2.2.2Connect to CAN Bus

In order to provide an easy CAN bus wiring, the i-7540D supplies one CAN port with two CAN bus connector interfaces. Each connecter built on the i-7540D looks like as figure 2-3 and table 2-2.

Table 2-2: CAN bus Connector Pin Assignment

Pin No.

Signal

Description

1

N/A

Not Connected

 

 

 

2

CAN_L

CAN_L bus line (dominant low)

3

N/A

Not Connected

4

CAN_H

CAN_H bus line (dominant high)

 

 

 

5

N/A

Not Connected

Note that the bypass CAN bus connector is not another CAN channel. It is designed for connecting to another CAN device conveniently. The structure of the inside electronic circuit is displayed as figure 2-4.

Figure 2-3 Electronic circuit of CAN bus connector

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I-7540D specifications

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