IXXAT USB-to-CAN compact installation

This document describes the procedure, how to install Windows® drivers for IXXAT USB-to-CAN compact bus adaptors. IXXAT provides two versions of these hardware drivers. This document describes version 2.xx.

 
It is vital to follow exactly the described procedure. Do not insert the adaptor into an USB port of the PC as long the VCI driver is not installed completely.

If You run into trouble during the installation, follow the uninstall procedure and restart again.

 

1. VCI driver installation

The first step is installing the IXXAT VCI driver. It is very important to perform this step prior the USB-to-CAN adapter is plugged in for the first time.

  1. Insert the HAAKE PolySoft software into the CD drive of your computer.
  2. Start the program vci216.exe to install the IXXAT VCI driver.
  3. Press the Next button on the Welcome page,
  4. activate I accept the agreement and press the Next button,
  5. read the installation instructions and press the Next button,
  6. confirm the software location and press the Next button,
  7. confirm to copy the code example files even if they are not required, and press the Next button,
  8. confirm the IXXAT software location in the start menu and press the Next button.
  9. The setup program will sum up all selections on the next screen page.
  10. Press the Install button to start the copy process.
  11. When the installation step is finished, the software prompts You to restart the PC. It is important to restart Windows prior plugging in the adaptor for the first time.

2. Hardware installation

  1. Plug in the adaptor to an USB port of the PC,
  2. Windows will recognize the new hardware and a wizard to setup the hardware will pop up.
  3. Select Automatic install driver and press the Next button.
  4. The wizard will automatically copy the required files from the CD.
  5. If the installation step is completed, press the Finish button to close the wizard again.

3. Check hardware

Is is very important to follow these steps, as they finally prepare the hardware for use with the HAAKE PolySoft software.

  1. Open the Control Panel from the Windows® Start menu.
  2. Switch to the Other Control Panel Options view.
  3. Start the IXXAT interfaces applet.
  4. Double click on the entry USB-to-CAN compact to elapse the tree.
  5. Check that the checkbox DOWNLOAD is active and,
  6. check that the checkboxes LOGGING and VERIFY are not active.
  7. Press the Test button to perform a hardware test.
  8. If the board info dialog shows the message Hardware Test was successful, the USB-to-CAN compact interface is ready to use with the HAAKE PolySoft software.

 

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