PCAN-Gateway Software Version History

2025-07-14 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 3.0.1

Changes:

• No automatic forwarding of http traffic to https
   

2024-10-16 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 3.0.0

Improvements:

• Secure website access over https
   

2024-10-15 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.11.1

Bug fixes:

• Peers in other subnets could not be connected
   

2024-08-28 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.11.0

• Updated the configuration file format to 2.0.2
• Default values:
  • Revision and definition of default values
  • Erroneous values read from the config file are now corrected to their default values instead of their min/max values
  • Default values are used if a value is missing in the config file
  • The default SJW value is now computed and can be 1 to TSEG2/2
  • The default bit rate string now matches bit rates register values and bit rates from the bitrate selection list
• CAN:
  • The limits of the Time Segment 1 (Phase Segment 1 + Propagation Segment) are now also validated when configuring the CAN interface
    • The maximum of the Time Segment 1 is 16
  • The limits for some bit rate register values were changed:
    • Phase Segment 1: Minimum was changed from 1 to 2
    • Propagation Segment: Minimum was changed from 1 to 2
• Bug fixes:
  • A route between a PCAN-Gateway and the Virtual PCAN-Gateway lost its connection if the associated CAN channel of the PCAN-Gateway has been deactivated and CAN messages were sent
  • If a route has been established between a PCAN-Gateway and the Virtual PCAN-Gateway and the associated CAN channel has been deactivated, the CAN channel was activated via a Reset from PCAN-View
  • Routes between a PCAN-Gateway and the Virtual PCAN-Gateway stopped working when sending during a Reset
  • If routes were defined via the ini file and the values were set incorrectly as follows count_max < 0 and count = 0, this prevented existing routes from being deleted even when resetting to factory defaults
  • In rare occations reload factory defaults was not working
  • It was not possible to reset a CAN channel via PCAN-View
  • It was possible to reactivated a switched off CAN channel by doing a reset in PCAN-View
     

Website Version 3.3.2

• Routes:
  • A new route status can now be indicated: The new (yellow) warning status is set if the route has been established successfully but the data connection was closed. This can happen if the remote side was switched off later on
  • Massive performance improvement for presenting routes
  • In expert mode loopback routes from CAN 1 to CAN 2 and vice versa can be configured
  • The port number 52957 used for device scans cannot be used for routes anymore
  • Removed the route value FPP stats which was listed in Expert mode on Managed Routes
  • Added µs to the CAN timeout displayed under managed routes in Expert mode
• Network > CAN:
  • The selection lists for standard bit rates have been updated. Impossible values were removed and in general, a sample point of 80% is used
  • The bit rates of the bit rate selection are now indicated with the sample point
  • If CAN error reporting was enabled via JSON, the CAN error values for tx and rx are display on Network > CAN if the Expert display mode is used    
• Device > Configuration: The form for uploading configuration files is now limited to files of the ini type
• Device > Software Update:
  • Enhanced the confirmation text of the software update to warn about downgrades. It is recommended to export your configuration before a downgrade
  • The form for uploading software packages is now limited to files of the tar type
  • The status LED is now blinking during a software update
• Device > User Management:
  • Fixed an issue causing problems to switch to Expert display mode
  • Enhanced the description of the Public Dashboard that this formular can also affect the usage of the JSON interface
• Responsive web design for mobile devices:
  • Fixed a problem with the presentation of the responsive navigation when using a display with a width smaller than 1024 px
  • Confirmation boxes were presented to high on some mobile devices. With this, it was not possible to use the buttons on the bottom of the boxes
  • General improvements
• The Device ID of the PCAN-Gateway that can be set with the windows software PCAN-View is now shown on the Start, Status, and Device pages. It can be updated with a reload button
• A warning message with a link to an update.log is shown on the start page if an software update has failed or is still in progress
• When the device is booting or reloading, the website will show a web page with a warning and will auto reload until the device is ready
• The Illuminate function was delayed by 3 seconds. This was removed
• Fixed a bug caused showing multiple confirm boxes when using the Reboot button
• Modifications to improve security
• Updated the website documentation
• Minor bug fixes and code optimization
   

