Kvaser Memorator Professional User’s Guide
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Contents
1 About this manual 4
2 Introduction 5
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Memorator Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Major features of Kvaser Memorator Professional . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 CAN logger Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Real time CAN-USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Kvaser Memorator Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6 Additional software and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Kvaser Memorator Professional Hardware 9
3.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 USB connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 CAN channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.5 Flash disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.6 LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.7 External trigger input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.8 External trigger output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 How to use the Kvaser Memorator Professional 19
4.1 Use as a CAN interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Configure for logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.3 Use as a logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.4 Kvaser Memorator Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.5 Disk management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 Appendices 22
5.1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.2 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3 Performance comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.4 Disk capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5 Disk structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.6 CAN connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.7 Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.8 Required driver version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.9 Write protection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.10 CAN bus termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.11 CAN bus overrun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.12 Daisy-chaining several interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Frequently Asked Questions 31
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7 Disposal and Recycling Information 33
8 Legal acknowledgements 34
8.1 Usage warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.2 EC Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.3 Patents, copyrights and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9 Document revision history 37
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1 About this manual
This manual is intended for the Kvaser Memorator Professional users. This manual
contains a description of the hardware’s properties and general instructions for
connecting the device to a computer. The setup software for the Kvaser Memorator
Professional is called Kvaser Memorator Tools and is described in detail in its
online help.
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2 Introduction
This section will describe the functions and features of the Kvaser Memorator
Professional.
2.1 Welcome to Kvaser Memorator Professional
Figure 1: Kvaser Memorator Professional
Kvaser Memorator Professional is a small, yet advanced portable CAN data logger.
The device can be configured in many different ways to achieve the most suitable
and effective logging for any occasion. Connecting the logger to a PC provides
direct access for configuring baud rates, trigger conditions and filters using the
standalone Kvaser Memorator Tools. You can use standard SD or MMC flash
disks. These memories are robust, inexpensive and small – about the size of a
stamp.
Kvaser Memorator Professional can also be used as a powerful two channel real
time CAN to USB interface – two products in one!
An additional advantage of the Kvaser Memorator Professional is that it is possible
to log traffic on J1587, by connecting the Kvaser Linx J1587 to your Kvaser
Memorator Professional you will get an even more powerful and versatile data
logger.
This guide is applicable to the Kvaser Memorator Professional devices listed in
Table 1 on Page 6.
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Device Product Number
Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/HS 73-30130-00351-4
Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/LS 73-30130-00417-7
Table 1: The Kvaser Memorator Professional devices and their EAN numbers
2.1.1 Triggers
Log continuously or create triggers to control when frames are logged. You can
create up to 16 trigger conditions. These conditions can include the reception of a
specific message, the value of a specific signal in a message, or an external trigger
input configured to trigger on either rising or falling edge. Define a posttrigger time
to control the amount of data logged after the trigger expression becomes false.
Define a pretrigger time to log events leading up to the trigger expression
becoming true.
2.1.2 Filters
To enhance logging performance, Kvaser Memorator Professional can filter out
selected messages to be logged. The identifiers to be filtered can be picked from a
database file or entered manually. Three types of filters are provided: stop filters,
pass filters, and counting pass filters. Stop filters prevent messages from being
logged. Pass filters ensure a message is logged. Counting pass filters log the
specified messages at enumerated occurrences so redundant data is reduced.
2.1.3 Memory cards
Due to the high demands placed on the SD card used by an industrial product
such as the Kvaser Memorator Professional, we can only support cards tested and
sold by Kvaser, see Chapter 3.5.1, Supported disk types, on Page 12.
2.2 Major features of Kvaser Memorator Professional
• CAN interface and data logger – two products in one.
• Quick and easy plug-and-play installation.
• Supports both 11-bit (CAN 2.0A) and 29-bit (CAN 2.0B active) identifiers.
• CAN messages are time-stamped with 2 microseconds resolution.
• Large on-board RAM buffer for CAN messages.
• Supports silent (listen-only) mode for analyzing tools and data logging.
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• 100% compatible with applications written for Kvaser hardware such as
LAPcan, PCIcan, and USBcan with Kvaser CANlib.
• Two high-speed CAN channels (compliant with ISO 11898-2), 5 kbit/s up to
1 Mbit/s or one high-speed channel and one low-speed channel (ISO
11898-3), 5-125 kbit/s.
• Fully compatible with J1939, CANopen, NMEA 2000 and DeviceNet.
• One USB 2.0 HiSpeed connection with data rates up to 480 Mbit/s. The
device can also be used in USB 1.1 slots (with up to 12 Mbit/s).
• Power is taken from the CAN bus or from the USB bus. The device
automatically switches power supply between the CAN (primary) and the
USB (secondary), reducing power drain on a laptop’s battery.
