TC8 CAN Bus Thermocouple Interface
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1. Note It is essential that the separation of the two antennas is exactly the same as the value set in the unit s configuration screen If the separation is incorrect data may not be given or may be inaccurate The measured distance between the antennas should be the straight line distance between the antennas regardless of the mounting angle It is not the 2D distance between the antennas as viewed from Slip measured at this point above The supplied template will ensure an antenna separation of exactly 0 5m A 1M template can also be purchased from your VBOX distributor Antenna A is the primary antenna from which all calculations are based If overall slip is to be measured at the centre of the vehicle the primary antenna should be placed rearward of the secondary Alignment of the antennas is not completely essential as the Slip Angle Sensor has the ability to calculate any offset See the Slip Angle Offset Section However if you wish to measure Pitch or Roll then the alignment of the antennas must be in line with the vehicle or at 90 as accurately as possible The picture above shows a typical antenna placement for the measurement of Body Slip Angle and Pitch angle The picture to the left shows a typical antenna placement for the measurement of Body Slip Angle and Roll angle Page 6 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MS When measuring slip at a specific point on a vehicle for example ove2. Yaw Rate 16 bit signed integer 100 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Page 25 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se MS Module Dimensions 155 mm 100 mrm 107 mm 4A mm 102 mrm 31 mm Fuse Reset Button The VBS20SL contains a fuse to protect it from excessive currents If the unit is accidentally subjected to large currents and the fuse has become tripped it can be reset by pressing the button marked Fuse Reset all the way into the unit with a long thin implement Page 26 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle Contact details Racelogic Ltd Unit 10 Swan Business Centre Osier Way Buckingham MK18 1TB England Tel 44 1280 823803 Fax 44 1280 823595 Email support racelogic co uk Web www racelogic co uk Document updates J 2 3 S 2 3 5 L 6 7 5 T RACELOGIC Se A fs Page 27 of 27
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4. in facility for calculating and setting the offset With the antennas placed suitably and the antenna separation set correctly in the unit enter the Configuration Screen and select Calc Offset The unit will give instructions on its display screen to allow it to determine the offset First the unit will instruct you to drive at a speed greater than 25km h Once this is achieved the unit will tell you to drive straight and will begin calculating the Slip Angle offset automatically During the 5 second process it is very important that you keep the vehicle in a straight line and above 25km h The Slip angle sensor beeps during this calculation and then stops beeping when it has finished calculating the offset If required the Slip Angle offset can be re calculated at any time by repeating this procedure Selecting the Clear Offset option in the Configuration Screen will clear the current offset value Please note that the unit will need to have a full RTK lock to perform this procedure if the orange RTK light is flashing the procedure cannot be initiated Page 11 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X M5 Pitch Roll Angle Offset lt is not always possible to mount the antennas on a vehicle so that they are perfectly level In order to compensate for a non level antenna placement you should use the Pitch offset facility which will automatically compute and then use an offset compensation Setting
5. m to confirm 0 400kmh or 360 to 360 1km h or 0 1 steps Press m and then use the lt Q and P buttons to set the velocity to represent OV Then press m to confirm 0 400kmh 1km h steps Press m and then use the lt lt and P buttons to set the value to represent 5V Then press W to confirm 360 to 360 0 1 steps Press m and then use the lt Q and P buttons to set a test value that the Digital output will simulate Then press m to quit Press m to exit the setup menu and cause the settings to be saved in EEPROM Page 10 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Slip Angle Offset When using the VBS20SL for measurement of Slip Angle Pitch Roll Angle True Heading Lateral Velocity or Yaw Rate it is essential that the Slip Angle offset is determined before conducting tests This then compensates for any misalignment in the placement of the two antennas There are also many occasions when the antennas cannot be placed directly in line with the car such as when an off vehicle antenna is used to measure the Slip angle over a particular wheel Measuring Roll angle and Slip Angle To measure Roll angle at the same time as slip angle will require the antennas to be mounted at 90 degrees to the body of the car in this case it is vital that the offset is calculated Setting the Offset The VBS20SL includes a built
