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Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 User’s Guide 4 (17) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer.
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 Figure 1: Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 is a small, yet advanced, real time CAN interface that handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the bus with a high time stamp precision. The Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 is compatible with applications that use Kvaser‘s CANlib.
Simultaneous operation of multiple devices. Low profile board, includes low and high profile brackets. 2.3 Interface Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 provides a CAN bus interface through a standard PCI Express x1 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 and LIN hardware.
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED indicators. 3.1 Hardware installation The Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 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.
Figure 3: LED on the Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3. 3.5 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems.
Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 User’s Guide 9 (17) 4 Appendices In this section you will find technical information about the Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 and its connectors. 4.1 Technical data In Table 2 below you will find the technical specifications of Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3.
Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 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 1xCAN v3” 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.
Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3 User’s Guide 12 (17) 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’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.
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 1xCAN v3 User’s Guide 17 (17) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98257_pciecan_1xcan_v3: Revision Date Changes 2022-11-16 Initial version Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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