Compaq I+ME ACTIA NetPorty II User Manual

Welcome to I+ME ACTIA !
Before acquainting you with your new I+ME Hardware

we would first like to thank you for purchasing our
product. We are extremely pleased that you have
chosen to place your trust in I+ME ACTIA and will do
our best to satisfy whatever needs you may have. The
following is a brief explanation highlighting our
background, areas of expertise and general product
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Since its foundation in 1986, I+ME ACTIA has made
quite a name for itself. Our employees are dedicated to
producing high-quality solutions in the field bus and
multiplexed systems sectors. The knowledge of our
experts allows to develop a spectrum of products which
have been used in the automotive fie ld as well as in
general industrial environments. Our products can be
used in all phases of system development: system
definition, prototyping, evaluation and field application.

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Whether your professional background is into industry­process-control or development and test tools, we offer
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Tried and tested under the most severe conditions the
automotive industry has to offer, our products have
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Support of various user ap­plication phases: Learning, proto­typing, testing and evaluation of
networked systems. Comfortable
Real-Time simulation of message
transfer characteristics in CAN
networks. Tools for mobile

diagnosis and tests.
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Easy interfacing betwe en PCs,
Laptops, notebooks and networks
with automotive fieldbus – proto­cols. Available for all PC standard
interfaces such as ISA-slot, PCI,
backplane, RS232, Centronics

and PCMCIA. Development of
applications under DOS/Windows according to Real­Time requirements is supported

3 CAN Industrial I/O

NiPC is an intelligent hardware

concept for sensor / actuator inter-

facing. A modular architecture al-

lows the flexible change target

micro controllers for process

control.

4 CAN System Application Software

Enabling Real-Time system

modeling, testing of networked

systems as well as application

support. Offering basic services

for network communication which

is applicable for various

processors and programming
languages. Facilitating the application interface for
distributed industrial process control according to the
CAL standard by CiA. Support of Windows 3.1,
Windows 95 & NT.

5 CAN System Know How

Promoting the understanding of
various network protocols in
practice. Understanding of CAN
networks with CAL in practice.
Developing HW/SW solutions for
customer specific problems. We
offer CAN / CAL workshops and
in-house seminars to enable CAN
users to benefit from I+ME
ACTIA’s extensive knowledge.

6 Automotive Diagnostics

Assistance during the development
phases. Diagnostic tools for quality
control in production lines as well as
after sales diagnostic, control and
servicing tools are provided to
manufacturers, suppliers and dealers
of the car industry by I+ME ACTIA.

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don’t hesitate to call us and benefit from I+ME’s
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Our merger with the french corporation ACTIA in 1995
allowed us to become a powerful supplier for the
European automotive industry. ACTIA products include
diagnostic systems for automotive service and
maintenance as well as development and production of
high-quality on-board electronics. joining forces with
ACTIA has enabled I+ME to better service it’s
international customers not only in Europe, but
throughout the world.