6. the Offset Press the m button to enter the Pitch Offset menu when the screen shows CALC OFFSET press the m to calculate a PITCH or ROLL offset If required the Pitch Angle offset can be re calculated at any time by repeating this procedure Selecting the Clear Offset option will also clear the current offset value Level The LEVEL option should be enabled set to YES when the antennas are mounted within 10 of each other and the expected Pitch Roll measurement will not exceed 10 With the LEVEL option enabled the GPS engines maintains its RTK lock more efficiently and the Slip and Pitch channels are less likely to drop out If the expected Pitch or Roll angles will be greater than 10 then the LEVEL option should be disabled set to NO Note when the antenna separation is lt 2M the RTK lock is very resilient in most conditions and scenarios when the Level option is not enabled Smoothing and Filtering Velocity The VBS20SI has three smoothing settings Dynamic Modes for velocity High Dynamics Normal and Low Dynamics High dynamics has the least amount of smoothing and must be used for high dynamic tests where Time or Distance measurements are critical to the test such as Brake stop and acceleration tests Slip Pitch Angle and Acceleration channels The smoothing routine is set by selecting a value from 0 5 0 in 0 1 steps This value corresponds the size in time S of a moving window s
7. 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC AG 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RLVBS20SL Instruction Manual Page 1 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se fs Contents ITV OGUIGLION siticecasicsiencsteswecvere vet coaesieseamecusin AR A aE EA E R A E AR 4 Pey TU SS ria a csi secs S nee steam ae ei oae selene evecare socee ne nn sone seeeec cass ade peceeeueaeeteeueu 4 eR EC TEAS AO css sae wr rns N ase et ese dae nae seus wieeuace sea edee E a uiedseceeeunneeeusssuenereesscceusecuct 5 Antenna ypes and Placement seren EEEE EE E E A EEE 6 Anana Separa nons AM eo E E E E E eece cece tee 7 OPS ANEN Ia a E E E E E A 7 Using th VBS205L aS a Speed SENSO scirata aa enaa ae aaae 8 DISP GC a E E E E 8 Foni PANElCONIOLS arroi E E AN OA A O NAE EEA OE te ee ct EE E NA E E A EEA 9 SIPANJE OS E lsrs EE E E E E EE 11 Se NE ONSE Torin E E A ER ere eR Se ene ver nanee errr eee 11 Puca ROMA ONSET cc curses cee ss escent c aw ce se sees ne sn as se cee cence nc ee nce ae ce ee ace eee een de ee ase nese cece ase ees nae saas eset eecetee ee 12 Uy E ONSET asc Fc esas ce se seig ence eee eects ee seca seic ewes see neat e eee cea cae eared genase sea eee seestateseueds cesegenebe see A eect scasunsee ceeuccests 12 LOVE Ioa E E Jebuaresaauuatdndusumetueatuadandutcseoddeawacsloonunnconesuacuidatusieedaunuatudasuaamsoussuadwadsausebuaynuetusdsauasauaeuccundveusenameuuadausunuesaueonunde 12 OmoN ana FENNO oeo E A E E E E eee 12 CONG Cin Pe
8. 6 l The INFO screen provides information about the VBOX hardware including unit type Separation 1 00 metres A i o PE E es firmware version serial number and hardware revision This screen also shows GPS l SUSE teaches information such as the GPS engine firmware revision the current heading offset the antenna separation and whether or not the antennas are swapped Page 21 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Upgrading the Firmware Occasionally Racelogic releases new versions of firmware code for VBOX products this maybe to fix bugs or to add new features New firmware for the VBS20SL is loaded into the unit using a computer and the supplied USB cable The latest firmware upgrade ruf file for the Speed Sensor is available from the Racelogic website in the VBOX downloads section If you need the latest file download it from the website and copy it to your computer If you are connecting your slip angle sensor to your computer with the USB cable for the first time then follow the instructions in the Section Using the USB cable earlier in this manual before following the instructions below How to upgrade the firmware e Press and hold the lt d button whilst the power is connected to the Slip angle sensor The screen will now display the UPGRADER screen showing that it is ready for upgrading Connect the USB cable to your computer Double click on the ruf firmware upgrade file that yo
