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Specifications 

Specifications listed as optional are available as upgrades to customise and 
grow your system. These additional features are activated through a 

simple 

password system

, at any time when you need it. An overview of the 

upgrades can be found in Dash Logger Upgrades. 

Logging 

  Optional 16 MB or 120 MB logging memory  

  Logging rates up to 500 samples per second  

  Fast Ethernet download 

Display 

  70 segment bar graph 

  13 digit alphanumeric text bar 

  48 user-defined, scrollable message lines with programmable overrides 

  3 programmable 'pages' for Practice, Warm-Up and Race 

Inputs 

  8 x Analogue voltage inputs, some are high resolution inputs 

  4 x Analogue temperature inputs 

  2 x Digital inputs 

  4 x Speed inputs with voltage measuring capability 

  Compatible with up to two E888 expanders (8 Thermocouples only) 

Outputs 

  4 x PWM, digital or switched outputs 

Internal Sensors 

 

4 x PWM, digital or switched outputs

 

  Dash temperature sensor 

  Sensor supply voltage 

 Battery 

voltage 

3-axis accelerometer, detection range: +/- 5G 

Summary of Contents for ESDL3

Page 1: ... Ltd The information in this document is subject to change without notice While every effort is taken to ensure correctness no responsibility will be taken for the consequences of any inaccuracies or omissions in this manual PN 63037 V 1 2 May 2013 ...

Page 2: ... Software Installation 12 Dash Manager Software 12 i2 Data Analysis Software 13 Connecting the Dash Logger to a PC 13 Configuration 15 Configuration Sequence 15 Configuration File 15 Channels 16 Channel Properties 18 Selecting Channels 19 Connections 21 Configuring Inputs 21 Configuring Outputs 21 Configuring Communications 21 Calculations 22 Special Calculations 22 General Purpose Calculations 22...

Page 3: ...e Activities 35 Appendices 37 Specifications 37 Dash Logger Upgrades 39 Characteristics 40 Input Characteristics 40 Output Characteristics 45 SDL3 Pin List by Pin Number 46 SDL3 Pin List by Function 48 Mounting Dimensions 50 Wiring 51 Connector 51 Wire Specification 51 PC Connection 52 CAN Bus Wiring Requirements 53 SDL3 Data Logger to ECU wiring RS232 54 Update Rate Summary 56 Command Line 58 CAN...

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Page 5: ...r application or to use as a black box type data logger It functions in the same way and uses the same software as the SDL3 In the remainder of this documentation when reference is made to the SDL3 Dash Logger it also applies to the ESDL3 except when referring to the display Features All MoTeC Dash Loggers come with a range of features as standard and several options available as upgrades to custo...

Page 6: ...Lap Programmable overrides particularly useful for showing values such as lap times Three programmable pages for Warm up Practice and Race ensure the driver is shown only the most relevant information at any given time Adjustable backlight optional Software Windows based software designed for setup and management of the display and data logging system The user can generate a configuration file off...

Page 7: ...ces used with the Dash Logger ECUs The Dash Logger can be connected to all MoTeC engine management systems and some other manufacturers ECUs either via CAN or RS232 This avoids duplication of sensors and allows the Dash Logger to display and log many ECU parameters The typical update rate is about 20 times per second for RS232 and 50 times per second for CAN Sensors The Dash Logger inputs can be c...

Page 8: ...an be used in the i2 data analysis software to create track maps and plot and compare driven lines Video MoTeC s Video Capture System VCS is an integrated in car camera system recording video and audio using the MPEG 2 video compression format at broadcast quality It includes a built in real time graphics processor that allows sensor data to be overlaid onto the video in real time without the need...

Page 9: ...AN bus Remote Displays A remote display device may be connected to the Dash Logger to allow display of any value that the Dash Logger calculates such as lap times and warning alarm messages The Dash Logger supports MDD displays which are connected via CAN PDMs Power Distribution Modules are designed to replace conventional relays fuses and circuit breakers by providing electronically switched powe...