• Small, light plastic housing with dimensions (W x L x H) approximately 46 x
115 x 22 mm (1.8 x 4.5 x 0.9 in) – easy to tuck away (e.g. in a vehicle during
a test drive).
2.3 CAN logger Functions
• One flash disk connector that accepts SD and MMC cards, with the size
ranging from 32 MB up to 2 GB. SDHC cards are supported with sizes up to
32 GB as of December 2008.
• Built-in real time (calendar) clock with battery backup.
• Easy to use graphic configuration tool.
• Logger status is indicated with five externally visible LEDs.
• Supports silent mode – you can log bus traffic without interfering with it.
• Handles 100% bus load at 1 Mbit/s with two channels (>20000 messages per
second).
• Short start up time.
• Upload logged data via USB at 1.2 MB/s when connected via USB 2.0
HiSpeed, or at 14 MB/s when using an external flash disk reader.
• External trigger input (e.g. pushbutton).
• External trigger output (e.g. a LED or buzzer).
• Pretrigger space is limited by available disk space only.
• Select trigger signals from a CAN database, or define them directly in Kvaser
Memorator Tools.
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2.4 Real time CAN-USB interface
• Uses USB 2.0 HiSpeed, while maintaining compatibility with USB 1.x
computers.
• Supports extreme data throughput, quick reaction times and precise time
stamping – removing any bottlenecks. Handles up to 40000 messages per
second.
• Kvaser MagiSync - automatic time synchronization between all Kvaser
products that uses the Kvaser MagiSync feature.
• Supports silent mode for analyzing tools – listen to the bus without interfering
with it.
• Simultaneous operation of multiple devices.
• Power supplied through the CAN bus interface or through the USB interface.
2.5 Kvaser Memorator Tools
• Easy to use graphic configuration tool.
• File manager for organizing and converting log files to a variety of formats,
including CSV, ASCII, MDF and Matlab formats.
• Configuration of the CAN controller (bit rate and filters).
• Configuration of the trigger conditions.
• Configuration of message filters which controls the messages stored.
• The configuration is downloaded via USB.
2.6 Additional software and documentation
• Kvaser CANlib SDK, which includes everything you need to develop software
for the Kvaser CAN hardware. Includes full documentation and many sample
programs, written in C, C++, C#, Delphi, and Visual Basic. All Kvaser CAN
interface hardware shares a common software API. Programs written for one
device type will run without modification on other device types!
• On-line documentation in Windows HTML Help and Adobe Acrobat format.
• The latest versions of documentation, software and drivers can be
downloaded for free at http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
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3 Kvaser Memorator Professional Hardware
In this section you can read more about the CAN channels, power supply, flash
disks, LED indicators, and external triggers.
3.1 Hardware installation
The Kvaser Memorator Professional may be inserted in any free USB socket on
the host computer. You do not need to switch the power off before inserting or
removing the device.
For the Kvaser Memorator Professional to communicate with the host computer,
the correct version of the Kvaser driver and firmware must be installed. The
firmware is downloaded and installed directly on the Kvaser Memorator
Professional and the driver is installed on the host computer. The latest version of
the driver and firmware can be downloaded from http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
The driver is installed by running the file
kvaser_drivers_setup.exe
.
For information on how to upgrade the firmware, see Chapter 5.7, Updating the
firmware, on Page 27.
The delivery package of Kvaser Memorator Professional contains:
• Kvaser Memorator Professional.
• Software and Driver CD, containing drivers for Windows; Kvaser Memorator
Tools; Kvaser CANKing, an easy to use CAN bus monitor; Drivers for
RP1210A, LabView and DIAdem; and Kvaser CANlib Software Development
Kit.
• Kvaser Memorator Professional User’s Guide.
• USB cable.
• SD card.
For driver installation information, see the driver and hardware installation guide
which can be found at http://www.kvaser.com/download/.
3.2 USB connector
The Kvaser Memorator Professional has a standard USB type “B” receptacle
connector. Connect it to your PC using any high quality, USB 2.0 certified cable.
The maximum USB cable length is 5 meters (approx. 16.5 ft.). If you need a longer
cable, you can use USB hubs or USB extension cables with a built-in hub. By
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chaining up to 5 hubs, you can achieve a cable length of up to 25 meters (approx.
83 ft.)
3.3 CAN channels
The standard Kvaser Memorator Professional has two independent CAN channels
that are seen in Figure 2. The first CAN channel is marked on the housing with the
symbol “1”, where as the second channel (number 2) is not marked. See Figure 3
on Page 11. The CAN connectors are also labeled for easy identification.
Figure 2: Connections on the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
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Figure 3: The CAN channels on Kvaser Memorator Professional.
