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                CANcardX Win95 Plug&Play Drivers and Firmware

                      Vector Informatik GmbH, Stuttgart

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                      Date:             24.08.2001
                      Driver Version:   2.6
                      Firmware Version: 1.50

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Vector Informatik GmbH
Ingersheimer Straße 24
70499 Stuttgart, Germany

Phone: 0049 - (0)711 - 80670 - 0
Fax:   0049 - (0)711 - 80670 - 111

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General Information
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This driver allows access to a CANcardX within WINDOWS 95 by Vector applications
like CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape or by your own applications. 
You can use this driver disk for a first installation (see section First Installation) 
as well as for a driver and firmware update (see section Driver and Firmware Update).

The CANcardX driver consists of three parts:

1. CANcardX Firmware

2. Virtual device driver (VXD)

3. Dynamic link library (DLL)

The DLL is located in the applications EXEC directory. If you are running several 
applications for CANcardX, you have to update the DLL for all applications.


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First Installation:
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- Insert the Card

- Follow the instructions of Windows95.

  If there is a "file not found" error message, please specify
  this directory as the source directory again.

- There should be an audio signal each time the card is inserted (high tone)
  or removed. If not:

  - Check that the drivers apear in the hardware managers tree at PCMCIA.
  - Check that the cards interrupt and port are configured correctly.
  - Check for error messages in the CAN control panel at diagnostics.
  - Make sure Win95 PCMCIA 32 support is installed (click pcmcia in the control panel)

Now install your application (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape or Library) if not 
already done.



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Driver and Firmware Update:
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Please check your driver and firmware version if an update is needed. 
You have to insert a CANcardX. 

1. Firmware

To check the firmwareversion, start linfo from this directory. 
Current firmware is 
	shuffle V1.50.025

2. Virtual device driver

To check the virtual device driver, start vcanconf.exe from this directory 
and choose diagnostic.
Current version is 
	VCAND V2.6d 
	VCANCARD V2.6D

3. Dynamic link library

To check the DLL-Version, go to CANWIN\EXEC for CANalyzer/CANoe or
CANape32\EXEC for CANape.
Current version is
	CANDRV.DLL V2.6
	CANDRV32.DLL V2.6

(A user DLL is supplied with the library-pack.)


To update firmware and driver, make sure all applications, especially 
vcanconf.exe, are closed. Start setup.exe from this directory and follow
the instructions on screen.

Choose "Typical" to update firmware, VXD and DLL (recommended).

The setup programm will ask for the directory where you have installed your
CANalyzer, CANoe or CANape in order to exchange the DLL.

The option "custom" allows to install individually firmwareupdate or 
driverupdate (VXD and DLL).

Check the firmware- and driverversions after the update.


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Manual Updates (only advanced users):
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It is also possible to do some updates without using the setup program.

Update Firmware:

To update the CANcardX firmware, remove the card and insert it again.
Then start PROM32.EXE on the driver disk.

> a:
> PROM32.EXE


Update Application Drivers:

Usually the application CAN drivers are installed by the applications
installation program. 

To update the application CAN driver manually just copy CANDRV32.DLL to your
application directory.
Note: This is required for CANalyzer (Version less 3.0), CANoe (Version less 3.0), 
CANape (Version less 3.1) and ProCANopen. 

Example:

- copy a:\candrv32.dll c:\Program Files\CANalyzer\exec32\candrv32.dll
- copy a:\candrv32.dll c:\Program Files\CANape\exec\candrv32.dll


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VCANconf: (CAN Hardware configuration Utility)
=========

The VCANconf configuration utility gives you the ability to configurate all
installed Vector CAN Hardware. It is located in your Control Panel under
'CAN-Hardware' or on your CAN-Driver disc.
It is divided into three sections named 'Configuration', 'Driverstatus' and 
'Diagnostic'.

  1. Configuration:
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  On the left side of the Window a tree view of all hardware is visible.
  It can be expanded by clicking on the '+' in front of each entry.
  Then all channels of this hardware appear. In the next layer you can see which
  software is routed to this Channel.

  Configure CAN-Hardware:
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  To configur on hardware press the right mouse button on the selected entry in 
  the tree view. Then select 'Configure Device' from the popup menu. A device 
  dependant configuration Window appears which gives you the ability to make 
  all necesary settings.

  2. Driverstatus:
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  The 'Driverstatus' window gives you information on all active applications 
  using CAN devices and the status off all CAN channels.

  3. Diagnostic:
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  The 'Diagnostic' window shows messages genarated by the CAN Driver. There you
  can see which hardware has been detected or which error occured. If one Device 
  don´t work properly it is usefull to check the error or warning messages.

  4. Global Settings:
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  In the "Global Settings" window you can activate or deactivate the CAN Hardware 
  Synchronization. CAN Hardware Synchronization must be activated when CAN Channels 
  from more than one hardware are used, i.e. Virtual Channels and real Channels or 
  Channels from two CANcardX.


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Files:
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File              Description                            Location
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cancardx.inf      CANcardX installation script           a:

vcand.vxd         Basic driver                           \windows\system
vcancard.vxd      CANcardX driver                        \windows\system

candrv.dll        Application interface driver 16 bit    \canwin\exec
candrv32.dll      Application interface driver 32 bit    \canape32\exec

vcanconf.exe      Configuration panel                    \windows\system
vcancpa.cpl

btest32.exe       Test application

linfo.exe         Prints some information about the card

prom32.exe        Firmware programming utility

ccfw150.h86       Firmware