Page 10: ...ates severely Mount so that the connector may be easily accessed Orientation for best contrast the display should be viewed at an angle of approximately 20 degrees However the Dash Logger will give good contrast between 0 and 40 degrees Display reflections should also be considered when determining the mounting angle The SDL3 uses a 37 pin Autosport connector See Connector and SDL3 Pin List By Fun...

Page 11: ...utput pins The Dash Logger can also send or receive data from other devices via either RS232 or CAN communications Inputs Input Types A range of sensors is available to suit different types of measurement e g temperatures pressures speed Each type of measurement generates a different electrical signal that requires a suitable input type Each sensor needs to be connected to the type of input design...

Page 12: ... wire variable resistance pressure sensors Some voltage output sensors can also be used if they can drive the 1000 ohm resistor without causing an error in their reading e g MoTeC Thermocouple Amplifier Additionally on off switch signals may be connected Digital Inputs Digital inputs can be used for the external switches required to operate the display These inputs have a 4700 ohm resistor connect...

Page 13: ...t Characteristics Expanders If additional sensors are required input expanders can be used such as E888 Sensors can be connected to the expander inputs and communicate via either RS232 or CAN See Configuring Communications Outputs Auxiliary Outputs are used to control various vehicle functions e g o Gear Change Lights o Warning Lights o Thermatic Fan o Gear Box Oil Pump Note Devices that consume m...

Page 14: ...mmunicating over CAN o Hundred series ECU M400 M600 M800 M880 o Shift Light Module SLM o Lambda meters LTC PLM o Expanders and input modules E888 o Displays SDL o Beacon receiver BR2 These devices communicate at 1 Mbit sec so any other devices connected on the CAN bus must also communicate at 1 Mbit sec If a device communicates at another speed it should be wired to the other CAN bus and the speed...

Page 15: ...nput connect an external pull up resistor between the input pin and the 5 V sensor supply External LED Lights Outputs Auxiliary output Wire between one of the Auxiliary Outputs and battery positive and include a current limiting resistor SLM Shift Light Module Communications CAN K type Thermocouples Inputs Analogue Voltage or Analogue Temperature input Connect via TCA Thermo Couple Amplifier Commu...

Page 16: ...ash Manager Software Dash Manager software is used for configuration testing retrieving the logged data and for general management of the Dash Logger Dash Manager supports configuration of the following connected devices E888 SLM Installing Dash Manager Software 1 Go to the MoTeC website at www motec com and navigate to software latestreleases SDL3 Dash Manager software OR Locate the Dash Manager ...

Page 17: ...upgrade See Dash Logger Upgrades i2 Pro provides advanced mathematics multiple overlay laps and unlimited components workbooks and worksheets Connecting the Dash Logger to a PC The Dash Logger connects to the Ethernet port on the PC This requires a connector for the standard Ethernet cable in the loom The SDL3 loom 62202 incorporates this connector Alternatively the connector can be wired into an ...

Page 18: ...nd put in appropriate exceptions to allow the Dash Logger Manager to communicate with the device Only one connection can be active at a time To switch to a different Dash Logger click Make Active Tip The current connection is listed at the bottom of the Dash Manager splash screen this is the main Dash Manager screen with the picture of the Logger For a quick way to switch between connections In th...

Page 19: ...on Files Tip When using a laptop in and around a car it is often not practical to use a mouse to navigate through the program Using the keyboard to select options is easier An overview is given in Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Configuration Sequence The configuration is best setup in the following order 1 Connections Input Pins Communications 2 Calculations Lap Time Fuel Prediction etc 3 Functions Lo...

Page 20: ...umber of files is limited to 100 Channels Channels are used to convey information between the various systems of the Dash Logger For example an input pin may feed a channel called Fuel Pressure This channel may then be used by another system such as the Display System or Data Logging systems The Dash Logger channel scheme allows complete flexibility in channel usage as any available channel can be...

Page 21: ...when measuring an uncommon value or when a general purpose function needs to generate a special output channel For example a 3D table may generate an output channel to control a valve of some sort in which case a general purpose channel may be used and named appropriately ...

