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New Eagle Data Logger

 

User Guide

 

V7.0 

New Eagle 

10/2/2012 

 

Summary of Contents for Data Logger

Page 1: ...Page 1 New Eagle Data Logger User Guide V7 0 New Eagle 10 2 2012 ...

Page 2: ...n be reset by removing all power for 20 seconds 8 Real Time Clock 8 User Action Button 8 SD Card Slot 8 Serial Port 8 Data Logging 9 Closing a log session 9 Log Files 9 Standard 9 Circular 9 File Layout 10 Configuration File 12 File Name 12 Parameters 12 Configuration File Format 13 Updating the Date and Time 13 Date Time CAN Message 13 Preparing the module for the Date Time CAN Message 14 Upgradi...

Page 3: ...SCRIPTION OF CHANGE BY DATE REQ 8 Added the revision tracking section Added Determining the actual Date Time of a given CAN message section Updated Extended Standard message indicator reference Added Override Defaults Feature NLW 02OCT2012 ...

Page 4: ...ing at rates as low as 1ms supports both 11bit and 29bit messages and can be configured to meet the needs of your environment Continue reading to learn about all of its capabilities We understand that many of you will just want to start logging and learn later so we created a Quick Start section just for you New Eagle Data Logger SD Side New Eagle Data Logger Connector Side New Eagle Data Logger S...

Page 5: ... Kit Contents The kit includes 1 The New Eagle Data Logger New Eagle Data Logger SD Side New Eagle Data Logger Connector Side 2 The New Eagle Data Logger harness Sold separately New Eagle Data Logger SD Side ...

Page 6: ...d power itself off The default behavior can be overridden by wiring a power source to this pin NOTE Overriding the key switch prevents the unit from detecting when to close a log session and some data could be lost as a result 2 VBatt The expects power on this pin unless it is alternatively supplied on Pin 1 3 Ground Must be wired to the appropriate system ground 4 Not Used 5 Not Used 6 Digital In...

Page 7: ...CAN bus activity LED s State of Health LED File System and CAN Status LED s There are three LED s two on the SD Card slot side and one on the connecter side LED Location Reference Description 1 Connector Side State of health Blinking Green Normal operation Red Error unit must be reset Blinking Orange Shutting down 2 SD Side closest to SD File System Blinking Orange Waiting for SD Card Orange SD Ca...

Page 8: ...old the User Action button until the File System LED turns off It is safe to remove the SD card when the light goes off To put the logger back into logging mode hold the User Action button again until the LED turns or blinks green SD Card Slot The SD Card slot accepts standard SD cards The system is compatible with most SD Cards with a maximum capacity of 8GB The LED s can be consulted to indicate...

Page 9: ...e used to close a session and initiate a new session Simply hold the User Action button until the File System LED turns off Then hold it again until the LED turns or blinks green to initiate a new session Log Files The logger has two type of logging mechanisms which are described below Standard The system creates log files using utilizes the loggers date and time The date serves as the main folder...

Page 10: ...ise Size The number of bytes of data received in the message Byte 0 7 The data received in the message Time Stamp The of seconds since the CPU started in the format of 000000 Delta The microsecond delta from the time of the last message End Indicates the end of the data for that session Determining the actual Date Time of a given CAN message Users have expressed a desire to know how to determine t...

Page 11: ...ted using the Header Time Stamp value Line Item Tick Count The line item tick count can be found in the 12th value of the CAN message See File Layout for more details Example 0x00000000 1 8 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 9726 191841 0 000000 The Time Stamp is 9726 191841 Note It is possible to have CAN messages with a Time Stamp that is prior to that found in the header This is because th...

Page 12: ...his feature UseErrorPassiveDetection T F F When set to T rue the logger will look for error passive conditions It must periodically broadcast a message to determine the state CANId is required for this feature The broadcast message consists of a single byte message with the value of 0x55 CANId 0x 0xFE The id to use when talking on the bus The user should take care to choose an ID that is safe to t...

Page 13: ...ff E OutputDebugToCAN T UseErrorPassiveDetection F CANId 0xfe Updating the Date and Time The unit ships from the factory with its date and time set from the factory using GMT time The default date and time settings can be overridden This section describes the necessary procedure for changing the date and time settings Date Time CAN Message The date and time can be set by sending the logger a CAN m...

Page 14: ... a 0x201 and the data reflects the modules date and time 6 Power the unit off 7 The date and time have been set Upgrading Firmware The unit s firmware can be updated using an SD Card Follow these easy steps 1 Obtain the latest firmware from our website or the Reseller Package currently DataLogger_Version_1 020 zip 2 Unzip the contents to a folder of your choice 3 Copy the file with that contains B...

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