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Connectors and status indicators front panel, Rear panel – Drew Technologies CarDAQ-Plus User Manual

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Connectors and Status Indicators

Front Panel

The front panel of the CarDAQ-Plus holds the USB connector for
connection to a PC, status lights, and the reset button. The 6 status
lights on the front panel of CarDAQ-Plus are useful for troubleshooting
the CarDAQ-Plus connection to a PC.

Figure 1: CarDAQ-Plus with USB

The #4 yellow warning light indicates that the CarDAQ-Plus is
communicating with the vehicle.

Do not disconnect anything while the

yellow light is illuminated!

Refer to Table 1 for a description of the other

status lights.

Table 1: Status lights on the front panel of CarDAQ-Plus

#

Light

Description

Power

Power (Solid Green)

1

Ethernet

Green indicates a good connection directly to a PC or to an existing
Ethernet network.

2

USB

Green indicates a good USB connection. The PC has identified and
configured CarDAQ-Plus properly.

3

N/A

Available for future expansion.

4

Vehicle

Yellow warns that CarDAQ-Plus is communicating with a vehicle. Blinks
to indicate activity on the vehicle’s network.

5

Fault

Red indicates a momentary network fault or a serious hardware failure.
Please call technical support for assistance.

Rear Panel

Connections to the vehicle, Ethernet, analog inputs, and external
programming voltage are available on the rear panel.

Figure 2: Rear panel with vehicle, analog, and Ethernet sockets

The red external programming socket provides access to the 5-20V
programming voltage. This is used for Mitsubishi, Subaru or any other
vehicle that needs voltage on an additional connector.