National Instruments PXI-846x Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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