Stack TPMS Lite User manual
TPMSLiteInstallationGuideST542119‐001
TPMSLite
InstallationGuide
SensorInstallation
AntennaInstallation
ConfigurationSoftware
DisplayGauge
CANMessageFormats
Troubleshooting
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1.TPMSLiteSensorInstallation
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ToolsRequired
Thefollowingtoolswillberequiredforthefittingprocess:
•Torx(R)T20Screwdriver/Torquedriver(RS662‐608,DemonTweeksBIKTORXKEY)
•4NmTorquescrewdriver¼”Drive(e.g.TengTools1492SD)
•11mmx50mmSocket(e.g.TengToolsM140611‐C)
PartsDescription
TPMSFittingKit
A:SelfLockingTorxScrew
B:Sensor
C:Valve
D:SpacerRing
E:CollarNut
F:ValveCap
G:InstallationBar
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ValveFitting
•Ensurethewheelrimiscleanedanddegreasedaroundthevalveandwheelwell(Green
area).
•Insertvalveintowheelrim.Fitthespacerring(D)andthenthecollarnut(E)fingertight.
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•Inserttheinstallationbar(G)intothevalvebodyandtightenthecollarnut(E)toatorqueof
4Nm+/‐0.5Nm
•Pressthesensordownintothewheelwellsothatbaseofthesensoristouchingtherim.
NOTE:Thebaseofthesensormustmakecontactwiththewheelrim.
NOTE:Thesensorantennamustpointawayfromthecentreofthewheel.
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•TightentheTorxscrew(A)to4Nm+/‐0.5N
•Oncetightenedcheckthesensorisstillincontactwiththerim.
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Thesensorisnowfittedcorrectlytotherimandreadyforthetyremounting.
NOTE:Itisrecommendedtofitsomeidentifyingmarkontheoutsideofthetyretoindicate
therimisfittedwithaTPMSsensor.Thiswillalerttyrefitterstothefactthereisasensor
fittedandextracareshouldbetakenwhenmounting/dismountingthetyres.
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IncorrectFittingExamples
Thefollowingareexamplesofbadfitmentthatwilldegradetheperformanceofthesystem:
•Sensornotincontactwithrim.
X
•Sensorantennapointingawayfromwheelcentreandsensorbasenot
touchingrim.
X
X
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2.TPMSLiteAntennaInstallation
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Introduction
ThissectionwilldescribethefittingoftheTPMSantennastoavehicle.Pleaseensureyoureadthis
guidecarefullytoobtainthebestperformanceoutofthesystem.
AntennaDetails
Theantennaisanadvancedsinglebandantenna.Foroptimumsystemperformancecareshouldbe
takentofittheantennasaccordingtotheguidelinesinthisdocument.Thesystemperformancecanbe
impairedwithpoorantennaplacement.
Thegoalofchoosinganantennapositionistoachievethestrongestsignalstrengthoverthewidest
wheelrotation.Therewillbesomepointsofwheelrotationwhereasignalwillnotbestrongenoughto
takeameasurement.ThesearegenerallycalledNULLS.Itiscommontohave3nullsperrotationofthe
wheel.
Eachantennaissuppliedwithastripofhookandlooptape.Itisrecommendedthattheantennais
mountedwiththis.
AntennaInstallation
Aspreviouslymentionedthegoaloftheantennainstallationistoachievethestrongestsignalstrength
overthewidestpossiblerotationangleofthewheel.TohelpitisbesttousethesuppliedTPMSConfig
softwaremonitormode.TheimportantparametertomonitoristheSAWStrengthvalue.Thiswillgive
youreal‐timefeedbackofthesignalstrengthfromthesensor.
PleaserefertoSection3ofthisdocumentforfurtherinformationonTPMSsoftwareconfiguration.
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Theantennainstallationisnormallydoneinseveralparts.Thefirstistochooseaninitiallocationand
measurethesignalstrengthduringacompletewheelrotation.Thiswillgiveabaselinetoworkfrom.
Thentheprocessisrepeatedwithanewantennaposition.Eachtimethegoalistoincreasethewheel
rotationcoverageorsignalstrength.
Youshouldbeaimingtogetatleast¾ofthewheelcoveredatgreaterthan70%signalstrength.
Howeverthemorestrengthorcoverageyouachievethebetterthesystemwillperform.
NOTE:Itisworthspendingthetimeatthisstagetofindtheoptimumantennapositionasitwill
significantlyreducethepotentialforproblemslateron.
Theantennahasaplasticsideandanepoxypottedside.Itisimportantthattheplasticsideisfacingthe
wheelandsensors.
Allantennasareaffectedbythesurroundingenvironment.Wishbones,pushrodsandothersuspension
andsteeringpartscanallinfluencetheperformanceoftheantenna.Howevertheimpactofthesecan
bekeptsmallwithcarfulantennapositioning.
Do
•Theplasticsideoftheantennamustfacethewheelandtyre.
•Theantennashouldbemountedwithaclearlineofsightbetweenitselfandthewheel.
