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Peak PCAN-PCI Express User Manual

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  • Page 1 PCAN-PCI Express CAN Interface for PCI Express User Manual Document version 3.3.1 (2014-05-12)
  • Page 2 Four CAN channels IPEH-003040 Channel galv. isolated The cover picture shows the product PCAN-PCI Express Four Channel galvanic isolated. Other product versions have an identical form factor but vary in equipment. CANopen® and CiA® are registered community trade marks of CAN in Automation e.v.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance System Requirements Scope of Supply Installing the Software and the Card Connecting the CAN Bus D-Sub connector 3.1.1 Slot Bracket with D-Sub Connectors Supplying External Devices via the CAN...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Introduction The PCAN-PCI Express card enables the connection of a PC with PCI Express slots to CAN networks. The card is available as a single, dual, or four-channel version. Device drivers and programming interfaces exist for different operating systems, so programs can easily access a connected CAN bus.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Note: This manual describes the use of the PCAN-PCI Express card with Windows. You can find device drivers for Linux and the corresponding application information on the provided DVD in the directory branch Develop and on our website under www.peak-system.com/linux.

  • Page 6: Installing The Software And The Card

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Installing the Software and the Card This chapter covers the software setup for the PCAN-PCI Express card (short: PCIe card) under Windows and the installation of the card in the computer. Setup the driver before installing the PCIe card.
  • Page 7 Do the following to install the PCIe card into the computer: Attention! Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy components on the PCAN-PCI Express card. Take precautions to avoid ESD when handling the card. Four-channel version only: Connect the 10-pin connector of CAN ports 3 and 4 with a cable from the slot bracket.
  • Page 8 The drivers are found and installed by Windows. Afterwards you can work as user with restricted rights again. After the initialization process is finished successfully you can find the entry “PCAN-PCI Express” in the branch “CAN-Hardware” of the Windows Device Manager.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Can Bus

    CiA® 102. Figure 2: Pin assignment of High-speed CAN connection (view onto a male connector on the PCAN-PCI Express card) With pin 1 devices with low power consumption (e.g. bus conver- ters) can be directly supplied via the CAN connector. At delivery this pin is not assigned.
  • Page 10 PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual The pin assignment between the D-Sub port and the 10-pin connec- tor on the PCAN-PCI Express Four Channel card for channel 3 and 4 is as follows: Figure 3: Numbering at the 10-pin connector Assignment...

  • Page 11: Slot Bracket With D-Sub Connectors

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 3.1.1 Slot Bracket with D-Sub Connectors Figure 4: Dual channel slot bracket Four-channel version only: To connect a CAN bus to the PCAN-PCI Express card, use the supplied slot bracket. After you have con- nected the cables from the slot bracket with the 10-pin sockets of CAN port 3 and 4, you can connect the CAN busses with the D-Sub sockets.

  • Page 12: Supplying External Devices Via The Can Connector

    Connector A 5-Volt supply can optionally be routed to pin 1 of a D-Sub connec- tor by setting solder bridges on the PCAN-PCI Express card (inde- pendently for each connector on the dual or four-channel version). Thus external devices with low power consumption (e.g. bus converters) can be directly supplied via the CAN connector.
  • Page 13 PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Figure 5: Position of the solder fields on the board’s bottom side for a 5-Volt supply at the CAN connection 5-Volt supply → Jumper None Pin 1 CAN 1 JP100 CAN 2 JP200 CAN 3...

  • Page 14: Cabling

    Use the card on a terminated CAN bus. 3.3.2 Example of a Connection Figure 6: Simple CAN connection In this example, the PCAN-PCI Express card is connected with a control unit by a cable that is terminated at both ends.

  • Page 15: Maximum Bus Length

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 3.3.3 Maximum Bus Length High-speed CAN networks may have bit rates of up to 1 Mbit/s. The maximum bus length depends primarily on the bit rate. The following table shows the maximum possible CAN bus length...