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Manual

NetPorty II

Contents

1 Introduction......................................... 1-1

1.1 Your I+ME NetPorty II ......................................1-2

1.2 System Requirements ......................................1-4

1.3 Delivery Contents .............................................1-5

1.3.1 Standard................................................1-5

1.3.2 Supplementary Support ........................1-5

1.4 Technical Specifications...................................1-6

2 Installation........................................... 2-1

2.1 Overview...........................................................2-2

2.2 Installing the Hardware.....................................2-2

2.3 Installing the Software ......................................2-4

2.3.1 If you start at serial port ........................2-4

2.3.2 If you start at parallel port .....................2-5

3 Hardware.............................................3-1

3.1 Micro controller.................................................3-2

3.2 Memory.............................................................3-3

3.2.1 NetPorty II internal buffers:...................3-3

3.3 Protocol Interface .............................................3-4

3.4 Physical Interface .............................................3-5

3.5 Optical interface................................................3-5

3.6 Connector.........................................................3-6

3.6.1 9pol sub-min-D male.............................3-6

3.6.1.1 1 CAN Channel..................................3-6

3.6.1.2 More than 1 CAN Channel ................3-8

3.6.2 25pol sub-min-D male.........................3-10

3.6.3 Cable set for serial connection............3-11

3.6.4 Power Supply......................................3-12

4 Troubleshooting & Techn. Support... 4-1

4.1 What to do if you have problems......................4-2

4.1.1 Solutions for all parts ... ........................4-3

4.1.2 Solutions for PCMCIA...........................4-4

1.1.1 Non-Supported PCMCIA Drives ...........4-5

4.1.3 Solutions for NetPorty II........................4-6

5 Glossary.............................................. 5-1

6 Literature............................................. 6-1

A LevelX API
B LevelX Demos
C PcCANControl

Administration of Document
Document version: 1.05

Your I+ME NetPorty II. Overview,
Systemrequirements, Delivery contents and s.o.

1 Introduction

Introduction

Your I+ME NetPorty II

1.1 Your I+ME NetPorty II

The NetPorty II is an improved portable network
adapter. It is designed to connect devices with RS232
or Centronics interfac e to t he C AN bus . With its features
it is an ideal general purpose har dware for industrial and
automotive analyzes and diagnostics.

With NetPorty II you can visualize bus-traffic and
configure components with in a CAN network. It en ables
you to transfer sof tware from or to control com ponents.
The data can be exporte d to readable by standard PC
programs like Excel. In t his way the user can generate
statistic diagrams, etc. to analyze the CAN
communication.

In the I+ME standard s oftware you can s et bus spec ific
values. For transmitted or rec eived data it is possible to
assign fix display to one CAN message.

In addition to the above mentioned features you can
transfer your own progr ams to NetPorty II b y the use of
the RS232 link. The download utilities are included as
well as sample programs.

The NetPorty II can optionally be equipped with an
UART for automotive diagnosis. In this case it is a
converter RS 232 or Centronics to ISO 9141 (K-Line).

Working with the parallel port is 2 ..5 times fas ter as the
serial port access. The speed depends on the PC
speed.

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Your I+ME NetPorty II

Introduction

I+ME ACTIA is always eager to full fill the needs of our
customers. If problems should occur, please refer to
Troubleshooting. If the problem persists, then feel free
to contact our after-sales support hotline using the
following number:

After-sales service

* I+ME ACTIA GmbH

Rebenring 33

D-38106 Braunschweig

Germany.

Tel: ++ 49 (531) 38 701 38

Fax: ++ 49 (531) 38 701 88

e-mail : [e-mail]

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Introduction

System Requirements

1.2 System Requirements

PC requirements:

• standard PC with RS232 or Centronics (EPP 1.7 or

1.9) interface

• other device with standard RS232 interface (used

signals described in chapter Hardware)

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Delivery Contents

1.3 Delivery Contents

1.3.1 Standard

Your NetPorty II delivery package
(Order code: IME 1602401) includes:

• 1 NetPorty II

• 1 System user manual (hardware/software)

• Transfer tools to NetPorty II

Introduction

• LevelX software driver for design of 32 bit Windows

applications (Windows '95 and Windows NT),
including sample programs running on standard
firmware

• PCCANControl for Windows, Windows '95 and

Windows NT version

• RS232 adapter cable set

1.3.2 Supplementary Support

• Power supply

• Different cables for protocol interfacing (on request)

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Introduction

Technical Specifications

1.4 Technical Specifications

General Characteristics of NetPorty II

Processor 80C165, @36,84MHz
Protocol Interface 1 x SJA1000, @ 16 MHz

1 x 82527, @16MHz
1 x UART

Physical Interface CAN: according to ISO 11898

(PCA 82C251)

Memory 512 x 16 KByte RAM,

128 x 8 KByte Flash
Temperature Range 0° .. .+ 55 °C
Connector 9pin sub-min-D

CAN according to CiA/DS 102
Housing plastic, protection class IP30
Display 3 DUO-LED
Dimensions 95.5 mm x 41 mm x 20 mm
Power Supply 7 - 32 V DC external power

supply jack or via CAN bus

connector,

typically max.500 mA at 7 V

DC with physical interface

PCA 82C251

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Technical Specifications

Introduction

Options

Memory 64 KB EPROM instead of flash
Physical interface: ISO Low Speed (ISO 11519)
Diagnosis Channel ISO 9141 physical interface
CAN CAN optional galvanic

disconnect
Cable 1 m Cable for adaptation
Power supply 230 V/AC to regulated 8 V/DC

110 V/AC to regulated 8 V/DC
Firmware Individual firmware on request

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Installing your NetPorty II. Step by step installation
procedures for hardware and software.

