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1.3 Scope of Supply 2 Setting 2.1 Voltage Supply of External Devices 3 Installation 3.1 Install Device Driver Setup 3.2 Installing the PCAN-PCI Express card 3.3 Check Operational Readiness 4 Connecting the CAN Bus 4.1 Connection over D-Sub connector 4.2 Cabling 4.3 Example Application under Windows...
1 Introduction The plug-in card PCAN-PCI Express enables the connection of a PC with PCI Express slots to CAN networks. There is galvanic isolation of up to 500 V between the computer and CAN sides. The card is available as a single, double, or quad channel version.
PCI Express slot ■ a vacant slot for the slot bracket (only quad channel) ■ 1.3 Scope of Supply Plug-in card PCAN-PCI Express ■ Slot bracket with D-Sub connectors for the CAN bus (only quad channel) ■ Downloads Device drivers for Windows 11, 10 (32/64-bit) and Linux (32/64-bit) ■...
3 Installation This chapter covers the software setup for the PCAN-PCI Express card in Windows and the installation of the card in the computer. Note: For installation on Linux, see Appendix D Linux. Install the driver before you install the CAN interface.
3.2 Installing the PCAN-PCI Express card Attention! Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy components on the card. Take precautions to avoid ESD. 1. Shut down the computer. 2. Disconnect the computer’s power supply. 3. Open the computer case. 4. Insert the plug-in card into an available PCI Express slot and attach it to the slot.
The connected CAN interface is displayed. 3.3.1 Plug-in card is not listed The PCAN-PCI Express card uses the PCIe standard 1.0. It may happen that the card is not detected by the system. This may occur, when the PCIe standard on your system is newer than "1.0"...
The termination prevents interfering signal reflections and ensures the proper operation of the transceivers of the connected CAN nodes (CAN interfaces, control devices). The CAN interface PCAN-PCI Express does not have an internal termination. Use the CAN interface on a terminated CAN bus. 4.2.2 Example of a Connection This example shows a connection between the PCAN Interface and a control unit (ECU).
The programming interface (API) PCAN-Basic provides basic functions for the connection of own programs to the CAN interface of PEAK-System. PCAN-Basic is the interface between the program and the device driver. In Windows operating systems this is a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) and in Linux operating systems an SO (Dynamic Shared Object).
■ Windows 11, 10 (32/64-bit) ■ Linux (32/64-bit) ■ Multiple PEAK-System applications and your own can be operated on a physical ■ channel at the same time Single DLL (Win) / SO (Linux) for all supported hardware types ■ Use of up to 16 channels for each hardware type ■...
Turn off the computer and insert the card into an available PCI Express slot. The new hardware is detected at the next Windows start and the driver is initialized. Check the operational readiness. Open the Windows Start menu. Type Peak Settings and press |Enter|. The window PEAK settings appears. The connected CAN interface is displayed under CAN Hardware.
Appendix D Linux Depending on the Kernel version, device drivers for the CAN interfaces from PEAK- System are already included in the operating system. The CAN interfaces are treated as network devices (SocketCAN, netdev). You can find the documentation for SocketCAN under: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/can.txt...
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