9. 690 53836 90 seconds since midnight or 14 hours 57 minutes and 16 90 seconds 3 Position Latitude 100 000 515924579 51 Degrees 59 24579 Minutes North Latitude highest bit indicates north south hemisphere O north 1 south Bit 7 in Status is also set 4 Position Longitude 100 000 5882246 0 Degrees 58 82246 Minutes West Longitude highest bit indicates east west of Greenwich meridian O west 1 east Bit 6 in Status is also set 5 Velocity 0 01 Knots per bit Heading 0 01 per bit Altitude 0 01 meters per bit signed Vertical Velocity 0 01 m s per bit signed Status 8 bit unsigned char Bit O VBOX Lite Bit 1 Open or Closed CAN Bus 1 open 2 VBOX3 Status is an 8 bit unsigned char Bit 0 is always set Bit 3 brake test started Bit 4 Brake trigger active Bit 5 DGPS active Distance 0 000078125 meters per bit unsigned Longitudinal Acceleration 0 01G per bit signed Lateral Acceleration 0 01G per bit signed Distance travelled in meters since VBOX reset Time from Trigger event to Zero Km h Velocity at brake trigger point in Knots The VBOX CAN database is available in Vector Database DBC File format True Heading of vehicle 16 bit signed integer 100 from the Racelogic VBOX website Slip Angle 16 bit signed integer 100 Pitch Angle 16 bit signed integer 100 Lateral Velocity 16 bit signed integer 100 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 21
10. CAN High Also direct connection to Connector 5 CAN High 4 I O CAN Low Also direct connection to Connector 5 CAN Low 9 I O Power Chassis Ground Connector 7 USB Setup Upgrade Pin O Function r 2 O USB 3 I O USB 4 O Ground Chassis Ground Connector 8 9 ANT A ANT B GPS Antenna A B Pin O Function 1 Signal O Chassis Ground Page 24 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X M5 CAN Bus Data Format Data Bytes podate Rate j o a a a a e O e 0x301 50ms 1 Sats in view 2 Time since midnight UTC 3 Position Latitude DDMM MMMMM 0x302 50ms 4 Position Longitude DDMMM MMMMM 5 Velocity Knots 6 Heading Degrees 0x303 50ms 7 Altitude WGS 84 Metres 8 Vertical velocity M S 0x304 50ms 11 Distance Metres 12 Longitudinal Accel G 13 Lateral Accel G 0x305 50ms 14 Distance travelled since VBOX reset Metres 16 Trigger Velocity Knots 0x306 50ms Unused 47 True Heading Degrees 18 Slip Angle degrees 19 Pitch Angle Degrees 20 Lateral Velocity Knots 21 Yaw Rate Degrees S Default Identifiers The identifier values can be changed using the configuration software 1 If Satellites in view lt 3 then only Identifier 0x301 transmitted and bytes 2 to 8 are set to 0x00 2 Time since midnight This is a count of 10ms intervals since midnight UTC 5383
11. SS Se A MS Digital Inputs The DIGITAL I O socket contains the two digital inputs for the VBS20SL Digital input 1 is also referred to as the Brake trigger input This input is connected to an internal timer capture module that is able to record precisely an event time for use in brake distance calculation This period of time is called the trigger event time and is logged as the value in milliseconds between the trigger event and the last GPS sample PWR OUT1 OUT2 DIGIO CAN SER ANTA ANTB EX GX gt gt ke t amp gt KR TR RR RD Hand Held Brake Trigger a 0 RLVBACS009 Remote Logging On Off RLVBACS010 Brake Pedal Trigger LA RLVBACS003 004 ee Page 18 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle Using the USB cable The first time you use the USB cable you will need to follow the instructions below e Connect the USB cable between the VBS20SL and your computer e Your computer will now recognise the presence of a new device after a period of time a Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear See below e Click the option No not this time and click Next e Anew window will appear at this window click Next Page 19 of 27 RACELOGIC es Y TE Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for curent and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CO or on the Windows Update Web site with your
