Interface Module and Software synchronizes with DAQ.
Press Release Summary:
Model FP-1300 FieldPoint CAN interface module provides access to 50+ I/O modules by adding distributed I/O to capabilities of CAN-based measurement systems and direct CAN connectivity to sensors/actuators. Users can add CAN nodes containing up to 9 I/O modules each to existing CAN networks. NI-CAN v2.0 driver software allows engineers to specify arbitration ID and customize I/O data configuration with configuration tools for Vector database files and monitoring frames on CAN network.Original Press Release:
Controller Area Network Users Now Can Interface with 50 I/O Modules
Improved NI CAN 2.0 Software Easily Synchronizes with DAQ
NEWS RELEASE -- Jan. 7, 2003 -- National Instruments expands the functionality of its controller area network (CAN) product line to provide access to more than 50 I/O modules and simplifies its configuration with the release of the new FP-1300, FieldPoint CAN interface module, and the NI-CAN 2.0 driver software.
With the FP-1300 CAN interface module, engineers now can expand the capabilities of CAN-based measurement systems to include reliable distributed input/output (I/O). FieldPoint provides high accuracy, isolated analog and digital I/O modules, adding direct CAN connectivity to virtually any sensor or actuator. With this new CAN interface module users can easily add CAN nodes, containing up to nine I/O modules (144 points) each, to existing CAN networks.
The FieldPoint CAN interface module is fully configurable with NI-CAN 2.0 software so engineers can specify arbitration ID and customize I/O data configuration.
The new NI-CAN 2.0 software features a programming interface with high-level functions that dramatically reduce the programming time to synchronize CAN frames with data acquisition readings and overall programming by two-thirds. NI-CAN 2.0 includes new configuration tools, providing access to Vector database files so users can convert raw CAN data to engineering units. Engineers now can benefit from easy system debugging with additional tools used for monitoring frames on the CAN network or function calls to the driver.
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