Kvaser Memorator Professional User manual

Kvaser Memorator Professional User’s Guide
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Contents
1 About this manual 4
2 Introduction 5
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Memorator Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Major features of Kvaser Memorator Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 CAN logger Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Real time CAN-USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Kvaser Memorator Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6 Additional software and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Kvaser Memorator Professional Hardware 9
3.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 USB connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 CAN channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.5 Flash disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.6 LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.7 External trigger input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.8 External trigger output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 How to use the Kvaser Memorator Professional 19
4.1 Use as a CAN interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Configure for logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.3 Use as a logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.4 Kvaser Memorator Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.5 Disk management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 Appendices 22
5.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.2 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3 Performance comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.4 Disk capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5 Disk structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.6 CAN connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.7 Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.8 Required driver version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.9 Write protection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.10 CAN bus termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.11 CAN bus overrun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.12 Daisy-chaining several interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Frequently Asked Questions 31
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7 Disposal and Recycling Information 33
8 Legal acknowledgements 34
8.1 Usage warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.2 EC Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.3 Patents, copyrights and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9 Document revision history 37
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1 About this manual
This manual is intended for the Kvaser Memorator Professional users. This manual
contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for
connecting the device to a computer. The setup software for the Kvaser Memorator
Professional is called Kvaser Memorator Tools and is described in detail in its
online help.
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2 Introduction
This section will describe the functions and features of the Kvaser Memorator
Professional.
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Memorator Professional
Figure 1: Kvaser Memorator Professional
Kvaser Memorator Professional is a small, yet advanced portable CAN data logger.
The device can be configured in many different ways to achieve the most suitable
and effective logging for any occasion. Connecting the logger to a PC provides
direct access for configuring baud rates, trigger conditions and filters using the
standalone Kvaser Memorator Tools. You can use standard SD or MMC flash
disks. These memories are robust, inexpensive and small – about the size of a
stamp.
Kvaser Memorator Professional can also be used as a powerful two channel real
time CAN to USB interface – two products in one!
An additional advantage of the Kvaser Memorator Professional is that it is possible
to log traffic on J1587, by connecting the Kvaser Linx J1587 to your Kvaser
Memorator Professional you will get an even more powerful and versatile data
logger.
This guide is applicable to the Kvaser Memorator Professional devices listed in
Table 1 on Page 6.
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Device Product Number
Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/HS 73-30130-00351-4
Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/LS 73-30130-00417-7
Table 1: The Kvaser Memorator Professional devices and their EAN numbers
2.1.1 Triggers
Log continuously or create triggers to control when frames are logged. You can
create up to 16 trigger conditions. These conditions can include the reception of a
specific message, the value of a specific signal in a message, or an external trigger
input configured to trigger on either rising or falling edge. Define a posttrigger time
to control the amount of data logged after the trigger expression becomes false.
Define a pretrigger time to log events leading up to the trigger expression
becoming true.
2.1.2 Filters
To enhance logging performance, Kvaser Memorator Professional can filter out
selected messages to be logged. The identifiers to be filtered can be picked from a
database file or entered manually. Three types of filters are provided: stop filters,
pass filters, and counting pass filters. Stop filters prevent messages from being
logged. Pass filters ensure a message is logged. Counting pass filters log the
specified messages at enumerated occurrences so redundant data is reduced.
2.1.3 Memory cards
Due to the high demands placed on the SD card used by an industrial product
such as the Kvaser Memorator Professional, we can only support cards tested and
sold by Kvaser, see Chapter 3.5.1, Supported disk types, on Page 12.
2.2 Major features of Kvaser Memorator Professional
•CAN interface and data logger – two products in one.
•Quick and easy plug-and-play installation.
•Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers.
•CAN messages are time-stamped with 2 microseconds resolution.
•Large on-board RAM buffer for CAN messages.
•Supports silent (listen-only) mode for analyzing tools and data logging.
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•100% compatible with applications written for Kvaser hardware such as
LAPcan, PCIcan, and USBcan with Kvaser CANlib.
