Logging CAN messages with DayLab 8.0 using an Ixxat interface

[TKarlsson]

Hello.

I am trying to connect my IXXAT USB-to-CAN adapter to DasyLab and I am getting nowhere.

Is it at all possible to log CAN data into DayLab 8.0 or do I have to upgrade?

A have installed the software from IXXAT and I have downloaded a .driver from dasylab.com consisting of a .dll file. Where shall I put it?

I copied it into my dasylab directory and also into windows\system32.

I was expecting to get at least one new row in dasylab's /modules/inputs-outputs but nothing happens.

Am I doing something wrong or do I just have the wrong DasyLab version?

BR,

T Karlsson

[CJ_Butler__DASYLab_Pro]

We're sorry for the confusion. The installation notes in the downloaded DASYLab driver do not mention a very important step.

You must modify the DASYLAB.INI file, located in the same folder as the DASYLab.EXE program file, usually, C:\Program Files\DASYLab 8.0 on English Windows systems.

This file has many sections. Edit it with a text editor, such as NOTEPAD. Find the section that starts with [EXTEND]

Depending on the choices you made when installing the software, the section may look like this:

[Extend]
DLL1=TEAC_SLM.DLL
DLL2=TEAC_SPM.DLL
DLL3=DLAB_UX3.DLL
DLL4=DLAB_UX4.DLL
DLL5=DLAB_UX5.DLL
DLL6=DLAB_UX6.DLL
DLL7=DLAB_UX7.DLL
DLL8=DLAB_UX8.DLL


The lines that have DLAB_UX?.DLL are placeholder lines. Replace one of those lines with the name of the driver that you downloaded. For example, I would do this:

[Extend]
DLL1=TEAC_SLM.DLL
DLL2=TEAC_SPM.DLL
DLL3=DLIXCAN.DLL
DLL4=DLAB_UX4.DLL
DLL5=DLAB_UX5.DLL
DLL6=DLAB_UX6.DLL
DLL7=DLAB_UX7.DLL
DLL8=DLAB_UX8.DLL

I replaced the DLL3 section with the correct name of the downloaded file.

When you save this file, and restart the DASYLab software, you should see a new menu item. If the underlying IXXAT drivers are not loaded correctly, you will get an appropriate error message as the software is loaded.