Wiring test

Measurement of single node

Measurement of all nodes

Online trigger tracks errors

Protocol monitor and decoder

Two devices in one

Bus Wiring

Check the setup of your bus.

Physical Measurements

Dive unto the ground.

Logical Measurements

Control and analyse your data traffic.

Possibilities

The CAN-Bus Tester 2 is a widely used measuring device for control of bus parameters. The success story starts already in the year 2002 with the first model. The hardware was completely redesigned in version 2. The corresponding software is still developed and has been enhanced with extensive updates.

Check the setup of the bus before you switch on with the bus wiring test, measure under running conditions down on the physical layer and analyses data of the nodes with the protocol monitor. The longtime monitor shows scattered errors and creeping signal loss.

The trigger output makes it possible to show data from only one node of the bus.

The great box contents within the service case with big adapter set make it possible to use the device out of the box in many environments. You can save your measurements and print a status protocol directly from the software.

Bus Systems

Licence Model

License Model

In the basic configuration, the CAN-Bus Tester 2 is enabled for bus system CAN. You can do all physical measurements within this system.

Additional licenses are offered to the systems CANopen, DeviceNet and SAE J1939. With them, it is much easier to assign the messages to the real nodes.

The optional protocol monitor is for logical bus analysis in the bus systems CAN (transmit/receive), CANopen (receive) and SAE J1939 (receive).

The user software is free to download and use, only for measurements with the CAN-Bus Tester 2 it has to be unlocked.

Connections

Power Supply

The device works with 9 – 36 V. Only for the Bus Wiring test min. 24 V is needed.

USB Port

Connect your Windows PC or laptop here.

CAN and CAN probe port

Two 9‑pin D‑Sub ports are for connection to the bus and for probes

Trigger Output

For further measurements with a digital storage oscilloscope, the CAN-Bus Tester 2 can be used as the trigger source.

Two in One Device

Two Devices in one

The CAN-Bus Tester 2 is basically a 2‑in‑1 device. One part is responsible for the extensive measurements on the physical level. The 64-fold sampling of each individual bit makes detailed evaluation possible.
The other part is a CAN-to-USB interface for comprehensive protocol analysis. Both parts of the device can work independently of each other or simultaneously and together.

Among many other things, it is possible to stop the protocol analysis automatically if the physical measuring device has detected a problem. In this way, the data traffic can be evaluated immediately before an error occurs. You don’t have to search through long lists of telegrams, the end of the list is the relevant point.

Bus Wiring

Node Measurement

Connect the CAN-Bus Tester 2 to your bus line. You should see a green led on your display, showing that there is data traffic.

First, start the baud rate scan, then scan for nodes. All messages on the bus are now received and analyzed, the nodes with their ID are listed. Name the nodes if you want for a better overview.

With the measurement “all stations view” you get an overview of the quality levels of the signals. The bar diagram makes it easy to compare. At continuous mode, you will additionally see the min/max values. You can easily compare to a saved measurement.

The measurement “one station’s view” shows the single values of one node and shows a physical and logical decoded oscillogram. Quality level, edge steepness and disturbance-free voltage range are the three showed measurands. By starting a continuous measurement you will also see the min/max of quality level and the variation of the disturbance-free voltage range.

Online Monitor

This measurement runs continuously and compares with given thresholds. If it overruns the threshold the error will be registered. In the single measurement mode, it stops and the faulty message is showed in the oscilloscope view. In continuous mode, the error is marked in a timing diagram. So you show when your threshold was overruled or if an error frame has occurred.

The observed values are

Active-Error /Passive-Error Frames
Overload Frames
Acknowledge Error
General quality level (0 … 100 %)
Disturbance-free voltage range (minimum noise-free differential voltage)
Edge steepness (worst rising and falling edge of a message)

Additionally, to this logical and physical measurements, the CAN-Bus Tester 2 is continuously determining bus traffic load, bus status and the optional CAN supply voltage.

The software can be adjusted in a way, that a simultaneously running Receive in the protocol monitor is stopped in case of an error. So it is easier to analyze that data traffic that was on the bus before the error occurred.

Protocol Monitor

Technical Data

General parameters and overview of functions
Bus systems	CAN (ISO11898‑2), CANopen (CiA301), DeviceNet (EN 50325 – 2), SAE J1939
Bit sampling	64-fold, 10,240 sampling points
Bit timing	Adjustable BTL cycles (tq), sample point and resynchronization jump width (SJW)
Supported baud rates	Depending on bus system: 10; 20; 50; 100; 125; 250; 500; 800; 1000 kbit/s Additionally user-defined: 5; 33.3; 62.5; 75; 83.3; 200 kbit/s Automatic detection via baud rate scan
List of stations	Automatic detection via Station scan Designation, CAN ID, ID type, Node ID, MAC ID, Source address, can also be entered manually
List of Measurements	Possibility to measure at different measuring points and at different times Sorting by measurement type, measuring point and measurement time
Quality level	Value representing the signal quality (0 …100%) The minimum value and maximum values saved timestamp
Disturbance-free voltage range and edges	Disturbance-free voltage range (typ. ‑0.75 … 3 V, resolution 50 mV) Edge steepness (falling and rising, specified in 1/64th of the bit width) The minimum value and maximum values saved

