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Kvaser USBcan Professional User's Guide

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Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden

— www.kvaser.com

9 Document revision history

Revision

Date

Changes

2007-01-17

Original revision

2007-01-30

Updates photos.

2008-12-03



Correction: USBcan Professional can not be powered
from the CAN bus side, only from the USB side.



Added proper WEEE symbol.

2009-09-25

The ERR LED is only red and not bi-colored. Removed section
4.4 because the device is galvanically isolated and can not be
powered from the CAN bus side. Various editorial changes.

2009-10-19

Changed pictures for firmware update.

2011-01-14

Updated supported OS list

2011-04-15

Added description of RJ45 connector.

Summary of Contents for USBcan Professional

Page 1: ... 2011 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 Professional User s Guide 2 23 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...rdware installation 7 4 2 USB connector 7 4 3 CAN channels 7 4 4 LED indicators 9 5 How to use the Kvaser USBcan Professional 11 5 1 Troubleshooting 11 6 Appendices 12 6 1 System requirements 12 6 2 Technical data 12 6 3 Performance 13 6 4 CAN connectors 13 6 5 Updating the firmware 17 6 6 Required driver version 18 6 7 CAN bus termination 18 7 Frequently Asked Questions 20 8 Legal acknowledgement...

Page 4: ... AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com 2 About this manual This manual is intended for the Kvaser USBcan Professional users This manual contains a description of the properties of the hardware and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer ...

Page 5: ... Professional supports Kvaser s MagiSync technology to synchronize time stamps across multiple units without extra wires providing flexibility for multi channel applications With quick reaction times and high data throughput the Kvaser USBcan Professional is perfect for rapid ECU re flashing advanced bus analyzers and efficient development work This guide is applicable to the Kvaser USBcan Profess...

Page 6: ... light plastic housing with dimensions W x L x H approximately 46 x 115 x 22 mm 1 8 x 4 5 x 0 9 inch easy to tuck away e g in a vehicle during a test drive Supports extreme data throughput quick reaction times and precise time stamping removing any bottlenecks Handles up to 40 000 messages per second Kvaser MagiSync automatic time synchronization between all Kvaser products that uses the Kvaser Ma...

Page 7: ...ional Software and Driver CD containing drivers for Windows Kvaser CANKing an easy to use CAN bus monitor Drivers for RP1210A LabView and DIAdem and Kvaser CANlib Software Development Kit Kvaser USBcan Professional User s Guide also on the CD A USB cable For driver installation information see the driver and hardware installation guide which can be found at http www kvaser com 4 2 USB connector Th...

Page 8: ... kvaser com CAN channel connectors USB device connector Figure 2 Connections on the Kvaser USBcan Professional The two CAN channels are on top of the picture and the USB device connector is on the bottom of the picture Figure 3 The CAN channels on Kvaser USBcan Professional ...

Page 9: ...r com 4 4 LED indicators Table 2 LED indicators overview Lamp General meaning PWR Green Power and general status CAN 1 Yellow Status for CAN channel 1 CAN 2 Yellow Status for CAN channel 2 ERR Red Indicates different types of errors Figure 4 LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Professional ...

Page 10: ...w flash Waiting for USB connection with the PC Steady Power ON The device is connected to the computer Short flash CAN traffic on channel 1 Short flash CAN traffic on channel 2 Short flash Error frame on either channel Steady Self test failed wrong bit rate CAN bus transceiver failure Fast flash Firmware configuration error should not normally happen so please contact the support ...

Page 11: ...uminated and the yellow lamps will emit short flashes when CAN messages are transmitted and received 5 1 Troubleshooting Use Kvaser Hardware in the Control Panel to verify that the computer really can talk to the Kvaser USBcan Professional Read out the firmware version If it s all zeroes there are communication problems If the LEDs are flashing or glowing compare the pattern with the specified LED...

