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DATA LINE MONITOR
LE-170SA
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
《 Ver.1 2019.05 　》

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  • Page 1 DATA LINE MONITOR LE-170SA INSTRUCTION MANUAL 《 Ver.1 2019.05 　》...
  • Page 2 LINEEYE makes no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied with respect to its quality, performance,merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. LINEEYE shall not be liable for direct, in-direct, special, incidental, orconsequential damages resulting from any defect in the product.

  • Page 3: Safety Information

    Safety Information Read this first!! This Safety Information includes the following important information in order to not only have you learn the right way to use theline monitor, but also prevent you from causing damage to people and property. Before using, please read the main contents after youunderstand the following symbols &...
  • Page 4 This may result in an electric shock and malfuncion. * Do not give a strong impact on the product, such as dropping and crashing. * Use the batteries and USB charger which LINEEYE recommends. It may cause the generation of heart, ignition, electric shock and malfunction.
  • Page 5 Caution * Do not place the line monitor in following conditions. It may cause the generation of heat, burn, electric shock, malfunction and degradation. * Magnetic filed or dusty place. Have static electricity. * Temperature or humidity is above the specification. * Temperature is changing rapidly.
  • Page 6 Warning * Attention for using the USB charger. It may cause the generation of heat, burn, electric shock and malfunction. * Do not use it above the specification of input. * Do not use the broken one. * Do not twist the cable or insert it upside down. * Do not use it near the heater.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Introduction Safety Information ..............1 Chapter 1 Before Using the Product ...........8 1.1 Guide to This Manual ..............8 1.2 Unpacking ..................9 1.3 Major Functions and Features ............ 10 1.4 Explanation of Each Part ............11 1.5 Power and Battery ..............12 Chapter 2 Basic Operation and Set-Up ........14 2.1 Power Source ON ...............
  • Page 8 4.1 Connect to CAN interface ............26 4.2 Connect to LIN interface ............26 Chapter 5 Monitor Function .............28 5.1 Overview ..................28 5.2 Start and Stop Monitoring ............28 5.3 Scroll ................... 31 5.4 Retrieval Function ..............31 5.5 LED display ................33 5.6 Save a Screen Image ..............
  • Page 9 9.3 USB Driver Installation .............. 50 Chapter 10 After Support and Maintenance ......52 10.1 How to make it back to default state ......... 52 10.2 How to Update the Firmware ........... 52 10.3 Troubleshooting ................54 10.4 Warranty and After Service ............. 56...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Before Using The Product

    Chapter 1 Before Using the Product 1.1 Guide to This Manual Screen Display Representation Printed representation of screen displays in this manual may not be ■ the same as that actually displayed concerning the font andspecial symbols. Descriptions of parts of the screen being displayed are enclosed in ■...

  • Page 11: Unpacking

    Product has not been damaged during transport. ■ You have received all the standard accessories listed below. ■ ・ Line Monitor (LE-170SA) ・ Dsub 9pin Mouitor Cable (LE-009M2) ・ 10pin External Input / Outoput Cable (LE-10ES1) ・ Micro USB Cable ・...

  • Page 12: Major Functions And Features

    1.3 Major Functions and Features LE-170SA is the handheld data monitor which is useful to develop, test and analyze CAN / LIN communications. Functions ◆ Monitor Monitors communication protocol or data to check for existence of hindrance in the line, or to monitor the communications.

  • Page 13: Explanation Of Each Part

    1.4 Explanation of Each Part [LE-170SA] F u n c t i o n Power Switch Turn on / off the power. [ Run ] key Start monitoring / simulating. [ St o p ] ke y Stop monitoring / simulating.

  • Page 14: Power And Battery

    1.5 Power and Battery USB Bus Power Supply power from a PC, or USB charger (option). Micro USB cable Micro USBcable USB battery charger (not included) USBport Connect attached micro USB cable to the USB device port of line monitor. Attention: Do not use the USB charger which outputs 9V or 12V.
  • Page 15 There is a natural discharge on the batteries. If you do not use the line monitor for a while, remove the batteries from the line monitor. We recommend charging the batteries one in a year. LINEEYE and our distributors are able to supply spare batteries. We do not warrant the batteries. -13-...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Basic Operation And Set-Up

    Chapter 2 Basic Operation and Set-Up 2.1 Power Source ON Press the power switch and following screens will be displayed. If “Self Check NG” is displayed, it is necessary t o have a repairing. Press the power switch for a while to turn off the power. After a few seconds, data screen window will be displayed.

