MoTeC VCS - Manual (Page 17)

MoTeC Configuration 13
Transmitting CAN Messages
You can use messages transmitted from the VCS to log or display VCS
information in a Data logger. Messages include camera status and card
usage.
To transmit CAN messages from the VCS
1. Select the Transmit Status check box
2. Select the Extended ID check box
3. In the Id box, type the CAN Id (in decimal) to suit your receiving device.
The default to suit any MoTeC Data Logger is 32.
The receiving device needs to be configured to receive the VCS messages.
When using a MoTeC Data Logger, this is all pre-configured if you select the
VCS receive template in the CAN communications setup.
See for more information Configure a MoTeC Data Logger.
Receiving CAN Messages
The Configuration templates provide for the standard set of received CAN
messages. If required, the templates are fully configurable to include different
sensors. Each sensor can be configured with respect to position, scaling,
name and attached gauge.
To configure a sensor
1. Double-click the row of the sensor to edit
- OR -
Double-click an empty row to add a new sensor.
2. Select the Enable check box to include the sensor in the received
messages.
3. Enter a Name. This is only used as a label.
4. In the Source list, click:
Internal for the VCS two internal sensors; battery voltage and internal
temperature,
- OR-
CAN for data from a MoTeC Data Logger or ECU.
5. Enter CAN message details:
Id: the address of the transmitted CAN message.
Offset: the location of the data from the start of the message.
Length: the size of the data.
6. In the Conversion and Resolution lists, select an appropriate value.
The conversion and resolution must be chosen to scale CAN data
down to the correct resolution for display.