Kvaser CAN Interface Support from Vehicle Network Toolbox
Use Kvaser CAN devices to stream CAN bus data into MATLAB and Simulink.
Check the System Requirements
To install a hardware support package, you must have a supported product release, along with the required operating system and base product.
View the hardware support package system requirements table and confirm you have:
- A supported release
- A supported operating system
- The required base products
If you do not have a supported release or the required base products, you can get started with a free trial, or you can purchase products.
Continue with the Installation
After confirming you have the system requirements, proceed with either installation option listed below.
Option 1: Using the Toolstrip
Launch the Support Package Installer from your version of MATLAB and navigate to the correct support package.
Option 2: "Get Support Package" Button (.mlpkginstall file*)
Clicking the Get Support Package button provides the support package install file:
([filename].mlpkginstall)
There are several ways to initiate the Support Package Installer from these files:
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from your Internet browser. - Download and save the file (the default option for some Internet browsers), and open it directly from your Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.
- Open the
.mlpkginstallfile directly from within MATLAB by navigating the Current Folder to the location of the downloaded file and double clicking it. That will initiate the installation for the MATLAB release that you have open.
The primary difference between using the .mlpkginstall file (option 2) rather than the toolstrip (option 1) to initiate support package installation is that the file allows the user to avoid the support package selection screen on the installer.
*These file types were introduced in MATLAB R2013a.
Users without an Internet connection can install hardware support packages by following the download instructions.
Vehicle Network Toolbox™ supports Kvaser CAN interface hardware using the latest version of the Kvaser CANLib driver library. The table below lists the hardware supported by the latest release of Vehicle Network Toolbox.
With the Kvaser CAN interface support, you can perform the following tasks in MATLAB® or Simulink®:
- Transmit and receive CAN and XCP messages
- Pack and unpack CAN messages for simplified decoding and encoding
- Filter, log, and replay CAN messages
- Use .dbc database and A2L description files
- Find and display CAN interface device settings
In MATLAB and Simulink, you can transmit and receive CAN messages using the CAN FD standard if the CAN interface hardware supports CAN FD.
The support package downloadable from this page is for Windows onl. Kvaser hardware can also be used from MATLAB on Linux platform. To use Kvaser hardware on Linux platform, you must install the Linux drivers manually from the Kvaser web site.
If you do not see your specific hardware device listed below, please click the Request Hardware Support button at the bottom of the page. For detailed information about a board listed here, visit the Kvaser web site.
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*Logged data from these devices can be retrieved through the mdf or blf interfaces.
Platform and Release Support
See the hardware support package system requirements table for current and prior version, release, and platform availability.
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