2 Installation

Installation

Overview

2.1 Overview

This chapter gives detailed information about installing
the NetPorty II hardware and about the necessary
software drivers which make NetPorty II access
possible.

The NetPorty II is delivered with access driver and
applications for Windows 95 and Windows NT. To get
your NetPorty II operational follow the installation guide
lines.

2.2 Installing the Hardware

To install the hardware you should connect the
NetPorty II to the serial or to the parallel port of your PC.

If the NetPorty II operates at the serial port of the PC
the adapter cable will be used to get the right signals.
Plug in the 25 pin D-Sub connector of the adapter cable
to the NetPorty II and the 9 pin D-Sub connector to the
serial interface of the PC.

The NetPorty II can operate at the parallel port which
must be configured as EPP

2

ECP

.mode is not supported.

1

(V1.7 or V1.9) mode.

Make sure that the right interrupts are used in the
systems configuration and the BIOS settings.

1

EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port

2

ECP: Extended Capabilities Port

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Installation

It is also necessary to connect the NetPorty II with a
power supply. Therefore an external power unit can be
used to supply the NetPorty II via the power connector
or via the 9 Pin D-Sub CAN-connector.

CAN

Power
su

Serial
R

Centronics

2

If all connections are done NetPorty II is operational and
the next step is the software installation.

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Installing the Software

2.3 Installing the Software

2.3.1 If you start at serial port
Driver installation:

1 Insert the CD. The setup programm will start

automatic, if not please start the program
“START.EXE” in root path.

2 Go to "Software Installation"
3 Choose your operating system, is important.
4 Choose your hardware component at the selection

box then press "Start Installation". If the file is started
(*.com file), follow the steps on the screen. If
necessay type in the password.

5 If password is correct software will be installed

successful.

Application installation:
1 Insert the CD. The setup programm will start

automatic, if not please start the program
“START.EXE” in root path.

2 Go to "Software Installation"
3 Choose your operating system, is important.
4 Choose PcCANControl component at the selection

box then press "Star t Ins ta lla ti on ". If the file is s tarted
(*.com file), follow the steps on the screen. If
necessay type in the password.

5 Start PcCANControl, select “create a new project”

and the NetPorty II hardware, at this case “Porty2­COM1” or “Porty2-COM2”. After the selection the
necessary NetPorty II software is activated on your
PC. For further information see also chapter about
PcCANControl.

It is not necessary to install a driv er. The software works
with the standard Win32 serial communication services
with 115200bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.

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Installing the Software

Installation

Problems:

It is possible you chose an incorrect COM port. Start
PcCANControl again and choose an other COM port.

2.3.2 If you start at parallel port
1 Make sure that your PC parallel por t uses the EPP-

mode. You have to control it under BIOS setup. In

this version the NetPorty II supported the EPP
versions 1.7 and 1. 9. If neces sary conf igure your PC
and re-start it.

2 Follow steps 1-5 under chapter 2.3.1.
3 Configure the right driver. Change to directory

“.. / I+ME ACTIA / CANctrl-PTY / ParDrv95
(.. / ParDrvNT) and start the batch-file Drvinst.bat

4 At this point you ha ve to reboot your PC to start t he

right driver.

5 Install PcC ANContro l, follow steps 1-5 under chapter

2.3.1 Application installation.

Problems: (see also chapter troubleshootings)
You start PcCANControl but the connection doesn’t

work:

For parallel port usage it is necessary to have the EPP­loader-firmware (BOOTLOAD.H86) in the NetPorty II ­Flash-EPROM.

