Hioki MR8904, Instruction Manual

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Contents
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Contents
Introduction .................................................. 1
Confirming Package Contents .................... 1
Safety Notes.................................................. 2
Usage Notes.................................................. 4
Chapter 1 Product Overview 7
1.1 Features .............................................. 7
Chapter 2 Names and
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Functions of Parts 9
Chapter 3 Connections 11
3.1 Installing and Removing the
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MR8904 into and from a Memory
HiCorder ............................................ 11
3.2 Connecting the Unit to the
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Measurement Target ........................ 12
3.3 Connecting the Unit to a PC ........... 14
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Installing the USB driver ...........................14
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Connecting the Memory HiCorder and PC 17
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Uninstalling the USB Driver ......................19
Chapter 4 Preparing the
MR8904 CAN Editor 21
4.1 Operating Environment ................... 21
4.2 Installing the MR8904 CAN Editor .. 21
4.3 Uninstalling the MR8904 CAN
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Editor ................................................. 22
Chapter 5 Settings 23
5.1 Launching and Exiting the

Software ............................................23
• To connect a Memory HiCorder after
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launching the MR8904 CAN Editor ............... 24
5.2 Screen Types ....................................25
5.3 Creating a CAN Definition Data File 26
• How to count the bit position .........................28
• Calculating the start bit (data start position) .. 28
• Byte order ......................................................29
• To read a saved CAN definition data file .......29
• To load an existing CANdb file ......................30
• To set a password when opening a saved
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CAN definition data file .................................. 30
• To delete, edit, or duplicate registered CAN
definition data ................................................30
5.4 Creating Condition Settings Files ...34
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Loading a CAN definition data file ............ 34
• To edit the [CAN Definition Data List] ............35
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Registering CAN definitions
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(creating an MR8904 register list) ............ 36
• To edit the [MR8904 Register List] ................ 37
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Setting CAN communications conditions . 38
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Allocating channels (Creating MR8904
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analog/logic assign lists) .......................... 40
• What is an ID trigger? ....................................41
• Deleting data from an assign list ...................41
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Configuring transmission
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(creating an MR8904 Send list) ............... 42
• To edit the [MR8904 Send List] .....................42
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Saving a list
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(saving a condition settings file) ............... 44
• To load a previously saved condition settings
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file ..................................................................44
5.5 Printing a Condition Settings File ...45
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