Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide
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4 Network operational modes
The Kvaser BlackBird may be connected to a PC either directly, referred to as ad-hoc mode,
or via an access point (AP), referred to as infrastructure mode. The configurations steps are
not the same for these modes.
4.1 Ad-hoc mode
Wireless client
Wireless client
Wireless client
Area of direct radio visibility
In ad-hoc mode, you are connecting the BlackBird directly to a PC. Therefore, you must
assign static IP addresses to the BlackBird and to the PC.
If you are going to use ad-hoc mode, you should read chapter 8 Configuring Host PC and
configure your PC before continuing.
Ad-hoc mode is limited to a maximum speed of 11 Mbit/s (maximum speed required by the
IEEE 802.11 standard for ad-hoc mode). Still, 11 Mbit/s is likely enough for most real-world
one-way CAN traffic, as long as you are reasonably alone on the channel and there is not too
much radio interference.
Note that most network cards only support WEP-64 and WEP-128 encryption in ad-hoc
mode.