  • Page 16: Using The Software

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Using the Software This chapter covers the provided software PCAN-View and the programming interface PCAN-Basic. CAN Monitor PCAN-View for Windows PCAN-View for Windows is a simple CAN monitor for viewing, transmitting, and logging CAN messages.
  • Page 17 PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual If you haven’t installed PCAN-View together with the device driver, you can start the program directly from the supplied DVD. In the navigation program (Intro.exe), go to English > Tools, and under PCAN-View for Windows select the link Start.

  • Page 18: Receive/Transmit Tab

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 4.1.1 Receive/Transmit Tab Figure 9: Receive/Transmit Tab The Receive/Transmit tab is the main element of PCAN-View. It contains two lists, one for received messages and one for the transmit messages. Representation of CAN data is in hexadecimal format.
  • Page 19 PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Figure 10: Dialog box New transmit message Enter the ID and the data for the new CAN message. The field Cycle Time indicates if the message shall be transmitted manually or periodically. If you want to transmit the message periodically, you must enter a value greater than 0.

  • Page 20: Trace Tab

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 4.1.2 Trace Tab Figure 11: Trace Tab On the Trace tab the data tracer of PCAN-View is used for logging the communication on a CAN bus. During this process the CAN messages are cached in the working memory of the PC. Afterwards they can be saved to a file.

  • Page 21: Status Bar

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 4.1.3 Status Bar Figure 12: Display of the Status Bar The status bar shows information about the current CAN connection, about error counters (Overruns, QXmtFull) and shows error messages. You can find further information about the use of PCAN-View in the help which you can invoke in the program via the menu Help or the F1 key.

  • Page 22: Linking Own Programs With Pcan-Basic

    On the provided DVD you can find files of the programming interface PCAN-Basic in the directory branch Develop. This API provides basic functions for linking own programs to CAN interfaces by PEAK-System and can be used for the following operating systems: Windows 8, 7, Vista (32/64-bit) Windows CE 6.x (x86/ARMv4)

  • Page 23: Features Of Pcan-Basic

    Use of up to 8 channels for each hardware unit (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) Simple switching between channels of a PEAK CAN interface Driver-internal buffer for 32,768 messages per CAN channel Precision of time stamps on received messages up to 1 μs...

  • Page 24: Principle Description Of The Api

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual 4.2.2 Principle Description of the API The PCAN-Basic API is the interface between the user application and device driver. In Windows operating systems this is a DLL (Dynamic Link Library). The sequence of accessing the CAN interface is divided into three phases: 1.

  • Page 25: Notes About The License

    Notes about the License Device drivers, the interface DLL, and further files needed for linking are property of the PEAK-System Technik GmbH and may be used only in connection with a hardware component purchased from PEAK-System or one of its partners. If a CAN hardware component...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Technical Specifications Connectors Computer PCI Express x1 (1 Lane), Specification 1.1 D-Sub (m), 9 pins Pin assignment according to specification CiA® 102 Specification ISO 11898-2, High-speed CAN 2.0A (standard format) and 2.0B (extended format) Bit rates...
  • Page 27 PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Environment Operating temperature -40 - +85 °C Temperature for storage -40 - +125 °C and transport Relative humidity 15 - 90 %, not condensing EN 55024:2011-09 EN 55022:2011-12 EC directive 2004/108/EG...

  • Page 28: Appendix Ace Certificate

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Appendix A CE Certificate...

  • Page 29: Appendix B Dimension Drawing

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Appendix B Dimension Drawing Figure 14: Dimension drawing PCAN-PCI Express The figure does not show the actual size of the product.

  • Page 30: Appendix C Quick Reference

    PCAN-PCI Express – User Manual Appendix C Quick Reference Software/Hardware Installation under Windows Before installing the PCAN-PCI Express card into the computer set up the corresponding software package from the supplied DVD (with administrator privileges). Afterwards, insert the PCIe card into a vacant PCI Express slot of the switched off computer.

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