Racelogic VBOX Touch, User Manual

Page 1: ...e VBOX Touch Lap Timing Mode VBOX Touch Speed Display Mode 05 VBOX Touch Settings 06 VBOX Touch RTK 07 VBOX Touch Data Analysis Software 08 VBOX Touch Technical Properties VBOX Touch EC Declaration of...

Page 2: ...Based applications to solve specific testing needs New applications can be loaded by inserting an SD card containing the new script and it is just as quick to revert to the standard functionality of...

Page 3: ...nternal antenna when connected Available in an RTK variant for receiving RTK correctional signals for centimetre level positional accuracy Connectors More detailed connector information can be found o...

Page 4: ...re information on this is available here The port can also be used to connect a Hand Held Start Stop Logging Switch RLVBACS010 to control the logging of the unit More information on this is available...

Page 5: ...E 1 Cigar Plug Power Supply RLVBTOUCH 2 m or Unterminated Power Supply RLVBTOUCH M 2 m RLACS313 1 8 GB SD Ultima Pro UHS 1 Memory Card RLACS262 1 GNSS Antenna 3 m RLACS277 1 Swivel Neck Richter Suctio...

Page 6: ...escription RLACS277 1 Swivel Neck Richter Suction Mount RLACS281 1 Plastic Carry Case for VBOX Touch https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Guide 01_ _VBO...

Page 7: ...ription RLVBACS004 Brake Pedal Trigger RLVBACS010 Hand Held Start Stop Logging Switch RLCAB001 VBOX PC Serial Cable https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User...

Page 8: ...0LE cable RLVBTOUCH which is inserted in to a vehicle s 12 V cigar power socket or by the RLCAB014LE cable RLVBTOUCH M which is unterminated for making a bare wire connection to a power supply Both ca...

Page 9: ...ed up the Display Mode screen will be presented Every time after this the last used display mode will be opened https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Gui...

Page 10: ...nit which can be used IMPORTANT If you are conducting Brake Trigger Deceleration Tests the external antenna should be used If you are intending on receiving RTK corrections with a VBOX Touch RTK unit...

Page 11: ...of metal close to and above an antenna will badly disrupt the GNSS signal If the vehicle being used does not have a metal roof then place the GNSS antenna on a flat piece of metal at least 10 cm in d...

Page 12: ...OX Touch is struggling to acquire satellite lock a GPS coldstart may be required This may be necessary when the unit hasn t been used for a number of days or has dramatically moved location since its...

Page 13: ...satellite lock Logging VBOX Touch logs data via an SD card inserted in to the Side of the Unit Dependent on the Logging Strategy selected within the General Settings area the unit will either log cont...

Page 14: ...ORTANT If an SD card is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats it will need to be reformatted into a FAT32 file system before it will work with a VBOX Touch unit SDHC cards 2 GB to 32 GB Supplied...

Page 15: ...rtical velocity in km h ve velocity uphill ve velocity downhill Long accel Longitudinal acceleration in g ve for forward acceleration Lat accel Lateral acceleration in g ve for acceleration to the lef...

Page 16: ...dicative status information the centre of the screen contains mode settings information which can be navigated by pressing fwd back buttons or by swiping the screen left right and the bottom of the sc...

Page 17: ...dia is full the icon will display as red Tapping on the icon when green will manually start or stop logging data overriding the Configured Logging Strategy Sats Status The Satellite Icon displays the...

Page 18: ...sabled the LEDs will briefly flash green twice Speed Mode If a Target Speed LED Alert has been set the LEDs will flash green when the value is reached Screenshot If a screenshot has been saved success...

Page 19: ...ientated at 90 to the original screen image with the prefix screenshot IMPORTANT NEVER remove the SD card when a screenshot is being taken it could cause the unit to crash Results Button A history of...

Page 20: ...s are used to navigate through Display Mode and Settings screens These can be used alongside swiping the screen left or right https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_...

Page 21: ...and Speed They allow you to conduct a range range of performance tests and functions and can be changed by pressing the Mode Button at the bottom of the screen https en racelogic support Product_Info...

Page 22: ...istance VMAX Peak G and altitude difference Units of measurement for speed or distance can be easily swapped between metric or imperial Deceleration Testing Deceleration tests including 0 60 0 100 200...

