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Kvaser USBcan II User's Guide

 

 

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Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden 

— www.kvaser.com 

 

 

 

2  Introduction 

 
Since 1985, Kvaser has turned its full attention towards Controller Area Network and 
associated technologies. Based in Sweden, Kvaser develops and manufactures innovative 
and high performance PC interfaces for the global market.    

2.1  Scope of this Document  

 
This  manual  is  applicable  to  the  Kvaser  products  found  i

Table  1

.  Since  the  hardware  is 

essentially the same this guide will refer to all these devices as just 

USBcan II

.  

 
Please note the product names have been changed from USBcan II -S, -D to USBcan II -HS, 
-HS/HS,  -HS/LS,  etc  due  the  new  product  variants  with  support  for  Low-Speed  and  Single 
Wire CAN.  
 
 

Device 

Product Number 

Description 

USBcan HS Rugged 

733-0130-00180-0 

One High Speed CAN channel  

USBcan HS/HS Rugged 

733-0130-00181-7 

Two High Speed CAN channels  

USBcan II-HS  

733-0130-00158-9 

One High Speed CAN channel  

USBcan II-HS/HS  

733-0130-00159-6 

Two High Speed CAN channels  

USBcan II-HS/LS  

733-0130-00174-9 

One High Speed and one Low-
Speed CAN channel 

USBcan II HS/SWC 

733-0130-00231-9 

One High Speed and one Single 
Wire CAN channel 

USBcan HS Mototron 

733-0130-00178-7 

One High Speed CAN channel  

USBcan HS/HS Mototron 

733-0130-00179-4 

Two High Speed CAN channels  

Table 1.  The USBcan devices and their product numbers. 

 
 
 

Note:

 This manual is 

not

 applicable to the following 

obsolete

 Kvaser products: 

 

Device 

Product Number 

Replacement Products 

USBcan S 

733-0130-00134-3 

USBcan II-HS 

USBcan D 

733-0130-00135-0 

USBcan II-HS/HS 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for USBcan 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 USBcan II User s Guide 2 19 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...eral Description 5 2 3 Kvaser USBcan II features 5 3 Kvaser USBcan II Installation 7 3 1 The USB connector 7 4 The Kvaser USBcan II hardware 8 4 1 Powering the USBcan II 8 4 2 Reference power 8 4 3 The CAN Channels 9 4 4 The LEDs 10 4 5 Technical data 12 4 6 CAN Channel Transceivers 14 4 7 Do s and Don ts 16 5 Disposal and Recycling Information 17 6 Legal Information 18 7 Document Revision History...

Page 4: ...for Low Speed and Single Wire CAN Device Product Number Description USBcan HS Rugged 733 0130 00180 0 One High Speed CAN channel USBcan HS HS Rugged 733 0130 00181 7 Two High Speed CAN channels USBcan II HS 733 0130 00158 9 One High Speed CAN channel USBcan II HS HS 733 0130 00159 6 Two High Speed CAN channels USBcan II HS LS 733 0130 00174 9 One High Speed and one Low Speed CAN channel USBcan II ...

Page 5: ...e also 100 compatible with applications using Kvaser s CANlib i e applications written for LAPcan LAPcan II PCIcan PCIcan II PCcan the old USBcan etc It enables you to run any applications using Kvaser CANlib API on any Kvaser products without the need of editing the code and recompile it Example of supported PCI PC 104 Plus USB and PCMCIA interfaces Kvaser PCIcanx II Kvaser PCIcanx Kvaser PC104 K...

Page 6: ... USBcan Rugged differs from the USBcan II proper in the following respects Rugged zinc housing IP54 classed Fault tolerant electrical CAN interface Very good EMI performance Fixed USB cable 1 with type A plug USBcan Rugged 1 The length is around 1 ft 30 cm Please contact us for different lengths ...

Page 7: ...vaser web site 3 1 The USB connector The Kvaser USBcan II device may be connected to any free USB socket that is present on the host computer You don t have to switch the power off before inserting or removing the device It is good practice though to exit all applications using the CAN hardware before removing the USBcan II You may use any high quality standard USB cable to connect the device to t...