JSON Interface Version 1.6.1

• Routes:
  • Added the new warning status for routes. This status has the number 6. It is set if the route has been established successfully but the data connection was closed. This can happen if the remote side was switched off later on
  • Massive performance improvement for reading route information
  • Configuring an empty port number or a port number using characters and special characters caused a HTML status error 500
  • Loopback routes from CAN 1 to CAN 2 and vice versa can be configured
  • The port number 52957 used for device scans cannot be used for routes anymore
• CAN Configuration: An empty clock in a bit rate string led to a website error 500
• The Device ID of the PCAN-Gateway that can be set with the windows software PCAN-View can now be read with get device
• Special and UTF-8 characters are not converted to ASCII anymore
• Bug fix: When entering the old manual_bitrate parameter, the value was transferred to br_def without verification
• Improved the check for setting br_def via JSON, empty values lead to an error now
• Removed the deprecated error code define "ERR_CAN_MANUAL_BITRATE_INC". It is now "ERR_CAN_BITRATE_DEF_INC"
• Improvements of the responsive presentation of the JSON Shell view
• Updated the JSON interface documentation
• Minor bug fixes and code optimization
   

2022-02-16 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.9.1

• Revision of the configuration file format
  • Format version was updated to 2.0.1
  • Version information is now written at the beginning of the general section
  • Added new parameters for several settings
  • Revision of the parameter names
  • The maximum number of routes can now be specified with the parameter count_max in the range of 0 to 64. Please note that processing 64 routes on the page Manage Routes can take up to 30 sec
  • New WLAN parameters:
    • startup_delay: delay in seconds until the wireless interface gets started. This can help if many wireless gateways are powered at the same time
    • monitoring_delay: delay in seconds after that the wireless interface status is checked. If the status is not "up" after that time, a reset of the interface is performed. This can be disabled if set to 0 (default)
       

Website Version 3.2.1

Improvements, changes, and bug fixes of website version 3.1.0 and JSON interface 1.4.0 are included in the following list as well.

Network > CAN

• Uses can now select from 3 options for configuring bit rates:
  • Selection from pre defined lists
  • Custom bit rates by setting the register values
  • Custom bit rates by setting the clock frequency and all register values at once with a single string. The string can be created comfortably with our Bit Rate Calculation Tool or with PCAN-View. The clock frequency is fixed to 24 MHz for all PCAN-Gateways without CAN FD support
• The clock frequency is fixed to 24 MHz and indicated as an read only string
• The sample points are now indicated in the info table as well
• The user comments for CAN, Filters, and Routes are now filtered for line breaks. Those are removed since line breaks violate the *.ini configuration file format
• Device > Configuration: Improved the import and parsing of configuration files
• Updated the website documentation
• Swapped acceptance code and mask value for mask filters to match definition
   

JSON Interface Version 1.5.1

Improvements, changes, and bug fixes of website version 3.1.0 are included in the following list as well.

• Added a new device property for JSON named "can_fd_support" to get the information if the device supports CAN FD or not
• Standard bit rates now depend on the selected clock which is fixed to 24 MHz on PCAN-Gateways without CAN FD support. The JSON documentation shows all bit rates available depending on the clock
• The parameter manual_bitrate was renamed to br_def (bit rate definition). Enhanced the JSON interface to allow the old property name besides the new one
• Added a third bitrate definition mode (br_def) with the number 2. The value 0 is default. When using mode 2, the bit rate can be set with a single parameter string using the property br_def_string
• Updated the JSON interface documentation
• Swapped acceptance code and mask value for mask filters to match definition

Bug fixes:

• For mask CAN filters acceptance mask and code fields got swapped on web interface as well as over JSON interface!
• Route creation might hang on startup in some cases
• The remote peer got status update if the route was deleted
• Send routes did not to connect properly in some cases
• Import of broken .ini files caused a reset to factory defaults. An error message is thrown instead now
• Resetting CAN interfaces via the Virtual PCAN-Gateway could lead to crashes
• WLAN gateways only: The gateway was restarted to soon when changing from Micro Access Point to Infrastructured mode. Thus changes were not saved correctly
• The first character of the .ini file was modified on startup. This could cause on power loss during this write process
   

2020-08-17 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.9.0

• PCAN-Wireless Gateways can now connect to hidden SSIDs too. For this, the new boolean parameter ScanSSID was added to the config.ini. It is set to 1 by default
• Added a new route connection frame type which adds a CRC32. This works only between two PCAN-Gateways. It does not work with the Virtual PCAN-Gateway at the moment. This frame type can be established via JSON or the config.ini
• Added new handshake commands DEV_SET_ID_REQ and DEV_GET_ID_REQ to set and read the Device ID. This can be done via the Virtual PCAN-Gateway (from version 2.0.0)
• INI file format version was updated to 1.5.0
• Bug fixes:
  • The TCP_NODELAY flag is now explicitly set for server side too
  • Fixed a route crash when disconnecting from a remote site under special circumstances
  • Fixed a problem causing the website and JSON interface to not work properly after several hundred requests (no matter if incoming by JSON or website)
     

