ETAS ES720.1 User manual

ES720.1 
Drive Recorder
User’s Guide

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Copyright
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fication from ETAS GmbH. ETAS GmbH undertakes no further obligation in rela-
tion to this document. The software described in it can only be used if the
customer is in possession of a general license agreement or single license. Using
and copying is only allowed in concurrence with the specifications stipulated in
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Contents
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1About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Identification of Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Presentation of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Scope of Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2Basic Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1.1 Product Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1.2 Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2.1 Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2.2 MAC Address of the Ethernet Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2.3 MAC Address of the WLAN Adapter (Drive Recorder with WLAN Mod-
ule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.1 Front Side of the Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.2 Rear Side of the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4.1 Flashing Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4.2 Operating State of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4.3 Error and Measuring State of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.4.4 State of other Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 Acoustic Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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3.6 "Power" Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4Description of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 Power Supply ("7-29V" Port) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 "ETH" Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4 "USB" Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4.1 External Expansions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4.2 Maximum Output Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.4.3 Overload and Emergency-Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.5 "I/O" Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5.1 Overview and Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.5.2 Application Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.6 "VGA" Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.7 "WLAN" Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.8 Operating States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.1 Operating State "Off" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.2 Operating State "Standby" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.3 Operating State "On" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.9 Changing between Operating States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.9.1 Status Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.9.2 Events and Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.9.3 Function of the "Power" Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.9.4 Powering off the Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.10 Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.10.1 Data Transfer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.10.2 Media for Data Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.11 Monitoring the Temperature of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.12 Monitoring the Embedded PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1 Assembly and Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1.1 General Installation Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1.2 Fixing a Module onto a Carrier System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.1.3 Connecting Several Modules Mechanically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.2 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2.2 “ETH” Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.2.3 “7-29V” Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6Configurations and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.1 Configuration Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.1.1 Configuration Files and Configuration Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.1.2 Online and offline Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.1.3 Status Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.1.4 Interactions of the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2 IP Address Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.1 ES720.1 and Configuration in INCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.2 ES720.1 Machine Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.3 ES720.1 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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6.2.4 Several ES720.1 in a Network at the same Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.5 Using the Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.3 Licensing of the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.3.1 ETAS License Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.3.2 How do I obtain a License? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.3.3 The License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.4 Preparing the ES720.1 for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.5 ES720.1 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7Troubleshooting Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.1 Error LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.2 Troubleshooting ES720.1 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7.3 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.3.1 Connecting Hardware fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7.3.2 Personal Firewall blocks Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.1 General Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.1.1 Product labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.1.2 Standards and Norms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.1.3 RoHS Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.1.4 CE Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.1.5 Taking the Product Back and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.1.6 Declarable Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.1.7 Use of Open Source Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.1.8 Maintenance of the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.1.9 Cleaning the product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.2 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.2.1 Use in the lab area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.2.2 Use in the passenger cell or in the trunk of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.3 Mechanical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8.4 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.4.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.4.2 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.5 Electrical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8.5.1 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8.5.2 Interface „7-29V“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8.5.3 Interface „ETH“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.5.4 Interface „USB“. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.5.5 Interface „VGA“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.5.6 Interface „WLAN“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.5.7 Interface „I/O“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.5.8 Boot times of the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9Cable and Accessoires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.1 Power Supply Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.1.1 CBP120 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.1.2 CBP1205 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.2 ETH Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.2.1 CBE100 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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9.2.2 CBE130 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.2.3 CBE140 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
9.2.4 CBEP420.1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
9.2.5 CBEP425.1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.2.6 CBE230.1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.2.7 CBAE330 Adapter Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10 Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10.1 ES720.1 Ordering Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10.2 ES720.1 without WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10.2.1 ES720.1-8 (8 GByte internal Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
10.2.2 ES720.1-16 (16 GByte internal Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
10.3 ES720.1 with WLAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
10.3.1 ES720.1-8W (8 GByte internal Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
10.3.2 ES720.1-16W (16 GByte internal Memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
10.4 Accessoires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.4.1 Machine-named Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.4.2 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.4.3 Housing Accessoires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
11 ETAS Contact Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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ETAS About this Manual
1 About this Manual
This chapter contains information about the following topics:
•"Identification of Safety Notices" on page 7,
•"Presentation of Information" on page 7,
•"Scope of Supply" on page 8,
•"Additional Information" on page 8.
1.1 Identification of Safety Notices
The safety notices contained in this manual are identified with the danger symbol
shown below:
The safety notices shown below are used for this purpose. They provide notes to
extremely important information. Please read this information carefully.
1.2 Presentation of Information
All activities to be performed by the user are presented in a "Use Case" format.
That is, the goal to be accomplished is briefly defined in the heading, and the
respective steps required for reaching this goal are then presented in a list. The
presentation looks as follows:
Goal definition:
any advance information...
•Step1
Any explanation for step 1...
•Step2
Any explanation for step 2...
•Step3
Any explanation for step 3...
DANGER!
indicates an immediate danger with a high risk of death or serious
injury, if not avoided.
WARNING!
indicates a possible danger with moderate risk of death or (serious)
injury, if not avoided.
CAUTION!
identifies a hazard with low risk that could result in minor or medium
physical injuries or property damages if not avoided.

