Motec SDL, User Manual

Page 1: ...ting 17 Display Care 18 Wiring 18 External Buttons 19 External Lights 20 Thermocouples 20 Connecting to a Mo T eC ECU 20 Sport Dash Manager Software 23 Introduction 23 Computer Requirements 23 Install...

Page 2: ...tion 53 Appendix G ECU to SDL Wiring RS232 54 Appendix H CAN Wiring 56 Appendix J USB Wiring 57 Appendix K Typical Wiring with BR2 58 Appendix L Pin List by Function 59 Appendix M Pin List by Pin Numb...

Page 3: ...eC SDL and Sport Dash Manager software Software Information For detailed information on using the various software programs refer to the online help supplied with the program Other Manuals Separate Ma...

Page 4: ...three Numeric Displays a Centre Numeric Display and a Bottom Alpha Numeric Display Bar Graph The 70 segment bar graph has a user definable range and is typically used as a tacho however it can be use...

Page 5: ...h as Lap Number Fuel Remaining Engine Temperature etc The numeric displays can show any channel value plus an override value shown each time the value is updated This is useful for values that are upd...

Page 6: ...r to the numeric displays The bottom display will also show any active alarm messages which will override all other values until the alarm is cleared Display Formatting Units The display units can be...

Page 7: ...ns to ensure that the alarms are only activated at the correct time For example an engine temperature alarm may activate at 95 C if the ground speed has been above 50 km h for 30 seconds The speed com...

Page 8: ...at if a value is logged faster than necessary it will not improve the accuracy of the logged data it will just reduce the total logging time available For example the engine temperature only needs to...

Page 9: ...l be stored on the computer hard disk In this case the SDL logging memory is not cleared and logging will continue as normal at the end of the existing data Next time the logged data is unloaded both...

Page 10: ...ence lap Current Gear Minimum Corner Speed Maximum Straight Speed Fuel Used Fuel Remaining Two 2D and two 3D Lookup Tables Measurement Inputs The SDL measurement inputs can be connected to a wide vari...

Page 11: ...l which may be measured by the SDL Temperature inputs however most wheel speed sensors generate a variable frequency signal which must be connected to either a Digital input or a Speed input Calibrati...

Page 12: ...tage Range The measurable input voltage range is 0 to 5 5V on inputs AV1 to 4 and is 0 to 15 Volts on all other AV inputs Specifications For full specifications see Appendix D Input Characteristics An...

Page 13: ...ould be connected to an Analog Voltage input via the appropriate amplifier Switch Inputs The 2 switch inputs are generally used for the external switches required to operate the SDL display They can a...

Page 14: ...e Digital Inputs Specifications For full specifications see the Appendices Internal Sensors The SDL includes internal sensors for G force lateral G force Vertical battery voltage and internal temperat...

Page 15: ...her also the CAN port communicates at very at high speed Other MoTeC products that use CAN for intercommunication include the M800 BR2 PLM and MDD Note that these devices communicate at 1Mbit sec so a...

Page 16: ...ap beacon system For further details refer to the Lap Beacon manual Options Various options allow the SDL to be upgraded to perform additional functions specifically wide band lambda measurement and P...

Page 17: ...unicates with the SDL via a USB cable See Appendix J USB Wiring for wiring details Interpreter Interpreter is used to analyse the logged data this is covered in a separate manual BR2Config This progra...

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Page 19: ...ews to avoid twisting the case Vibration isolation may be desirable if the vehicle vibrates severely Orientation For best contrast the display should be viewed at approximately 20 degrees above normal...

Page 20: ...22 terminals in which case doubling the wire over gives the equivalent of an 18 wire which is suitable for many of the common sensor terminals For full wire specifications see Appendix P Wire Specifi...

Page 21: ...for all sensors External Buttons A number of external buttons are required for various functions of the SDL Typically these buttons are used for Display Next Line Alarm Acknowledge Lap Number Reset F...

Page 22: ...other functions The SLM is connected to the SDL via the CAN bus so it does not occupy any of the auxiliary outputs LEDs LEDs may be wired to any of the four Auxiliary Outputs The LEDs must be wired b...

Page 23: ...h to receive in the SDL Interruption of the Data Note that when using RS232 the data flow to the SDL will be interrupted while a computer is connected to the ECU and will not resume for up to 10 secon...

