AEMLog User Manual
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1. ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED BEACON SETUP AND 6 ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED LAP 515 eene nnne eene nennen enne ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED Contents ii AEMLOG User Guide CHANNEL ALARMS cerne eee eene eee ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED CREATING EDITING CHANNEL ALARMS ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED USING CHANNEL 022 ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED Contents iii AEMLOG User Guide Introduction AEM AEMLOG is a data analysis package designed to be used in conjunction with AEMPro AEMLOG offers many advanced analysis features including overlays histograms XY plots maths channels lap analysis track drawing and channel alarms AEMLOG runs under the Windows 95 98 operating systems Documentation This User Guide is split into two main sections The first Getting Started contains instructions on programming and reading data from the logger and a brief overview of many of the AEMLOG features The second section Reference discusses the features of AEMLOG in detail and outlines the methodology behind installing and calibrating sensors for use with the logger and the use of AEM beacons for lap timing purposes Throughout this guide procedures in AEMLOG referred to using the menu commands separated by symbol Thus File Open means select the Open command from the File menu If a keyboard shortcut or a butt2. AEMLOG User Guide To change the lines plotted choose Graph Graph and the graph setup editor will be shown Set the channels be plotted here Click the draw button to draw Sets the number of distinct areas Graph Setup Ea plotted on the Number of Plats One Plot 1 Engine Spd p Plat 2 Wheel Spd Allows overlays to be specified Overlays Plot 3 Lateral g with the overlay setup editor Overlays can also be added from here by clicking the overlay button Overlayed channels can be from either the existing file or from additional externals files Up to four external files can be added when plotted overlayed channels from external files are preceded with a number corresponding to the file number in the overlay list Overlays from external files can be shifted relative to the base graph by selecting Graph Shift Overlays This allows starting points of data to be easily synchronised To zoom in on the graph to view the data in more detail Select Graph Zoom In The cursor will change into a amp showing that you are in x axes zoom mode e Click on the area of the graph where you want the zoom to start e Click on the area of the graph where you want the zoom to end The graph will be redrawn with the new zoom range e The selected zoom range is bounded by red vertical lines at the start and end Using the scroll bar at the bottom of the graph data outside t
3. combined with Inputs in the Output page to create the recorded outputs a CWork DLOGS9 Setup Demo stu 0 0 0 0 RPM Serial 16 bit 1 0 0 Throttle Ser 15 bit 0 1 n n Lo Temp Ser 15 bit 0 1 100 0 Hi Temp Ser 16 bit 0 1 100 0 Lo Press Ser 15 bit 1 0 0 Hi Press 16 bit 0 001 0 0 Air Fuel 16 bit 0 0147 0 0 BR nna 2 RA 2 The Name column specifies the name of the scalar Real Raw x Multiplier Offset The Min and Max values define the lower and upper limits of the y axis when the data 1s plotted See the Calibrating Sensors section for more details on setting up the scalar and function table Analysing Data 14 AEMLOG User Guide Function Tables Function tables are used to convert a non linear sensor output into linear real data and are entered into the Functions page of the setup editor An example function table page is shown below 4 Setup Demo stu 12 Add Gear Posn 16 bit 0 255 Fl Delete Front Susp 16 bit 30 30 The Add and Delete buttons can be used to add or delete function table sensors The Name box is used to specify the name the function table The Gain column specifies how the raw data is stored as discussed above The Min and Max values define the lower and upper limits of the y axis when the data is plotted Clicking on the button displays the function table editor Funcian Table Ediar Fal Use the Insert button to add another entry or the Delete button t
4. by running the Analysing Data 9 AEMLOG User Guide Shift F9 F9 Ctrl F9 template from the menu or by assigning a button on the toolbar to the template and clicking on the button Save e Saves the current screen layout and graph options as a template Run e Prompts for a template file name and then runs the specified template Configure e Configures toolbar buttons for use with saved templates Maths Menu AEMLOG allows mathematical formulae to be applied to recorded data providing for much more complex analysis Once maths channels have been created the calculated data can be plotted and analysed like any other channel and can even be used in other maths channels Maths functions are stored in a Maths Library This central repository of maths functions allows libraries to be shared between users Note that the maths channels reference recorded channels by the name of the channel Therefore for maths channels to work consistently an effort must be made to ensure that channel naming is consistent over time Open Library e Opens and existing maths library Edit Library e Edits the currently active maths library Recalculate e Adds maths channels to the currently active data file using the current maths library e Added maths channels can be displayed and analysed just like recorded channels Merge e Combines two maths libraries Create e Creates a new maths library Calculate On Open e When checked m
