Race Technology DASH4PRO User manual

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Table of Contents
1THE DASH4PRO .............................................................................................................................................4
2SOFTWARE SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................................5
3TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION............................................................................................................................6
4TYPICAL SYSTEM ...........................................................................................................................................7
4.1 DATA LOGGER AND DASH4PRO:................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 DATA LOGGER,DASH4PRO AND ECU INTERFACE: ......................................................................................... 7
4.3 DASH4PRO AND ECU INTERFACE: ............................................................................................................. 8
5INSTALLING THE DASH4PRO..........................................................................................................................9
5.1 PHYSICALLY MOUNTING THE DASH4PRO...................................................................................................... 9
6OPERATING THE DASH4PRO........................................................................................................................11
6.1 NORMAL DISPLAY MODE ......................................................................................................................... 11
6.1.1 Normal data display screens..................................................................................................... 12
6.1.2 Pop-up Windows...................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.3 Min/Max data screen............................................................................................................... 12
6.1.4 Lap and Sector times................................................................................................................ 12
6.1.5 Alarms ..................................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.6 Logging Status ......................................................................................................................... 13
6.1.7 Add Track Markers................................................................................................................... 13
6.2 MENU DISPLAY MODE ............................................................................................................................ 13
6.3 OPERATING MODES AND BUTTON FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................... 13
7MENU STRUCTURE ......................................................................................................................................14
7.1 OPERATING THE DASH4PRO MENU ......................................................................................................... 16
7.2 SESSION REVIEW (1 SESSION REVIEW) ........................................................................................................ 17
7.2.1 The Quick Session Review Screen (1.1 Quick Session Review)..................................................... 17
7.2.2 Clearing Session Information (1.2 Clear Last Session) ................................................................ 17
7.3 EDITING BUTTON FUNCTIONS (3 BUTTON FUNCS).......................................................................................... 18
8CONFIGURING SHIFT LIGHTS ON DASH4PRO ...............................................................................................20
8.1 SHIFT LIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................ 20
8.2 PERFORMANCE INDICATOR ....................................................................................................................... 20
8.3 BAR CHART BASED ON VARIABLE ................................................................................................................ 20
8.4 CHANGING THE SHIFT LIGHT BRIGHTNESS (2.1 LED BRIGHTNESS)....................................................................... 20
8.5 CHANGING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE DISPLAY (2.2 SCREEN BRIGHTNESS) ............................................................. 21
8.6 SETTING WARNING AND SECTOR DISPLAY TIMES (4 WARNING/LAP TIME DISPLAY) ................................................. 21
8.7 VIEW FIRMWARE VERSION INFORMATION (5.1/5.2 SHOW FIRMWARE/BOOTLOADER VERSION)................................ 22
8.8 LOCKING THE DASH4PRO TO A DATA LOGGER (5.3 LOCK DASH4PRO)............................................................ 22
8.9 CHANGING THE DASH4PRO LANGUAGE (6 LANGUAGE) ................................................................................. 24
8.10 DEMO MODE (7.1 DEMO MODE)......................................................................................................... 24
8.11 NIGHT MODE (2.3 NIGHT MODE LED BRIGHTNESS &2.4 NIGHT MODE LED BRIGHTNESS) ................................. 25
8.11.1 Setting up a button for night mode ...................................................................................... 25
8.11.2 Setting LED brightness for night mode.................................................................................. 25
8.12 CHANGING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE DISPLAY FOR NIGHT MODE (2.4 NIGHT MODE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS) ................. 26
8.13 MONITORING VARIABLES (7.2 VIEW VARIABLES) ...................................................................................... 27
8.14 STARTING AND STOPPING A DATA LOGGING ON A DATA LOGGER FROM THE DASH4PRO.................................... 28
9DISPLAYING DATA.......................................................................................................................................29
9.1.1 Switching between Data screens .............................................................................................. 29
10 LAP TIMING ON DASH4PRO ........................................................................................................................30

