Racelogic VBOX IISX, User Manual

Page 1: ...your vehicle 03 Front Panel VBOX IISX 04 SD Cards and Logging VBOX IISX 05 CAN RS232 USB VBOX IISX 06 Smoothing and Filtering VBOX IISX 07 Inputs and Outputs VBOX IISX 08 Fuse Reset Button VBOX IISX CAN Output VBOX IISX Single Antenna PIN OUTS VBOX IISX Technical Specification VBOX IISX Single Antenna 1 ...

Page 2: ... 20HZ Unit 1 RLVBACS020 Mains Power Supply UK Lemo 2W Plug 1 RLCAB010LE Lemo 2W Plug Cigar Plug 2m cable Power 1 RLCAB042 USB A USB B 2m cable 1 RLCAB001 Lemo 5W Plug 9W D Socket 2m cable 1 RLACS313 8GB SD Ultima Pro UHS 1 Memory Card 2 RLVBACS018 GPS Glonass Galileo Magnetic Antenna with SMA Connector 5m 1 RLACS106 VBOX Carry Case 1 RLCALUKAS Certificate of Calibration https en racelogic support ...

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Page 4: ...enna For the best possible signal quality it is important to maintain a clean connection between the antenna and the VBOX Before you fix the antenna to the VBOX https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 02_Installing_VBOX_IISX_in_your_vehicle 4 ...

Page 5: ...he GPS signal causing a reduction in the number of satellites being tracked or introducing reflected signals that can decrease the accuracy of the system GPS antennas require a ground plane to operate correctly Usually the metal roof of a vehicle performs this function However if a test requires an antenna to be placed off of the vehicle you need to use a special mushroom style antenna These anten...

Page 6: ... Ground Plane Antenna Mushroom style https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 02_Installing_VBOX_IISX_in_your_vehicle 6 ...

Page 7: ...en shows the unit s firmware version and the current offset value During normal operation the display screen displays speed mph or km h and the number of satellites that the VBOX IISX has locked on to There are also three status indicators at the top of the display https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger ...

Page 8: ...ration without the need for a computer You can also configure it via the VBOX Setup Software From the main screen press the button to enter the configuration screen Note When you enter the configuration screen the VBOX IISX will stop the logging to the SD card When you are using it in continuous logging mode you have to make sure that you push the button before you remove the SD card so you don t ...

Page 9: ...nd Long Acc channels OUTPUTS Press configure the digital and analogue outputs EXIT Press to exit the setup menu and save the settings in the electrically erasable programmable read only memory EEPROM https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 03_Front_Panel_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX 9 ...

Page 10: ... OPTIONS Press to enter the Log Options Menu In this menu you can set the Logging Mode and Log rate SERIAL RATE Press and use the and buttons to select a serial data rate The maximum serial rate is equal to the Log rate GPS Press to enter the GPS configuration Menu This is the menu where you can configure the Kalman Filter Dynamic Mode and DGPS mode TIME OFFSET Press the and buttons to set a Time ...

Page 11: ...LONG ACC Press and use the and buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the calculated Longitudinal Acceleration output Press to confirm your selection Available range 0 0 5 0 in steps of 0 1 BACK Press to go back to the Main menu https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 03_Front_Panel_ E2 80 9...

Page 12: ... your selection Available range 0 400 km h in steps of 1 km h MAX VALUE This setting is only available when you have set the output to LAT ACC or LONG ACC Press and use the and buttons to set the maximum value of that channel Press to confirm your selection Available ranges 0 5 2 g in steps of 0 1 g for LAT ACC 0 5 2 g in steps of 0 1 g for LONG ACC MAX FREQUENCY This setting is only available whe...

Page 13: ...al output will simulate Press to quit EXIT Press to exit the setup menu and save the settings in EEPROM https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 03_Front_Panel_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX 13 ...

Page 14: ...ons to set the velocity to represent 0 V Press to confirmyour selection 0 399 km h in steps of 1 km h VALUE 5V This setting is only available when you have set the output to LAT ACC or LONG ACC Press and then use the and buttons to set the value to represent 5 V Then press to confirm Available ranges 2 to 1 g in steps of 0 1g LAT ACC 2 to 1 g in steps of 0 1g LONG ACC TEST Press and use the and bu...

Page 15: ... Kalman filter options POSITION LEVEL Smoothes the positional data VELOCITY LEVEL Smoothes the velocity data BACK Press to return to the GPS menu Note These accuracies are only achievable in conjunction with a DGPS base station Note The 20 cm mode requires a separate upgrade file RLVBUP30 that you can purchase by contacting Racelogic Support Factory Reset If you wish to perform a factory reset on ...

Page 16: ...the process https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 03_Front_Panel_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX 16 ...

Page 17: ...ly when the unit detects that the vehicle reaches a speed higher than 0 5 km h This mode requires a satellite lock Log continuously Data is continuously logged to the SD card regardless of vehicle velocity or the number of satellites If the selected logging mode is Log only when moving wait a short time after the vehicle has stopped for the logging to finish and the disk icon to disappear from the...

