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PCAN-PC/104-Plus PC/104-Plus (PCI) to CAN Interface User Manual...
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IPEH-002097 Channel opto-decoupled isolation for CAN connections The cover picture shows the product PCAN-PC/104-Plus Dual Channel opto- decoupled. Other product versions have an identical form factor but vary in equipment. On request you can get the product versions with stack-through connectors for the ISA bus.
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance Prerequisites for the Operation Scope of Supply Configuring the Card Setting the Position in the PC/104 Stack Supplying External Devices via the CAN Connector Installation Installing the Software and the PCAN-PC/104-...
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Introduction The PCAN-PC/104-Plus card provides one or two CAN channels for a PC/104-Plus computer system using the PCI bus. With the opto-decoupled versions an isolation of up to 500 V between the computer electronics and the CAN parts of the interface is achieved.
Windows (from 2000 onwards) and Linux, for older versions and other operating systems on request Note: This manual describes the use of the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card with Windows. You can find device drivers for Linux and the corresponding application information on PEAK-System's website under www.peak-system.com/linux.
Setting the Position in the PC/104 Stack Tip: If you are going to use the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card plucked as first card onto the host (without any further PC/104 cards in- between), you can skip the configuring of the position and...
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PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Figure 1: Position of the jumpers J7, J8, J9 on the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card Position in the PC/104 stack Jumper Signal ID Select ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 Clock Select CLK 0 CLK 1...
PCAN-cPCI card while the computer is de- energized. Set the solder bridges on the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card according to the desired settings. During this procedure take especially care not to produce unwanted short circuits on the card.
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PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Figure 2: Positions of the solder fields on the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card for a 5-Volt supply (JP1 upper position, JP2 lower position) 5-Volt supply → None Pin 1 Pin 9 Pin 1 + Pin 9 JP1 (CAN channel 1)
This chapter deals with the software setup for the PCAN-PC/104- Plus card under Windows, the installation of the card in the PC/104 stack, and the connection of a CAN bus. Note: Under Windows the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card is run as a PCI card. Installing the Software and the PCAN-...
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Windows onto hard disk together with the driver, you have the option to start the program later directly from CD without prior installation. Do the following to install the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card into the PC/104 stack: Plug a cable from the slot bracket to a 10-pin socket for each CAN connection.
After the driver has been successfully set up you can find the entry “PEAKCAN PCI-card” in the branch “CAN-Hardware” of the Windows Device Manager. Figure 4: Representation of the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card in the Windows Device Manager Notes for the ISA Bus Stack-through...
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Taking the host as point of view, PC/104 modules with ISA bus must be plugged onto the stack behind any module with PCI bus. The signals of the ISA bus are connected through and not used by the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card.
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+5 V (optional) not connected not connected Tip: You can connect a can bus with a different transmission standard via a bus converter. PEAK-System offers different bus converter modules (e.g. PCAN-TJA1054 for a Low-speed CAN bus according to ISO 11898-3).
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Software This chapter deals with the provided software and the software interface to the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card. CAN Monitor PCAN-View for Windows PCAN-View for Windows is a simple CAN monitor for viewing and transmitting CAN messages. Figure 7: The main window of PCAN-View for Windows...
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual In order to start directly from the supplied CD without prior installation use the navigation program (Intro.exe), goto English > Tools, and in the entry PCAN-View for PCI card click on Start. A dialog box for the selection of the CAN hardware as well as the setting of the CAN parameters appears after the program start.
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PEAK-System or one of its partners. If a CAN hardware component of third party suppliers should be compatible to one of PEAK-System, then you are not allowed to use or to pass on the driver software of PEAK-System.
PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Technical Specifications Connectors PC/104-Plus PCI bus (PC/104-Plus Version 2), 120-pin strip, for 3.3- Volt and 5-Volt systems ISA bus: optionally equipped stack-through connectors for the ISA signals D-Sub (m), 9 pins, pin assignment according to CiA...
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PCAN-PC/104-Plus – User Manual Environment Operating temperature -40 – +85 °C (-40 – +185 °F) Temperature for storage -40 – +125 °C (-40 – +257 °F) and transport Relative humidity 15 – 90 %, not condensing EN 55024:2003-10 EN 55022:2007-04...
INT C INT D Software/Hardware Installation under Windows Before installing the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card in the PC/104 stack, please setup the corresponding driver from the supplied CD (with Administrator privileges). After the installation the card is recognized by Windows and the driver is initialized.
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