Page 22: ...ts of degrees Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin Conversion between units is automatically handled by the software Note The units are used for display purposes only This means that the units can be changed at any time without affecting the calibration of the channel Fixed properties o Measurement type e g Temperature Defining the measurement type allows the channels to be displayed in any unit suitable ...

Page 23: ...that the list can be narrowed down to a small list of channels For example the Engine Sensors Cooling category shows a list of channels associated with the cooling system of the engine When selecting a channel from the complete list of channels it is usually easiest to use the category selection method for example when assigning a channel to an input pin To expand a category click on the plus sign...

Page 24: ...crolling through the list Note The words may be typed out of order so that Engine Oil Temp could be found by typing temp eng oil or oil t eng or e o t This method is most useful when selecting a channel from the available channels For example if Engine Temperature has been assigned to an input pin it can be easily located in the Search list since this list normally only contains 50 to 100 items ...

Page 25: ...lt Configuring Outputs 1 On the Connections menu click Devices 2 Select device e g SDL3 and then click the Output Pins tab to list all outputs available for this product 3 Select the output and click Change or double click the output 4 Select a mode to make appropriate settings available 5 Follow the directions on the screen and when all settings are done click OK Configuring Communications 1 On t...

Page 26: ...Distance click on the tabs to set up Ground Speed Drive Speed Wheel Slip Lap Distance Trip Distance Odometer Lap Gain Loss to set up a continuous indication how far behind or ahead the vehicle is compared to a reference lap Gear Detection to set up Current Gear Fuel Prediction click on the tabs to set up Fuel Used Fuel Usage Fuel Remaining Laps Remaining Fuel Used per Lap Speed Min Max to perform ...

Page 27: ... unnecessary data logging can be started and stopped by user definable conditions For example logging might start when the vehicle exceeds 50 km h and stop when the engine RPM is below 500 rpm for 10 seconds The Dash Logger provides the normal logging type this will continuously log data to memory whenever the Start Condition is true and the Stop Condition is false Memory Usage When the logging me...

Page 28: ... being received from the measurement devices which increases the amount of data on the CAN bus This can lead to exceeding the CAN bus bandwidth limit See CAN Bus Bandwidth Limit Note The Dash Manager software will warn if the bandwidth is likely to be exceeded Maximum Logging Rate The maximum logging rate is limited to the update rate of the particular channel This varies significantly depending o...

Page 29: ...alue that all other parts of the system see such as the various calculations Note The anti alias filter is limited to 50 Hz for real time values even if the channel is logged at a lower rate For example a channel logged at 10 Hz will be filtered and updated at 10 Hz in the logging and 50 Hz for the real time value Note Channels that are not logged are updated at 50 Hz Real Time Value For devices o...

Page 30: ...ngitude are logged Track Map using Sensors The following sensors are required and must be logged Lateral G force internal sensor Wheel Speed Lap Beacon the Beacon Channel must be logged Optionally Longitudinal G force internal sensor A Longitudinal G force sensor should be used if the vehicle has only one wheel speed sensor This allows the analysis software to eliminate wheel lockups which is esse...

Page 31: ...ee Numeric Displays a Centre Numeric Display and a Bottom Alpha Numeric Display To configure the display On the Functions menu click Display Select the relevant tabs to set up the display Display Modes The display has three main modes of operation Race Practice and Warm up The mode is changed by pressing a button that is wired to the system Race Mode ...

Page 32: ...ormation to help the driver improve lap times e g Lap Time Lap Gain Loss Maximum Straight Speed Minimum Corner Speed or Corner Exit Speed The bottom alpha numeric display may be used to display additional information as needed Warm up Mode The Warm up display is used to display important engine sensor readings during engine warm up e g RPM Battery Voltage Engine Temperature Oil Pressure Oil Temper...

Page 33: ...umeric Displays The three numeric displays left right and top right can be programmed to display any value which may be different for each of the display modes Warm up Practice and Race Each of the three numeric displays has a different number of digits and is therefore suited to displaying different values For example the top right display can only show values up to a maximum of 199 and is theref...

