Contents
PXI-846xand NI-CAN for Windows NT viii ni.com
Appendix B
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8460 Low-Speed CAN
ConnectorPinouts .........................................................................................................B-1
PowerS upply Information for theLow-Speed CAN P orts...........................................B-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements.................................................................................. B-3
Cable Specifications ......................................................................................................B-4
Numberof Devices ........................................................................................................B-4
Low-SpeedTermination ................................................................................................B-5
Determining the Necessary Termination Resistance for Your Board.............B-5
Replacingthe Termination Resistors ..............................................................B-7
CablingExample ...........................................................................................................B-8
Appendix C
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8461 High-Speed CAN
ConnectorPinouts .........................................................................................................C-1
PowerS upply Information for theH igh-Speed CAN Ports.......................................... C-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements.................................................................................. C-4
Cable Specifications ......................................................................................................C-5
Cable Lengths................................................................................................................C-5
Numberof Devices ........................................................................................................C-6
Cable Termination.........................................................................................................C-6
CablingExample ...........................................................................................................C-7
Appendix D
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8462 Dual-Speed CAN
PortIdentification ..........................................................................................................D-1
Appendix E
RTSI Bus
RTSI,PXI and CompactPCI..........................................................................................E-1
Appendix F
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
MissingBoard in the NI-CAN Configuration Utility....................................................F-1
Diagnostic Utility Failures ............................................................................................ F-1
ResourceErrors ...............................................................................................F-1
NI-CAN Software Problem Encountered .......................................................F-2
MissingBoard in D iagnostic Utility...............................................................F-2
HardwareProblem Encountered.....................................................................F-2
CommonQuestions .......................................................................................................F-2