NI CAN and LIN Hardware List

The following CAN and LIN hardware is referenced in this help file:

PCI-CAN

• PCI-CAN Series 2 (High-Speed; 1 port)
• PCI-CAN/2 Series 2 (High-Speed; 2 ports)
• PCI-CAN/LS Series 2 (Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant; 1 port)
• PCI-CAN/LS2 Series 2 (Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant; 2 ports)
• PCI-CAN/XS Series 2 (Software Selectable; 1 port)
• PCI-CAN/XS2 Series 2 (Software Selectable; 2 ports)

PXI-846x

• PXI-8461 Series 2 (High-Speed; 1 or 2 ports)
• PXI-8460 Series 2 (Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant; 1 or 2 ports)
• PXI-8464 Series 2 (Software Selectable; 1 or 2 ports)

PCMCIA-CAN

• PCMCIA-CAN Series 2 (High-Speed; 1 port)
• PCMCIA-CAN/2 Series 2 (High-Speed; 2 ports)
• PCMCIA-CAN/LS Series 2 (Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant; 1 port)
• PCMCIA-CAN/LS2 Series 2 (Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant; 2 port)
• PCMCIA-CAN/SW Series 2 (Single Wire; 1 port)
• PCMCIA-CAN/HS/LS Series 2 (1 port High-Speed, 1 port Low-Speed/Fault-Tolerant)
• PCMCIA-CAN/HS/SW Series 2 (1 port High-Speed, 1 port Single Wire)

USB-CAN

• USB-8473 (High-Speed CAN; 1 port)
• USB-8473s (High-Speed CAN; 1 port, with Synchronization)
• USB-8472 (Low-Speed CAN; 1 port)
• USB-8472s (Low-Speed CAN; 1 port, with Synchronization)

USB-LIN

• USB-8476 (LIN; 1 port)
• USB-8476s (LIN; 1 port, with Synchronization)

NI-CAN hardware products that pre-date the Series 2 product line are now referred to as Series 1. NI CAN Series 2 products contain several enhancements over Series 1 products, including the Philips SJA1000 CAN controller, improved RTSI synchronization features, updated CAN transceivers, and XS Software Selectable hardware for PCI and PXI. NI-CAN software continues to fully support Series 1 hardware. However, some advanced features are available only with Series 2 hardware. For instance, with PCMCIA, both the card and the cable must be Series 2 to use the advanced features. For a complete description of the differences between Series 1 and Series 2 NI CAN hardware, refer to Series 2 Vs. Series 1.