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- Page 1 PCAN-ExpressCard CAN Interface for the ExpressCard Slot User Manual Document version 2.3.0 (2015-06-15)
- Page 2 IPEH-003003 Channel galvanically decoupled isolation for CAN connections The cover picture shows the product PCAN-ExpressCard Dual Channel. Other product models have an identical form factor but vary in the number of CAN connectors according to the model. CANopen® and CiA® are registered community trade marks of CAN in Automation e.V.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance Prerequisites for Operation Scope of Supply Installing the Software and the Card Connecting the CAN Bus D-Sub Connector Supplying External Devices via the CAN Connector Cabling 3.3.1 Termination 3.3.2 Example of a Connection 3.3.3... - Page 4 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Technical Specifications Appendix A CE Certificate Appendix B Dimension Drawing Appendix C Quick Reference...
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Page 5: Introduction
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Introduction The PCAN-ExpressCard provides a connection between a CAN bus and a laptop or desktop PC with an ExpressCard slot. The card is available in single and dual-channel versions. There are also gal- vanically separated versions which guarantee galvanic separation up to a maximum of 300 Volts between the PC and CAN sides. -
Page 6: Prerequisites For Operation
Operating temperature range from 0 to 70 °C (32 to 158 °F) Note: This manual describes the use of the PCAN-ExpressCard with Windows. You can find device drivers for Linux and the corresponding application information on the provided DVD in the directory branch Develop and on our website under www.peak-system.com/linux. -
Page 7: Installing The Software And The Card
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Installing the Software and the Card This chapter covers the software setup for the PCAN-ExpressCard under Windows and the installation in the computer. Setup the driver before connecting the PCAN-ExpressCard for the first time. Do the following to install the driver: Insert the supplied DVD into the appropriate drive of the computer. - Page 8 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Do the following to connect the PCAN-ExpressCard to the computer and complete the initialization: Insert the PCAN-ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot of your computer. The computer can remain powered on. Windows notifies that new hardware has been detected. The drivers are found and installed by Windows automatically.
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Page 9: Connecting The Can Bus
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Connecting the CAN Bus D-Sub Connector A High-speed CAN bus (ISO 11898-2) is connected to the 9-pin D- Sub connector. The pin assignment corresponds to the specification CiA® 102. Figure 1: Pin assignment High-speed CAN Supplying External Devices via the CAN... -
Page 10: Cabling
CAN cables or peripheral systems (e.g. bus converters) to or from the PCAN-ExpressCard while it is de-energized (the card is not connected to the computer). Consider that some computers still supply the ExpressCard slot with power even when they are turned off (standby operation). -
Page 11: Maximum Bus Length
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual 3.3.3 Maximum Bus Length High-Speed-CAN networks may have bit rates of up to 1 Mbit/s. The maximum bus length depends primarily on the bit rate. The following table shows the maximum possible CAN bus length at different bit rates:... -
Page 12: Operation
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Operation Status LED The PCAN-ExpressCard has a status LED for each existing CAN channel which may be in one of the following conditions: Status LED Meaning There's a connection to a driver of the operating system. -
Page 13: Software And Api
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Software and API This chapter covers the provided software PCAN-View and the programming interface PCAN-Basic. Monitor Software PCAN-View PCAN-View is simple Windows software for viewing, transmitting, and logging CAN- and CAN FD messages. Note: This chapter describes the use of PCAN-View with a CAN adapter. - Page 14 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Do the following to start and initialize PCAN-View: Open the Windows Start menu or the Windows Start page and select PCAN-View. The dialog box for selecting the hardware and for setting the parameters appears. Figure 4: Selection of the specific hardware and parameters From the list Available PCAN hardware, select the desired interface to be used.
- Page 15 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Activate the Listen-only mode if you do not actively participate in the CAN traffic and just want to observe. This also avoids an unintended disruption of an unknown CAN environment (e.g. due to different bit rates).
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Page 16: Receive/Transmit Tab
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual 5.1.1 Receive/Transmit Tab Figure 5: Receive/Transmit tab The Receive/Transmit tab is the main element of PCAN-View. It contains two lists, one for received messages and one for the transmit messages. Representation of CAN data is in hexadecimal format. - Page 17 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Figure 6: Dialog box new transmit message Enter the ID and the data for the new CAN message. The field Cycle Time indicates if the message shall be transmitted manually or periodically. If you want to transmit the message periodically, you must enter a value greater than 0.
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Page 18: Trace Tab
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual 5.1.2 Trace Tab Figure 7: Trace tab On the Trace tab the data tracer of PCAN-View is used for logging the communication on a CAN bus. During this process the CAN messages are cached in the working memory of the PC. Afterwards they can be saved to a file. -
Page 19: Pcan-Expresscard Tab
5.1.3 PCAN-ExpressCard Tab Figure 8: PCAN-ExpressCard tab On the PCAN-ExpressCard tab the 5-Volts supply on pin 1 of the D-Sub CAN connector is enabled or disabled. For the Dual Channel model the setting is valid for both CAN connectors simultaneously. -
Page 20: Status Bar
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual 5.1.4 Status Bar Figure 9: Example of the status bar The status bar shows information about the current CAN connection, about error counters (Overruns, QXmtFull), and shows error messages. You can find further information about the use of PCAN-View in the help which you can invoke in the program via the Help menu or with the F1 key. -
Page 21: Linking Own Programs With Pcan-Basic
On the provided DVD you can find files of the programming interface PCAN-Basic in the directory branch Develop. This API provides basic functions for linking own programs to CAN- and CAN FD interfaces by PEAK-System and can be used for the following operating systems: Windows 8.1, 7, Vista (32/64-bit) Windows CE 6.x (x86/ARMv4) -
Page 22: Features Of Pcan-Basic
Use of up to 16 channels for each hardware unit (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) Simple switching between channels of a PEAK CAN interface Driver-internal buffer for 32,768 messages per CAN channel Precision of time stamps on received messages up to 1 μs (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) Supports PEAK-System‘s trace formats version 1.1 and 2.0 (for... -
Page 23: Principle Description Of The Api
PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual An overview of the API functions is located in the header files. You can find detailed information about the PCAN-Basic API on the provided DVD in the text and help files (file name extensions .txt and .chm). -
Page 24: Notes About The License
Notes about the License Device drivers, the interface DLL, and further files needed for linking are property of the PEAK-System Technik GmbH and may be used only in connection with a hardware component purchased from PEAK-System or one of its partners. If a CAN hardware component... - Page 25 PCAN-ExpressCard opto: Galvanic isolation up to 300 V (separate for each CAN channel) Supplying external PCAN-ExpressCard: D-Sub pin 1; 5 V, max. 100 mA devices PCAN-ExpressCard opto: D-Sub pin 1; 5 V, max. 50 mA Switched off at delivery Termination none Power supply Current consumption on 1.5-V pin...
- Page 26 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Measures Size (without cables) 130 x 54 x 10 mm (L x W x D) See also dimension drawing in Appendix B on page 28 Weight Product model Single Channel: 60 g Dual Channel: 80 g...
- Page 27 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Appendix A CE Certificate...
- Page 28 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Appendix B Dimension Drawing Figure 11: Side view and top view of the PCAN-ExpressCard The figure does not show the actual size of the product.
- Page 29 PCAN-ExpressCard – User Manual Appendix C Quick Reference Software/Hardware Installation under Windows Before connecting the PCAN-ExpressCard to the computer set up the corresponding software package from the supplied DVD (with administrator privileges). Afterwards insert the card into a ExpressCard slot of the computer. The card is recognized by Windows and the driver is initialized.
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