Simulation

You can test the programs you create with the Real-Time Library CAN driver (RL-CAN) using the simulation capabilities of the µVision® IDE. Simulation allows you to test your CAN application before the target hardware is ready.

Follow these steps to test an RL-CAN example application using the µVision Simulator.

1. Copy one of the examples (\KEIL\ARM\Boards\Keil\MCBSTR730\RL\CAN\CAN_Ex1 or \KEIL\ARM\Boards\Keil\MCBSTR730\RL\CAN\CAN_Ex2) to a new folder.
2. Select and load the project file (CAN_Ex1.UV2 or CAN_Ex2.UV2) into µVision. This file is located in the folder copied in step 1. In µVision, use Project — Open Project...
   
   
   
   
3. Select the target Simulator.
   
   
4. Click on Debug — Start/Stop Debug Session on the menu bar or click the toolbar button to run the simulation.
   
   
5. New windows appear as shown below. These windows show the device peripheral functionality.
   
   
6. Click on Debug — Run to start the simulation.
   
   
7. The communication messages display in the CAN 0 Communication and CAN 1 Communication windows.
   
   
   
   
8. Click on the Analog sweep 0 .. 4.5V button, on the Toolbox window, to start the analog value rising from 0 V to 4.5 V and lowering from 4.5 V to 0 V. You can stop the analog value change by clicking on Analog sweep STOP.
   
   
9. Stop the simulation before exiting µVision by clicking on Debug — Stop on the Debug menu.