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- Page 1 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 CAN Interface for the ExpressCard/34 Slot User Manual Document version 1.2.1 (2017-02-10)
- Page 2 Copyright © 2017 PEAK-System Technik GmbH Duplication (copying, printing, or other forms) and the electronic distribution of this document is only allowed with explicit permission of PEAK-System Technik GmbH. PEAK-System Technik GmbH reserves the right to change technical data without prior announcement.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance Prerequisites for Operation Scope of Supply Installing the Software and the Card Connecting the CAN Bus Connection over D-Sub Connector Cabling 3.2.1 Termination 3.2.2 Example of a Connection 3.2.3... - Page 4 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Appendix A CE Certificate Appendix B Dimension Drawing Appendix C Quick Reference...
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Page 5: Introduction
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Introduction The CAN adapter PCAN-ExpressCard 34 allows the connection of a CAN bus to embedded PCs and laptops with ExpressCard slots. A galvanic isolation of up to 300 Volts decouples the PC from the CAN bus. -
Page 6: Prerequisites For Operation
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual NXP PCA82C251 CAN transceiver Galvanic isolation on the CAN connection up to 300 V Extended operating temperature range from -40 to 85 °C (-40 to 185 °F) Note: This manual describes the use of the PCAN-ExpressCard 34 with Windows. -
Page 7: Installing The Software And The Card
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Installing the Software and the Card This chapter covers the software setup for the PCAN-ExpressCard 34 under Windows and the installation in the computer. Install the driver before you install the adapter. Do the following to install the driver: Start Intro.exe from the root directory of the DVD. -
Page 8: Connecting The Can Bus
120 Ohms. Otherwise, there are interfering signal reflections and the transceivers of the connected CAN nodes (CAN interface, control device) will not work. The PCAN-ExpressCard 34 does not have an internal termination. Use the adapter on a terminated CAN bus. -
Page 9: Example Of A Connection
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual 3.2.2 Example of a Connection Figure 2: Simple CAN connection This example shows a connection between the PCAN-ExpressCard 34 and a control unit. The connection cable is terminated with 120 ohms at both ends. 3.2.3 Maximum Bus Length High-Speed-CAN networks may have bit rates of up to 1 Mbit/s. -
Page 10: Operation
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Operation Status LED The PCAN-ExpressCard 34 has a status LED which may be in one of the following conditions: Status LED Meaning There's a connection to a driver of the operating system. Slow blinking A software application is connected to the CAN channel. -
Page 11: Software And Api
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Software and API This chapter covers the provided software PCAN-View and the programming interface PCAN-Basic. Monitor Software PCAN-View PCAN-View is simple Windows software for viewing, transmitting, and logging CAN and CAN FD messages. Note: This chapter describes the use of PCAN-View with a CAN adapter. - Page 12 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Do the following to start and initialize PCAN-View: Open the Windows Start menu and select PCAN-View. The Connect dialog box appears. Figure 4: Selection of the specific hardware and parameters Select an interface from the list.
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Page 13: Receive/Transmit Tab
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual 5.1.1 Receive/Transmit Tab Figure 5: Receive/Transmit tab The Receive/Transmit tab is the main element of PCAN-View. It contains two lists, one for received messages and one for the transmit messages. The CAN data format is hexadecimal by default. - Page 14 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Enter the ID, the data Length and the CAN message Data. Note: With the program version 4 of PCAN-View, the DLC field was renamed to Length. Latter reflects the actual data length. The field Cycle Time indicates if the message shall be transmitted manually or periodically.
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Page 15: Trace Tab
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual 5.1.2 Trace Tab Figure 7: Trace tab On the Trace tab, the data tracer (data logger) of PCAN-View is used for logging the communication on a CAN bus. During this process the messages are cached in the working memory of the PC. -
Page 16: Pcan-Expresscard 34 Tab
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual 5.1.3 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 Tab Figure 8: PCAN-PCI tab (example) The PCAN-ExpressCard 34 tab contains some detailed information about the hardware and driver. 5.1.4 Status Bar Figure 9: Example of the status bar The status bar shows information about the current CAN connection, about error counters (Overruns, QXmtFull) and shows error messages. -
Page 17: Linking Own Programs With Pcan-Basic
On the provided DVD, you can find files of the PCAN-Basic programming interface in the directory branch Develop. This API provides basic functions for linking own programs to CAN and CAN FD interfaces by PEAK-System and can be used for the following operating systems: Windows 10, 8.1, 7 (32/64-bit) Windows CE 6.x (x86/ARMv4) -
Page 18: Features Of Pcan-Basic
Use of up to 16 channels for each hardware unit (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) Simple switching between channels of a PEAK CAN interface Driver-internal buffer for 32,768 messages per CAN channel Precision of time stamps on received messages up to 1 μs (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) Supports PEAK-System‘s trace formats version 1.1 and 2.0 (for... -
Page 19: Principle Description Of The Api
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Extended system for debugging operations Multilingual debugging output Output language depends on operating system Debugging information can be defined individually Tip: An overview of the API functions is located in the header files. You can find detailed information about the PCAN-Basic API on the provided DVD in the text and help files (file name extensions .txt and .chm). -
Page 20: Notes About The License
Notes about the License Device drivers, the interface DLL, and further files needed for linking are property of the PEAK-System Technik GmbH and may be used only in connection with a hardware component purchased from PEAK-System or one of its partners. If a CAN hardware component... -
Page 21: Technical Specifications
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Technical Specifications Connectors Computer ExpressCard slot, type ExpressCard/34 D-Sub (m), 9 pins Pin assignment according to specification CiA® 303-1 Specification ISO 11898-2, High-speed CAN 2.0A (standard format) and 2.0B (extended format) Bit rates 5 kbit/s - 1 Mbit/s... - Page 22 PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Environment Operating temperature -40 - 85 °C (-40 - 185 °F) Temperature for storage -40 - 85 °C (-40 - 185 °F) and transport Relative humidity 15 - 90 %, not condensing Directive 2014/30/EU DIN EN 55024:2016-05...
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Page 23: Ce Certificate
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Appendix A CE Certificate... -
Page 24: Dimension Drawing
PCAN-ExpressCard 34 – User Manual Appendix B Dimension Drawing Figure 11: Side view and top view of the PCAN-ExpressCard 34 The figure does not show the actual size of the product. -
Page 25: Quick Reference
Getting Started under Windows Run the CAN monitor PCAN-View from the Windows Start menu as a sample application for accessing the PCAN-ExpressCard 34. For initialization of the card select the CAN connection and the CAN bit rate. Status LED Meaning There's a connection to a driver of the operating system.
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