Page 23: ...ansmitter as timing will start with vehicle movement Separate start and finish lines can be set for sprint or hill climbing Speed Display VBOX Touch also works as a highly accurate digital speedometer...

Page 24: ...f the screen and selecting Accel The last selected Acceleration test will be displayed after each power cycle It is possible to choose from either Speed or Distance parameters to start and end the tes...

Page 25: ...eens which can be accessed by selecting the Forward and Back arrows on the bottom right of the screen or by swiping the screen left or right Accel Primary Screen This is the default acceleration scree...

Page 26: ...his includes a live speed display which will always show the current speed of the vehicle irrespective of any test start or end conditions If the vehicle is traveling less than 0 5 km h or satellite l...

Page 27: ...his includes the maximum acceleration achieved Peak G and maximum speed achieved Vmax since reset These values can be reset by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen Right hand side Thi...

Page 28: ...efault are 0 60 0 100 0 100 0 and 0 mile The currently selected test ranges are presented on the left hand side of the screen and will be remembered for future use even if another mode is chosen To de...

Page 29: ...he Test Type button to choose between Speed Distance or 0 Speed 0 e g 0 100 0 Parameters displayed will depend on the test chosen Speed Test Parameters Distance Test Parameters 0 Speed 0 Test Paramete...

Page 30: ...essing the corresponding buttons and using the keypad presented If you are defining a Distance test one of the pre set distance buttons can be selected to quickly choose the test Start Speed Keypad Ex...

Page 31: ...0 Speed 0 tests Time default Elapsed time between start and end conditions being met given as the selected range result Distance Distance travelled between start and end condition given as the select...

Page 32: ...r the target speed is met within a 0 Speed 0 test The VBOX Touch will beep and the 4 LEDs across the top of the device will flash green for 0 5 s Tap the button to disable Note This setting will only...

Page 33: ...st Results Slope Correct If enabled VBOX Touch will apply a DB Scanner slope correction method to all speed to speed or speed to distance acceleration test results presented on the screen Notes Cannot...

Page 34: ...he top of the screen will flash 3 times and VBOX Touch will emit an audible error notification A captured image is saved as a 1 5 MB bitmap image orientated at 90 to the original screen image with the...

Page 35: ...e of first completed run in session Date of first completed run in session Test run number Test completion time Test completion distance km h or mph Maximum speed achieved during test run km h or mph...

Page 36: ...it an audible confirmation notification If the results have been saved unsuccessfully for example no SD card is inserted or the card is full the button will flash 3 times and VBOX Touch will emit an a...

Page 37: ...the screen and selecting Decel The last selected Deceleration test will be displayed after each power cycle Speed parameters are used to start and end the test Test results displayed on the screen of...

Page 38: ...l start to populate once the start condition of the test is met When the end condition is met they will remain on screen until the start condition is met again A test can be reset by pressing the Rese...

Page 39: ...ggle between the options Differing settings options will be presented depending on which test type is selected IMPORTANT The external antenna should be used when conducting a brake trigger test Decel...

Page 40: ...mph default 100 0 km h or mph 200 0 km h or mph 300 0 km h or mph 400 0 km h or mph When a test is selected the name will be displayed at the top right of the Decel Mode screen Custom Test You can cho...

Page 41: ...esponding buttons and using the keypad presented Start Speed Keypad Example To save the value inputted press the Confirm Button https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBO...

Page 42: ...isplayed at the top right of the main Decel Mode screen The last defined Custom Test will be remembered for future use even if a Preset Test or another mode is chosen Trigger Test A Trigger test will...

Page 43: ...header Minimum Trigger Speed Define the minimum trigger speed at which trigger activation becomes valid If the trigger is detected below this speed the test will not start To change press the current...

Page 44: ...Settings screen without saving Note The maximum input value for speed is 999 9 and can be entered up to 1 decimal place MFDD Settings This area allows you to set up the start and end period of the MFD...

Page 45: ...re v_08 is the speed at 80 of the brake trigger activation speed v_01 is the speed at 10 of the brake trigger activation speed s_01 is the distance at which the speed is v_01 s_08 is the distance at w...

