Racelogic VBOX II User manual

01 - VBOX II Front Panel
VBOX II units can be configured using the front panel buttons, which enables configuration without the need for a
computer. Configuration can also be made via the VBOX etup oftware.
From the main screen, press the’■’ button to enter the configuration screen.
Note: Entering the configuration screen will cause the VBOX to stop logging to the D card. When in
continuous logging mode, please ensure that the ’■' button is pushed prior to removing the D card to avoid
data loss.
Once in the configuration screen, press the ‘◄’and ‘►’ buttons to highlight the next or previous choice in any menu, and
press ’■’ to select the highlighted option. ost ain menus contain sub-menus, for example the Settings and Setup
Antennas menus contain separate menus for each parameter.
Note: The options highlighted in blue are only available on the SL series units.
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ain enu
ETTING Press ’■’ to enter the VBOX general settings menu.
COLD TART Press ’■’ to perform a GPS cold start
MODE
Press ’■’ to change the mode of operation between
VBOX module mode and Stand Alone mode. Then
press ’■’ to confirm.
ETUP ANTENNA
Press ’■’ to enter the antenna configurations menu. This
menu contains separate sub-menus for pitch antenna
and roll antenna pairs
MOOTHING
Press ’■’ to edit the smoothing levels of the Lat acc and
Long acc channels, and also Slip, Pitch, Roll, channels
on SL units only.
OUTPUT Press ’■’ ’ configure the digital and analogue outputs.
EXIT Press ’■’ to exit the setup menu and cause the settings
to be saved in EEPRO
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Settings enu
UNIT Press ’■’ to change the displayed Velocity units. Then
press ’■’ to confirm.
K H, PH or Knots
APPLICATION
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select
between AUTO OTIVE or ARINE mode. arine
mode causes the box to display the Pitch, Roll and Slip
angles as Trim, Heel and Leeway Angles on the built in
screen and also as channel names inside the logged
file.
U B MODE
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select
whether the USB port is assigned to Serial data mode or
Card reader mode.
CAN MODE
Press ’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to choose
between the following modes:
VCI MODE*
To connect any external CAN modules to the input of
the VBOX II
RACELOGIC MODULE MODE
To connect Racelogic CAN modules to the RLVBOX II
(input or output)
LOG OPTION Press ’■’ to enter the Log Options enu.
In this menu the Logging ode and Log rate can be set.
ERIAL RATE
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select
a serial data rate. The maximum serial rate is equal to
the Log rate.
GP
Press ’■’ to enter the GPS configuration enu. The
Kalman Filter, Dynamic ode and DGPS mode is
configured within this menu.
TIME OFF ET Press’ the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set an Time offset in
order to align the VBOX time to the users Local time.
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BACK Press ’■’ to go back to the ain menu.
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Setup Antennas (Pitch Antenna)
EPARATION
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the antenna separation. Then press ’■’ to
confirm.
Range is 0.5 – 5.0 m in 0.1 m increments
LEVEL
Press’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to enable
or disable the LEVEL option. With the LEVEL set to YES
the RTK lock is more resilient.
But maximum ROLL or PITCH in this mode should be
10 degrees.
WAP ANTENNA Set to ‘ON’ to allow the primary Antenna A to be
mounted ahead of the Secondary Antenna B.
Default is ‘OFF’. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
LIP OFF ET
Press ’■’ to enter the Slip offset sub menu. Within this
sub menu the Slip offset can be calculated and applied
or cleared.
PITCH OFF ET
Press ’■’ to enter the Pitch offset sub menu. Within this
sub menu a Pitch offset can be calculated and applied
or cleared.
BACK Press ’■’ to go back to the ain menu.
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Setup Antennas (Roll Antenna)*
*VB20 L3 triple antenna units only
EPARATION Press’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change
the antenna separation. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
Range is 0.5 – 5.0 m in 0.1 m increments
LEVEL
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to enable
or disable the LEVEL option. With the LEVEL set to YES
the RTK lock is more resilient.
But maximum ROLL or PITCH in this mode should be
10 degrees.
ROLL OFF ET
Press ’■’ to enter the Roll offset sub menu. Within this
sub menu a Roll offset can be calculated and applied or
cleared.
BACK Press ’■’ to go back to the ain menu.
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Smoothing enu
LAT ACC
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the amount of smoothing applied to the
calculated Lateral Acceleration output. Then press ’■’ to
confirm.
