For your laptop with PCMCIA/PC-card type II interface, the LAPcan series is an excellent choice. The design with the CAN driver in an external dongle, the DRVcan, has shown to be a very flexible solution, allowing you to chose between a multitude of physical CAN standards.

EAN	Product	No. Channels	Temp. Range	Galvanic Isolation	Auto Transmit
10002-2	DRVcan 1053	1	0 - +55	-	-
10009-1	DRVcan 1054	1	0 - +55	-	-
10001-5	DRVcan 251	1	0 - +55	-	-
10007-7	DRVcan Dnopto	1	0 - +55		-
00299-9	DRVcan Fi HS	1	0 - +55	-	-
00298-2	DRVcan Fi LS	1	0 - +55	-	-
00300-2	DRVcan Fi SWC	1	0 - +55		-
10006-0	DRVcan S	1	0 - +55	-	-
00029-2	LAPcan	0	0 - +55	-	-
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