Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 User’s Guide
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Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED
indicators.
3.1
Hardware installation
The Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 may be inserted in any free PCI Express slot on the
host computer. You do need to switch the power off before inserting or removing
the device.
3.2
CAN channels
The Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 has two CAN Hi-Speed channels in a single 9-pin
male D-SUB CAN connector (see Figure 2). See Section 4.2, CAN connectors, on
Page 9 for pinout information.
Figure 2: CAN connector on Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2
3.3
Power supply
The Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 is powered from the PCI Express connector.
3.4
LED Indicators
The Kvaser PCIEcan 2xHS v2 has two yellow LED indicators, one for each
channel, that indicates with a short flash that a CAN message was received or
sent. A single flash may be hard to see and a continuous set of flashes will be
indistinguishable from a steady light.
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