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Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide

 

 

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Kvaser AB, Mölndal, Sweden 

— www.kvaser.com 

 

 

3  Driver installation 

 

3.1  Installing the drivers 

First, install Kvaser CAN drivers, version 4.0a or later. Version 4.0 is not sufficient. 
 

 

 
 
After installing the drivers, you can plug your new Kvaser BlackBird into a free USB port on 
your computer. If desired, a USB extension cable can be used. 
 
The “Found New Hardware” wizard in Windows will now start. Complete it as usual. 

3.2  Verifying driver installation 

Go to the Control Panel and start Kvaser Hardware: 

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Страница 1: ...er 2013 We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing Kvaser AB cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Kvaser AB ...

Страница 2: ...Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide 2 39 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com This page is intentionally left blank ...

Страница 3: ... 22 6 2 Listing the devices on the network 22 6 3 Selecting the device you want to use 23 6 4 Starting the service 23 6 5 Verifying connection status 24 7 Using Kvaser BlackBird from your software 26 8 Configuring Host PC 27 8 1 Setting static IP on your PC 27 8 2 Setting up an Ad hoc network on your PC 28 8 3 Connecting your PC to the Ad hoc network 30 9 Troubleshooting 33 9 1 Check the LEDs 33 9...

Страница 4: ...w kvaser com 1 About this manual This manual is intended for Kvaser BlackBird users This manual contains a description of the software setup programs and detailed instructions for connecting the device to a wireless network Basic knowledge about TCP IP networks is assumed ...

Страница 5: ...d configure at a minimum The WLAN network 5 3 1 The WLAN encryption mode authentication mode and the keys 5 4 Decide whether to use DHCP or a static IP number 5 5 Save the configuration and verify that the WLAN connection works 5 7 5 8 Disconnect the USB cable Supply external power to the BlackBird 5 9 Check the LED indicators 9 1 Start the network selection program 6 1 The BlackBird should appear...

Страница 6: ...s version 4 0a or later Version 4 0 is not sufficient After installing the drivers you can plug your new Kvaser BlackBird into a free USB port on your computer If desired a USB extension cable can be used The Found New Hardware wizard in Windows will now start Complete it as usual 3 2 Verifying driver installation Go to the Control Panel and start Kvaser Hardware ...

Страница 7: ...Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide 7 39 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com Your Kvaser BlackBird should be visible in the list of devices ...

Страница 8: ...de 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 ...

Страница 9: ...e n t c lie n t c lie n t B a s es ta tio n A P If you are using an AP you are connecting the BlackBird in infrastructure mode In this case your network probably has a DHCP server running If your network does not have a DHCP server you will need to assign your BlackBird a static IP address You should consult with your network manager to determine what IP address and Net mask should be used ...

Страница 10: ... 1 Starting the configuration program Start the Kvaser Hardware program and go to the Tools tab Press the Setup button in the Setup a Kvaser BlackBird box This will start the Kvaser Wireless Configuration program used to configure the BlackBird The configuration will be saved in the device s flash memory 5 2 Identifying your BlackBird When you start Kvaser Wireless Configuration you will be presen...

Страница 11: ... show up in the list of devices make sure you have connected the unit properly to your USB port Check that you have installed the drivers and that the Kvaser BlackBird is recognised by the Kvaser Hardware program as described in 3 2 Verifying driver installation The first time you connect to the device the following message will appear Your Kvaser BlackBird ships without any passwords set If you d...

Страница 12: ...o the computer and started Kvaser Wireless Configuration you will be shown the Status tab If you have not configured a connection the display will show Connection Status as Disassociated 5 3 Selecting WLAN network You will now enter the name of the WLAN network you are connecting the BlackBird to Go to the Configuration tab ...

Страница 13: ... hoc mode make sure you have performed the setup steps described in chapter 8 Configuring Host PC first Press the Browse Networks button 5 3 1 Currently Available Networks This window accumulates all visible networks To clear the list of obsolete networks you must close this window and then re open it Whenever a network is detected its signal strength is shown next to the network s name In order t...

