PCAN USB Interface Peak System
PCAN USB Interface Peak System
PCAN USB Interface Peak System
User Manual
Relevant products
Product name Model Part number
PCAN-USB IPEH-002021
PCAN-USB opto-decoupled Galvanic isolation for CAN IPEH-002022
interface
The cover picture shows both products: the PCAN-USB with the red and the PCAN-
USB opto-decoupled with the grey cable strain relief.
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Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 Properties at a Glance 5
1.2 System Requirements 6
1.3 Scope of Supply 7
4 Operation 17
4.1 Status LED 17
4.2 Unplugging the USB Connection 17
4.3 Distinguishing Several PCAN-USB Adapters 17
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6 Technical Specifications 29
Appendix A CE Certificate 31
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1 Introduction
The package is also supplied with the CAN monitor PCAN-View for
Windows and the programming interface PCAN-Basic.
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This chapter covers the software setup for the PCAN-USB adapter
under Windows and the connection of the adapter to the computer.
Install the driver before you connect the adapter to the computer.
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Consider that some computers still supply the USB ports with
power even when they are turned off (standby operation).
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4. Place the board overhead onto the top part of the casing.
The cable must lie with the strain relief in the cut-out of the
casing and the LED must be in the corresponding hole.
5. Push the bottom part of the casing onto the top part until
the latches click in.
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3.4 Cabling
3.4.1 Termination
The High-speed CAN bus (ISO 11898-2) must be terminated with
120 ohms on both ends. The termination prevents interfering signal
reflections and ensures the proper operation of the transceivers of
the connected CAN nodes (CAN interfaces, control devices).
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The following table shows the maximum possible CAN bus length
at different bit rates:
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4 Operation
Status Meaning
On There's a connection to a driver of the operating system.
Slow blinking A software application is connected to the adapter.
Quick blinking Data is transmitted via the connected CAN bus.
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Tip: You can create custom bit rates by using the button ().
4. Under Filter settings you can limit the range of CAN IDs to
be received, either for standard frames (11-bit IDs) or for
extended frames (29-bit IDs).
5. Activate the Listen-only mode if you do not actively
participate in the CAN traffic and just want to observe. This
also avoids an unintended disruption of an unknown CAN
environment (e.g. due to different bit rates).
6. Confirm the settings in the dialog box with OK. The main
window of PCAN-View appears (see Figure 11).
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2. Enter the ID, the data Length and the CAN message Data.
Tip: Under the menu command File > Save, you can save the
current transmit messages into a transmit list. Saved transmit
lists are available for reuse.
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On the Trace tab, the data tracer (data logger) of PCAN-View is used
for logging the communication on a CAN bus. During this process
the messages are cached in the working memory of the PC.
Afterwards, they can be saved to a file.
The Tracer runs either in linear or in ring buffer mode. The linear
buffer mode stops the Tracer as soon as the buffer is full. The ring
buffer mode overwrites the oldest messages by new ones as soon
as the buffer is full.
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You can find further information about the use of PCAN-View in the
help which you can invoke in the program via the Help menu or
with the F1 key.
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Initialization
A channel must be initialized before using it. This is done by the
simple call of the function CAN_Initialize for CAN and
CAN_InitializeFD for CAN FD. Depending on the type of the CAN
hardware, up to 16 CAN channels can be opened at the same time.
After a successful initialization the CAN channel is ready. No further
configuration steps are required.
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Interaction
For receiving and transmitting messages the functions CAN_Read and
CAN_Write as well as CAN_ReadFD and CAN_WriteFD are available.
Additional settings can be made, e.g. setting up message filters to
confine to specific CAN IDs or setting the CAN controller to listen-
only mode.
Completion
To end the communication the function CAN_Uninitialize is called in
order to release the reserved resources for the CAN channel, among
others. In addition the CAN channel is marked as "Free" and is
available to other applications.
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6 Technical Specifications
Connectors
Computer USB plug type A
CAN D-Sub (m), 9 pins
Pin assignment according to specification CiA® 303-1
USB
Type to S/N 199999 USB 1.1, from S/N 200000 USB 2.0,
Full-Speed mode (compatible with USB 1.1, USB 2.0,
and USB 3.0)
CAN
Specification ISO 11898-2, High-speed CAN
2.0A (standard format) and 2.0B (extended format)
Bit rates 5 kbit/s - 1 Mbit/s
Controller NXP SJA1000
Transceiver NXP PCA82C251
Galvanic isolation PCAN-USB: none
PCAN-USB opto: up to 500 V
Supplying external PCAN-USB: D-Sub pin 1/pin 9; 5 V, max. 100 mA
devices PCAN-USB opto: D-Sub pin 1/pin 9 1; 5 V, max. 50 mA
Not connected at delivery
Internal termination to S/N 199999 not available, from S/N 200000 via solder
bridges (not activated at delivery)
Power supply
Supply voltage +5 V DC (via USB port)
Power consumption max. 200 mA
1
Pin 9 only from ser. no. 200000
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Environment
Operating temperature -40 - 85 °C (-40 - 185 °F)
Temperature for storage -40 - 100 °C (-40 - 212 °F)
and transport
Relative humidity 15 – 90 %, not condensing
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
DIN EN 55024:2016-05
DIN EN 55022:2011-12
Ingress protection IP20
(IEC 60529)
Measures
Size (w/o cable) PCAN-USB: 75 x 43 x 22 mm
PCAN-USB opto: 87 x 43 x 22 mm
Cable length about 0.75 m
Weight (with cable) PCAN-USB: 78 g
PCAN-USB opto: 83 g
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Appendix A CE Certificate
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