3.4 Power supply
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can be powered from the CAN side and from
the USB side. To operate the Kvaser Memorator Professional in logger mode, you
must supply power on the CAN side.
When you supply power on the CAN side, provide power on the channel 1
connector. Use pin 9 for V+ and pin 3 for ground. The supply power should be in
the range of 6 – 35 V DC. The power requirement is around 1W (maximum). In the
HS/HS case it is safe, but pointless, to supply power on channel 2. The device will
tolerate a higher input voltage, up to 48V DC.
3.4.1 Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/HS
To use the device as a CAN interface, or to configure the device for logging, it is
sufficient to supply power from the USB side.
3.4.2 Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/LS
To use the HS channel as a CAN interface, or to configure the device for logging, it
is sufficient to supply power from the USB side. But to use the LS channel
(channel 2) as a CAN interface the device needs a reference power, see
Chapter 5.6.1, Pin 9 – Reference Power, on Page 27.
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3.5 Flash disks
3.5.1 Supported disk types
IMPORTANT: For Kvaser Memorator Professional, we only
support flash disks sold by Kvaser. For more information on
available sizes and prices, please contact us.
Due to the high demands placed on the SD card used by an industrial product
such as the Kvaser Memorator Professional, we can only support cards tested and
sold by Kvaser. Other cards might work; especially industrial graded cards, but we
cannot guarantee their functionality.
If you want to use other disk brands, you can use SDHC (Secure Digital High
Capacity) disks, SD (Secure Digital), or MMC (MultiMediaCard) disks with your
Kvaser Memorator Professional.
The following disk sizes can be used:
MMC 32 MB – 1 GB
SD 32 MB – 2 GB
SDHC Up to 32 GB
Table 2: Usable disk sizes
3.5.2 How to handle the disk
Insert the flash disk into the slot of the Kvaser Memorator Professional (see
Figure 4 on Page 13) with the disk’s golden connector side up. Do not apply
excessive force. The disk should slide smoothly into the socket. When fully
inserted, the disk should fit well within the slot.
Before removing the disk, we recommend that you either
• Connect the device to a PC via USB, or
• Remove the power completely (that is, disconnect both CAN 1 and CAN 2.)
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Figure 4: How to insert a memory card
3.6 LED indicators
The LED indicators (see Figure 5 on Page 14) have somewhat different meaning
depending on how your Kvaser Memorator Professional is being used – as a CAN
interface or as a CAN logger. The following tables describe how the LEDs behave
in these two cases.
Lamp General meaning
PWR (Green) Power and general status.
CAN 1 (Yellow) Status for CAN channel 1.
CAN 2 (Yellow) Status for CAN channel 2.
ERR (Red and yellow) Indicates temporary or permanent errors.
Table 3: LED indicators overview
Note that the ERR lamp is bi-colored and can be both red and
yellow.
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Figure 5: LEDs on the Kvaser Memorator Professional
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PWR
(Green)
CAN 1
(Yellow)
CAN 2
(Yellow)
ERR
(Red)
Meaning
slow flash Waiting for USB connection with the
PC.
steady Power ON (The device is connected
to the computer).
short flash CAN traffic on channel 1
short flash CAN traffic on channel 2
short flash Error frame on either channel
steady Self-test failed, wrong bit rate, CAN
bus transceiver failure.
fast flash Firmware configuration error (should
not normally happen, so please contact the support).
Table 4: LED indicators: detailed meaning
CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
short flashes CAN messages are sent or received
blinking blinking red The CAN channel is error passive
blinking slowly blinking red slowly The CAN channel is bus off
short yellow flashes Error frames are received on CAN1/CAN2
Table 5: LED indicators: CAN status
ERR Meaning
constant red, one yellow flash CAN overrun
constant red, two yellow flashes Disk full
constant red, three yellow flashes Configuration file missing or corrupt
constant red, four yellow flashes Disk error
constant red, five yellow flashes Some other major error; please contact the support
Table 6: LED indicators: Error conditions
PWR Meaning
90% on and 10% off Everything OK; logging started without problems. The device is
“armed” and waiting for a trigger.
flashing Everything OK, logging is active and actively logging traffic
blinking slowly 50/50 Logging has stopped due to a trigger condition and Kvaser Mem-
orator Professional is off bus.
Table 7: LED indicators: Logging status
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PWR CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
“Running lights” on all lamps The device is communicating with the tool
blinking red Disk activity such as formatting
Table 8: LED indicators: When connected to Kvaser Memorator Tools
PWR CAN1/CAN2 ERR Meaning
All lamps blinking slowly Disk is missing or improperly inserted, and
no USB communication is detected. Check
the disk or the USB connection.
flash every
few seconds
No USB communication. Check USB cables and communication. Unplug the device and reconnect it after a few seconds.
