Contents
PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows 98/95 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-6
Cabling Example...........................................................................................................C-8
Appendix D
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
Device Manager Problems............................................................................................D-1
No National Instruments CAN Interfaces....................................................... D-1
Missing Board in Device Manager.................................................................D-2
Problem Shown in Device Manager...............................................................D-3
Diagnostic Utility Failures ............................................................................................D-5
Memory Resource Conflict.............................................................................D-5
Interrupt Resource Conflict.............................................................................D-5
NI-CAN Software Problem Encountered .......................................................D-5
Missing Board in Diagnostic Utility...............................................................D-6
Hardware Problem Encountered.....................................................................D-6
Common Questions.......................................................................................................D-6
Appendix E
Specifications