CANtrace – CAN bus Analyzer software

Product Code: CANtrace

595,00 €

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Powerful CAN bus analyzer and diagnostic software– Support CANopen & J1939

Easy to use CAN bus analyzer that lets you trace, decode and plot CAN messages and signals in real-time or log everything for post-processing in the comfort of your office.

CANtrace works with your current Kvaser, Softing, Vector or Peak hardware and supports both CANopen and J1939 protocols. It also supports both the classical CAN and CAN FD standards. The software also features a robust Python scripting environment.

Easy to Use

CANtrace’s user-friendly interface and comprehensive support for DBC and ASC files. CANtrace integrates seamlessly with industry-standard DBC databases and Vector ASCII (ASC) format log files. CANtrace is an valuable tool for both beginners and experienced engineers. The intuitive design allows users to quickly set up their projects. Whether it’s real-time troubleshooting or comprehensive post-processing, CANtrace offers the tools needed to efficiently manage CAN bus communication.

Supports the J1939 protocol

CANtrace fully supports SAE’s J1939 protocol. The software comes with a J1939 database in DBC format. This allows natively decoding the standardized 8-byte J1939 messages that are specified in the SAE J1939 Digital Annex. In addition, CANtrace supports the J1939 transport layer protocol and can both send and receive suspect parameter embedded in transport layer segments.

For J1939 format databases, CANtrace is able to mask out both priority, source address and destination address fields which allows the use of compact J1939 databases that works with a variety of different vehicles.

CANtrace also supports combining the included J1939 database with a customer-specific database. This enables the decoding of vehicle-specific parameters.

Use your existing CAN interface

With CANtrace you don’t have to invest in expensive CAN hardware to get started. If you are like most CANtrace customers, your engineers already use at least one CAN interface, and with CANtrace it’s possible to tie your CANtrace license to your existing hardware. If you own a CAN interface from any of the following manufacturers, it will work with CANtrace:

• Kvaser AB
• Vector Informatik GmbH
• Peak System
• Softing Industrial Automation

Python scripting

CANtrace offers users an extensive Python scripting environment with many common Python modules included in the installer. User-created scripts can be run in real-time and used to modify, filter or create incoming and outgoing messages. This feature allows for customization of analysis workflows, automation of repetitive tasks, and deeper insights extraction from CAN data. Descriptive example projects are also included in the public CANtrace folder.

Scripting Window view

Time synchronization of the CAN channels

CANtrace also features time synchronization of the CAN channels, when going on-bus. This means that in multi-channel setups you will be able to compare timestamps between channels as they have the same time base. Multi-channel setups now benefit from time synchronization, ensuring consistent timestamps across channels.

Support for Multiplexed signals in databases

CANtrace fully supports multiplexed signals in databases. The software can decode complex CAN protocols and display or plot the data from multiplexed signals. It also allows for easy editing and sending of CAN messages that contain multiplexed signals.

Human-Readable Data (DBC databases)

Manually decoding the raw CAN data can be time-consuming and tedious. CANtrace decodes these signals for you and displays the data in human-readable format. This way you can interact with the CAN bus in a more natural and intuitive way, monitoring, logging and plotting data while using familiar engineering units.

Signals are decoded using your existing CAN database, in the commonly used DBC format. You can connect a separate database to every CAN interface channel and there is even a handy database editor included in CANtrace.

Watch below video to learn how to use J1939 protocol and DBC database file in CANtrace. With CANtrace you can associate database files to the configured software channels. Data interpretation provided by the database is now available on the Send, Data and Graph tabs.

Support for the classical CAN and CAN FD standards

CANtrace fully supports the classical CAN standard: both the standard CAN 2.0A (11-bit frame identifier) and the extended CAN 2.0B (29-bit frame identifier) CAN FD is supported:

• Long CAN FD messages can be received and displayed in the trace window
• Signals from CAN FD messages can be decoded and shown in the data and graph tabs
• Logging and playback of CAN FD messages in ASC format

Plotting the data in XY Graph

CANtrace contains a powerful graphical presentation which allows you to plot the values of multiple signals over time. The intuitive interface lets you easily manipulate the color-coded signals, move or scale them (individually or as a group) and use several types of data-cursor to take measurements for a seamless workflow. Then, the graph can be printed or saved as a file to include in a report or on a website.

View and Decode Any CAN Message

Data is transmitted on the CAN bus in 0-8  byte long messages, including a CAN ID and data length (DLC). And the message timestamp from your CAN interface, and that’s about all you get from a free CAN tool. CANtrace does the decoding with CANtrace you don’t have to decode the CAN data manually.

The included CANopen and J1939 protocol parser will decode protocol headers, while the connected databases (DBC) will decode signal values.

CAN Data Decoded by CANtrace

Logging and playback log file

CANtrace supports Vector ASCII format CAN log files. In addition to recording log data from multiple channels, CANtrace can also play back log files directly to the CAN bus. Any log file in ASC format can be used to generate data on the CAN bus. This feature can be very useful for simulation, testing and bus traffic generation. You can produce graphs from data you logged with any CAN logger, as long as it supports the popular Vector asc log format.

Ideal for field work

When you find that you need to take your CAN toolbox with you and go on a fault-finding mission outside your office or R&D department you will appreciate that CANtrace was designed from the ground up to be easy-to-use, and to display well on a small laptop or handheld display, as well as on your standard desktop monitor. Install CANtrace on your rugged tablet PC and you will have a CAN logger you can leave for hours or days in the engine compartment of the equipment you are diagnosing.

Try 20-days trial of the full version of CANtrace

Try a full, unrestricted version of CANtrace now to get free email support with your 20-days evaluation. Trial version is fully functional and offer every feature available in CANtrace. Paid full version includes also one year of free support services and version upgrades. Delivered electronically to anywhere in the world.

Drivers for supported CAN hardware:

It works with your current Kvaser, Softing, Vector or Peak hardware.  Check that you have the driver of your CAN hardware installed on your PC. Download the driver from manufacturer’s website and install the driver manually

• Kvaser Driver
• Vector Driver
• Peak Driver
• Softing Driver