RAD-Star User’s Guide
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© 2015-2016 Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.
Version 1.2 - June 1, 2016
Please complete these steps to use the RAD-Star as a media converter:
1. Connect BroadR-Reach Cable to RAD-Star:
Attach the Mini50 connector on a
BroadR-Reach cable to the
BR MSTR
port if your ECU is configured as a slave device,
or
BR SLAVE
if it is configured as a master;
Figure 16 shows an example of the former.
Note that some devices can operate as master or slave, so you can use either port. You
should hear a click when the plug snaps into place.
Figure 16: Connecting a BroadR-Reach Cable to the RAD-Star BR MSTR Port.
Note:
If you are unsure of whether the ECU is a master or
slave, just choose either
BR SLAVE
or
BR MSTR
. If the RAD-
Star doesn’t work, you’ll know you chose incorrectly; the hardware
will not be damaged, and you can simply swap to the other port. If
you change which BroadR-Reach port you use, remember to also
change the Ethernet port you connect to as well.
2. Connect BroadR-Reach Cable to ECU:
Attach the other end of the BroadR-Reach
cable to the ECU.
3. Connect Ethernet Cable to RAD-Star:
If you used the
BR MSTR
port in Step 1,
connect one end of a standard Ethernet cable to the RAD-Star’s
MASTER
conventional
Ethernet port. If you used the
BR SLAVE
port in Step 1, instead connect it to the RAD-
Star’s
SLAVE
Ethernet port. Figure 17 shows the
MASTER
port being used.
