Philips LAPcan, LAPcan II User Manual

Kvaser LAPcan / LAPcan II
Hardware Guide

Copyright 2001-2006 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com

Last updated Monday, 06 November 2006

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1 Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................3

2 About this manual .......................................................................................................................4

3 Introduction...................................................................................................................................5

4 Kvaser LAPcan installation.......................................................................................................6

5 Technical data, Kvaser LAPcan and Kvaser LAPcan II .....................................................7

6 The DRVcans ................................................................................................................................8

6.1 DRVcan Types .......................................................................................................................9

6.2 How to use the DRVcan......................................................................................................10

7 A Few Words of Caution..........................................................................................................11

Caution!................................................................................................................................................12

8 DRVcan configuration ..............................................................................................................13

8.1 Technical Data for DRVcan 251 ........................................................................................16

8.2 Technical Data for DRVcan 1053......................................................................................16

8.3 Technical Data for DRVcan 1054......................................................................................16

8.4 Technical Data for DRVcan DNopto .................................................................................16

8.5 Technical Data for DRVcan Fi ...........................................................................................17

8.6 Technical Data for DRVcan S ............................................................................................17

8.7 Technical Data for DRVcan LIN.........................................................................................17

9 EMC Compliance .......................................................................................................................18

10 Document revision history .........................................................................................19

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2 About this manual

This manual is intended for the Kvaser LAPcan/Kvaser LAPcan II users. This manual
contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the
device to a computer.

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3 Introduction

Table 1: The Kvaser LAPcan/LAPcan II devices and their EAN numbers.
Device Product Number

Kvaser LAPcan 733-0130- 00029-2
Kvaser LAPcan II 733-0130- 00115-2

Kvaser LAPcan is a PC card compliant with the PC-Card (PCMCIA) standard. It contains the
powerful microcontroller C161O from Infineon and two SJA1000 CAN controllers from Philips.
The SJA1000 handles CAN messages with 11 bit as well as 29 bit identifiers. Remote frames
can be sent and received without restrictions. Kvaser LAPcan can both detect and generate
error frames on the CAN bus. Kvaser LAPcan provides two completely independent CAN
channels with two separate connectors. The CAN bus transceivers are integrated into the
connection cables.

The Kvaser LAPcan II is an improved version of the Kvaser LAPcan card. It
is fully compatible with the Kvaser LAPcan card but features

- better performance

- improved EMC and ESD characteristics

- a different artwork on the housing (an eagle instead of a peregrine falcon)
In this text we will use the name Kvaser LAPcan for both Kvaser LAPcan and

Kvaser LAPcan II.

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4 Kvaser LAPcan installation

The Kvaser LAPcan card may be inserted in any free PC Card (PCMCIA) slot
that is capable of accommodating Type II or Type III cards. You don’t have to
switch the power off before inserting or removing the card.

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Figure 1. A Kvaser LAPcan with its two CAN ports.

Many new laptop computers are equipped with CardBus slots instead of
PCMCIA slots. You can use a CardBus slot for Kvaser LAPcan without
problems, because the CardBus controller will automatically use a special
compability mode for Kvaser LAPcan (or other PCMCIA cards)1.

The Kvaser LAPcan has two independent I/O ports that are depicted in the
figure above. You connect the card to the CAN network by means of special
cables, the DRVcans.

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This is true for Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP. Windows NT 4.0 might have trouble with a

CardBus controller; please consult the computer manufacturer for more information.

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