Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide
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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
(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
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
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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