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Adapters

dingoConfig talks to devices through one adapter at a time.

Press the Adapter button in the top right to pick the adapter, port and bitrate, then press connect. The adapter, port and bitrate are remembered for next time.

Adapter Port Bitrate Systems
USB Serial port Not used All
SLCAN Serial port Selected All
PCAN PCAN_USBBUS1 Selected All
SocketCAN can0, can1, ... Set in Linux Linux
Sim None Not used All

The bitrate must match the CAN bus (1000K, 500K, 250K, 125K or 100K). dingoPDM defaults to 500K.

Note

The adapter shows Connected only while messages are being received. If no device is sending, the adapter will show Not Connected.

USB

Connect directly to a dingoPDM or dingoPDM-Max with a USB-C cable. The device shows up as a serial port (COM port on Windows, /dev/ttyACM* on Linux).

When Connect USB to CAN is enabled on the device (default), the dingoPDM also works as a USB to CAN adapter:

  • CAN messages the dingoPDM receives are forwarded to dingoConfig
  • Messages from dingoConfig are sent out on the CAN bus
  • Every device on the CAN bus (other dingoPDMs, CANBoards, keypads) can be configured and monitored through the one USB connection, no separate adapter is needed
  • Messages to and from the connected dingoPDM's own config IDs (Base ID + 0, Base ID + 1) are not forwarded

When it is disabled, only the device connected by USB can be configured.

Note

The CAN bus bitrate is the dingoPDM's bitrate, the bitrate setting in dingoConfig isn't used for USB.

Note

V7.2 dingoPDM PCBs do not support USB-C to USB-C cables, use a USB-C to USB-A cable.

SLCAN

Any USB to CAN adapter that uses the SLCAN (Lawicel) serial protocol, for example CANable (slcan firmware) or USB2CAN.

  • Every device on the CAN bus can be configured at the same time
  • Select the serial port and the bitrate of the CAN bus

PCAN

PEAK-System PCAN-USB adapters. Install the PEAK driver (Windows) or the PCAN-Basic library first. dingoConfig uses the first PCAN-USB channel (PCAN_USBBUS1).

SocketCAN

Linux only. Any adapter supported by SocketCAN (for example CANable with candleLight firmware, PCAN on Linux).

The bitrate is set in Linux, not in dingoConfig. Bring the interface up before connecting:

sudo ip link set can0 type can bitrate 500000
sudo ip link set up can0

Sim

Simulated adapter for testing without hardware. With Sim selected, Open Log File loads a CAN log .csv file and plays it back as if it were live CAN traffic. Play, pause, reset and loop controls are shown in the top bar.