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Contents
PXI-846x and NI-CAN for Windows NT viii ni.com
Appendix B
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8460 Low-Speed CAN
Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................................... B-1
Power Supply Information for the Low-Speed CAN Ports........................................... B-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements .................................................................................. B-3
Cable Specifications ...................................................................................................... B-4
Number of Devices........................................................................................................ B-4
Low-Speed Termination................................................................................................ B-5
Determining the Necessary Termination Resistance for Your Board............. B-5
Replacing the Termination Resistors .............................................................. B-7
Cabling Example ........................................................................................................... B-8
Appendix C
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8461 High-Speed CAN
Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................................... C-1
Power Supply Information for the High-Speed CAN Ports .......................................... C-2
Bus Power Supply Requirements .................................................................................. C-4
Cable Specifications ...................................................................................................... C-5
Cable Lengths................................................................................................................ C-5
Number of Devices........................................................................................................ C-6
Cable Termination......................................................................................................... C-6
Cabling Example ........................................................................................................... C-7
Appendix D
Cabling Requirements for PXI-8462 Dual-Speed CAN
Port Identification.......................................................................................................... D-1
Appendix E
RTSI Bus
RTSI, PXI and CompactPCI.......................................................................................... E-1
Appendix F
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
Missing Board in the NI-CAN Configuration Utility.................................................... F-1
Diagnostic Utility Failures ............................................................................................ F-1
Resource Errors............................................................................................... F-1
NI-CAN Software Problem Encountered ....................................................... F-2
Missing Board in Diagnostic Utility ............................................................... F-2
Hardware Problem Encountered ..................................................................... F-2
Common Questions ....................................................................................................... F-2