12. age will appear which allows you to select any of the channels Velocity Slip angle or Pitch Angle as either a Digital or Analogue output The output range of each output is also configured on this page x Sooly Close Output Configure Analogue 1 Source Velocity 5 volts 643 7375 kmh Max Slip 400 0000 degrees 10 0000 Khz Min Yalue Before Output o 50 degrees 0 volts 0 0001 km h Frequency Analogue Source Slip Source Slip 5 volts fi 00 0000 degrees Mas Slip 400 0000 degrees to 170 0000 khz Min Yalue Before Output 0 50 degrees 5 volts f O0 0000 degrees Page 15 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se amp SES Stand Alone Mode Using the VBS20SL with a Datalogger other than VBOX The VBS20SL can also be configured for use with third party datalogging equipment In this mode the unit can be configured either through the VBOX Setup screen in VBOXTools or by using the buttons mounted on the front of the VBS20SL Enabling Stand Alone Mode Power up the unit and wait for it to display the standard screen showing Speed Slip Angle and status then press the m button to enter the configuration menu Use the lt and P keys to select the option Mode then press the m button again to enter this sub menu Press the lt and P buttons to change between VBOX Mode and Standalone Mode then press the m button to select the highlighted mode Finally use the
13. e Compact Flash Formatting on the Racelogic website or the relevant section in the VBOXTools software manual the status bar may be inaccurate with the risk that data will be lost GPS Cold start To cold start the GPS engines in the Slip angle sensor press the button labelled Cold Start GPS This forces the GPS engines to reset their downloaded almanac of current satellite position This can be used if the Slip angle sensor is having trouble locking onto satellites which can be caused by the Slip angle sensor not having been used for a period of time or if it was last used in a very different location A GPS satellite Almanac is relevant for about 3 4weeks so if it has not been used or updated within that time it can cause the GPS engine struggle After performing a GPS Cold start leave the Slip angle sensor powered up in a static situation where the antennas have a clear view of the skies for 15 minutes Once the Slip angle sensor has downloaded the new almanac it is much quicker to re acquire satellites in noisy situations such as near trees buildings and bridges Also it is much quicker to acquire satellites on power up YT sd yy Rieke Page 14 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X iS Configuring the Digital and Analogue outputs To adjust the configuration of the Analogue and Digital outputs of the Slip angle sensor click the Output Configure button in the Speed Sensor page of VBOXsetup The following p
14. e available by contacting your VBOX distributor a SS AN oR The antenna is a magnetic mounting type for quick and simple mounting to the vehicle roof For os optimum GPS signal reception make sure that the antenna is fitted to the highest point of the vehicle away from any obstructions that may block satellite reception The GPS antenna works best with a Fos ahh metal ground plane underneath eg Vehicle roof OCE e Please also note that when using any GPS equipment a clear sky view is important Objects in the eas D Surrounding area such as tall buildings or trees can block the GPS signal causing a reduction in the ke m number of satellites being tracked or introducing reflected signals that can decrease the accuracy of ees the system I NOTE VB20SL can struggle with maintaining an RTK lock required for Slip and Pitch measurement if the antennas are placed too close to Roof Bars If a poor mounting position cannot be avoided then use Ground plane antennas RLVBACS065 Page 7 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Using the VBS20SL as a Speed sensor The VBS20SL can be used as a simple speed sensor Only Antenna A is needed if the VBS20SL is to be used as a Speed Sensor without the requirement to measure Slip Pitch YAW rate and Lateral Acceleration channels For single antenna use for standard non slip GPS data the antenna should be connected to the Ant A connector Velocity can be output on e