•Theantennashouldbemountedlessthan60cmfromthewheel.
•Theantennashould“look”throughthesidewallofthetyre.
•Theantennashouldbemountedusingthesuppliedhookandlooptape.
DoNot
•DONOTmounttheantennabehindmetalorcarbonbodywork.
•DONOTStickanythingtotheplasticfaceoftheantenna.
•DONOTpainttheantenna.
•DONOTmounttheantennatooclosetohightemperatureparts(e.g.exhausts)
SawStrength
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MountingExamples
Thefollowingisanexampleofstartingplacementsfortheantenna.
ExcessCable
Tofurtherincreasetheperformanceoftheantennaitisadvisedtocoiltheexcessantennacableupina
specificway.
•Firstlooptheantennacableup
Nowsqueezethecabletogetherandsecurewith2cableties.
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3.TPMSLiteConfigurationSoftwareSet‐up
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Introduction
ThisguidewilldescribetheTPMSconfigurationsoftwareandhowtousethefeaturesinit.Thissoftware
canbeusedtoconfiguretheTPMScontrolunitandtomonitorthevaluesinrealtimebeingmeasured.
SystemRequirements
TheTPMSconfigurationsoftwareiscompatiblewiththefollowing32‐bitand64‐bitoperatingsystems:
•Microsoft®Windows7
•Microsoft®WindowsVistaSP2
•Microsoft®WindowsXPSP3
ConnectingtotheTPMSInterrogator
1. DoubleclickontheTPMSConfigurationUtilityicononthedesktoporby
navigatingtoStart‐>AllPrograms‐>StackLimited‐>TPMSConfigurationUtility.
2. Afterafewseconds,themainscreenwillappear.Pleasetakesometimetobecomefamiliar
withthisscreenandthelayout.Someoftheoptionswillremaingreyedoutandnon‐
selectableuntilaconnectionismadetotheTPMSinterrogator.
Note:Pleaseensurethat115200isselectedastheBaudRate.
SelectSerialport
SelectBaudRate
ConnecttoBox
DisconnectfromBox
ConnectionStatus
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3. SelecttheSerial(COM)portyouhaveconnectedtheTPMSControlunittoandpressthe
Connectbutton.Iftheconnectionismadetotheboxtheprogramwilldisplaytothe
InformationTabanddisplaytheinformationfortheunit.Toconfirmaconnectionhasbeen
madetheConnectionStatuschangesfromDisconnectedtoConnected.
ReadingandWritingConfigurations
ThesoftwarewillautomaticallyreadtheconfigurationfromtheinterrogatorwhentheConnect
buttonispressed.
Anychangesthatarethenmadetotheconfigurationwillneedtobewrittentotheinterrogator.
ThisisdonewiththeWriteConfigbutton.TheWriteConfigbuttonisonlyactivatedwhenthe
configurationsoftheinterrogatorandconfigsoftwaredonotmatch.TheConfigStatuswillshow
Up‐ToDateiftheymatchandModifiediftheydon’t.
TheReadConfigbuttoncanbeusedtogettheconfigurationfromtheinterrogatoratanytime.
ConnectionStatus
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CANConfiguration
TheTPMSinterrogatorhasafullyconfigurableCANbusoutput.Thisisusedtosenddatatothe
TPMSgaugeandcanalsobeusedtoconnectthesystemtoadatalogger.
Note:ThegaugeisfixedtoreceivedCANdataonID1440(FL),1441(FR),1442(RL)and1443(RR).
ThegaugeexpectsandwillonlyfunctionwiththeseCANIDs.
ToconfiguretheCANoptionsclickontheWheelCANIDtab.
•CANIDs
TheinterrogatoroutputsaCANdatamessageperwheel.Bydefaulttheinterrogator
outputsonIDs1440to1443.ThesearetheIDstheTPMSgaugereads.TheCANIDscan
bechangedtosuitthesystemtheTPMSisconnectingto.
ReadConfig
ReadConfig
ConfigStatus
CANIDs
CANReceiveID
GaugeFitted
CANBitRate
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•CANReceiveID
TheTPMSinterrogatorcanreceivedataovertheCANbus.
•DisplayFitted
UncheckingthisoptionstopstheTPMSinterrogatorsendingtheCANmessagestothe
gauge.ThisisusefulifthegaugeCANIDsaretakenbyanotherdeviceonthesystem
andshouldnotbesentoutbytheTPMSinterrogator.
CheckingthisoptionallowstheCANIDsoftheinterrogatortobechangedwhilekeeping
thegaugefunctionality.
•CANBitRate
ThebitrateoftheTPMSinterrogatorcanbeselected.IftheTPMSsystemisnotbeing
connectedtoanexternaldataloggerthenthiscanbeleftat1Mbit.Ifthesystemis
beingconnectedtoadatalogger,setthistothebitrateofthesystemyouare
connectingittoo.
Real‐timeMonitoring
TheconfigurationsoftwarecanbeusedtodisplayrealtimeinformationfromtheTPMSinterrogator.
