Racelogic Speed & Route Profiler, Manual

Page 1: ...17 11 2010 1 Speed Route Profiler Manual...

Page 2: ...8 Appending VBO Files 15 3 9 Speed Profile from existing data 16 3 10 Create Speed Profile manually 18 3 11 Options Menu 19 3 11 1 Fix file 19 3 11 2 COM Ports 19 3 11 3 Distance Units 19 3 11 4 Langu...

Page 3: ...ove there are three methods of creating a profile the first method is where someone drives the required route as detailed below 2 1 Create file from driven Route The reference driver must first drive...

Page 4: ...ing data In certain cases a speed profile will already exist in a tabular format such as that shown below This information is widely available on the internet If the Speed data column only ignore time...

Page 5: ...om driven Route If you have data from a Reference driver in the form of a VBO file you should select File Load and then select the VBO file that the Reference driver has driven You will see a small he...

Page 6: ...sample and a red marker showing the next good sample On the right hand side you can see the section of the route where this dropout occurs Once you have corrected a point click on the tick box and you...

Page 7: ...left mouse key you can move it up or down the line Alternatively you can press Ins again to show two dots as shown below Each of these dots can then be moved up or down the line and can then be pulled...

Page 8: ...the reference driver s route The second segment is on the top right of the screen and this shows information about the point setup This determines what instructions should be given to a driver when h...

Page 9: ...y Zoom Route summary If you click on the zoom button you will see a portion of the Route Summary in much more detail This will be centred on the point you are currently reviewing Note you can see the...

Page 10: ...licking on the up or down arrow in the selected point screen until you see Selected Point 1 The first point should always be setup as a start point as shown This can be selected by clicking on the arr...

Page 11: ...d by the program dependant on the speed of the reference vehicle before this warning point This warning distance can of course be changed as required The last point should always be selected as the Fi...

Page 12: ...ute summary this will show in more detail on the detail map Next scroll around the detail map to identify where the section is and where the speed was reduced Double click on the detail map to centre...

Page 13: ...hen click on the finish point Then let go of the Shift key This will highlight the area as shown above A Speed Editor box will then appear indicating the new speed for this section If you wish to chan...

Page 14: ...art point for the fixed speed section and double click to centre the map on this position Then mark the start point by holding the shift key down whilst pressing the S key Shift S Now do the same thin...

Page 15: ...For now just enter the name of the first file or click on one of the files in the list When you have done this you will see the display at the top change to Select file to Append again enter the requi...

Page 16: ...7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Copy the speed data only into a MS Excel spreadsheet and then save the file with a suitable name perhaps EPA001 xls EPA Urban Dynamometer Time sec Speed m p h 0 0 1...

Page 17: ...second and the units are miles per hour Click on OK and the data will then be loaded into the program and the graph of speed versus time will be displayed In this case there is no Route profile infor...

Page 18: ...ll create a speed profile as follows 10 Wait for 10 secs 80 30 Accelerate to 80 KPH in 30 seconds 1000 Remain at 80 KPH for 1000 metres If mph feet had been selected 1000 yards 20 6 Slow to 20 KPH in...

Page 19: ...peed profile has been setup you will want to send the data to the OLED display 1 Connect a serial cable from the PC you may require a USB to serial convertor to the OLED 2 Click on the Options menu fo...

Page 20: ...the toolbar Note you must first have setup the correct COM port see section 3 11 2 above The file will then be uploaded to the OLED and will erase any previously loaded data The OLED screen will show...

Page 21: ...om German to English 5 2 Brightness Press the square button to change the brightness of the display screen 1 is least bright and 5 is most bright 5 3 Invert screen Pressing the square button changes t...

Page 22: ...display Note both of these time functions cannot be used at the same time as there is not enough space on the screen 5 8 Display Graph This allows you to select two different display screens for the...

Page 23: ...nt down from this set distance The warning distance is variable for each point and can be set within the Speed Profiler software At the turn point the display beeps twice If the driver misses this tur...

Page 24: ...ds have passed since the driver was on the route Journey cancelled The driver is on the route now but the driver had previously been off the route for more than 120s Note remember to press the pause b...