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Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN User’s Guide 4 (21) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN User’s Guide 5 (21) 2 Introduction This section will describe the functions and features of the Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN. 2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN Figure 1: Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN is a single channel interface where the channel can be opened either as CAN or LIN.
DeviceNet. Quick and easy plug-and-play installation. 2.3 Interface Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN provides a CAN/LIN 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 applications interacting with Kvaser CAN hardware.
The driver is installed by running the file The Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN 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.
Figure 3: CAN/LIN connector on Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN 3.4 Power supply The Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN is powered from the USB port. You also need to apply a reference voltage to the LIN reference power pin when running the channel in LIN mode.
9 (21) 3.5 LED Indicators The Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN has a single power LED as well as one traffic LED and one Informational LED for the CAN/LIN 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.
As an example, "Slow Waver (Green/Yellow)" means that the LED is slowly blinking by alternating between green and yellow. The Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN has three LEDs as shown in Figure 4 on Page 9. Their functions are shown in Table 3 on Page 11.
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Table 4: Yellow Power LED shows problems in Interface mode. 4.1.2 CAN and LIN usage Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN is ready to be operated as either a CAN or LIN interface when connected to the PC without further configuration. You can use the same CANlib and LINlib API calls as with other Kvaser interfaces, use CANlib for CAN and LINlib for LIN related usage.
CAN overrun Table 5: Traffic LED shows CAN bus status in CAN Interface mode. 4.1.4 LIN interface mode When Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN is used as a LIN interface, the traffic LED is used as described in Table 6. Traffic LED...
0 % to 85 % (non-condensing.) Table 7: Technical Specifications. 4.3 CAN/LIN connector Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN devices that use the 9-pin D-SUB connector (see Figure 5) have the pinning described in Table 8 on Page 14. Figure 5: The D-SUB 9 connector pin numbers...
USB connector. The Reference Voltage (pin 9) must be connected to a voltage supply in the range of 6 V to 27 V (absolute maximum rating is 40V) to ensure proper behaviour of the transceiver. The Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN Ω...
The latest versions of firmware and drivers can be downloaded for free at www.kvaser.com/download. Connect the Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN 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.
16 (21) 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 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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.
Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN User’s Guide 18 (21) 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: declare that the DoC is issued under our sole responsibility and belongs to the following product:...
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Kvaser Hybrid CAN/LIN User’s Guide 21 (21) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98230_hybrid_can_lin: Revision Date Changes 2021-10-25 Initial version Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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