Overview of functions

• Selection of the bit rate from a preset list or from 8 user-defined values
• Automatic bit rate detection based on a fixed value list
• Switchable listen-only mode
• Switchable silent startup function (listen-only mode at wrong bit rate)
• Symbolic display of incoming CAN messages using symbol files, taking into account enums (lists of values), multiplexers, and ID ranges
• Symbol files can be set up using the software PCAN-Symbol Editor supplied with this product
• Recording of incoming CAN messages to the internal memory card
• Playback of trace files
• Conversion of trace data to various output formats using Windows® software
• Transmitting individual CAN frames or CAN frame lists
• Decimal, hexadecimal, or binary entering of CAN data. Data change of a single transmission message during runtime.
• Measurement of the CAN bus load, display over time chart (incl. error frames if required)
• Bus-load time diagrams can be saved as Bitmap screenshots
• Measurement of CAN termination for High-speed CAN bus, even while the system is running
• Switchable CAN termination for the connected bus, depending on the transceiver module used
• Voltage measurement for all pins of the CAN connector (D-Sub)
• Management of device configuration, transmit lists, symbol files, and all recorded data (screenshots, trace, and CSV files) in projects
• Optional auto-reset on bus off error

Features of the software PCAN-Diag Editor for Windows®, supplied with this product:

• Convenient configuration of all available device settings
• Compilation of transmit lists
• Configuration of up to 8 bit rates per project
• Device configuration, transmit lists, and associated symbol files can be saved in projects
• Projects can be transferred to the memory card of the PCAN-Diag 2 using an USB connection

Note about the trace function

With the firmware 1.4.8 tracing of CAN messages is now possible. In order to record also at a high bit rate together with high CAN bus load, a hardware upgrade is vailable for devices that had been delivered before February 2012. If you are interested and for further information, please contact class="EmailLink" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected].

Oscilloscope functions

• Oscilloscope with two independent measurement channels, each with a maximum sample rate of 20 MHz
• Display of the CAN-High and the CAN-Low signals as well as the difference of both signals
• Inspection of external signals (with frequencies up to 1 MHz) with a probe via the BNC connection
• Trigger configuration to frame start, frame end, CAN errors, or individual CAN frames based on their CAN ID
• External measurement devices can be triggered using the BNC connector
• Depiction of raw CAN frames
• Decoding of CAN frames from the recorded signal trace
• Display of various properties and of measuring data of the decoded CAN frame using the Report function
• Current view can be saved as a Bitmap screenshot
• Memory depth can be set to up to 64 kSamples
• Recorded sample data can be saved as a CSV file
• Extensive zoom functions
• Time measurement with a resolution of up to 50 ns