Website Version 3.0.0

• Control box below the navigation:
  • Changed the name of the function "Status LED On" to "Illuminate" since there could be more than one LED
  • If the JSON Shell view is activated, the text in the important box below the website navigation becomes a link to the Shell view. With this and the links in the top of the Shell view it is possible to jump between the Website and Shell view easily
  • If the factory default login is still set, an information is displayed at the bottom of the navigation. This information is now a link to the page for changing the login
• Notes of routes and filters are now available via the icon on Status, Routing, Filters, and the Login page too
• Revision of the website documentation
• Enhanced the mobile web design

Network > CAN

• Revision of the CAN interface information listing
  • Inserted the button for resetting the CAN channel into the table header as an icon
  • The CAN features auto resume, triple sampling, loopback, and oneshot are now read out and displayed (Network CAN in Expert mode) depending on the information if they are supported by the device
  • Changed the way, the sample point is displayed. Only the value from the bit rate register is displayed, like it is done with the JSON interface. The sample point is now also displayed in Normal user mode
  • Changed the listing order of the CAN register parameters
• Revision of the CAN interface configuration and custom bit rate forms
  • The limits of the CAN bit rate parameters are now determined by the PCAN-Gateway product type
  • The limits are now checked with HTML5 properties
• Minor bug fixes and code optimization

Routing

• The overview now lists detected devices from the broadcast scan
• Bug fixes:
  • When connecting routes via UDP, the status LED displayed a wrong status for correctly connected Send routes
  • Revision of the route status since the status of routes with inverted connections was not displayed correctly

Managed Routes

• The information CRC, CRC Start Value, CRC Polyinomial and CRC Errors that can be set via the JSON interface are now displayed in Expert mode
• Now the values TCP Delay and TCP connected are only displayed if the protocol is TCP
• Changed the order of the displayed values in Expert mode

Add & Edit Route

• Handshake can now be switched on or off for routes with inverted connections. Inverted connections can be activated via the JSON interface
• Bug fix: The IP address of receive routes with inverted connections was not read correctly which caused an error when editing such routes

Device > Software Updates

• Added the direct download link for the correct software package
   

JSON Interface Version 1.3.0

• Routes can now transmit frames with a CRC32 checksum
  • The CRC checksum information can be read with get route
  • The CRC checksum values CRC_on, CRC_start_value, and CRC_polynom can be written with set route. Please note that those properties have default values which are used if nothing else is set
  • Added new error codes for processing the CRC properties
• Added the reboot command along with documentation
• Enhanced the JSON Shell:The links in the header are now designed a little as buttons
• Bug fixes:
  • If no route or filter was available and the data of a certain route or filter was requested, the response was no error
  • Fixed wrong error messages for CAN register values
     

2019-08-01 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.8.1

• It is now possible to create up to 16 routes instead of 8
• Active routes are now stopped before network settings are changed and started automatically after the changes are done
• Several components such as PHP 7.3 have been updated for future improvements
• The configuration ini file format was updated to version 1.4.1 due to the new CAN parameter "Enable_error_counter"
   

Website Version 2.1.0

• General change of the website header: The custom device name is now shown as the large header. The product name is now displayed before the device description if it is different from the product name
• Improved Broadcast Scan: Enabled listing of the further gateway products
• Improvements, changes, and bug fixes to the web design and documentation
   

JSON Interface Version 1.1.0

• Added the new CAN properties can_errors_rx and can_errors_tx. They can be called via "get can" or "get can can_errors_rx can_errors_tx"
• Added the new CAN property CAN_error_reporting. This number indicates if the error reporting for the CAN channel is active or inactive. If active, the values can_errors_rx and can_errors_tx are counted. This value is saved as "Enable_error_counter" in the config.ini file
   

2018-06-19 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.7.0

Released with configuration website version 2.0.0

Improvements & Changes:

• Added a formula to configure the JSON interface at the page Device >> Configuration. It includes four options:
  • Enable JSON Interface: To enable or disable the interface.
  • Enable Configuration: To enable configuration.
  • Enable Shell View: To enable access to the Shell view emulation for development and familiarization.
  • Respect Public Display: If active, the interface only can access elements that have been activated on the page Device » User Management in the Public Dashboard form.
• If the JSON interface is enabled, a note is displayed in the Important Info Box of the website
• The JSON Interface version is now listed on the page Device along with the other version numbers
• Added the new route parameter "TCP connected" which is displayed on Manage Routes in Expert display mode
• Enhanced the route status: Based on the parameter "TCP connected" active Send routes can now have the yellow status if they have no matching Receive route
• Enhanced the validation of all settings due to the configuration via the JSON interface
• Update of the product pictures due to an update of their labels
• Switched the error handling of the website to error codes
• Added the checkbox "Reset after Login" to the formula for the display mode at the page Device >> User Management. If disabled, the selected display mode is not reset to after a new login
• Updated the website documentation concerning to the new functions and settings (JSON interface etc.)
• Changed the default SSID to "PEAK Wireless Default"

