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Kvaser PCIcanx II User's Guide 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
Copyright 2001-2011 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden 
http://www.kvaser.com 
 
 
Last updated Wednesday, 05 September 2012 
 
 
 

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 as a commitment by Kvaser AB.

 

Summary of Contents for PCIcanx II

Page 1: ...012 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 as a commitment by Kvaser AB ...

Page 2: ...Kvaser PCIcanx II User s Guide 2 18 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...cal Specifications 6 3 2 Schematics 7 3 3 The Isolated CAN Drivers 9 3 4 PCI X and PCI slots 9 4 Kvaser PCIcanx II Installation 11 4 1 Install hardware 11 4 2 Updated drivers and device firmware 11 4 3 Adjusting interrupt and I O space resources 11 4 4 Motherboard power supply 11 4 5 The CAN Channels 11 4 6 CAN bus termination 13 4 7 LED Indicators 14 4 8 Do s and Don ts 14 5 Software Support 15 6...

Page 4: ...n in existing systems Table 2 The discontinued PCIcan II products and their product numbers Device Product Number Replacement Product Kvaser PCIcan II HS HS 3 3V and 5V version 00235 7 Kvaser PCIcanx II HS HS Kvaser PCIcan II HS HS old 5V version 00157 2 Kvaser PCIcanx II HS HS Kvaser PCIcan II HS 00226 5 Kvaser PCIcanx II HS with full height PCI bracket Kvaser PCIcan II LP HS 00228 9 Kvaser PCIca...

Page 5: ... Leaf Professional SemiPro Light Kvaser Memorator II Kvaser Memorator Kvaser LAPcan II Kvaser LAPcan 2 3 PCIcanx II features Compliant with PCI 2 3 PCI card compatible with all PCI X and PCI slots See chapter 4 1 High performance on board microcontroller Communicates with the PC through a fast DPRAM Large on board RAM buffer to off load the PC Supports CAN 2 0 A and 2 0 B active Supports Silent Mo...

Page 6: ...alvanic Isolation Yes Number of Channels 2 CAN 2 0A and 2 0B active Yes CAN Transceivers High Speed CAN ISO 11898 2 compliant CAN Controller Built into the M16C ISO 11898 1 compliant Microcontroller Renesas M16C 6N 256 kB Flash and 10 kB RAM Bit rate CAN bus 20 kbit s to 1 Mbit s Timestamp resolution μs 1 Error Frame Detection Yes Error Frame Generation Yes Error Counters Reading Yes Silent Mode Y...

Page 7: ...nd 10 kB RAM Bit rate CAN bus 20 kbit s to 1 Mbit s Timestamp resolution μs 1 Error Frame Detection Yes Error Frame Generation Yes Error Counters Reading Yes Silent Mode Yes Hardware requirements Standard desktop PC Power consumption Approximately 0 6 W 120 mA Software requirements 3 Windows XP or later For other operating systems see Kvaser web or contact Kvaser support Configuration Done by soft...

Page 8: ... is designed in a low profile form factor to fit for use with both full height PCI as well as low profile brackets see Figure 2 The Kvaser PCIcanx II HS board is shipped with the full height PCI bracket mounted A free of charge low profile bracket is included in the package for full flexibility Figure 2 Kvaser PCIcanx II HS with the low profile bracket mounted ...

Page 9: ...4 PCI X and PCI slots The universal design of the Kvaser PCIcanx II boards makes them suitable for both PCI X and PCI slots Although the board fits in PCI X as well as PCI slots it is not a PCI X product Hence it operates in PCI mode in all slots Major features of the Kvaser PCIcanx II board Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification v2 3 Support for PCI X Specification v 1 0 and higher versions U...

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Page 11: ...ted drivers and device firmware Updated drivers and device firmware is available from our web site http www kvaser com 4 3 Adjusting interrupt and I O space resources This is done by the computer s BIOS at startup time Interrupt assignment and I O space usage can normally not be adjusted Note It is perfectly normal for PCI devices to share a single interrupt in the PC Kvaser PCIcanx II will work w...

Page 12: ...Kvaser PCIcanx II User s Guide 12 18 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com Figure 4 The first CAN channel CAN1 is the one closest to the PCI connector ...

Page 13: ...3 GND 4 Not connected 5 Shield 6 Not connected 7 CAN_H 8 Not connected 9 Not connected 4 6 CAN bus termination There are no on board CAN bus terminators on the PC104 board You must terminate the CAN bus yourself by placing a 120 Ohms resistor between CAN_H and CAN_L at each end of the CAN bus Note that without terminators on the CAN bus the communication may or may not work it s totally unpredicta...

Page 14: ...ty on the PCIcanx II boards LED Activity Meaning of LED Activity Both LEDs or the single LED on the one channel devices are blinking continuously with a frequency of around 5 Hz The built in self test failed Steady light The card is OK Blinking irregularly The card is OK and there is activity transmit or receive on the CAN bus 4 8 Do s and Don ts Do connect the ground pin on the D SUB to the groun...

Page 15: ...its documentation are available from our web site and not further documented here Kvaser CANKing a free of charge and general purpose interactive CAN bus monitor can be download from our web site Please visit our homepage http www kvaser com to find software updates hints and tips and other helpful information You are always welcome to contact our Support Team support kvaser com 4 Contact us for o...

Page 16: ...aser com 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 www kvaser com en kvaser environment recycling ...

Page 17: ...bstances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS Trademarks and patents All product names mentioned in this manual are registered or unregistered trademarks of their respective owner Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries The products describ...

Page 18: ...istory Date Version Changes 2006 03 20 1 Initial Edition 2006 03 22 2 Reviewed for Release 2006 03 23 3 Released 2006 11 10 4 New layout 2008 12 02 5 Updated legal information 2011 01 14 6 Updated supported OS list 2011 09 12 7 Updated disposal information 2012 08 31 8 Corrected minimum CAN bit rate ...

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