All Porty's are delivered with this loader but it is possible
that you have overwritten it by your own firmware.
In this case it is possible to download the EPP-firmware
again into the NetPorty II -Flash.

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Installing the Software

This software is a Win32-Console-Application and runs
under Win95 and WinNT.

Usage:

- Connect your NetPorty II with one serial port.

- If you do not use COM1 please change it into the file

L.BAT.

-Start L.BAT.

- If you get error messages like

"BSL: no response from the target hardware"
it is possible that you have used the wrong COM
port.

- If you get the message below

"-- COMx Loading bootload.h86..Ready"
without any error message in the next line, all
activities are correct finished

- Leave the software with pressing the ESC key,

sometimes Alt X does not work.

Info:
The program LDFSER.EXE is a loader that burns
firmware in the Porty-Flash and also it is a serial monitor
to display firmware print-outs.

The serial parameter are 115200,8,n,1.
I+ME also can deliver a loader to start firmware in the

RAM and a little firmware demo (Keil-C).
Please contact us if you want to develop your own

firmware.

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The technical components, there specifications and the
way they work together.

3 Hardware

Hardware

Micro controller

3.1 Micro controller

The I+ME NetPorty II includes the 16-bit Siemens
80C165 micro controller on a piggy back. The
controller’s clock frequency is 36,84MHz.

The following recourses are used:
Port 2.14 [EX6IN] SJA1000

Port 2.15 [EX7IN] 82527 / 16CS550
CS0-CS1 Memory
CS2-CS3 Protocol interface
CS4 LED latch

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Hardware

Memory

3.2 Memory

The I+ME NetPorty II is equipped with
Flash (CS0) 128 KByte (x 8 bit)
SRAM (CS1) 512 KByte (x 16 bit)

Optional it can be equipped with
Flash 512 KByte (x 8 bit) and
RAM 128 Kbyte (x 16 bit)

3.2.1 NetPorty II internal buffers:

To avoid lost data (CAN is faster than the
communication chan nels to the PC) the transfer- objects
are buffered in the NetPorty II. The biggest buffer is
between CAN reception and the communication
channel to the PC (448k Byte). If you have man y traffic
on the CAN-bus and the buff er is full it takes a time of
several minutes to transfer the data to t he PC. You can
control this with the 2nd NetPorty II LED that blinks
faster while the data transfer.

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Hardware

Protocol Interface

3.3 Protocol Interface

The product has two CAN protocol chips at a frequency
of 16 MHz. The SJA1000 chip is connected to the 9 pin
D-SUB connector with the CiA pinning. The optional
82527 is also connected to the 9 pin D-Sub connector
without physical line driver .
The C165 uses the CS2 signal to select the SJA1000.

The NetPorty II can be equipped with a second CAN
channel. Therefore a 82527 will be mounted on the
PCB. The C165 uses the CS3 signal to select the

82527.
If 2 CAN channels are used there is no standard pinning

at the D-Sub connector. The physical line driver for the
second CAN channel is available via the connecting
cable (not included in standard delivery contents) and
can be used optional by your special app lic a tion.

In stade of the second CAN channel a diagnosis
channel can be used. Therefor an UART 16CS550 can
be mounted on the PCB instead of the 82527. The
C165 uses the CS3 signal to select the UART.
The physical line driver for the ISO 9141 interfacing can
be ordered separately

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Hardware

Physical Interface

3.4 Physical Interface

NetPorty II has the transceiver chip 82C251 (according
to ISO 11898) as physical interf ac e. It is not galvanic
disconnect. The standard physical interface is linked to
the SJA1000, the Output Control Register must be set
to 0xFA.

To connect the second CAN channel or the ISO 9141
channel an optional physical line driver have to be
ordered.

3.5 Optical interface

State of LED during download firmware:
At serial download: no fixed state.