Page 34: ...isplay The centre numeric display is normally used to display the current gear but can be used for other purposes Bottom Alpha Numeric Display The 13 digit bottom alpha numeric display can display up to 20 lines of information that can be scrolled up or down using external buttons Each of the 20 lines can display up to 3 channel values at a time The values shown may be different for each of the th...

Page 35: ...or the sensor reading when the alarm was triggered The alarms remain active until they are acknowledged either by a driver activated switch or automatically after a defined period of time The warning alarm limits are fully programmable and may include up to 6 comparisons to ensure that the alarms are only activated at the correct time For example an engine temperature alarm may activate at 95 C if...

Page 36: ...porary The alarms can be dependent on the current display mode Warm up Practice or Race Other Functions The Dash logger can perform many other functions accessible from the Functions menu including the following Shift Lights to control up to 4 staged shift lights Shift Light Module to configure MoTeC s SLM Engine Log Setup to set up the engine log ...

Page 37: ... is not cleared and logging will continue as normal at the end of the existing data Next time the logged data is unloaded both the new data and the previously partly unloaded data will be retrieved Sending and Retrieving Configuration Files On the Online menu click Send Configuration to send the currently open configuration file Note When a configuration file is sent to the Dash Logger the existin...

Page 38: ...h Logger such as the Display test On the Online menu click the appropriate test Configuration Versions and Updating On the Online menu click Upgrade Dash Version The software inside the Dash Logger firmware can be updated by the user at any time to take advantage of the latest features Matching Versions The firmware version must match the version of the Dash Manager software on the PC in order to ...

Page 39: ...ble as upgrades to customise and grow your system The currently enabled options can be listed and new options can be activated through a password acquired from MoTeC To upgrade the Dash Logger On the Online menu click Enable Dash Options Password Protection On the Online menu click Set Access Passwords Several Dash Logger capabilities can be protected from unauthorised access by using the password...

Page 40: ...ettings Miscellaneous o Erase Logged Data without unloading o Serial Number to view the Serial and Hardware Number the Serial Number is required when ordering upgrade passwords the Hardware Number is for MoTeC internal use o Change Display Mode to switch between Practice Warm up and Race mode ...

Page 41: ...wnload Display 70 segment bar graph 13 digit alphanumeric text bar 48 user defined scrollable message lines with programmable overrides 3 programmable pages for Practice Warm Up and Race Inputs 8 x Analogue voltage inputs some are high resolution inputs 4 x Analogue temperature inputs 2 x Digital inputs 4 x Speed inputs with voltage measuring capability Compatible with up to two E888 expanders 8 T...

Page 42: ...g connector Weight 385 g 1 x 37 pin Autosport connector Power Supply Operating voltage 8 to 32 volt DC Operating current 0 15 ampere typical excluding sensor currents Reverse Battery protection Battery Transient protection Operating Temperature Internal Temperature Range 10 to 80 C Ambient Temperature Range 10 to 70 C Sensor Supply Current 5 V Sensor supply 0 2 ampere maximum 8 V Sensor supply 0 3...

Page 43: ... purchase Data Logging 16 MB Allows recording of all input data to a 16 MB internal logging memory Memory 120 MB Increases the internal memory to 120 MB Requires the Data Logging 16 MB upgrade Pro Analysis Provides access to advanced i2 Pro data analysis software with multiple graph overlays X Y plots advanced maths functions synchronised video automatic alignment and flexible layouts to accommoda...

Page 44: ...tages outside this range may affect the readings on other inputs Input Resistance 100k ohms to 0 V Resolution Inputs 1 4 1 33 mV All other Inputs 3 66 mV Measurement Methods Ratiometric Absolute Variable Resistance Off On Update Rate 1000 times second Filter 240 Hz 1st order Calibration Accuracy Gain 0 05 max Ratiometric method Gain 0 15 max Absolute method Offset 6 mV max Linearity 6 mV max Tempe...

Page 45: ...s on other inputs Input Resistance 1000 ohms pull up to 5 V sensor supply 100 k to 0 V Resolution 3 66 mV Measurement Methods Ratiometric Absolute Variable Resistance Off On Update Rate 1000 times second Filter 290 Hz 1st order Calibration Accuracy Gain 0 05 max Ratiometric method Gain 0 15 max Absolute method Offset 6 mV max Linearity 6 mV max Temperature Stability 60 ppm C max Calibration Schedu...