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7. ables Outputs Lights Notes 10 Code Pune Analogue 1 FCOO CAN 1 Analogue 2 FCO2 160 2 Analogue 3 FCO4 1MHz Analogue 4 FCO6 Analogue 5 FCO8 Analogue 6 FCOA CAN 2 Analogue 7 FCOC 160Hz Analogue 8 FCOE 1MHz Analogue 3 FC10 Analogue 10 2 A e The Input Name column shows the input name e The ComCode column displays the comcode for that input ComCodes are used for serial communication between AEM products and this information is useful when creating setups for the DW97 colour display e The input Type shows the inputs relation to the outside world and can be either Analogue Serial Speed CAN port 1 or CAN port 2 e The ID Code specifies a CAN arbitration code for the channel Note that each CAN code supports four word channels Consequently the first code is used by CAN 1 to 4 the second by CAN 5 to 8 and so on Within each code the first word is used by the first channel in the group and so on e Analogue inputs 9 to 16 have software selectable pull up resistors Double clicking on this column for one of these channels toggles the pull up ON a green tick or OFF a red cross The speed of the two CAN ports is also selected from this page Analysing Data 13 AEMLOG User Guide The Scalars Table Scalars are used to calibrate raw data in the form y mx c where y is the real data x 1s the raw data m is the multiplier and c is the offset Scalars are
8. analysis Once maths channels have been created the calculated data can be plotted and analysed like any other channel and can even be used in other maths channels Maths functions are stored in a Maths Library This central repository of maths functions allows libraries to be shared between users Note that the maths channels reference recorded channels by the name of the channel Therefore for maths channels to work consistently an effort must be made to ensure that channel naming is consistent over time Defining Maths Equations To show the maths library editor either open a maths library using Maths Open Library Shift F9 or edit the currently active maths library using Maths Edit Library F9 Note that AEMLOG always sets the last opened maths library as the currently active maths library The currently active maths library is shown in the AEMLOG status bar The main page in the maths library shows the maths equations currently created The Name column shows the name of each equation and the equation column shows the actual equation To create a new maths equation click the Add button and enter a name for the equation By clicking on the button next to the equation the equation editor is invoked The equation editor allows the maths equation to be entered edited A typical equation editor window is shown below Analysing Data 25 AEMLOG User Guide El Editing Demo Maths 2 x Maths Detail DIFFERENTIATE LF W
9. and are combined with the logical operators AND OR NOT Only values that meet the specified criteria will be included in the histogram The number of bars to plot and the bar ranges can now be specified Analysing Data 21 AEMLOG User Guide Once the setup is complete click OK and the histogram will be drawn Histogram GEMSDemo stf Os to 160 6s Iof x D A o3 0 02 026 032 038 044 05 O56 0 62 O88 074 08 Boost Prs with Engine RPM gt 4000 AND Engine RPM 6000 Once a histogram is drawn the histogram editor can be re entered by right clicking on the histogram Once a histogram setup has been created it can be saved to a histogram template by clicking the Save button in the histogram editor Histogram templates can be assigned to buttons in the histogram editor by selecting Config Options and entering the filename in the histogram buttons page Analysing Data 22 AEMLOG User Guide Ctrl F8 XY Plots XY plots allow one channel to be plotted against another thus allowing the relationship between the two channels to be explored To create an XY plot choose Analysis XY Plot the XY plot editor will be shown Channels to be i21 x sed for the X Chaxnel Options land Y axes hannel onditions Sets the size of Point Size 2 Cancel Set the X and Y channels for which the XY plot is to be draw Conditions can then be app
10. aths channels are calculated when a data file is opened Analysing Data 10 AEMLOG User Guide Calculate On Read e When checked maths channels are calculated when a data file is read from a logger Config Menu Logger e Specifies the type of logger AEMLOG is being used with The logger type affects certain areas of the setup editor Options e Allows options such as PCMCIA slot mapping and graph colours to be set Tool Bars e Some or all of the tool bars can be turned off if desired Close On Read e When checked all existing data files will be closed when a new file is read from a card This can be useful during a logging session that may result in the potentially confusing situation of many windows being open at once Opening files will not force other windows to close When not checked existing files remain open when a new file is read from a card Notes On Read e When checked the user will be prompted to enter notes about the data file whenever a new file is read from a card Window Menu Tile Vertically e Arranges windows vertically with all windows visible if possible Tile Horizontally e Arranges windows horizontally with all windows visible if possible Analysing Data 11 AEMLOG User Guide F1 Cascade e Arranges windows in a cascaded format with each window on top of the previous one Minimise All e Minimises all windows Arrange e Arranges iconized windows Close Closes the active wind
