Manuale Utente MXL
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1. 26 a MYL 07 Sensor Type column shows the type of sensor you have installed on each channel and allows you to set a sensor on a configurable channel by choosing it from the list of pre defined sensors You can also set a custom sensor by selecting Custom sensor Manager and following the sensor customization procedure see Custom sensors Measure Unit column shows the selected unit of measure for each configured channel and allows you to change it with a double click Lower and Upper bound columns show sensor lower and upper bounds and allows you to change them with a double click on the cell Param 1 column shows you the first parameter set for each channel How to change this value depends on the channel it refers to For Speed RPM and gear channels you need to set the parameter in the related boxes for some sensors like a distance potentiometer for instance you can double click on this cell and a panel concerning the channel appears on bottom left corner of the screen In the figure below is a panel referring to a distance potentiometer Channel Name Sensor type Measure unit Channel_9 Potentiometer distance mm 1 Parameters 1 Maximum potentiometer used travel 100 For single channels configuration the characteristics of each channel are explained below gt Channels labelled from CH_1 to CH_7 for MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO and channels labelled from CH_1 to CH_11 for MXL PRO 05 are user defined Y2. gt gt buttons To stop demo mode switch off the gauge 55 amp MXL 11 My MXL Memory All MXL models have non volatile internal RAM memory whose characteristics depend on the version of your MXL This memory is retained even when power is off or disconnected Memory dimensions these are fixed per model and cannot be changed or upgraded MXL Strada 128 kb MXL Pista 8 Mb MXL PRO 8 Mb MXL PRO 05 16 Mb MXL round memory stores up to 500 laps in two blocks made of 250 laps so when lap number 501 is recorded laps from 1 to 250 are deleted This means you always have your last 250 laps in your logger memory your lap memory never fills up Memory Architecture MXL memory is divided into two parts first part stores sampled channels and when it fills up the MXL display shows MEMORY FULL second part is round and stores lap and split times RPM Speed and channels 1 and 2 max values for at least your last 250 laps and never fills up Memory Functions All MXL have a maximum storage time at 380Hz total sampling frequency Maximum storage time depends on sampling frequency and on memory dimensions Increasing sampling frequency maximum storage time diminishes MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO have 3 hours max sampling time at 380Hz total sampling frequency 30 minute max sampling time at 2kHz total sampling frequency MXL PRO 05 6 hours max sampling time at 380Hz total sampling freque
3. e Close all applications if any are open and if MXL is connected to the Pc unplug it e Insert Race Studio 2 CD in the CD Rom drive and if auto play function is not enabled browse it and click on Setup icon otherwise the installation proceeding starts automatically e Click on Install Race Studio 2 button e Select installation language e Press OK button e Press Continue anyway button e Click on Finish button e Connect USB cable to both the PC and MXL and switch the logger on e Click on Yes button e Click on Continue anyway button e Click on Next button e Click on Continue anyway button e Click on Finish button and Run Race Studio 2 Software e With the logger connected and switched on click on logger Identification button If your monitor shows you a distorted window with for instance all buttons displaced please see Note 1 Race Studio 2 visualization problems at the end of this chapter 18 CTD MY 4 a m 1 07 7 1 2 Race studio 2 installation for Windows 2000 e Close all applications if any are open and if MXL is connected to the Pc unplug it e Insert Race Studio 2 CD in the CD Rom drive and if auto play function is not enabled browse it and click on Setup icon otherwise the installation proceeding starts automatically e Click on Install Race Studio 2 and AIM documentation button e Select installation language e Press N