15. has passed Windows Logo testing j A The software you are installing for this hardware Racelogic Upgrader ee STOP Installation Slip Angle Sensor setup in Stand alone mode Run VBOX Setup from the menu bar of VBOXTools software The VBOX Setup screen for the VBS20SL is similar to that of VBOX Dataloggers and VBOX Speed Sensors but with only Z 5 the options relevant to the VBS20SL shown Ny np i The stand alone mode setup facility within VBOXTools is divided into four sections CAN CAN GPS Output Configure Info Close Set Up GPS Output Configure and Info Tx Identifiers F t Baud Rak The CAN screen allows you to configure the VBS20SL s CAN outputs The data channels are pes eee output on seven different CAN messages each of which can be configured individually The options available for each message are CAN Taldent1 fagogo F CAN Tx Ident 4 Tm std ID OO000301 xd ID OOO00S04 e Message On or Off e ID Value Jv CAN Tx Ident 2 ooo M CAN Tsident5 foranqane e Standard or Extended ID 11 or 29bit Eo E i i i i i Jw CAN Ts Ident 3 Jv CAN Ts Ident 6 lt is also possible to change some settings that apply to the entire CAN bus These are es 00000303 e 00000306 e ID Format Hexadecimal or Decimal e CAN Bus Baud Rate 1Mb s 500Kb s 250 Kb s 125Kb s or Other FID oooncacr If you select the Other option for baud rate a new screen will appear in which you can enter the desired baud rate and apply advanced set
16. he VBS20SL must be set to VBOX MODULE mode via the front panel controls IOMa w wv x When a module is connected to a VBOX it will be automatically recognised and a tab for the module will appear in the VBOX setup Channels section of the VBOXTools Channels Logging CAN GPS Output Configure Info Close Set Up software Standard intemal AD VCI Modules Crescent SpeedSensor The VBOX creates a tabbed page in the setup window for each input module that it 006726 FAW 01 00 finds If it finds two modules of the same type e g 2 x VBS20SL then it lists each one by its serial number on separate sub Tabs Time_ Log To Compact Flash Lat_2 Placing a Tick in this column for any channel will enable a channel for logging to the Long_2 compact flash card vel_2 Heading_ Height_ Send Over Serial Lee Placing a Tick in this column for any channel will include this channel in the RS232 Pitch serial data stream available at the VBOX kat el The bandwidth status bar at the bottom of this page gives an indication of available _Goldstartars Cheka cheka logging bandwidth When the status bar is full all of the bandwidth is used If more Output Configure Uncheckal Uncheck all logging channels are added beyond this there is a risk that data will be lost The bandwidth status bar is calculated for a speed optimised compact flash card If a a 41 379 Log Channel Usage windows formatted card is used see applications not
17. hen output is set to Velocity Press m and then Press m and then use Press m and then use the Press m and then use the Press m and then use the Press m and Press m use the lt and gt the lt C and gt lt Q and P buttons to lt Q and P buttons to lt Q and P buttons to set then use the lt lt to exit the buttons to associate buttons to set the set the maximum Velocity set the maximum value of the maximum Frequency and P buttons setup either of the following number of pulses per Then press m to confirm that channel Then press used on the digital output to set a test value menu and channels Velocity revolution Then press m to confirm Then press m to confirm that the Digital eee se Slip or Pitch to the m to confirm 10 400Km h 1km h steps output will be a Digital output Then 10 400 1 steps 1 50Khz 0 1Khz steps simulate Then i press m to confirm 0 1 120 0 1 Steps press m to quit EEPROM ANALOGUE SETUP MENU Channel1 and 2 Only available when the output is set to Pitch or Slip Only available when output is set to Velocity Press m and then use the lt Q and P buttons to associate either of the following channels Velocity Slip or Pitch to the Analogue output Then press m to confirm Press m and then use the lt Q and P buttons to set the value to represent 5V Then press
18. ither the Analogue or Digital outputs The VBS20SL has a brake trigger input so not only can the VBS20SL measure and output Velocity it can measure and output Trigger Velocity Trigger to zero Time and Trigger to zero Distance This data is available on the CAN bus along with all the other GPS data NOTE When measuring a braking distance the GPS optimisation must be set to High via the Front Panel controls And the Velocity Kalman filter set to 0 zero Display Screen The Display screen will display data when operating it also displays all the menus required to configure the VBS20SL via the front panel controls On start up the display screen shows the unit s firmware version and current offset value During normal operation the display screen displays Speed mph or km h and Slip Angle as well as the number of satellites that the VBS20SL has locked on to There are also three status displays OK Green Indicates that the VBS20SL has sufficient satellites locked with both antennas to allow normal operation RTK Orange This flashes to indicate that the VBS20SL has locked onto sufficient satellites for single antenna Speed sensor only use The unit will be able to give accurate data for all channels except Slip Angle Pitch Angle True Heading Lateral Velocity and Yaw Rate WAAS 40CM Orange Indicates the DGPS solution that is currently being utilised by the Slip Angle sensor SATS Yellow This flashes to indicate that
