector Cancard XL under LabVIEW 7.1
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FHSW
2006-09-26 18:40:10 UTC
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Our current status is: Working CAN communication under CANape 6.0
 
We do have a Vector Cancard XL that is prepared to work with LabVIEW and CANape which is connected via Vector 251 opto-cable with our device.
 
What we want to achieve is: Transferring functionality into LabVIEW 7.1, i.e. Sending and receiving messages (or signals?) using the Vector Driver for LabVIEW.
 
We have collected some questions related to this topic and would appreciate your help:
 
In CANape and some demo tools from the Driver XL Library from Vector they want to have IDs. Where do i get them from? Is there one ID per message, per signal or per device? What's the difference between message and signal? We ´re asking, because the Vector Driver requires a database (.dbc) in which specific messages AND signals have to be inserted.
We already figured out a possibility to create such a database out of our CANape project, but this results in a database with only one signal and two messages available. We are not sure, if the generated database is correct. How can we assure that?
 
In CANape everything works fine, we have a script which sets global variables to the device. But how does this work in LabVIEW under the use of this messages, signals respectively? Until this moment we don't see any relation between those global variables and the generated signals/messages. The global variables are defined in an .A2L database, obviously independent from that generated(.dbc) file. How could we test it?
  
Does anyone has experience with the Vector LabVIEW configuration tool, or the generated database and knows if it works? Has anyone worked with the (latest) Vector LabVIEW driver version (1.0) or transferred any CANape functionality into LabVIEW yet?
 
We appreciate any kind of help, whether you have experience with the whole problem or partially.
DirkW
2006-09-27 13:40:11 UTC
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Hi,
Perhaps this is the wrong Support channel. You should ask the Vector Support directly. They should be able to answer your questions, because they created the driver and the Tools.
DirkW
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2007-06-19 09:10:16 UTC
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Hi
 
In one of our project we have to communicate with the device(UUT) using CCP (CAN Calibration protocol).
 
 
We have to test the functionality of a device. In the project we have to first control the DIO of the NI DAQ card using Labview 7.1 then we have to read the generated CAN messages. The CAN messages can only be read using CANape application which uses CCP (CAN calibration protocol). So we are planning to use the ActiveX. The messages will be read by using CANape application which will be running on the PC in parallel with the Labview application. Using ActiveX the messages will be displayed on the Labview GUI.
We are planning to implement this concept. Since you have experienced with CANape , please tell me is it correct way. Also if you are having any example or document with can be helpful for us then please send. It is very urgent
 
We are also using Vector CAN card.
 
Thanxs
J
 
Jianmin
2007-11-05 22:12:10 UTC
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Are you still working on the project? I am now working with Vector CAN Board and LabView. I have some trouble to get messages from our CAN bus. Please let me know your experience. Thanks.
Jim

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