View source for USB-CAN connection to Robolink DCi

This guide applies to DCi Robots shipped from 2019.


In rare cases it may be necessary to connect a Windows PC directly to the DCI electronics by-opassing the embedded Linux computer inside the DCi Robot.


To do that, this USB-CAN adapter is required. is required: [https://www.peak-system.com/PCAN-USB.199.0.html]
# Install the PCAN driver available in the link above.
# Connect the USB to CAN adapter to the PC and the D-Sub port of the DCi Robot.
# Once an electrical connection has been made between the DCi robot, switch i9t on and wait until the green LEDs at the back of the robot start blinking.
# Download and start ModuleCfg