19. lt and P buttons to move the main menu to Exit then press the m button The slip angle sensor will reboot to make the necessary changes VBOX Setup PWR OUT1 OUT2 DIGIO CAN SER ANTA ANTB PX 2 2 CX CDR O DIR DR TNS I amp To Datalogger To configure the VBS20SL using the VBOX Setup screen in the VBOXTools software connect the unit to the computer via socket 6 Serial and a CABO1 cable or using socket 7 USB and a standard USB cable Power the unit through the 2 pin LEMO socket 1 Power or the 5 pin LEMO sockets 5 CAN or 6 Serial Using the CAB01 serial cable Run the VBOXTools software if you use the CABO1 Serial cable then select the correct COM port from within the software Page 16 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC SS as mip DIGITAL and ANALOGUE OUTPUTS The digital outputs on connectors OUT1 and OUT2 are a frequency pulse output corresponding to velocity The pulse per meter range is adjustable in software or via the front panel controls The analogue outputs on connectors OUT1 and OUT2 output 0 5volt DC signal corresponding to velocity The velocity per volts range is adjustable in software or via the front panel controls PWR OUT1 OUT2 DIGIO CAN SER lj la Ga Ga la la CY J KJ O B B J BNC RLCAB008 Analogue Output B o0 BNC RLCAB009 Digital Output aman Page 17 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC
20. moothing routine e g if 0 3 is selected then a smoothing window of 0 3 seconds 6 samples 20HZ will be applied to the data Kalman Filter This filter provides filtering separately to the Velocity and Position channels long lat and height Note with any live filter routine more latency will occur if higher levels of filtering are used Hence the Kalman filter velocity settings should be set to zero for Brake stops and acceleration runs Page 12 of 27 a 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X amp as Connecting the VBS20SL to a VBOX Example connection AIN ETOC SATS CF ee LOG FUNC G AUDIO LO CRACELOGIC VBOX3 I USB DIFF PWR OUT1 OUT2 DIGIO CAN ANTA ANTB PW AD1 AD2 DIN CAN SER PX PX C2 AA 7X NIN IANIVNIVNIVAN o B og g QD P GB H ADC03 Analogue Digital Convertor Using the 5 way LEMO to 5 way LEMO cable RLVBCABO5C connect socket 2 CAN Bus of the VBOX to socket 5 CAN or socket 6 SERIAL on the VBS20SL Power the VBOX using either the 12V cigar adapter or a fully charged battery pack Connect the VBOX s socket 5 RS232 to the serial port or USB Serial converter on a PC as for normal VBOX operation Page 13 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MS Configuring the VBS20SL for Use with a VBOX The configuration of the VBS20SL module and its individual channels is done through the connected VBOX using VBOXTools software T
21. owing the user to set up and configure the unit without using a PC The VBS20SL can be used in conjunction with any VBOX GPS datalogger as well as any third party dataloggers Key features e Non contact 20Hz speed and distance measurement using GPS Slip Angle and Yaw Rate measurement Pitch or Roll Angle measurement 2 x 16 bit user configurable analogue outputs 2 x 24 bit digital outputs Brake Event trigger input CAN bus interface for data output RS232 serial interface USB interface Wide 6V to 30V operating range Q RACELOGIC 4 10 C 710N E Page 4 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Standard Inventory Description Qty Racelogic Part VBS20SL 1 VBS20SL 2 Way Lemo to 2 Wire Unterminated 1 RLCAB014 5 Way Lemo to 9 Way D Connector CAN 1 RLCAB019L 3 Way Lemo to Single BNC Pin 1 2 RLCAB008 USB Lead serial Comms and upgrading 1 RLCAB042 5 Way Lemo to 5 Way Lemo CAN Only 1 RLCAB005 C GPS Ground Plane Antenna 2 RLVBACS103 Dual Antenna 0 5m Magnetic Separator 1 RLVBACS055 Dual Antenna 1m Magnetic Separator 1 RLVBACS062 CD ROM containing VBOX software 1 RLVBACS030 VBOX User Manual 1 VBTools ManA4 Padded Carrying Case 1 RLVBACS013V4 Page 5 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se fs Antenna Types and Placement Whilst installation and use of the VBS20SL Is intended to be fast and simple careful attention must be paid to placement of the two antennas
22. permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device amp No not this time Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install software for Racelogic Upgrader i If your hardware came with an installation CD Se m floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X M5 e Anew Hardware Installation window will appear Click the button labelled Continue Anyway Hardware tack ee e At the last window click Finish to complete the installation e After a short period of time a window will ask you if you wish to reboot your computer select NO Now disconnect the power from the VBS20SL and then reconnect the power your computer will now recognise the Slip angle sensor When you run the VBOXTools software it will recognise the USB has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility conn ecti ons with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that
23. r a given wheel the primary antenna must be placed over this point on the vehicle whilst the secondary antenna should be placed towards the centre of the vehicle GPS antennas require a ground plane to operate correctly Usually the metal roof of a vehicle performs this function However if a test requires an antenna to be placed off of the vehicle then a special Ground Plane mushroom style antenna must replace the off vehicle antenna as these antennas are capable of operating without a ground plane The Ground Plane mushroom style antennas RLVBACS065 are available from your VBOX distributor If only one antenna will be placed off vehicle then only one Ground Plane antenna need be purchased Antenna Separations gt 2M When the antenna separation is gt 2M it is advised where possible to mount the antennas as level as possible so that the LEVEL option can be enabled otherwise the RTK lock is not so reliable and the Slip and Roll Pitch data can drop out or become intermittent The VBS20SL must only be used with the supplied antenna unless instructed otherwise by Racelogic GPS Antenna Eo The GPS Antennas supplied with the VB20SL are 3 5v active antennas For the best possible signal quality it is important to maintain a clean connection between the antennas and the VBOX Before E X fixing the antennas to the VBOX ensure that there are no dust particles in either connector EREE m E Replacement antennas ar
24. reenact 27 Docume ODO ANC S ra A Aa 27 Page 2 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X Ms EC Declaration of Conformity We declare that this product has been tested to and meet the requirements of EC Directive 2004 104 EC Adapting to Technical Progress Council directive 72 245 EEC relating to the radio interference Electromagnetic Compatibility of vehicles and amending directive 70 156 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers And has also been assessed via Technical Construction File by an independent DTI Competent Body and found to be in conformance with the essential requirements of EC Directive 89 336 EEC and amending directives Council Directive of 03 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility DTI Competent Body responsible for issuing certificate of compliance 3C Test Ltd Silverstone Technology Park Silverstone Northants NN12 8GX Page 3 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle P RACELOGIC A BS Introduction The VBS20SL is a multi purpose non contact speed sensor Using an advanced dual antenna GPS engine the VBS20SL can calculate not only the speed and direction of travel of the object upon which it is placed but also an accurate Slip angle and Pitch or Roll angle The VBS20SL also features a built in graphic display all
25. ss m to Press m to enter the Press m to enter the Pitch Press m and then use Press m and then use the lt and and P buttons to enable or perform a GPS Slip offset sub menu offset sub menu Within this the lt 4 and P to P buttons to select one of the three disable the LEVEL option With cold start Within this sub menu sub menu a Pitch or Roll select a DGPS option Dynamic modes High Normal or Low the LEVEL set to YES the RTK the Slip offset can be offset can be calculated and But maximum ROLL or PITCH or cleared in this mode should be 10 degrees Page 9 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se Ms Main Menu cont d Press m to exit the setup menu and cause the settings to be saved in EEPROM Press m to enter the setup menu for the Analogue output Channel 1 Press m to enter the setup menu for the Analogue output Channel 1 Press m to enter the setup menu for the Digital output Channel 2 Press m to enter the setup menu for the Digital output Channel 1 Press m and then use the lt A and P buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the Slip angle channel Then press to confirm 0 0 2 0 0 1 steps DIGITAL SETUP MENU Channel 1 and 2 Only available when the output is set to Pitch or Slip Only available when the output is set to Pitch or Slip Only available when output is set to Velocity Only available w
