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Refer to www.aim-sportline.com “Download Area/ECU connections” for further information. ECU Bridge samples but does not record data out coming from the vehicle ECU; it can show them if connected to an high technology AIM display like MyChron3 Dash, TGDash and Formula Steering Wheel or to SmartyCam, the AIM on board camera the only one with data overlay.
2.2.1 – Connection with AIM devices and with the PC ................6 2.2.2 – Connection of CAN/K Line ECU Bridge to the OBDII plug ............9 2.2.3 – Connection of RS232/CAN ECU Bridge to the ECU ..............10 Chapter 3 –...
Release 1.08 Chapter 1 – ECU Bridge: kit, expansions and part numbers Different ECU Bridge can be connected to AIM displays as well as to SmartyCam. 1.1 – Kit and part numbers Here follow images and details of ECU Bridge available kits.
Release 1.08 1.2 – ECU Bridge available expansions and related part numbers ECU Bridge sampled – not recorded – data can be visualised through AIM displays or through SmartyCam, the only on board camera with data overlay. To see data sampled and recorded by SmartyCam an AIM Data Hub is needed to connect the three devices (ECU Bridge, SmartyCam and an AIM display).
2.1 – How to power ECU Bridge ECU Bridge needs a not stabilized 8-18 VDC power sources. It is suggested to power ECU Bridge through the vehicle master switch to save the vehicle battery charge. Use an external power source to power ECU Bridge CAN/RS232 and connect ECU Bridge free cable directly to it.
Release 1.08 2.2 – How to connect ECU Bridge. ECU Bridge is to be connected to the different AIM devices but it also needs ECU connection through CAN/RS232 or the K line. 2.2.1 – Connection with AIM devices and with the PC Images here below show how to connect ECU Bridges to SmartyCam and to the PC.
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ECU Bridge User Manual Release 1.08 In case a display is wished a un 4 ways Data Hub is needed, as shown here below. www.aim-sportline.com...
With CAN/K Line ECU Bridge it is possible to receive data out coming from the ECU using the vehicle CAN or K line. It is just sufficient to plug ECU Bridge OBDII connector in the vehicle diagnostic (OBDII) plug and power ECU Bridge using the vehicle lighter plug.
With RS232/CAN ECU Bridge it is possible to sample data out coming from the vehicle ECU or OBDII plug. To know if the vehicle ECU is supported by ECU Bridge and to know how to connect the vehicle directly to the vehicle OBDII plug refer to the document downloadable from AIM corporate website “Download area”, “ECU connections”.
Release 1.08 Chapter 3 – Driver, configuration, sampled data visualisation, engaged gear computation and maintenance Once ECU Bridge installation and connection is over it is necessary to configure it using Race Studio Configuration software freely downloadable from www.aim-sportline.com, “Download area /Software”.
Release 1.08 3.1 – Visualising data sampled by ECU Bridge on SmartyCam video To view data sampled by ECU Bridge on SmartyCam videos it is necessary to set them in the bridge configuration. Pressing “SmartyCam functions setting”, “Set functions to Channels”...
• set the reference speed: select GPS speed in case OBDII protocol is being used, as highlighted in the note (5). Once the configuration transmitted to ECU Bridge the system is ready for the learning lap that samples speed and RPM signals needed to perform the gear computation.
ECU Bridge is again ready for a new calibration. 3.3 – Configuring the displays To see data sampled by ECU Bridge it is possible to connect it to an AIM display. Available displays are MyChron3 Dash, Formula Steering wheel and TG Dash.
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