PCAN-USB FD – User Manual
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4
Operation
4.1
Status LED
The PCAN-USB FD adapter has a status LED which can be in one of
the following conditions:
Status
Meaning
Green
on
There's a connection to a driver of the operating
system.
Green
slow blinking
A software application is connected to the adapter.
Green
quick blinking
Data is transmitted via the connected CAN bus.
Red
blinking
An error is occurring during the transmission of CAN
data.
Orange
quick blinking Identification of an adapter when multiple adapters are
plugged (see chapter 5.1.3 PCAN-USB FD Tab).
4.2
Unplugging the USB Connection
On Windows, the icon for removing hardware safely is not used
with the PCAN-USB FD adapter. You can unplug the adapter from
the computer without any preparation.
4.3
Distinguishing Several PCAN-USB FD
Adapters
You can operate several PCAN-USB FD adapters on a single
computer at the same time. The supplied program PCAN-View
allows the assignment of device IDs in order to distinguish the
adapters in a software environment. For more information see
section 5.1.3 on page 25.