
Hardware Installation
2. Hardware Installation
2.1 Procedure
Read the safety instructions at the beginning of this document carefully, before
you start with the hardware installation!
Danger!
Electric shock risk. Never carry out work while power supply voltage is switched on!
Attention !
Electrostatic discharges may cause damage to electronic components. To avoid this,
please perform the following steps
before
you touch the module, in order to discharge
the static electricity from your body:
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Switch off the power of your PC, but leave it connected to the mains until you
have discharged yourself.
Then touch the metal case of the PC to discharge the static electricity.
Furthermore, you must avoid contact between your clothes and the CAN-
PCI/405-B4.
Procedure:
1.
Switch off the PC and all connected peripheral devices (monitor, printer, etc.). Switch off the
CAN devices of the net to which the CAN module is to be connected.
2.
Discharge your body as described above.
3.
Disconnect the power supply of the PC from the mains.
If the computer does not have a flexible mains cable, but is directly connected to mains,
disconnect the power supply via the safety fuse and make sure that the fuse cannot switch
on again unintentionally (i.e. with caution label).
Danger!
Never carry out work while power supply voltage is switched on!
4.
Remove the PC cover.
For further information on this see the manual of your PC.
Unfasten the mounting screws at the back of the PC and remove the cover.
5.
Select an open PCI slot and remove the slot cover of the PC. Unfasten the screw which fixes
the slot cover and retain it for fixing the module afterwards.
The CAN module can be inserted into every PCI slot. Be careful not to insert the board into
an ISA slot, because this might damage the PC and the board!
6.
Insert the CAN module into the selected PCI slot.
Carefully push the board down until it snaps into place.
7.
Attach the board.
Secure the cover with the according screws at the back of the PC.
CAN-PCI/405-B4
Hardware Manual • Doc. No.: C.2041.21 / Rev. 1.2
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