Contents
PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows NT vi www.natinst.com
Appendix B
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8461 High-Speed CAN
Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................................B-1
Power Supply Information for the High-Speed CAN Ports..........................................B-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements.................................................................................. B-4
Cable Specifications......................................................................................................B-5
Cable Lengths................................................................................................................B-5
Number of Devices........................................................................................................B-6
Cable Termination.........................................................................................................B-6
Cabling Example...........................................................................................................B-7
Appendix C
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8460 Low-Speed CAN
Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................................C-1
Power Supply Information for the Low-Speed CAN Ports...........................................C-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements.................................................................................. C-3
Cable Specifications......................................................................................................C-4
Number of Devices........................................................................................................C-4
Low-Speed Termination................................................................................................C-5
Determining the Necessary Termination Resistance for Your Board.............C-5
Replacing the Termination Resistors..............................................................C-7
Cabling Example...........................................................................................................C-8
Appendix D
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
Missing Board in the NI-CAN Configuration Utility....................................................D-1
Diagnostic Utility Failures ............................................................................................D-1
Resource Errors...............................................................................................D-1
NI-CAN Software Problem Encountered .......................................................D-2
Missing Board in Diagnostic Utility...............................................................D-2
Hardware Problem Encountered.....................................................................D-2
Common Questions.......................................................................................................D-2
Appendix E
Specifications
Appendix F
Technical Support Resources