lodestar®
MANUAL
REVISED 1/08/19
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2.2
Hardware specifications / setup
2.2.1
LODESTAR® hardware specifications
Overall dimensions
Height: 2.25 in.
Width: 7.25 in.
Depth: 7.00 in.
Electrical
Typical current: = 1600 mA at 12.0 VDC input
Input voltage
Minimum operational input voltage:
6 VDC
Maximum input voltage:
32 VDC
2.2.2
Power connection
The LODESTAR® can be powered via:
The power jack on the back panel (12 VDC adapter is provided).
The specified power pins on one of the network modules.
USB connection to a Host PC
Note 1
The LODESTAR® will automatically begin the boot up process when power is applied.
Note 1:
When the LODESTAR is powered by only the USB connection the LCD front panel display and the
CAN circuitry will not function.
2.2.3
Vehicle Network connections
The LODESTAR® has a total of 8 CAN channels and 2 LIN channels. These network channels are
built into the Lodestar.
CAN channels #1 to 6 support High Speed CAN, including CAN FD
Two of the CAN channels are dedicated to certain versions of CAN, as shown below.
CAN channel #7 supports Single Wire CAN
CAN channel #8 supports Fault Tolerant CAN