Check that the device driver is installed correctly.
flashing constant red Firmware configuration error. This should
not normally happen. Please contact the
support.
Table 9: LED indicators: Other blink patterns
3.7 External trigger input
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can be set up to trigger on an external signal.
There are two ways to create this signal:
• Connect a switch from pin 4 on CAN channel 1 to ground, which can be
found on pin 3 on the same connector. See Figure 6 on Page 17.
• Connect a signal between 0 and 5 V to pin 4 on CAN channel 1.
Internally, pin 4 on CAN channel 1 has a pull-up to +5 V. See Figure 7 on Page 17.
The trigger can be configured to react on both falling and rising edges.
• If it is set to trigger on a falling edge, the trigger is activated when pin 4 is
connected to ground.
• If it is set to trigger on a rising edge, the trigger is activated when pin 4 is
disconnected from ground.
Note: the trigger input is debounced by the firmware. A pulse of
shorter length than approximately 30 ms will not be detected.
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Figure 6: The trigger input inside the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
Figure 7: How to connect an external trigger switch.
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3.8 External trigger output
It is also possible to send an external pulse through channel two’s CAN connector
pin 4 on the Kvaser Memorator Professional. For further information on how to
configure the Kvaser Memorator Professional to send an external pulse, please
refer to the Kvaser Memorator tools online help.
Figure 8: The trigger output inside the Kvaser Memorator Professional.
Figure 9: Sample circuit for connecting a LED to the trigger output.
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4 How to use the Kvaser Memorator Professional
The Kvaser Memorator Professional can operate both as a high performance real
time USB interface (USB-CAN mode) and as a data logger (logger mode). This
section will describe how to use the different modes.
4.1 Use as a CAN interface
To use the Kvaser Memorator Professional as a CAN interface; connect the unit to
a free USB socket on your PC or USB hub. You do not need to insert a flash disk.
If a flash disk is inserted, you do not need to remove it.
When used as a CAN interface, the green lamp will be illuminated
and the yellow lamps will emit short flashes when CAN messages
are transmitted and received.
4.2 Configure for logging
To prepare your Kvaser Memorator Professional for logging:
1. Connect the unit to a free USB socket on your PC or USB hub.
2. Insert a flash disk (see Figure 4 on Page 13)
3. Start the Kvaser Memorator Tools program and press the Connect button.
The device should immediately show a running light pattern on the LEDs.
4.3 Use as a logger
To use your Kvaser Memorator Professional as a logger:
1. Insert a formatted flash disk that contains a valid configuration
2. Optionally, connect an external trigger switch to the CAN1 connector
3. Optionally, connect the digital output pin on the CAN2 connector to your
equipment
4. Supply power on the CAN1 connector
Logging should start immediately.
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If everything is OK, the green PWR lamp should either blink
quickly, or be illuminated 90% and dark 10% of the time. If CAN
traffic is detected, the CAN1 and CAN2 lamps should be
illuminated.
4.4 Kvaser Memorator Tools
To log CAN traffic with the Kvaser Memorator Professional, you need to create and
download a configuration to the device. The Kvaser Memorator Professional needs
to be connected by USB and have a disk inserted to be configured. Start the PC
application Kvaser Memorator Tools and press the Connect button in the toolbar. If
the LEDs on Kvaser Memorator Professional are flashing in a “running light”
pattern, the device is ready to communicate with Kvaser Memorator Tools.
For further information about Kvaser Memorator Tools please refer to its online
help.
4.5 Disk management
• Handle the disks with care. They are robust, but better safe than sorry.
• Avoid removing the disk when the device is powered up from an external
power source. You should first remove the external power and then remove
the disk. If the device is connected via USB, you should make sure the
Kvaser Memorator Tools isn’t writing to the disk before you remove it.
• You may remove and reconnect the disk, the external power and the USB in
any order you like without damaging the hardware. But if you follow the
advice above, you will not damage your logged data.
• If you need to remove the disk when the device is being used as a logger and
you can’t disconnect the external power, try to connect the USB cable to a
running PC first. When the Kvaser Memorator Professional discovers the
active USB connection, the device will stop logging and close the log file in
an orderly fashion.
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4.6 Troubleshooting
• Use “Kvaser Hardware” in the Control Panel to verify that
the computer really can talk to the Kvaser Memorator
Professional. Read out the firmware version. If it’s all
zeroes, there are communication problems.
• Verify that the disk is formatted. If in doubt, reformat it using
the Kvaser Memorator Tools.
• If configuration fails, verify that the Kvaser Memorator
Professional is in configuration mode when you are using
the Kvaser Memorator Tools. You can see this by looking at
the LEDs – they should flash in “running light” fashion.
