Kvaser BlackBird SemiPro HS/HS User manual

Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide
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Printed Thursday 20th March, 2014
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Contents
1 About this manual 4
2 Installation summary 5
3 Driver installation 6
3.1 Installing the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Verifying driver installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Network operational modes 8
4.1 Ad-hoc mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2 Infrasctructure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.3 Wireless hosted network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5 Configuring the Kvaser BlackBird 11
5.1 Starting the configuration program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 Identifying your Kvaser BlackBird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 Selecting WLAN network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.4 Setting WLAN keys and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.5 Network setup and device name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.6 Setting device accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.7 Save the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.8 Verifying the WLAN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.9 Supplying external power to the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Selecting the device from the network 26
6.1 Starting the Kvaser Network Device Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.2 Selecting the device you want to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.3 Finding new hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.4 Verifying connection status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7 Using Kvaser BlackBird from your software 30
8 Configuring host computer 31
8.1 Setting static IP on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.2 Setting up Wireless Hosted Network on your computer . . . . . . . . 32
8.3 Setting up an ad-hoc network on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8.4 Connecting your computer to the ad-hoc network . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9 Troubleshooting 39
9.1 Check the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.2 Check connected status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.3 Check signal strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.4 Check WLAN security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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9.5 Scan for networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.6 Check IP number and network mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.7 Check that your computer and Kvaser BlackBird recognize each other
(ad-hoc mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.8 Check channel number when using ad-hoc mode . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.9 Check the WLAN link with the ping command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.10 Connect to the built-in web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.11 Scan for Kvaser BlackBirds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.12 Add the device manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.13 Service status indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.14 Disconnect USB cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.15 Scanning will not detect devices on other IP networks . . . . . . . . . 45
9.16 Restart the service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.17 Check your firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.18 Check for other programs running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10 Version history 47
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1 About this manual
This manual is intended for Kvaser BlackBird users. It contains a description of the
setup programs and detailed instructions of how to connect the device to a wireless
network. Basic knowledge about TCP/IP networks is assumed.
This manual applies to Kvaser BlackBird devices listed in Table 1.
Device Product Number
Kvaser BlackBird SemiPro HS 73-30130-00441-2
Kvaser BlackBird SemiPro HS OBDII 73-30130-00629-4
Kvaser BlackBird SemiPro HS/HS 73-30130-00453-5
Kvaser BlackBird SemiPro 3xHS 73-30130-00446-7
Kvaser BlackBird v2 73-30130-00671-3
Kvaser BlackBird v2 OBDII 73-30130-00675-1
Table 1: Kvaser BlackBird devices and their EAN numbers
Throughout this document, we use the name Kvaser BlackBird to mean any one of
the different Kvaser BlackBird products listed in Table 1, unless otherwise noted.
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2 Installation summary
This chapter summarizes the installation and setup steps, connecting to the device
in infrastructure mode. You will find detailed information about the different steps in
the following chapters.
1. Install the driver package (Chapter 3.1, Installing the drivers, on Page 6)
2. Connect your Kvaser BlackBird to the computer via the USB cable.
3. Start the parameter setting program (Chapter 5.1, Starting the configuration
program, on Page 11) and configure at a minimum:
(a) The network name(Chapter 5.3, Selecting WLAN network, on Page 13)
(b) The network passphrase (Chapter 5.4, Setting WLAN keys and
security, on Page 16)
(c) Decide whether to use DHCP or a static IP number (Chapter 5.5,
Network setup and device name, on Page 19)
4. Save the configuration (Chapter 5.7, Save the configuration, on Page 22).
5. Verify that the WLAN connection works (Chapter 5.8, Verifying the WLAN
connection, on Page 22).
6. Disconnect the USB cable and supply external power to the Kvaser
BlackBird (Chapter 5.9, Supplying external power to the device, on Page 25).
7. Check the LED indicators (Chapter 9.1, Check the LEDs, on Page 39).
8. Start the Kvaser Network Device Selector program (Chapter 6.1, Starting the
Kvaser Network Device Selector, on Page 26).
9. Connect to the device (Chapter 6.2, Selecting the device you want to use, on
Page 26).
10. The new remote CAN device should now be visible in Kvaser Hardware
(Chapter 7, Using Kvaser BlackBird from your software, on Page 30).
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3 Driver installation
Please visit http://www.kvaser.com/download/ to download the latest versions of
drivers, software and documentation.
3.1 Installing the drivers
Install version 5.2 or later of the Kvaser CAN drivers by running
kvaser_drivers_setup.exe .
Figure 1: Kvaser CAN Drivers Installation Wizard.
After installing the drivers, plug in your Kvaser BlackBird into a free USB port on
your computer.
The “Found New Hardware” wizard in Windows will now start. Complete it as usual.
3.2 Verifying driver installation
Check that the Kvaser BlackBird is connected via the USB cable to the computer.
Go to the Control Panel and start Kvaser Hardware, it is located under “Hardware
and Sound”, see Figure 2 on Page 7.
Your Kvaser BlackBird should be visible in the list of devices, see Figure 3 on
Page 7.
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Figure 2: Starting Kvaser Hardware from the Control Panel.
Figure 3: Kvaser Hardware lists the connected devices.
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4 Network operational modes
The Kvaser BlackBird is normally connected to a computer via an access point
(AP), this is referred to as infrastructure mode. The Kvaser BlackBird may also be
connected directly to a computer using either ad-hoc mode or the “Wireless Hosted
Network” feature of the computer.
Windows 8 no longer support ad-hoc mode, instead use the
replacement (introduced in Windows 7) called “Wireless Hosted
Network”. In this mode, you configure the Kvaser BlackBird in the
same way as for infrastructure mode.
4.1 Ad-hoc mode
Ad-hoc mode is not supported in Windows 8 and later. It’s successor, called
“Wireless hosted network” or “virualization”, is supported from windows 7. See
Chapter 4.3, Wireless hosted network, on Page 10 for more information.
In ad-hoc mode, you are connecting the Kvaser BlackBird directly to a computer.
Therefore, you must assign static IP addresses to the Kvaser BlackBird and to the
computer.
Figure 4: Ad-hoc mode.
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If you are going to use ad-hoc mode, you should read Chapter 8, Configuring host
computer, on Page 31 and configure your computer before continuing.
Ad-hoc mode is limited to a maximum speed of 11 Mbit/s (maximum speed
required by the IEEE 802.11 standard for ad-hoc mode). Still, 11 Mbit/s is likely
enough for most real-world one-way CAN traffic, as long as you are reasonably
alone on the channel and there is not too much radio interference.
Note that most network cards only support WEP-64 and
WEP-128 encryption in ad-hoc mode.
4.2 Infrasctructure mode
If you are using an AP (Access Point), you should connect the Kvaser BlackBird in
infrastructure mode.
Figure 5: Infrastructure mode.
In this case, your network probably has a DHCP server running. If your network
does not have a DHCP server, you will need to assign a static IP address to your
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