Kvaser PCIcan II User's Guide
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3 Kvaser PCIcan II Hardware
This chapter describes the hardware properties for Kvaser PCIcan II.
3.1 Technical Specifications
Technical specifications for the Kvaser PCIcan II boards:
Table 3. Technical specifications for two-channel devices manufactured before June
2004; part number 00157-2.
PCI Slot Type
32-bit, 33 MHz, 5V signaling
Required PCI voltages
5V
and
3.3V (If a PCI slot has 5V, it also has 3.3V if the
computer is compliant to the PCI standard.)
Table 4. Technical specifications for all one-channel devices, and for the two-channel
devices manufactured after June 2004; part number 00235-7.
PCI Slot Type
32-bit, 33 MHz, 5V or 3.3V signaling
Required PCI voltages
5V
and
3.3V (If a PCI slot has 5V, it also has 3.3V if the
computer is compliant to the PCI standard.)
Table 5. Technical specifications common to all variants of the Kvaser PCIcan II
PCI Revision
2.2
CAN channels
2 (CAN 2.0A and 2.0B active)
CAN Transceivers
Philips 82C251 (ISO 11898-2 compliant)
CAN Controller
Built into the M16C; ISO 11898-1 compliant.
Microcontroller
Mitsubishi/Renesas M16C/6N, 256 kB Flash and 10 kB
RAM.
Bit rate, CAN bus
20 kbit/s to 1 Mbit/s
Timestamp resolution
10
μs
Error Frame Detection
Yes
Error Frame Generation
Yes
Hardware requirements
IBM PC AT, or 100% compatible, with a free PCI slot.
Power consumption
Approximately 1 W (200 mA)
Software requirements
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Windows XP or later. (For other operating systems, see
Kvaser web or contact Kvaser support.)
Configuration
Done by software (Plug & Play)
Dimensions (W*L)
120 x 95 mm (approx. 4.5 x 4 in.)
Operating temperature
-25 ºC ... +85 ºC
Storage temperature
-35 ºC ... +85 ºC
Relative Humidity
0% ... 85% (non condensing.)
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Contact us for other operating systems.
