Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS User’s Guide 9 (18)
4 Appendices
In this section you will find technical information about the Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS
and its connectors.
4.1 Technical data
In Table 2 below you will find the technical specifications of Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS.
CAN Channels 4
CAN Transceivers MCP2561FD (Compliant with ISO 11898-2)
CAN Controller Kvaser CAN IP in FPGA
Galvanic isolation Yes
CAN Bit Rate 40 kbit/s to 1 Mbit/s “Classic CAN”
CAN FD Bit Rate Up to 8 Mbit/s (with correct physical layer implementation)
Time stamp resolution 1 µs
Max message rate 20000 msg/s per channel
Error Frame Detection Yes
Error Frame Generation Yes
Silent mode Yes
Kvaser CANtegrity No
Power consumption Typically 700 mW idle plus max 150 mW per channel, i.e. max
1300 mW for a four channel interface. Only uses 3.3 V.
Host interface PCI Express
Host OS Windows (7 or later), Linux.
Hardware configuration Done by software.
Dimensions Low profile, 86 x 69 mm
Weight 50 g (200g including HD26-4DS9 Splitter)
Operating temperature 0 ◦C to +85 ◦C
Storage temperature −40 ◦C to +85 ◦C
Relative humidity 0 % to 85 % (non-condensing.)
Table 2: Technical Specifications.
4.2 CAN connectors
Kvaser PCIEcan 4xHS devices that use the 26-pin HD D-SUB connector (see
Figure 4 on Page 10) have the pinning described in Table 3 on Page 10. This table
also describes how the HD26-4xDS9 splitter (see Figure 6 on Page 11) connects
to four separate 9-pin D-SUB connectors, CAN 1 to CAN 4.
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