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- Page 1 EVO4 Data Logger USER GUIDE AiM Srl. Via Cavalcanti, 8 20063 Cernusco S/N (MI) Italia Tel. (+39) 02.9290571 www.aim-sportline.com Made in Italy...
- Page 2 Thanks. EVO4 Data Logger Firstly, we would like to thank you for choo- sing the EVO4 Data Logging System as the tool for improving your race craft setup and on-track performance. The EVO4 system, with its advanced expan- INTRODUCTION sion and sampling capabilities, gives you...
- Page 3 Hundreds of ECU are fully supported. expandable data logger, suitable for installation on both car and motorcycle. The lap time transmitted from the The integrated GPS is useful for EVO4 can be connected to the follo- infrared receiver. different purposes. wing dashes: What data reads?
- Page 4 INTRODUCTION EVO4...
- Page 5 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED EVO 4 EVO4 Beacon Ecu - Can RS232 Exp. RPM K/L line GPS Output Speed 1-2 Power Connection 8-18 VDC GPS Antenna Analog Input Channel Status EVO4...
- Page 6 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED EVO 4 EVO4 Kit includes. - EVO4 - GPS Antenna - RPM cable + K Line + Dig. out - Connection cable to ECU CAN/RS232 - USB cable for connection to PC - Software RaceStudio2 CD...
- Page 7 So you can connect EVO4 without any problem to a NOT stabilized power source from 8 to 24 Volts. Even shutting down the system does not require special attention: when the power is turned off, a small battery in the system keeps the internal power supply on for a few seconds in order to properly close the internal data files.
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Page 8: Data Recording
3 Hz blink: system configuration problems At the end of the data download, you can n Flashing in alternating colors: firmware delete the data in EVO4 or leave them in upgrade in progress memory, to eventually download them to another PC. - Page 9 To expansions Connect EVO4 to your PC and run n To the optical lap time receiver RaceStudio2. When connecting EVO4 to a sensor, to ECU, -> Select the button or to an expansion module, you must also "Device Configuration"...
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Page 10: System Configuration
CHAPTER 3 LINKS, SENSORS AND CONFIGURATIONS EVO 4 System Configuration. Channels Configuration. In the following RaceStudio2 page you can In the following RaceStudio2 page you can set: define: n How RPMs are acquired: from ECU n How to get the gear number: n Which channels are enabled. - Page 11 CHAPTER 4 ECU CONNECTIONS EVO 4 ECU Connections. EVO4 can acquire data from all the ECU published on the list on our website: n 2. Please read the documentation about http://www.aim-sportline.com/pages/download/section_documentation_ecus.htm your ECU in www.aim-sportline.com, and This list includes about 500 different protocols and is constantly being updated, since all the identify the name of the proper software ECUs are often improved and new models appear.
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Page 12: The Rpm Channel
(150-400 V) In case your engine is not managed by any ECU, EVO4 can read the signal from the low voltage of the coil (whose peak can be from 150 to 400 V) or from a possible square wave (the peak can be from 5 at 50V.) - Page 13 CHAPTER 5 THE RPM CHANNEL EVO 4 n Point 1 If an output is not available from the igni- Shows an example of connection between tion system, the system has to be connec- Is the low voltage input of the coil. coil and spark plug.
- Page 14 In such cases, the filter shown in Fig.17 (Code X05ADRPMM30) can be useful. The input of the filter must be connected to the signal RPM, and the output to the input square wave EVO4 for 5-50 V (pin 3 of connector rpm / K).
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Page 15: The Speed Channel
Speed read from ECU n Speed read from GPS receiver EVO4 can receive the speed signal from *Note that even if EVO4 can read and re- three different sources: cord up to seven values of speed, only ONE of these is used for some special functions,... - Page 16 EVO 4 n For configuring wheel speed n Speed read from the wheel parameters. EVO4 has two wheel speed inputs, in the Enter the Program Configuration panel and same "speed" connector: after enabling the channel desired speed (speed 1, speed 2 or both), set the wheel...
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Page 17: Analog Inputs
CHAPTER 7 ANALOG INPUTS EVO 4 Analog Inputs. EVO4 has five 12 bits analog inputs, recorded up to 1000 times per second each. You can connect 0-5 Volt signals, ratiometric potentiometers, pressure sensors, thermo-re- sistances and K-type thermocouples. Please, follow the steps:... - Page 18 On this screen you can define the direction of installation EVO4. Simply select the image con- sistent with your installation. The three signals from the accelerometer are automatically related to the proper directions.
- Page 19 Longitudinal acceleration n Transmit EVO4 the coordinates of the n Latitudinal acceleration finish line and split lines. In the case EVO4 knows the finish line of the track and split coordinates, it can also To configure EVO4, access the calculate: “Setup Menu”...
- Page 20 GPS Manager Software. By GPS Manager you can update, modify, transmit and receive to and from EVO4 the coordinates of finish line and split points of all the tracks where you are going to run. When opening the software, if there is no system connected to your PC via USB cable, you will see the screen shown.
- Page 21 CHAPTER 8 GPS MANAGER SOFTWARE EVO 4 Filters in track data base management. n Static Filters. n Dynamic Filters. In order to only see tracks you need, you can filter the list of tracks in different ways. A static filter is activated by the button The Dynamic filters are activated in the box The filters can be static, (1) that is to say, are below.
- Page 22 CHAPTER 8 GPS MANAGER SOFTWARE EVO 4 How to add a new track to the PC database. To add a new track You can now select the file“.GPK”, containing the coordinates of all the points of your test. 1) Press the button “New” 2) Enter the name of the track.
- Page 23 EVO4. Click the icon. The window containing the Connect your system to your PC using the EVO4 manages only the name of the tracks data of the track you can edit at will. USB cable. and coordinates of the finish and split points, but not their country or the shape.
- Page 24 CHAPTER 8 GPS MANAGER SOFTWARE EVO 4 n To transmit track information to EVO4 n To receive track information from EVO4 n To erase a track’s information from EVO4. Select tracks to be submitted by clicking on Select tracks to be submitted by clicking on...
- Page 25 CHAPTER 9 DATA SHEET EVO 4 EVO 4 Pinout EVO4. USB Cable for EVO4.
- Page 26 CHAPTER 9 DATA SHEET EVO 4 EVO 4 RPM, Gear flash and K Line cable for EVO4. EVO4 CAN and serial ECU connection cable.
- Page 27 CHAPTER 9 DATA SHEET EVO 4 EVO 4 EVO4 K and L line cable with OBDII connection. EVO4 CAN cable with OBDII connection.
- Page 28 Laptime (magnetic/optical lap and GPS lap) n CAN protocol for external expansion modules n ECU Interface Our web site aim-sportline.com is constantly n 5 KHz total sampling frequency updated. n USB cable for data download n Memory: 16 Mb...
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