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V-Sense

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  Profile X1

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User Guide 

 

 

Connect a V-Sense POD to a PC

:   To connect a 

V-Sense  POD  to  a  PC  with  the 

USB  cable

connect the cable and power the POD.  When 
the  POD  is  on  and  connected  with  the  USB 
cable,  Profile  will  automatically  connect.    To 
disconnect the POD, simply power off the POD or disconnect the USB cable.  Connecting a V-Sense POD 
using  Bluetooth  requires  following  the  same  process  as  described  for connecting  a POD to  the  tablet. 
Connect the micro-USB end on the USB cable to the POD micro-USB connector.  Connect the common 
USB end (rectangular shape) to the PC USB port. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Profile X1

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 software includes 5 primary screens: 

Start 

Testing

File Setup

Sensor Setup

Manage Tests

, and 

Tools

.  The V-Sense Director tablet app incudes 1 

additional screen for basic test viewer capability (

Test 

Viewer

). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Profile X1 Screens (PC) 

V-Sense Director 

(Tablet App) 

Connect micro-USB to the V-Sense POD.  Then 
use the common 

rectangular port on the PC for 

the other end of the USB cable.  Do not use the 
rectangular USB from the POD to PC or Tablet! 

Summary of Contents for Profile X1

Page 1: ...n or off The light on the far left of the LED panel will illuminate when power is on The 4 LED lights on the right side of the LED panel indicate the battery level of the V Sense POD Connect a V Sense...

Page 2: ...onnecting a POD to the tablet Connect the micro USB end on the USB cable to the POD micro USB connector Connect the common USB end rectangular shape to the PC USB port The Profile X1 software includes...

Page 3: ...ty Use the File Setup screen to add context and information that you want to attach to the test file As desired you can add a Test ID Operator ID and additional description information for a specific...

Page 4: ...o verify the G range maximum that is best for the proposed test Sample Rate Hz The Sample Rate for each test is set by selecting the desired rate from the drop down menu box The Sample Rate defines th...

Page 5: ...sit brake testing drag factor tests for crash investigations and other similar straight line tests that last less than 2 10 seconds The V Sense Speed and Distance is also useful for drag racing applic...

Page 6: ...Trigger and or data that was collected a few moments after the Stop Trigger This setup option allows for adding data that was collected 0 50 100 150 and 200 milliseconds prior to or after the Start S...

Page 7: ...rating to 15 MPH after the car comes to a full stop This test will start when the car experiences braking of 0 2 Gx from a higher Gx level the test will stop when the car achieves a speed greater than...

Page 8: ...ofile X1 or V Sense POD When viewing tests stored on the connected V Sense POD you can elect to select an entire list of tests or specific test files to import to your PC You can also delete test file...

Page 9: ...ect a test for analysis click the check box of the test and then click the graph icon After clicking the graph icon the test file is opened in the analysis view To view multiple tests on the same grap...

Page 10: ...raph view as a new Analysis File The other more advanced graphing capabilities are found by clicking on the Edit Series Display Settings and Map tabs Data Table The Data Table view shows the data for...

Page 11: ...t area set the x axis to GPS Distance the GPS Altitude sensor must be on during the test to show the slope of a test area Sort data of a column from maximum to minimum or minimum to maximum by clickin...

Page 12: ...est object rotates significantly while accelerating As an example a larger truck or bus will often have significant forward pitch rotation when testing for braking stopping capability Using the Rotati...

Page 13: ...shown as the sign and the data cursor shown as the circle with center target The colors of these items can be edited via the Edit Series and Display Settings views If showing the Superelevation and R...

Page 14: ...BUT the POD is not listening for the Start Trigger When you are ready to set the POD to conduct the test click the Start Test button Once the test is started the view will change to show the active da...

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