CANdle U
ser’s Guide
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1.3. Kit Contents
The kit contains a single CANdle and two aluminum
spacers.
Note: External LED strip is
not
included, however LED
strips may be purchased at
Note: CANdle has eight onboard individually addressable
LEDs.
This means CANdle can be illuminated without
wiring additional LEDs.
1.4. Electrical Specifications
Symbol
Parameter
Condition
Min
Typ.
Max
Unit
T
amb
Ambient temperature
-40
+85
°C
I
Q
Quiescent Supply Current
DC supply 12.0V
50
60
mA
+V
IN
Supply voltage
6.0
12.0
28.0
V
-I
OUT
Current sunk thru -V
OUT
0
6
A
I
MAX
Maximum Output Current
Sunk via -Vout
6
A
ESD Rating
ESD Protection Contact Discharge
±30
kV
ESD Protection Air-Gap Discharge
±30
kV
1.5. General specifications
Outside Dimensions
2.7” x 1”
Weight (with wires)
1.584 ounces (44.9 grams)
Supported Communication Protocols
CAN 2.0 (1Mbps)
CAN FD when used with CANivore
Addressable LED Pulse Train
Maximum Operational Temperature @ 5 A
(1)
75 °C
Maximum Operational Temperature @ 5 A
(2)
55 °C
NOTE 1:
This is the maximum expected temperature CANdle can reach when sourcing 5 amps continuously, without any additional heat sink attached
NOTE 2:
This is the maximum expected temperature CANdle can reach when sourcing 5 amps continuously, while attached to a heat sink via the provided spacers,
shown in
1.6. Onboard LED Specifications
Parameter
Min
Typ.
Max
Unit
Number of onboard LEDs
8
Red Intensity
700
1000
mcd
Green Intensity
1500
2200
mcd
Blue Intensity
700
1000
mcd
Red Wavelength
625
nm
Green Wavelength
520
nm
Blue Wavelength
470
nm