At parallel download LED 1 green

LED 2 green (flashing)

State of LED during work:

Color LED 1 LED 2 LED 3
Red - - Bus off
green Life cycle flash Flashing during

RS232/Parallel
data transfer

2. Data transfer 3. BUS on/off1.Life cycle flash

Bus on

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Hardware

Connector

3.6 Connector

3.6.1 9pol sub-min-D male

3.6.1.1 1 CAN Channel

The CAN connector is based on the CiA standard if only
one CAN channel is used. It is a 9pol sub-min-D male
connector.

Figure 3-1 Standard CAN Connector

Pins 1, 4 and 8 are not used by NetPorty II

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Hardware

Connector

Pin Signal Description

1 nc not connected
2 CAN_L CAN_L bus line (dominant low)
3 CAN_GND CAN ground

(connected on the cable shield)

4 nc not connected
5 CAN_SHIELD CAN ground

(connected on the cable shield)

6 POWER_GND power supply input ground
7 CAN_H CAN_H bus line (dominant

high)

8 nc not connected
9 POWER_V+ power supply input +7..32V

The power input and the CAN lines are galvanic
disconnect with a limit to ± 50V. There is an internal

transzorb diode to limit the disconnect voltage.
If you don't need a galvanic disconnect, the pin 6 can be
connected to pin 3 or 5.
The POWER_GND pin 6 is not connected with the CiA
standard bus in every system. If the tool does not work,
pin 6 could have to get connected to the power supply
ground!

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Hardware

Connector

3.6.1.2 More than 1 CAN Channel

The pinning is different if more than one CAN channel is
used.

Figure 3-2 Pinning for more than 1 CAN channel

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Hardware

Connector

Pin Signal Description

1 Uni_Out2 Connected to Port 6.7
2 CAN_L CAN_L bus line (dominant low)
3 CAN_GND CAN ground

(connected on the cable shield)

4 Uni_Out0 Connected to Port 6.5 or UART

Rx or CAN2 RX

0

5 CAN_SHIELD CAN ground

(connected on the cable shield)

6 POWER_GND power supply input ground
7 CAN_H CAN_H bus line (dominant

high)

8 Uni_Out1 Connected to Port 6.6 or UART

Tx or CAN2 TX

0

9 POWER_V+ power supply input +7..32V

Pin 1, 4 and 8 are used to provide the additional signals
for the second CAN channel or the UART. In standard
version the inputs are protected.

Port 6.5, Port 6.6 and Port 6.7 are used as additional
signal line. In case of standard version the ports are
protected.

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Hardware

Connector

3.6.2 25pol sub-min-D male

To connect the NetPorty II with the PC it is possible to use the
Centronics (LPT) port directly or to use the adapter cable to
use the RS232 (COM) port. In both cases the pinning of the
25pol sub-min-D male is the same.

Connector definition:

Pin I/O Usage Description

1 Input Parallel Strobe
2 Input Parallel D0
3 Input Parallel D1
4 Input Parallel D2
5 Input Parallel D3
6 Input Parallel D4
7 Input Parallel D5
8 Input Parallel D6

9 Input Parallel D7
10 Output Parallel /acknlg
11 Output Parallel Busy
12 Output Parallel Paper em pty
13 Output Parallel Slct
14 Input Parallel /autofd
15 Output Parallel /error
16 Input Both

17 Input Parallel / slct in
18 X Both Ground
19 Input Serial TX (PC -> Porty)
20 Output Serial RX (Porty -> PC)
21 Input Serial RTS
22 Output Serial CTS
23 Input Serial Free input (DTR)
24 Output Serial DSR
25 Input Serial Free input (as serial master it can be used as

high -> RESET; low -> Operational

/init DTR (Porty RESET in): switch level 2.5V
input range -40..+40V, low speed 10ms
A weak pull-up and pull-down is necessary to
define with special mounting whether the
reset line is active or not if this line is not
connected.