11. etup editor for Programming and Printing the setup Save e Saves the currently active setup to disk Print e Prints the currently active setup e Only the desired elements of the setup need be printed Program e Programs the current setup into a logger See Transferring Data to and From the Logger earlier in this guide for more information Analysing Data 7 AEMLOG User Guide Graph Menu The Graph Menu contains commands used for displaying and printing graphs Ctrl G Graph e Invokes the graph options editor where the number of lines overlays and lap markers can be specified An example screen is shown below Set the channels M Ito be plotted here Sets the number of distinct areas Graph Setup Ei plotted on the Click the draw button to draw he graphs Allows overlays be specified with the overlay setup editor Overlays e Allows the graph overlays to be set Setup e Edit edits the setup of the currently active graph Note that this is different from the currently active setup F2 e Update Log File saves any changes made to the data file Shift Overlays e Allows the x axis of any overlayed Files to be moved relative to the base graph x axis by dragging the plot When in shift mode the cursor will change to a 7 Click on the graph and drag the overlayed plots to a new position Zoom Allows zooming in or out on the x and y axes e n Zooms in the x axis Out Zooms out the
12. heel Spd Objects Outputs Functions Logger Status v Auto Range Cancel e The equation will appear as it is entered im the top left edit window To add an output to the equation ensure Outputs is selected in the Object box then click on the desired channel from the list displayed e To add numbers or brackets simply type in using the keyboard or use the mouse with the keypad displayed to the right of the Maths Editor Note no operators have precedence in the Maths Editor i e 1 2 3 will evaluate as 3 3 Use brackets to change the evaluation order i e 1 2 3 will evaluate as 7 e To add a maths function ensure Functions is selected in the object box then click on the desired function e f Auto Range is checked values for the Minimum and Maximum range will be automatically calculated elf Auto Range is not checked values for Minimum and Maximum cane be entered The Min and Max values Analysing Data 26 AEMLOG User Guide F9 Adding Maths Channels To calculate maths channels for the currently active data file choose Maths ReCalculate or press Ctrl F9 A window will appear showing the progress of the maths calculation Calculation can be stopped at any point by pressing the Cancel button Once the maths channels have been added they can be plotted and analysed like any other channels The maths evaluator automatically adds any channels in the currently active ma
13. his zoom range can be viewed e If there is data outside the scrollable region a Fl or will be shown at the edge of the scrollable area These will shift the zoom area to the left or right respectively Keypad e To zoom out to the previous zoom level select Graph Zoom Out Ctrl Keypad The y axis be zoomed in a similar manner by selecting Graph Zoom Expand which will change the cursor to to show that you are in y axis zoom mode Analysing Data 18 AEMLOG User Guide Ctrl Keypad e To contract the y axis to the previous lever select Graph Zoom Contract The right hand side of the graph shows the values at the current position shown on the graph by a vertical black line This position marker can be moved by clicking the left mouse button on the graph and dragging the bar whilst still holding the mouse button down Alternatively the left and right cursor keys can be used holding the shift key down whilst pressing the cursor keys will move the bar ten times as fast Clicking the right mouse button on the values area of the graph will show a menu allowing line colours style and y axis limits to be changed This menu can also be used to add boundary lines for highlighting ranges on the graph The y axis labels of the graph show the real or raw ranges of the graph If a particular plot has overlays the axis limits will show the current percentage range By clicking on the y axis the y axis labe
14. lied to the plot to limit the amount of data included by checking the When box and entering the condition desired Up to two conditions can be specified and are combined with the logical operators AND OR NOT Only values that meet the specified criteria will be included in the XY plot The point size changes the size of the plotted points On plots using a large amount of data a small point size should be used However when the data set used is small a larger point size helps to show any trends in the data Analysing Data 23 AEMLOG User Guide Once the setup is complete click OK and the XY plot will be drawn 5 d 24 Ry 4000 5250 6500 Engine RPM x 4278 Y 18 66 2 By clicking and holding the left mouse button on the graph the mouse move the cross hairs on the plot The X and Y values at the current cross hair position are shown in the status bar at the foot of the graph Once an XY plot is drawn the XY plot editor can be re entered by right clicking on the plot XY plot settings can be saved in an XY plot template by clicking the Save button in the editor XY templates can be assigned to buttons in the editor by selecting Config Options and entering the filename in the XY plot buttons page Analysing Data 24 AEMLOG User Guide Maths Channels Shift F9 AEMLOG allows mathematical formulae to be applied to recorded data providing for much more complex