• If the LEDs are flashing or glowing, compare the pattern
with the specified LED indicators in Table 4 on Page 15 and
Table 9 on Page 16.
• If the LEDs are not flashing or glowing at all, check the
power supply.
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5 Appendices
In this section you will find technical information about Kvaser Memorator
Professional and its connectors.
5.1 System requirements
A USB interface. Use USB 2.0 HiSpeed for optimum results, although the device
will work with a USB 1.1 interface too.
5.2 Technical data
In Table 10 on Page 23 you will find the Kvaser Memorator Professional’s technical
specifications.
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CAN Channels 2 (CAN 2.0A and 2.0B active).
CAN Transceivers (HS) SN 65251 (Compliant with ISO 11898-2)
CAN Transceivers (HS) TJA1054 (Compliant with ISO 11898-3)
Microcontroller Renesas M32C
CAN Bit Rate 5 kbit/s to 1 Mbit/s
Timestamp resolution 2 µs
Error Frame Detection Yes, both channels.
Error Frame Generation Yes, when used as a USB-CAN interface.
PC interface USB 2.0. Supports HiSpeed (HS) at 480 Mbit/s.
Compatible with USB 1.1 at 12 Mbit/s.
Power consumption ~5 V and 130 mA if powered from the USB and
~850 mW if powered from the CAN bus.
External power Pin 9 (V+) and pin 3 (GND) on CAN channel 1.
Minimum operating voltage 6.2 V DC (cold start) and 5.6 V DC (during operation).
Maximum operating voltage 35 V DC.
Absolute maximum input voltage 48 V DC.
Software requirements Windows XP or later. (For other operating systems,
see Kvaser web or contact Kvaser support.)
Hardware configuration Done by software (Plug & Play).
Dimensions (W x L x H) 46 x 115 x 22 mm (1.8 x 4.5 x 0.9 inch)
Operating temperature −40◦C to +85◦C
Weight 142 g including cables and connectors.
Storage temperature −40◦C to +85◦C
Relative Humidity 0% to 85% (non-condensing.)
External trigger Available on CAN connector 1 pin 4. The input is pro-
tected by a self-healing fuse and has a 1 kΩ pull-up to
+5 V. The firmware can detect both rising and falling
edges. The allowed voltage is 0 - 5 V DC.
External output Available on CAN connector 2 pin 4. The output is a
pull-down to ground and is protected by a self-healing
fuse. The allowed voltage is 0 - 5 V DC.
Table 10: Kvaser Memorator Professional Technical specifications
5.3 Performance comparison
In Table 11 on Page 24 the performance of the Kvaser Memorator Professional is
compared with its older sibling, the Kvaser Memorator.
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Kvaser Memorator
Professional
Kvaser Memorator
RX performance per channel (when
used as a CAN interface)
20 000 messages/s 12 000 messages/s
TX performance per channel (when
used as a CAN interface)
20 000 messages/s 6000 messages/s
Logging performance 20 000 messages/s 5000 messages/s
Time stamp accuracy 2 µs 100 µs
Message filter support Stop, pass, counting Pass
SD memory size support 2 GB 1 GB
SDHC memory support 32 GB No
Galvanic isolation Yes No
Number of triggers 16 8
Startup time when used as a logger < 0.25 s 2.5 s
Upload of logged data 1.4 MB/s (when con-
nected via USB 2.0
HiSpeed), 14 MB/s
(when using an external disk reader)
Table 11: Performance comparison
5.4 Disk capacity
Each CAN message occupies 24 bytes in the log file. The following table gives
some approximate values of the capacity for various disk sizes.
Disk size Approximate capacity Approximate time to fill the
disk (at 500 messages per
second)
64 MB 2,700,000 messages 1h 30min
256 MB 10,700,000 messages 6h
512 MB 21,300,000 messages 12h
1 GB 41,700,000 messages 23h
2 GB 83,300,000 messages 46h 30min
Table 12: Disk capacity
5.5 Disk structure
You can use an external card reader to read the files on the flash disk. The Kvaser
Memorator Tools can read the log data directly via the external card reader, so you
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don’t need to copy the files to your hard disk.
Make sure that the version of Kvaser Memorator Tools is suitable
for the firmware version on the Kvaser Memorator Professional
1. Place the card in the card reader
2. Run the Memorator Professional Tool
3. Press the Connect button
4. In the Connect Dialog check the “Use a device other than a Kvaser
Memorator Professional” checkbox and press Next
5. Select the radio button titled “External SD/MMC card reader” and press Next
6. Browse for the card reader drive location and press Next
7. Select a format version and press Next
8. Press Finish and the card will be connected to the Kvaser Memorator Tools
9. Now it is possible to work with the card in the same way as if it is connected
to a Kvaser Memorator Professional
Note: It is essential that the flash disks be formatted using the
Kvaser Memorator Tools. You should not copy any files to the
disk using an ordinary flash disk writer. Kvaser Memorator Tools
will create several special files on the disk. These files must be
contiguous and the structure and position of these files must be
determined by the firmware, or the data logging will fail.