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Any concluding comments...
Typographical conventions
The following typographical conventions are used:
Bold Labels of the device
Italic Particularly important text passages
Important notes for the user are presented as follows:
Important note for the user.
1.3 Scope of Supply
Prior to the initial commissioning of the module, please check whether the mod-
ule was delivered with all required components and cables (see chapter 10
on page 83).
Additional cables and adapters can be obtained separately from ETAS. A list of
available accessories and their order designation is located in chapter "Acces-
soires" on page 87 of this manual or in the ETAS product catalog.
1.4 Additional Information
The configuration instructions for the module under INCA can be found in the
corresponding software documentation.
Note

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ETAS Basic Safety Notices
2 Basic Safety Notices
This chapter contains information about the following topics:
•"General Safety Information" on page 9,
•"Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators" on page 9,
•"Intended Use" on page 9.
2.1 General Safety Information
Please observe the Product Safety Notices ("ETAS Safety Notice") and the follow-
ing safety notices to avoid health issues or damage to the device.
Carefully read the documentation (Product Safety Advice and this User's Guide)
that belongs to the product prior to the startup.
ETAS GmbH does not assume any liability for damages resulting from improper
handling, unintended use or non-observance of the safety precautions.
2.2 Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators
The product may be assembled, operated and maintained only if you have the
necessary qualification and experience for this product. Improper use or use by a
user without sufficient qualification can lead to damages or injuries to one's
health or damages to property.
General safety at work
The existing regulations for safety at work and accident prevention must be fol-
lowed. All applicable regulations and statutes regarding operation must be
strictly followed when using this product.
2.3 Intended Use
Application area of the product
This product was developed and approved for applications in the automotive
sector. The module is suitable for use in interiors, in the passenger cell or in the
trunk of vehicles. For use in other application areas, please contact your ETAS
contact partner.
At ambient temperatures between 55 °C and 70 °C, the module may be used
only at an operating facility with restricted access. The following must be
ensured at this operating facility:
1. Access to the operating facility:
– For maintenance personnel only, and
– For users only who have been informed about the access restriction to
the operating facility and about all precautionary measures to be
observed
2. Securing the operating facility:
– Access to the operating facility is secured by means of a tool or lock
and key or some other way and is monitored by the persons in charge
of the operating facility.
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ES720.1 - User’s Guide10
Basic Safety Notices ETAS
Requirements for the technical state of the product
The product is designed in accordance with state-of-the-art technology and rec-
ognized safety rules. The product may be operated only in a technically flawless
condition and according to the intended purpose and with regard to safety and
dangers as stated in the respective product documentation. If the product is not
used according to its intended purpose, the protection of the product may be
impaired.
Requirements for operation
• Use the product only according to the specifications in the corresponding
User's Guide. With any deviating operation, the product safety is no lon-
ger ensured.
• Observe the requirements on the ambient conditions.
• Do not use the product in a wet or damp environment.
• Do not use the product in potentially explosive atmospheres.
ES720.1 in combination with ETK
Any change of the hardware setup from ES720.1 and ETK or a software update
of the ES720.1 can cause a reset of the ECU.
CAUTION!
Risk of burns on hot surfaces of the module! 
Avoid touching the surfaces of the module during operation at high
ambient temperatures.

During its use in the vehicle and at an ambient temperature of 70 °C,
the module may reach surface temperatures of up to 90 °C.
WARNING!
Inadvertent reset of ECU can cause engine shutdown! 
If you operate the ES720.1 in combination with an ETK, new experi-
ments with ETK may be loaded onto the ES720.1 only with the vehi-
cle at standstill!

It is absolutely necessary to wait before the drive until the MEAS LED
at the ES720.1 module is permanently lit.