Appendix B Cabling Requirements for PXI-8461 High-Speed CAN
© National Instruments Corporation B-7 PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows NT
Cabling Example

FigureB -6 shows an example of a cable to connect two CAN devices. For

the internal power configuration, no V+ connection is required.

Figure B-6. Cabling Example

9-Pin
D-Sub 9-Pin
D-Sub
CAN_H
CAN_L
Shield
V+
V+
V–
V–
5-Pin
Combicon
5-Pin
Combicon
Pin 7Pin 4 Pin 7 Pin 4
Pin 2 Pin 2
Pin 5 Pin 3
Pin 9 Pin 5
Pin 3 Pin 1
Pin 2Pin 2
Pin 5Pin 3
Pin 9Pin 5
Pin 3Pin 1
120Ω120Ω
Power
Connector