The Kvaser Memorator Tools will create the following files on the flash disk when
formatting it.
•
LOGDATA.KMF
•
LOGDAT<nn>.KMF
•
PARAM.LIF
•
DATABASE.BIN
The
LOGDATA.KMF
and/or
LOGDAT<nn>.KMF
will by default occupy nearly the whole
disk regardless of whether the file contains any logging data or not.
PARAM.LIF
and
DATABASE.BIN
will occupy the rest of the disk.
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5.6 CAN connectors
The Kvaser Memorator Professional has two CAN channels. Both CAN channels
have 9-pin D-SUB connectors (see Figure 10 on Page 26) with the pinning
described in Table 13 on Page 26 and Table 14 on Page 27.
Figure 10: The D-SUB connector pin numbers on a CAN channel.
D-SUB pin
number
Color code Function HS
1 N/A Not connected
2 Green CAN_L
3 Brown GND
4 Orange External trigger input
5 Black Shield
6 N/A Not connected
7 Red CAN_H
8 N/A Not connected
9 Yellow Power supply to the device
Auto-reset fuses protect Pins 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9.
Table 13: D-SUB pin configuration of the CAN channel 1
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D-SUB pin
number
Color
code
Function HS Function LS
1 N/A Not connected Not connected
2 Green CAN_L CAN_L
3 Brown GND GND
4 Orange External trigger input External trigger input
5 Black Shield Shield
6 N/A Not connected Not connected
7 Red CAN_H CAN_H
8 N/A Not connected Not connected
9 Yellow Not connected Reference Power
Auto-reset fuses protect Pins 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9.
Table 14: D-SUB pin configuration of the CAN channel 2
Note: Always connect the ground pin on the D-SUB to the
ground of your CAN bus.
5.6.1 Pin 9 – Reference Power
Kvaser Memorator Professional HS/LS only.
Connect the battery voltage to this pin. It is used by the transceiver to detect
whether CAN_H and/or CAN_L are shorted to the system voltage. It may be
omitted but the transceiver will then not detect a short circuit properly. The
operating input voltage range is 6 – 27 V (absolute maximum rating is 40 V). The
input is protected from load dumps.
5.7 Updating the firmware
Connect the Kvaser Memorator Professional to your PC with the USB cable. A
flash disk may be present but not necessary. Double-click on the file “update.exe”.
The Kvaser Memorator Tools also can update the Kvaser Memorator Professional
firmware directly (see the online help if you want to learn more). A small application
opens where you should see the device listed if correctly connected to your PC
(see Figure 11 on Page 28). Select the device to program and click the Next button
Click on the Start Upgrade button to start programming (see Figure 12 on
Page 28). The programming takes approximately 20 seconds. The progress is
printed on the screen, and typically looks like this:
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Figure 11: Firmware update, select device.
Figure 12: Firmware update, start upgrade.
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No error messages should appear. If you see error messages,
try to disconnect and reconnect the device, and then perform the
operation again.
To verify that the firmware is updated,
• Double-click on “Kvaser Hardware” in the Control Panel. Select “Kvaser
Memorator Professional” in the tree view to the left, and click on either
channel. The firmware revision information appears in the right half of the
window.
5.8 Required driver version
You need at least driver (CANlib) version 3.9 to use your Kvaser Memorator
Professional.
5.9 Write protection switch
Kvaser Memorator Professional will disregard the setting of the write protection
switch on SD and SDHC memories. This is by design. The intention is to minimize
the risk of a logging failure when the write protection switch is set by accident.
The setting of the write protection switch on SD and SDHC
memories is disregarded. The Kvaser Memorator
Professional will write to the disk even if the write protection
switch is set.
5.10 CAN bus termination
Every CAN bus must be terminated with a 120 Ω resistor at each end of the bus.
The Kvaser Memorator Professional does not contain any CAN bus terminators,
because their inclusion could cause severe disturbance in a system which is
already correctly terminated.
For laboratory or testing use, the exact value of the termination resistors is not
always critical. Sometimes a single terminator is sufficient. For production, proper
termination is essential. If you see error frames on the bus, you should check the
termination.
