Aim Solo 2 User manual

Solo 2
User Manual 1.01
GPS Lap Timer

1– Solo 2 in a few words
2 – What is in the kit?
3– Installation, powering and accessories
4– At power on
5– Configuration menu
5.1 – Type of racing
5.2 – Track management
5.2.1 – Track creation with with Solo 2
5.3 – Display setup
5.3.1 – Backlight
5.3.2 – Pages Setup
5.4 – Wi-Fi
5.5 – System settings
5.5.1 – Unit of measure
5.5.2 – Led Bar (Type of race: speed only)
5.5.3 – Date Time
5.5.4 – Language
5.5.5 – Clear Memory
5.5.6 – System info
6– On the track
6.1 – Track page
6.2 – Other pages
7– Data Recall
7.1 – Data Recall “Speed” mode
7.2 – Data Recall “Performance” mode
8– Wi-Fi configuration
8.1 – Configuring Solo 2 as an access point (AP)
8.2 – Adding Solo 2 to an existing network
8.3 – Wi-Fi network settings
8.4 – The Internet connectivity
8.5 – Connection issues
8.6 – Working on MacTM with virtualized WindowsTM
8.7 – Connected device visualization issues
9– PC connection
10 – Track Management
11 – Data download
12 – Data Analysis
13 – New firmware upgrade
14 – Technical specifications and drawings
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Solo 2
User Manual 1.01
GPS Lap Timer

What is Solo 2?
Solo 2 is the new AiM GPS Laptimer.
Why Solo 2?
Because it features:
n integrated GPS + Glonass receiver
n a huge tracks database that Solo 2 manages
to automatically select the track where you are
racing
n a powerful and comfortable Wi-Fi connection
n different type of races: speed and
performance
n 10 RGB LEDs that clearly show you if you are
improving or not
n a huge amount of internal memory
(four gigabytes) capable of recording a lot of
tests
1. Solo2 in a few words
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2. What is in the kit?
Solo 2 kit includes:
n Solo 2
n Solo 2 power cable with car lighter socket
n Solo 2 power cable with AC adapter
n Solo 2 mounting bracket with screws
n Race Studio 3 software installation CD
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3. Installation, powering
and accessories
Thanks to its small dimensions and to the
installation accessories, Solo 2 can be installed
on almost any kind of motorsport vehicle.
The internal battery keeps Solo 2 alive for about
4/5 hours: please keep in mind that the power
consumption depends on the activity of:
n WiFi (about 100 mA/hour when ON)
n Backlight
n Shift Light LEDs
n GPS tracking: at the power ON, Solo2 starts
searching the satellites: this activity is rather
power consuming and continues for about
40- 50 seconds; after this short period,
the power consumption sensibly decreases.
Solo 2 can anyway be powered by a 12V, not
stabilized, external power source.
n support for roll-bar: X46KSTG00
n support for generic tube: X46KSTP00
n support for suction cup: X46KSVS00
4. At power on
When switched on Solo 2 shows satellite page.
To optimize the display management, the
keyboards disappears when not necessary.
Please simply press one of the pushbuttons for
making it show up again.
5. Conguration menu
Before using your Solo 2 you need to set some
parameters as explained here below.
Press “MENU”and this page shows up.
Type of racing
Track management
Display set up
Wi - Fi
System settings

5.1 Type of racing
Solo 2 features two different type of races, each of them with different options:
n speed (left image below)
n performance (right image below)
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Speed racing
Solo 2 automatically selects the track in which you are performing: after having found the proper track, it may calculate,
show and set:
n Circuit type: closed or open
n Predictive Reference lap: the time at the end of the current lap is computed looking at the actual speed, compared
with a reference lap. The reference lap can be:
n the best lap of the test or
n the best lap of today
“Auto OFF”: a time time period of inactivity that switches your Solo 2 off. Available options are:
n 10 min
n 20 min
n 30 min
“Lap summary”: at the end of the test Solo 2 shows lap summary page. See chapter 7 “Data Recall” chapter for further
information about it. Available options are
n enabled (default)
n disabled
Track width: can be set in a 5-100 m range
Performance racing:
This racing mode shows you different performance options according to the measure unit you set in “System settings”
–> “Unit of measure”:
n using imperial unit of measure (mph) the available performance options are:
n 0-60 mph
n 60-0 mph
n 1/8 miles
n 1/4 miles
n using decimal unit of measure (km/h) the available options are:
n 0-100 km/h
n 0-160 km/h
n 100 m
n 150 m
n 400 m
n 1000 m
“Auto OFF” option sets the time period of inactivity that switches your Solo 2 off. Available options are:
n 10 min
n 20 min
5.2 Track management
Solo 2 built in GPS receiver is used for:
n Lap time calculation
n Speed calculation
n Predictive lap time calculation
n Position on the track in Analysis.
To calculate these data the system needs to know the Start/Finish line coordinates.
Solo 2 comes with a long list of the world main tracks, list that is constantly updated by our technicians and is downloa-
ded on your PC when you run our Analysis software and an Internet connection is available.
Solo 2 provides two track selection modes: automatic and manual.
Automatic:
Solo 2 automatically recognizes the track you are running
on, loads start/finish line and calculates lap times.
This is the best mode in most cases.
Manual:
allows you to manually select the track from the internal
database.
This mode is to be preferred when multiple track confi-
gurations are available nearby. In this case Solo 2 would
anyway recognize the track but would need at least one
complete track lap.
To be ready from the first lap manual mode would be
helpful.
Both track modes provide three track list type:
n closed nearest: shows only tracks in a 10 km distance
with max 50 tracks shown
n all tracks: shows all tracks stored in the system in
alphabetical order
n custom: shows only the tracks you have previously
created (learning mode)