Page 46: ...00 times second Filter Time Constant 22 usec Measurement Methods Frequency Resolution 0 1 Hz Maximum Frequency 3200 Hz Rising Edge Triggered Period 1 usec Measures period between rising edges Resolution 1 usec Maximum 32 msec Period 100 usec Measures period between rising edges Resolution 100 usec Maximum 3 2 sec Pulse Width 1 usec Measures pulse low time Resolution 1 usec Maximum 32 msec Pulse Wi...

Page 47: ...d and the trigger levels can be varied depending on the input frequency Suitable for Two wire magnetic sensor variable reluctance sensor Input Resistance 100k ohms to ground no pull up Voltage Range 80 V to 80 V Programmable Trigger Levels 1 33 V to 4 68 V For both modes Update Rate 100 times second Filter Time Constant 25 usec Hysteresis 0 17 V min Measurement Methods Frequency Resolution 0 1 Hz ...

Page 48: ...easures period between falling edges Resolution 100 usec Maximum 3 2 sec Pulse Width 1 usec Measures pulse high time Resolution 1 usec Maximum 32 msec Pulse Width 100 usec Measures pulse high time Resolution 100 usec Maximum 3 2 sec ...

Page 49: ...T2 AV2 20 9 usec AT3 AV3 30 1 usec AT4 AV4 39 4 usec N A AV5 51 0 usec N A AV6 60 3 usec N A AV7 71 9 usec N A AV8 81 1 usec N A INTTEMP 90 4 usec 8VSEN SPD1 102 0 usec 5VSEN SPD2 111 3 usec GLAT SPD3 122 9 usec GVERT SPD4 132 1 usec GLONG N A 141 4 usec N A BAT Output Characteristics Output Type Open Collector Drives to ground with weak pull up 10 kΩ to battery positive Current 0 5 A max current ...

Page 50: ...y Output 3 8 AUX4 Auxiliary Output 4 9 E RX Ethernet Receive 10 E TX Ethernet Transmit 11 SPD3 Speed Input 3 12 SPD4 Speed Input 4 13 8V Sensor 8 V 14 5V Sensor 5 V 15 AV1 Analogue Voltage Input 1 16 AV2 Analogue Voltage Input 2 17 AV3 Analogue Voltage Input 3 18 AV4 Analogue Voltage Input 4 19 AV7 Analogue Voltage Input 7 20 AV8 Analogue Voltage Input 8 21 AT1 Analogue Temp Input 1 22 AT2 Analogu...

Page 51: ...hernet Transmit 26 SPD2 Speed Input 2 27 DIG1 Digital Input 1 28 DIG2 Digital Input 2 29 CAN1L CAN 1 Low 30 CAN1H CAN 1 High 31 AT3 Analogue Temp Input 3 32 AT4 Analogue Temp Input 4 33 TX RS232 Output 34 RX RS232 Input 35 CAN0L CAN 0 Low 36 CAN0H CAN 0 High 37 0V Sensor 0 V ...

Page 52: ...alogue Voltage Input 4 1 AV5 Analogue Voltage Input 5 2 AV6 Analogue Voltage Input 6 19 AV7 Analogue Voltage Input 7 20 AV8 Analogue Voltage Input 8 Analogue Temp Inputs 21 AT1 Analogue Temp Input 1 22 AT2 Analogue Temp Input 2 31 AT3 Analogue Temp Input 3 32 AT4 Analogue Temp Input 4 Digital Inputs 27 DIG1 Digital Input 1 28 DIG2 Digital Input 2 Speed Inputs 23 SPD1 Speed Input 1 26 SPD2 Speed In...