Page 24: ...communications template that matches the ECU type and ECU set In the displayed channel list check those channels that you wish to receive in the SDL ECU Sensor Calibrations Metric Calibration of the s...

Page 25: ...nfiguration files to the SDL Retrieving the logged data from the SDL Testing the SDL Enabling SDL options Upgrading the SDL software version Changing event venue and vehicle details Computer Requireme...

Page 26: ...ogram instructions From the Internet Go to the MoTeC web site at www motec com au and select Software Updates then Current Release Software Click on one of the SDL Sport Dash Manager link to start the...

Page 27: ...ailable items appear grey as shown below Toolbar The Tool Bar provides an alternative way of activating some of the commonly used items on the main menu To find out what each item does hold the mouse...

Page 28: ...onfiguration changes are only made to the file on the PC The file must be sent to the SDL before the changes take affect Creating a New Configuration File A new configuration file can be created by se...

Page 29: ...ontents of the file are saved in the Save Backups directory The total number of files is limited to 100 When a file is sent to the SDL the existing SDL data is retrieved and stored in the From Dash Ba...

Page 30: ...e SDL must match the version of Sport Dash Manager software on the PC If the versions do not match Sport Dash Manager will show a warning when it attempts to communicate with the SDL To check the vers...

Page 31: ...may then be used by any other system such as the Display or Data Logging systems Fuel Pressure Oil Pressure Wheel Speed Front Wheel Speed Rear Engine RPM Engine Temperature Alarm Warning Light Gear A...

Page 32: ...el to control a valve of some sort in which case a general purpose channel may be used and renamed appropriately Channel Usage The SDL channel scheme allows complete flexibility in channel usage as an...

Page 33: ...r example the Engine Temperature channel may have units of Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin Conversion between units is automatically handled by the software Note that the units are used for display purpo...

Page 34: ...n 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 t...

Page 35: ...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 Condition...

Page 36: ...l functions and measurements To monitor the active channels select Online Monitor Channels from the main menu Oscilloscope Screen Any channel may also be shown on an oscilloscope style screen by press...

Page 37: ...ero the sensors select Online Zero Sensors from the main menu Details Editor The Details Editor allows details about the Event Venue Vehicle to be entered This data is attached to the logged data file...

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Page 39: ...letter of the item in the drop down menu Eg Alt F N for File New Alternatively press and release the Alt key then select the desired menu item using the arrow keys then press enter to activate it Clos...

Page 40: ...e Flash Light item press Alt F Alternatively the Tab key may be used to progress from one item to the next use Shift Tab to move backwards The selected control is usually indicated by a dotted line ar...

Page 41: ...ck Box using the Tab key then press the Space Bar Radio Buttons Radio buttons are used to select an item from a group of options Hold down the Alt key then press the underlined Letter of the desired o...

Page 42: ...Press the Enter key to close the list Tabs Tabs are used to select the different tab pages of a screen To select the next tab hold down the Ctrl key then press the Tab key To select the previous tab...

Page 43: ...MoTeC Windows Keyboard Use 41...

Page 44: ...lts DC Operating Current 0 15 Amps Typical excluding sensor currents Reverse Battery Protection Battery Transient Protection Operating Temperature Internal Temperature Range 10 to 80 C Ambient Tempera...

Page 45: ...in the Interpreter software including multiple graph overlays time variance between 2 laps statistical zoom on sections of data suspension analysis user math expressions track map section times track...

Page 46: ...ons 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 Prima...

Page 47: ...a fully qualified path including the file extension eg p c motec dash config SDL bathurst u11 Note There must be a space between p and config name s Optional Perform a Send Configuration operation No...

Page 48: ...Resolution Inputs 1 to 4 1 35 mV Inputs 5 to 8 3 74 mV Measurement Methods Ratiometric Absolute Variable Resistance Off On Update Rate Inputs 1 to 4 1000 times second for anti aliasing Update Rate Ot...

Page 49: ...acy Gain Ratiometric operation 0 05 max Gain Absolute operation 0 15 max Offset 6 mV max Linearity 6 mV max Temperature Stability 60 ppm C max Calibration Schedule 12 Months Lambda Input Type Wide Ban...

