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Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide
Copyright 2001-2011 Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden
http://www.kvaser.com
Last updated Thursday, 28 April 2011
The information contained herein is believed to be accurate in all respects at the time of publication. Kvaser AB cannot 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: Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide
Last updated Thursday, 28 April 2011 The information contained herein is believed to be accurate in all respects at the time of publication. Kvaser AB cannot 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... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
2(16) 1 About this manual This manual is intended for use with the Kvaser Memorator Light. It contains a description of the hardware’s operation and general instructions for connecting the device to a computer. The file extraction software for the Kvaser Memorator Light is called the Kvaser Memorator Tools and is described in detail and available in the software’s online help. -
Page 3: Introduction
The Memorator Light automatically determines the correct CAN bus signaling rate, removing the need for configuration -- just plug and play. Also, the Memorator Light has a built-in flash disk that cannot be accidentally lost, misplaced, or mixed up with other disks. -
Page 4: Kvaser Memorator Tools
4.1 Hardware installation The Kvaser Memorator Light may be inserted into any USB socket on a host computer. The device does not need to be powered-off before being inserted or removed. Note that the correct version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed for the Memorator Light to communicate properly with a host computer. -
Page 5: Can Channel
Figure 2. CAN Channel Connector of the Kvaser Memorator Light 4.4 Power supply The Kvaser Memorator Light can be powered from the CAN side or from the USB side. NOTE: Kvaser does not recommend supplying power on both the CAN side and the USB side simultaneously. -
Page 6: Led Indicators
Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide 6(16) 4.6 LED indicators The Kvaser Memorator Light is equipped with four LED indicators. The following tables describe the status functions of the LEDs. Table 1. LED indicators. General meaning PWR (Green) Power and general status. - Page 7 Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide 7(16) Table 2. LED indicator status functions. CAN bus status CAN emitting short flashes: Receiving CAN messages on the CAN channel CAN blinking and ERR blinking red: The CAN channel is error passive CAN blinking slowly and ERR blinking slowly red:...
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Page 8: How To Use The Kvaser Memorator Light
The Kvaser Memorator Tools may be used to reinitialize the disk if necessary. 5.1 Use as a logger When using the Kvaser Memorator Light as a CAN data logger, power is supplied through the CAN connector while connected to the CAN bus as shown in Figure 4. -
Page 9: Appendices
Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide 9(16) 6 Appendices This section contains technical information about Kvaser Memorator Light and its connectors. 6.1 System requirements USB interface: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface for optimum results, however the device performs very well with a USB 1.1 interface. -
Page 10: Can Connector
FIFO buffer wraps and begins overwriting the beginning data. 6.4 CAN connector The Kvaser Memorator Light has one CAN channel. The CAN channel connector is the 9-pin male D-SUB connector shown in Figure with the pin-out described below in Table . - Page 11 Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide 11(16) Connect the Kvaser Memorator Light to a computer with the USB cable. Double-click on the file ―update.exe‖ provided in the firmware update files. (The Kvaser Memorator Tools can also update the Kvaser Memorator Light firmware directly. See the online help for more information.) A small application opens where the device is listed as shown in Figure 5.
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Page 12: Required Driver Version
Driver (CANLIB) version 4.1 is required to use the Kvaser Memorator Light. 6.7 CAN bus termination Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ω resistor at each end of the bus. The Kvaser Memorator Light does not contain a CAN bus terminator because the inclusion could cause severe disturbance to a system which is already terminated correctly. -
Page 13: Can Bus Silent Mode
Under extremely heavy load with high signaling rates and long bursts of messages, the Kvaser Memorator Light may lose messages. This loss is a rare occasion, and if such a loss occurs the setup displays a notification message when the file is extracted. Several of the file formats that support this feature also indicate when the overrun occurred. -
Page 14: Legal Acknowledgements
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRODUCT MAY BE INTEGRATED AS A SUBSYSTEM INTO HIGHER-LEVEL SYSTEMS. FOR THESE APPLICATIONS, KVASER AB HEREBY DECLARES THAT KVASER AB'S WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORRECTION OF DEFECTS, AND KVASER AB HEREBY Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden — www.kvaser.com... -
Page 15: Emc Compliance Statement
Kvaser Memorator Light User's Guide 15(16) 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: Document Revision History
Final updates for release. 2009-08-03 Language and minor technical adjustments (CPU information removed) Kvaser Memorator Light Setup Tool is now known as Kvaser 2009-09-25 Memorator Tools. Changed battery type to Li-Pol in section 7.1. 2009-10-19 Updated pictures of firmware update.
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