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Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 User’s Guide 2 (19) (This page is intentionally left blank.) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 User’s Guide 4 (19) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 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 4xCAN v2 Figure 1: Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 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.
Support for SocketCAN. Includes 4 channel breakout cable. 2.3 Interface Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 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 4xCAN v2 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 4xCAN v2 User’s Guide 8 (19) 3.5 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems.
Table 2: Technical Specifications. 4.2 CAN connectors Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see Figure 4 on Page 10) have the pinning described in Table 3 on Page 10. This table also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 6 on Page 11) connects to four separate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4.
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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 4xCAN v2 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 4xCAN v2 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 4xCAN v2” 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.
5 Safety Instructions 5.1 Intended Use Kvaser interfaces are used to connect computer systems to CAN buses. The Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 is intended for connection to a computer via an available PCI Express slot. 5.2 Usage Warning WARNING FOR ALL USERS...
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xCAN v2 User’s Guide 14 (19) 6 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...
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 4xCAN v2 User’s Guide 19 (19) 8 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98253_pciecan_4xcan_v2: Revision Date Changes 2023-02-06 Initial version Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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