CD or RI)
and also optional power input source

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3.6.3 Cable set for serial connection

Cable length: 30cm
25 pin female 9 pin female Signal

23 1 CD
20 2 Rx
19 3 Tx
16 4 DTR
18 5 GND
24 6 DSR
21 7 RTS
22 8 CTS
25 9 RI

Hardware

Connector

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Hardware

Connector

3.6.4 Power Supply

The NetPorty II can be powered by an external power
supply Therefore the connector is specified for the
power supply jack below:

The power connector is a DC3.5/1.3 mm type. That
means the internal diameter is 1.3mm.

Ø3,5mm

min. 9,0mm

Figure 3-3 Power Connector for NetPorty II

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Common problems and how to solve them. How to get
in touch with our after-sales support experts if you so
desire.

4 Troubleshooting &

Techn. Support

Troubleshooting &
Techn. Support

What to do if you have problems

4.1 What to do if you have problems

First and foremost, please read Installation very closely
and make sure that you performed your installation
exactly as described.

For developers:

The Key is often used in developing en vir onments in
combination with the API and/or DLL. If the
PcCANControl software is functioning properly, then
there is no problem with general CAN access. You
should check your usage of the API of DLL.

If the PcCANControl software is not functioning, please
consult the list of common problems below and their
possible solutions.

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Troubleshooting &

What to do if you have problems

Techn. Support

4.1.1 Solutions for all parts ...
The system crashes after choose the hardware at

PcCANControl:

The selected memory area is not free, or the
selected interrupt is being used by another
application. Make sure that no conflicts exist on
your system. If you get a blue screen under Win
NT it is most likely that a memory or IRQ conflict
is occur.

PcCANControl launches correctly, but CAN access
is not possible:

Check the transceiver cable and CAN
connectors. If a connector is not correctly
plugged, connect it right. If the sub-min-D
connectors at the end of the cables are hot,
remove the Key and call I+ME.
If you use higher baudrates, remember to
protect the end of line with resistors [120Ohm]

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Troubleshooting &
Techn. Support

What to do if you have problems

4.1.2 Solutions for PCMCIA
The system crashes after the installation of the Key

client:

The selected memory area is not free, or the
selected interrupt is being used by another
application. Refer to Installation.

The system crashes when the Key is inserted or
removed:

The selected memory area is not free, or the
selected interrupt is being used by another
application. Refer to Installation.

Windows will not launch after the installation of the
client and services:

Make sure that there is a memory area reserved
in the SYSTEM.INI file. The selected memory
area is not free, or the selected interrupt is being
used by another application. Refer to Installation.

The acknowledge sound after inserting or removing
the Key is sounded twice:

There are two se rvices installed on your system.
One can be found in the CONFIG.SYS and the
other in the device manager. In the device
manager, under the topic PCMCIA, you can
disable one of the services.

The Key is not inserted and PcCANControl starts
with the message: I+ME CARD not available or drive
not ready.

Insert the Key.

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What to do if you have problems

Techn. Support

The Key is inserted and PcCANControl starts with
the message: I+ME CARD not available or drive not
ready.

Some aspect of the resource allocation is wrong.
Refer to Installation for more information.

1.1.1 Non-Supported PCMCIA Drives

In the current version there are some PCMCIA drives
which are incompatible with the PCMCIA Key. Today,
as a general rule, some PCI connected drives result in
compatibility problems. The following is a list of known
incompatible drives and any laptops which are known to
use these drives.

Drive Known Laptops Using Drive

Cirrus Logic
PCIC compatible

SIEMENS NIXDORF Scenic Mobile 700
COMPAQ Armada

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Troubleshooting &
Techn. Support

What to do if you have problems

4.1.3 Solutions for NetPorty II
You start PcCANControl but the connection doesn’t

work correct:

For parallel port usage it is necessary to have the
EPP-loader-firmwar e (BOO TLO AD.H86) in the
NetPorty II -Flash-EPROM. All Porty's are
delivered with this loader!

You have overwrite the delivered EPP-Loader by
your own firmware.

In this case it is possible to download the EPP­firmware again into the NetPorty II -Flash. This
software is a Win32-Console-Application and
runs under Win95 and WinNT.

How to use:

- Connect your NetPorty II with one serial port.

