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Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User's Guide
Copyright 2021-2021 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
https://www.kvaser.com
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Printed Monday 13
September, 2021
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 USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 2 (25) (This page is intentionally left blank.) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.6 Updating the firmware ......4.7 Kvaser MagiSync ......

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 4 (25) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser USBcan Pro 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 Pro 4xHS Figure 1: Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS Kvaser USBcan Pro 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 Pro 4xHS is compatible with applications that use Kvaser‘s...

  • Page 6: Major Features

    2.4 The t programming language The Kvaser t programming language is event oriented and modelled after C. It can be used to customize the behavior of the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS and other Kvaser t capable devices. A t program is invoked via hooks, which are entry points that are executed at the occurrence of certain events.

  • Page 7: Restrictions In T Functionality

    7 (25) 2.5 Restrictions in t functionality The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS is a dedicated CAN interface, and as such does not contain real-time clock (RTC), logger or SD card functionality, neither does the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS include dedicated I/O pins. This means that the t functionality listed in Table 2 on Page 7 is not available on Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS (the table shows version 3.10 of the t language compiler).

  • Page 8: Additional Software And Documentation

    8 (25) 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. The SDK contains full documentation and many sample programs, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, Python and Visual Basic.

  • Page 9: Kvaser Usbcan Pro 4Xhs Hardware

    The driver is installed by running the file The Kvaser USBcan Pro 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 10: Can Channels

    The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS is powered from the USB port. 3.5 LED Indicators The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS has one power LED and one traffic LED for each CAN channel as shown in Figure 4 on Page 11. Their functions are described in Section 4.1, Definitions of LED states and colors, on Page 12.

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    Figure 4: LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS. 3.6 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser USBcan Pro 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 12: 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 3. A device with multiple CAN channels has one Traffic LED for each CAN channel.
  • Page 13 This should not normally happen. If it does, please contact Kvaser support. This indicates low power supply, such as using an unpowered USB hub. The red Traffic LED indicating overrun will stay on until the device goes bus off.

  • Page 14: Start And Stop Of T Programs

    Read the Kvaser t Programming Language guide that can be downloaded at www.kvaser.com/download for more information. The “on start” event will be triggered in the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS when any of the following occurs: kvScriptStart() When a t program is started using the CANlib API ( When a t program is started from another t program.

  • Page 15: Can Connectors

    15 (25) 4.4 CAN connectors Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see Figure 5 on Page 15) have the pinning described in Table 7 on Page 16. This table also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 7 on Page 17) connects to four separate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4.
  • Page 16 Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 16 (25) 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 Not connected Not connected Not connected Not used Not connected...

  • Page 17: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.

  • Page 18: Kvaser Magisync

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 18 (25) Connect the Kvaser USBcan Pro 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. To check the current firmware version, open “Kvaser Device Guide” which can be found in the Control Panel.
  • Page 19 Usually, a computer has a USB controller with one root hub in a computer. If you use that one, you do not need an external USB hub to get your Kvaser Devices synchronized. The easiest way to verify the setup is to view Synchronized Hardware in the Device Tree of “Kvaser Device Guide”...

  • Page 20: Disposal And Recycling Information

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 20 (25) 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: https://www.kvaser.com/en/kvaser/recycling-policy.html...

  • Page 21: 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 22: Eu Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 22 (25) 6.2 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:...

  • Page 23: Fcc Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 23 (25) 6.3 FCC Regulatory Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Information Statement IDENTIFICATION OBJECT: Product: Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS Type: 73-30130-01261-5 APPLICABLE COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS: CFR Title 47 Part 15 15.107, 15.109 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 24: 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 25: Document Revision History

    Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xHS User’s Guide 25 (25) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98229_usbcan_pro_4hs: Revision Date Changes 2021-05-20 Initial version 2021-09-09 Dropped mention of Hi-Speed CAN Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

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