4. A connector and 16 pins connector is labelled B Connector 12A 11A 10A 9A 8A 7A 16B 15B 14B 13B 12B 11B 10B 9B Connector Details AMP 12 Pins Pin Function Pin Function 1A GND 7A USBD 2A 9 15V Battery input 8A RPM 150 400 V coil input and RPM square wave gt 8 V 3A Can 1 for ECU interface 9A VB 4A Can 1 for ECU interface 10A GND 5A RS 232 TX for ECU interface 11A VB 6A RS232 RX for ECU interface 12A Speed Connector Details AMP 16 Pins Pin Function Pin Function 1B Analog Input 4 9B Analog Input 8 2B CV Reference 10B USB D 3B Analog GND 11B Analog GND 4B Analog Input 3 12B Analog Input 7 5B Analog Input 2 13B Analog Input 6 6B V Reference 14B V Reference 7B Analog GND 15B Analog GND 8B Analog Input 1 16B Analog Input 5 82 CID Technical characteristics General characteristics Analog Input channels Speed channels Input channels from ECU Max Sampling frequency per channel Total sampling frequency Internal g sensor External power Voltage output V reference Internal memory ECU Interface PC Interface Other characteristics MXL Pista dimensions Display dimensions Chassis MXL Value 8 1 Max 64 Up to 500 Hz 2000 Hz Mono axial 10g From 9 to 15 VDC 4 5 V for potentiometers 8 Mbytes Serial CAN protocol 300 Kbytes sec USB port Value 174 x 110 x 26 mm 140 x 67mm Aluminium 83 CTD MXL Appendix F MXL PRO technical characteri
5. Add Modty Add Modty J In the window s upper part is a waiting bar which informs you on the download percentage status 58 AD MYL 07 Below the waiting bar is a checkbox circled in the figure that allows you to Clear logger memory after saving data It is enabled by default to avoid filling the logger memory since this will cause data acquisition to stop If you do not want to clear logger memory after download disable it you may need to download data on more than one Pc Use with care After data download Save button enables If you press it without specifying file name and destination folder the file is automatically saved in the default folder X Program files AIM DATA where X is the hard drive where Race Studio 2 is installed with the default name new drk gt To save the file with another name and or in another folder insert file name in Name box and press Browse button save as window appears If you unintentionally close this window without saving the data you will see the following warning M RaceStudioConf A You have NOT SAVED data Do you really want to exit now el Sea 59 MXL f you have already saved files automatically without specifying file name and destination folder and you try to save others the system gives you the choice between an automatic numeric file name and a manual file name RaceStudioC
6. f the vehicle needs it you can press the accelerator before switching the engine off but when the vehicle is completely stopped 48 CTD MY 1 07 8 3 3 Gear calculation After engine switch off gear calculation proceeding starts automatically During this period LED AL1 blinks gt After a few seconds duration of the calculation depends on learning lap length LED AL1 switches off the display no longer shows r unning gear cal All AIM systems allow gear calculation to proceed if you need to switch the engine off In this case you only need to power the MXL on and the calculation re starts automatically with the recorded values In this case the calculation takes more time and you see blinking before LED AL2 and after LED AL1 WARNING do not move the vehicle and do not switch the engine on during gear calculation If you move the vehicle the logger may record values that can confuse the calculation 49 CTD MY 1 07 8 3 4 Final suggestions The gear calculation procedure is only possible due to the measurement of the angular speed of the driving shaft and of the driving wheel When friction is completely engaged between the two speeds a ratio is defined mechanically by the engaged gear If the friction slides this ratio is no longer determinable If reference speed comes from a non driving wheel the sliding between driving wheel and non driving one due to accelerations and brakes implies an error in
