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Comparison CAN/LIN/J1708 Interfaces

Technical Data	CANcardXLe	CANcardXL	CANcaseXL CANcaseXL log	CANboardXL	CANboardXL PCIe	CANboardXL pxi	VN8900
Number of channels CAN/LIN	up to 4 CAN or 2 LIN	2 CAN or 1 CAN/1 LIN or 2 LIN					up to 4 CAN or 4 LIN	¹ see Application Note AN-INI-1-001_Latency_Measurement ² with PCMCIA, Cardbus or ExpressCard drive ³ Industrial computer ⁴CANcaseXL log ⁵Please see also the Application Note "ExpressCard Hot-Plug". ⁶Intel Atom CPU Board ⁷64bit driver support for VN8900 in preparation. ++ highly recommended + recommended o not recommended
Time stamp accuracy	1 µs
Operating system requirements	Windows XP/Vista (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)⁷
Application Area	mobile, stationary	mobile, stationary	mobile, stationary	stationary	stationary	stationary	mobile, stationary, standalone
PC Interface	ExpressCard 54 (PCI Express 1x)	PCMCIA Type II 16 bit	USB 2.0	PCI 32 bit	PCI Express 1x	Compact PCI/PXI 32 bit	USB 2.0 resp. Ethernet
Transceiver	TWINcabs CAN-/LIN-/J1708cabs IOcab	CAN-/LIN-/J1708cabs IOcab	CAN-/LIN-/J1708piggies
Temperature range Operation: Storage:	0..+55 °C -40..+85 °C	-20..+65 °C -40..+85 °C	-20..+70 °C -40..+85 °C	-20..+65 °C -40..+85 °C	0..+65 °C -40..+85 °C	-20..+75 °C -40..+85°C	0..+55 °C 0..+55°C
Dimensions (mm)	75 x 54 x 5	85 x 54 x 5	105 x 85 x 32	150 x 110 x 15	145 x 105 x 17	160 x 100 x 15	190 x 170 x 60
Average response time¹	100 µs	100 µs	300 µs	100 µs	85 µs	100 µs	100 µs
Power consumption (typ.)	1 W	1 W	1 W	1 W	2,5 W	1 W	10 W
Decision Matrix	CANcardXLe	CANcardXL	CANcaseXL CANcaseXL log	CANboardXL	CANboardXL PCIe	CANboardXL pxi	VN8900
Notebook with PCMCIA	n.a.	++	+	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	++
Notebook with ExpressCard	++	n.a.	+	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	++
Desktop	+^2/5	+²	+	+	++	+³	++
Very short latency period	++	+	o	+	++	+	++
High number of channels	++	+	o	+	++	+	++
Logging functionality	n.a.	n.a.	++⁴	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Realtime PC (Realtime PC incl.)	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	++⁶

Comparison FlexRay/CAN Interfaces

Technical Data	FlexCard Cyclone II SE / E-Ray	VN3300	VN3600	VN7600
Number of channels	2 FlexRay	2 FlexRay	2 FlexRay	2 FlexRay/3 CAN
Area of application	mobile, stationary	stationary	mobile, stationary	mobile, stationary
Usage	Analysis, stimulation, simulation	Analysis, stimulation, simulation
PC interfaces	PCMCIA Type II 32 bit CardBus	PCI 32 bit, 33 MHz/66 MHz	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
FlexRay communication controller (analysis)	Bosch E-Ray (Altera Cyclone II EP2C70)	Bosch E-Ray (Altera Cyclone II EP2C70)
FlexRay communication controller (startup)	---	Fujitsu MB88121B
Transceiver	Integrated (NXP TJA1080)	FRpiggy (NXP TJA1080)
Memory for data transmission	8 kByte	2 MB
Temperature range Operation: Storage:	0..+60 °C -40..+70 °C	0..+55 °C -40..+85 °C
Dimensions (mm)	85 x 54 x 5,5	167 x 107 x 15	151 x 110 x 35	151 x 110 x 45
Power consumption (typ.)	1.5 W	3.2 W	3 W	4.5 W
Driver library	TZM FlexCard Library	Vector XL-Driver-Library
Operating system requirements	Windows 2000, XP/Vista	Windows XP/Vista (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Functions	FlexCard Cyclone II SE / E-Ray	VN3300	VN3600	VN7600
Dynamic reconfiguration of the CC buffers	---
Transmission and reception of data and null frames
Detection of invalid frames
Cycle multiplexing
Support of the maximum payload of 254 Byte
In-cycle response
Coldstart of the FlexRay cluster without additional node
Hardware-based incrementing of a payload area	---
Support of PDU	---
Startup + asynchronous monitoring
Time synchronization with synchronization cable without synchronization cable	---
Trigger input and output
Low PC loading due to DMA (Direct Memory Access)	---
Very short latency period	---		---	---

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Software tools used to develop, simulate, test and maintain distributed systems require powerful and flexible hardware interfaces and logging solutions.