•Two high-speed CAN channels (compliant with ISO 11898-2), 5 kbit/s up to
1 Mbit/s or one high-speed channel and one low-speed channel (ISO
11898-3), 5-125 kbit/s.
•Fully compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000 and DeviceNet.
•One USB 2.0 HiSpeed connection with data rates up to 480 Mbit/s. The
device can also be used in USB 1.1 slots (with up to 12 Mbit/s).
•Power is taken from the CAN bus or from the USB bus. The device
automatically switches power supply between the CAN (primary) and the
USB (secondary), reducing power drain on a laptop’s battery.
•Small, light plastic housing with dimensions (W x L x H) approximately 46 x
115 x 22 mm (1.8 x 4.5 x 0.9 in) – easy to tuck away (e.g. in a vehicle during
a test drive).
2.3 CAN logger Functions
•One flash disk connector that accepts SD and MMC cards, with the size
ranging from 32 MB up to 2 GB. SDHC cards are supported with sizes up to
32 GB as of December 2008.
•Built-in real time (calendar) clock with battery backup.
•Easy to use graphic configuration tool.
•Logger status is indicated with five externally visible LEDs.
•Supports silent mode – you can log bus traffic without interfering with it.
•Handles 100% bus load at 1 Mbit/s with two channels (>20000 messages per
second).
•Short start up time.
•Upload logged data via USB at 1.2 MB/s when connected via USB 2.0
HiSpeed, or at 14 MB/s when using an external flash disk reader.
•External trigger input (e.g. pushbutton).
•External trigger output (e.g. a LED or buzzer).
•Pretrigger space is limited by available disk space only.
•Select trigger signals from a CAN database, or define them directly in Kvaser
Memorator Tools.
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2.4 Real time CAN-USB interface
•Uses USB 2.0 HiSpeed, while maintaining compatibility with USB 1.x
computers.
•Supports extreme data throughput, quick reaction times and precise time
stamping – removing any bottlenecks. Handles up to 40000 messages per
second.
•Kvaser MagiSync - automatic time synchronization between all Kvaser
products that uses the Kvaser MagiSync feature.
•Supports silent mode for analyzing tools – listen to the bus without interfering
with it.
•Simultaneous operation of multiple devices.
•Power supplied through the CAN bus interface or through the USB interface.
2.5 Kvaser Memorator Tools
•Easy to use graphic configuration tool.
•File manager for organizing and converting log files to a variety of formats,
including CSV, ASCII, MDF and Matlab formats.
•Configuration of the CAN controller (bit rate and filters).
•Configuration of the trigger conditions.
•Configuration of message filters which controls the messages stored.
•The configuration is downloaded via USB.
2.6 Additional software and documentation
•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, 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!
•On-line documentation in Windows HTML Help and Adobe Acrobat format.
•The latest versions of documentation, software and drivers can be
downloaded for free at http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
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3 Kvaser Memorator Professional Hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply, flash
disks, LED indicators, and external triggers.
3.1 Hardware installation
The Kvaser Memorator Professional may be inserted in any free USB socket on
the host computer. You do not need to switch the power off before inserting or
removing the device.
For the Kvaser Memorator Professional to communicate with the host computer,
the correct version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed. The
firmware is downloaded and installed directly on the Kvaser Memorator
Professional and the driver is installed on the host computer. The latest version of
the driver and firmware can be downloaded from http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
The driver is installed by running the file kvaser_drivers_setup.exe .
For information on how to upgrade the firmware, see Chapter 5.7, Updating the
firmware, on Page 27.
The delivery package of Kvaser Memorator Professional contains:
•Kvaser Memorator Professional.
•Software and Driver CD, containing drivers for Windows; Kvaser Memorator
Tools; Kvaser CANKing, an easy to use CAN bus monitor; Drivers for
RP1210A, LabView and DIAdem; and Kvaser CANlib Software Development
Kit.
•Kvaser Memorator Professional User’s Guide.
•USB cable.
•SD card.
For driver installation information, see the driver and hardware installation guide
which can be found at http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
3.2 USB connector
The Kvaser Memorator Professional has a standard USB type “B” receptacle
connector. Connect it to your PC using any high quality, USB 2.0 certified cable.
