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4 Kvaser LAPcan installation
The Kvaser LAPcan card may be inserted in any free PC Card (PCMCIA) slot that is capable of accommodating Type II or Type III cards. You don’t have to switch the power off before inserting or removing the card.
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Figure 1. A Kvaser LAPcan with its two CAN ports.
Many new laptop computers are equipped with CardBus slots instead of PCMCIA slots. You can use a CardBus slot for Kvaser LAPcan without problems, because the CardBus controller will automatically use a special compability mode for Kvaser LAPcan (or other PCMCIA cards)1.
The Kvaser LAPcan has two independent I/O ports that are depicted in the figure above. You connect the card to the CAN network by means of special cables, the DRVcans.
1This is true for Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP. Windows NT 4.0 might have trouble with a CardBus controller; please consult the computer manufacturer for more information.
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