RC Data Manager - RC Electronics
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1. wo CO Varlo m s Servo Pulse us Battery V Temperature C Gps Altitude m N Ground speed km h Time 14 38 3 GroundSpeed 70 40 km h GpsAlt 418 20 m Temp 36 44 C ServoPulse 1004 us__ Battery 5 91 V Vario 1 19 m s Alt 64 20 m Flight list A list of flights in a project z Re Data Manager Znojmo_2012 File View Settings Wir DRFOAL Flight11 Flight12 Flight13 Flight14 Flight15 Flight16 Flight17 Flight1 amp Flight19 Flight20 RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 14 Flights order can be changed by dragging a flight before or after another flight Drag amp drop flights to change their order Flights can be renamed or removed from a list Flight2 Flight3 Right click on a flight name to rename or remove it Rename Remove Note 1 When holding the SHIFT key while removing a flight the warning DOES NOT appear and the selected flight is removed without any notice 2 The last remaining flight on the list can t be removed Please create a new blank project instead Consider to back up the original flight files before removing flights Flights can be put together in one project from multiple open flight files Drag amp drop flights between multiple open projects Page 15 RC Data Manager flight data analysis software This button under MIN an2. 12 By pressing Write settings button you can save settings file to your SD card Settings file must always have the same name as previous and ini extension default is settings ini Otherwise RC Altimeter 3 will not be able to read settings from SD card Toolbar New creates a new blank project Open open an existing flight data file Device open a Device manager window see section Obtaining files from units Save save currently opened and selected file Export to image export currently selected graph to png jog or omp picture file Export to Google Earth export currently selected flight data to kml file Export to IGC export currently selected flight data to igc file Offset sets a selected point to a starting point altitude and time to 0 S amp Export to CSV export currently selected flight data to csv file OP Chop cuts a flight into pieces at selected points RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 13 File data view File data window consists of a flights list 1 currently selected flight MIN and MAX values 2 and a graph section 3 PT Re Da ata Manager Znojmo_2012 fltm Te O eee E L File View Settings Windows Help GN RFO SAA p Flight11 Flight12 Flight13 Flight14 Flight15 Flight16 Fiat i io V Markers V Battery V ServoPulse Vv Flight18 Flight19 Flight20
3. a KT ES E Re Data Manager RCM2 test Com be aie i Be Wew Settings Windows Hib 8 x B SARE LETI Gah b s Mi yah t KS GC 1400 1200 Rau 3 H K a o E H RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 21 Info tab Information about flight is shown in Info tab of graph section Pilot Palo LISHAK You can also write some note for the flight Date 18 03 12 Sampling interval 1 10 s Duration 02 07 8 FAI alt 56 80 m Multigraph tab FILETI FILET FILET3 ILET4 FILETS FILET With multigraph function multiple altitude graphs can be shown together when selected Si 9 70 amp 50 La 20 Zooming procedure is the same as with single graph MIN amp MAX values of selected flight are also visible on the bottom left side of the screen RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 22 Revision history April 2012 Initial release of user manual April 2012 Added chop and offset description January 2013 Added import task OLC download upload firmware altimeter 3 settings RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 23
4. ec eee 16 AEE E EE 22 LELIT AET a et 9 BEE 22 REVISION HISTO Y E 23 RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 2 Introduction RC Data Manager is software for subsequent flight analysis and changing unit settings It supports data from all RC Electronics units Key features e Small in size but fast in action e Easy to learn and use e Export to KML Google Earth CSV Excel and IGC files e Graph export to PNG JPG or BMP picture files Note This software runs only on Microsoft Windows OS Mandatory NET framework 3 5 or later must be installed You can obtain the latest version from http www microsoft com download en details aspx id 17851 Installing and updating Getting the latest version You can get the latest version of all our software including RC Data Manager from download section of our website http www rc electronics org index php link software download A RC Electronics Home News Dealers Software Recent News Product Ver Size Posted RC Data Manager windows OS 1 2 5 5 6 MB 25 Mar 12 Windows RC Altimeter 2 series Les 794 KB 18 Dec 11 RC Multi USB driver 1 0 1 3 MB 12 Mar 12 Drivers for USB interface 1 0 838 KB 24 Sep 08 Firmware Uploader 1 2 388 KB 03 Aug 09 Contact support rc electronics org Copyright rc electronics org All Oinhe Qaa 3 J The installer is compressed in a ZIP archive therefore you may need additional software to unzip it If you don t h
