Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User Manual
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Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User's Guide
Copyright 2011-2014 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
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Printed Tuesday 29
April, 2014
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 Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 2 (18) (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 Leaf Light v2 ....2.2 Major features ......
  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 4 (18) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser Leaf Light v2 users. This document contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Leaf Light v2 Figure 1: Kvaser Leaf Light HS v2 OBDII Kvaser Leaf Light v2 is a reliable low cost product. With a time stamp precision of 100 microseconds it handles transmission and reception of standard and extended CAN messages on the bus.
  • Page 6: Major Features

    Kvaser CANlib SDK, which includes everything you need to develop software for the Kvaser CAN hardware. Includes full documentation and many sample programs, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, Python and Visual Basic. All Kvaser CAN interface hardware shares a common software API. Programs written for one device type will run without modification on other device types!
  • Page 7: Kvaser Leaf Light V2 Hardware

    In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED indicators. 3.1 Hardware installation For the Kvaser Leaf Light v2 to communicate with the host computer, the correct version of the Kvaser driver must be installed. The file kvaser_drivers_setup.exe...
  • Page 8: Power Supply

    3.5 Power supply The Kvaser Leaf Light v2 is powered from the USB port. 3.6 LED Indicators The Kvaser Leaf Light v2 has two LEDs as shown in Figure 4 on Page 9. Their functions are shown in Table 2. Function...
  • Page 9: Troubleshooting

    3.7 Troubleshooting Use “Kvaser Hardware” in the Control Panel to verify that the computer can communicate with the Kvaser Leaf Light v2, if the firmware version shown is all zeroes, there are communication problems. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 10: Appendices

    Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 10 (18) 4 Appendices In this section you will find technical information about the Kvaser Leaf Light v2 and its connectors. 4.1 Technical data In Table 3 below you will find the Kvaser Leaf Light v2’s technical specifications.
  • Page 11: Can Connectors

    CAN_H Not connected. Not connected. Table 4: Configuration of the 9-pin DSUB Kvaser Leaf Light v2 devices that uses the 16-pin OBDII plug (see Figure 6) has the pinning described in Table 5. Figure 6: OBDII Connector OBDII pin number...
  • Page 12 Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 12 (18) Kvaser Leaf Light v2 devices that uses the 5-pin NMEA connector has the pinning described in Table 6 on Page 12. Figure 7: NMEA Connector NMEA pin number Function Shield Not connected...
  • Page 13: Can Bus Termination

    Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ohm resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser Leaf Light v2 does not contain any CAN bus termination, because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is already correctly terminated.
  • Page 14: Disposal And Recycling Information

    Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 14 (18) 5 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...
  • Page 15: 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-LEVER SYSTEM, WHICH MAY BE DEFECTIVE.
  • Page 16: Patents, Copyrights And Trademarks

    Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 16 (18) requirements of the following regulations and directives: DIRECTIVE 2012/19/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 4 July 2012 (WEEE) REGULATION (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH), Annex XIV (the ’Candidate list’) and Annex XVII (’Restriction of Substances’)
  • Page 17 Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 17 (18) NMEA 2000 is the registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association, Inc. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. patent 5,696,911. Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com...
  • Page 18: Document Revision History

    Kvaser Leaf Light v2 User’s Guide 18 (18) 7 Document Revision History Version history for document UG_98146_leaf_light_v2: Revision Date Changes 2013-09-17 First version. 2013-11-15 Added chapter CAN bus termination, relative humidity. Updated links and layout. 2013-11-28 Changed layout of references, figures.

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