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To save yourself a lot of trouble, always terminate the CAN
bus properly
5.11 CAN bus overrun
Under extremely heavy load, high bit rates and long bursts of messages, the
Kvaser Memorator Professional can lose messages. This loss should be a rare
occasion. If such a loss occurs, the Kvaser Memorator Tools will display a
notification message when the file is extracted. Some of the file formats, that
support such a feature, will also indicate when the overrun occurred. (See help
section in Kvaser Memorator Tools for details about file formats.)
To avoid losing important messages during logging, filters can be
used. This will decrease the load on the Kvaser Memorator
Professional and ensure that important information is not lost.
5.12 Daisy-chaining several interfaces
You can daisy chain several Kvaser Memorator Professional units to gain
additional logging capacity. To do this,
• Connect the trigger output of one device to the trigger input of the next
device.
• Using the Kvaser Memorator Tools, configure the trigger output of the first
device to emit a pulse when the disk becomes full.
• Configure the trigger input of the second device to start logging when a
falling edge is detected. Set the post-trigger time to 0 (infinite) and the
pre-trigger time to 1 second.
You now have a setup where the second unit starts logging when the first one
becomes full.
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6 Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many messages per second can Kvaser Memorator Professional
store on the disk?
A: It depends on the flash disk type. Fast disks can typically accommodate 20000
messages per second. For all practical purposes, this means full busload even at
1 Mbit/s.
Q: What disk brands are the fastest?
A: New models are introduced all the time, but during testing we have had
consistent good results from ATP (http://flash.atpinc.com) and TwinMOS Ultra-X
150x (http://www.twinmos.com). Your mileage may vary, of course.
Q: I have a very busy J1939 network. Will the Kvaser Memorator Professional
be able to handle that?
A: Most likely. J1939 operates at 250 kbit/s, which means up to 2000 8-byte
messages per second. As a contrast, the measured logging capacity of the Kvaser
Memorator Professional is 20000 messages per second, which is around 10 times
higher.
Q: How many hours will a 256 MB disk last?
A: It depends on the CAN bus load. To get a feeling for the numbers involved, see
section Disk capacity on page 24.
Q: Can I use 2 (4, 8, 16, . . . ) GB disks?
A: Yes. As of December 2008, the largest supported disk size is 32 GB. Be sure to
use the latest firmware.
Q: Can I use SDHC disks?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use any SD/MMC disk?
A: Yes, in principal, but due to the high demands placed on the SD card used by an
industrial product such as the Kvaser Memorator Professional, we can only
support cards tested and sold by Kvaser, see Chapter 3.5.1, Supported disk types,
on Page 12.
Q: Can I use an external SD/MMC card reader to read the logged data?
A: Yes, the Kvaser Memorator Tools can read data from external disk readers, as
well as directly from a connected Kvaser Memorator Professional.
Q: I have logged a lot of data on my Kvaser Memorator Professional and now
I’m trying to open the list of files inside the Kvaser Memorator Tools, but it
seems to hang. What’s up?
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A: If the logger was interrupted while writing to the disk, the device might, on
certain rare occasions, need a long time to extract the list of files. This is because
the software needs to rebuild certain internal data structures first. Please be
patient – eventually the list of files will appear. Read Chapter 4.5, Disk
management, on Page 20 for advice on how to avoid this situation.
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7 Disposal and Recycling Information
When this product reaches its end of life, please dispose of it
according to your local environmental laws and guidelines.
Dispose of batteries according to your local environmental laws
and guidelines.
For information about Kvaser’s recycling programs, visit:
http://www.kvaser.com/en/kvaser/recycling-policy.html
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8 Legal acknowledgements
8.1 Usage warning
WARNING FOR ALL USERS
WARNING! - YOUR USE OF THIS DEVICE MUST BE DONE WITH CAUTION AND A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISKS!
THIS WARNING IS PRESENTED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS DEVICE
MAY BE DANGEROUS. YOUR ACTIONS CAN INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR OF A CAN-BASED
DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEM, AND DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION, THE
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR IMPROPER ACTIONS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS OPERATIONAL
MALFUNCTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION, DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, AND PHYSICAL
INJURY TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPERATING
CONDITION IS PRESENT WHEN THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS ARE
CONCURRENTLY TRUE: THE PRODUCT IS PHYSICALLY INTERCONNECTED TO A REAL
DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEM; AND THE FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE
REAL DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEM ARE CONTROLLABLE OR INFLUENCED BY THE
USE OF THE CAN NETWORK. A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPERATING CONDITION MAY
RESULT FROM THE ACTIVITY OR NON-ACTIVITY OF SOME DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED
SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL
HARM OR DEATH OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, DEVICES, OR THE SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT.
WITH THIS DEVICE, YOU MAY POTENTIALLY:
• CAUSE A CHANGE IN THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM, MODULE, DEVICE,
CIRCUIT, OR OUTPUT.
