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Kvaser PCIEcan HS V2

KV-00866-3

Product is no longer available.

This product is EOL and not intended for new designs. The replacement product is the Kvaser PCIEcan 1xCAN v3.

The Kvaser PCIEcan HS V2 is a highly integrated, high-speed controller area network (CAN) insert card that adds a single high-speed (ISO 11898-2) CAN channel to any standard computer board with PCI Express slot. 

The Kvaser PCIEcan HS V2 is CAN FD compliant and offers silent mode, error frame detection/generation as well as an on-board buffer making it a great fit for many embedded data acquisition systems.


  • Standard (PCIe-x1) PCI Express interface
  • Quick and easy plug-and-play installation
  • Supports High Speed CAN (ISO 11898-2) up to 1Mbit/s
  • Supports CAN 2.0 A and 2.0 B (active)
  • Supports CAN FD up to 8Mbit/s (with proper physical layer implementation)
  • Low profile card allows ultra-compact systems
  • Includes low and high profile brackets
  • Implements Kvaser’s CAN IP in an FPGA, resulting in high max message rate
  • Yellow LED indicates when a CAN message was received or sent
  • Fully compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000 and DeviceNet
  • Fully compatible with applications written for other Kvaser CAN hardware with Kvaser CANlib
  • Supports silent mode for analysis tools – listens to the bus without interfering
  • Detection and generation of error frames and remote frames
  • Designed for standard and industrial computers
  • Galvanically isolated CAN bus drivers
  • Extended operating temperature range from -40 to 85°C
  • 2-Year Warranty. See our General Conditions and Policies for details
  • Free Technical Support on all products available by contacting support@kvaser.com
  • J2534 Application Programming Interface available
  • RP1210A Application Programming Interface available
Property Value
The information herein is subject to change without notice.
Galvanic Isolation Yes
Certificates CE, RoHS
Bitrate 50-1000 kbit/s
Silent mode Yes
Error Frame Generation No
Error Counters Reading Yes
Weight 100 grams
Timestamp Resolution (µs) 1 µs
Temp Range -40 °C to +85 °C
Channels 1
Maximum message rate, send 20000
Maximum message rate, receive 20000
Sound No
Connectors D-SUB 9
Interfaces PCI Express
Height 48 mm
Length 86 mm
OS Linux, Win 7, Win Vista, Win 10, Win 8
Datasheet
Kvaser PCIEcan HS V2 Datasheet
PCIEcan HS v2 Users Guide
User Guide for PCIEcan HS v2
Version V3.4.210216
Kvaser SocketCAN Device Drivers
Kvaser SocketCAN Drivers for Linux
Version V1.7.153
Kvaser Firmware Update Tool
TFirmware Update tool for most Kvaser devices.
Version V4.24.477
Python module
The Canlib module is a Python wrapper for Kvaser CANlib SDK.
Version V1.17.748
Kvaser CANlib SDK
Software development kit - everything you need to develop software for the Kvaser CAN and LIN interfaces. Libraries, header files, sample programs for e.g. C, C++, C#, Visual Basic and Delphi, documentation, and more. Note: you need to download and install the appropriate device drivers separately.
Version V5.35.477
Kvaser SocketCAN Device Drivers
Kvaser SocketCAN Drivers for Linux.
Version V1.7.153
Kvaser DIADEM Driver
This free driver for National Instrument's DIAdem supports all CAN hardware from Kvaser.
Version V4.1.0
Kvaser Drivers for Windows
Windows drivers for all our CAN hardware. Please check release notes for information on which Windows versions are supported. It also contain a driver for the virtual CAN bus.
Version V5.35.477
Kvaser CANKing
A free of charge general-purpose CAN bus momnitor. Works with all CAN interfaces from Kvaser. Windows 200 and later recommended.
Version V6.18.106
Kvaser LabView VI Library for CAN
Library for National Instrument's LabView version for all Kvaser CAN hardware.
Version V19.3.0
Kvaser Linux Driver and SDK
Linux driver and SDK for Kvaser PCIcan/PCIcanx, Kvaser PCIcanII, Kvaser PC104+, Kvaser PCIcanx II, Kvaser USBcan II, Kvaser Memorator*, Kvaser Leaf family, Kvaser Memorator Pro**, Kvaser USBcan Pro and VirtualCAN. For LAPcan and LAPcan II, you should use version 4.2 of the driver. (*) only with USBcanII functionality, (**) only with USBcan Pro functionality
Version V5.35.477
Remove old drivers
Driver removal program. This program will remove the CAN driver (version 3.2 or older) from your computer. This is a version intended for those who have installed CANLIB 3.2 or older. Use it only if you need to remove an old version of the driver from your computer. Contact technical support if you have any questions.
Version 3.9c
Cleanup
Driver removal program. This program will remove the CAN driver (version 3.9 or older) from your computer. This program will not work with driver 4.0 or later. Use it only if you need to remove an old version of the driver from your computer.
Version 3.9c