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MyChron6 – MyChron6 2T
Release 1.01
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  • Page 1 User Manual MyChron6 – MyChron6 2T Release 1.01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.3 – Counters ____________________________________________________________________________ 16 4.4 – Wi-Fi ________________________________________________________________________________ 17 4.4.1 Configuring MyChron5 as an Access Point (AP) _______________________________________ 19 4.4.2 – Adding MyChron6 to an existing network ____________________________________________ 20 4.4.3 – Wi-Fi network settings ____________________________________________________________ 21 4.4.4 – The Internet connectivity __________________________________________________________ 22 4.4.5 –...
  • Page 3 On the Track ____________________________________________________________________________ 30 6 – Data recall _______________________________________________________________________________ 32 6.1 Data Recall in Road racing Mode ________________________________________________________ 32 6.2 – Data recall in Oval racing mode (US version only) ________________________________________ 34 7 – Connection to the PC _____________________________________________________________________ 35 8 –...
  • Page 4 Now we are introducing MyChron6, and we are deeply grateful to all our dealers, distributors, friends that have spent their lives on the track, attending our systems, helping everybody to start using them, repairing them when they required to be repaired, giving us important feedback that allowed us to constantly improve them in all these years.

  • Page 5: Mychron6 In Few Words

    • All these data are stored in a huge USB memory card or in a 4GB internal memory from which they, can be downloaded on a PC via USB or Wi-Fi and analyzed using AiM Race Studio 3 software •...

  • Page 6: What Is In The Kit

    • What is in the kit MyChron6/MyChron6 2T are available in different kits with and include thermocouples, thermo- resistor or both; the kits include: • MyChron6 or MyChron 62T • One or two temperature sensors. • USB 2.0 A-Type C-Type 100cm cable Optional and spare parts The following items can be bought as optional or spare parts with the following part numbers.

  • Page 7: Installation And Powering

    • Installation and powering Your MyChron6 has been designed to be installed on a kart steering wheel. Please install rubber washers above and under your kart steering wheel. When installing the harness be careful not to over tighten the plastic stripes because vibrations can cut the harness sheath and leave the cable long enough to stand the steering wheel angle.

  • Page 8: Installing The Rpm Cable On A Two-Stroke Engine

    PC 4- Configuration Menu Before using your MyChron6 you need to set some parameters as explained here below. Enter the menu pressing the “MENU” button and this page shows up. The icons allow you to set your MyChron6:...

  • Page 9: Backlight

    “ON” • “OFF” • “AUTO”: in this case the light sensor placed on the front of your MyChron6 switches on/off the backlight according to the ambient light level. Available backlight colours are: 4.2 - System setting Selecting this icon, you enter MyChron6 main configuration page. Here you find RPM, gear, LED, display and lap configuration menus.

  • Page 10: Unit Of Measure

    Unit of measure Drive setup RPM Setup Temperature Setup Lap Time Setup LED Setup Display Setup General Settings System Info 4.2.1 – Unit of measure You can set the unit of measure of: • speed: km/h or mph • temperature: °C or °F 4.2.2 - Drive setup Settings are different according to the system version and to the type of race you set.

  • Page 11: Rpm Setup

    Further information about gear calculation and learning lap procedure are available on the website www.aim-sportline.com – Download Area – Documentation – MyChron6 section. CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) setting This setting needs the proper speed sensor to be connected to the “CAN2 LAP” connector. Once the sensor is connected, when you select this setting, the channel disables lap time detection and switches to a speed channel.
  • Page 12 Wizard or in the general settings (Road or Oval). In manual mode MyChron6 default setting is GPS lap time but you can also set magnetic/optical receiver (right image below).

  • Page 13: Led Setup

    • enable/disable lap summary visualization: as already said the data shown changes according to the type of race that you set. 4.2.6 – LED setup Here you can set: • the central LEDs bar (LED Bar) • the two lateral LED corresponding to “1” and “2” screen prints (Alarm LEDs) LED Bar: manages the central LEDs.

  • Page 14: Display Setup

    Entering the page (right image below) you can link each LED to a temperature sensor and set it switching on threshold, LED colour and blinking frequency. 4.2.7 – Display setup MyChron6 can show up to 8 pages, four of which are pre-defined pages and four custom pages. Pre-defined pages, enabled by default, are: •...
  • Page 15 • RPM bargraph In pre-defined pages the options to set are: • Enabled: YES/NO • Lap Time format: o Static: lap time is shown steady for the entire lap and changes when crossing start/finish line o Rolling: lap time is shown dynamic for the time period you set in “Lap Time setup” (see related paragraph);...

  • Page 16: General Setting

    In the US version you can select the type of race choosing between oval and road and set the lap time format as well as reset best time. 4.2.10 – System info This page shows serial numbers as well as firmware and boot version of your MyChron6. 4.3 – Counters...

  • Page 17: Wi-Fi

    This page manages the 4 resettable odometers of MyChron6. The system odometer is not resettable and so it is not selectable. Each odometer can be activated or stopped and reset. Select the odometer you want to manage and press “CHANGE”: •...
  • Page 18 This is the ideal configuration if you have one only device and one only computer. In this situation, your MyChron6 creates a Wi-Fi network and works as an Access Point you can connect your PC to. 2 – Existing network (to connect to an existing Wi-Fi network – WLAN)

  • Page 19: Configuring Mychron5 As An Access Point (Ap)

    This is MyChron6 default configuration and is the easiest and most direct connection mode, ideal if you want to communicate with one MyChron6 using one PC. It is free and so completely accessible by anyone. AiM suggests to set an access password.

  • Page 20: Adding Mychron6 To An Existing Network

    This situation is ideal for a team with multiple drivers and staff members and is desired to communicate with one or more AiM devices using the same PC network. Each MyChron6 can have its password that adds another security and privacy level to the network.