• TURN ON OR ACTIVATE A MODULE, DEVICE, CIRCUIT, OUTPUT, OR FUNCTION.
• TURN OFF OR DEACTIVATE A MODULE, DEVICE, CIRCUIT, OUTPUT, OR
FUNCTION.
• INHIBIT, TURN OFF, OR DEACTIVATE NORMAL OPERATION.
• MODIFY THE BEHAVIOR OF A DISTRIBUTED PRODUCT.
• ACTIVATE AN UNINTENDED OPERATION.
• PLACE THE SYSTEM, MODULE, DEVICE, CIRCUIT, OR OUTPUT INTO AN
UNINTENDED MODE.
ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHO:
(A) ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE
DEVICE,
(B) UNDERSTAND THE WARNINGS ABOVE, AND
(C) UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DEVICE INTERACTS WITH AND IMPACTS THE FUNCTION
AND SAFETY OF OTHER PRODUCTS IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM AND THE APPLICATION
FOR WHICH THIS DEVICE WILL BE APPLIED, MAY USE THE DEVICE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU CAN INTEGRATE THIS PRODUCT AS A SUBSYSTEM INTO
HIGHER-LEVEL SYSTEMS. IN CASE YOU DO SO, KVASER AB HEREBY DECLARES THAT
KVASER AB’S WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE CORRECTION OF DEFECTS, AND
KVASER AB HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OVER AND ABOVE THE
REFUNDING OF THE PRICE PAID FOR THIS DEVICE, SINCE KVASER AB DOES NOT HAVE
ANY INFLUENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE HIGHER-LEVER SYSTEM, WHICH
MAY BE DEFECTIVE.
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A RECHARGEABLE LI-POL BATTERY THAT
MUST BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. IT MAY EXPLODE IF DAMAGED OR
DISPOSED OF IN FIRE. DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT.
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8.2 EC Regulatory Compliance
The product(s); 73-30130-00417-7, 73-30130-00351-4, is in conformity with the
essential requirements of the following regulations and directives:
• DIRECTIVE 2012/19/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL of 4 July 2012 (WEEE)
• REGULATION (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH), Annex XIV (the ’Candidate
list’) and Annex XVII (’Restriction of Substances’)
The products listed above also complies with DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 (RoHS) and
is in conformity with the following standards and/or other normative documents:
Standard Description
EN 50 581 (2012) Assessment with respect to restriction of hazardous substances
Table 15: Standards and normative documents for RoHS 2011
The products listed above also complies with DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004
(EMC-directive) and is in conformity with the following standards and/or other
normative documents:
Standard Description
EN 55 022 (2006 + A1:2007) Class B, radiated. IT equipment, commercial emission
EN 55 024 (2010) IT equipment, commercial immunity
EN 61 000-6-2 (2005) Generic, industrial immunity
Table 16: Standards and normative documents for EMC 2004
The products listed above also complies with COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
2004/104/EC of 14 October 2004 (The Automotive EMC Directive) and is in
conformity with the following standards and/or other normative documents:
Standard Description
ISO 11452-2 (2004) Road vehicles - Component test methods
ISO 7637-2 (2004) Road vehicles - Electrical disturbances
Table 17: Standards and normative documents for Auto EMC 2004
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
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designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his/her own expense.
8.3 Patents, copyrights and trademarks
All trademarks are the property of their respective owner. Windows is a registered
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
MagiSync is a trademark of Kvaser AB.
DeviceNet is a Trademark of Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc.
NMEA 2000 is the registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics
Association, Inc.
The products described in this document are protected by U.S. patent 5,696,911.
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9 Document revision history
Version history for document UG_98038_memorator_pro:
Revision Date Changes
1 2006-02 Original Versions
2 2006-11-10 Reviewed – No major changes.
3 2008-06-30 Added Kvaser Memorator HS/LS info.
4 2008-12-03 Added paragraph about the external input being de-
bounced. Revised the legal section. Added information
about the largest supported disk size.
5 2009-09-25 Kvaser Memorator Professional Setup Tool is now
known as Kvaser Memorator Tools. Changed battery
type.
6 2009-10-19 Reviewed – Updated pictures of firmware update. Re-
moved paragraph about Kvaser Dispatcher. Minor edit-
ing.
7 2011-01-14 Updated supported OS list
8 2011-09-12 Updated disposal information
9 2012-07-04 Removed specific numbers for startup time
2013-11-28 Changed layout of references, figures.
2013-12-17 Added text regarding external card readers
2013-12-20 Updated layout of battery warning box
2014-01-10 Updated compliance text
2014-03-07 Hardware installation chapter updated
10 2014-03-10 Reviewed, minor editing, updated compliance text.
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