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APIs for CAN Applications

For the development of CAN applications, we provide different APIs (Application Programming Interfaces): the PCAN-API from the PCAN-Developer package and the cost-free PCAN-Basic API. This section includes a direct side-by-side comparison of our development packages.

 

Features PCAN-Basic PCAN-Developer 4
Based on the API PCAN-Basic API PCAN-API 4
Development for the platforms Windows® 11 (x64/ARM64), 10 (x86/x64), and Linux Windows® 11 (x64/ARM64), 10 (x86/x64)
Enables the connection to CAN busses
Enables the connection to CAN FD busses
Supports all PEAK CAN interfaces
(Parallel port CAN interfaces are only supported on x86 systems)
Maximum number of CAN channels supported per hardware type A maximum of 16 (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) 64
Maximum number of applications per  physical CAN channel A single application of your own and multiple by PEAK-System 64
Access to hardware parameters Access to specific parameters Full access to all parameters
Precision of time stamps of received messages (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) 1 µs 1 µs
Control of transmission time by time-stamping outgoing messages -
Configuration of single-shot and self-receive-request transmissions -
Notification of the application through Windows events when a message is received
Support of CAN error frames
Generation of CAN error frames -
Driver-internal CAN message buffer up to 32.768 per CAN channel up to 32.768 per Client*
Simulated CAN communication between the applications -
Use of a single Windows DLL as an interface for all PEAK CAN interfaces
Hotline support for developers -
Hardware configuration Via application Via control panel or application
Hardware reset during an active connection
Free definable message filter One filter for each CAN channel One filter per Client*
Licensing License for PCAN-Basic included in the scope of supply of the hardware Unlimited licenses for the PCAN-API 4
Software supplied PCAN-View PCAN-View
PCAN-Nets Configuration
PCAN-Status Display


* Information on PCAN-API and Clients can be found on PCAN-Developer product details.