ELM630
LIN Monitor
Description
Features
LIN or ‘Local Interconnect Network’ is a low cost
• Low power CMOS design
and relatively simple networking system that is used
predominantly in the automotive world. Recently, it
has been gaining in popularity, with proposals to use
it in major appliances as well. For more information,
visit the LIN web site (http://www.lin-subbus.de/).
• Crystal-controlled for accuracy
• Standard ASCII character output
• Special power-on monitor mode
• Autobaud from 1200bps to 19200bps
• High speed (57600 baud) RS232 interface
• Works with LIN1.x and LIN2.0
The ELM630 is a monitoring device designed
for troubleshooting LIN bus systems. It is capable of
continually monitoring a LIN network, translating the
LIN messages to standard ASCII characters, and re-
transmitting them to an RS232 system (personal
computer or PDA) for display and possibly analysis.
The baud rate measurements, data formatting,
synchronizing, and checksum calculations are all
done for you by the ELM630.
Connection Diagram
PDIP and SOIC
(top view)
The LIN specification has recently been updated
to revision 2.0, incorporating several improvements.
The ELM630 has been updated to be compatible
with this new specification, as well as the previous
ones.
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VDD
XT1
VSS
LIN
XT2
MTime
Monitor
b0
Rxmode
RS232Rx
LFmode
RS232Tx
Applications
• LIN logic probes
Baud
Rate*
b1
b2
• Diagnostic PC interfaces
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• Instruction triggered (breakpoint) devices
• Educational or training devices
*see Table 1 on Page 3
3.58MHz
Block Diagram
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3
XT1
XT2
Timing
4
Rxmode
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RS232Rx
RS232
LIN
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LIN
Interface
Interface
Formatting
and
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RS232Tx
Control
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10
LFmode
Monitor
MTime
b2 b1 b0
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