Hardware Requirements - Intrepid Control Systems RAD-Moon User Manual

Automotive Ethernet Side
This side of the RAD-Moon (Figure 3) contains just one interface: a Molex Mini50 jack. While
there is no standardized Automotive Ethernet connector type, the Mini50 is used by many
BroadR-Reach devices, including Broadcom switches and other Intrepid AE hardware.
Figure 3: RAD-Moon Automotive Ethernet Side. The Mini50 BroadR-Reach connector can be seen here in the center, with
the bank of status LEDs to the left.
Four LEDs indicate the status of the RAD-Moon's AE link:
• Link (Green): Turns on when the RAD-Moon is connected to an active Automotive
Ethernet device, and remains on as long as the link is maintained.
• Err (Red): Flickers when an error is detected by the RAD-Moon's BroadR-Reach PHY,
such as a data transmission error being seen in a received frame.
• Rx (Green): Flashes when data is received by the RAD-Moon from the connected
Automotive Ethernet device.
• Tx (Green): Flashes each time data is transmitted by the RAD-Moon to the attached
Automotive Ethernet device.
Under normal circumstances you will see the Link LED always on, with the Rx and Tx
LEDs flashing at different rates depending on how much data is being sent by each device
connected to the RAD-Moon. Assuming that all devices are functioning correctly, the Err LED
should rarely, if ever, light up.
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Hardware Requirements

The following hardware is required to put the RAD-Moon to good use:
• An ECU or other device that uses Automotive Ethernet (BroadR-Reach).
• A BroadR-Reach cable terminated with a Molex Mini50 plug.
Version 1.1 - May 6, 2015
RAD-Moon User's Guide
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