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Summary of Contents for Racelogic VBOX II
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Page 1: User Guide
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
FEATURES ......................................4 STANDARD INVENTORY .................................. 5 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES................................5 OPERATION ....................................... 6 GETTING STARTED ..................................12 VBOX II ‘.VBO’ FILE FORMAT ................................ 14 VBOX.EXE SOFTWARE .................................. 15 FIRMWARE UPGRADES ................................. 16 SPECIFICATION....................................17 CONNECTION DATA ..................................19 CAN BUS DATA FORMAT................................22 CONTACT INFORMATION ................................ -
Page 3: Vbox Ii Overview
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Page 4: Introduction
20Hz. The logged data is stored directly onto a compact flash card for easy transfer to a PC. The VBOX II is compatible with all of the existing peripherals including the Multifunction display, ADC03, TC8, FIM02 and Yaw rate sensor. -
Page 5: Standard Inventory
VBOX II User Guide Standard Inventory Description Racelogic Part # VBOX II VB2DCF Battery Pack with built in 12 Volt Charger RLVBACS012 Mains Charger RLVBACS020 Cigar Lighter adaptor RLVBCAB10 GPS Magnetic Aerial RLVBACS001 32Mb Compact Flash Card RLVBACS005 PCMCIA Compact Flash Adaptor... -
Page 6: Operation
5 minutes of time left when these beeps begin. Please also note that during extended use, the VBOX II case may become hot. This is normal, however it is good practice to mount the VBOX II in a position where it has sufficient airflow around the case. - Page 7 LED flashes between yellow flashes indicates the number of satellites in lock. When a Compact Flash memory device is inserted into VBOX II the blue LED (CF) will flash to indicate that the VBOX is writing to the device.
- Page 8 Memory Cards The VBOX II can accept Type-I compact flash memory cards. The memory cards must be formatted using FAT or FAT16 but not FAT32. This option is normally selectable when formatting the memory card in a card reader connected to a PC.
- Page 9 VBOX II User Guide DIGITAL and ANALOGUE OUTPUTS The digital output on connector 6 is a frequency/pulse output corresponding to velocity. The pulse per meter range is adjustable in software. The analogue output on connector 4 outputs 0-5volt DC signal corresponding to velocity.
- Page 10 Digital Inputs The DIGITAL IN/Socket3 contains the two digital inputs for the VBOX II. Digital input 1 is also referred to as the Brake trigger input. This input is connected to an internal timer capture module that is able to record precisely an event time for use in brake distance calculation. This period of time is called the trigger event time, and is logged as the value in milliseconds between the trigger event and the last GPS sample.
- Page 11 The VBOX II is equipped with a CAN Bus interface and a RS232 serial port. The RS232 port is used for all communication between the VBOX and laptop PC. The RS232 port is in Socket 5 on the VBOX II. The RS232 port is able to transmit live data from the VBOX to the PC for viewing and performing real-time tests.
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Page 12: Getting Started
VBOX II User Guide Getting Started Required equipment (All supplied as standard unless specified) VBOX II Fully charged battery pack or Cigar lighter 12v adapter lead GPS Antenna Blank Compact Flash Card RS232 Cable VBOX Software CD Laptop PC(not supplied) 1.Install Software... - Page 13 8. If using 12v power cable, connect to vehicle VBOX 9. With the power applied, the red PWR led should illuminate. The VBOX II will start searching for satellites. The ST led will indicate the number of satellites currently in lock.
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Page 14: Vbox Ii '.Vbo' File Format
VBOX II User Guide VBOX II ‘.VBO’ file format File created on 15/04/2004 @ 08:21 The VBOX II data files are saved in standard space de-limited text format. This allows the data to easily be imported into third party applications such as [header] word processors or spreadsheets. -
Page 15: Vbox.exe Software
VBOX II User Guide VBOX.EXE Software The VBOX.EXE software is used for configuration of the VBOX II and also for analysis of the VBO data files. For further information on the VBOX.EXE software refer to the VBOX Software manual supplied with VBOX II. -
Page 16: Firmware Upgrades
It is recommended to check the web site periodically for updates. The VBOX II upgrade files have a “.ruf” file extension. To upgrade the VBOX II firmware, download the latest firmware file from the Racelogic web site and copy this file onto your PC. If you have done a full VBOX CD installation then you will have the upgrade programme automatically installed in the Utilities folder of VBOX folder. -
Page 17: Specification
VBOX II User Guide Specification Velocity Distance Accuracy 0.1 Km/h (averaged over 4 Accuracy 0.05% (<50cm per Km) samples) Units Km/h or Mph Units Metres / Feet Update rate 20 Hz Update rate 20Hz Maximum velocity 1000 Mph Resolution Minimum velocity 0.1 Km/h... - Page 18 VBOX II User Guide Outputs CAN Bus Bit rate 250Kbits ,500Kbits & 1Mbit selectable baud rate Identifier type Standard 11bit 2.0A Data available Satellites in View, Latitude, Longitude, Velocity, Heading, Altitude, Vertical velocity, Distance, Longitudinal acceleration & lateral acceleration, Distance from trigger, Trigger time, trigger Velocity...
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Page 19: Connection Data
VBOX II User Guide Connection Data 3 pin LEMO socket 5 pin LEMO socket 2 pin LEMO socket Connector 1 POWER Type Lemo 2 pin In/Out Description Range Power + 6V to 18V Ground Chassis Ground Connector 3 DIG IN... - Page 20 VBOX II User Guide Connector 2 CAN Bus Type Lemo 5 pin In/Out Description Range RS232 Tx (PORT B Local DGPS) ±12v RS232 Rx (PORT B Local DGPS) ±12v CAN Bus CAN Bus +V Power Chassis Ground Connector 4 Analogue OUT...
- Page 21 VBOX II User Guide Antenna connector Connector Type In/Out Description Range Center RF Signal / Power for active antenna Chassis Ground Page 21 of 23...
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Page 22: Can Bus Data Format
(14) Distance travelled in meters since VBOX reset. (15) Time from last GPS sample to brake trigger event. (16) Velocity at brake trigger point in Knots. The VBOX CAN database is available in Vector Database (DBC File) format on request from Racelogic Page 22 of 23... -
Page 23: Contact Information
VBOX II User Guide Contact Information Racelogic Ltd Unit 10 Swan Business Centre Osier Way Buckingham MK18 1TB Tel: +44 (0) 1280 823803 Fax: +44 (0) 1280 823595 Email: support@racelogic.co.uk Web: www.racelogic.co.uk Revision Date Description Author 04/03/04 First Draft 22/12/04...
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