5. m 933 00 m tte Time 01 08 6 Alt 528 10 m Vario 2 50 m s Example for offset 6 Dia O meor Mme FNA To reset the graph into the original state click the Offset icon again select any point in graph and click the Reset to default button RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 20 Chop function The Chop function does exactly what its name says It chops divides a flight into several flights The quantity of those is user defined by a number of points selected 1 so 3 points make 4 flights etc New flights inherit the old flight name where additionally underscore and a sequence number are added Note Once divided flights can t be merged into one flight again Please consider to back up the original flight files before using the Chop function To use this function click the Chop icon in toolbar and select desired points in graph To delete a point simply click on it again and it will disappear When finished choosing new points click the Finish chopping button You can cancel the process by clicking the Cancel chopping button After flight is chopped new flights will be visible in a flights list and a flight overview graph Re Data Manager RCM2 test C fitm Fie Wan Settings Windows Help BSA 2 CRP rnin coping T as LETI Gah PS Miyat LETS LET6 Treote OFF Throte ON FAA ak Time 00 19 6 Alt 72 10 m ServoPulse 1148
6. of F3J start altitude max altitude from start to 10s after and can bee seen on RC Card v1 5 or later logging time is now accurate Before was wrong for 2 3 seconds in 10min interval FXJ start alt with non FAI version is working correct now fixed bug with some ESCs that was not working correctly with Multi 2 JETI Advanced 40 and others v1 10 _ if servo pulse is too long at power on pilot forgot to put throttle to off FAI function will not start and start altitude will not be generated until first pulse bellow 1200us is detected works with RC Card v1 4 vil D if boot hutan is presed during power on it will start bootloader RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Window similar to this one opens with list of current and earlier firmware versions with descriptions Click on the Begin update button and follow the instructions do not disconect the unit untill update is completed Page 7 The next example shows how to update firmware on RC Multi 2 Press boot button picture below which is located on other side of JR cable and hold it for 3 seconds You can release button and wait It can take up to 1 minute Follow the on screen insturctions press the boot button on your RC Multi 2 module and hold it for 3 seconds Update button Progress bar illustrates the progress Usually it takes about 10 seconds a Update finished New window opens with information abou
7. you will be notified about new versions when released by the program itself A blinking note appears in the menu bar right next to the menu _ Rc Data Manager mmm New version available File View Settings Windows Help You can click on the blinking note to directly download the new version and install it You will have your old RC Data Manager still open but you will be prompted to allow the installer to close it prior to new installation Follow the on screen guidance to finish the update procedure Obtaining and loading flight data files RC Data Manager supports fltm flt and fl3 files which you can obtain from RC Electronics hardware units Obtaining files from units To obtain data from units you can use menu bar or device icon on toolbar New Ctrl N Open Ctri O0 Save Ctrl 5 Save As Export Import Task Firmware uploader Exit You need to connect the unit to your PC with the supplied USB cable first and left click on the device icon after New window opens where you can download or erase flight data from the unit Pilot and flight name template can be set In the same window device manager can be used to modify the unit settings RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 5 To obtain data click the Download button and save a data file under a desired name and path To erase logger on your device click the Erase button and to write selected settings to device click Write settings b
