Vericom V-Sense Brake Meter User manual

V-SenseTM Brake Meter©
Quick Start Guide
The Vericom V-SenseTM Brake Meter, is the industry leading test kit for standard Brake Testing. The V-
Sense Brake Meter is a simple test system that is ideal for testing vehicles on a ‘flat’ paved (or smooth)
test surface. If your test needs require more than general brake testing, we suggest the Vericom V-Sense
PC, V-Sense DAQ, or Road Geometry systems.
What’s Included:
V-Sense POD LED Panel –Power ON/OFF, Battery, Connected:
Press and hold the power button (hold for ~3 seconds to power the POD on or off). The light on the
far left of the LED panel will illuminate when power is ‘on.’ The 4 LED lights on the right side of the LED
panel indicate the battery level of the V-Sense POD.
Connect a V-Sense POD to the Tablet with wireless Bluetooth: The tablet contained with your Vericom
V-Sense Brake Meter package is preloaded with the Vericom V-SenseTM Director application. It is also
preconfigured to connect to the V-Sense POD included within the case. To connect the tablet to the V-
Sense POD via Bluetooth, power on the POD and then open the Tools screen on the Vericom V-Sense
Director app (tablet). From the drop-down box, select the POD for the connection. Then click the
‘Connect’ button. Once the POD is connected, the connection box will show a green check mark and the
connect button will become a ‘Disconnect’ button.
•Wall Charger/Power Supply
•Tablet with V-Sense Director
•Heavy Duty Vacuum Cup Mount
•16GB of Test Data Storage (10,000+
brake tests)
The V-Sense User Guide is at Vericom Website
and on the USB Drive included with the package.
Power Button V-Sense is ON V-Sense Connected Light V-Sense POD Battery Level

V-SenseTM Brake Meter©
Quick Start Guide
The V-Sense Director tablet app includes 6 primary screens: Start Testing, File Setup,
Sensor Setup, Test Viewer, Manage Tests, and Tools.
Start Testing
The Start Testing screen is the screen from where all testing is initiated. This screen
includes the ‘Send Test Setup’ button – which is used to send the test instructions
to the V-Sense POD. The standard Brake Testing options include a 3 seconds brake
test and a 7 second brake test. For most low speed tests 30 MPH or less, the 3
second test is enough time. If your test is conducted on a ‘slippery’ surface or with
a test vehicle from a speed above 50 MPH or with poor braking (less than 0.4 Gs),
the 7 second brake test is used.
Brake Test Process
•Power ‘ON’ the V-Sense POD.
•Power ‘ON’ the tablet and open the V-Sense
Director app.
•Mount the V-Sense POD on the test vehicle
(typically on the wind shield or other fixed
location on the vehicle).
•Connect the V-Sense POD to the tablet via
Bluetooth from the Tools page of the app.
•With the test vehicle to the test location (the
location should be reasonably smooth and
consistent ‘grade’) stop the vehicle on the
road/surface where you plan to hit the brakes of
the test vehicle.
•On the ‘Start Testing’ page, select the 3s Brake
Test or the 7s Brake Test. Next, click ‘Send Test
Setup’ to the V-Sense POD. DO NOT move until
the screen shows the ‘green’ START test and
‘red’ CANCEL test buttons.
•When you are ready to accelerate to the brake area, click on the green ‘START TEST’button. The
Tablet is now ‘listening for the Start Trigger’ (the Start Trigger is set to -0.2Gx).
•Accelerate HARD to the target speed (generally 10 to 20 MPH).
•When you arrive to the brake test location (the same location where you clicked the ‘Send Test Setup’
button), SLAM the brakes hard to mimic a ‘Panic Braking’ situation.
•Hold the Brakes thru the ENTIRE test until the Tablet shows the message that the test is completed
and ready for download to the tablet.
V-Sense Director
(Tablet App)

V-SenseTM Brake Meter©
Quick Start Guide
After you select the ‘Send Test Setup’button, the V-Sense Director app will send the test setup to the V-
Sense POD. During the ‘setup’process, the V-Sense sensor POD is also ‘Zero Adjusting.’DO NOT MOVE
during the ‘Send Test Setup’process. When the V-Sense system is ready, the screen will display the
message ‘V-Sense is Ready’and show
a green ‘START TEST’and red
‘CANCEL TEST’buttons. When you
are ready to accelerate to the brake
test location, select the green ‘START
TEST’button. The V-Sense POD is
now ‘listening’for the start trigger
and will automatically stop the test 3
or 7 seconds after it senses the start
trigger (which is -0.2Gx by default).
After the test is completed, the test will
load to the tablet and the V-Sense Director
app will display the test summary. The Gx,
Gy, and Gz data is displayed on the graph
with the important summary information
noted below the graph.