Bug fixes:

• When switching to UDP while creating a route, the field FPP is displayed. When switching back, it was not hidden correctly
• CAN custom bit rate: If the calculated value was equal to the lower limit, the result was false and saving wasn't possible
• CAN-Status: If Listen-Only is active, the status is now displayed as OK (green LED)
• Broadcast scan now also works with Wireless Gateways running the µAP operation mode
• Minor bug fixes

Added JSON Interface version 1.0.0:

• Implementation of a JSON interface to enable a communication between custom software and the PCAN-Gateways for monitoring and configuration
• When using the JSON interface, the request is passed as one of the following Get parameters. The parameter cmd expects a proprietary request. The parameter jcmd expects a JSON-formatted request
• Added the command get for reading the status information and configuration
• Added the command set for configuring the PCAN-Gateway
• Added the command delete for deleting a route or filter
• Added the command reset for resetting a CAN channel or a route
• Added a Shell emulation for development and for an easy start in working with the JSON interface
• Added a documentation for the JSON interface that can be invoked via the Shell view
• Added the command help for displaying the help documentation (only for Shell view)

2017-04-18 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.6.0

Released with configuration website version 1.9.0

Improvements:

• CAN traffic isn’t required to reconnect outgoing TCP routes anymore. Reconnection attempts are forced after a defined delay
• Improved the display of the route status. The information how many devices are connected to a receive route is now processed. If more than one is connected, a red LED is shown. The route would not work correctly in this case
• TCP Delay, a property of Send routes is now indicated on the manage routes web page. It is displayed in Expert mode by default and in Normal mode only if it differs from its default value (active)
• TCP Delay can be deactivated for Send routes in Expert mode
• New file format of .ini (1.3.1) file where the new delay can be defined per route as "Cdm"
• The port 45321 is reserved for the transmission of status information and is required perform the handshake between PCAN-Gateways. This information was added to the documentation and the port is now checked for this value when adding or editing a route
• Improved the listing of filters for the pages Add Route and Edit Route. The filter term and the user notes, if available, are now displayed as well
• Improved the listing of the CAN channels at the Add and Edit Route page. In addition to the channel number, the bit rate and user notes are displayed
• User notes for routes with a max 125 characters are now available. You can enter them while creating or editing a route
• User notes of routes are displayed at the page Manage Routes if they are defined
• Info icons were added in the table rows on Manage Routes and Manage Filters. They appear if the route or filter has user notes. Hover the icon to display them as a tooltip

Changes:

• The default operation mode will be Micro Access Point in the future because Windows doesn’t support the connection to Ad-Hoc networks since version 8.1. Information about this has been added to the documentation as well
• Manage Routes: Revision of the information displayed for each Route in Expert mode
• If the character # is used for the SSID or Netkey it causes an error because that character isn’t allowed for this
• Device > User Management: Also network interfaces that are not available are now listet in the Public Dashboard configuration. This change is required for coming features

Bug fixes:

• Tooltips of checkboxes and radio buttons were not displayed
• Bug fixes and improvements of the mobile presentation and the page presentation with deactivated JavaScript
• Fixed a problem conecerning the usage of DHCP
• Minor bug fixes and changes

2015-08-11 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.5.1

Released with configuration website version 1.7.1

Improvements:

• Range validation for the WLAN encryption key

Changes:

• Revision of the layout of the WLAN web page to enhance its usability
• The broadcast scan duration was set to 10 seconds
• Changed the time to change the IP address for WLAN devices to 15 sec

Bug fixes:

• Only WLAN devices: The IP address could not be changed when running the µAP operation mode
• It was possible to create 8 routes but the last one was deleted after a reboot
• The user name at the login page can now be saved by the browser
• Various minor bug fixes and updates concerning layout and text

2015-06-12 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.5.0

Released with configuration website version 1.7.0

Please note: This Version includes all the changes since website version 1.5.0.