7. gt 8V VB GND VB VB GND Analog Input 11 MXL 1 18 2 19 30 20 29 31 36 32 37 35 33 34 26 24 25 8 o 10 H 23 Function Analog Input 12 V reference V reference Analog Input 10 V reference Analog Input 9 Analog Input 8 Analog GND GND VB Speed 2 Analog GND Analog Input 5 Analog Input 7 V reference Analog GND Speed 1 Lap 88 CTD Technical characteristics General characteristics Analog Input channels Speed channels Input channels from ECU Max sampling frequency per channel Total sampling frequency Internal g sensor External power Voltage output V reference Internal memory ECU interface PC Interface Other characteristics MXL PRO 05 dimensions Display dimensions Chassis MXL Value 12 4 Max 64 Up to 500 Hz 2000 Hz Mono axial 10g From 9 to 15 VDC 4 5 V for potentiometers 16 Mbytes Serial CAN protocol 300 Kbytes sec USB port Value 174 x 110 x 26 mm 140 x 67 mm Aluminium 89 Manufacturer and dealers CID Aim Srl Via Cavalcanti 8 20063 Cernusco Sul Naviglio Milan Italy Tel 0039 02 92 90 571 Fax 0039 02 92 11 80 24 E mail info aim sportline com www aim sportline com EUROPEAN DEALERS MX 5 Ann Racing Konsertv 7 S 245 42 Staffanstorp Tel 0046 46 25 53 84 www aim racing se Data Box Pje ST Jordi 1 Baixos 08757 Corbera de Llobregat Barcelona Tel 0034 936 882 513
8. mm 1 07 The MXL is equipped with a USB port to interface with a PC As standard equipment your MXL Pista PRO PRO 05 comes with an infrared lap transmitter and receiver these are optional equipment for the MXL Strada Our Technical Support and Customer Service is available every day from 9am to 5pm call 800 718 9090 in the USA and as usual we are at your side at almost all the major races nationwide to provide you with personal assistance If you have any question need help or want to give us feedback please visit our website www aim sportline com outside USA and Canada www aimsports com USA and Canada We are not satisfied until you are satisfied Thank you for your choice of an AIM product By choosing the MXL you have chosen the very best we have to offer CID MY 1 07 Table of contents 1 MXL KITS sicciciectncesccsacsncotesscescovessesecsseceseuecausentenc vecedessesars scsvesssosdvsetsasducowceseusecbassneove exes 5 2 HOW TO INSTALL AND POWER MXL rss 6 3 HOW TO SAMPLE THE RPM ji ssssicssssccesscatesiescasconss Shecseoscatecncoseoveesscbacestedtosecescbbesecedebcee seek 6 4 HOW TO INSTALL AND POWER RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTERS sus 7 1 InfTared VE CEIVED sosisini E e E terne ee aiei 7 4 2 Infrared transmitters sense 6 4 2 1 The lap transmitter 8 4 2 2 The split transmitter cccecceccesecseseenseseceseeceesecseese
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10. e With the logger connected and switched on click on logger Identification button 7 If your monitor shows you a distorted window with for instance all buttons displaced please see Note 1 Race Studio 2 visualization problems at the end of this chapter 20 LLL MY a mm 1 07 7 2 How to configure MXL through Race Studio 2 software To configure MXL through Race Studio 2 software e Run Race Studio 2 software e Click on MXL button on the left vertical toolbar 7 2 1 Creating and managing MXL configurations If you are configuring MXL for the first time New Configuration window appears e Chose your logger from MXL Strada Pista PRO PRO 05 e Choose the Manufacturer of your ECU if supported see How_to connect MXL to the ECU chapter e Choose your ECU Model e Enter a name for your new configuration e Enter your Vehicle name e Choose Speed Temperature and Pressure measure unit e Press OK button 21 CID MYI 2 1 07 The System Manager window appears This window is internal to Race Studio 2 main window and allows you to manage all commands related to MXL configuration On top of this window are two pushbuttons that allows you to Tishaa Transmit a configuration to the Logger Detect an unknown configuration and store it in the configurations database Immediately under is a row always displayed showing all information related to the configuration you are workin
11. 6 85 d g AL at ALa IO 5 O AR 140 5 53 ALS O Ir ALS ALS au MEM view MY i LLL MENU Connector details Beacon channel Pin Function Pin Function 1 Magnetic Lap 3 VB 2 GND 4 Optic lap Connector details CAN for external Expansion modules Pin Function Pin Function 1 Can 0 4 Can 0 2 GND 5 9 15 Battery Input 3 VB 26 1 02 110 4 32 E Dimensions in mm inches Female 4 pins connector pinout external view Female 5 pins connector pinout external view 78 CTD Connectors Details MXL 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A 8B 7B 6B 5B 4B 3B 2B 1B 12A 11A 10A 9A 8A 7A 16B 15B 14B 13B 12B 11B 10B 9B AMP 12 and 16 pins External view on the right 28 pins AMP Connector pinout external view Pin 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A Pin 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 12 pins connector is labelled A connector and 16 pins connector is labelled B Connector Connector Details AMP 12 Pins Function Pin Function GND 7A USB D 9 15V Battery input 8A RPM 150 400 V coil input and RPM square wave gt 8 V Can 1 for ECU interface 9A VB Can 1 for ECU interface 10A GND RS 232 TX for ECU interface 11A VB RS232 RX for ECU interface 12A Speed Connector Details AMP 16 Pins Function Pin Function Analog Input 4 9B Analog Input 8 V Reference 10B USB D Analog GND 11B Analog GND Analog Input 3 12B Analog Input 7 Analog Input 2 13B Analog Input
