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6.3
Status LEDs
The BLUEPIRAT2 has four LEDs on his front side: Active, Memory and Error to the right side
from the display and CFActive on the right side from the Compact Flash slot.
LED
Behavior
Active
on as long as the data logger is operating
Memory
active, if the data logger is not in the ring buffer mode
blinking, if the storage capability exceeds 75 %
continuous on, if the storage capability is used by 100 %
Error
on, if an error which has occurred is still active
CFActive
indicates that the BLUEPIRAT2 has recognized the compact flash card
Table 6.1: LED behavior
6.4
External storage
External memory can be used to download trace data from the data logger, to update firmware
and licenses or install a configuration. It can be used to download a bug report too.
The
BLUEPIRAT2
offers additional the possibility to store data parallel to a removable media as
SD card or USB device. The configuration of the feature
[Logging to External Storage]
is de-
scribed in the System Client user guide.
The following prerequisites apply to the external media:
Size
At least 4 GB (or a partition at least with this size)
Free memory
At least 3 GB for the circular buffer (only for parallel recording)
File system
FAT32, NTFS or ext4
USB
Version 2.0 (partly USB 3.0 memory is also supported)
6.4.1 Compact Flash card (CF)
The CF card has to be formatted in the FAT32 file format. The card reader supports Compact
Flash 4.1 (CF UDMA Modes 0-4, CF PIO Modes 0-6).
We recommend using the “SanDisk Extreme 16 GB CompactFlash” or the “STEC
SLCF8GM2PUI CompactFlash”. For these are fully suitable for automotive requirements.
Please note:
BLUEPIRAT2
Insert the CF card with the label facing down in the CompactFlash Slot.
BLUEPIRAT2 5E
Insert the CF card with the label facing up in the CompactFlash Slot.
