Kvaser PCIcan

CAN/PCI interface boards with 1, 2 or 4 channels

 
  Kvaser PCIcan PCI/CAN Interface

Application support

MathWorks™ MATLAB® using Vehicle Network Toolbox™
MathWorks™ Simulink® using Vehicle Network Toolbox™
Kvaser CanKing™
National Instruments LabView™
Xtm

Software Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista,
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, Windows 95/98/ME, 
Windows NT4.0,
Linux

   
  The Kvaser PCIcan product family is a family of CAN/PCI interface boards and comprises three members: Kvaser PCIcan 4xHS, PCIcan HS/HS and PCIcan HS

Hardware

  • Compliant with PCI 2.2
  • Dimensions 140 x 100 mm (approx. 5.5 x 4 in.)
  • I/O mapped
  • Quick and easy plug-and-play installation (even under Windows NT 4.0!)
  • CAN Controllers: SJA1000 from Philips, with 64-byte receive FIFO
  • Supports CAN 2.0 A and 2.0 B (active)
  • High-speed ISO 11898 compliant driver circuits
  • Interfaces the CAN bus with DSUB CAN connector
  • CAN oscillator frequency: 16 MHz
  • Galvanic isolation between the CAN-controller and the CAN-driver

PCIcan 4xHS only:

  • The CAN controllers can individually be connected to a common CAN bus on the card
  • The common CAN bus has a built-in optional termination

PCIcan HS/HS and HS only:

  • The PCIcan HS/HS and PCIcan HS can optionally be delivered with exchangeable CAN drivers, supporting e.g. single-wire CAN. 

Software

The following software is available for PCIcan 4xHS, PCIcan HS/HS and PCIcan HS:

  • Driver support for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 and Windows NT 4.0 and Linux
  • Driver for Win CE under development
  • Kvaser CanKing for Windows, a general-purpose interactive CAN bus monitor/analyzer.
  • 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!
  • J2534 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.
  • Download the User's Guide in PDF format.

Supported Environments

The environments currently supported are:

  • 32-bit programs under Windows 95/98/ME
  • 32-bit programs under Windows 2000/XP/NT 4.0
  • All Kvaser hardware products share a common software API. Programs written for one board type will run without modifications on the other board types!

Product versions

  • Kvaser PCIcan 4xHS (Item No. 00084-1)
    Four CAN channel interface for the PCI bus with 4 x SJA1000  CAN controllers. Built-in loopback and terminator. One 25-pin D-SUB connector.
  • Kvaser PCIcan HS/HS (Item No. 00083-4)
  • Kvaser PCIcan HS (Item No. 00082-7)
    One CAN channel interface for the PCI bus with 1 x SJA1000 CAN controller. One 9-pin D-SUB connector.
 

Channels

CAN controllers Connectors
PCIcan 4xHS 4 4 x SJA1000 1 x D-SUB 25
PCIcan HS/HS 2 2 x SJA1000 2 x D-SUB 9
PCIcan HS 1 1 x SJA1000 1 x D-SUB 9

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