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Kvaser USBcan R User's Guide

 

 

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Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden 

— www.kvaser.com 

 

 

 

AB HEREBY DECLARES THAT KVASER AB'S WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED 
TO THE CORRECTION OF DEFECTS, AND KVASER AB HEREBY EXPRESSLY 
DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OVER AND ABOVE THE REFUNDING OF THE 
PRICE PAID FOR THIS DEVICE, SINCE KVASER AB DOES NOT HAVE ANY 
INFLUENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE HIGHER-LEVER SYSTEM, 
WHICH MAY BE DEFECTIVE. 

 

8.2  EMC compliance statement 

 

CE regulation:

 

This product is in accordance with the directive 2004/108/EC regulating the electromagnetic 
compatibility.  
 
 

FCC regulation:

 

This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, 
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is 
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does 
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by 
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by 
one or more of the following measures: 
 

 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 

 

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 

 

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected 

 

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 

 

8.3  WEEE compliance statement 

 

 

This product is sold in compliance with the directive 2002/96/EC of the European 
Parliament on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE.) 

 

8.4  RoHS compliance statement 

 
This product is manufactured in accordance with directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of 
the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). 
 

8.5  Patents, copyrights and trademarks 

 
All trademarks are the property of their respective owner.  
Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other 
countries. 
MagiSync

 is a trademark of Kvaser AB. 

DeviceNet

 is a Trademark of Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc. 

NMEA 2000® is the registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association, Inc. 
 

Summary of Contents for USBcan R

Page 1: ... 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 R User s Guide 2 17 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ... Hardware installation 7 4 2 USB connector 7 4 3 CAN channels 7 4 4 LED indicators 8 5 How to use the Kvaser USBcan R 9 5 1 Troubleshooting 9 6 Appendices 10 6 1 System requirements 10 6 2 Technical data 10 6 3 CAN connectors 11 6 4 Required driver version 13 6 5 CAN bus termination 13 7 Frequently Asked Questions 14 8 Legal acknowledgements 15 8 1 Usage warning 15 8 2 EMC compliance statement 16 ...

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

Page 5: ... microsecond accuracy Supports data and remote frames Detects error frames Large on board RAM buffer for CAN messages Handles up to 8000 messages per second 100 compatible with applications written with Kvaser CANLIB for Kvaser hardware such as LAPcan PCIcan and USBcan Two high speed CAN connections compliant with ISO 11898 2 5 kbit s up to 1 Mbit s Fully compatible with all higher layer protocols...

Page 6: ... to develop software for Kvaser CAN hardware The SDK includes full documentation and many sample programs written in C C C Delphi and Visual Basic All Kvaser CAN interface hardware shares a common software API Programs written for one board type will run without modifications on the other board types On line documentation in Windows HTML Help and Adobe Acrobat format ...

Page 7: ...oaded and installed directly on the Kvaser USBcan R and the driver is installed on the host computer The delivery package of Kvaser USBcan R contains Kvaser USBcan R 4 2 USB connector The Kvaser USBcan R has a standard USB type A plug If you need a longer cable you can use USB hubs or USB extension cables with a built in hub By chaining up to 5 hubs you can achieve a cable length of up to 25 meter...

Page 8: ...Yellow Status for CAN channel 2 Figure 3 LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan R Table 2 LED indicators detailed meaning PWR Green CAN 1 Yellow CAN 2 Yellow Meaning Slow 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 Fast flash Firmware configuration error should not normally happen ...

Page 9: ...it 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 R Read out the firmware version If the firmware version is all zeroes there are communication problems If the LEDs are flashing or glowing compare the pattern with the specified LED indicators in Table 1 and Ta...

Page 10: ...N 2 0A and 2 0B active CAN Transceivers 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 resolution 100 µs Error Frame Detection Yes both channels Error Frame Generation No PC interface USB 2 0 Supports HiSpeed HS at 480 Mbit s Compatible with USB 1 1 Full Speed FS at 12 Mbit s Power consumption 5V and 130mA powe...

Page 11: ...n D SUB connectors see Figure 4 with the pinning described below see Table 4 and Table 5 Figure 4 The D SUB connector pin numbers on a CAN channel Table 4 D SUB pin configuration of the CAN channel 1 The CAN channel 1 has the following pin configuration Auto reset fuses protect Pins 2 3 4 7 and 9 D SUB pin number Function 1 Not connected 2 CAN_L 3 GND 4 Reserved do not connect 5 Shield 6 Not conne...

Page 12: ...l 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 Function 1 Not connected 2 CAN_L 3 GND 4 Reserved do not connect 5 Shield 6 Not connected 7 CAN_H 8 Not connected 9 Not connected Note Always connect the ground pin on the D SUB to the ground of your CAN bus ...

Page 13: ... Kvaser USBcan R does not contain any CAN bus terminators because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated For laboratory or testing use the exact value of the termination resistors is not always critical Sometimes a single terminator is sufficient For production proper termination is essential If you see error frames on the bus you should ch...

Page 14: ...vaser USBcan R A Yes no problem Q If I reboot my computer will the Kvaser USBcan R 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 R has a certain channel number A Use Kvaser Hardware to flash the LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan R ...

Page 15: ...LLY 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 MODU...

Page 16: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circu...

Page 17: ... Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com 9 Document revision history Revision Date Changes 1 2010 11 22 Original revision 1 2 2010 12 12 Updated regulation text Operating and storage temperature 1 3 2011 01 14 Updated supported OS list ...

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