User Manual

2
Getting Started with the Device
Powering On
The device can be powered either by attaching to a vehicle or connecting a USB
cable which is attached to a PC or USB power source. Verify the LED is
illuminated GREEN. As soon as power is supplied to the device it will begin a
boot sequence. The LED will blink RED during the boot phase. Once the device
is booted into normal operational mode the LED will revert back to GREEN.
Connecting to the Device over USB
You should use a Windows PC that has the Bright Star Engineering CDCECM
drivers installed. The drivers provide TCP/IP over USB capability to the Windows
PC. Use a USB cable to connect the device to the PC. Once the device is
booted you will be able to use an HTTP browser to connect to the device using
the following URL:
HTTP://172.22.22.22
The device configuration web site will appear.
Device Overview
LED
The device has one LED which is capable of illuminating RED and GREEN. The
following table describes the LED behavior when the device is in the designated
state or mode.
Power On
When power is applied to the device the LED will illuminate
GREEN for a brief period.
BOOT
When the system software initializes the LED will illuminate RED
and blink at a moderate pace.
RUNNING
In a normal operating state the LED will illuminate GREEN.
Note: If an application is running on the device, it has the ability
to alter the behavior of the LED which may result in LED
appearing in a differently.
ERROR
Under error conditions the LED will illuminate RED and blink at a
very fast pace.
S/W Upgrade
During a software upgrade the LED will be illuminated READ and
blink at a slow pace.
RECOVERY
If the device is unable to boot normally, an alternate system
software configuration will be used. This is referred to as
RECOVERY MODE. When running in this mode the LED will
blink, alternating between RED and GREEN in a rapid pace.