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Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User's Guide
Copyright 2023 GMGA MEASURING - Hanoi, Vietnam
https://gmga.vn/
Printed Thurday 20th July, 2023
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GMGA
MEASURING 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 as a
commitment by GMGA MEASURING.

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  • Page 1 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide Copyright 2023 GMGA MEASURING - Hanoi, Vietnam https://gmga.vn/ Printed Thurday 20th July, 2023 We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GMGA MEASURING 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 as a commitment by GMGA MEASURING.
  • Page 2 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 2 (21) (This page is intentionally left blank.) GMGA MEASURING - Hanoi, Vietnam — https://gmga.vn/...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 3 (21) Contents 1 About this manual 2 Introduction Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS ............5 Major features ....................... 5 Interface ........................ 6 Additional software and documentation ............... 6 3 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS hardware Hardware installation ....................

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 4 (21) About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS Figure 1: Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS is a small, yet advanced, portable multi channel CAN to USB real time interface that handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the CAN bus with a high time stamp precision.

  • Page 6: Interface

    Simultaneous operation of multiple devices. • Includes 4 channel breakout cable. Interface Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS provides a CAN bus interface through a standard USB interface. 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 7: Kvaser Usbcan Light 4Xhs Hardware

    The driver is installed by running the file kvaser_drivers_setup.exe The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS 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 8: Can Channels

    The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS is powered from the USB port. LED Indicators The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS has one power LED and one traffic LED for each CAN channel as shown in Figure 4 on Page 9. Their functions are described in Section 4.1, Definitions of LED states and colors, on Page 10.

  • Page 9: Troubleshooting

    Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS. 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 10: Appendices

    CAN channel. When the device has more than one channel a space and digit is added on the label, CAN 1, CAN 2 etc. Low cost products, such as Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS, are not equipped with any red Traffic LEDs.

  • Page 11: Technical Data

    Table 4: Traffic LED shows CAN bus status in Interface mode . Technical data In Table 5 on Page 12 you will find the technical specifications of Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS. This should not normally happen. If it does, please contact Kvaser support.

  • Page 12: Can Connectors

    Table 5: Technical Specifications. CAN connectors Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see Figure 5) have the pinning described in Table 6 on Page 13. This table also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 7 on Page 14) connects to four separate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4.
  • Page 13 Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 13 (21) 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...

  • Page 14: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.
  • Page 15 To check the current firmware version, open “Kvaser Device Guide” which can be found in the Control Panel. Select “Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS” 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.

  • Page 16: Disposal And Recycling Information

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 16 (21) 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 17: Legal Acknowledgements

    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.

  • Page 18: Eu Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 18 (21) EU Regulatory Compliance EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Kvaser AB M¨ o lndal Company Name: City: +46 31 886344 Aminogatan 25 Telephone number: Postal address: sales@kvaser.com 431 53 Postcode: E-mail address: declare that the DoC is issued under our sole responsibility and belongs to the following product:...

  • Page 19: Fcc Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 19 (21) FCC Regulatory Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Information Statement IDENTIFICATION OBJECT: Product: Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS Type: 73-30130-00831-1 APPLICABLE COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS: CFR Title 47 Part 15 §15.107, §15.109 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 20: 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. GMGA MEASURING - Hanoi, Vietnam — https://gmga.vn/...

  • Page 21: Document Revision History

    Kvaser USBcan Light 4xHS User’s Guide 21 (21) Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98176_usbcan_light: Revision Date Changes 2015-09-02 Initial version 2015-10-29 Minor textual changes 2016-02-04 Minor textual changes 2017-01-09 Updated compliance text, added link to patents 2017-08-25 Updated EU Declaration of Conformity Corrected power consumptions, “Kvaser Device...

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