Interface Tools
The IXXAT PC/CAN interfaces enable PC applications to access CAN networks with a singular variety of different PC interface standards. The customer can select an optimum PC/CAN interface according to the application, performance requirement or required unit costs. More than 10 different PC interface standards are supported, and for many of which, we offer several different CAN boards. The complete IXXAT PC/CAN interface product range was developed, and will continue to be developed exclusively by IXXAT, so that we can maintain complete control over production, product maintenance and product life cycle. This criterion is an important one, especially in the industrial sector that values the longevity of its products. Today, function-compatible alternatives still exist, even for boards already developed in 1990. Almost all boards are available from stock and can be supplied within a short time frame.
Despite the wide variety of PC/CAN interfaces, all IXXAT interfaces can be operated with the hardware-independent, common VCI driver (Virtual CAN Interface). Therefore, it is very easy to switch between CAN boards. Even future technologies are already being "integrated" today.
| Card name | Technic | PC- access | Micro- controller system | CAN controller |
Bus interf. |
Certifi- cation |
| Passive CAN Interfaces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC-I 04/PCI | PCI | Memory mapped | passiv | up to 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL |
| PC-I 04/104 | PC/104 | Memory mapped | passiv | up to 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL |
| Active CAN Interfaces | ||||||
| iPC-I 320/PCI II | PCI | DPRAM memory mapped | 8 Bit | up to 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL, FCC |
| iPC-I 320/104 | PC/104 | DPRAM memory mapped | 8 Bit | 1 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL |
| iPC-I XC16/PCI | PCI (3,3 V and 5 V) | DPRAM memory mapped | 16 Bit | 1 x TwinCAN (2 x CAN) | High-Speed and optional Low-Speed (switchable via software) | CE, CSA/UL, FCC |
| iPC-I XC16/PCIe | PCI express | DPRAM memory mapped | 16 Bit | 1 x TwinCAN (2 x CAN) | High-Speed | CE, FCC |
| iPC-I XC16/PMC | PMC | DPRAM memory mapped | 16 Bit | 1 x TwinCAN (2 x CAN) | Switchable High/Low speed interface | CE, FCC |
| iPC-I 165 | ISA | DPRAM memory mapped | 16 Bit | up to 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL, FCC |
| CAN@net II/VCI | Ethernet | 10/100 MBit/s Ethernet | 32 Bit | 1 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, FCC, CSA/UL |
| Mobile CAN Interfaces | ||||||
| tinCAN 161 | PCMCIA | DPRAM memory mapped | 16 Bit | 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed and Low-Speed |
CE |
| USB-to-CAN II | USB V2.0 (full speed) | USB | 16 Bit | 2 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed and Low-Speed |
CE, CSA/UL, FCC |
| USB-to-CAN compact |
USB V2.0 (full speed) | USB | 16 Bit | 1 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE, CSA/UL, FCC |
| CANblue/VCI | Bluetooth | Bluetooth | 16 Bit | 1 x SJA 1000 | High-Speed | CE |
For custom applications requiring fully integrated PC/CAN interfaces, we also offer hardware and software licensing of our interface technologies.