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We recommend that you install the drivers first, then the Kvaser CANlibSDK, and last install the hardware.
The latest versions of documentation, software and drivers can be downloaded for free at www.kvaser.com/download.
System requirements:
In Ubuntu e.g. installing header files is accomplished by issuing the command:
On some systems you may need to install the Linux headers using something like:
To download and unpack the latest drivers you may use:
To build (compile) all drivers use:
sudo make uninstall
before replacing the installed drivers.To install all drivers use:
To install and load, virtual and PCI drivers:
sudo make load
will also cause the virtual and PCI drivers to be loaded at boot time. This might be bad if experimenting with the device drivers.More information can be found in the included README file.
The driver named "virtualcan" controls the Virtual Devices. The number of channels each Virtual Device has, and the total number of Virtual Devices, is controlled by editing define statements in linuxcan\virtualcan\virtualcan.h.
To unload and uninstall all drivers:
Alternatively, if there are multiple versions of the drivers installed, all of them can be removed using:
System requirements:
To download and unpack the latest version of Linux SDK library use:
To build everything, run
To run self-tests, run
To install everything, run
To uninstall everything, run