8. RC DATA MANAGER Flight data analysis software for Windows OS cr det d g 00 ge e agta 400 Fights r H e net aid D ae T 7 Altitude Zi Vario WY Battery I7 Sery a oPulse 7 Temperature Gps Altitude Ground Speed Flight1 SEU amp FF gem ae 2400 10 40 gt gt wt f f f 3 a wn 30 TY 2 E S z Ce ac KH i f EN Ss gt Ud 3 g ps0 E bi e gt lt e E m S ow o e a Lech o S f oO l f Le f 4 Manual version 1 2 RC Electronics support rc electronics org http www rc electronics org Contents Ii ge CUI CUTE saisvceeuesicennsteeeesecncan on beck ens snub secured ducush sostieatesioeteccecuuunssiieecescuraaoesaecaaunssesossesccecivus 3 Wel 3 installing el E al EE 3 Getting the latest Ee EE 3 Te UE 4 Biet UNS E 5 Obtaining and Loading flight data FilCS escccssssssssccessesscccccsssscceessccccccccsssesseessscceess 5 Biet Teater Re 5 ORIN Ce TOA Ne O eE souseasnGeaipecusneducssractboersecto 6 Updating TMM ale ON TEE 7 Updating firmware on old RC UNITS E 9 RC Data Manager user interface E 10 Menu e LEE 10 OLC DOWO Te EE 11 FS PANE MS EE 12 TOOD EE 13 PLC Clee WIG WY EEN 14 A CN 14 Current flight MIN and MAX values sossssesssnseseenssrresrrrresrresssrrresrrerssrrreserressreressrerssreresereessrereserereseerese 16 GY AO SO BE 16 EI inf E 1o AEE E EE ee ee A E L E E
9. ave zip software you can use open source software called 7 zip http www 7 zip org RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 3 Installing After downloading the zip file unzip it and run SetupRcDataManager exe Follow the next steps a i 29 WF RcDataManger InstaltShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for RcDataManger The butakStveli R Witaed wil alow you to modfy Se e e repair Of remove ReDataManger To continue cick 1 This is an agreement between Licensor and Licensee who geg is being Licensed to use the named Software 2 Licensee acknowledges that this ts only a limited clusive bcense Licensor is and remains the owner of all titles rights and interests in the Software aj 3 This License permits Licensee to install the Sofware on iI accept the tens p the icense agreement Pe 1 do mot accept the terms in the icense agreement InstaiSrreid cpa Cage octane C eph Reg Cancel Step 1 Click Next Step 2 Accept the license agreement and click Next Destination Fokder Cick Next to instal to the folder or cick Change to nstal to a diferent foller instal ReDataMancer to H you want to review or Change any of your metalation settings cick Back C Progeann Fies x86 Ac Gectronics AcDataManager ward Meathi RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 4 Updating Once you have RC Data Manager installed
10. d MAX values expands or ce retracts graph section for easier multiple project reviewing merging Current flight MIN and MAX values Note These values are minimum and maximum values of currently selected flight only All available data is shown here regardless of data selected to show on graph Graph section Graph tab Grech i oreo Flight Overview Graph Graph Sen F 8 EE Eet Eed Ee d S va pa gi Dings es Flight overview graph shows the altitude of all flights in a currently selected project Each flight has different color so they are easier to read and manage As from flights list a flight can also be selected from this graph The selected flight turns red to indicate its selection RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 16 Single Flight data graph This is the main part of the RC Data Manager It shows all available data that is obtained from the RC units V Altitude V Varo V Markers V Battery V ServoPulse V Temperature V Gps Altitude V Ground Speed Flight11 offset 12 19 0 150 5 m CH CH A Throttle OFF Throttle ON FAIAIt Varlo m s Servo Pulse us Battery V Lan OO E EI EH E Ki a E v ke Ground speed km h Time 01 24 5 Alt 36 20 m Vario 0 29 m s GroundSpeed 44 00 km h GpsAlt 472 10 m Temp 36 43 C ServoPulse 1004us__ Battery 5 91 V 1 In upper row data to show in graph is selected altitude vario ma
