NI USB-8473s

The National Instruments USB-8473s module is a 1-port high-speed CAN interface for connecting PCs to CAN networks and devices. The NI USB-8473s includes NI-CAN driver software, which provides a powerful, frame-based API for rapid application development.

Advanced Synchronization
The USB-8473s features a 3-pin COMBICON synchronization connector for synchronizing the internal hardware time base with other devices, including USB CAN and LIN interfaces, as well as NI data acquisition, motion, and vision devices, with 1, 10, or 20 MHz clocks. Synchronization eliminates clock drift between devices and you can trigger between devices for correlating CAN data with data from other devices.

All-in-One Design
The convenient all-in-one design features a captive 2 m USB cable and built-in transceiver, requiring no extra cables or accessories to get applications running quickly. The USB-8473s is bus-powered and features standard electrical isolation up to 500 VDC (withstand, 2 s max) channel-to-bus.

Hardware Time-Stamping
With hardware time-stamping, you can log messages with microsecond-accurate time stamps for reconstructing network events. The NI USB-8473s interface uses a 9-pin male D-Sub (DB9) connector to interface to CAN.

Advanced Functionality
The USB-8473s uses the Philips SJA1000, which provides advanced functionality, such as listen-only mode, sleep/wakeup mode, error counter access, and self-reception (echo) mode.

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Graphical Programming

Text-Based Programming

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Part Number	Description	Est Ship Days	US Dollars (change)	Qty
LabVIEW Software
776678-09	NI LabVIEW Professional Development System for Windows (English) NI Recommended	--	For price, select country
Specialty Software
779890-01	Automotive Diagnostic Command Set for NI-CAN NI Recommended	--	For price, select country

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Part Number	Description	Est Ship Days	US Dollars (change)	Qty
Application Software
776800-09	LabWindows/CVI Full Development System for Windows NI Recommended	--	For price, select country
Specialty Software
779890-01	Automotive Diagnostic Command Set for NI-CAN NI Recommended	--	For price, select country

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Graphical Programming

Text-Based Programming

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Part Number	Description	Est Ship Days	US Dollars (change)	Qty
LabVIEW Software
776678-09	NI LabVIEW Professional Development System for Windows (English) NI Recommended	--	For price, select country
Specialty Software
779349-01	ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit NI Recommended	--	For price, select country

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Select any of the following software products
Part Number	Description	Est Ship Days	US Dollars (change)	Qty
Application Software
776800-09	LabWindows/CVI Full Development System for Windows NI Recommended	--	For price, select country
Specialty Software
779349-01	ECU Measurement and Calibration Toolkit NI Recommended	--	For price, select country

Please select the country where you will use the product(s) so that we can provide you with accurate pricing, availability, and purchasing information

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