12. D D y C cu Crating Merten p vireta cus bates rooe Lo Presase sonso p Speed censor C Coreunphon seres L Raw va L Presasre sensor L Voltmeter L Temperature serso L Temperature serscr D Row vn L Rew vde b Row vde D D g SE BH cus Crating MEFO SPID cus Crating MEFT 48_FURLCONS cul Lawa MEFT 40_STATUS cus Gratin MEFT 48_FURPRESS Es Lattes MEFE EFB Eu 10 Late verbs TE C Late rere pat eu 2 Late MEFLA6 PUNTE HOUR Ecu 13 Late MEFL A6 AUNTIE MIN nt De 2 ecu tratios MEFL4E gaus tratied MEFO MP VATS gcu 14 tratios Ere M FRA TAAAAAAAAT ARR T lt sss4asgs Pressure sorso Channel Identifier column identifies each channel RPM Speed Configurable channels labelled as CH_X ECU channels if a supported ECU is connected Enabled Disabled column shows which channels are enabled disabled and allows you to enable disable them with a double click on the cell except for RPM Speed and gear channels that have to be set through System Configuration layer Channel name column shows each channel name and allows you to change it by double clicking on the cell and inserting the desired channel name Sampling column shows each channel sampling frequency and allows you to change it by double clicking on the cell 8 Please note increasing sampling frequency decrease maximum storage time as more samples are created filling the memory faster see My MXL memory paragraph
13. USB port and to port on the left side of the MXL gt Switch the MXL power on Go to Race Studio 2 System Manager main window Press Transmit button on Race Studio 2 top toolbar This window appears and led ShpperationjnErperes ontor a few seooncs ME NN M RaceStudioConf This window appears and led Mo A f AL2 on the left of MXL has W OK configuration transmitted to datalogger switched off 36 CID M VI ms 1 07 7 3 1 Configuration transmission troubleshooting During Configuration transmission you may see various error messages M RaceStudioConf Check if the USB cable is correctly plugged into the PC and the logger A Impossible to communicate with data logger USB port re try to transmit the configuration M RaceStudioConf You are transmitting to the logger a ep Gear configuration of datalogger configuration with a different gear 9 is different From that of RaceStudio setting see Gear Box paragraph Do you want to update datalogger Press OK button if you want to si change gear box settings M cc The system warns you that the E A aaa logger you are trying to transmit the Tareniano contortion ni arare thoni configuration to has data stored in its memory that will be deleted if you Le transmit the configuration 37 CID M VI ms 1 07 Note 1 Race Studio 2 Visualization problems If when you run Race studio 2 you monitor shows you a distorted i
14. if you wish to see this information coming from your vehicles ECU assuming it can transmit it Select Calculated to calculate the engaged gear through an algorithm based on RPM and speed fill in Highest gear number box Select Calculated with neutral signal Channel 8 12 if you have a neutral sensor you can use to both calculate gears and see neutral gear Fill in Highest Gear Number box 31 LLL MYI a mm 1 07 Channel for alarm and measure boxes H BGH Channel for alarm Threshold HIGH Channel for alarm Threshold H Channel_1 v 190 H 30 Bil channel_s 2 5 ol 2 5 H Channel _5 x 10 H 0 Ur i Ai I Link alarm to measure fields M Link alarm to measure fields Measure Short name Measure Short name Field 1 always displayed Field 1 always displayed Channel_1 ci Channel_1 CHI Field 3 page 1 Field 3 page 1 Channel_3 CH_3 Channel_3 id CH3 Field 3 page 2 3 Field 3 page 2 Channel_5 a hk Channel 5 gt HS Channel boxes are connected to the 6 alarm leds of your MXL display set each channel as Max H high or Min L low alarm Insert Threshold value Note if Led option in RPM box see RPM box is enabled the led of the channel linked to RPM max value partially disables you can only set its threshold value Field boxes are linked to the field shown on MXL display see How to read MXL display The first on the left and on the righ
