National Instruments NI-DNET - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 NI-DNET Software Overview
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NI-DNET (default), or CAN for NI-CAN. When the CAN protocol is
selected, you can access CAN tools in MAX, such as the Bus Monitor tool
that displays CAN messages in their raw form.
In order to develop NI-CAN applications, you must install NI-CAN
components such as documentation and examples. The NI-CAN software
components are available within the NI-DNET installer.
Launch the setup.exe program for the NI-DNET installer in the same
manner as your original installation (CD or ni.com download). Within
the installer, select both NI-DNET and NI-CAN components in the
feature tree.
When you right-click a port in MAX and select Properties, the resulting
Interface selection uses the syntax
CAN x or DNET x based on your protocol
selection. Regardless of which protocol is selected, the number x is the only
relevant identifier with respect to NI-CAN and NI-DNET functions. For
example, if you select DNET0 as an interface in MAX, you can run an
NI-DNET application that uses DNET0, then you can run an NI-CAN
application that uses CAN0. Both applications refer to the same port,
and can run at different times, but not simultaneously.