Vector offers you interfaces for CAN, LIN, J1708, FlexRay, MOST as well as driver software and programming interfaces for use with Vector software tools and in customer-specific solutions.

Bus System	Interface	PC Connection
CAN, LIN and J1708: High-performance hardware interfaces offer the ideal solution for tasks in developing, simulating and testing CAN, LIN and J1708 networks. At the same time, they offer ideal interfacing to notebook, desktop and industrial PCs. More highlights and advantages ... Higher data throughput (up to 80,000 messages per second) Precise time stamps Highly flexible with large selection of interchangeable bus transceivers Message preprocessing on the card reduces PC loading No data losses, even with 1 Mbit burst loading FPGA update possible Time synchronization with other Vector interfaces is possible via external connection (party line) ExpressCard interface CANcardXLe and TWINcabs make up to 4 channels available The VN8900 interface is a high-performance real-time platform when used in combination with the CANoe or CANalyzer tool. Its many uses range from MiniHIL applications to system simulations with Simulink, rest-of-bus simulations as well as gateway implementations and test runs. Special CAN functions: Detect and generate error frames Precisely measure bus load Listen on the CAN bus without affecting it (Silent Mode) Send and receive data and remote frames Special LIN functions: Conformity tests per LIN2.1 specification (CANcardXLe) Detect and generate sending errors, synchronization errors, checksum errors and other protocol violations Listen on the LIN bus without affecting it Send and receive headers and entire messages Measure baudrate in header and response Measure frame length Detect the checksum model Disturb the header and slave response	VN8900 (VN8950) VN1600 CANcaseXL CANcaseXL log CANcardXLe CANcardXL CANboardXL CANboardXL PCIe CANboardXL pxi	USB (RT PC) USB USB USB ExpressCard PCMCIA PCI PCIe PXI
FlexRay and CAN: FlexRay, the bus system for high data rates in the vehicle, places very high demands on hardware interfaces. Our interfaces for FlexRay networks ideally support the tasks of developing, simulating and testing FlexRay networks as well as measuring and calibrating them. More highlights and advantages ... Detailed analysis of the FlexRay communication by an FPGA-based communication controller Extensive networks can be simulated thanks to 2MB TX memory (simultaneous configuration of over 1000 TX messages)* Cold start of the FlexRay cluster without additional network nodes Analysis of network startup by independent monitoring unit 2 FlexRay channels (Channel A and B) Updating to latest FlexRay specification by FPGA update Port for external time synchronization *Only VN3300, VN3600 and VN7600 Special CAN functions of the VN7600: Detect and generate error frames Precisely measure bus load Listen on the CAN bus without affecting it (silent mode) Send and receive data and remote frames	VN8900 (VN8970) FlexCard VN3300 VN3600 VN7600	USB (RT PC) PCMCIA PCI USB USB
Bus Transceiver for CAN, LIN, J1708 and FlexRay
MOST: The VN2610 MOST25 interface and the new VN2640 MOST150 interface from Vector are very fast and reliable hardware interfaces for accessing the MOST bus (MOST25 and MOST150). More highlights and advantages ... Supports all MOST bus channels (control messages, asynchronous and Ethernet packets (only VN2640) and synchronous channels) with high bandwidth Send and receive asynchronous packets of any length Control and asynchronous spy lets you log all messages Simultaneous operation as MOST node and MOST Spy VN2640: MOST ECL interface isolated One optical S/PDIF input and one output, 16 bit stereo, with sample rate converter (switchable) Temperature range: –40 °C to +60 °C Large voltage range (startup: 8 V to 50 V, operating: 5 V to 50 V) USB 2.0 interface Precise time stamps (1 μs) and low reaction times MOST Limited Physical Compliance certified as well as MOST150 compliance certified Fully compatible with the XL interface product line and XL Driver Library	VN2610(MOST25) VN2640(MOST150)	USB USB

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