15. mer nd ons detente ea 64 14 2 HOW to plota CHANEL siese e ene a dh 66 14 3 How to create a track map Pista PRO PRO OS only 69 14 3 1 Possible track map creation troubleshooting soseo 72 APPENDIX A INSTALLING THE H2O THERMORESISTOR s cscceceessssseeceeeceesessaeeeeeees 73 APPENDIX B INSTALLING THE EGT THERMOCOUPLE sisi 74 APPENDIX C INSTALLING THE BIKE SPEED SENSOR 000000eeseseeeseseeeseseseeeseseneeens 77 APPENDIX D MXL STRADA TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS s0sss0eeeseseseeeseeeseeeseeeeees 78 APPENDIX E MXL PISTA TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 00c00eseeeseseseseseseseseseeeeeeens 81 APPENDIX F MXL PRO TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 0 000sseseeeseseseseseseseseseseeeeees 84 APPENDIX G MXL PRO 05 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ss 87 MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS ccscsesesesesesesesevesesesevesereseseseseseveseresereseresesesesesesesesesenesens 90 CTD 1 MXL Kits MXL AIM has developed different MXL kits to fit various situations the chart below shows the standard equipment in each kit All MXL kits are designed to be ready for race day without any extra gear needed to get started MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO MXL PRO 05 e MXL Strada e MXL Pista e MXL PRO PRO 05 e Display Backlight e Display backlight e Display Backlight e CAN RS232 Cables e CAN RS 232 Cables e CAN RS232 Cable e Power Cable e Cable
16. set the System Configuration Activate System Configuration Layer Select configuration C Speed o Ceed speed 1 l s Wheel crourference 1666 mm e Pilies per wheel revoktion 1 St t Light or Lap f ne a 9 Lap segments fr Charral 6 fo a Link alarm to masaze fakk Messure Moarre Short nane Field aways displayed Field 2 days played fOhanral zj 194 1 Field 3 page Field 4 page 1 Channel _3 X o Charnel_4 jou Fick 3 page 2 Find 4 page forts z 9 a ot Set RPM box Set Gear Sensor Box Set Channel for alarm boxes and Measure Fields Set Enable Static string box if you wish to use it Set Lap box Set Speed box Set Shift Lights boxes See below how to set each of these 29 CID MYI 1 07 Rpm box Rpm AIMsensor Multiply Factor i AIMER fos eee MAX value 16000 m ECUsignal MAX value 16000 Led None X Led None Fo enable AIM Sensor and set Multiply Factor and RPM Max Value if you have installed an RPM sensor on your vehicle and connected it to your gauge The RPM row in the channel table is now enabled enable ECU Signal and set RPM MAX value if you are sampling this channel directly from the ECU of your vehicle You can also link RPM Max value to one of the six alarm leds to trigger it when the engine reaches the specified RPM value In the example below RPM
17. threshold is 15 000 and linked to Led 2 The led does not switch off until data download is made In this specific situation the channel for alarm corresponding to led 2 is disabled as the RPM Max Value overrides it We suggest you set threshold value corresponding to ECU s RPM limiter SOI ECUsignal MAX value 16000 Ai Led 2 X Threshold 15000 Gear sensor Box MXL can detect the engaged gear using an on board gear sensor sample it from the ECU or calculate it using an algorithm based on engine RPM and Speed Available options are None Potentiometer Channel 8 Channel 12 for MXL PRO 05 ECU Calculated Calculated with neutral signal Channel 8 12 This setting is very useful to quickly highlight an over rev situation due to poor downshifting without opening Race Sudio Analysis software 30 GD Gear sensor ECU Gear sensor Gear sensor P Gear sensor Calculated Calculated with neutral signal Channel 8 Calculated Highest gear number co Calculated alculated with neutral signal Channel 8 Highest gear number T MXL Select None if no sensor is installed or you do not wish to see the gear number this option will be disabled on your display Select Potentiometer Channel 8 12 if your vehicle is equipped with a gear potentiometer installed on channel 8 12 Ch_8 12 of Channel table sets to Calculated Gear Select ECU
