SLI-PRO User Manual
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1. e gt 7 WA J AS A J 2 000 a 22m 0 00 O es 0090 000 PURA ENANOS PARRILLA RRA RAR DR RARA an da MD As eee RO O WWW SN gon ee C gt 2009 Leo Bodnar 4 A IO 0000 0000000 oO ad a a a OS PRO Sooo o oN SLI PRO USER MANUAL 2009 Leo Bodnar Revision 1 11 November 2009 SLI PRO USER MANUAL Introduction Thank you very much for your purchase or interest in SLI Pro We hope you enjoy using it Installation Your SLI Pro is ready to use immediately as delivered You can plug it in install the support software and start using it right away However to use it to its full advantage it is recommended to connect buttons and switches to it SLI Pro uses USB power for its operation Even though its level is only 5 Volts and USB host must limit the current in case of short circuit it is strongly recommended to unplug the USB cable from your PC or hub when making any connections to the SLI Pro Requirements SLI Pro requires power for its bright displays It has to be plugged into PC USB port or powered USB hub for proper operation Connecting SLI Pro to non powered hub will most definitely prevent it from operating properly Speed displa Time displa i ie Engine RPM lights me Q TETTED O TTT TTT ICT AA SEREBABSABBBBS TUT TTT TTT tt tt sairi HH ae AE CONO NNUU EEN EEES WWW noah com AR C 2009 Leo Bodnar JL LOKOJ TY co OO T 00000 SLI PRO eoeoee eo Left info lights Gear2. 3 External LED4 External LED 5 LED5 Colour USB connector USB D standard USB cable wire green USB D standard USB cable wire white USB GND standard USB cable wire black and USB cable shield Screen USB 5V standard USB cable wire req Connecting USB Cable SLI Pro can be connected to PC USB port using either a standard USB A to Mini B cable or custom made cable through a dedicated socket on the back of SLI Pro It is recommended to use standard USB cable as a basis of your own wiring between the SLI Pro and a PC Using arbitrary cables might cause problems with power and USB data integrity USB A to Mini B cable Page 5
3. display Right info lights Standard mini USB B socket Alternative USB connection External LEDs connection Wwu leobodnar com a o me 00 a G CO T Po vi a Pg im t ON EII Pa THUD i Tail E a UW TT O a 1 T 2 TH eae J iil wz DOUE E ETTI i PODA iiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii Rev A TTT N Sy op ALLI O NT e _ irn 4 E y CONNECTOR 1 mE EE m pg TUUU ma an SO ma En y CONNECTOR 2 oo p o Y A eo G e m m UU Connections for buttons switches and analogue inputs Page 2 SLI PRO USER MANUAL CT CN 1 I Brown 5v supov tor potentometer and rotary awiches 2 IMME Re GND sara among al burons stes and potenometes va im ome ours S TE vto ton DICC CIC 7 mm voe tons S ICI owe ton DCI CITI emm Res oomen OOS 1 Orange Poran sue orton 29 e E veto Poteiometert SSS mo Colour CONNECTOR 2 P Io 0 sup tr potentiometer ans rotary stes 2 IM nea ONO rares among al buttons switches ard potento o mm orange ewon O ameo oO O COC o mm eue oy to o Baton 30 CIC o mm ey oy to o Baton 9 o iio ay sto o Baton 38 omm Back Poemon o mim omn ewn o emm eeo fewo O a Orange ewn o mjo ewm o Page 3 SLI PRO USER MANUAL 12 position Rotary Switch In order to dramatically reduce wiring we have introduced 12 posi
4. prevents the switch body from rotating and losing alignment with labels Either drill a suitable hole to fit this pin through or remove it with a knife file or snips If you just insert the switch into a panel it will not be mounted straight Maximum position is limited to six Insert t into hole to limit in unused position Anti rotatic Switch can move _ plastic E through whole range Using Rotary Switch Inputs 3 To 6 For Buttons All connected rotary switches are detected automatically when the power is applied to SLI Pro If rotary switches 3 4 5 or 6 are not used then these inputs can be used for extra buttons They are automatically mapped to buttons 29 30 31 and 32 respectively To avoid any erroneous activation of switch function on these inputs during the power up configuration the buttons connected to these inputs must be of momentary ON type l e the inputs should be in open state when SLI Pro powers up Page 4 EXT LEDs connector 1 MME Green 5V shared among all external LEDs MMM Blue External LED 1 CIEN CIC vie enema CINE Connecting External LEDs Up to 5 external LEDs can be connected to SLI Pro Together with 6 information LEDs on the SLI Pro they can be used to display various warning or information messages External LED connections have internal current limiting to 15mA so limiting resistor is not necessary AA External LED 1 External LED 2 5V External LED
5. tion rotary switch with potentiometer output It requires only 3 wires for connection to SLI Pro as opposed to 13 wires that would be required if ordinary rotary switch were used GND and 5V for all switches can be shared extended from one switch to another which further reduces wiring complexity Please note that to maintain correct position alignment GND wire should be connected to the switch pad marked with a dot Connecting 12 position rotary switch Dot indicates GND connection to GND to rotary switch input to 5V Reducing Rotary Switch Movement Range In some instances 12 positions for one switch is just too many You may end up using 4 5 display options and might want to create neat looking label for the switch All you need to do is re order your display data options in the software configuration file and limit the switch mechanical movement to smaller range then full 12 positions by following this procedure 1 rotate the switch to position 1 full counter clockwise 2 insert supplied washer tab into the hole marked with your chosen maximum position e g 6 3 insert the switch into a panel and fix it with a spring washer and nut If you do not need to limit the number of positions then either remove tabbed washer altogether or place it between the nut and spring washer so that the tab is facing towards you and interlocks with one of the nut s flat sides Attention the switch front side has a plastic pin designed to
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