Includes driver software, sample programs and USB cable
Features:
High speed 8051 compatible microprocessor with built in USB capability.
MicroChip MCP2515 CAN controller.
Philips 82C250 CAN bus transceiver.
Standard D-9 Pin connection for CAN bus.
Device firmware is downloaded at power up or plug in completely transparent to the user
and allows for firmware upgrades to be executed by simply saving a new file to the host PC.
Built in functions for initializing, sending, receiving and changing register values are built
into the protocol.
Support for a high level language like Visual Basic provided for with a dynamic link library
(with examples) as well as C source code should you want to write your own.
Documented USB protocol that is designed to be compatible with other CAN controllers and
other interface types (like RS-232 etc).
Powered off the USB connection.
Up to 9 CAN-4-USB devices on one PC (assuming sufficient USB hubs) and can be controlled
all from one program or from separate programs each accessing their own CAN-4-USB device.
On board RAM message buffer can store approximately 500 incoming CAN messages while continuing
to receive more CAN messages as others are sent across the USB connection to the PC.
12Mbps USB transfer speed and up to 1Mbps CAN transfer speed.
6Mbps SPI to MCP2515 transfer speed.
Drivers for Win98/ME and Windows 2000 included.
NEW! Improved diagnostic and test program gives point and click access to all internal
registers while displaying CAN traffic according to filter settings.
Click here to see a screenshot
NEW! Opto-isolated version is completely self powered, there is now no requirement for
an external DC power supply!
NOTE: Existing customers of the CAN-4-USB/MCP2510 can upgrade their test program free of
charge. Just send an email to us and we'll email the program back.