Logging Can Data Onto A Compactflash Card; Preparing A Compactflash Card - Peak PCAN-Router Pro User Manual

PCAN-Router Pro – User Manual
6 Logging CAN Data onto a
CompactFlash Card
6.1

Preparing a CompactFlash Card

To log CAN data with the PCAN-Router Pro the contents of a
CompactFlash card (CF card) must be prepared in a certain way.
What you need:
a Computer with card reader for CF cards
a CF card with a maximum of 2 GByte capacity
(enclosed: 1-GByte card, already prepared)
Important note: Already existing data on the CF card will be
lost when following the described procedure.
Do the following to prepare a CF card:
1. Insert the card into the card reader of the computer.
2. With the appropriate program of the operating system
format the card using the file system FAT (FAT16).
3. Create a file trace.btr in the root directory of the CF card,
which contains empty bytes (00h). The file size must be a
multiple of 512 bytes.
For a start the file trace.btr is available in different sizes
on the provided CD. Decompress the respective ZIP archive
directly to the root directory of the CF card.
4. Log off the CF card from the operation system (e.g. under
Windows with the Eject command) and remove the card
from the card reader of the computer. Then, insert the CF
card into the slot on the rear of the PCAN-Router Pro.
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