Page 53: ...xiliary Output 4 8 V Sensor 13 8V Sensor 8 V 5 V Sensor 14 5V Sensor 5 V 0 V Sensor 37 0V Sensor 0 V CAN Interface 36 CAN0H CAN 0 High 35 CAN0L CAN 0 Low 30 CAN1H CAN 1 High 29 CAN1L CAN 1 Low Ethernet 9 E RX Ethernet Receive 24 E RX Ethernet Receive 10 E TX Ethernet Transmit 25 E TX Ethernet Transmit RS232 34 RX RS232 Input 33 TX RS232 Output ...

Page 54: ...50 Appendices Mounting Dimensions SDL3 ESDL3 Note All dimensions in mm Ensure product is not stressed when mounted Dimensions indicate actual product size allow for clearance when mounting ...

Page 55: ...e Ratings for various wire gauges Insulation Material Tefzel Conductor Tin Plated Copper Voltage Rating 600 V Maximum Temperature 150 C Wire Gauge AWG Cross Sectional Area mm2 Max Current at 100 C Ambient A Resistance ohm m Resistance ohm 1000 ft 22 0 38 5 0 045 14 0 20 0 61 6 0 028 8 5 18 0 96 9 0 018 5 5 16 1 2 12 0 014 4 3 14 1 9 18 0 009 2 7 12 3 0 24 0 006 1 8 Crimp Tool Crimp Tool M22520 2 0...

Page 56: ...chem 202K142 Hellerman 155 42 G Right Angle Raychem 222K142 Hellerman 1155 4 G PC Connection Ethernet Wiring Schematic SDL3 Ethernet Connector Pin Function Pin Function 24 Ethernet RX 1 Ethernet TX 9 Ethernet RX 2 Ethernet TX 25 Ethernet TX 3 Ethernet RX 10 Ethernet TX 6 Ethernet RX Pin numbering Plug Socket Wire CAT5 UTP Ethernet cable ...

Page 57: ...Requirements The CAN bus should consist of a twisted pair trunk with 100R 0 25 watt terminating resistors at each end o If the CAN bus is less than 2 metres 7 ft long a single termination resistor may be used The preferred cable for the trunk is 100R data cable The maximum length of the bus is 16 metres 50 ft CAN devices such as MoTeC Dash Loggers ECUs etc may be connected to the trunk with up to ...

Page 58: ...use RS232 interface levels On the M48 M4 pre M4e and the M8 a Computer Interface Module CIM or a PCI cable is required to convert the signals to RS232 M800 M880 Note The data to the Data Logger will be interrupted while a PC is connected DOS software only The 9 pin connector is not required if using the Windows calibration software Data may be sent to the Data Logger via the CAN bus as an alternat...

Page 59: ...the use of a CIM module or a PCI Cable to convert the logic level signals used by these ECUs into RS232 levels Using a CIM Module Contact MoTeC for the CIM module drawing for full wiring details Note The data stream to the Data Logger will be interrupted while a PC is connected ...

Page 60: ...uts and Speed Inputs 100 SDL3 RS232 and CAN Communications 50 max SDL3 CAN comms fast receive 500 VIM AV Fast Inputs 5000 VIM AV Differential Voltage Inputs 1000 VIM AV High Resolution Inputs 500 VIM AV Special Inputs 2000 VIM Speed Inputs 100 ADL2 SDL Analogue Voltage Inputs 1 to 4 ADL2 SDL and 11 to 14 ADL2 1000 ADL2 SDL Other Analogue Voltage Inputs 500 ADL2 SDL Analogue Temperature Inputs 500 ...

Page 61: ...CAN communications update rate depends on how frequently the data is sent from the device Typically the update rate from an M4 M48 M8 or M800 ECU is about 20 times per second using RS232 and about 50 times per second for the M800 using CAN ...

Page 62: ...e following options can be given as character or character They are shown here as character c Connection Name Optional Select a preconfigured connection by name as configured in the dash connections dialog eg c Primary CAN Connection Note There must not be a space between the c and the connection name d Optional Causes the debug console to be displayed Only available for debug builds x Optional Ca...

Page 63: ... must be specified using a fully qualified path including the file extension e g p c motec dash config bathurst d30 Note There must be a space between p and configuration file name s Optional Perform a Send Configuration operation Note The configuration file must be specified using a fully qualified path including the file extension e g s c motec dash config bathurst d30 Note There must be a space...