0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps)
LONG ACC
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the amount of smoothing applied to the
calculated Longitudinal Acceleration output. Then press
’■’ to confirm.
0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps)
LIP
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the amount of smoothing applied to the Slip
angle channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps)
PITCH
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the amount of smoothing applied to the Pitch
angle channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps)
ROLL
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
change the amount of smoothing applied to the Roll
angle channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps)
BACK Press ’■’ to go back to the ain menu.
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Outputs: Digital Setup enu (Channel 1 and 2)
OUTPUT
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
associate either of the following channels SPEED, SLIP,
PITCH, ROLL, LAT ACC and LONG ACC to the Digital
output. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
PUL E PER METER
Only available when output is set to SPEED.
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
number of pulses per revolution. Then press ’■’ to
confirm.
0.1 – 120 (0.1 Steps)
MAX PEED
Only available when output is set to SPEED.
Press ■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
maximum Speed. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
0 – 400 km/h (1 km/h steps)
MAX VALUE
Only available when output is set to LAT ACC, LONG
ACC, PITCH, SLIP or ROLL
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
maximum value of that channel. Then press ’■’ to
confirm.
0 – 180o(1osteps) for Slip
0 – 90o(1osteps) for Pitch
0 – 90o(1osteps) for Roll
0.5 – 2 g (0.1 g steps) for LAT ACC
0.5 – 2 g (0.1 g steps) for LONG ACC
MAX FREQUENCY
Only available when output is set to LAT ACC, LONG
ACC, PITCH, SLIP or ROLL
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
maximum Frequency used on the digital output. Then
press ’■’ to confirm.
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1 – 50 kHz (0.1 kHz steps)
TE T
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set a
test value that the Digital output will simulate. Then
press ’■’ to quit.
EXIT Press ’■’ to exit the setup menu and cause the settings
to be saved in EEPRO
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Outputs: Analogue Setup enu (Channel 1 and 2)
OUTPUT
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to
associate either of the following channels SPEED, SLIP
or PITCH, ROLL, LAT ACC and LONG ACC to the
Analogue output. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
VALUE @ +5V
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
value to represent +5 V. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
1 – 400 km/h (1 km/h steps)
–179oto 180o(0.1osteps) for Slip
-89oto 90o(1osteps) for Pitch
-89oto 90o(1osteps) for Roll
-1 to 2 g (0.1g steps) LAT ACC
-1 to 2 g (0.1g steps) LONG ACC
VALUE @ 0V
Only available when output is set to SPEED.
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
velocity to represent 0 V. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
0-399 km/h (1 km/h steps)
VALUE @ -5V
Only available when output is set to LAT ACC, LONG
ACC, PITCH, SLIP or ROLL.
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the
value to represent -5 V. Then press ’■’ to confirm.
-2 to 1 g (0.1g steps) LAT ACC
-2 to 1 g (0.1g steps) LONG ACC
–180oto 179o(0.1osteps) for SLIP
-90oto 89o(1osteps) for PITCH
-90oto 89o(1osteps) for ROLL
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TE T
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set a
test value that the Analogue output will simulate. Then
press ’■’ to quit.
EXIT Press ’■’to exit the setup menu and cause the settings
to be saved in EEPRO .
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GPS enu
DYNAMIC MODE
Press ’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select the
required dynamics.
HIGH DYNAMIC - Essential for brake testing and lane
changing manoeuvres.
NORMAL - Select this for standard testing – speed,
distance, etc.
LOW DYNAMIC - Select this for route mapping and
similar tests where the level of dynamic response is not
important.
DGP MODE
Press’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select the
DGPS settings.
OFF – No DGPS applied – standard position accuracy
3 m CEP
WAA – position accuracy 1.8 m CEP
40CM – position accuracy 40C *
20CM – position accuracy 20C *
KALMAN FILTER
Press ’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set
Kalman filter options.
PO ITION LEVEL – Smoothes the positional data
VELOCITY LEVEL – Smoothes the velocity data
BACK Press’■’ to return to the GPS menu
*Note: These accuracies are only achievable in conjunction with a DGPS base station
Factory Reset
To perform a factory reset on the unit, if for example the unit is not functioning correctly, press and hold the ’■’
and ‘►’ buttons whilst power is supplied to the VBOX II. The front panel screen will display an 'updating
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eeprom' message screen, notifying you of the process.
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