Страница 14: ...Channel will also be set to Automatic Click OK to allow the copying of these values 5 3 2 Multiple APs in a network You will notice that the same network is listed more than once if you have multiple APs within range You can identify a specific AP on a network by selecting the network and noting the MAC Address shown in the right pane Multiple APs within a single network may also use different cha...

Страница 15: ... If you choose an encryption mode other than Open you may also use the Passphrase button to generate the encryption keys used When using WEP you should also specify the Authentication algorithm used If you don t know what encryption mode to select please read the following sections or ask your network manager 5 4 1 Open or plain text This Encryption mode means that all data is transferred unencryp...

Страница 16: ...pen system means any station may connect to the AP whether that client station has the correct WEP key or not This algorithm is also used in WPA and WPA2 encryption modes Shared key authentication requires the client station to have the correct WEP key in order to associate with the access point Even though a client station is allowed to associate with an access point this does not ensure the clie...

Страница 17: ...A2 PSK encryption modes the key generation is based upon the network SSID so make sure that the correct network name is entered in the SSID field 5 5 Network Setup and Device Name We should now configure an appropriate Device name and choose an address assignment method This is done under the Network tab ...

Страница 18: ...teway IP address When using ad hoc mode see chapter 8 Configuring Host PC for details on how to set a static IP In the Device Name box you can enter a descriptive name of the device This name will be visible when you browse the network using the tool described in chapter 6 Selecting the device from the network The Hostname shown for the BlackBird is derived from the Device name you have entered co...

Страница 19: ...ird This password prevents unauthorized network access to your Blackbird 2 A flash parameter password When set it is required each time you or someone else wants to read or change the parameters in the flash memory of the BlackBird This password protects for example the WLAN access keys that are stored in the flash memory If you forget your flash parameter password you have the option to reset the...

Страница 20: ...not visible in the network setup program Anyone who wants to use it must know its network address and must supply the network connection password 5 7 Save the configuration The device is now configured Save the parameters to the device by clicking the Apply button The device will restart After 5 10 seconds you should see the device trying to connect to the WLAN in the status bar 5 8 Verifying the ...

Страница 21: ...The signal strength should be between 75 dBm and 30 dBm You may want to check the Info tab as well On this tab you should check that the Device IP Address is a valid address on your network 5 9 Supplying external power to the device Before you can start using your BlackBird you have to end the Kvaser Wireless Configuration and remove the device from USB Don t forget to supply external power to the...

Страница 22: ... Starting the network selector The next step is to see if the device can be spotted on the network This is done through the Kvaser Hardware program on the Tools tab Press Setup button in the Select Kvaser BlackBird from the Network box 6 2 Listing the devices on the network The following window will be visible for a few seconds ...

Страница 23: ...ee If the value of In Use is Config close the Kvaser Wireless Configuration program from the previous section and unplug the device from the PC s USB port If the value of In Use is USB unplug the device from the PC s USB port If the value of Connect is then select your device and press the Connect button on the toolbar Don t forget to supply external power to the device Use 7 40 V DC on CAN channe...

Страница 24: ...us information about the connection will be displayed in the lower half of the window If you select a device in the list the connection status will be displayed in the lower panel In this case we can see that the device is being configured via USB This makes it unavailable for CAN network use We can also see that the service isn t running on the local machine It must be started before a connection...

Страница 25: ...ser com The next picture shows what it looks like when the connection is established Here the BlackBird is connected to the computer gullfaxe kvaser se at network address 10 0 3 1 The device driver service says CONNECTION_UP which means the computer is connected to the BlackBird ...

Страница 26: ... www kvaser com 7 Using Kvaser BlackBird from your software You can use the BlackBird from any program that uses the CANLib API You can view the channel information in the Kvaser Hardware program on the Device tabs by selecting a channel under the Kvaser BlackBird Remote ...

