Kvaser M.2 PCIe xCAN

The Kvaser M.2 PCIe xCAN (EAN 73-30130-01818-1) is an embedded controller card that gives any host with PCIe and a free B or M keyed M.2 slot between one and four CAN or CAN FD channels. The board is 22 x 80 mm and can be snapped down to 22 x 60 mm for shorter slots, and it stands only 2 mm high. The CAN transceivers are not on the card: each channel uses a separate Kvaser Flex DB9 module (EAN 73-30130-01821-1, sold separately) that you place near the network it serves, which helps signal integrity and makes EMC zone boundaries easier to manage. You fit only as many modules as the installation needs. Pertech is the authorized Kvaser sales representative in Israel.

M.2 PCIe xCAN highlights

• One to four CAN or CAN FD channels from a single B+M keyed M.2 slot
• Breakable board fits both 80 mm and 60 mm M.2 slots, 2 mm high
• Off-board Kvaser Flex DB9 transceiver modules, one per channel, sold separately
• CAN FD up to 8 Mbit/s and high-speed CAN (ISO 11898-2) up to 1 Mbit/s
• 1 µs timestamp resolution and up to 20,000 messages per second per channel
• Error frame generation and detection, and silent mode for analysis tools
• Free CANlib SDK, with SocketCAN and support for running several Kvaser interfaces together
• Compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000 and DeviceNet (higher-layer handling in the user application)

Where the M.2 PCIe xCAN fits

• Embedded PCs and gateways with a spare M.2 slot
• Compact systems with no room for a PCIe card or USB interface
• Designs that need the transceivers close to the CAN bus or across EMC zones
• Products that start with one channel and add more later