Re: CANOpen monitor and configuration tool

Hi John,

Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2013, 13:24:52 schrieb John Dammeyer:
>  
> 
> But I'm looking for a more general CAN monitor and configuration tool.
> Something that can read or generate the EDS files so that I can tell a COTS
> device how I'd like a PDO configured.  I realize I have to buy that
> supplier's CAN dongle in order to work with the software tool.    I know
> Vector has a number of tools and dongles.  I know I can write something
> myself using a CANUSB from Lawicel or a CAN4USB from Zanthic (I have both
> here) and that writing to the OD with SDOs to configure a PDO is all quite
> possible but I'd rather not write my own tool.
> 
>  
> 
> What I need is the laymans guide to picking a tool.  One that I can run on
> several different PCs so perhaps the code is locked to the dongle serial #?

We should not use this mailing list for commercial advertising :-)
Therefore:
http://www.can-wiki.info/doku.php?id=can_higher_layer_protocols:canopen#canopen_tool_vendors
lists some (go with the second)
Or in any case the CiA is a good resource:
http://www.cia-productguides.org/canopen/categories/Generic%20CAN%20Tool/Configuration/

 Regards
     Heinz

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