- If you do not use COM1 please change it into
the file L.BAT.

-Start L.BAT.
If you get an error messages like
"BSL: no response from the target hardware"
it is possible that you have used the wrong
COM port.

- If you get the message below
"-- COMx Loading bootload.h86..Ready"
without any error message in the next line, all
activities are correct finished

- Leave the software with pressing the ESC key,
sometimes Alt X does not work.

Info:
The program LDFSER.EXE is a loader that burns
firmware in the Porty-Flash and also it is a serial monitor
The serial parameter are 115200,8,n,1. I+ME also can
deliver a loader to start firmware in the RAM and a little
firmware demo (Keil-C). Please contact us if you want to
develop your own firmware.

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Troubleshooting &

What to do if you have problems

Techn. Support

The NetPorty II doesn’t work under parallel port:

Use the right EPP mode on BIOS. It can be only
one of the EPP modes work with one Win-System
together. In past we find out that EPP 1.7 is
necessary for Win9x and EPP 1.9 is necessary
for Win NT. Please try out the right mode.

Using a printer and NetPorty II under Win NT:

If you use NetPorty II under NT note that you are
not able to print!

Using a printer and NetPorty II under Win 9x:

If you use NetPorty II under Win9x the normal
printer driver is active but it can make prob le ms
while printing with the active driver.! One way to
solve this problem is to load the firmware into the
flash of the NetPorty II.

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Techn. Support

What to do if you have problems

If you encounter difficulties which are not discussed in
the manual, or if you need more help than is offered in
Installation and Troubleshooting, please call our
after-sales service. Our experts will do their best to
solve whatever problem you might have.

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For better understanding...

5 Glossary

Glossary

Glossary

Adapter

A piece of hardware which
contains one or more PCMCIA
sockets.The Adapter contains
the interface between the
Socket Controller and the Host
System.

AUTOEXEC.BAT

A set of commands in the form
of a batch file program that are
automatically executed by DOS
to help configure your system
when you Boot-Up your
computer.

BIOS

An abbreviation for Basic
Input/Output System. A set of
instructions/routines stored in
ROM. These routines work
closely with hardware devices
(memory chips, disk drives and
monitor) to input and output
interrupt requests indicating
when a device is ready to
accept or send data.

CONFIG.SYS

A system configuration com­mand file that contains install­able device drivers, memory
management commands and
control files that DOS accesses
and uses when your system
starts up.

I/O

An abbreviation for lnput
Output. Refers to the sending
(input) and receiving (output) of
data through an 110 channel in
the CPU. Example: The
keyboard inputs data to the 110
channel in the CPU that in turn
is output to the monitor.

IRQ

An abbreviation for Interrupt
Request. A signal sent by a
device and routed through the
BIOS indicating when a device
is ready to accept or send data.

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association,
a trade association of leading
hardware and software
vendors, established to adopt a
set of standards pertaining to
adapter slots and PC cards for
portable PC accessories.

Slot

A receptacle on a micro,
portable, laptop or palmtop
computer that is used to insert
and operate PCMCIA PC
Cards. Also referred to as a

Socket.

Socket

Same as Slot (see above).

DPRAM

Dual Ported Random Access
Memory. The data for
communication between PC
and CANcard are exchange via
a DPRAM.

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Socket-Controller

A PC system hardware
component that manages the
operation of PCMCIA sockets in
conjunction with system
software.

SYSTEM.INI

A Windows initialization file
(similar to the CONFIG.SYS file
for DOS) that contains Windows
device drivers, commands and
settings you can use to
customize Windows for your
system's hardware.

Upper-Memory

Memory area within the PC
address space between 640 KB
and 1 MB. This area is used by
hardware devices like graphics
controller. The DPRAM of the
CANcard is located in the
Upper Memory.

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For more informations ...

6 Literature

Literature

Literature

[1] SAB 80C167CR User Manual

Siemens AG.

[2] SAB C167CR Description of the

On-chip CAN-Module
Siemens AG.

[3] CiA DS 102-1CAN in Automation e.V

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