15. lotted Shows current graph settings Moving this bar changes Shows values of he size of the values are each channel at urrent cursor position and changes the font size las necessary Many of the commands in the Graph menu are reproduced in the graph popup menu To view this menu right click on the graph itself To zoom in on the graph to view the data in more detail e Select Graph Zoom In The cursor will change into amp showing that you are in x axes zoom mode e Click on the area of the graph where you want the zoom to start Analysing Data 5 AEMLOG User Guide Ctrl Keypad Ctrl F3 e Click on the area of the graph where you want the zoom to end The graph will be redrawn with the new zoom range e The selected zoom range is bounded by red vertical lines at the start and end Using the scroll bar at the bottom of the graph data outside this zoom range can be viewed e If there is data outside the scrollable region a J or M will be shown at the edge of the scrollable area These will shift the zoom area to the left or right respectively The y axis be zoomed in a similar manner by selecting Graph Zoom Expand which will change the cursor to Q to show that you are in y axis zoom mode Menu Commands The following section gives a brief overview of the menu commands and their use If a tool bar button or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform the same function i
16. ls will cycle through all actual channel limits for that plot The functions available from the Analysis menu will now be considered Analysing Data 19 AEMLOG User Guide Statistics F6 The statistics screen displays the minimum maximum and average values of all channels in the base graph over the current zoom range and the times at which these occur Double clicking the mouse on the time at which a minimum or maximum value occurs will zoom the graph in around this point An example statistics screen is shown below Statistics GEMSDemo stf Os to 160 6s Engine RPM Distance Analysing Data 20 AEMLOG User Guide Histograms Histogram shows the frequency of occurrence of values in a channel as a percentage of the current zoom range time or distance Choose Analysis Histogram to show the histogram setup editor Histogram ptions he histogram is to Channel Options lculated Channel Boost Prs NONE Engine Histogram Options ETT Set whether the Number of Bare 0 Ranges bar ranges are to Start be calculated Bar Ranges 2 automatically or Aulo specified End C Manual jos Cancel Set channel to the channel for which the histogram is to be calculated Conditions can then be applied to the histogram to limit the amount of data included by checking the When box and entering the condition desired Up to three conditions can be specified
17. o delete an entry The Input column contains the raw values Analysing Data 15 AEMLOG User Guide The Outputs column contains the real values Once the function table has been entered click the x button to return to the Function Table page of the editor Function tables calculate the real value by looking up the raw value in the input list and matching it to an output value which is multiplied by the multiplier Linear interpolation between nearest sites is carried out if necessary See the Calibrating Sensors section for more details on setting up the scalar and function table Analysing Data 16 AEMLOG User Guide Analysing Data F3 Once a data file has been opened data can be viewed and analysed by several e means in AEMLOG each of which will be considered in detail below Simple Graphs The simple graph allows channel data to be plotted against time or distance if recorded A typical graph screen is shown below 2 00 2 30 3 00 3 3 aj ml Plot vs Time Real Values Standard Show Plotted Shows current Moving this bar changes graph settings he size of the values are and changes the font size las necessary Shows values of each channel at urrent cursor position To alter the graph settings commands from the graph menu are used Many of these commands are reproduced in the graph popup menu To view this menu right click on the graph itself Analysing Data 17
18. on on the AEMLOG toolbar also performs the same task this is shown in the left hand margin A comprehensive on line help system is provided with AEMLOG to give more details on using the package To view the help press F1 or select Help Help Topics Help can also be obtained in dialog boxes by clicking on the in the top right hand corner of the box and then clicking on the item for which you require help Introduction 2 AEMLOG User Guide Installing AEMLOG AEMLOG is supplied on CD Rom To install AEMLOG e Insert the cd into the disk drive e From the Windows Explorer copy AEMlog from the cd to the AEMpro folder created in the initial installation Then copy 241132 11 into the Windows System folder To run AEMLog double click on the AEMlog EXE file Analysing Data 4 AEMLOG User Guide AEMLOG Quick Reference The following sections give a brief overview of options and menu commands available in AEMLOG For more information see either the on line help or the Reference section later in this User Guide The Main Graph Screen The following screenshot shows a typical AEMLOG graph screen with areas of interest marked If the graph 15 in 1 de C Work DLOG99 Data Demo stf over a marker will show the time and date when the marker occurred Allows scrolling hrough a zoomed in graph Z NC 2 00 2 30 3 00 3 30 pem 4 Plot vs Time Rgal Values Standard Show P
