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PXI-8461 or PXI-8460 and NI-CAN for Windows 98/95 x www.natinst.com
Use the NI-CAN Programmer Reference Manual for specific information
about each NI-CAN function and object, including format, parameters,
and possible errors.
Conventions
The following conventions appear in this manual:
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software,
such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes
parameter names.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,
variables, filenames and extensions, and code excerpts.
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as
you read this manual:
• ANSI/ISO Standard 11898-1993, Road Vehicles—Interchange of
Digital Information—Controller Area Network (CAN) for High-Speed
Communication
• ANSI/ISO Standard 11519-2-1994, Road Vehicles—Low-Speed
Serial Data Communication—Part 2: Low-Speed Controller Area
Network (CAN)
• CAN Specification Version 2.0, 1991, Robert Bosch Gmbh.,
Postfach 500, D-7000 Stuttgart 1