NI-DNET or NI-CAN driver using USB-8473 to get a Devicenet communication

[raul_gracia]

Hi.

I have a doubt regarding the proper driver to get a link between a Beckhoff BK5220 header and Labview, using USB-8473 interface.

For this purpose, we are currently using a PCMCIA-CAN/2 card with NI-DNET1.41 driver and Labview 7.0, but our new laptops has been delivered without PCMCIA slot, so I have to find al alternative solution.

I found the USB-8473 interface in NI Web. To operate with it We have to upgrade our Labview (it is not a problem) and upgrade at the same time the driver, but in the last version of NI-DNET driver, this hardware is still not supported.

In the README of the last version of NI-CAN driver, it is supported, so, knowing that Devicenet protocol is actually a Can field bus protocol, and that we are currently using succesfully  a generic CAN PCMCIA card for this purpose,my question is:

Could We use this hardware with this NI-CAN driver to get a link with a Beckhoff BK5220 using Devicenet protocol?

Please let me know how I can solve it.

Thanks in advance

Best Regards

Raul Gracia

[DavidOna]

Hi Raul,

     You may find this KnowledgeBase interesting. Moreover, the following KB says "the user can implement DNET specifications using the NI-CAN Frame API". I encourage you to give a call to a National Instruments Internal Sales Engineer so that he can give you a hand with your hardware configuration .

     Regards,