PC104 CANbus Controller Module

Single Channel Opto-Isolated CAN interface module supporting the Philips SJA1000 Controller (CAN 2.0B compliant)

Technical Documentation: Arcom provides on-line access to detailed technical documentation to help you select the best product for your application. Click here to download the manual for the AIM104-CAN PC/104 I/O module.

Software Support: The AIM104-CAN is supported with network drivers for Windows CE .NET, embedded Linux and for legacy ROM-DOS systems. These have all been tested using the AIM104-CAN running at 1Mb/s on Arcom’s embedded PC and XScale platforms. Arcom also has extensive in-house support for the DeviceNet protocol for use on master and slave nodes and CANopen using third party vendors. Please contact Arcom’s support team for more information.

Embedded Linux: Arcom uses can4linux as the basis of the network drivers. The code base is available under the terms of the GPL and is maintained by port in Germany. The drivers support both 11 and 29-bit (PeliCAN mode) identifiers for the SJA1000 and can be compiled for x86 (embedded PC systems) and XScale/ARM based products. The downloadable tar file includes several example programs to allow fast development and adaptation of existing code. This download supports both the 2.4 & 2.6 kernels.

Windows CE .NET: Arcom has its own suite of interrupt driven Windows CE device drivers which are loaded at runtime. These have been tested on Arcom’s embedded PC and XScale based platforms running at 1Mb/s. The drivers support both 11 and 29-bit (PeliCAN mode) identifiers for the SJA1000 and are supplied with several examples programs to allow fast development.

DOS: Arcom can provide DOS based drivers, however, these will not be maintained for the future.

Features

Single-channel opto-isolated CAN interface

Philips SJA1000 CAN controller

Supports CAN ISO11898 network connection (CAN 1.1 and 2.0a)

Up to 1Mbit per sec baud rate

Onboard link-selectable CAN termination network

Three bi-colour diagnostic LEDs, driven by output port

128 byte serial EEPROM for parameter storage

Module access LED

A DeviceNet compatible breakout module is available for the AIM104-CAN (contact Arcom for module support for DeviceNet)

Specification