USB to CAN interface

The PCAN-USB adapter enables simple connection to CAN networks. Its compact plastic casing makes it suitable for mobile applications.

The opto-decoupled version guarantees galvanic isolation of up to 500 V between the PC and the CAN sides.

The package is also supplied with the CAN monitor PCAN-View for Windows and the programming interface PCAN-Basic.

Specifications

• Adapter for USB connection (USB 1.1, compatible with USB 2.0)
• USB voltage supply
• Bit rates up to 1 Mbit/s
• Time stamp resolution approx. 42 s
• Compliant to standard (11-bit CAN-ID) and extended CAN (29-bit CAN-ID)
• CAN bus connection via DE-9 (in accordance with CiA 102)
• NXP SJA1000 CAN controller, 16 MHz clock frequency
• NXP PCA82C251 CAN transceiver
• 5-V supply to the CAN connection can be connected through a solder jumper, e.g., for external bus converter
• Extended operating temperature range of −40 °C to +85 °C (−40 °F to +185 °F)

Optionally available

• Galvanic isolation on the CAN connection up to 500 V

Scope of supply

• PCAN-USB in plastic casing
• Device drivers for Windows 7/Vista/XP/Linux (32/64-bit)
• Device driver for Windows CE 6.x (x86 and ARMv4 processor support)
• PCAN-View CAN monitor for Windows 7/Vista/XP (32/64-bit)
• PCAN-Basic programming interface consisting of an interface DLL, examples, and header files for all common programming languages
• Manual in PDF format