Page 46: ...the bottom right of the screen or press the Cancel Button on the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBO...

Page 47: ...To Speed The maximum To speed selectable is the From value 1 The minimum To speed selectable is 0 Percentage The maximum To percentage selectable is the From value 1 The minimum To percentage selectab...

Page 48: ...alert signals when the test end criteria is met The VBOX Touch will beep and the 4 LEDs across the top of the device will flash green for 0 5 s Tap the button to disable https en racelogic support Pro...

Page 49: ...con at the top of the screen will flash 3 times and VBOX Touch will emit an audible error notification A captured image is saved as a 1 5 MB bitmap image orientated at 90 to the original screen image...

Page 50: ...des Header Test type Time of first completed run in session Date of first completed run in session Speed decel test Test run number Test completion time Test completion distance km h or mph Maximum sp...

Page 51: ...the Live Speed display To view new test history results press the Reset Button Save Results You can also save the results as a txt or csv file dependent on the option selected to the SD card by select...

Page 52: ...ts shown on the current screen When pressed the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Logger...

Page 53: ...p time difference to best session time and completed lap count It is accessed by pressing the Mode Button at the bottom of the screen and selecting Lap Timing The last selected Lap Timing Mode will be...

Page 54: ...ght of the screen or by swiping the screen left or right Lap Timing Main Screen This is the default lap timing screen and displays live Lap Timing information in relation to a set Start Finish Line Se...

Page 55: ...olling lap time will show Right hand side Delta T Presents a live difference in lap time between the current lap time and the stored and active reference lap at the current location on track If the de...

Page 56: ...e start finish line if the unit has a satellite lock If Standing Start has been enabled a Standing Start Mode Enabled message is displayed If no start finish line been detected defined a No start line...

Page 57: ...0 to the detected heading and the width is dependent in what is selected within the Gate Width Settings The detected location when the screen is initially pressed start gate set is used as the centre...

Page 58: ...e A separate finish line must be set if you are using Standing Start Mode New finish line cancellation screen Notes The vehicle must be moving 0 8 km h and the unit have satellite lock to set a Finish...

Page 59: ...tored reference lap unless the Reference Lap has been Fixed within the Settings Reference laps can also be Loaded from previously saved or provided files or Saved for future use The reference lap will...

Page 60: ...ll display the currently selected track based on the GPS location If multiple layout are available you can press the Select button to scroll through the different options To choose a layout press the...

Page 61: ...g Settings manually set a start finish line when moving overwriting the line detected within the circuit layout If you are defining a separate Finish Line this gate will act as the Start Line only Mor...

Page 62: ...line is cleared the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification Clear finish line cancellation screen Notes When the finish gate is cleared all exi...

Page 63: ...Start Finish line gates by inserting an SD card with gate files contained within a SF LINES folder into the unit and then pressing the Load Lap Timing Gates button within the Lap Timing Settings If on...

Page 64: ...he keypad presented To save the value inputted press the Confirm Button on the bottom right of the screen or press the Cancel Button on the bottom left of the screen to return the Settings screen with...

Page 65: ...e With standing start enabled any existing Start Finish or start gate will be ignored Once enabled the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification Y...

Page 66: ...n screen Delta V Range The brightness of the LED feedback in relation to the Delta V speed can be adjusted 3 options are available 2 km h 1 2 mph 5 km h 3 1 mph default and 10 km h 6 2 mph and they re...

Page 67: ...aximum value Tap the buttons to change the setting Reset Data Selecting this option will reset the lap timing data lap time history and reference lap Once Reset is selected a cancel timeout screen wil...

Page 68: ...creen will display allowing you to cancel the unfixing within 5 seconds by pressing the screen Reference Lap Load a Reference Lap You can load a previously saved or provided reference lap by pressing...

Page 69: ...BOX Touch will display an overwrite cancel screen which gives you 5 seconds to cancel the overwrite by pressing the screen Ignore Short Laps It is possible to choose to ignore short laps from creating...

Page 70: ...aved successfully the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card When screen capture is complete VBOX Touch will emit an audible confi...

Page 71: ...een Information includes Lap number Lap time Time difference from fastest lap It is possible take a screenshot of the lap history by pressing the Screenshot Button To return to the main screen select...

