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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...
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Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 2 (18) (This page is intentionally left blank.) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 4 (18) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS 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...
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS Figure 1: Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS is a small, yet advanced, CAN multi channel real time CAN interface that handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the bus with a high time stamp precision. It is compatible with applications that use Kvaser‘s CANlib.
Kvaser CAN and LIN hardware. The SDK contains full documentation and many sample programs, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, Python and Visual Basic. Kvaser CAN and LIN hardware is built around the same common software API. Applications developed using one device type will run without modification on other device types.
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED indicators. 3.1 Hardware installation The Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS may be inserted in any free PCI Express slot on the host computer. You do need to switch the power off before inserting or removing the device.
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 8 (18) 3.5 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems.
In this section you will find technical information about the Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS and its connectors. 4.1 Technical data In Table 2 below you will find the technical specifications of Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS. CAN Channels CAN Transceivers MCP2561FD (Compliant with ISO 11898-2)
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CAN_L channel 1 CAN_L channel 2 CAN_L channel 3 CAN_L channel 4 Not connected Not connected Not connected Not used by Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS Not connected Not used CAN_H channel 1 CAN_H channel 2 CAN_H channel 3 CAN_H channel 4...
Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.
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To check the current firmware version, open “Kvaser Device Guide” which can be found in the Control Panel. Select “Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS” in the tree view to the left, and click on the channel. The firmware revision information now appears in the right half of the window.
13 (18) 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 PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 15 (18) 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:...
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...
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 18 (18) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98168_pciecan: Revision Date Changes 2015-04-28 Initial version 2015-08-11 Minor textual changes 2016-02-04 Added chapter: Updating the firmware 2017-01-09 Updated compliance text, added link to patents 2017-03-21 Added Power consumption to Techical data.
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