The maximum USB cable length is 5 meters (approx. 16.5 ft.). If you need a longer
cable, you can use USB hubs or USB extension cables with a built-in hub. By
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chaining up to 5 hubs, you can achieve a cable length of up to 25 meters (approx.
83 ft.)
3.3 CAN channels
The standard Kvaser Memorator Professional has two independent CAN channels
that are seen in Figure 2. The first CAN channel is marked on the housing with the
symbol “1”, where as the second channel (number 2) is not marked. See Figure 3
on Page 11. The CAN connectors are also labeled for easy identification.
Figure 2: Connections on the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
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Figure 3: The CAN channels on Kvaser Memorator Professional.
3.4 Power supply
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can be powered from the CAN side and from
the USB side. To operate the Kvaser Memorator Professional in logger mode, you
must supply power on the CAN side.
When you supply power on the CAN side, provide power on the channel 1
connector. Use pin 9 for V+ and pin 3 for ground. The supply power should be in
the range of 6 – 35 V DC. The power requirement is around 1 W (maximum). In the
HS/HS case it is safe, but pointless, to supply power on channel 2. The device will
tolerate a higher input voltage, up to 48 V DC.
3.4.1 Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/HS
To use the device as a CAN interface, or to configure the device for logging, it is
sufficient to supply power from the USB side.
3.4.2 Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/LS
To use the HS channel as a CAN interface, or to configure the device for logging, it
is sufficient to supply power from the USB side. But to use the LS channel
(channel 2) as a CAN interface the device needs a reference power, see
Chapter 5.6.1, Pin 9 – Reference Power, on Page 27.
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3.5 Flash disks
3.5.1 Supported disk types
IMPORTANT: For Kvaser Memorator Professional, we only
support flash disks sold by Kvaser. For more information on
available sizes and prices, please contact us.
Due to the high demands placed on the SD card used by an industrial product
such as the Kvaser Memorator Professional, we can only support cards tested and
sold by Kvaser. Other cards might work; especially industrial graded cards, but we
cannot guarantee their functionality.
If you want to use other disk brands, you can use SDHC (Secure Digital High
Capacity) disks, SD (Secure Digital), or MMC (MultiMediaCard) disks with your
Kvaser Memorator Professional.
The following disk sizes can be used:
MMC 32 MB – 1 GB
SD 32 MB – 2 GB
SDHC Up to 32 GB
Table 2: Usable disk sizes
3.5.2 How to handle the disk
Insert the flash disk into the slot of the Kvaser Memorator Professional (see
Figure 4 on Page 13) with the disk’s golden connector side up. Do not apply
excessive force. The disk should slide smoothly into the socket. When fully
inserted, the disk should fit well within the slot.
Before removing the disk, we recommend that you either
•Connect the device to a PC via USB, or
•Remove the power completely (that is, disconnect both CAN 1 and CAN 2.)
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Figure 4: How to insert a memory card
3.6 LED indicators
The LED indicators (see Figure 5 on Page 14) have somewhat different meaning
depending on how your Kvaser Memorator Professional is being used – as a CAN
interface or as a CAN logger. The following tables describe how the LEDs behave
in these two cases.
Lamp General meaning
PWR (Green) Power and general status.
CAN 1 (Yellow) Status for CAN channel 1.
CAN 2 (Yellow) Status for CAN channel 2.
ERR (Red and yellow) Indicates temporary or permanent errors.
Table 3: LED indicators overview
Note that the ERR lamp is bi-colored and can be both red and
yellow.
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Figure 5: LEDs on the Kvaser Memorator Professional
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PWR
(Green)
CAN 1
(Yellow)
CAN 2
(Yellow)
ERR
(Red) Meaning
slow flash Waiting for USB connection with the
PC.
steady Power ON (The device is connected
to the computer).
short flash CAN traffic on channel 1
short flash CAN traffic on channel 2
short flash Error frame on either channel
steady Self-test failed, wrong bit rate, CAN
bus transceiver failure.
fast flash Firmware configuration error (should
not normally happen, so please con-
tact the support).
