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Alternative Transceiver Modules

Thanks to plug-in CAN transceiver modules, some of our hardware products allow CAN channels to be flexibly adapted to the respective requirements. The following tables give an overview of the available transceiver modules and the compatible products.

CAN Transceiver Modules

* According to the CAN transceiver datasheet, only CAN FD bit rates up to 5 Mbit/s are guaranteed with the specified timing.

Transceiver Module Ref. Standard Min bit rate. Max bit rate. Galv. isolation Wake-Up
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1041IPEH-001001High-speed40 kbit/s1 Mbit/s-
PCAN-Transceiver PCA82C251IPEH-001002High-speed5 kbit/s1 Mbit/s--
PCAN-Transceiver MAX3057-ISOIPEH-001003High-speed5 kbit/s1 Mbit/s-
PCAN-Transceiver TH8056IPEH-001004Single-wire1,3 kbit/s40 kbit/s (Normal) / 100 kbit/s (High-speed)-
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1055IPEH-001005Low-speed20 kbit/s125 kbit/s-
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1044IPEH-001006High-speed25 kbit/s12 Mbit/s *--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1044-ISOIPEH-001007High-speed25 kbit/s12 Mbit/s *-
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1043IPEH-001008High-speed40 kbit/s12 Mbit/s *-

SIC Transceiver Modules (Signal Improvement Capability)

SIC transceivers use active methods to improve the CAN FD signal and thus enable higher bit rates and more complex bus topologies. SIC transceivers are compatible with conventional High-speed CAN transceivers. In complex CAN networks, the bit rate is limited during the arbitration phase (nominal bit rate), see CiA 601-4. We recommend limiting the nominal bit rate to 500 kbit/s.

Transceiver Module Ref. Standard Min bit rate. Max bit rate. Galv. isolation Wake-Up
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1462IPEH-001010High-speed25 kbit/s8 Mbit/s--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1462-ISOIPEH-001011High-speed25 kbit/s8 Mbit/s-
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1463IPEH-001012High-speed25 kbit/s8 Mbit/s-

Compatible products

The table below shows which transceiver modules are compatible with which products. "Default" indicates the transceiver supplied by default.

Transceiver Module PCAN-MIO PCAN-Router Pro PCAN-Router Pro FD PCAN-USB X6 PCAN-USB X6 galvanic isolation
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1041DefaultDefault--
PCAN-Transceiver PCA82C251--
PCAN-Transceiver MAX3057-ISO----
PCAN-Transceiver TH8056--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1055--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1044--Default
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1044-ISO-Default
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1043--Default--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1462--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1462-ISO--
PCAN-Transceiver TJA1463----

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