3. A Tour of Gigastar Hardware

Before learning how to configure and set up the device, let’s examine the device from all sides to understand all of its interfaces and status indicators.

3.1. Label and Status Indicators

3.1.1. LED Indicators

The color of the LED within the active membrane button (A or B) confirms if the device is powered and if it has an active connection to Vehicle Spy on a host computer.

Indicator	LED Behavior	Status
A/B Membrane Buttons	White / Slow Flash	Device Powered
	Green / Rapid Flash	Online with Vehicle Spy (Ethernet)
	Blue / Rapid Flash	Online with Vehicle Spy (USB)

With the exception of the LEDs within the membrane buttons “A” and “B”, each LED has a dual use for status indication. The active membrane button determines which status any given LED is indicating.

3.1.2. White Membrane Button (“A”)

Pressing the white membrane button activates the white labels which indicate the status of the following:

Indicator	LED Behavior	Status
Network Indicators 1000BASE-T1 SFP HSCAN1 LIN Flexray	Green Flash	Message TX
	Blue Flash	Message RX
	Red Flash	Network Error
Time Sync	Green Flash	TX timesync packets on CAN/AE
Time Sync	Blue Flash	RX timesync packets on CAN/AE

ICS Time Sync

Note that the Time Sync LED is a status indicator for ICS Time Sync and not an indicator for gPTP synchronization.

3.1.3. Blue Membrane Button (“B”)

Pressing the blue membrane button activates the blue labels which indicate the following status.

Indicator	LED Behavior	Status
Network Indicators MSCAN HSCAN 2-5	Green Flash	Message TX
	Blue Flash	Message RX
	Red Flash	Network Error
Coremini Status	Solid Green	Script Active
Coremini Status	Solid Yellow	Script Paused
Disk Activity	Green Flash	NVM Write
	Blue Flash	NVM Read
	Red Flash	NVM Error
Trg	White Flash	Trigger Collection Active

3.2. Connector Interfaces

3.2.1. Device Power and Vehicle Network Interfaces

Barrel Jack: 5-48V (Left):

The device can be powered with this barrel jack using the DC supply provided with your purchase. If an alternate DC supply is used, it must be within the range of 5V-48V with a current capacity of 1 Amp, or the device may malfunction or be permanently damaged.

DB-26 Connector: CAN/FlexRay/LIN

In addition containing an alternate power connection, the CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and DoIP interfaces are located in this connector. The pin assignments are listed below and can also be seen on the bottom label of the device.

RAD-Gigastar Lite

Note that the RAD-Gigastar Lite does not contain the optional content of CAN, LIN, FlexRay and DoIP, therefore those pins are not used. However, the power and ground pins are identical to the fully featured RAD-Gigastar.

MATEnet Connectors: 1000BASE-T1 1-2 (Right)

Note connection system and pin assignments below.

Component	TE Part Number
Connector	9-2302454-9
Insert Pin 4	2302450-1
Strain relief	9-2302452-1
Crimp sockets	1-1703930-1

Ports	1000BASE-T1_P	1000BASE-T1_N
1000BASE-T1 (1-2)	Pin 1	Pin 2

3.2.2. SFP and USB Ports

Note

The SerDes connector is not used at this time

SFP Ports

The RAD-Gigastar ships with two 1000BASE-T SFP modules which can be used in the sockets SFP1 and SFP2. Optical SFP modules are also available for purchase.

SFP Compatibility

While there are many types and many suppliers of SFP modules, it is important to use hardware that has been fully verified by ICS to insure full compatibility and reliable performance.

ICS Approved SFP Modules

Media	Manufacturer	Part Number
10/100/1000BASE-T (Copper)	Finisar	FCLF8522P2BTL
1000BASE-SX (Optical)	Finisar	FTLF8519P3BTL
1000BASE-SX (Optical)	FS	SFP1G-SX-85

Isolated USB 3.0 (Type C Connector)

This USB port is electrically isolated to protect it and a host computer from potential damage. It functions identically to connecting the RAD-Gigastar to a computer using one of the SFP ports. It has the advantage of supporting transfer speeds higher than 1Gbps, as well as allows the use of the SFP ports in a second active tap configuration.