
PLIN-USB – User Manual
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Operation
3.1
Status LED
For indication of operating conditions the PLIN-USB has an LED on
its top.
LED status
Meaning
Green
on
There's a connection to a driver of the operating system.
Green
slow blinking
The LIN interface is initialized with a valid bitrate. A
software application is connected to the LIN interface.
Green
quick blinking
Data is transmitted via the connected LIN bus.
3.2
Unplugging the USB Connection
Under Windows the icon for removing hardware safely is not used
with the PLIN-USB. You can unplug the PLIN-USB from the com-
puter without any preparation.
3.3
Distinguishing Several PLIN-USB
You can operate several PLIN-USB on a single computer at the
same time. To distinguish the interfaces in a software environment,
you need to assign a hardware ID to each interface that is perma-
nently saved in the interface. The hardware ID is independent of the
LIN communication.
Do the following to set the hardware ID in the PLIN-USB:
1.
Make sure that the PLIN-USB is connected to the PC and is
initialized (status LED is lit green).