RE: Setting PDO parameters in CANopen

Hi Uwe,
I wasn’t looking for a free tool this time.  Just something the client can buy that makes setting up CANopen devices using both the CiA 301 approach.  One of the engineer’s really badly wants to buy the Vector Software for the logging and data analysis.  But I don’t know if it can do the CiA 301 approach.
Thanks for your feedback.
John
 
 
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Uwe Koppe
Sent: July-15-16 1:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [CANLIST] Setting PDO parameters in CANopen
 
Hello John,
 
actually you stumbled across to PDO mapping procedure described in
CiA 301. The procedure was introduced due to a patent years ago and
requires the steps that you mentioned:
 
1. set device into pre-operational mode
2. disable PDO (communication parameter)
3. disable mapping (write 0 to sub-index 0 of mapping parameter)
4. write new mapping
5. enable mapping (write correct number of sub-indices to sub-index 0)
6 enable PDO (communication parameter)
7. set device into operational mode
8. Enjoy the new PDO
 
You don’t want to do this manually all the time, so it is recommended
to use a tool. I am not aware of a freeware CANopen configuration tool,
but I think companies like emtas, esd, HMS, Vector, etc. are happy to 
sell you an appropriate tool. 
 
 
 
Greetings,
Uwe


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