Introduction - ICP DAS USA I-7565 User Manual

1. Introduction

CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial bus system especially
suited to structure intelligent industry devices networks and build smart
automatic control systems. The I-7565 is a cost-efficient device for
coupling the CAN-bus to the PC using the standard USB interface.
Nowadays the interface is present in every new PC and is supported by
the MS-Windows 98, Me, 2000 and XP operating systems. If you establish
the connection between the I-7565 and the PC during the runtime of the
computer, the PC automatically loads the relevant device driver (hot plug
&play).The following figure shows the application architecture for I-7565
modules. The PC can be the CAN host, monitor or HMI to access/control
the CAN device through the CAN network by the I-7565 Converter. This
module let you to communicate with CAN devices easily from PC with
USB interface.
Figure 1: Application of I-7565
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