Page 72: ...e the date and the time when saved Along with the lap history information described above the results file also incudes the date and the time when saved Reset Selecting the Reset Button on the bottom...

Page 73: ...ge Speed It is accessed by pressing the Mode Button at the bottom of the screen and selecting Speed The last selected Speed Display Mode will be displayed after each power cycle https en racelogic sup...

Page 74: ...isplayed in grey underneath the Live Speed If the vehicle is traveling less than 0 5 km h or satellite lock is lost less than 4 sats the value will display as 000 0 Speed Display VMAX Screen This scre...

Page 75: ...detected The average speed is displayed using either continuous or moving calculations The screen can be reset at any time by pressing the Reset Button at the bottom of the screen If a Target Speed i...

Page 76: ...en and then selecting the Speed option It enables you to choose between speed display options To return to the main screen select the Exit Button on the bottom left Decimal Places https en racelogic s...

Page 77: ...splays within all relevant screen modes Notes Smoothing only applies to the screen displays not recorded data It introduces a slight delay to the displayed value V Avg Mode It is possible to change wh...

Page 78: ...will only show once unless the vehicle has been stationary since the last alert Enabling one or both of the alerts will set the target speed and also allow you to access the sub menu where you can def...

Page 79: ...ion notification If the screenshot has been saved unsuccessfully for example no SD card is inserted or the card is full the SD Card Icon at the top of the screen will flash 3 times and VBOX Touch will...

Page 80: ...resented allowing to you choose Mode Specific Settings will change dependent on which mode you are using General Settings Date and Time Settings Diagnostic Settings and Serial Port Settings Once withi...

Page 81: ...tings Screen select the Exit Button on the bottom left Selecting again will return to the main screen Mode Settings The options presented first within the Settings screen are dependent on the Display...

Page 82: ...ge the acceleration units between m s default and g Changing the acceleration units will affect all acceleration references on all screens unit labels will change and all acceleration values and resul...

Page 83: ...n brightness In dark conditions the screen brightness will dim and in light conditions the screen will brighten Tap the button to cycle through the available options LED Brightness You can manually ad...

Page 84: ...ing and holding a button will fast scroll through available valid time settings Minimum 12 00 maximum 14 00 Note The setting cannot be changed if the unit is moving or logging if you try and change th...

Page 85: ...t value button is pressed This was increased to 18 seconds as of December 2016 more information on this is available here Note The setting cannot be changed if the unit is moving or logging if you try...

Page 86: ...ates file spl header Note The time date displayed by the unit may be inaccurate until a valid satellite lock is achieved The unit will then update to the correct time date as long as the unit is not l...

Page 87: ...Serial Output Serial output is available on the top CAN Serial port of the VBOX Touch as shown in the image on the right hand side of the Serial Port Settings https en racelogic support Product_Info V...

Page 88: ...ions via an NTRIP modem connected to the bottom CAN Serial port If you are intending to receive corrections via a RTK Base Station solution this option should be Disabled Note The external antenna sho...

Page 89: ...ellite icon at the top of the screen is the quickest way to determine if the unit has a valid satellite lock When lock is acquired it will display as solid green When there is no satellite lock the ic...

Page 90: ...GNSS Selection area within the General Settings menu will be greyed out GPS Status This indicates the current GPS lock RTK status of the unit When the unit is searching for a valid satellite lock SEA...

Page 91: ...Modem or wanting to change the baud rate 3rd tracked constellation IMPORTANT The external antenna should be used when receiving NTRIP RTK corrections For more information on what DGPS is and how it wo...

Page 92: ...onnector on the NTRIP Modem to the bottom CAN Serial port of the VBOX Touch Ensure that the NTRIP Modem is correctly configured for use before connecting to the unit https en racelogic support Product...

Page 93: ...tions on large test sites The connection to the VBOX will be the same in this instance however instead of an RLCAB005 an RLCAB096L would be used which has a 15 way D Sub connector for connection to th...

Page 94: ...e corresponding button next to the options If you are using a Static Base Station Ensure NTRIP Mode is Disabled and then select the correct baud rate this setting should be either 115200 for a Racelog...