5.2.1 Track creation with
Solo 2
If you are running in a track NOT included in Solo 2 database you can create it. According to the circuit type you set in
“Type of racing”(paragraph 5.1) you can create a closed (in automatic or in manual mode) or an open circuit (in manual
mode only).
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Creating a closed circuit automatically
To create a closed circuit in automatic mode:
n type of racing is to be “Speed” (paragraph 5.1)
n circuit type is to be “Closed”
From Solo 2 main page press any key and the bottom
keyboard shows up: press“TRACK”
Press “CREATE”.
Select “AUTOMATIC CREATION”and Press “ENABLE”.
When GPS signal is good Solo 2 starts recording each
track point.
When it detects it is crossing the same point for the
second time it defines a temporary start/finish line in
order to show lap times.
Solo 2 automatically creates a track.
As soon as the session is over the new track layout is
displayed; start/finish line can be changed and a track
name can be added using the device keyboard.
Creating a closed circuit manually
To create a closed circuit in manual mode:
n type of racing is to be “Speed” (paragraph 5.1)
n circuit type is to be “Closed”
From Solo 2 main page press any key and the bottom
keyboard shows up: press“TRACK”
Press “CREATE”.
Select “ADD START LINE” and
Press “ENABLE”
Go to the start/finish line and press“OK”.

The track has been created.
Its name is track date and time
Solo 2 allows the user to create a temporary track::
n “Yes”: Solo 2 creates a track that will be available until
the following Tuesday
n “No”: Solo 2 creates a track that will be saved in the
device memory permanently
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To create an open circuit:
n type of racing is to be “Speed” (paragraph 5.1)
n circuit type is to be “Open”
Creating an open circuit (only manually)
From Solo 2 main page press any key and the bottom
keyboard shows up: press“TRACK”
Press “CREATE”.
Select “ADD START/FINISH LINE” and
Press “ENTER”
Ensure that GPS signal is“GOOD”, go to the start line and
press “OK”
To acquire the track shape press “YES”.
Go through the track towards the finish line to set it.
Please note:
Start and finish line distance has to be at least 10m.
Once this distance reached the display of Solo 2 shows an
additional bottom line and “OK” button shows up: press it.

5.3 Display setup
Selecting this icon the page shown below shows up.
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The track is created named as date and time of the crea-
tion.
The display shows its shape.
For further information about track creation with Solo 2 refer to FAQ section, Solo 2, Lap Functions of
www.aim-sportline.com.
Here you can set the system backlight as well as its display
pages.
5.3.1 Backlight
You can set Solo 2 backlight as “ON” (default setting) or
“OFF”as well as choose among eight different colours:

Solo can show from two up to five pages according to the type of race you set.
Some pages are enabled by default and need to be set while other – custom, available only if you set type of
race: “speed” – needs to be enabled before being set. The Pages enabled by default are:
n track page (see related paragraph)
n lap time page (left image below)
n predictive page (right image below – speed race only)
5.3.2 Pages Setup
Here you can manage Wi-Fi as well as reset its configuration. Wi-Fi modes are:
n ON
n Auto: switches Wi-Fi on when the vehicle is stopped and automatically switches it off when Solo 2 starts recording
(speed higher than 10 km/h for 3 seconds with a good GPS signal)
n OFF
5.4 Wi-Fi
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Lap time page: here you can set lap time format as:
n rolling: dynamic is shown for 5 seconds when you cross start/finish line and then starts rolling again
n static: shown steady for the entire lap; changes when crossing start/finish line
Predictive page (“Type of race: speed” only): here you can set lap time format as:
n predictive: shows the predicted time result
n +/- best: shows time gap between current lap and reference lap you set in “Type of race” menu
The two custom pages (speed race only) need to be enabled as shown here below. This way “CONFIG”button appears
(right image below). Press it to configure the page. Each custom page can show up to four fields.
All fields can show all available options (left image below).
“Wi-Fi Reset CFG” allows you to reset Wi-Fi configuration
and is very useful if you do not remember Wi-Fi password.
5.5 System settings
Selecting this icon you enter this page:
5.5.1 Unit of measure
You can set the measure unit of speed: km/h or mph.
Please remember that according to the measure unit you
set here you will see different options in “Type of Race”
menu if selecting “Performance”type (refer to the related
paragraph for further information)