Kvaser M.2 PCIe 4xCAN is a highly-integrated embedded CAN board that adds four high speed CAN/CAN FD channels to any host computer with PCI Express connectivity and an available B or M keyed M.2 slot.
This CAN interface board has a particularly compact footprint, thanks to an M.2 card size of 22 x 80 mm and industry-leading height of just 2 mm. Unique to the Kvaser M.2 PCIe 4xCAN is that the CAN transceivers are distributed (off-board), allowing them to be located closer to the CAN networks themselves. This layout maximises signal quality and integrity.
With a timestamp resolution of just 1 μs and a maximum message rate of 20000 msg/s per channel, plus advanced features such as silent mode, error frame detection and generation, this advanced board with distributed CAN transceivers can be integrated in a wide range of embedded systems.
Major features
- B+M keyed M.2 PCI Express CAN interface with four channels.
- Distributed and modular CAN modules minimising the signal integrity impact when connected to CAN-bus systems.
- Compact footprint, ideal for embedded applications, thanks to the M.2 card size of 22 x 80 mm.
- Supports CAN FD, up to 8 Mbit/s.
- Quick and easy plug-and-play installation.
- Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers.
- Fully 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.
- Compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000® and DeviceNet. Higher layer protocol translation handled by the user’s application. For software support please see our Technical Associates products and our Software Download page (www.kvaser.com).
- Supports silent mode for analysis tools – listen to the bus without interfering.
- Supports simultaneous usage of multiple Kvaser interfaces and SocketCAN.
Technical Parameters
- Weight 42 g
- Connectors DSUB 9
- Interfaces PC M.2
- Temp range -40 °C to 85 °C
- Regulatory Compliance CE, FCC
Software
- Documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for free at kvaser.com/download.
- Kvaser CANLIB SDK is a free resource that includes everything you need to develop software for the Kvaser CAN interfaces. Includes full documentation and many program samples, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, and Visual Basic.
- All Kvaser CAN interface boards share a common software API. Programs written for one interface type will run without modifications on the other interface types.
- J2534 Application Programming Interface available.
- RP1210A Application Programming Interface available.
- On-line documentation in Windows HTML-Help and Adobe Acrobat format.
