Kvaser Leaf Light

Kvaser Leaf Light is a one channel USB interface for CAN. It offers the possibility to easily connect several interfaces to a standard PC.  

Major features 

• CAN messages are time-stamped with a precision of 100 microseconds
• Handles up to 8000 messages per second
• Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers
• Supports data and remote frames
• Detects error frames
• Very good EMC performance
• Equipped with a 110 cm (44 in.) long USB cable and a 30 cm (12 in.) long CAN cable
• Interfaces the CAN bus with a 9-pin D-SUB or OBD II connector
• Optional, galvanically isolated CAN bus driver
• Designed for USB 2.0, backward compliant with USB 1.1.
• Low power-consumption
• Quick and easy Plug-and-Play installation 
• 100% compatible with applications written for all Kvaser hardware with KVASER's CANlib.
• A practically unlimited number of Kvaser Leafs can be connected via standard USB hubs for simultaneous use on a single PC

Software and documentation

• Kvaser CANLIB SDK, which includes everything you need to develop software for the Kvaser CAN boards. Includes full documentation and many program samples, written in C, C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, and C#. All Kvaser CAN interface boards share a common software API. Programs written for one board type will run without modifications on the other board types! 
• J2435 Application Programming Interface
• RP1210A Application Programming Interface
• Documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for free from www.kvaser.com, or they can be purchased on CD if preferred. Updates of the software are regularly posted on the web.
• Kvaser CanKing for Windows, a general-purpose interactive CAN bus monitor/analyzer

More product information 

• Download the Kvaser Leaf Product Comparison Table to compare the three members in the Kvaser Leaf family

• Here's a table showing the driver support

• Download the product sheet for Kvaser Leaf Light
• Download the User's Guide here

Product versions

• Kvaser Leaf Light HS (Item No. 00241-8)
  One channel USB-to-bus interface for High-Speed CAN (ISO 11898-2). 
  Handles a bit rate from 5 kbits/s up to 1 Mbits/s. Interfaces the CAN bus with 9 pin DSUB connectors. Pin assignment according to CiA-DS102
• Kvaser Leaf Light HS (Item No. 00411-5)
  One channel USB-to-bus interface for High-Speed CAN (ISO 11898-2) with galvanically isolated CAN bus drivers. Handles a bit rate from 5 kbits/s up to 1 Mbits/s. Interfaces the CAN bus with 9 pin DSUB connectors. Pin assignment according to CiA-DS102
• Kvaser Leaf Light HS (Item No. 00402-3)
  One channel USB-to-bus interface for High-Speed CAN (ISO 11898-2). 
  Handles a bit rate from 5 kbits/s up to 1 Mbits/s. Interfaces the CAN bus with OBD2 connector

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