Kvaser USBcan Light User manual

Kvaser USBcan Light User’s Guide
Copyright 2018 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
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Printed Wednesday 16th May, 2018
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 should not be construed
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Contents
1 About this manual 4
2 Introduction 5
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Major features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Additional software and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Kvaser USBcan Light hardware 8
3.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 USB connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3 CAN channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Appendices 11
4.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.2 CAN connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3 CAN bus termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.4 Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 Disposal and Recycling Information 14
6 Legal acknowledgements 15
6.1 Usage warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.2 EU Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.3 Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7 Document Revision History 18
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1 About this manual
This manual is intended for Kvaser USBcan Light users. This document contains a
description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the
device to a computer.
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2 Introduction
This section will describe the functions and features of the Kvaser USBcan Light.
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser USBcan Light
Figure 1: Kvaser USBcan Light
Kvaser USBcan Light is a reliable low cost product. With a time stamp precision of
100 microseconds it handles transmission and reception of standard and extended
CAN messages on the bus. It is compatible with applications that use Kvaser’s
CANlib.
This guide applies to Kvaser USBcan Light devices listed in Table 1 on Page 6.
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Device Product Number
Kvaser USBcan Light 2xHS 73-30130-00714-7
Table 1: Kvaser USBcan Light devices and their EAN numbers.
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2.2 Major features
•USB CAN interface.
•Quick and easy plug-and-play installation.
•Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers.
•100% compatible with applications written for other Kvaser CAN hardware
with Kvaser CANlib.
•High-speed CAN connection (compliant with ISO 11898-2), up to 1 Mbit/s.
•Fully compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000 R
and DeviceNet.
•Simultaneous operation of multiple devices.
2.3 Additional software and documentation
The Kvaser CANlib SDK includes everything you need in order to develop software
for Kvaser CAN hardware. The SDK contains full documentation and many sample
programs, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, Python and Visual Basic. All Kvaser CAN
interface hardware share a common software API. Programs written for one device
type will run without modification on other device types.
The latest versions of documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for
free at www.kvaser.com/download.
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3 Kvaser USBcan Light hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED
indicators.
3.1 Hardware installation
For the Kvaser USBcan Light to communicate with the host computer, the correct
version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed.
After the driver has been installed on the host computer, the firmware may then be
downloaded and installed on the Kvaser USBcan Light.
The latest version of the driver and firmware can be downloaded from
www.kvaser.com/download.
The driver is installed by running the file kvaser_drivers_setup.exe .
The Kvaser USBcan Light 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 information on how to upgrade the firmware, see Section 4.4, Updating the
firmware, on Page 12.
3.2 USB connector
The Kvaser USBcan Light has a standard USB type “A” connector.
3.3 CAN channels
The Kvaser USBcan Light has two CAN Hi-Speed channels with 9-pin D-SUB CAN
connectors (see Figure 2 on Page 9). See Section 4.2, CAN connectors, on
Page 11 for pinout information.
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Figure 2: CAN connectors on Kvaser USBcan Light 2xHS
3.4 Power supply
The Kvaser USBcan Light is powered from the USB port.
3.5 LED Indicators
The Kvaser USBcan Light has three LEDs as shown in Figure 3. Their functions
are shown in Table 2 on Page 10.
Figure 3: LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Light.
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LED Function Description
PWR (Green) Power Steady light when unit is powered and working.
USB configuration Blinking once every three seconds when something is
wrong with the USB connection.
Firmware 2 Hz flash if something is wrong with the firmware or con-
figuration.
CAN 1 (Yellow) CAN RxTx Status for CAN channel 1.
CAN 2 (Yellow) CAN RxTx Status for CAN channel 2.
Table 2: LEDs on the Kvaser USBcan Light.
3.6 Troubleshooting
Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can
communicate with the Kvaser USBcan Light. If the firmware version shown is all
zeros, there are communication problems. If the LEDs are not flashing or do not
light up at all, check the power supply.
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