
PCAN-GPRS Link – User Manual
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2.6
SD Card
The SD card is located in the card slot on the board of the PCAN-
GPRS Link. To format the SD card and/or to install the firmware, you
need an SD card reader and an SD card with maximum 2 GB
capacity (supplied with the PCAN-GPRS Link set is a 1 GB SD card)
Do the following to setup and/or install the SD card:
1.
Unscrew the back panel of the PCAN-GPRS Link.
2.
Press the SD card at its end to eject it from the card slot.
3.
Insert the card into the card reader on the computer.
4.
Format the card and/or copy the firmware onto it (see also
on page 34 Uploading the Firmware via SD Card).
Format the SD card with the file system
FAT16
or
FAT32
through the appropriate application of the operating system
(maximum sector size 512 byte).
5.
Log off the SD card from the Computer and take the card
from the card reader.
6.
Insert the SD card back into the card slot.
7.
Close the back panel of the PCAN-GPRS Link.