Page 12: ...nd 2 0B active CAN Transceivers SN 65251 Compliant with ISO 11898 2 CAN Controller Built into the M32C Microcontroller Renesas M32C CAN Bit Rate 5 kbit s to 1 Mbit s Timestamp accuracy 2 μs Error Frame Detection Yes both channels Error Frame Generation Yes when used as a USB CAN interface PC interface USB 2 0 Supports HiSpeed HS at 480 Mbit s Compatible with USB 1 1 at 12 Mbit s Power consumption ...

Page 13: ...aser USBcan Professional RX performance per channel 20000 messages s TX performance per channel 20000 messages s Time stamp accuracy 2 s Galvanic isolation Yes 6 4 CAN connectors The Kvaser USBcan Professional has two high speed CAN channels which are equipped with either D SUB connectors or RJ45 connectors 6 4 1 D SUB Both CAN channels have 9 pin D SUB connectors see Figure 5 with the pinning des...

Page 14: ... N A Not connected 9 Yellow Not connected Table 7 D SUB pin configuration of the CAN channel 2 The CAN 2 channel has the following pin configuration Auto reset fuses protect Pins 2 3 4 7 and 9 D SUB pin number Color code Function 1 N A Not connected 2 Green CAN_L 3 Brown GND 4 Orange Reserved do not connect 5 Black Shield 6 N A Not connected 7 Red CAN_H 8 N A Not connected 9 Yellow Not connected N...

Page 15: ...Kvaser USBcan Professional User s Guide 15 23 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com Figure 6 The RJ45 connector pin numbers on a CAN channel ...

Page 16: ..._L 3 GND 4 Reserved do not connect 5 Not connected 6 Shield 7 GND 8 Not connected Table 9 RJ45 pin configuration of the CAN channel 2 The CAN 2 channel has the following pin configuration Auto reset fuses protect Pins 1 2 3 4 and 8 RJ45 pin number Function 1 CAN_H 2 CAN_L 3 GND 4 Reserved do not connect 5 Not connected 6 Shield 7 GND 8 Not connected Note Always connect at least one of the ground p...

Page 17: ...ile update exe A small application opens where you should see the device listed if correctly connected to your PC see Figure 7 Select the device to program and click the Next button Figure 7 Firmware update select device Click on the Start Upgrade button to start programming see Figure 8 The programming takes approximately 20 seconds The progress is printed on the screen and typically looks like t...

Page 18: ...ears in the right half of the window 6 6 Required driver version You need at least driver CANLIB version 3 9 to use your Kvaser USBcan Professional 6 7 CAN bus termination Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus The Kvaser USBcan Professional does not contain any CAN bus terminators because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is ...

Page 19: ...Kvaser USBcan Professional User s Guide 19 23 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com To save yourself a lot of trouble always terminate the CAN bus properly ...

Page 20: ...er USBcan Professional A Yes no problem For MagiSyncTM to work make sure you connect them to the same root hub Q If I reboot my computer will the Kvaser USBcan Professional and other products have the same channel numbers as before A Yes they will try to reuse the old channel numbers Q How can I identify which Kvaser USBcan Professional has a certain channel number A Use Kvaser Hardware to flash t...

Page 21: ...ENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPERATING CONDITION MAY RESULT FROM THE ACTIVITY OR NON ACTIVITY OF SOME DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM OR DEATH OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT DEVICES OR THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT WITH THIS DEVICE YOU MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CHANGE IN THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM MODULE DEVICE CIRCUIT OR OUTPUT TURN ON OR ACTIVATE A...

Page 22: ...t installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense 8 3 WEEE compliance statement This product is sold in compliance with the directive 2002 96 EC of the...

Page 23: ...rofessional can not be powered from the CAN bus side only from the USB side Added proper WEEE symbol 4 2009 09 25 The ERR LED is only red and not bi colored Removed section 4 4 because the device is galvanically isolated and can not be powered from the CAN bus side Various editorial changes 5 2009 10 19 Changed pictures for firmware update 6 2011 01 14 Updated supported OS list 7 2011 04 15 Added ...

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