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Kvaser Ethercan HS User's Guide
Copyright 2018 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
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Printed Monday 26
November, 2018
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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  • 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 Ethercan HS User’s Guide 2 (23) (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 Ethercan HS ....2.2 Major features ......

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 4 (23) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser Ethercan HS users. This manual contains a description of the hardware properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Ethercan HS Figure 1: Kvaser Ethercan HS The Kvaser Ethercan HS is a powerful real time Ethernet to CAN interface. With a time stamp precision of 25 microseconds, the Kvaser Ethercan HS handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the bus.

  • Page 6: Interface

    (RTC), logger or SD card functionality, neither does the Kvaser Ethercan HS include dedicated I/O pins. This means that the t functionality listed in Table 2 on Page 7 is not available on Kvaser Ethercan HS (the table shows version 3.9 of the t language compiler).

  • Page 7: Additional Software And Documentation

    Other Predefined Functions Table 2: Functionality in the t language (v3.9) that is not supported by Kvaser Ether- can HS. 2.6 Additional software and documentation The Kvaser CANlib SDK includes everything you need in order to develop software applications interacting with Kvaser CAN hardware.

  • Page 8: Kvaser Ethercan Hs Hardware

    Ethercan Factory Reset Device. 3.1 Hardware installation The Kvaser Ethercan HS may be inserted into any free Ethernet socket. If the Ethernet socket does not support Power over Ethernet, power must be supplied on the CAN connector. For the Kvaser Ethercan HS to communicate with the host computer, a compatible version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be...

  • Page 9: Ethercan Factory Reset Device

    CAN connector. The Kvaser Ethercan HS is compliant with PoE IEEE 802.3af supporting both Mode A (endspan) and Mode B (midspan). 3.6 LED indicators The Kvaser Ethercan HS has four LEDs as shown in Figure 4 on Page 10. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 10 Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 10 (23) Figure 4: LEDs on the Kvaser Ethercan HS. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 11 Slow flashing when ready for connection as remote device. Steady light when device is connected as a remote device. Table 3: LEDs on the Kvaser Ethercan HS. The ERROR LED indicator can give more information about the cause of failure, see Table 4.

  • Page 12: How To Use The Kvaser Ethercan Hs

    4 How to use the Kvaser Ethercan HS 4.1 Initial setup on network with DHCP Connect the Kvaser Ethercan HS to the network and start Kvaser Network Device Selector found in Kvaser Device Guide, see Figure 5. Figure 5: Kvaser Network Device Selector is found in Kvaser Device Guide The new device will be available in the Kvaser Network Device Selector, see Figure 6 on Page 13.

  • Page 13: Initial Setup On Network With Static Ip

    The factory setting of the Kvaser Ethercan HS uses Windows APIPA . To configure the Kvaser Ethercan HS for a static IP, first connect the device directly to your computer’s network connector and the new device will be available in the Kvaser Network Device Selector (using an IP in the range 169.254.0.1 to...
  • Page 14 Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 14 (23) Figure 7: Start Kvaser Remote Device Configuration by right click on the device and select “Configure Remote Settings”. Figure 8: Kvaser Remote Device Configuration starting up Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 15: Reset Device To Factory Settings

    Figure 9: Kvaser Remote Device Configuration network settings 4.4 Reset device to factory settings To reset the Kvaser Ethercan HS to factory settings, use the included Ethercan Factory Reset Device and follow the steps given in Section 4.4.1, Factory reset procedure, on Page 16.

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    Table 6: Ethercan Factory Reset Device pin configuration for Female D-SUB (CN2) If the Ethercan Factory Reset Device is connected to the Kvaser Ethercan HS it can not be used for normal CAN traffic since CAN high/low are not forwarded within the Ethercan Factory Reset Device.

  • Page 17: Appendices

    Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 17 (23) 5 Appendices In this section you will find technical information about Kvaser Ethercan HS and the device’s connectors. 5.1 Technical data In Table 7 below you will find the Kvaser Ethercan HS technical specifications.

  • Page 18: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser Ethercan HS does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.

  • Page 19: Disposal And Recycling Information

    19 (23) 6 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 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 20: 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 21: Eu Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 21 (23) 7.2 EU Regulatory Compliance EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Kvaser AB M¨ o lndal Company Name: City: Aminogatan 25 +46 31 886344 Postal address: Telephone number: 431 53 sales@kvaser.com Postcode: E-mail address: declare that the DoC is issued under our sole responsibility and belongs to the following product:...

  • Page 22: Patents, Copyrights And Trademarks

    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. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. patent 5,696,911. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 23: Version History

    Kvaser Ethercan HS User’s Guide 23 (23) 8 Version history Version history for document UG_98211_ethercan_hs: Revision Date Changes 2018-08-28 Initial version 2018-11-12 Updated EU Regulatory Compliance, updated restrictions in t Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

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