18. 6 V Reference 14B V Reference Analog GND 15B Analog GND Analog Input 1 16B Analog Input 5 79 CID Technical characteristics General characteristics Analog Input channels Speed channel Input channels from ECU Memory Management External power Voltage Output V reference Internal memory ECU Interface PC Interface Other characteristics MXL Strada dimensions Display dimensions Chassis MXL Value 8 1 Max 64 Records Lap Times Max Ch Values From 9 to 15 VDC 4 5 V for potentiometers 128 Kbytes Serial CAN protocol 300 Kbytes sec USB port Value 174 x 110 x 26 mm 140 x 67mm Aluminium 80 oP MXL 07 Appendix E MXL Pista technical characteristics 174 6 85 26 1 02 i i a ALI a aLa lt 5 a 140 5 53 As m QC aLs aLe 1 i P MENU MEM view vi Am N MY lt lt gt gt K quit ZL Connector details Beacon channel Pin Function Pin Function 1 MagneticLap 3 VB 2 GND 4 Optic lap Female 4 pins connector pinout external view Connector details CAN for external Expansion modules Pin Function Pin Function 1 Can 0 4 Can 0 2 GND 5 9 15 V Battery input Female 5 pins connector 3 VB pinout external view 81 oa MXL 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A 8B 7B 6B 5B 4B 3B 2B 1B Connectors Details AMP 12 and 16 pins External view on the right 28 pins AMP Connector pinout external view 12 pins connector is labelled
19. CTD MY 1 07 Dear MXL Owner Your MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO MXL PRO 05 is the latest generation of AIM data acquisition systems for car bike racing and provides you a stunning easy to use and multifunctional display Not just a stunning display that is fully configurable to your needs the MXL can record the performance of you and your vehicle in detail We offer the MXL in a wide range of models with functions and feature sets so you can choose the exact model to match your needs The MXL is part of the total A M racing data solution which includes our Race Studio 2 software running on your PC through which you can control and configure your MXL all versions as well as download and analyze your data Pista PRO PRO 05 The MXL allows you to monitor and display RPM speed gear number lap split times and other custom sensors on analog inputs Depending on MXL version you can monitor and record 8 to 12 analog inputs and display 6 of them MXL also has a backlight that can be switched on during night or low light racing In addition you can create track maps with the internal lateral G force sensor Pista PRO PRO 05 only or the external gyroscope optional BIKE equipment allowing you to correlate your data and your track position The MXL is available with 128kb Strada 8Mb Pista PRO or 16Mb PRO 05 of non volatile RAM internal memory the memory is retained even when the power is off CID MYI z
20. ECU s user manual If you have an ECU communicating through an RS232 protocol the standard connection is e cable labelled RS 232 RX with the ECU TX e cable labelled GND with ECU GND PLEASE REFER TO YOUR ECU S USER MANUAL TO BE SURE WHICH PINS ARE USED AND WHICH CABLE IS TO BE CONNECTED TO WHICH PIN To know if your ECU is supported by MXL and for more information about MXL ECU connection please refer always to our website www aim sportline com As ECU manufacturers continually update their products refer to the website for the latest information which may conflict with this manual ird MYI ih s am 1 07 6 How to read MXL display MXL s wide display shows a lot of information 10 fully configurable shift lights RPM bargraph Y Configurable RPM scaling DTA Speed Q 6 alarm leds A sg mz a 2 Analog inputs mis a WI ris wt C 71101 Forecast Lap Time Field 1 and Field 2 LEE Re ACO Lit O IU Lap split times of system configuration 2 i Battery voltage iD RPM digital value A W O MXL Current Time D um ww 7 Odometer Configurable text bar either custom message or two by two 4 channels among these sampled Date Gear number Description of MXL display The displayed information is completely controllable via software see How to configure your MXL through Race Studio 2 software Very often the same display will show multiple pieces of informa
21. Harness e Oil Temp sensor e Race Studio 2 e Oil temp sensor e Water temp sensor e USB cable e Water temp sensor e Speed sensor e Speed sensor e RPM Sensor cable e RPM Sensor cable e IR Lap Rx and Tx e IR Lap Rx and Tx e USB cable e USB cable e Race Studio 2 e Race Studio 2 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO MXL PRO 05 IR Lap Rx and Tx Oil Temp sensor Water Temp Sensor Speed Sensor RPM sensor cable Wirings Other sensors e Split Transmitter e Other Sensors e Split Transmitter e Cable Harness e Other Sensors 1 Race Studio 2 is the software properly developed by AIM to configure the MXL and analyze stored data IR Lap Rx and TX means infrared Lap Receiver and Transmitter s CID MY 1 07 2 How to install and power MXL To install MXL in your car or motorcycle e Install the MXL vertically with the display perpendicular to vehicle s direction of motion in order to correctly measure the lateral g force using the internal accelerometer e Choose a location where the display unit is not in contact with oil or fuel e Make sure that the gauge is not installed too close to heat sources e Protect the MXL from vibration use the included anti vibration mountings e Avoid rigid connections between the display unit and the chassis by using anti vibration mountings Silent Blocks To power MXL e Connect MXL to an external 9 15 VDC power source the vehicle batte
