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- Page 1 PCAN-PC Card PC Card to CAN Interface User Manual...
- Page 2 CAN connection. Product names mentioned in this manual may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. They are not explicitly marked by “™” and “®”. © 2009 PEAK-System Technik GmbH PEAK-System Technik GmbH Otto-Roehm-Strasse 69 64293 Darmstadt...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance System Requirements Scope of Supply Installation Installing the Software and the PCAN-PC Card Connecting the CAN Bus Supplying External Devices via the CAN Connector Operation Status LED Removing the Card Safely Software PCAN-View for Windows Linking Own Programs with PCAN-Light... -
Page 4: Introduction
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Introduction The PCAN-PC Card provides one or two CAN channels in computers with PC Card slot. Software interfaces exist for different operating systems, so programs can easily access a connected CAN bus. Tip: At the end of this manual (Appendix B) you can find a Quick Reference with brief information about the installation and operation of the PCAN-PC Card. -
Page 5: System Requirements
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Note: This manual describes the use of the PCAN-PC Card with Windows. You can find device drivers for Linux and the corres- ponding application information on PEAK-System's website under www.peak-system.com/linux. System Requirements The following prerequisites must be given, so that the PCAN-... -
Page 6: Installation
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Installation This chapter deals with the software setup for the PCAN-PC Card under Windows, the installation of the card in the computer, and the connection of a CAN bus. Installing the Software and the PCAN- PC Card We recommend that you setup the driver before connecting the PCAN-PC Card to the computer for the first time. -
Page 7: Connecting The Can Bus
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Do the following to connect the PCAN-PC Card to the computer and complete the initialization: Insert the PCAN-PC Card into a PC Card slot of your computer. The computer can remain powered on. Windows reports that new hardware has been detected and possibly starts an installation wizard. -
Page 8: Supplying External Devices Via The Can Connector
You can find a detailed description in the following section 2.3. 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). - Page 9 PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Note: The software for switching the 5-Volt supply is not part of delivery. On this matter please contact PEAK-System (contact data on page 2). When using this option the 5-Volt supply is directly connected to the power supply of the PCAN-PC Card (coming from the computer) and is not fused separately.
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Page 10: Operation
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Operation Status LED The PCAN-PC Card has a status LED for each existing CAN channel which may be in one of the following conditions: Off: A connection to a driver of the operating system is not established. - Page 11 PCAN-PC Card – User Manual After clicking on the icon select the command Remove PCAN- PC Card Device. When the LED on the PCAN-PC Card is off (at the Dual Channel versions both LEDs), you can remove the card from the computer's PC Card slot.
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Page 12: Software
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Software This chapter deals with the provided software and the software interface to the PCAN-PC Card. PCAN-View for Windows PCAN-View for Windows is a simple CAN monitor for viewing and transmitting CAN messages. Figure 4: The main window of PCAN-View for Windows Starting PCAN-View You can start PCAN-View in two ways: If PCAN-View is already installed on the hard disk, open the... - Page 13 PCAN-PC Card – User Manual In order to start directly from the supplied CD without prior installation use the navigation program (Intro.exe), go to English > Tools, and in the entry PCAN-View for PC 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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Page 14: Linking Own Programs With Pcan-Light
On the provided CD you can find files for software development in the directory branch /Develop/Windows. They exclusively serve the linking of own programs to hardware by PEAK-System with the help of the installed device driver under Windows. Further more the CD-ROM contains header files and examples for creating own applications in conjunction with the PCAN-Light drivers. -
Page 15: Technical Specifications
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Technical Specifications Connectors Computer PC Card PCMCIA type II (16-bit, 5 V) D-Sub (m), 9 pins (at Dual Channel version 2 x) Pin assignment according to CiA recommendation 102 DS Opto-decoupled versions: galvanic isolation up to 100 V (separate for each CAN channel) Specification ISO 11898-2... - Page 16 PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Environment Operating temperature 0 - +85 °C (+32 - +185 °F) Storage temperature -40 - +100 °C (-40 - +212 °F) Relative humidity 15 - 90 %, not condensing EN 55024:2003-10 EN 55022:2007-04 EC directive 2004/108/EG...
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Page 17: Appendix Ace Certificate
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Page 18: Appendix B Quick Reference
PCAN-PC Card – User Manual Appendix B Quick Reference Software/Hardware Installation under Windows Before connecting the PCAN-PC Card to the computer set up the corresponding software package from the supplied CD (with administrator privileges). Afterwards insert the card into a PC Card slot of the computer.
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