Peak PCAN-PCI Single Channel User Manual

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  • Page 1 PCAN-PCI PCI to CAN Interface User Manual...
  • Page 2 CAN connections The cover picture shows the product PCAN-PCI Dual Channel opto-decoupled. Other product versions have an identical form factor but vary in equipment. Product names mentioned in this manual may be the trademarks or registered trade- marks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Properties at a Glance System Requirements Scope of Supply Installation Installing the Software and the PCAN-PCI Card Connecting the CAN Bus Supplying External Devices via the CAN Connector Software CAN Monitor PCAN-View for Windows Linking Own Programs with PCAN-Light...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual Introduction The PCAN-PCI card provides one or two CAN channels in computers with PCI slots. Software interfaces exist for different operating sys- tems, so programs can easily access a connected CAN bus. Tip: At the end of this manual (Appendix C) you can find a...
  • Page 5: System Requirements

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual System Requirements The following prerequisites must be given, so that the PCAN-PCI card can be used properly: A vacant PCI slot in the computer Operating system Windows (Vista 32-bit, XP SP2, 2000 SP4) or Linux (incl. 64-bit versions)
  • Page 6: Installation

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual Installation This chapter deals with the software setup for the PCAN-PCI card under Windows, the installation in the computer, and the connection of a CAN bus. Installing the Software and the PCAN- PCI Card We recommend that you setup the driver before installing the PCAN-PCI card into the computer.
  • Page 7 PCAN-PCI – User Manual Do the following to install the PCAN-PCI card in the computer: Shut down the computer. Disconnect the computer from the power supply. Open the computer's casing. Insert the PCAN-PCI card into an empty PCI slot. For details please refer to the documentation of the computer.
  • Page 8: Connecting The Can Bus

    Connector A 5-Volt supply can optionally be routed to pin 1 and/or pin 9 of a D- Sub connector by setting solder bridges on the PCAN-PCI card (independently for each connector on the Dual Channel versions). Thus devices with low power consumption (e.g. bus converters) can...
  • Page 9 (e.g. bus converters) to or from the PCAN-PCI card while the computer is de-energized. Set the solder bridge(s) on the PCAN-PCI card according to the desired settings. During this procedure take especially care not to produce unwanted short circuits on the card.
  • Page 10 PCAN-PCI – User Manual 5-Volt supply → None Pin 1 Pin 9 Pin 1 + Pin 9 LJ21 (CAN channel 1) / LJ22 (CAN channel 2)
  • Page 11: Software

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual Software This chapter deals with the provided software and the software interface to the PCAN-cPCI card. CAN Monitor PCAN-View for Windows PCAN-View for Windows is a simple CAN monitor for viewing and transmitting CAN messages. Figure 4: The main window of PCAN-View for Windows...
  • Page 12 PCAN-PCI – User Manual In order to start directly from the supplied CD without prior installation use the navigation program (Intro.exe), go to English > Tools, and in the entry PCAN-View for PCI click on Start. A dialog box for the selection of the CAN hardware as well as the setting of the CAN parameters appears after the program start.
  • Page 13: Linking Own Programs With Pcan-Light

    On the provided CD you can find files for software development in the directory branch /Develop/Windows. They exclusively serve the linking of own programs to hardware by PEAK-System with the help of the installed device driver under Windows. Further more the CD-ROM contains header files and examples for creating own applications in conjunction with the PCAN-Light drivers.
  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    Appendix B on page 17 Weight PCAN-PCI Single Channel: 54 g (1.9 oz.) PCAN-PCI Dual Channel: 63 g (2.2 oz.) PCAN-PCI Single Ch. opto-dec.: 55 g (1.9 oz.) PCAN-PCI Dual Ch. opto-dec.: 65 g (2.3 oz.) Continued on the next page...
  • Page 15 PCAN-PCI – User Manual Environment Operating temperature -40 - +85 °C (-40 - +185 °F) Temperature for storage -40 - +125 °C (-40 - +257 °F) and transport Relative humidity 15 - 90 %, not condensing EN 55024:2003-10 EN 55022:2007-04...
  • Page 16: Appendix Ace Certificate

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual Appendix A CE Certificate...
  • Page 17: Appendix B Dimension Drawing

    PCAN-PCI – User Manual Appendix B Dimension Drawing Figure 6: Dimension drawing PCAN-PCI (doesn't represent the actual size of the product)
  • Page 18: Appendix C Quick Reference

    Appendix C Quick Reference Software/Hardware Installation under Windows Before installing the PCAN-PCI card into the computer please set up the corresponding software package from the supplied CD (with administrator privileges). Afterwards, insert the PCAN-PCI card into a vacant PCI slot of the switched off (de-energized) computer. At the next start of Windows the PCAN-PCI card is recognized by Windows and the driver is initialized.

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