  • Page 17: Data Display Window

    2.3 Data Display window 5) 6) 7) Measuring [ ] , Pause [ Position of data / all data. Able to input the position of data. Other status. Selected Mode [CAN / LIN] : Monitor CAN / LIN [CAN sim] : Simulate CAN [LIN master] : LIN master simulation [LIN slave] : LIN slave simulation Status of USB device mode (Green: Connected)

  • Page 18: Languages (Japanese / English)

    2.4 Languages (Japanese / English) It is able to select a language (Japanese / English). Select a language from openingscreen. 2.5 Date and Time Setting Set date & time in the line monitor correctly. Timestamp information will be used for the measured data and saved file names. Touch the display of date and time.

  • Page 19: Settings For Charging Batteries

    The line monitor cannot charge 100% of Ni-HM batteries. To charge them full, you need to use the Ni-HM battery charge for AA-size. LINEEYE confirms the performance of Ni-HM battery chargers: “BQCC23” and “BQCC55” of Panasonic. “TNHC-34SMC” and “TNHC- 34HBC” of Toshiba.

  • Page 20: Adjust Lcd Back Light

    2.7 Adjust LCD Back Light It is able to adjust the brightness of LCD back light. Press [Menu] → [System setting] → [Backlight brightness] and adjust the brightness using [▼] [▲] keys. While holding down [Menu], press [Run] to make the screen lighter or press [Stop] to make the screen darker.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Basic Settings

    Chapter 3 Basic Settings 3.1 Setting Menu Press [Menu] to set basic settings. Function : Select a function of line monitor. CAN Configuration : Set the CAN communication conditions. LIN Configuration : Set the LIN communication conditions. Trigger : Select trigger factors and actions. Set the timer / counter for trigger function.

  • Page 22: Functions

    3.2 Functions Touch [Menu] → [Function]. Select a function according to the target device and interface. Function ■ Monitor : Monitor send / receive data between CAN or LIN devices. → Chapter 5 Monitor Function CAN Simulation : Simulate CAN test data. →...

  • Page 23: Can Configuration

    3.3 CAN Configuration Communication conditions have to be set according to the target devices. Press [Menu] → [CAN Configuration]. Speed ■ Touch […] a nd select a preset speed. If appropriate speed cannot be found in the preset speed, it is able to type any speed using [0]-[9] keys.

  • Page 24: Lin Configuration

    ID Filter ■ Set the ID f ilter to capture the specif ic ID f rames. Touch [ID filter] and set the ID in decimal. It is possible to set the “don`t care (X)”. 3.4 LIN Configuration Communication conditions have to be set according to the target devices.
  • Page 25 ID Filter ■ Set the ID filter to capture specific ID frames. Touch [ID filter] and set the ID in decimal. It is possible to set the “don`t care (X)”. Frame End ■ Select the type of frame end from “Time”...

  • Page 26: Capture Memory

    3.5 Capture Memory LE-170SA has an inner memory of 16Mbyte for about 500K data. Each one of communication frames consumes 32byte of memory. Press [Menu] → [Record control] and set appropriate settings. Recording area ■ Whether an inner memory is used as one capture buffer (BUF0) or two capture buffers (BUF1 / BUF2) can be selected.

  • Page 27: Auto Backup

    3.6 Auto Backup Data in the capture memory will be deleted when turning off the power of line monitor. “Auto backup” function can save measured data in the USB flash drive automatically after the measurement. Press [Menu] → [Record Control] and set [Auto backup].

  • Page 28: Chapter 4 Connect To The Target Devices

    Chapter 4 Connect to the Target Devices 4.1 Connect to CAN interface Connect the CAN port of analyzer and target device using the attached monitor cable. < CAN Port > 1Pin 5Pin MONITOR Cable CAN Port (LE-009M2) 9Pin 6Pin Dsub9 Pin (female) Input / output Signal name Description...
  • Page 29 MIL box type 10pin cable Cable color Signal Input / output Description name Monitor Simulation 10ES1 External Input1 Brown Brown External Input2 Orange External Input3 Green Orange External Input4 Purple Yellow Signal Ground White Green Signal Ground External Trigger Output Yellow External Trigger Input blue...