22. L Temes Cemeg isese joc qpremse detey meg te mme eam ee 8e phaea aranga Oe mme 1 EN Peg mnt Fan omea oe tetas C Egeas RGAE Comes epee ew ETATS a iem gt Click on Close button System Settings Change 3 You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Click on Yes button and re start your computer After re start run Race Studio 2 and all should work properly 41 Me ewer 8 Sensors Management MXL can manage both on board and custom sensors Some sensors like potentiometers and accelerometers need to be calibrated auto calibrated 8 1 Custom sensor expert users only Pressing Custom sensors button in the top toolbar This window appears Cusomire sensor Serco name te Pes abcde corner Soeur u nv sna T Serres hype Temperature 4 a r DO 14 28 42 66 70 y OK Bote ADPKD Be wo asen al 6 0940156011 amp 2 300 000000 a tHMitedii n ares Through it you can create a new custom sensor modify an existing sensor gt import export a sensor or all sensors using the related button gt delete a sensor using the related button 42 CID MY 1 07 8 1 1 How to create a custom sensor Press Custom Sensors on the top toolbar Enable the checkboxes o
23. SMITTER ON THE TRACK J ji XY i mod TL0600 Traditional Lap transmitter New Lap transmitter The Lap transmitter can be powered e by 8 AA batteries placed in the transmitter case or e by an external 12V power cable When battery charge status is low the power led starts blinking each second The transmitter has two operating modes e Low power track width less than 10 m 30 ft e High Power mode track width more than 10 m needs external 12V power To activate High Low Power function e Unscrew the transmitter case from the back e Place the jumper clip circled in the figure below over one of the two connectors for low power mode or over both the connectors for high power 8 aD MY z a mm 1 07 Please note when the transmitter is set to high power mode both power leds light up when the transmitter is turned on High power mode needs 12V external power When deploying your transmitter at the track be sure to check for other transmitters which are not always placed at the start finish line The simplest approach is for all drivers to use the same transmitter during a race Use the Obscuring Time setting see how to set the system configuration paragraph to ensure that MXL reads only the transmitter you want Incorrect Obscuring Time settings or unknown multiple transmitters can cause the MXL to record inaccurate or confusing lap times CID MY ms 1 07 4 2 2 The split transmitter The Infrared Sp
24. XL 7 2 3 How to set MXL Channels Activate Channels layers B aa ENS koast tend 2 senc weee Per ges teii Whasiirontmeree mm 106 p fia Soran von tusas Epeen m8 3 Sn y cel font ed i Cmat ed ad LR trabied Gorert hen Of Y 1 trated Great Yer OtY v4 Enatied Garance ben DV Y4 Crat ed Game Wee OF Ya utia Ganas voy S V va Crates Gere ew OF va hati Ganaa ew OS va Erat nd Gerace ree OSV va tnathed Gaart how OSV Ya crated Gros ew OS va rat e Gaare reu OF va Chats Gree ew S V Ya Ernstin C cudsted Sam trated Les coer es oI tration Cond yore lt Erabi Battery Y4 Cratied LL Upe guet war lasd rating 10 Speed emer Crete lore Speed werner mah Etid 10r Tempa ature mecs lt Crates 10 T en erstuse serso lt Enatiod lore Temper sture sereo lt Erted lore Presse rroo Wer Eros LE Preture serso wel Owes iorw Pocenege ere si Crat ed 10vu rem dot w Gratis ome Ang were wy Grates Ore Lap xts coret ap rable tai Channels Layer layout depends on your MXL version It allows you to set the channels acquired by your MXL and you have to set as many speed boxes related to the vehicle wheels as your logger has or disable those you do not use This means 4 Speed boxes for MXL PRO and MXL PRO 05 and one speed box for MXL Strada and MXL Pista Set channels table 24 ee MXL Speed boxes Speed_2 Disabled Speed_1 Enabled Wheel circumferenc
