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Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User's Guide
Copyright 2022-2023 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
https://www.kvaser.com
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Printed Friday 5
May, 2023
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing.
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- Page 1 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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Page 3: Table Of Contents
4.6 Updating the firmware ......4.7 Kvaser MagiSync ...... -
Page 4: About This Manual
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 4 (27) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer. -
Page 5: Introduction
USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent is compatible with applications that use Kvaser‘s CANlib. The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent is always in silent mode, meaning it cannot affect the bus. This guide applies to Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent devices using at least Firmware and Driver versions listed in Table 1 on Page 6. -
Page 6: Major Features
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 6 (27) firmware and driver versions of Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent see Table 8 on Page 19. Device Product Number Firmware Driver (Windows/Linux) Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent 73-30130-01411-4 v3.29 v5.41 (kcany/mhydra) Table 1: Firmware and driver versions for Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent devices needed to support all functionality present in this guide. -
Page 7: Restrictions In T Functionality
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent include dedicated I/O pins. This means that the t functionality listed in Table 2 on Page 8 is not available on Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent (the table shows version 3.10 of the t language compiler). -
Page 8: Additional Software And Documentation
Other Predefined Functions Table 2: Functionality in the t language (v3.10) that is not supported by Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent. 2.6 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. - Page 9 Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 9 (27) The latest versions of documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for free at www.kvaser.com/download. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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Page 10: Kvaser Usbcan Pro 4Xcan Silent Hardware
The driver is installed by running the file The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent may be inserted in any free USB socket on the host computer. You do not need to switch the power off before inserting or removing the device. -
Page 11: Can Channels
The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent is powered from the USB port. 3.5 LED Indicators The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent has one power LED and one traffic LED for each CAN channel as shown in Figure 4 on Page 12. Their functions are described in Section 4.1, Definitions of LED states and colors, on Page 13. -
Page 12: Troubleshooting
Figure 4: LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent. 3.6 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems. If the LEDs are not flashing or do not light up at all, check the power supply. -
Page 13: Appendices
4xCAN Silent and its connectors. 4.1 Definitions of LED states and colors A Kvaser device has two basic types of LEDs; Power and Traffic. These are dual colored as shown in Table 3. A device with multiple CAN channels has one Traffic LED for each CAN channel. - Page 14 This should not normally happen. If it does, please contact Kvaser support. This indicates low power supply, such as using an unpowered USB hub. The red Traffic LED indicating overrun will stay on until the device goes bus off.
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Page 15: Start And Stop Of T Programs
Read the Kvaser t Programming Language guide that can be downloaded at www.kvaser.com/download for more information. The “on start” event will be triggered in the Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent when any of the following occurs: kvScriptStart() When a t program is started using the CANlib API ( When a t program is started from another t program. -
Page 16: Can Connectors
Table 6: Technical Specifications. 4.4 CAN connectors Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see Figure 5) have the pinning described in Table 7 on Page 17. This table also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 7 on Page 18) connects to four separate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4. - Page 17 Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 17 (27) Figure 6: The male D-SUB 9 connector pin numbers HD D-SUB CAN 1 CAN 2 CAN 3 CAN 4 Function CAN_L channel 1 CAN_L channel 2 CAN_L channel 3 CAN_L channel 4...
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Page 18: Can Bus Termination
Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated. -
Page 19: Kvaser Magisync
Figure 8: An example setup where all devices are synchronized via MagiSync. For this to work the Kvaser USB interfaces must reside on the same USB root hub. If they do not they will not be synchronized, see Figure 8 and Figure 9 on Page 20. - Page 20 Usually, a computer has a USB controller with one root hub in a computer. If you use that one, you do not need an external USB hub to get your Kvaser Devices synchronized. The easiest way to verify the setup is to view Synchronized Hardware in the Device Tree of “Kvaser Device Guide”...
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Page 21: Safety Instructions
5 Safety Instructions 5.1 Intended Use Kvaser interfaces are used to connect computer systems to CAN buses. The Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent is intended for connection to a computer via the USB port. 5.2 Usage Warning WARNING FOR ALL USERS... -
Page 22: Disposal And Recycling Information
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 22 (27) 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... - Page 23 Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 23 (27) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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Page 24: Legal Acknowledgements
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 24 (27) 7 Legal acknowledgements 7.1 EU Regulatory Compliance EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Kvaser AB M¨ o lndal Company Name: City: +46 31 886344 Aminogatan 25 Postal address: Telephone number: 431 53 sales@kvaser.com... -
Page 25: Fcc Regulatory Compliance
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 25 (27) 7.2 FCC Regulatory Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Information Statement IDENTIFICATION OBJECT: Product: Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent Type: 73-30130-01411-4 APPLICABLE COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS: CFR Title 47 Part 15 15.107, 15.109 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. -
Page 26: Patents, Copyrights And Trademarks
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... -
Page 27: Document Revision History
Kvaser USBcan Pro 4xCAN Silent User’s Guide 27 (27) 8 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98248_usbcan_pro_4xcan_silent: Revision Date Changes 2022-11-11 Initial version Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
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