11. e RC_FXJ_Programming Card v1i5 hex firmware for RC FXJ Programming card version 1 5 RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 9 Places Desktop Name Look in A Updates Le eg EE EI Date modified Type _ RC_Altimeter_2_FAIW015 hex 27 12 2012 19 31 HEX File __ RC_Altimeter_v215 hex 27 12 2012 19 31 HEX File _ RO_FAJ_Programming_Card_v15 hex 27 12 2012 19 31 HEX File dl File name Files of type Intel Hex C hex ze Lance Click on the correct firmware for your unit and Open remember selecting the wrong firmware for your unit can damage it Once the file is selected press the Upload button update of your RC device will start Abort button will cancel the procedure If you find any difficulties with updating your RC module read the instruction written in Update instruction manual which can be downloaded from our web page RC Data Manager user interface Menu bar New Ctrl N P Open Lt Save Ctrl 5 Save As Export Import Task Device Firmware uploader Exit File View Settings Windows Help News New create a new blank project Open open existing flight file Save save open project Save As save open project under specific name and path Export export project into picture KML Google Earth or IGC file Import Task import task for GPS triangle competition afg file Device obtain data from RC Electronics units Firmware upload
12. e this icon Go or click on the third mouse button normally a scroll wheel Offset function This function sets time and altitude off It actually sets the selected point in graph to zero The only data affected by this function are altitude and time to be modified to user s needs Although the whole graph gets shifted in time everything before zero time can still be seen by zooming out Note FAI altitude value if available DOES NOT get affected by this function regardless of changes made with Offset function To use the Offset function click the Offset Icon in toolbar and left click on a desired point in graph A popup window opens where the offset can also be set manually Offset er RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 19 After the offset is applied its values appear in brackets next to the flight name bx Re Data Manager Znojmo_2012 lala _x_ File View Settings Windows Help lt x ORPA CIALE Flight11 Graph Info Multigraph Flight12 Flight13 po co e IE e RESET EE EE eeng HIS 5 VOR ue EE corer er EE Flight14 E Ben e EE Deen EE ge Flight15 Flight16 Flight17 Flight18 Flight19 A V Altitude V Vario Markers Battery F ServoPulse Varlo m s Ground speed 0 00 km h 102 50 km h pulse 2145 us Temperature 34 39 97 C Altitude 31 20 m 537 80 m Vario 13 36 m s 14 15 m s Gps altitude 347 10
13. er copy new firmware to your connected RC unit Exit exit RC Data Manager RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 10 View Toolbar Toolbar enable or disable toolbar Units Units meters feet or yards are available Speed units Speed units km h mph or knots are available Multigraph Multigraph enable or disable reference altitude Vario interval Vario interval set up a vario interval OLC download OLC download receive an IGC file for OLC web site see subsection RC Altimeter 3 RC Altimeter 3 change settings for RC Altimeter 3 see subsection Windows Cascade Tile Vertical Tile Horizontal Choose the order of multiple windows on screen or close all Close All 1 Znojmo_2011 fltm 1 Znojrno_2012 fltm Help About shows program version info News News opens the latest news about RC Electronics enabled and blinking only when you have unread news waiting Toggle open projects OLC Download Enable OLC data download Export path C OLCFlight To receive an IGC file prepaired for OLC web site enable OLC data download and select path where this flights will be downloaded Flights for OLC must contain GPS data RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 11 RC Altimeter 3 settings Low voltage alarm Units Ki Saving interval Trigger Altitude Trigger Record external trigger _ Reverse RC trigger direction L PJ switc
14. h enabled L FXO time enabled Here RC Altimeter 3 settings can be changed By pressing Read settings button you can download settings file default is settings ini from your SD card Pilot change the name of the pilot Low voltage alarm set value for the low voltage alarm when light for low battery will start blinking Units sets the measurement units for the module s recorded altitude meter yard feet Saving interval set the interval time for saving data High Medium Low Trigger select between trigger ON OFF Altitude trigger RC trigger Altitude Trigger recording will start after the measured altitude exceeds the altitude that you entered in the Altitude Trigger box Record external trigger if checked a marker will be recorded with the next altitude record when the module detects a change from min to max or max to min on the channel it is connected to eg your throttle FXJ switch enabled to enable FXJ switch function check this option FXJ switch setting will appear for selecting the value of desired altitude FXJ time enabled to enable FXJ time function check this option FXJ time setting will appear for selecting the value of desired time in seconds RF select on which channel the RC Altimeter 3 will transmit data Reverse RC triger direction check this box to reverse the direction of your selected trigger RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page