Page 50: ...shold 1 0 V min Hysteresis 0 5 V Min Update Rate 100 times second Filter Time Constant 22usec Digital Input Measurement Methods Frequency Resolution 0 1 Hz Maximum Frequency 3200 Hz Rising Edge Trigge...

Page 51: ...In Magnetic mode the pullup resistor is disengaged and the trigger levels can be varied depending on the input frequency Update Rate 100 times second Filter Time Constant 25usec Speed Input Measureme...

Page 52: ...V Voltage Range 0 to 15V Positive Trigger Threshold 3 0 V max Negative Threshold 2 8 V min Hysteresis 0 19 V Min MAGNETIC Mode Suitable for Two wire magnetic sensor Variable reluctance sensor Input Re...

Page 53: ...1 000msec Group1 Group2 AV1 AV1 AV2 AV2 AV3 AV3 AV4 AV4 AV5 Internal SDL Temp AV6 Internal Battery Voltage AV7 Internal Ref 2 AD2 AV8 Internal Ref 2 AD3 AT1 LA1 AV9 Internal 0V AD2 AT2 AV10 Internal...

Page 54: ...s to ground with weak pullup 10k ohms to battery positive Control is by On Off condition only the Auxiliary outputs do not support variable frequency or duty cycle control Current 0 5 Amp max current...

Page 55: ...ppendix F CAN Bus Specification CAN Bus Data Rate 1Mbit sec Terminating impedance and data cable impedance 100 ohms dictated by the PC communications cable CAN cable Maximum length 16 m including the...

Page 56: ...ce Module CIM or a PCI cable is required to convert the signals to RS232 M800 M880 2 3 5 M800 M880 ECU B17 40 B18 31 B14 13 9 pin PC Connector if used 34 SDL Note that the data to the SDL will be inte...

Page 57: ...ls Using a CIM Module M4 M48 M8 ECU PC Connector CIM 12 34 SDL Refer to the CIM module drawing for full wiring details Note that the data to the SDL will be interrupted while a PC is connected Using a...

Page 58: ...MoTeC SDL BR2 etc may be connected to the trunk with up to 500mm 20in of twisted wire Note that the CAN Cable Connector is not normally used since the SDL uses USB for communications CAN LO CAN HI 10...

Page 59: ...is can be extended in steps of 5m 16ft up to a maximum of 25m 80ft by using Active USB extender cables or hubs Wiring Details 10 24 USB VCC USB DM USB DP USB GND 25 9 Red White Green Black Shield SDL...

Page 60: ...r more details on USB wiring refer to Appendix J USB Wiring 1 Ground BR2 0V SDL 37 2 SwOut 3 Power 8V 13 4 CAN LO CAN LO 35 5 CAN HI CAN HI 36 CAN LO CAN HI CAN Device eg M800 ECU 100R 100R See the CA...

Page 61: ...g Voltage Input 5 2 AV6 Analog Voltage Input 6 19 AV7 Analog Voltage Input 7 20 AV8 Analog Voltage Input 8 Analog Temp Inputs 21 AT1 Analog Temp Input 1 22 AT2 Analog Temp Input 2 31 AT3 Analog Temp I...

Page 62: ...13 8V Sensor 8V 5V Analog Sensor 14 5V Sensor 5V Analog Volt Analog Temp 0V Analog Sensor 37 0V Sensor 0V Analog Volt Analog Temp CAN Interface 35 CAN LO CAN LO 36 CAN HI CAN HI USB 9 USB GND USB Grou...

Page 63: ...14 5V Sensor 5V 15 AV1 Analog Voltage Input 1 16 AV2 Analog Voltage Input 2 17 AV3 Analog Voltage Input 3 18 AV4 Analog Voltage Input 4 19 AV7 Analog Voltage Input 7 20 AV8 Analog Voltage Input 8 21 A...

Page 64: ...Tool M22520 2 01 Positioner for Crimp Tool M22520 2 07 Note that the Crimp Contacts are type 22D needed to set the crimp tool correctly Wire Stripping Tool The following tool is recommended Ideal Indu...

Page 65: ...Maximum Temperature 150 C Wire Gauge AWG Cross Sectional Area mm2 Max Current at 100 C Ambient Amps Resistance ohm m Resistance ohm 1000 ft 22 0 38 5 0 045 14 20 0 61 6 0 028 8 5 18 0 96 9 0 018 5 5 1...

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