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Kvaser Ethercan Light User's Guide
Copyright 2019 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
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Printed Sunday 3
March, 2019
We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing.
Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note
that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed
as a commitment by Kvaser AB.

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  • Page 1 We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. Kvaser AB cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed...
  • Page 2 Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 2 (22) (This page is intentionally left blank.) Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 Introduction 2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Ethercan Light ....2.2 Major features ......

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 4 (22) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser Ethercan Light users. This manual contains a description of the hardware properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Ethercan Light Figure 1: Kvaser Ethercan Light The Kvaser Ethercan Light is a powerful real time Ethernet to CAN interface. With a time stamp precision of 100 microseconds, the Kvaser Ethercan Light handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the bus.

  • Page 6: Major Features

    Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 6 (22) one of the different Kvaser Ethercan Light products listed in Table 1, unless otherwise noted. 2.2 Major features Quick and easy plug-and-play installation. Supports ISO 11898-1 with both 11-bit and 29-bit CAN identifiers.

  • Page 7: Kvaser Ethercan Light Hardware

    3.1 Hardware installation The Kvaser Ethercan Light may be inserted in any free Ethernet socket. If the Ethernet socket does not support Power over Ethernet, power must be supplied on the CAN connector. For the Kvaser Ethercan Light to communicate with the host computer, the correct version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed.

  • Page 8: Ethercan Factory Reset Device

    PoE or from the CAN connector. The Kvaser Ethercan Light is compliant with PoE IEEE 802.3af supporting both Mode A (endspan) and Mode B (midspan). 3.6 LED indicators The Kvaser Ethercan Light has four LEDs as shown in Figure 4 on Page 9. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 9 Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 9 (22) Figure 4: LEDs on the Kvaser Ethercan Light. General meaning PWR (Green) Steady light when unit is powered and working. CAN (Yellow) CAN channel status. ERR (Red) Indicates different types of errors. LAN (Yellow) LAN connection status.

  • Page 10: How To Use The Kvaser Ethercan Light

    4 How to use the Kvaser Ethercan Light 4.1 Initial setup on network with DHCP Connect the Kvaser Ethercan Light to the network and start Kvaser Network Device Selector found in Kvaser Device Guide, see Figure 5. Figure 5: Kvaser Network Device Selector is found in Kvaser Device Guide The new device will be available in the Kvaser Network Device Selector, see Figure 6 on Page 11.

  • Page 11: Initial Setup On Network With Static Ip

    The factory setting uses Windows APIPA . To initially configure the Kvaser Ethercan Light for a static IP, connect the device directly to your computer’s network connector and the new device will be available in the Kvaser Network Device Selector (using an IP in the range 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254), see Figure 7 on Page 12.
  • Page 12 Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 12 (22) Figure 7: The new device is found in Kvaser Network Device Selector Figure 8: Select device in Kvaser Remote Device Configuration Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 13 Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 13 (22) Figure 9: Kvaser Remote Device Configuration starting up Figure 10: Kvaser Remote Device Configuration network settings Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 14: Reset Device To Factory Settings

    14 (22) 4.3 Reset device to factory settings To reset the Kvaser Ethercan Light to factory settings using the Ethercan Factory Reset Device, connect the Ethercan Factory Reset Device directly to the CAN connector on the Kvaser Ethercan Light and follow the steps in Section 4.3.1 Factory reset procedure.

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    The CAN and ERR LEDs will now also stop flashing. 4.4 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Device Guide” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser Ethercan Light. If the firmware version shown is all zeros, there are communication problems.

  • Page 16: Appendices

    Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 16 (22) 5 Appendices In this section you will find technical information about Kvaser Ethercan Light and the device’s connectors. 5.1 Technical data In Table 6 below you will find the Kvaser Ethercan Light technical specifications.

  • Page 17: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser Ethercan Light does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.

  • Page 18: Disposal And Recycling Information

    18 (22) 6 Disposal and Recycling Information When this product reaches its end of life, please dispose of it according to your local environmental laws and guidelines. For information about Kvaser’s recycling programs, visit: http://www.kvaser.com/en/kvaser/recycling-policy.html Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 19: Legal Acknowledgements

    KVASER AB’S WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORRECTION OF DEFECTS, AND KVASER AB HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OVER AND ABOVE THE REFUNDING OF THE PRICE PAID FOR THIS DEVICE, SINCE KVASER AB DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE HIGHER-LEVEL SYSTEM, WHICH MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

  • Page 20: Eu Regulatory Compliance

    Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 20 (22) 7.2 EU Regulatory Compliance EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) Kvaser AB M¨ o lndal Company Name: City: Aminogatan 25 +46 31 886344 Postal address: Telephone number: 431 53 sales@kvaser.com Postcode: E-mail address: declare that the DoC is issued under our sole responsibility and belongs to the following product:...

  • Page 21: Patents, Copyrights And Trademarks

    NMEA 2000 is the registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association, Inc. For information about Kvaser related CAN patents, see www.kvaser.com/patent. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. patent 5,696,911. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...

  • Page 22: Version History

    Kvaser Ethercan Light User’s Guide 22 (22) 8 Version history Version history for document UG_98155_ethercan_light: Revision Date Changes 2014-04-23 Initial version 2015-01-08 Minor update 2015-08-11 Minor textual changes 2016-02-04 Minor textual changes 2017-01-09 Updated compliance text, added link to patents...

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