Introduction

The CAN data logger provides a means of capturing all communication traffic into a single table. The resultant table can be saved in Excel format or as a DBF file. After capture, the output can be transported into Table builder where it can be filtered to display specific communications and hex fields can be formulated into decimal values.

This is the screen after a capture.
The left panel shows CAN data. The right panel displays a summary of all communications.

Data panel

Field headers:
PGN Program group number – device address
F0 Message type
F1 Data length
D0-7 Data – 8 bytes
Tmstmp Time stamp in seconds

Summary panel

The Summary panel displays the distribution of messages captured.
Fields:
PGN Program group number – device address
Count The number of messages to this PGN
T(ms) The average time for each type in milliseconds
F(Hz) The overall frequency of each message

Save options

Activated by clicking the drop down menu.
XLS format This allows saving as an Excel sheet
DBF format This format is quicker when viewing with Scanalyser
Table Builder Opens the Table builder utility for selection criteria and conversion from various hex formats into decimal