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Aim SmartyCam HD User Manual

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  • Page 1 SmartyCam HD USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 SmartyCam HD GETTING STARTED THE VIDEO CAMERA THE CONfIGURATION SOfTWARE THE TRACK MANAGER TECHNICAL DRAWINGS...
  • Page 3 GPS, from accelerometer, from the ECU or from an AiM logger. SmartyCam HD can be used in any situation, on any sort of vehicle. Acquired data is overlaid on to the video in real time, with a multitude of gauge choices, all configurable by the user.
  • Page 4 HD, through CAN network, to all the to start and stop video recording AiM Loggers, that is to say, to MXL, automatically are among the EVO, MyChron, SoloDL and ECU features customized for our sport.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Cam HD’s internal sensor can be Which video format does shown in overlay. SmartyCam hD generate? If a GPS receiver is connected, SmartyCam HD can show also the SmartyCam HD generates .mov files position on the track, speed and lap with H264 compression. times.
  • Page 6 ChApTer 1 SmartyCam HD kit includes: - SmartyCam HD - SD Card 4GB - External CAN Cable or External power cable - 110/220v Battery Charger with AC power adapter - Software RaceStudio2 CD...
  • Page 7 GeTTING STArTeD SMArTYCAM hD...
  • Page 8 ChApTer 1 SmartyCam HD high performance optics Front mount color TFT viewfinder Multifunctional pushbuttons...
  • Page 9 GeTTING STArTeD SMArTYCAM hD Aluminum Body Watertight door latch design GpS05B Connection CAN - power Connection SD and USB capable...
  • Page 10 ChApTer 1 SmartyCam HD connections SmartyCam HD features two connectors in The five-pin connector is used for connec- the back. ting an external power and the CAN net. The four-pin connector is used only for con- necting an external GPS receiver (module AiM GPS05B).
  • Page 11 GeTTING STArTeD SMArTYCAM hD GPS05B GPS05B...

  • Page 12: Power On/Off

    SmartyCam HD has an internal Lithium ion battery, which provides 1.5 hours of life, so SmartyCam HD may be used with or wi- thout external power. The level of the battery is always shown on the display.
  • Page 13 The VIDeO CAMerA SMArTYCAM hD In order to turn it off push the center pu- shbutton. SmartyCam HD can be set to automatically turn itself Off after a period of no activity (from five minutes to two hours). In order to configure this feature, select: MeNU>>SeTTINGS>>...
  • Page 14 A microswitch detects when you open the door, and the video file is automatically closed in less than one second, allowing for safe removal of the SD card. Recording Support SmartyCam HD kit includes a 4 GB SD card and can support up to 128 GB.
  • Page 15 The functions of each button are shown on the LCD screen display, immediately above each button. All SmartyCam HD pages are made up of three parts: • The “Battery and Memory Status” field is always displayed at the top of the page;...
  • Page 16 ChApTer 2 SmartyCam HD battery charge SmartyCam HD is supplied with a 1040mAh 3.7 Volt internal rechargeable lithium battery. It can be charged using either the cable connected to the five-pin connector or the USB battery charger inserted into the USB...
  • Page 17 The VIDeO CAMerA SMArTYCAM hD SmartyCam HD On/Off SmartyCam HD can be switched on in two SmartyCam HD can be switched off in the ways: following ways: • Pressing the center (“2”) button • Pressing the center (“2”) button any time the “Off”...

  • Page 18: Start/Stop Recording

    ChApTer 2 SmartyCam HD connected to an external power source In case SmartyCam HD is connected to an external 12V power or to the AiM CAN Net- work, it works in a fully automatic way: it turns itself ON and Off when the external power drops down.
  • Page 19 This time period may be configured by selecting MeNU>>SeTTINGS>>AUTO STOp reC After having installed your SmartyCam HD on the vehicle, the accelerometers must be calibrated by selecting MeNU>>SeTTINGS>>ACCeL CALIBr Then click “CALIBr”...
  • Page 20 ChApTer 2 n When SmartyCam hD is connected to an AiM CAN Network and the logger starts recording: SmartyCam HD starts and stop recording in tandem with the logger, in dependence upon the logic implemented in the logger. All AiM loggers begin recording at speeds higher than 10 km/h or rpm higher than a 500 rpm threshold.
  • Page 21 The VIDeO CAMerA SMArTYCAM hD...

  • Page 22: Video Recording

    Manual recording At power on, if the SD card is inserted and the door closed, SmartyCam HD display will show this page: To start recording, press “reC”: SmartyCam HD will show this page: To stop recording, press “STOp”:...
  • Page 23 The logger transmits a ‘Start Recording’ si- To enable the Automatic Start/Stop mode, gnal to SmartyCam HD as soon as it starts select: recording the data. MeNU>>SeTTINGS>>AUTO STArT reC This generally happens when it detects rpm And select the acceleration threshold value or a speed higher than 10 km/h.
  • Page 24 Pressing “MeNU” shows the following menus: Shows the level of the GPS satellites signals. n GpS STATUS It is useful when SmartyCam is not connec- ted to any AiM Dash. for setting the configuration parameters. n SeTTINGS Shows the video files recorded inside the...