Oscilloscope display	Trigger on message frames with the specified ID, trigger position can be set Frame analysis and full frame recording Decoding according to the protocol (CAN, CANopen, DeviceNet, SAE J1939) Zoom (six stages)
Online Trigger	Real-time monitoring of the bus for logical and physical errors Resolution can be set (10 ms … 1 min) Oscilloscope display and e‑mail notification on triggers
Automatic evaluation	Limit value settings and measured-value evaluation according to: • critical quality level • critical disturbance-free voltage range • critical edge (rising and falling)
Bus status	Bus traffic detection (display: dominant, recessive, not defined, bus traffic)
Bus traffic load	Permanent display of the bus traffic load (0 … 100%), Minimum and maximum values saved
Error frames	Constant display of detected frame errors Distinction between active and passive error frames (0 … >50,000)
Protocol monitor	CAN: Reception of CAN message frames incl. filtering, Transmission of CAN message frames and sequences (message lists) CANopen: Interpretation of all CAN messages according to the CANopen spec as SDOs, PDOs, NMT‑, Heartbeat‑, Emergency‑, Sync- and Timestamp (CiA301, CiA302, CiA305, CiA401, CiA402, CiA404, CiA406, CiA408, CiA410, upgradeable)
Test record	Comprehensive, configurable measuring and test record on DIN A4: • Letterhead with tester and customer contact data • The tabular representation of the measured values • Graphic representation of the measured values
Export function	Measuring data as a configurable CSV file Graphical measured-data representation as a configurable bitmap (.bmp,.jpg,.png)
Firmware and FPGA configuration	can be updated via USB

Electrical parameters
Power supply	Via the supplied wide-range power supply (9 … 36 V DC)
Current consumption	0.55 … 0.15 A
Measuring of the differential voltage	typ. ‑0.75 V … 3.00 V
Measuring of the loop resistances	typ. 0 Ω … 800 Ω
Measuring of the cable length	typ. 0 m … 500 m • 0…100 m: Resolution: 0.5 m, Accuracy: 3 % ± 1.5 m • 100…500 m: Resolution: 1.0 m, Accuracy: 10 % ± 10 m for a signal runtime of: 4.5 ns/m for CAN/CANopen/SAE J1939, 4.3 ns/m for DeviceNet
Measuring of the CAN supply voltage	0 … 36 V
Potential difference between the connections CAN bus, USB and oscilloscope	< 50 V DC (or < 71 V AC)
Trigger output for the oscilloscope	BNC socket, electrically isolated, H pulse, approx. 2 bits wide, level approx. 5 V

Mechanical parameters
Supply voltage connection	Extra-low voltage socket
CAN connection	2 x 9‑pin D‑Sub connector
PC connection	Self-powered device to USB Specification 1.1, electrically isolated
Trigger output for oscilloscope	BNC socket, electrically isolated
Housing	Aluminum sheet housing
Temperature range	Operation: 5 °C … 40 °C Storage: ‑20 °C … 60 °C
Humidity	Operation: 20 % … 80 % (non-condensing) Storage: 20 % … 80 % (non-condensing)
Degree of protection of the housing	IP20 to EN 60529
Dimensions (Device /Case)	170 mm x 134 mm x 40 mm /504 mm x 354 mm x 119 mm
Weight (Device /Case)	Approx. 600 g /Approx. 5000 g
Warning: The CBT2 is a Class A device. Such devices can cause interference in residential areas. In this case, the plant operator can be required to take appropriate measures and to bear the costs of such measures.

Look at the software

Within the following video we show the physical layer measurements in the software. Please switch on subtitles.

Compare

For a detailed table with the single measurements of the physical layer diagnosis tools, please have a look at this page.

Order Information

Product	Description	GEMAC order number /shoplink
Basic set
CAN-Bus Tester 2	CAN-Bus Tester 2 – basic version Bus system: CAN complete delivery contents of CAN-Bus Tester 2	PR-22517 – 10
Licenses for optional bus systems (physical measurements)
CANopen	License Key for bus system CANopen	SW-22517 – 01
DeviceNet	License Key for bus system DeviceNet	SW-22517 – 02
SAE J1939	License Key for bus system SAE J1939	SW-22517 – 03
Licenses for optional Protocol monitor
CAN Transmit, CAN Receive	License key for protocol monitor CAN (transmit/receive)	SW-22517 – 10
CANopen receive	License key for protocol monitor CANopen (receive)	SW-22517 – 11
SAE J1939 receive	License key for protocol monitor SAE J1939 (receive)	SW-22517 – 12
Optional accessory for more country versions
Mains power cable Australia	Mains power cable Australia for Adapter AC/DC	KB-00093 – 03 upon request

Wiring test

Measurement of single node

Measurement of all nodes

Online trigger tracks errors

Protocol monitor and decoder

Two devices in one

Bus Wiring

Physical Measurements

Logical Measurements

Possibilities

Bus Systems

License Model

Connections

Power Supply

USB Port

CAN and CAN probe port

Trigger Output

Two Devices in one

Bus Wiring Test

Node Measurement

Online Monitor

Protocol Monitor