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KvaserDeviceGuide
ThishelpfiledescribesthefunctionalityofKvaserDeviceGuide.
TheMainMenu
Themainmenuatthetopoftheprogramletsyouaccessthefollowing:
File
ContainsstandardcommandtoexitDeviceGuide.
View
ManagethevisibilityofvariouspartsofDeviceGuide.
BusParametersDisplayBusParametersofachannelintheDetailsList
DetailedInformationDisplayadditional,detailed,informationintheDetailsList
SynchronizedHardwareDisplayssynchronizedhardwareintheDeviceTree
DriverDiagnosticsOpensadialog,displayingmessagesfromconnecteddevices.
Tools
TheToolsmenuallowsyoutostartvariousothertoolstosetup,troubleshoot,and/ormaintainyourKvaserDevice.
RemoteDeviceConfiguration
UtilitytooltosetupconfigurationforaKvaserRemoteDevice.
NetworkDeviceSelectorTooltolistavailableKvaserRemoteDevicesonthenetwork.Youcansearchfor,add,andselectdevicestouse.
MemoratorToolsUtilitytooltocreateyourownconfigurationsforKvaserMemorator,KvaserMemoratorLight,KvaserMemoratorSemiPro,andKvaserMemoratorProfessional.
MemoratorConfigToolUtilitytooltocreateconfigurationsforKvaserMemorator(2ndgeneration)devices.
CustomerDataUtilitytooltohandlecustomerdata.
Help
Inadditiontothishelp,thismenugivesyouaccesstotheAboutwindowwhereyouwillfindtheversionnumberofDeviceGuideandCANlib,andalinktotheKvaserwebsite,ifyoushouldneedtocontactsupport.
RelatedtopicsDetailsListDeviceTreeDriverDiagnosticsSettingsDialogSynchronizationHardware
TheDeviceTree
Hardware
Thisviewshowsallconnecteddevices,connectedviausborremotely,andtheirrespectivechannels.Youcanaccessseveralactionsthroughthecontextmenu,suchaslocatingaspecificdevice.
Locatingadevice
Right-clickonadeviceandselectLocateHardware(FlashLEDs).ThiswillcausethedevicetoflashitsLEDsforacoupleofseconds.
Configureadevice
Deviceswitheditableconfigurations,memoratorsandremotedevices,canbeopenedwiththeirrespectiveconfigurationtool.RightclickonadeviceorchannelandchooseConfigureRemoteorConfigureMemorator.ConfigureRemotewilllaunchKvaserRemoteDeviceConfiguration.ConfigureMemoratorwilleitherlaunchKvaserMemoratorConfigToolorKvaserMemoratorTools,dependingonwhattypeofmemoratoristobeconfigured.ClickingonPairviaWi-FiwilllaunchtheKvaserWi-FiPairingToolwhereonecanpairawirelessKvaserdevicewithaPCinasimplemanner.
HardwareProblems
Ifthereisayellowexclamationmarkinthedeviceicon(seebelow)thedeviceisnotworkingproperly.Thiscanhappenforanumberofreasons.Byclickingthedeviceadescriptionoftheproblemwillappeartotheright.AnotherplacetolookwhatwentwrongmightbeontheDiagnosticssection.
SynchronizedHardware
Youcanalsochoosetoseesynchronizedhardware:deviceswhithclockssynchronizedwithmagisync.Toseesynchrnizedhardware,useView|SynchronizationHardware,orviathecontextmenu.
SynchronizationHardware
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesynchronizationofthehardware.
KvaserMagiSync™
ThepatentedKvaserMagiSynctechnologyprovidessynchronizationbetweendevicessupportingKvaserMagiSync.Thesynchronizedhardwarewillsharethesameclock.ForthistoworkthedeviceswillhavetobeinthesameKvaserMagiSyncGroup(thatis,theymustbeconnectedtothesameUSBroothub).Iftheyarenottheywillnotbesynchronized.ThetreeviewtotheleftwillshowwhichKvaserMagiSyncGroupthedevicesbelongto.
AneasywaytolocatethehardwareinaKvaserMagiSyncGroupistorightclickonagroupandselectLocateHardware.ThiswillcausethedevicesinagrouptoflashtheirLEDsforacoupleofseconds.Tolocateasingledevice,clickonthedeviceandselectLocateHardware.
Note:inWindows98,thedetectionofthedifferentMagiSyncgroupsdoesnotworkduetoalimitationinWindows98.ThedetectiondoesworkinWindows98SecondEdition.
KvaserMagiSyncInfo
Byclickingadeviceinthetreeviewsomedeviceinformationwillbedisplayedtotheright.
USBSpeedshowswhetherthedeviceisrunninginUSBFullSpeed(12Mbit/s)orUSBHiSpeed(480Mbit/s).
USBControllerIddisplaysahexadecimalnumberwhichisthe"signature"oftheUSBroothub.AlldevicesinaKvaserMagiSyncgroupmustbeconnectedtothesameroothub.MagiSyncis"Running"ifKvaserMagiSyncisrunningontheselectedchannel.MaxDeviation,MinDeviationandCurrentDeviationdisplayssomemeasurementstatisticsaboutKvaserMagiSync.
Help
Inadditiontothishelp,thismenugivesyouaccesstotheAboutwindowwhereyouwillfindtheversionnumberofDeviceGuideandCANlib,andalinktotheKvaserwebsite,ifyoushouldneedtocontactsupport.
TheChannelList
Thisviewlistschannelsofdevicesandsomeinformationaboutthem.WhichchannelsarelisteddependsonwhatisselectedintheDeviceTree:WhentheHardwarenodeisselectedinthetree,alldeviceschannelsarelisted.Whenadeviceisselected,allchannelsoftheselecteddeviceislisted.
