CANboardXL

The PCI Card for the CAN and LIN Bus

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Development, simulation, testing, and maintenance of stationary CAN and LIN networks require high-performance, user-friendly, and robust hardware interfaces. CANboardXL – the standardized PCI interface – with its compact construction is the ideal solution for use in desktop PCs or stationary test facility.

Special Functions:

• Access to LIN bus
• High data throughput (35,000 messages per second)
• Precise time stamp (1 µs)
• Message processing on the card to reduce the PC load
• FPGA update possible by the customer
• Precise measurement of bus load
• Time synchronization possible with other hardware via external connection (party line)

Features and Advantages

Based on the high-performance 32 bit microcontroller and the flexible hardware design, the CANboardXL is well suited for present and future applications.

The CANboardXL features include:

• PCI interface
• 32 bit microcontroller with 64 MHz
• 2 completely independent channels
• CAN 2.0B and LIN
• Bus transceiver as plug-in boards (CAN-/LINpiggies)
• Plug & Play
• Interface for external time synchronization

Functions

Functional scope of the CANboardXL:

• Sending and receiving of Data and Remote Frames
• Listening to a CAN bus without influencing it (silent mode)
• Recognition and generation of Error Frames
• Buffering of messages on the card
• Time synchronization
• Simultaneous operation of several cards

Application Areas

Thanks to the high-performance microcontroller and the PCI interface, the CANboardXL is also suitable for high-end applications where high data throughput, quick reaction times, precise time synchronization, and time stamps matter.

The variety of bus drivers (CAN-/LINpiggies) (see network bus interfaces pdf) enables CANboardXL to be used in many application areas of CAN and LIN:

• Automobile technology
• Commercial vehicle technology
• Automation technology
• Air and space flight technology
• Marine technology

The CANboardXL can be operated with all Vector tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, and CANape . It can be used with several additional CANboardXLs and combined with any other Vector bCAN or LIN interface and thus allows the access to several CAN and LIN networks.

In addition, it is possible to use the XL-Driver-Library to create individual applications. Of course these applications can also be used with all other Vector hardware interface cards.

Bus Transceiver

There are many bus drivers, so-called CANpiggies or LINpiggies (plug-in boards) available. For LIN applications, Vector offers the LINpiggy 6259opto. The two channels of the CANboardXL can be operated with any combination of plug-in boards. For more information about the bus drivers, see the CAN-/LINpiggies product descriptions.

Included with Delivery (standard):

• CANboardXL
• Drivers for Windows 98, 2000, XP
• XL-Driver-Library (32 bit driver library for C++, C, Delphi , and Visual Basic)
• Documentation