  • Page 30: Chapter 5 Monitor Function

    Chapter 5 Monitor Function 5.1 Overview Monitor function records communication data in the capture buffer without affecting the communication line. Communication data is displayed with time stamp, external analog input signal and external trigger signal at real time. There is the trigger function which controls the operation of measurement when the function detects the specific status, and the search function which find specific data in the capture memory.
  • Page 31 Change Data Format Touch [Change display] in the bottom to change the data format. Data format is selectable from “Communication data” and “analog data of external input”. [Communication Data] [Analog data of external input] Each data is displayed in specific colors. CAN frame -> yellow. LIN frame -> green.
  • Page 32 Data Data field (in HEX). Checksum of LIN (HEX). T1234 External trigger or external inputs (0: Low, 1:High) Other display ： Hex data in red color stands for the framing error. Supplemental Data for External Input ■ Touch [Record cont rol] ->[Ext. In supplement].

  • Page 33: Scroll

    5.3 Scroll Once the measurement ends, the latest captured data is displayed on the screen. To check the previous data, you can scroll the data. Scroll Data ■ Swipe you r f inger on the screen to scroll data. 5.4 Retrieval Function The retrieval function enables you to find specific data among the vast amount of data in the capture memory.
  • Page 34 Trigger Data satisfied with the trigger condition. Error Various LIN errors. *2*3 CAN data Specific CAN data frames. *2*3 CAN remote Specific CAN remote frames. *2*3 LIN data Specific LIN remote frames. Time stamp Data during the specified time stamp. *1: Invalid if the trigger condition is “timer / counter”.

  • Page 35: Led Display

    5.5 LED display LED lights tell the type of commutation and bus power. Signal Level Light recessive CAN data dominant recessive LIN data dominant more than 8.0V BAT1 VBAT of CAN less than 4.8V more than 8.0V BAT2 VBAT of LIN less than 4.8V 5.6 Save a Screen Image Screen images can be saved in a USB flash drive.

  • Page 36: Chapter 6 Simulation Function

    Chapter 6 Simulation Function 6.1 Overview When you do not have communication partner for your development, the line monitor plays the role and can send / receive the data by this function. You can send the CAN / LIN test frame by this function. 6.2 Registration of Transmission Data First, configure the simulation condition and transmission data before use it.
  • Page 37 Data ■ Touch [0] to [9] and [A] to [F] to input the transmission data in HEX. Repeat time ■ S e t h ow m u c h i t r e p e a t s t h e transmission of the frame.

  • Page 38: Sweep Setting

    Touch the table number where you want to register the data. ■ Set the ID in HEX. Transmit response ■ By checking here it transmits the contents set in “Data” as a response. Data ■ Touch [0] to [9] and [A] to [F] to input the transmission data in HEX. Check sum ■...

  • Page 39: Start And Stop Of Simulation

    e.g. When the size is “16 bit” and the position is “2”. The data in the net sweeps. In addition to the one to sweep it transmits the data set in “Data”. Sweep value ■ Set the target value on the right. Set the in decimal “initial value”, “first target value”, “second target value”, and “third target value”...
  • Page 40 Start the communication test Press [RUN] to start measurement and then it is ready to transmit a test data. “ ”appears on the top line of the display. <CAN> Press [Menu] or touch […] on the bottom to display the transmission frame selection window.

  • Page 41: Chapter 7 Trigger Function

    Chapter 7 Trigger Function 7.1 Trigger Function Wit h t he t r igger f u nct ion, t he li ne mon itor ma ke specif ic measurement / control action by the occurrence of a specific factor such as communication error. By controlling the timer / counter it can measure the communication response time or can count how much a specific event occurred.

  • Page 42: Trigger Setting

    7.3 Trigger setting You can set the 4 pairs of the trigger factor and the action for it. Press [Menu] and touch [Trigger] to display the trigger setting display. Check the box of the trigger to be valid. The valid / invalid condition of the trigger can be controlled by the trigger action while measurement.
  • Page 43 Touch [ID setting] to set the target ID.X(don’t care) can be set too. T h e s t a n d a r d f r a m e w h i c h cor responds with the standard ID and the extended frame which corresponds with the extended ID are to be target.
  • Page 44 Trigger-In ■ Specify the negative going edge and positive going edge of the external trigger input The hold time more than 100uS is needed. Trigger action setting Touch the setting display of trigger action to select the trigger action to be specified. Buzzer ■...
  • Page 45 * 1 : The “nn” part of the file is automatically named in the order of saving from 00 to 99 and when it passes 99 it overwrites from 00. When you restart the measurement by [Run] the nn part naming starts from 00 and overwrites the older one. Timer control ■...

