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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