  • Page 21: Wi-Fi Network Settings

    4.4.3 – Wi-Fi network settings In this chapter, you find a short description of how to configure a WLAN including AiM devices and a PC. Here below is an example of configuration. For better network performance, we suggest the use of a network device equipped with a DHCP server and using 3x3 MIMO technology like, for example a Linksys AS3200.

  • Page 22: The Internet Connectivity

    4.4.5 – Connection issues It can occur that MyChron6 is correctly connected to Race Studio 3 via Wi-Fi, but the user interface does not show it. This may be because the Wi-Fi port setting is set with a static IP. To switch it to...

  • Page 23: Working On Mac™ With Virtualized Windows

    • open “Network and sharing center” in the Windows research engine • right click on the Wi-Fi connection and a panel shows up select “Properties” option double click on “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” verify that option “Obtain an IP address” is active 4.4.6 –...
  • Page 24 To ensure that the communication works select “Open Network preferences…” menu. Verify that the status in the window that shows up is “Connected” and that the IP address associated is, for example, 10.0.0.10 (could be 10.0.0.11, 10.0.0.12, or generically 10.0.0.x). To enable Race Studio 3 correctly working on a Mac with virtualized Windows •...

  • Page 25: Connected Device Visualization Issues

    This router works as an Access Point allowing more external devices to connect to its network. MyChron6 Wi-Fi configuration is to be set on Existing Network as explained in the related paragraph. It may also occur that, updating Windows to 11-24h2 version no Wi-Fi network is available. This is due to new privacy controls.

  • Page 26: Track Management

    “YES” MyChron6 reboots, and the device is connected via Bluetooth. Once a device is selected MyChron6 stores it in the list of • available devices: if selected, the data read from that device may be shown in a Display Custom Page and stored for future analysis in the AiM Analysis software RaceStudio3.

  • Page 27: Creating A Track With Mychron 6

    MyChron6 comes with a long list of the world main kart tracks. The tracks are constantly updated by our technicians and automatically loaded to your PC when running RaceStudio 3 Analysis Software if a connection to the Internet is available.

  • Page 28: Language And Time Zone

    For further information about track management with Race Studio 3 refer to “Track Manager” user manual you find in download area /software/Race Studio 3/documentation of: www.aim-sportline.com. 4.7 – Language and Time Zone This menu allows us to set: • Language •...

  • Page 29: Configuration Wizard

    GPS Track: time zone is automatically synchronized as MyChron6 receives the GPS signal (default) o Manual or o by PC: time zone is automatically synchronized as MyChron6 is connected to a PC. Your MyChron 6 will correct that information automatically setting the Time Zone and, in case, the Daylight-Saving Time.

  • Page 30: 5- On The Track

    RPM drop (difference between max and min RPM values) • lap time 5- On the Track This is the first page that appears switching MyChron6 on, and automatically disappears when the kart starts moving. It shows: • On the left, the selected track; you can select a new track manually (menu/track management) or automatically.
  • Page 31 • Lap/split time top left • Lap time visualization top right (predictive in the image below on the right) • 3 custom fields: o Central o bottom left o bottom right you can select the data to be shown in these fields: press “Select” button and select the channel to display.

  • Page 32: Data Recall

    6 – Data recall At the end of the test you can recall sampled data pressing MEM/OK. Data recall is different according to your MyChron6 version and to the available types of race. In the European version, the only available racing mode is: •...
  • Page 33 This page shows the RPM graph of the lap, speed value in the point where the cursor is placed and the temperature values of the channels set to be shown. Pressing “Page” MyChron6 comes back to the first data recall page.

  • Page 34: Data Recall In Oval Racing Mode (Us Version Only)

    6.2 – Data recall in Oval racing mode (US version only) In Oval racing mode data recall shows these pages. If your last test is at least 24 hours old you can enter the summary page and select the day you want to see.

  • Page 35: Connection To The Pc

    Pressing “Tests” from any page MyChron6 comes back to test summary page. 7 – Connection to the PC You can connect MyChron6 to a PC via Wi-Fi or via USB through the USB cable you find inMyChron6 kit. To connect MyChron6 via Wi-Fi: •...
  • Page 36 Click on the device on the left of the software view The software enters Live Measures tab as shown here below. Please note: this view can change according to the features available when your MyChron6 has been produced. Once the connection is established you have these options: •...

  • Page 37: Data Download

    Counters: to manage the device odometers; here you can reset the four user odometers as well as name them; • Logo: transmit/receive the logo that shows up when switching MyChron6 on; supported image format are JPEG or BMP; always use the most recent Windows versions (Windows8 or Windows10) whose graphic libraries are more updated •...

  • Page 38: 9- Analysis

    9- Analysis When data have been downloaded press Analysis icon and Race Studio Analysis software will open showing this page. Select your file double clicking on it and start analysing it. A lot of pages, graphs and images will help you analysing your data. 10 –...
  • Page 39 Once the new firmware has been downloaded, connect your device to the PC via Wi-Fi or via USB to perform a firmware upgrade. In a few seconds, the device is ready.

  • Page 40: Technical Specifications And Drawings

    • Battery duration Up to 20 hours • External power 9-15V • Temperature inputs 1 on MyChron6 – 2 on MyChron6 2T • Supported temperature sensors Thermocouple/Thermo-resistor • CAN connections • Lap time Based on built in GPS From optical or magnetic receiver (optional) •...
  • Page 41 MyChron6/MyChron6 2T dimensions in mm [inches]...
  • Page 42 MyChron6 pinout...
  • Page 43 MyChron6 2T Our website www.aim-sportline.com is constantly updated. Please refer to it to download the last releases of our documentation.

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