  • Page 46: Timer / Counter Function

    TRGOUT pulse output ■ It outputs a L pulse of about 1ms to the external trigger output (OUT). 7.4 Timer / Counter function Timer for use with the trigger function (Timer0 / Timer1), the counter (Counter0 / Counter1), and the counter to count CAN frame / LIN frame (CAN Counter / LIN Counter) are available.
  • Page 47 The action of the send / receive counter (CAN Counter / LIN ■ Counter). 1) The counter is cleared to 0 when the measurement starts. 2) The CAN frame is incremented by 1 for each every time when it receive CAN / LIN frame data. (The max value is 4294967295.) Timer / Counter setting Press [Menu] and touch [Trigger] of the setting item to display the trigger...

  • Page 48: Chapter 8 Data Save And Read

    Chapter 8 Data Save and Read 8.1 File Management Function You can save the measured data or setting data into a USB memory and reload it when you need it. [Attention] Do not pull off the USB flash or do not turn off the power of line monitor while it accesses the USB flash as the data and the USB flash will be broken.

  • Page 49: Filter Function

    By touching [OK], it starts saving and returns to file management display when it finishes saving. If the data amount to be saved surpasses the available capacity of USB memory it stops saving with an error message. You need to delete a file to make a capacity for the data saving before retry saving.

  • Page 50: Reload (Read)

    8.4 Reload (Read) You can reload .DT and .SU file at file management display. Fi n d t h e f i le t o b e r e a d by swiping the display, touch the file to select it. Then touch [Load file] on the bottom to reloads the file.

  • Page 51: Chapter 9 Documents

    Chapter 9 Documents 9.1 Specification Item LE-170SA Interface CAN (ISO11898) / LIN (ISO9141) Protocol CAN 2.0LIN (Rev. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1) CAN: 20kbps to 1Mbps Communication speed(bps) LIN: 400bps to 26kbps Capture memory 16Mbyte (about 500K data). Able to divide in two.

  • Page 52: Usb Driver Installation

    1) Start WITHOUT connecting it with a PC. 2) Set the attached CD-ROM to the PC. Or download the USB driver for LE-170SA series (lewusbd_v1.1.x.x or later) from LINEEYE website and decompress it to any folder of the PC. 3) Run the “setup.exe” file in the decompressed folder.
  • Page 53 6) Click “Next” at the install wizard. 7) Click “Install” at “Windows security” window. 8) Click “Finish” at the finish window of the install wizard. 9) Then connect the line monitor With the PC using the attached USB cable. When the installation is finished successfully, it appears on the “Universal serial bus device”.

  • Page 54: Chapter 10 After Support And Maintenance

    Please note that by this operation measured data in the buffer memory is also all cleaned. 10.2 How to Update the Firmware The latest firmware will be available from LINEEYE website. http://www.lineeye.co.jp/html/download_update.html Use the software for firmware update “le8firm.exe” included in the Utility folder of attached CD-ROM.
  • Page 55 Select USB at Con nect ion Method and select the serial number at Serial number. Then click [Next]. 5) Click [Select] and select the f i r mwa re f i le. T he n cl ick [Next]. 6 ) I t s t a r t s t r a n s f e r o f t h e firmware by clicking [Start].

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    10.3 Troubleshooting Problem Cause / Remedy ・ Charge the battery when powered by batteries. Cannot turn on the power ・ Try another USB cable when powered by bus power. T h e p o w e r t u r n o f f ・...
  • Page 57 ・ Press [ Run ] to start measurement. The line state LEDs light but ・ Check if the communication speed is configured nothing appears on the display. correctly. ・ Configure the communication condition correctly The line state LEDs light but it such as speed, data length, and parity bit.

  • Page 58: Warranty And After Service

    10.4 Warranty and After Service Warranty Trouble ■ Contact the distributor or LINEEYE. Warranty Card ■ The warranty card is attached to the product. Confirm the content and fill out the blanks and keep it. Warranty period: 1 year from the purchase (Does not include the one for the software.)
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  • Page 60 LINEEYE CO., LTD. 4F., Marufuku Bldg., 39-1, Karahashi Nishihiragaki-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8468, Japan Tel : 075(693)0161 Fax : 075(693)0163 URL http://www.lineeye.co.jp Email :info@lineeye.co.jp Printed in Japan M-18117SAE/LE...

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