Kvaser Leaf Light R v2 User’s Guide
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Kvaser Leaf Light R v2 hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply and LED
indicators.
3.1
Hardware installation
The Kvaser Leaf Light R v2 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 Leaf Light R v2 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 Leaf Light R v2 and the driver is
installed on the host computer. The latest version of the driver and firmware can be
downloaded from 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 Section 4.4, Updating the
firmware, on Page 12.
3.2
USB connector
The Kvaser Leaf Light R v2 has a standard USB type “A” connector.
Figure 2: A standard USB type “A” connector.
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