Page 8: ...nector you must supply 9 30 V DC If you power the USBcan II through the USB connector you must supply 5 V DC as per the USB specification 4 2 Reference power For USBcan II HS LS HS SWC you must also supply a reference voltage the battery voltage VBAT on CAN channel 2 see Table 8 and Table 9 4 2 1 USBcan II HS LS It is used by the transceiver to detect whether CAN_H and or CAN_L are shorted to the ...

Page 9: ...USBcan II has two independent I O ports CAN channels depicted in Figure 1 The first channel Channel 1 is marked with 1 the second Channel 2 is not marked See Figure 2 CAN channel USB device connectors connector Figure 1 Connectors on the USBcan II Figure 2 The channels on the USBcan II channel 2 is not marked ...

Page 10: ...ice is connected to the computer CAN traffic on channel 1 CAN traffic on channel 2 Error Frame or Device Error Some kind of error has occurred check the driver status to find out what is wrong USBcan II with single CAN channel Power ON The device is connected to the computer CAN traffic on channel 1 N A Error Frame or Device Error Some kind of error has occurred check the driver status to find out...

Page 11: ...onfiguration Device LED 1 Red denoted CAN LED 2 Red denoted PWR USBcan HS HS Rugged CAN traffic on either channel Power ON The device is connected to the computer USBcan HS Rugged CAN traffic on channel 1 Power ON The device is connected to the computer Table 3 The USBcan Rugged LED configuration see Figure 4 ...

Page 12: ...S LS Timestamp resolution 10 μs Error Frame Detection Yes Error Frame Generation Yes Error Counters Reading Yes Silent Mode Yes Hardware requirements IBM PC AT or 100 compatible USB 1 1 host socket USB 2 0 works in 1 1 mode USB interface USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 in full speed 12 Mbit s mode The USBcan II acts as an USB DEVICE USB speed 12 Mbit s so called full speed Power consumption 5 V and ca 130 mA ...

Page 13: ... ºC 85 ºC Relative Humidity 0 85 non condensing Table 5 Additional technical specifications for USBcan II 4 5 3 Additional technical specifications for USBcan Rugged Dimensions W L H 70 mm 130 mm 30 mm Housing Cast zinc USB cable length The USB cable is fixed and is ca 25 cm long You can extend it by using any standard USB extension cable USB connector Standard USB type A plug CAN cable length App...

Page 14: ...d to the D SUB connector see Figure 5 The D SUB pin configuration for the HS LS and SWC CAN channel is presented in Table 7 Table 8 and Table 9 respectively Figure 5 The D SUB connector pin numbers on a CAN channel The HS CAN channels TJA 1050 have the following pin configuration Pins 2 3 4 7 and 9 are protected by auto reset fuses D SUB pin number Color code Function 1 N A Not connected 2 Green C...

Page 15: ...w Reference voltage Battery voltage VBAT to TJA 1054 Table 8 D SUB Pin configuration of the LS channel TJA 1054 The optional SWC CAN channel AU5790 has the following pin configuration Pins 2 3 7 and 9 are protected by auto reset fuses D SUB pin number Color code Function 1 N A Not connected 2 Green Not connected 3 Brown GND 4 Orange Reserved for the 180 Ohm terminating resistor required in high sp...

Page 16: ...can II HS LS don t go above 125 kbit s on the low speed channel In case of trouble do verify that you have at least one terminator on the CAN bus unless you are using the LS channelSoftware Support The Kvaser USBcan II boards are supported by drivers routines and program examples for Windows Linux etc3 The software and its documentation are available from our web site and not further documented he...

Page 17: ...aser com 5 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 18: ...ous Substances 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 d...

Page 19: ... 11 14 4 No major 2004 06 07 5 No major 2006 03 28 6 Layout changes 2006 11 10 7 Layout changes 2008 12 03 8 Revised chapter 5 Legal information Added max recommended operating reference voltage for the SWC channel it is 12 V 2011 01 14 9 Updated supported OS list 2011 04 19 10 Updated USB cable length from 1 meter to 0 5 meters 2011 09 12 11 Updated disposal information 2012 08 31 12 No major ...

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