Industrial Automation Magazine India

PCAN-Router Pro FD - Ethernet Extension for the CAN FD Router and Data Logger

Published on : Tuesday 13-07-2021

The PCAN-Router Pro FD is equipped with a ready-to-use firmware for recording CAN 2.0 and CAN FD data traffic.

June 2021 – The PCAN-Router Pro FD, a six channel CAN FD router and data logger from PEAK-System, is now optionally available with an RJ-45 Ethernet interface. The hardware can be programmed with a custom firmware which is uploaded via the CAN bus. The supplied development package includes various C/C++ programming examples for utilizing the capabilities of the PCAN-Router Pro FD and its new Ethernet interface.

On delivery, the PCAN-Router Pro FD is equipped with a ready-to-use firmware for recording CAN 2.0 and CAN FD data traffic. The configuration of the CAN channels, the IP connection, and of all recording settings is done with a text file and does not require any programming skills. The configuration as well as the trace files are stored on the internal 16 GByte eMMC memory or on an inserted SD card.

Usually, the memory is accessed via a USB connection. With the Ethernet interface available, the data can be transferred via the connected IP network using FTP. In addition, the hardware and data logging can be controlled remotely via IP using a WebSocket connection. For this, a WebSocket client software is required. An example website with a JavaScript implementation of a WebSocket client is included in the development package and can be used to easily connect to the PCAN-Router Pro FD.