User´s Manual - I+ME ACTIA GmbH

Installation
Note: It does not matter if the Software is installed first.
Installing the Hardware
CAT has two interfaces. These interfaces are:
• Host interface (to be connected via the 25 pin D-Sub to 9 pin D-Sub RS232 PC adapter cable)
• CAN interface (to be connected via the 9 pin D-Sub to 16 pin SAE J1962 (OBD) CAN adapter cable)
Note: The CAN interface is also the power supply of the tool. Disconnection from the CAN bus
results in loosing the data in the Hardware. The buffer content is stored on the Hardware as long
as you load it up into the application. (See Buffer Handling .)
To install the hardware CAT has to be connected to the serial port COM 1 or COM 2 of the host PC. CAT hardware
COM port is the female 25 pin SUB-D. If the PC has a 25-pin COM port connect CAT directly.
If the PC has a 9 pin COM port connect CAT with the RS232 PC Adapter cable. Therefor the female 9 pins D-Sub of
the PC adapter cable must be plugged into the male 9 pins D-Sub of the PC. The male 25 pins D-Sub of the PC
adapter cable has to be connected to the female 25 pins D-Sub of CAT Hardware. (See CONNECT in Picture above.)
Connect the male 9 pins D-Sub of CAT Hardware to the female 9 pins D-Sub of the CAN adapter cable and make
sure that this cable is connected to a power supply. CAT LED becomes red displaying Power-On State.
See the following Wire Description of the standard CAN Adapter Cable for details.
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