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Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User's Guide
Copyright 2015-2018 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
Printed Wednesday 16
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing.
Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note
that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed
as a commitment by Kvaser AB.
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May, 2018

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  • Page 1 We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed...
  • Page 2 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 2 (20) (This page is intentionally left blank.) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 Introduction 2.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS ....2.2 Major features ......

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 4 (20) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS Figure 1: Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS is a small, yet advanced, portable multi channel CAN to USB real time interface that handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the CAN bus with a high time stamp precision. The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS is compatible with applications that use Kvaser‘s...

  • Page 6: Major Features

    Simultaneous operation of multiple devices. Includes 4 channel breakout cable. 2.3 Interface Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS provides a CAN bus interface through a standard USB interface. 2.4 Additional software and documentation The Kvaser CANlib SDK includes everything you need in order to develop software for Kvaser CAN hardware.

  • Page 7: Kvaser Usbcan Light 4Xhs Hardware

    The driver is installed by running the file The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS may be inserted in any free USB socket on the host computer. You do not need to switch the power off before inserting or removing the device.

  • Page 8: Can Channels

    The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS is powered from the USB port. 3.5 LED Indicators The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS has one power LED and one traffic LED for each CAN channel as shown in Figure 4 on Page 9. Their functions are described in Section 4.1, Definitions of LED states and colors, on Page 10.

  • Page 9: Troubleshooting

    Figure 4: LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS. 3.6 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems. If the LEDs are not flashing or do not light up at all, check the power supply.

  • Page 10: Appendices

    4xHS and its connectors. 4.1 Definitions of LED states and colors A Kvaser device has two basic types of LEDs; Power and Traffic. These are dual colored as shown in Table 2. A device with multiple CAN channels has one Traffic LED for each CAN channel.

  • Page 11: Technical Data

    Table 4: Traffic LED shows CAN bus status in Interface mode . 4.2 Technical data In Table 5 on Page 12 you will find the Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS’s technical specifications. This should not normally happen. If it does, please contact Kvaser support.

  • Page 12: Can Connectors

    Table 5: Technical Specifications. 4.3 CAN connectors Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see Figure 5) have the pinning described in Table 6 on Page 13. This table also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 7 on Page 14) connects to four seperate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4.
  • Page 13 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 13 (20) Figure 6: The male D-SUB 9 connector pin numbers HD D-SUB CAN 1 CAN 2 CAN 3 CAN 4 Function CAN_L channel 1 CAN_L channel 2 CAN_L channel 3 CAN_L channel 4...

  • Page 14: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.
  • Page 15 The latest versions of firmware and drivers can be downloaded for free at www.kvaser.com/download. Connect the Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS to your PC with the USB cable and start the update.exe application. A window opens showing the Firmware Update Instructions, read and follow those carefully.

  • Page 16: Disposal And Recycling Information

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 16 (20) 5 Disposal and Recycling Information When this product reaches its end of life, please dispose of it according to your local environmental laws and guidelines. For information about Kvaser’s recycling programs, visit: http://www.kvaser.com/en/kvaser/recycling-policy.html...

  • Page 17: Legal Acknowledgements

    KVASER AB’S WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORRECTION OF DEFECTS, AND KVASER AB HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OVER AND ABOVE THE REFUNDING OF THE PRICE PAID FOR THIS DEVICE, SINCE KVASER AB DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE HIGHER-LEVEL SYSTEM, WHICH MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

  • Page 18: Eu Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 18 (20) 6.2 EU Regulatory Compliance EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Kvaser AB Company Name: Aminogatan 25 Postal address: 431 53 Postcode: M¨ o lndal City: +46 31 886344 Telephone number: sales@kvaser.com E-mail address:...

  • Page 19: Patents, Copyrights And Trademarks

    MagiSync is a trademark of Kvaser AB. DeviceNet is a trademark of Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc. NMEA 2000 is the registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association, Inc. For information about Kvaser related CAN patents, see www.kvaser.com/patent. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 20: Document Revision History

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 20 (20) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98176_usbcan_light: Revision Date Changes 2015-09-02 Initial version 2015-10-29 Minor textual changes 2016-02-04 Minor textual changes 2017-01-09 Updated compliance text, added link to patents 2017-08-25...

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