Thisisusefulduringinstallationandtherunningofthesystem.
ToenabletherealtimemonitorclicktheMonitortab,thenclicktheMonitorbutton
Note:Themonitorwindowcanberesizedbydraggingthebottomrightcornertothesizedesired.
FrontLeft
FrontRight
RearLeft
RearRight
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TheMonitorwindowdisplaysthevaluesfromeachofthe4wheels.Themonitoredparametersare
listedbelow.
ParameterRangeOptimum Description
Pressure0‐320psi N/A Measuredpressure
Temperature0‐320DegCN/AMeasuredtemperature
SystemStatusGreen NoSensorDetected
SensorDetected‐ Tryingtomeasure
SensorDetected‐ MeasuringPressureandTemp
SensorID0‐65000 N/A IDofsensoronthatcorner
SAWStrength0‐100% 100% Strengthofthepressureandtemperaturesignal
Interference0‐100% 0% Amountofexternalradiointerference
Themonitorwindowallowsforasinglecornertobeexpandedtofillthescreen.Thisalsoallowsthat
cornertoupdatefasterallowingformoreinstantaeousfeedback.Toexpandacornertofullscreen,click
theicon.Toreturntothe4cornerviewclicktheiconagain.
Itispossibletocustomisethemonitorwindow.Rightclickonanyofthecornerdisplaysandapop‐up
menuwillappear.
Thedescriptionofeachparametercanbefoundinthetablebelow.
ParameterRange Description
TextColour‐ Setsthetextcolourforthecorner
BackColour‐ Setsthebackgroundcolourforthecorner
TempUnitsDegC/DegF Setsthetemperaturedisplayunits
PressUnitsPsi/Bar Setsthepressuredisplayunits
GridLinesYes/No Showsorhidesthegridlines
TextColour
BackColour
TempUnits
PressUnits
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ToclosethemonitorwindowclicktheredXinthecorner.Thiswillclosethemonitorwindowand
returntothemainprogram.
ImportingSensors
TheTPMSLitesystemallowsfor3setsofwheelstobeconfigured.Eachsetcancontainupto4
sensors.ThesensorsneedtobeimportedtotheTPMSsensorlibrarybeforebeingconfiguredfor
useinthebox.Theactionofimportingasensorinalsoauthorisesitforusewiththesystem.
Note:ToaddasensortothelibrarytheTPMSconfigsoftwaremustbeused.Thelibraryisstored
onthelocalPC.
SensorImportingandAuthorisation
Thepincodescanbefoundontheoutsideofthesensorpackagingandontheidcardsuppliedwith
eachsensor.Ifyouhavedifficultylocatingyourpincodepleasecontactyourdealer.
ToimportpincodesclickthePincodestab.
•ClicktheImportbuttonandselectthelocationonthecomputerwherethepincodefiles
havebeensaved,thenclickOK.
NOTE:Itispossibletoenterthepincodewithoutafilebyenteringitintothepincodeinput
andclickingtheaddbutton.Thisauthorisesandaddsthesensortothelibrary.
ImportPincodes
ManualPincode
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•Theconfigurationutilitywillscanthedirectoryandlistthesensorsthatareavailablefor
importing.Youcanidentifythesensorsyouhavebylookingateachsensor’sindividual
labelwhichhasitsidprintedonit.
•Selectthesensoridsthataretobeimported.Theselectallbuttonwillselectallsensors
inthelist.Oncetheyhavebeenselectedclicktheimportbutton.Thesensorswillnow
beimportedandauthorisedforusewiththesystem.
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Toexportthepincodelibraryclicktheexportbutton,selectthedirectorytoexportthepincode
filestoo,selectthefilesrequiredandclickExport.Thefileswillbesavedinthedirectoryspecified
ConfiguringWheelSets
Oncethesensorshavebeenaddedtothelibraryandauthoriseditisnowpossibletoconfigurethe
wheelsets.Dependingonthesystempurchasedsensorscanbeautorisedforuseinthefollowingways:
PROSystems
ToauthorisesensorsinaProsystem.ClickontheSensorIDtab.
Inthismodethesensorsthatareauthorisedintheinterrogatorcanbefittedtoanycornerofthevehicle
andtheinterrogatorwillautomaticallydiscoverthesensor.
SelectAll
Import
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ThesensorsthathavevalidimportedPINcodeswillnowbelisted.
•UncheckedBlacktext=PincodeValidnotauthorisedintheinterrogator
•CheckedBlacktext=Pincodevalidandauthorisedintheinterrogator
•CheckedRedtext=Sensorauthorisedininterrogatorbutnovalidpincodeinlibrary
Selecteachsensorbytickingthecheckboxnexttothesensorid.Whenallthesensorsrequiredare
selectedpresstheWriteConfigbuttontosendthesensorlisttothe
NOTE:Anysensorhighlighedredwillbeunabletobeselectedordeselecteduntilavalidpincodefor
thatsensorisimportedintothelibrary.
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