Table 4: LED indicators: detailed meaning
CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
short flashes CAN messages are sent or received
blinking blinking red The CAN channel is error passive
blinking slowly blinking red slowly The CAN channel is bus off
short yellow flashes Error frames are received on CAN1/CAN2
Table 5: LED indicators: CAN status
ERR Meaning
constant red, one yellow flash CAN overrun
constant red, two yellow flashes Disk full
constant red, three yellow flashes Configuration file missing or corrupt
constant red, four yellow flashes Disk error
constant red, five yellow flashes Some other major error; please contact the support
Table 6: LED indicators: Error conditions
PWR Meaning
90% on and 10% off Everything OK; logging started without problems. The device is
“armed” and waiting for a trigger.
flashing Everything OK, logging is active and actively logging traffic
blinking slowly 50/50 Logging has stopped due to a trigger condition and Kvaser Mem-
orator Professional is off bus.
Table 7: LED indicators: Logging status
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PWR CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
“Running lights” on all lamps The device is communicating with the tool
blinking red Disk activity such as formatting
Table 8: LED indicators: When connected to Kvaser Memorator Tools
PWR CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
All lamps blinking slowly Disk is missing or improperly inserted, and
no USB communication is detected. Check
the disk or the USB connection.
flash every
few seconds No USB communication. Check USB ca-
bles and communication. Unplug the de-
vice and reconnect it after a few seconds.
Check that the device driver is installed cor-
rectly.
flashing constant red Firmware configuration error. This should
not normally happen. Please contact the
support.
Table 9: LED indicators: Other blink patterns
3.7 External trigger input
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can be set up to trigger on an external signal.
There are two ways to create this signal:
•Connect a switch from pin 4 on CAN channel 1 to ground, which can be
found on pin 3 on the same connector. See Figure 6 on Page 17.
•Connect a signal between 0 and 5 V to pin 4 on CAN channel 1.
Internally, pin 4 on CAN channel 1 has a pull-up to +5 V. See Figure 7 on Page 17.
The trigger can be configured to react on both falling and rising edges.
•If it is set to trigger on a falling edge, the trigger is activated when pin 4 is
connected to ground.
•If it is set to trigger on a rising edge, the trigger is activated when pin 4 is
disconnected from ground.
Note: the trigger input is debounced by the firmware. A pulse of
shorter length than approximately 30 ms will not be detected.
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Figure 6: The trigger input inside the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
Figure 7: How to connect an external trigger switch.
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3.8 External trigger output
It is also possible to send an external pulse through channel two’s CAN connector
pin 4 on the Kvaser Memorator Professional. For further information on how to
configure the Kvaser Memorator Professional to send an external pulse, please
refer to the Kvaser Memorator tools online help.
Figure 8: The trigger output inside the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
Figure 9: Sample circuit for connecting a LED to the trigger output.
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4 How to use the Kvaser Memorator Professional
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can operate both as a high performance real
time USB interface (USB-CAN mode) and as a data logger (logger mode). This
section will describe how to use the different modes.
4.1 Use as a CAN interface
To use the Kvaser Memorator Professional as a CAN interface; connect the unit to
a free USB socket on your PC or USB hub. You do not need to insert a flash disk.
If a flash disk is inserted, you do not need to remove it.
When used as a CAN interface, the green lamp will be illuminated
and the yellow lamps will emit short flashes when CAN messages
are transmitted and received.
4.2 Configure for logging
To prepare your Kvaser Memorator Professional for logging:
1. Connect the unit to a free USB socket on your PC or USB hub.
2. Insert a flash disk (see Figure 4 on Page 13)
3. Start the Kvaser Memorator Tools program and press the Connect button.
The device should immediately show a running light pattern on the LEDs.
4.3 Use as a logger
To use your Kvaser Memorator Professional as a logger:
1. Insert a formatted flash disk that contains a valid configuration
2. Optionally, connect an external trigger switch to the CAN1 connector
3. Optionally, connect the digital output pin on the CAN2 connector to your
equipment
4. Supply power on the CAN1 connector
Logging should start immediately.
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