The PCAN-USB adapter enables simple connection to CAN networks. Its compact plastic casing makes it suitable for mobile applications.
The opto-decoupled version guarantees galvanic isolation of up to 500 Volts between the PC and the CAN sides.
The package is also supplied with the CAN monitor PCAN-View for Windows® and the programming interface PCAN-Light.

| Pin |
Pin assignment |
| 1 |
Not connected / optional +5V |
| 2 |
CAN-L |
| 3 |
GND |
| 4 |
Not connected |
| 5 |
Not connected |
| 6 |
GND |
| 7 |
CAN-H |
| 8 |
Not connected |
| 9 |
Not connected / optional +5V |
- Interface in compact plastic casing
- Transfer rates up to 1 Mbit/s
- Compliant with CAN specifications 2.0A (11-bit ID) and 2.0B (29-bit ID)
- CAN bus connection via D-Sub, 9-pin (to CiA® 102)
- NXP SJA1000 CAN controller, 16 MHz clock frequency
- 82C251 CAN transceiver
- Hardware can be reset via software
- 5-Volts supply to the CAN connection can be connected through a solder jumper, e.g. for external transceiver
- Voltage supply through USB bus
Optionally available:
- Galvanic isolation on the CAN connection up to 500 V
- PCAN-USB-Adapter
- PCAN-View CAN monitor for Windows® 7/Vista/XP (32/64Bit) Details ...
- PCAN-Light programming interface consisting of interface DLLs, examples, and header files for all conventional programming languages Details ...
- Device drivers for Windows® 7/Vista/XP (32/64Bit)
- Linux drivers available free of charge
- Manual in PDF format
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PCAN-USB package contains device drivers for Windows® 7/Vista/XP (32/64Bit), the PCAN-Light API, and the PCAN-View CAN monitor software
PCAN-USB manual in PDF format (German)
PCAN-USB manual in PDF format (English)
PCAN-Linux device driver for PEAK CAN interfaces from Kernel 2.4 and higher