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10.1 USING THE DASH4PRO LAP TIMING FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................... 31
10.2 ADDING TRACK MARKERS FROM THE DASH4PRO.................................................................................... 31
10.3 ADDING TRACK MARKERS FROM THE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE ........................................................................... 33
10.3.1 Using lap marker files with the DASH4PRO........................................................................... 33
10.4 LAP AND SECTOR SCREENS................................................................................................................... 34
10.5 LAP AND SECTOR TIME STATISTICS.......................................................................................................... 35
11 SETTING UP ALARMS...................................................................................................................................37
11.1 CANCELLING AND CLEARING ALARMS ..................................................................................................... 38
11.1.1 Cancelling Alarm messages.................................................................................................. 38
11.1.2 Clearing and disabling alarms until DASH4PRO restarts........................................................ 38
12 REVIEWING MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM DATA VALUES..............................................................................39
13 CONFIGURING THE DASH4PRO UNIT...........................................................................................................40
13.1 DASH4PRO STANDARD CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................... 41
13.2 CREATING A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................... 43
13.3 CHANGING THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................... 43
13.4 SENDING CONFIGURATION TO THE DASH4PRO ....................................................................................... 44
13.4.1 Using the Data Logger: - ...................................................................................................... 44
13.4.2 By connecting DASH4PRO to a PC ........................................................................................ 44
14 RE-FLASHING THE DASH4PRO .....................................................................................................................46
14.1 USING THE DATA LOGGER................................................................................................................... 47
14.2 USING THE CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE ................................................................................................. 48
15 FAQS ...........................................................................................................................................................50

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1The DASH4PRO
The DASH4PRO is a data and lap time display that is designed to work with Race
Technology‟s range of data logging products. It is housed in small metal case designed
for steering wheel mounting. It can be used to provide either supplementary information
along side other instruments, or as the primary source of information in some race
applications.
Light weight aluminium housing
Large configuration OLED screen
Steering wheel mounting brackets available
The DASH4PRO is housed in a black anodised case and is controlled by a sealed
membrane keypad. The display is a large OLED type with high brightness, a very wide
viewing angle and adjustable brightness for operation under any lighting conditions.
The DASH4PRO can be configured to show up to 5 screens of data, showing almost
any combination of numerical displays, graphs and bar charts of any variable and also
display warnings etc. This makes it a very flexible solution to all of your data displaying
needs.
For more information, Read the following sections:
Software Support (page 5)
Technical Specification (page 6)
Typical System (page 7)
Installing the DASH4PRO (page 9)
Operating the DASH4PRO (page 11)
Displaying data (page 29)
Lap timing on DASH4PRO (page 30)
Setting up alarms (page 37)
Reviewing Max and Min values (page 39)
Configuring the unit (page 40)
Re-flashing (page 46)
FAQs (page 50)

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2Software support
As part of the standard Race Technology software, we supply a comprehensive
configuration utility for the DASH4PRO which allows the user to tailor the display to
meet your exact requirements. You can use the software to configure the following
features: -
What variables are displayed on the screen and where (information can be
displayed in three differently sized fonts)
What graphs are displayed and where
What bar charts are displayed and where
What lap and sector timing information is displayed
Any filtering on variables
Alarm limits on variables
Units conversions –e.g. from volts to degrees Centigrade, in the case of a
temperature sensor
When illuminated - e.g. based on an analogue sensor, RPM, etc
Configuration of the two sets of LEDs for use as Performance Indicator, Shift
Lights, or a bar chart based on any variable.

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3Technical Specification
Display
Yellow OLED, resolution 128 x 64 pixels.
Case
Custom CNC machined black anodised Aluminium, sealed to IP65.
Dimensions are 123 x 52 x 13.5mm.
Connections
Single 9-way d-type, for serial communications and power for direct
connection to a DL1 Data Logger.
Power supply
Requires 12v at approximately 100mA
Processor
C2000 series 32 DSP running at 150MHz. Internal Flash for program
and configuration storage.
Temperature
range
Operation between 0oC to 50oC, Storage from -20oC to 80oC.
LEDs
High brightness 3mm LEDs. 20 degree viewing angle. 10 steps of
brightness control.
Membrane
keypad
Polyester textured membrane to limit reflections. 12mm diameter
buttons.
Unit fixing
4 x blind threaded holes for M4 screws, maximum depth 6mm.

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4Typical system
Typically the DASH4PRO is designed to be used directly with the DL1 Data Logger.
However, it can also be used with a number of our other products, including the DL2
and SPEEDBOX. It can even be connected directly to an ECU interface to display ECU
parameters only.
4.1 Data Logger and DASH4PRO:
4.2 Data Logger, DASH4PRO and ECU Interface:

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4.3 DASH4PRO and ECU Interface:

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5Installing the DASH4PRO
5.1 Physically mounting the DASH4PRO
The DASH4PRO is designed to mount either on a steering wheel bracket or using the
four blind holes on to a flat surface. Please see the diagrams below for hole dimensions
and spacings: -

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