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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Based on the API | PCAN-Basic API | PCAN-API |
| 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, CAN FD, CAN XL buses |  | |
| Enables the connection to CAN FD light buses | - | |
| Supports all current PEAK CAN interfaces | | |
| Maximum number of CAN channels supported per hardware type | A maximum of 16 (depending on the PEAK CAN interface used) | 127 |
| Maximum number of applications per physical CAN channel | A single application of your own and multiple by PEAK-System | 127 |
| 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 | - | |
| Hotline support for developers | - | |
| 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 |
| Software supplied | PCAN-View | PCAN-View PCAN-Nets Configuration PCAN-Status Display PCAN-Developer API Guide |
* Information on PCAN-API and Clients can be found on PCAN-Developer product details.
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