  • Page 25: Video Set

    The VIDeO CAMerA SMArTYCAM hD n CONF LOAD Allows configuration files to be loaded from the SD. You have to select from: • Overlay • Tracks • Parameters Shows information about the camera and n INFO its software Sets some Video options:...
  • Page 26 • View SmartyCam HD movies. • Create/modify/delete overlay configurations. This software is provided on a CD included • Transmit track maps. in the SmartyCam HD or can be downloa- • Download new firmware releases from ded from www.Aim-Sportline.com, our site www.Aim-Sportline.com and “Download” area.
  • Page 27 Simply push the [+] pushbutton in order to create a new one. When you connect a SmartyCam HD, or insert an SD card in your PC, they both appear in the left side of your screen. In the right side of the screen you can see all the configurations of the selected folder.
  • Page 28 In the CONFIGUrATIONS page push for transmitting the new configuration to “NeW”, or click on the [+] pushbutton. your SmartyCam HD, go back to the “Con- figurations Page” and drag and drop it to Right of the preview panel available gra- the camera.
  • Page 29 Please, NOTE: with this feature, you ONLY define the space where the track map will be shown. You have then to transmit the tracks information to your SmartyCam HD, using the Track Manager feature, as explai- ned in the next chapter.
  • Page 30 SmartyManager2 and thereby from for adding a new logo push the proper pu- SmartyCam HD overlay. shbutton. Supported image formats are: .png, .jpg .bmp and .tga but “.Png” format is the only...
  • Page 31 • Insert the SD card into your PC. it and simply drag and drop on the An Icon will appear on the left side of the SmartyCam HD Icon in the left side of the display. display. • Drag and drop the desired data overlay to •...

  • Page 32: On Line View

    ChApTer 3 On line view If you select the SmartyCam HD Icon on the left side of your screen, the online view will appear on the right side of your screen.
  • Page 33 PC, using Smarty Manager2 To view the videos on your PC remove SD or any video player you wish. from SmartyCam HD, place it in the PC reader and manage it as an USB peripheral.
  • Page 34 ChApTer 4 Track Manager feature Using Track Manager, you can update, mo- dify, transmit and receive to and from Smar- tyCam HD 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 35 The TrACk MANAGer SMArTYCAM hD...
  • Page 36 ChApTer 4 Filters in track data base management In order to see only tracks you need, you can filter the list of tracks in different ways. The filters can be static (1) (i.e. recorded and used every time you use Track Manager), or dynamic (2) (i.e.
  • Page 37 The TrACk MANAGer SMArTYCAM hD n Static Filters n Dynamic Filters A static filter is activated by pressing the fil- The dynamic filters are activated in the box ter button [1]. The window shown below at the top left of the screen [2]: will appear.
  • Page 38 ChApTer 4 How to add a new track to the PC database The official AiM track Database is conti- nuously expanding. To update your PC database, you can im- port the new tracks by selecting OpTIONS / IMpOrT TrACkS FrOM AIM...
  • Page 39 The TrACk MANAGer SMArTYCAM hD You can now select the file “Gpk”, contai- ning the GPS map of your track session. Select the proper file, carefully checking name, date and time of the files. The shape of the track will appear, split in different laps of the test.
  • Page 40 ChApTer 4 How to modify track data in the PC database Click the icon aside. The window containing the track data will open..
  • Page 41 Connect your system to your PC using the lists: the tracks in your PC will be shown on USB cable. the left, and the tracks in SmartyCam HD The Track Manager screen will display two will be shown on the right.
  • Page 42 ChApTer 4 n To transmit track information to n To read track information from SmartyCam hD SmartyCam hD Select tracks to be submitted by clicking on Select tracks to be submitted by clicking on the checkbox or on the name of the track the checkbox or on the name of the track.
  • Page 43 The TrACk MANAGer SMArTYCAM hD n To erase a track’s information from SmartyCam hD Select the track to be erased in the right panel and press "Delete Sel".
  • Page 44 ChApTer 5...

  • Page 45: Technical Drawings

    TeChNICAL DrAWINGS SMArTYCAM hD SmartyCam HD Part Numbers X94ShD002S0 SmartyCam HD with 2m CAN cable and 67° standard lens X94ShD004S0 SmartyCam HD with 4m CAN cable and 67° standard lens X94ShD001S0 SmartyCam HD with external power cable and 67° standard lens X94ShD002W0 SmartyCam HD with 2m CAN cable and 84°...
  • Page 46 ChApTer 5 SmartyCam HD...
  • Page 47 Battery charge: 700 mAh max 12V n Battery life: three hours with acquisition n Temperature working range: -20°C/+60°C Our web site aim-sportline.com is constantly n Display size: 128*160 pixel updated. n Memory: 4 GB (up to 128 Gigabytes supported)
  • Page 48 AiM Srl. Via Cavalcanti, 8 20063 Cernusco S/N (MI) Italia Tel. (+39) 02.9290571 Made in Italy www.aim-sportline.com...