Page 64: ...f this value 900000 bits second If the total bandwidth required exceeds this specification then some devices should be connected to the second CAN bus Note Dash Manager will warn if the bandwidth is likely to be exceeded E888 Device on first CAN Address Bandwidth 145000 bits sec Device on second CAN Address Bandwidth 55000 bits sec Other Devices Device Bandwidth BR2 SLM PLM Negligible SDL ADL2 MDD...

Page 65: ...OISE Glitch in the data Electrical interference is causing glitches in the signal the Dash Logger does not generate this error 8 OVERRUN A byte was received before the previous byte was read indicating that the processor was too busy to read the message 512 NO DATA A valid message header was not found either there is a wiring fault or comms is setup incorrectly 1024 CHECKSUM A valid message header...

Page 66: ...ors 2048 WRONG DATA Only generated when used with an Async Expander or E888 E816 Expander Async Expander Could not decode the protocol E888 E816 Compound ID incorrect 4096 BUS WARNING More than 96 errors have occurred on the CAN bus Check wiring and termination resistors The CAN bus may still be operational 8192 BUS OFF More than 255 errors have occurred on the CAN bus CAN communications is suspen...

Page 67: ... the CAN baud rate Also check that CAN HI and CAN LO are correct not swapped VIMCOM Device Errors These error codes are sent once by the VIMCOM device on resuming data transmission and therefore indicate why data was previously not being transmitted 4097 STARTUP Device has restarted normally due to power up Data is not sent until sync is achieved 4098 HALT Data not sent due to deliberate halt For ...

Page 68: ...in the menu followed by the underlined letter of the item in the drop down menu E g ALT F N for File New Alternatively press and release ALT select the desired menu item using the arrow keys press ENTER to activate it Closing a Window Press ENTER for OK or Close only when the OK or Close button has a bold line around it Press ESC to Cancel or Close Getting Help 1 Press F1 to get help on the curren...

Page 69: ...ected control is usually indicated by a dotted line around it or by highlighting the text or item selected within the control Using the Selected Item The method of using the selected item or control depends on the type of control The common controls are detailed below Command Button Command buttons are generally used to show another screen or perform a particular function Press ALT the key for the...

Page 70: ...roup box is used to select an item from a group of options Press ALT the key for the underlined letter F A or D or use the TAB key to navigate to the Group box To select use the arrow keys Text Box A text box is used to enter a value or text Press ALT the key for the underlined letter M or use the TAB key to navigate to the Text box type in the new value or text Use BACKSPACE or DELETE to remove u...

Page 71: ...used to select from a number of items but only the selected item is shown until a new item needs to be selected Press ALT the key for the underlined letter L or use the TAB key to navigate to the Drop down List Box To select the desired item use the arrow keys and press ENTER to close the list Tabs Tabs are used to select the different tab pages of a screen To select the next tab press CTRL TAB To...

Page 72: ...chical list The UP ARROW key moves the cursor up selects the item above The DOWN ARROW key moves the cursor down selects the item below The RIGHT ARROW key expands expandable branches indicated by a plus sign The LEFT ARROW key collapses collapsible branches indicated by a minus sign ...

Page 73: ...dule LTCD Lambda to CAN Dual module M2R ECU dedicated to run 2 rotor engines M4 ECU for engines with up to 4 cylinders or up to 2 rotors M400 ECU for modern engines with up to 4 cylinders or up to 2 rotors M48 ECU for engines with up to 8 cylinders and 2 rotors M600 ECU for modern engines with up to 6 cylinders or up to 3 rotors M800 ECU for modern engines with up to 12 cylinders or up to 4 rotors...

Page 74: ... Module SUU Software Update Unit TCM Traction Control Module VIM Versatile Input Module Other Calibration The process of converting an electrical value into a physical value e g Volts into kilometres per hour CAN Controller Area Network communication protocol CDI Capacitive Discharge Ignition ECU Engine Control Unit GPS Global Position System MAF Mass Air Flow MAP Manifold Absolute Pressure PID Pr...

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