19. ow The numbered list at the foot of the Window menu can be used to make the desired window active Cascaded windows appear on the screen diagonally from upper left to lower right overlapping so that the title bar of each window remains visible Tiled windows are distributed to each corner of the screen so that each window is visible and none overlap Icons or reduced windows appear at the bottom of the AEMLOG main window Each icon remains visible Double click an icon to make that window active Help Menu Help Topics e Display the Help Topics dialog box About e Display program version and serial number information To find a topic in Help e Click the Contents tab to browse through topics by category e Click the Index tab to see a list of index entries either type the word you re looking for or scroll through the list e Click the Find tab to search for words or phrases that may be contained in a Help topic Context sensitive help can be obtained by pressing the F1 key Help can also be obtained in dialog boxes by clicking on the in the top right of the dialog box and then clicking on the item for which you require help Analysing Data 12 AEMLOG User Guide The Input Table The input allocation table provides information on the logger inputs some of which are user configurable An example of the input allocation page is shown below CWork DLOGS9 Setup Demo stu Inputs Scalars Function T
20. t is shown in the left hand margin File Menu The File Menu contains all the commands used for file management Open e Use the open command to open a log file Reopen e Allows a file to be selected from the most recently opened log files The down arrow next to the open button can also be used to reopen files Export e Exports data in an ASCII format suitable for use in other applications such as word processors or spreadsheets Abstract e Copies selected channels into a new data file Notes e Displays notes about the current data file and allows new notes to be added Analysing Data 6 AEMLOG User Guide Ctrl E Shift FS A Shift F2 Shift F4 a Exit e Quits AEMLOG Setup Menu The Setup Menu contains commands for retrieving editing and programming logger set ups For more information on creating set ups see the Reference section of this guide Create e Creates a new default setup This is useful when the new setup to be created 1s very different from any existing set ups Open e Opens a setup file for programming into the logger Reopen e Allows a recently used setup to be reopened The arrow to the right of the button can also be used to ReOpen files Extract e Extracts the setup from the currently active data file and makes it the currently active setup for editing and saving Edit e Allows the currently active setup to be edited and saved Buttons are also available in the s
21. ths library that have their required channels recorded Any maths channels that do not have the required outputs recorded are not added The record rate for the maths channels is determined automatically from the rates of the recorded data Note that the maths library matches channels by name channel naming must remain consistent over a period of time for the maths library to remain universal AEMLOG can also be configured to automatically calculate maths channels If Maths Calculate On Open is checked AEMLOG will attempt to calculate the maths channels whenever a file is opened e If Maths Calculate On Read is checked AEMLOG will attempt to calculate the maths channels whenever a file is read Analysing Data 27 AEMLOG User Guide Channel Alarms 28
22. x axis Expand Zooms in the y axis Contract Zooms out the y axis Normal Resets all zooms Analysing Data 8 AEMLOG User Guide Ctrl T FS F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Plot Types e Time or Distance Plots the graph against time or distance 1f recorded e Realor A D Plot the graph using real engineering units or using raw 8 or 16 bit data e Standard Plot or Lap Plot Allows the lap plot facility to be switched on Tape Measure e Displays the Tape Measure window This allows the difference between two points on a graph to be measured Insert Marker e Inserts a Custom Marker at the current position Analysis Menu The Analysis Menu contains commands for examining the data in more detail than possible via a simple graph Lap Times e Use to display lap markers split total lap times and average lap speed Statistics e Displays minimum maximum and average values of channels e Double clicking on a minimum or maximum value will automatically zoom the graph around that point Histogram e Shows the frequency of occurrence of values in a channel as a percentage of the current zoom range time or distance XY Plot e XY plots allow one channel to be plotted against another thus allowing the relationship between the two channels to be explored Templates Menu Graph templates allow frequently used graph plots graph types and window positions to be saved These can then be recalled at any time
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