Installation
Installation and Technical Data CAN-PCI/331 Rev. 1.2 5
2. Hardware Installation
Attention!
Electrostatic discharge may cause damage to electronic devices. In order to avoid this please
follow the instructions below before you touch the CAN module to discharge your personal
static electricity:
Switch off the power supply of your PC but leave the connector plug in the
socket.
Then touch the metal case of the PC to discharge the static electricty.
Furthermore you must avoid contact between your clothes and the CAN module.
Execute Hardware Installation:
1. Switch off the PC and all connected peripheral devices (monitor, printer, etc.). Switch off
the CAN devices of the net to which the CAN module is to be connected.
2. Discharge yourself as described above.
3. Disconnect the power supply of the PC from the mains.
4. Remove the PC cover.
Unfasten the mounting screws at the back of the PC and remove the cover.
5. Select an open PCI slot and remove the slot cover at the back of the PC. Unfasten the screw
which fixes the slot cover and retain it for fixing the module afterwards.
The CAN module can be inserted into every PCI slot. Be careful not to insert the board into
an ISA slot, because this can damage the PC and the board!
6. Insert the CAN module into the selected PCI slot.
Carefully push the board down until it snaps into place.
7. Attach the board.
Use the screw you removed from the slot cover in step 5.
8. Replace the PC cover.
Secure the cover with the screws you removed in step 4.
