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Hardware Configuration for Single Wire CAN with a Software Selectable Card

Hardware: Industrial Communications>>CAN>>PCI-CAN/SW, Industrial Communications>>CAN>>PCI-CAN/SW Series 2, Industrial Communications>>CAN>>PXI-8464/1 Series 2, Industrial Communications>>CAN>>PXI-8464/2 Series 2

Problem:
I would like to set up the hardware of my software selectable NI-CAN PXI card for single wire transmission. How should I do that?

Solution:
There are a few steps to follow while setting your PXI-8464 to single wire mode. 

  1. With power off, remove the PXI-8464 from the chassis, change the VBat jumper for the port you are going to use to "Ext".  Reinsert the card and reboot chassis.
  2. Configure the card for Single-Wire mode in Measurement & Automation Explorer using RT Hardware Configuration utility, found in Tools»NI-CAN
  3. Wire as follows:
    Pin 3 (V-):  Wire to the negative/common side of your power supply (e.g. 0V)
    Pin 5 (Shield):  Wire to ground (not necessarily the same as Pin 3).  It is the same if your power supply is earth grounded.
    Pin 6 (V- reference):  Wire to same location as Pin 3
    Pin 7 (CAN_H):  Wire to your module's CAN line
    Pin 9 (V+):  Wire to the positive side of your power supply (e.g. +12V)
You can now use your software selectable NI-CAN card in single wire mode. 

Related Links:
Product Reference: NI-CAN Hardware and Software Manual (2.4)


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Report Date: 04/19/2007
Last Updated: 05/15/2007
Document ID: 48II5OYW

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