Page 18: ...lman Filter enabled both velocity and position set to zero All standard channels plus 20 CAN channels Maximum logged channels with the Kalman Filter enabled and either velocity or position set to non zero values All standard channels plus 10 CAN channels https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 04_SD_Cards...

Page 19: ...acelogic employee VCI Mode You should select this mode if you wish to log incoming CAN data from external third party modules or from a Racelogic Micro Input Module Note In VCI mode it is not possible to use the CAN output or connect to any other Racelogic module In this mode you can log internal CAN input channels To load CAN bus message information use the VBOX Setup Software to navigate to the ...

Page 20: ...d select this mode when you connect Racelogic modules to the VBOX IISX or when you need CAN output from your VBOX IISX https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 05_CAN 2F 2FRS232 2F 2FUSB_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX 20 ...

Page 21: ...nd Position channels longitude latitude and height Note that with any live filter routine you will experience more latency when using higher levels of filtering hence the Kalman Filter velocity settings should be set to zero for brake stops and acceleration runs It is often better to record unfiltered data than to use the software filter routines available in the VBOX Setup Software This will have...

Page 22: ...s Velocity Longitudinal Acceleration Lateral Acceleration For digital outputs you can adjust the scale and maximum output values in the VBOX Setup Software or via the controls on the front panel For velocity you control the outputs by setting the maximum velocity and the pulses per https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_...

Page 23: ...ccess by connecting to different combinations of the three pins The first digital input is most commonly referred to as the brake trigger input This input is connected to an internal timer capture module that is able to record an event time precisely 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 las...

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Page 25: ...wn as an Allen screw in the top right corner of the case with the Racelogic logo in the correct orientation There will be a sticker on the side panel of the unit marked Fuse Reset pointing to the location as well After removing the screw you can reset the fuse by using a long thin tool to push the button all the way in https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_...

Page 26: ...t or 14 hours 57 minutes and 16 90 seconds 3 Position Latitude 100 000 515924579 51 Degrees 59 24579 Minutes North Latitude highest bit indicates north south hemisphere 0 north 1 south Bit 7 in Status is also set 4 Position Longitude 100 000 5882246 0 Degrees 58 82246 Minutes West Longitude highest bit indicates east west of Greenwich meridian 0 west 1 east Bit 6 in Status is also set 5 Velocity 0...

Page 27: ...tance travelled in meters since VBOX reset 15 Time from Trigger event to Zero km h 16 Velocity at brake trigger point in Knots https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX CAN_Output 3A_VBOX_IISX_ _Single_Antenna 27 ...

Page 28: ...ower Connector PIN I O Function 1 I Power 2 I Ground Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 28 ...

Page 29: ...I O Function 1 O Analogue Out 1 2 2 O Digital Out 1 2 3 I Ground Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 29 ...

Page 30: ... PIN I O Function 1 I NC 2 I NC 3 I Brake Trigger Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 30 ...

Page 31: ...x Data to GPS engine 3 I O CAN High direct connection between ports 5 and 6 4 I O CAN Low direct connection between ports 5 and 6 5 I O Power Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 31 ...

Page 32: ...to GPS engine 3 I O CAN High direct connection between ports 5 and 6 4 I O CAN Low direct connection between ports 5 and 6 5 I O Power Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 32 ...

Page 33: ...er 2 I O USB 3 I O USB 4 I O Ground Chassis I O Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 33 ...

Page 34: ...ction 1 I Signal Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX PIN OUTS 3A_VBOX_IISX 34 ...

Page 35: ... Minimum Velocity 0 1 km h Resolution 0 01 km h Distance Accuracy 0 05 50 cm per km Units m ft Update rate 20 Hz Resolution 1 cm https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX Technical_Specification 3A_VBOX_IISX_ _Single_Antenna 35 ...

Page 36: ...uracy 0 01 s Resolution 0 01 s Power Input Voltage range 6 30 V DC Current Typically 560 mA https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX Technical_Specification 3A_VBOX_IISX_ _Single_Antenna 36 ...

Page 37: ...cceleration Accuracy 0 5 Maximum 20 g Resolution 0 01 g Update Rate 20 Hz Outputs CAN Bus Format Motorola Bit rate 125 kbit s 250 kbit s 500 kbit s and 1 Mbit s selectable https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX Technical_Specification 3A_VBOX_IISX_ _Single_Ante...

Page 38: ...Default setting Velocity 0 0125 Volts per km h 0 to 400 km h Accuracy 0 1 km h Update rate 20 Hz Inputs CAN Bus Format Motorola VCI CAN mode Up to 16 channels from any external CAN module Racelogic modules mode Up to 20 channels from any combination of ADC02 ADC03 FIM02 TC8 Yaw sensor or CAN01 https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Gu...

Page 39: ... Approx 500 g Size 119 mm x 128 mm x 30 mm Operating Temperature 30 C to 60 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C Industrial Protective Class with case closed IP 64 https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II VBOX_IISX_20_Hz_GPS_Data_Logger User_Guide 3A_VBOX_IISX_Data_Logger 09_Technical_Properties_ E2 80 93_VBOX_IISX Technical_Specification 3A_VBOX_IISX_ _Single_Antenna 39 ...