Improvements:

• Added the section Filters. The top level page shows general information about filters
• Added the common filter information at the Status and the Login page. The visibility at the Login page can be disabled
• Added the page Manage Filters. The existing filters are listed with their basic information and control options
• Added the page Add Filter. This page is used to add or edit a Range or Mask filter
• Added a new step for creating Send routes. With the Filter step, you can attach or detach a filter to a route. Multiple in Expert mode
• Multiple Filters can be joined by logical AND or logical OR
• Attached filters are now shown on the page Manage Routes
• The new WLAN operation mode µAP is now available. But please note: The Network Scan function is not available while running this mode
• The INI file format has changed to version 1.3 and includes the final Filter parameters now
• Enhanced performance for page loading

Changes:

• The way Range filters work has changed. They are now made of multiple Mask filters and cover the defined range exactly
• Due to the new INI format the designation of the filter parameters has changed. Old configurations will be updated but filters that were created with the new version will get lost when downgrading to an old software package
• Overlapping filters should now work without any problems
• Routes as well as filters are now shown with their index. This is a unique identification number
• Manages Routes shows detailed information in normal user mode as well
• The WLAN operation mode is now shown in the general information box
• More detailed CAN state description texts
• Revision of the checkbox and radio button design
• Various layout changes to make the information more readable and accessible
• Updated the website documentation including
• Added a new help page for the new Filters section
• Help buttons won't open the help in pop-ups anymore because this caused display problems on mobile devices and some further problems. The page will now be opened in a common tap

Bug fixes:

• Revision layout for enhanced browser and mobile device support
• Various minor bug fixes

2015-03-17 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.4.2

Only changes for the software version concerning the PCAN-Wireless Gateway and PCAN-Wireless Gateway DR.

• Bug fix: In rare cases WLAN packets could get corrupted or lost

2014-07-25 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.4.0

Released with configuration website version 1.5.0

On the page Network >> WLAN:

• Added a new form to select the WLAN operation mode. After the first configuration Infrastructure mode (connect as a Client) was active by default. With the new form you can switch back to the Ad-Hoc mode (provide a network as a Host) or keep it active after the initialization
• The encryption type WEP is no longer available due to security issues

General Improvements:

• Help pages were added. You can access them via the new main menu entry "Help" or via the question mark icon on the other pages. You can open the corresponding help page in that case
• The web design of version 1.4 of the configuration website was improved. A flexible layout and advanced tooltips were implemented for usage on mobile devices

Bug fixes:

• User defined Subnet masks are now processed correctly. They were replaced by a default Subnet mask in previous versions
• Sub-page titles are now displayed correctly

2014-04-01 - PCAN-Gateway Software Version 2.3.13

Released with configuration website version 1.3.1

On the page Network >> CAN (in Expert user mode):

• CAN channels can now be activated and deactivated
• Custom bit rates can now be defined. This comes along with a live validation of the entered values and a pre calculation of the resulting bit rate
• Extensive information about the current configuration is displayed for each CAN channel

Improvements:

• On the page Network >> CAN: The bit rate selection only offers values depending on the limits of the CAN transceiver
• On the pages Device >> Software Update and Device >> Configuration the file upload buttons are now disabled as long as no file is selected
• Minor adjustments for mobile web layout

2014-01-27 - Configuration Website Version 1.2.0

Adjustments for the PCAN-Wireless Gateways that were released with this version ...

• Added the Auto Power Off function on the page Device >> Configuration

Changes:

• Added new product pictures for the whole PCAN-Gateway product family
• On the page Network >> CAN: For each CAN channel the setting manual bit rate is now displayed in Expert user mode

Bug fixes:

• A incorrect error message was displayed if the user session was lost after a reset

2013-12-16 - Configuration Website Version 1.1.0

Adjustments for the PCAN-Wireless Gateways DR that were released with this version ...

• Added a new page: Network >> WLAN Networks Scan that shows all available WLAN networks with name (SSID), encryption, and signal level. A single network can be selected for connecting your device. For this, the information is transferred to the WLAN configuration web page
• All encryption types (including WEP as well as no encryption) can now be selected on the WLAN configuration page
• A warning box is displayed on the bottom of the navigation if an unsecure encryption is used for the WLAN connection
• WLAN region codes (USA, Canada, EU, and Japan) can be set

Chances:

• The reboot time was increased to 40 to make sure that the device is ready for new requests
• Drop Downs have a highlight if they get the focus (via the Tab button for example)

Bug fixes:

• Login credentials with HTML special characters caused problems
• On the page Routes >> Add Route and Routes >> Edit Route the selection IP Address Source also appeared after a Broadcast Scan where no other PCAN-Gateways were discovered
• Minor text and bug fixes