26. the VBS20SL has insufficient satellites on both antennas and will not be able to operate at all Page 8 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Front Panel Controls The VBS20SL can be configured using the unit mounted buttons which enables configuration without the need for a computer From the main screen press the m button to enter the configuration screen Once in the configuration screen press the Xand P buttons to highlight the next or previous choice in any menu and press m to select the highlighted option Some menus contain sub menus for example the Analogue and Digital Output menus contain separate menus for each parameter Main Menu Press m to change Press m to change the Press m to enter the Kalman Filter Menu Press m and then use the lt lt and Set to ON to allow the primary Antenna A the displayed mode of operation P buttons to change the antenna A ri tet ahead of the Secondary Velocity units Then between VBOX module In this menu the amount of filtering applied m ntenna D press m to mode and Stand Alone to the Velocity and Positional channels can i a ANEN POSS LG OmNi Default is OFF Then press m to confirm confirm mode Then press m to be set between 0 4 Range is 0 0 5 0M in 0 1M confirm Velocity must be set to 0 for Brake stop acremenis KMH or MPH tests Main Menu cont d Press m and then use the lt lt Pre
27. tings It is not recommended that you change the advanced seitings unless you are experienced with CAN protocol The GPS screen not shown contains options for enabling and disabling WAAS and Local BaseStation DGPS Differential GPS This screen also contains a facility to send commands directly to the GPS receiver although this should only be used when recommended by a Racelogic employee Page 20 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se fis The Output Configure screen allows you to setup the unit s analogue and digital outputs The options for the two digital outputs are f vy x R Source Speed Slip and Pitch Test pp Close Output Configure J Maximum Value Frequency 1 Analogue 1 e Frequency at maximum value Souce Sip Source velocity gt The options for the two analogue outputs are os kmh Maxs Slip 400 0000 degrees 2 10 0000 khz e Source Speed Slip and Pitch e Value represented by 5V Min Walue Before Output 0 50 degrees 0 volts 0 0001 kmh e Value represented by 5V Slip or Pitch or Value represented by OV Velocity Frequency Analogue Source Sip El Source Sip z Sa m ML se Mo J a Info 5 volts fi 00 0000 degrees CAN GPS Output Configure Close Set Up Maxs Slip 400 0000 degrees 2 fio o000 Ehz Min Walue Before Output 0 50 degrees 5 volts E 00 0000 degrees YEO Info GFS Int VES20SL VO01 00 Bld 0083 Revision SX2a Heading Offset 66 26 degrees Serial number O0672
28. u have downloaded from the website This will automatically run the upgrade program where you will see the progress of the upgrade At the end of the process disconnect the USB and then disconnect and reconnect the power Page 22 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Yi e Connector Assignments OUT1 OUT2 DIGIO CAN SER ANTA ANTB lm G Ga a la OROROORO Connector 1 POWER IN Dedicated 4 5V to 36V DC Power Connector Pin O Function 1 Power 2 Ground Chassis Ground Connector 2 3 OUT 1 OUT 2 One Analogue and One Digital Output Each Pin I O Function 1 O Analogue Out 1 2 2 O Digital Out 1 2 3 Ground Chassis Ground Connector 4 DIG I O Wheel Speed and Brake Trigger Inputs Pin I O Function 1 Wheel Speed 2 NC 3 Brake Trigger Chassis Ground Page 23 of 27 20Hz Speed Sensor with Slip Angle RACELOGIC Se X MB Connector 5 CAN First CAN Bus Connector Serial Connection to GPS Engine Pin I O Function 1 O RS232 Tx GPS Tx Data from GPS engine 2 RS232 Rx GPS Rx Data to GPS engine 3 I O CAN High Also direct connection to Connector 6 CAN High 4 I O CAN Low Also direct connection to Connector 6 CAN Low 5 I O Power Chassis Ground Connector 6 SERIAL Setup Upgrade Second CAN Bus Connector Pin I O Function 1 O RS232 Tx Speed Sensor Tx Data from Speed Sensor 2 RS232 Rx GPS Rx Data to Speed Sensor 3 I O
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