Страница 27: ...may or may not be usable on your network if you are in doubt check with the person responsible for your network but the point is 1 Put the BlackBird and the PC on the same subnet 2 Give them different IP addresses 3 Both the BlackBird and the PC should use the IP address of the PC as gateway 8 1 Setting static IP on your PC To connect to the BlackBird in ad hoc mode you need to set a static IP add...

Страница 28: ...ing up an Ad hoc network on your PC If you want to connect to your BlackBird in Ad hoc mode you need to configure your network card for connecting to an Ad hoc network Since the ad hoc network lacks a DHCP server you need to assign a static IP address first see 8 1 Setting static IP on your PC Now we will set up an ad hoc network called KvaserNetAdHoc Open up the Network Connections windows Start ...

Страница 29: ...s network setting is checked If your computer was previously connected to a preferred access point remove all preferred access points or at least disable the automatic connection This will ensure that a connection is made only to the ad hoc network to which you are trying to connect 1 Click the Add button in the Preferred networks box ...

Страница 30: ...ty for the corresponding settings of the BlackBird The PC and BlackBird must have identical settings If you choose WEP as the encryption method you need to enter both the key hexadecimal format and key index See 5 4 3 About Static WEP keys for more information about keys and key indices We recommend trying Open network authentication without any data encryption to get the communication with the Bl...

Страница 31: ...You may now be asked to enter the security key and then the PC will start looking for other devices on the ad hoc network Since we haven t configured the BlackBird the PC will not find any devices yet You can safely leave this running and continue below To check that the new IP settings have taken effect you may start a command window Start Run cmd and issue the command ipconfig ...

Страница 32: ...etting Started Guide 32 39 Kvaser AB Mölndal Sweden www kvaser com Here we note that the Wireless Network connection has adopted the values we entered You should now go back to chapter 5 Configuring the Kvaser BlackBird ...

Страница 33: ... you will see a continuously pulsating LED If you get disconnected from the Network Enumerator Service the WLAN LED blinking will consist of fast blinking for 1 8s and then off for 1 8s 9 2 Check connected status The Kvaser Wireless Configuration program should display Connected If not you may have an authorization problem Check the WLAN pass phrase security keys encryption and authorization mode ...

Страница 34: ...6 Check IP number and network mask If you have opted to use DHCP check in the Info tab of the parameter setter that a reasonable IP number has been assigned If you have set a static IP make sure both the IP number and Network mask are correct 9 7 Check that your PC and Blackbird recognize each other ad hoc mode Open up the Wireless Network Connection window Start Settings Network Connections and t...

Страница 35: ...r This ensures that the correct channel is set the channel is not set to Automatic Some PC most notable are PCs with Intel 3945abg WLAN chip only connect to ad hoc networks on a fixed preset channel So it can find the BlackBird ad hoc net but tries to connect to it on its own predefined channel regardless of which channel the BlackBird is using If you don t use the built in Network Browser you mus...

Страница 36: ...s Using the Kvaser Network Device Selector tool scan the network once again Check the LEDs on the BlackBird The INFO LED should flash a few times when scanning is in progress 9 12 Add the device manually In the network selector tool press the Add button The following dialog will appear If the BlackBird is absent from the scan list you can manually enter the device data here Enter the following inf...

Страница 37: ...or maybe the connection password is wrong 9 15 Disconnect USB cable The service will not be able to connect to the BlackBird under any one of the following conditions 1 The USB cable is connected 2 Someone is configuring the device 3 Another service is already connected to the device 9 16 Scanning will not detect devices on other IP networks The scanning process will only detect BlackBirds on the ...

Страница 38: ...r other programs running If the service indicates a status of CONNECTION_UP but you can t see the device in Kvaser Hardware check if the parameter setter program or any other program using the Kvaser BlackBird is running with the exception for the network setup program If so close them and try again ...

Страница 39: ...ate Changes 1 2008 04 Original revision 2 2008 05 05 Updated screenshots layout changes several paragraphs cleaned up 3 2009 09 25 Minor editorial changes 4 2011 01 17 Added more info about ad hoc 11 Mbit s limit Added more chapters to the Troubleshooting section Updated minimum CAN bus supply voltage Minor editorial changes ...

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