Kvaser USBcan Professional User manual

Kvaser USBcan Professional
User's Guide
Copyright 2001-2011 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
Last updated Thursday, 28 April 2011
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume
any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and
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1 Table of Contents
Kvaser USBcan Professional User's Guide...........................................................................1
1Table of Contents..............................................................................................................3
2About this manual .............................................................................................................4
3Introduction........................................................................................................................5
3.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Professional...................................................................5
3.2 Major features of Kvaser USBcan Professional...........................................................6
3.3 Additional software and documentation.......................................................................6
4Kvaser USBcan Professional hardware..........................................................................7
4.1 Hardware installation....................................................................................................7
4.2 USB connector.............................................................................................................7
4.3 CAN channels ..............................................................................................................7
4.4 LED indicators..............................................................................................................9
5How to use the Kvaser USBcan Professional ............................................................. 11
5.1 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 11
6Appendices ..................................................................................................................... 12
6.1 System requirements ................................................................................................ 12
6.2 Technical data........................................................................................................... 12
6.3 Performance.............................................................................................................. 13
6.4 CAN connectors........................................................................................................ 13
6.5 Updating the firmware............................................................................................... 17
6.6 Required driver version............................................................................................. 18
6.7 CAN bus termination................................................................................................. 18
7Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................................... 20
8Legal acknowledgements.............................................................................................. 21
8.1 Usage warning .......................................................................................................... 21
8.2 EMC compliance statement...................................................................................... 22
8.3 WEEE compliance statement.................................................................................... 22
8.4 RoHS compliance statement..................................................................................... 22
8.5 Patents, copyrights and trademarks ......................................................................... 22
9Document revision history............................................................................................ 23

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2 About this manual
This manual is intended for the Kvaser USBcan Professional users. This manual contains a
description of the properties of the hardware and general instructions for connecting the
device to a computer.

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3 Introduction
This section will describe the functions and features of the Kvaser USBcan Professional.
3.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Professional
Figure 1. Kvaser USBcan Professional.
Kvaser USBcan Professional is a powerful two channel real time CAN to USB interface.
The Kvaser USBcan Professional supports Kvaser's MagiSync™ technology to synchronize
time stamps across multiple units without extra wires providing flexibility for multi-channel
applications. With quick reaction times and high data throughput, the Kvaser USBcan
Professional is perfect for rapid ECU re-flashing, advanced bus analyzers, and efficient
development work.
This guide is applicable to the Kvaser USBcan Professional devices listed in Table 1.
Table 1: The Kvaser USBcan Professional device and its EAN number.
Device
Product Number
Kvaser USBcan Professional HS/HS
733-0130-00357-6

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3.2 Major features of Kvaser USBcan Professional
Quick and easy plug-and-play installation.
Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers.
CAN messages are time-stamped with 2 microseconds accuracy.
Large on-board RAM buffer for CAN messages.
Supports silent (listen-only) mode for analyzing tools and data logging.
100% compatible with applications written for Kvaser hardware such as LAPcan,
PCIcan, and USBcan with Kvaser CANLIB.
Two high-speed CAN connections (compliant with ISO 11898-2), 5 kbit/s up to 1
Mbit/s.
Fully compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000® and DeviceNet.
One USB 2.0 HiSpeed connection with data rates up to 480 Mbit/s. The device can
also be used in USB 1.1 slots (with up to 12 Mbit/s).
Power is taken from the USB bus.
Small, light plastic housing with dimensions (W x L x H) approximately 46 x 115 x 22
mm (1.8 x 4.5 x 0.9 inch) –easy to tuck away (e.g. in a vehicle during a test drive)
Supports extreme data throughput, quick reaction times and precise time stamping –
removing any bottlenecks. Handles up to 40 000 messages per second.
Kvaser MagiSync- automatic time synchronization between all Kvaser products
that uses the Kvaser MagiSyncfeature.
Simultaneous operation of multiple devices.
3.3 Additional software and documentation
Kvaser CANLIB SDK, which includes everything you need to develop software for the
Kvaser CAN hardware. Includes full documentation and many sample programs,
written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, and Visual Basic. All Kvaser CAN interface hardware
shares a common software API. Programs written for one board type will run without
modifications on the other board types!
On-line documentation in Windows® HTML Help and Adobe Acrobat format.
Documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for free at www.kvaser.com
or purchased separately on CD if preferred.

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4 Kvaser USBcan Professional hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply, LED indicators,
and external triggers.
4.1 Hardware installation
The Kvaser USBcan Professional may be inserted in any free USB socket on the host
computer. You do not need to switch the power off before inserting or removing the device.
For the Kvaser USBcan Professional to communicate with the host computer, the correct
version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed. The firmware is downloaded and
installed directly on the Kvaser USBcan Professional and the driver is installed on the host
computer. For additional information on how to upgrade the firmware, read section 6.5,
Updating the firmware.
The delivery package of Kvaser USBcan Professional contains:
Kvaser USBcan Professional.
Software and Driver CD, containing drivers for Windows; Kvaser CANKing, an easy to
use CAN bus monitor; Drivers for RP1210A, LabView and DIAdem; and Kvaser
CANlib Software Development Kit.
Kvaser USBcan Professional User's Guide (also on the CD.)
A USB cable.
For driver installation information, see the driver and hardware installation guide which can be
found at http://www.kvaser.com.
4.2 USB connector
The Kvaser USBcan Professional has a standard USB type ―B‖ receptacle connector.
Connect it to your PC using any high quality, USB 2.0 certified cable. The maximum USB
cable length is 5 meters (approx. 16.5 ft.). If you need a longer cable, you can use USB hubs
or USB extension cables with a built-in hub. By chaining up to 5 hubs, you can achieve a
cable length of up to 25 meters (approx. 83 ft.)
4.3 CAN channels
The standard Kvaser USBcan Professional has two independent CAN channels that are seen
in Figure 2. The first CAN channel is marked on the housing with the symbol ‗1‘, where as the
second channel (number 2) is not marked. See Figure 3. The CAN connectors are also
labeled for easy identification.

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CAN channel
connectors
USB device
connector
Figure 2: Connections on the Kvaser USBcan Professional. The two CAN channels are
on top of the picture and the USB device connector is on the bottom of the picture.
Figure 3: The CAN channels on Kvaser USBcan Professional.

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4.4 LED indicators
Table 2: LED indicators overview.
Lamp
General meaning
PWR (Green)
Power and general status.
CAN 1 (Yellow)
Status for CAN channel 1.
CAN 2 (Yellow)
Status for CAN channel 2.
ERR (Red)
Indicates different types of errors.
Figure 4. LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Professional.

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Table 3: LED indicators, detailed meaning.
PWR
(Green)
CAN 1
(Yellow)
CAN 2
(Yellow)
ERR
(Red)
Meaning
Slow flash
Waiting for USB connection with the PC.
Steady
Power ON (The device is connected to
the computer).
Short flash
CAN traffic on channel 1.
Short flash
CAN traffic on channel 2.
Short
flash
Error frame on either channel.
Steady
Self-test failed, wrong bit rate, CAN bus
transceiver failure.
Fast flash
Firmware configuration error (should not
normally happen, so please contact the
support).