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Summary of Contents for Aim K8 Keypad Open
- Page 1 User Guide K8 Keypad Open Release 1.00...
- Page 2 1 – Introduction Keypad K8 Open features 8 pushbuttons whose status is transmitted through the CAN bus. Both buttons and CAN Messages are fully configurable through the USB connection using AiM RaceStudio 3 Software. Each button can be set as: •...
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Page 3: Software Configuration
V02551690 Here below they are shown with their pinout. 3 – Software configuration For configuring K8 Open Keypad please download AiM RaceStudio 3 software from AiM website at aim-sportline.com Software/Firmware download area AiM - Software/Firmware download (aim-sportline.com) Once the software installed run it and follow these steps: •... - Page 4 • Press “New” button (1) on the top right toolbar • scroll the panel that is prompted, select K8 “Open” (2) • press “OK” (3) You need to configure: • pushbuttons • CAN Input protocol • CAN Output messages.
- Page 5 3.1 – Pushbuttons configuration Some quick notes before we start analyzing how to configure the Keypad: • the pushbuttons status can be set as Momentary, Toggle or Multi-status as explained in paragraph 3.1.1;. it is moreover possible to set a time threshold to manage short and long buttons pressures in different ways •...
- Page 6 3.1.1 – Pushbuttons status configuration You can set different modes per each pushbutton. Momentary The Status is ON when the pushbutton is pushed OFF when the pushbutton is released Both Status ON and OFF can be freely associated to a numeric value Setting the pushbutton as Momentary you can associate a Command to each pushbutton pressing the related button.
- Page 7 Multi-status Setting the pushbutton as Multi-status the Status may assume different values, that change every time the pushbutton is pushed. This setting is useful, for example, to select one among different maps or to set different suspensions levels etc.:...
- Page 8 Finally you can define a time threshold. To do so enable “use timing” checkbox on the top box of the setting panels. In this case the pushbutton is set at two different values you may define according to how long you push it.
- Page 9 3.1.2 – Pushbuttons colour configuration Each pushbutton can be set with different colours to indicate the action performed by the driver and the feedback of that action: the pushbutton may be turned – for example – blinking (slow or fast) GREEN to show that the pushbutton has been pushed, and solid GREEN when the action is activated.
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Page 10: Can Communications
3.2 – CAN Communications It is possible to configure both the Output CAN messages, used for transmitting the Status of the Pushbuttons and the CAN Input messages, used for receiving feedback from the field entering the related tabs shown here below. 3.2.1 –... - Page 11 In order to read the CAN messages, you may select the proper protocol, if available in the protocol list. Else, you can configure your custom protocol, using the CAN Driver Builder. Please refer to the proper documentation: CAN_Protocol_ECU_CAN_Builder_102_eng.pdf (aim-sportline.com)
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