RelatedtopicsMainMenuDeviceTree
TheDetailList
Thisviewlistsinformationaboutthecurrentlyselecteddeviceorchannel.Youcanalterwhattypeofinformationshouldbevisible,eitherthroughViewinthemainmenu,orthroughthecontextmenu,whichyouaccessbyrightclickingintheview.
Informationcategory
Description
GeneralInformation
Basicinformationabouttheselecteddevice,suchasitsname,EAN,andfirmwareversion.
BusParameters
Thecurrentlysetbusparametersoftheselectedchannel,ifthechannelisbuson.Toseebusparameters:View|BusParameters,orviathecontextmenuclickViewBusParameters.Formoreinformationonbusparametersandbittiming,pleasevisitwww.kvaser.com/about-can/the-can-protocol/can-bit-timing/,orwww.kvaser.com/support/calculators/bit-timing-calculator/
DetailedInformation
Additional,moredetailed,informationabouttheselecteddevice,suchashardwaretype,manufacturingdate,anddrivername.Toseedetailedinformation:View|DetailedInformation,orviathecontextmenuclickViewDetailedInformation
WhenanodeunderSynchronizedHardwareisselected,informationrelatingtodevicesynchronizationwillbelistedinstead.Toviewsynchronizedhardware,seeDeviceTree
TheDriverDiagnostics
TheDriverDiagnosticsdialogdisplaysalistofmessagesfromdifferentKvaserdevices.Forexample,whenadeviceisinserted,afewdiagnosticsmessageswillbegenerated.Errormessagesmightappearhere,andcanbeusefultotroubleshootproblems.Errormessagesarealwaysclearlylabeledassuch.
PressingtheRefreshbuttonwillbringthedriverdiagnosticsmessagesuptodate.
UsetheClearbuttontoclearallcurrentdriverdiagnosticsmessages.
RelatedtopicsMainMenu
SettingsDialog
TheSettingsdialogholdsdriversoundssettingsthatarespecificallyhardwareorientedandapplicationoptions.
ApplicationSettings
AutoConnectOpenstheConfigurationTool,andconnectstotheselectedDevice.
DriverSettings
SoundSettingsfordeviceswithsoundcapabilities.
DisableallSoundsThe"DisableallSounds"optionenables/disablesalldevicessounds.
DisableautomaticsoundsondrivereventsThe"Disableautomaticsoundsondriverevents"enables/disablesthe
automaticsounds.
Help
Inadditiontothishelp,thismenugivesyouaccesstotheAboutwindowwhereyouwillfindtheversionnumberofDeviceGuideandCANlib,andalinktotheKvaserwebsite,ifyoushouldneedtocontactsupport.
RelatedtopicsDetailsListDeviceTreeDriverDiagnostics
ApplicationLaunchFailed
AnapplicationwasnotabletolaunchthroughKvaserDeviceGuide.Thisisgenerallyduetotheapplicationnotbeinginstalled,ortheversionoftheapplicationisnotcompatiblewithdeviceguide.
Applicationisnotinstalled
KvaserDeviceGuidecouldnotfindaninstallationoftheapplication.Pleaseinstallthelatestversionoftheapplicationfromwww.kvaser.com/downloads/.Iftheapplicationisinstalled,anditstillcan'tbelauncedfromDeviceGuide,thepathtotheinstallationmayhavebeencorrupted.Ifsoareinstallationoftheapplicationisrequired.
Note:KvaserDeviceGuidemustberestartedaftertheinstallation,inordertorecognizethattheapplicationhasbeeninstalled.
Applicationversionisnotcompatible
TheapplicationversionisnotcompatiblewithKvaserDeviceGuide.ThismaycurrentlyonlyoccurforKvaserMemoratorConfigurationTool,whereversion5.10orhigheriscompatiblewithDeviceGuide.Pleaseinstallthelatestversionoftheapplicationfromwww.kvaser.com/downloads/.
Note:KvaserDeviceGuidemustberestartedaftertheinstallation,inordertorecognizethattheapplicationhasbeeninstalled.
RelatedtopicsMainMenuDeviceTree
GlossaryErrorPassive
ACANcontrollerisErrorPassivewhenitsReceiveErrorCounteroritsTransmitErrorCounterexceeds128.
ErrorWarning
ACANcontrollerisintheErrorWarningstatewhenitsReceiveErrorCounteroritsTransmitErrorCounterexceeds96.
OffBus ACANcontrollerwhichdoesnottakepartintheCANbustrafficinanyway(neithersendnotreceive)issaidtobeOffBus.ACANcontrollergoesOffBusautomaticallywhenitsTransmitErrorCounterexceeds255.
OnBus ACANcontrollerwhichtakespartintheCANbustrafficissaidtobeOnBus.
SilentMode
SomeCANcontrollersmaybeinSilentMode,wheretheycanreceiveallmessagesonthebusbutdonotsendanything,notevenACKbits.Atypicaluseforthisisbusanalyzertools.
CANFD CANwithFlexibleData-Rate(CANFD)isanextensiontotheoriginalCANprotocol.CANFDallowupto64bytesofdataperframeandhigherbitrates.Seehttps://www.kvaser.com/about-can/can-fd/formoreinformation.
ArbitrationPhase
ThepartofaCANFDframethatisbeforetheBRS(Bit-rateSwitch)bit.ThenominalbitrateisusedduringthispartoftheCANFDframe.
DatePhase
ThepartofaCANFDframethatisaftertheBRSbit.IftheBRSbitisrecessivethedatabitrateisusedduringthispartoftheCANFDframe.
DevicehasProblems
Ifthistermisdisplayedinthedetailslistpaneitindicatesthatthereisconfigurationorfirmwareissuewiththedevice.Pleasecontactsupportifthisoccurs,[email protected]
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