Page 95: ...status of the DGNSS lock within a VBOX Touch RTK can be seen on screen via the Satellite Icon Flashing Red No satellite lock Solid Green Standalone positional accuracy Code Diff SBAS positional accura...

Page 96: ...GNSS receiver is still calculating the integer ambiguity a small error will be present on the position computation at this time RTK FIXED Position computed from GNSS corrected by RTK Fixed means the i...

Page 97: ...rial adapter may be required 2 Ensure the SD card is inserted and then apply power to the unit Go to the Settings menu by selecting the Settings Button on the bottom left of the screen 3 Access the Se...

Page 98: ...ve Website if required 6 Navigate to the Home tab select the Online button and choose the correct COM port for VBOX Touch from the drop down menu https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Logg...

Page 99: ...nd reset any open tests When in Online mode a newly created session will be populated with session data from the previous session if entered Note The COM port selection can be cancelled before the sof...

Page 100: ...ming tests using VBOX Test Suite can be found here Recorded Data If you do not need to conduct live testing a recorded session will also be saved within the SD card as a vbo file which can be analysed...

Page 101: ...elease new versions of these applications often to introduce new features VBOX Touch Updating the Firmware How to update the VBOX Touch Firmware Occasionally Racelogic will release new versions of fir...

Page 102: ...uch EC Declaration of Conformity https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Guide 08_ _VBOX_Touch_Technical_Properties VBOX_Touch_ _EC_Declaration_of_Conformi...

Page 103: ...nector 1 GNSS Antenna PIN I O Function Centre I RF Signal Power for active antenna Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Guide 08_ _VBOX...

Page 104: ...t Brake Trigger Connector 3 CAN SERIAL Lemo 5 PIN Isolated CAN bus with active 120 ohm terminating resistors PIN I O Function 1 O RS232 Tx 2 I RS232 Rx https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Dat...

Page 105: ...olated CAN bus with active 120 ohm terminating resistors PIN I O Function 1 O RS232 Tx 2 I RS232 Rx 3 I O CAN High 4 I O CAN Low 5 I Power Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX...

Page 106: ...emo 2 PIN PIN I O Function 1 I Power 2 I Ground Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Guide 08_ _VBOX_Touch_Technical_Properties VBOX_To...

Page 107: ...te Rate 10 Hz Maximum Velocity 1600 mph Minimum Velocity 0 5 km h Resolution 0 01 km h Distance Accuracy 0 05 50 cm per km Resolution 1 cm Update Rate 10 Hz https en racelogic support Product_Info VBO...

Page 108: ...5 m CEP Accuracy with SBAS H 1 m CEP Accuracy with RTK H 1 cm 1 ppm CEP V 1 cm 1 ppm R50 Update Rate 10 Hz Resolution 0 00185 m Acceleration Accuracy 1 Maximum 4 g Update Rate 10 Hz Resolution 0 01 g...

Page 109: ...km away from base ppm is limited to baselines up to 20 km Environmental and Physical Input Voltage 6 30 V DC Power 7 W Size Unit 137 5 mm x 96 mm x 29 mm approximate Rubber cover 141 5 mm x 103 mm x...

Page 110: ...lution 480 x 800 pixels TFT LCD Display Colours 262K colours 18 bit Dimensions https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_User_Guide 08_ _VBOX_Touch_Technical_Prop...

Page 111: ...ard functionality of VBOX touch click on the image of the Performance App to download the latest file 2 Unzip the folder and place the rvf file on to the root directory of the SD card not in the media...

Page 112: ...login details for the download Register here 2 Unzip the folder and place the rvf file on to the root directory of the SD card not in the media or any other folder 3 Insert the SD card into the side...

Page 113: ...ap Timing Settings menu How to Update the Track Database 1 Download the latest track database file from the VBOX Motorsport Website VBOX Touch shares the same track database file as VBOX Laptimer clic...

Page 114: ...ist but not overwrite any existing track information Progress of the track database update will be displayed via the LEDs each lit LED will represent 25 of the process with all LEDs extinguishing when...

Page 115: ...latest track list click on the image below and use the Country dropdown menu https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_Updates VBOX_Touch_ _Updating_the_Track_Da...