15. rkers battery servo pulse temperature gps altitude only when gps data available current file name is visible with offset if selected and zooming tools are available to use 2 Middle section shows graphs of selected data On each side of the graph there are different scales that match the color of specific data graphs 3 Lower row shows data on current mouse pointer position If there are any markers available in the flight file they will be shown on graph and a color legend will appear on top of the graph RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 17 Climbing or descending average speed can easily be shown by drawing triangle over an altitude graph 01 18 01 33 01 48 02 03 To draw a triangle click the left mouse button anywhere on the graph to get a start point and then move the mouse Start and end points always stick to the graph vertically aligned with your mouse cursor To select end point click the left mouse button again A triangle is now drawn showing time altitude and average climbing descending speed calculated with altitude over time To discard the triangle double click the left mouse button To zoom in or out use the mouse scroll wheel or draw a rectangle around desired zoom area or use zooming tools RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 18 To move a zoomed graph hold the right mouse button and drag it around To fit a flight into a graph zoom 100 us
16. t update procedure Click OK and follow the Please reconnect unit instructions on screen When selecting the Device again Update available button will disapear This means that the updating was done correctly Your device is now always kept up to date and ready to use with the latest firmware RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 8 Updating firmware on old RC units Ctrl N a Open Ctrl O Mew To update firmware select Firmware uploader option from the File menu Make sure your device is connected Save Ctril Export Import Task SCH Device Firmware uploader This is just integrated version of Firmware Uploader v 1 2 in RC Data Manager You can use also stand alone version available from our web page a RC Electronics Firmware Uploader v 12 d COM pork 1 Program File Hame Browse New window opens sot _ Select the correct COM port which can be easily found if you select File Device wait for device to connect and read the port from the title bar Click on Browse button Window opens with firmware hex extension files which are kept updated by the RC Data Manager Commonly stored in a folder called Updates on the same drive the RC Data Manager is installed on your computer In this case we have e RC Altimeter_2 FAI v015 hex FAI approved firmware version for RC Altimeter 2 e RC Altimeter_v215 hex firmware for RC Altimeter version 2 15
17. utton note settings will not be loaded to the unit if Write settings is not left clicked Device connected on COMA Device Type RC MULTI 2 Firmware 1 10 Senal 102008 settings FXJ Switch Enabled FXJ Switch Altitude m FX Time Enabled Fx Time RF Channel coment Opening amp loading files To review a file in RC Data Manager you can simply open it with double click or load it from the menu bar or device icon on toolbar Ctrl N i a Open Ctrl 0 i Save Ctrl 5 ECKE Save As Export Import Task Device Firmware uploader Exit RC Data Manager flight data analysis software Page 6 You can then search for a flight file and load it into RC Data Manager Open OO A lt Users Matjaz Desktop rc data manager Organize v New folder X g Search data manager A Downloads Name Date modified 3 Recent Places es 4 Trnava2012 27 10 2012 19 22 FLTM File Znojmo_2012 27 10 2012 19 22 FLTM File Libraries Ee Documents a Music El Pictures S Videos Homegroup Ba Computer amp Local Disk C HOME D Ka 4 File name RCDataManager Files fltm v Updating firmware on RC units To update firmware on your RC unit select Update available button from the Device menu if enabled and blinking otherwise your firmware is up to date gem rm serve pulse logging value is rounded to 10us added measure
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