25. ace Studio 2 Race Analysis Studio Analysis or press F5 on your PC keyboard Once Race Studio Analysis is launched the following window appears The Test database and lap manager window is made of different layers and allows you to load unload a test and to manage the database and the loaded tests 10 MXL Pista MXL PRO MXL PRO 05 only MXL Strada does not download data 63 AD MY ms 1 07 14 1 How to open a test You can choose a test to open in two ways using the 5 selection criteria recommended or not Opening a test using the 5 selection criteria enable Use selection criteria checkbox In the lower part of the Test database and Lap manager window you can see all tests included in the database and in the upper part database categories and sub categories click on the selection criteria you want to use Select track Select vehicle etc the corresponding selection window appears Test type seber tion Test type seber tion Click to select unselect Click to select unselect Genenc testing Generic testing Quallying testing Quai pire testing Waumup Race Heat Race Test type selection no type selected Test type selection one type selected To choose a database sub category enable it as shown in the figure on the right you can enable more than one sub category Please repeat this operation for all criteria Tests not belonging t
26. ate information before proceeding Further please check our website for the most up to date Race Studio 2 version and MXL firmware release For further information concerning Race Studio 2 and USB drivers installation and troubleshooting you can always refer to the Installation_xxx pfd file on the same website CTD MY 1 07 7 1 How to install Race Studio 2 and the USB drivers The Race Studio 2 software has been designed to guarantee maximum working reliability and proper compatibility has been tested with the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows 98 e Windows 2000 e Windows Me e Windows Xp The following operating systems are NOT SUPPORTED e Microsoft Windows 95 e Microsoft Windows NT e All non Microsoft operating systems To install Race Studio 2 software and the USB drivers on your PC please insert the CD in the CD drive and then depending on your operating system follow the appropriate directions as detailed below CID MY 1 07 7 1 1 Race studio 2 installation for Windows XP e Check windows Drivers signing option default setting click Start Settings Control Panel System select Hardware layer click on Driver Signing option and if Block never install unsigned driver software is enabled disable it and enable Warn Prompt me each time to choose an action checkbox OK OK and close all windows
27. cueeeecsaeesesaeeaseseeaeeees 10 5 HOW TO CONNECT MXL TO THE ECU sisi 11 6 HOW TO READ MXL DISPLAY nn nr n nn nrenensenesnennessensesesnsesnesnennesnsonensonee 12 6 1 MXL alarm led and shift lights 13 0 2 Forecast Lap HME xk ressentent dti ne 14 6 3 Other useful information 15 7 HOW TO INSTALL RACE STUDIO 2 AND CONFIGURE YOUR MXL ou eeceeecseeeceseseeseeees 16 7 1 How to install Race Studio 2 and the USB drivers 17 7 1 1 Race studio 2 installation for Windows XP 18 7 1 2 Race studio 2 installation for Windows 2000 19 7 1 3 Race studio 2 installation for Windows 98 ME ns 20 7 2 How to configure MXL through Race Studio 2 software 21 7 2 1 Creating and managing MXL configurations 21 7 2 3 How to set MXL Channels 24 7 2 4 How to set the System Configuration 29 7 3 How to transmit the configuration 36 7 3 1 Configuration transmission troubleshooting nesse 37 Note 1 Race Studio 2 Visualization problems 38 8 SENSORS MANAGEMENT cssccsssscssssessscsssssvsscsensssesecsesessassssseucsseesenssensavesssensusesesesoass 42 8 1 Custom sensor expert users only ss 42 8 1 1 How to create a custom Sensor 43 8 1 2 How to modify a custom sensor 44 8 2 How to calibrate auto calibrate a sensor 44 8 2 1 How to calibrat
28. d value to database button In the left column the new category appears and OK button becomes enabled click on it e f the desired property name appears in the existing database categories left column you can select it single clicking on the name and click OK button 61 aep MXL e f you do not wish to specify any category the file is saved in the database and all attributes set to None e Please repeat this procedure until all 5 categories have been filled e Once all the attributes have been set like in the following image please click on OK button Dowmisad HXI Operate completed eee F Oas logger memory ater nav date Bome C Wroga AMADA TAEWA few 62 iD MY a mm 1 07 14 How to use Race Studio Analysis Except for MXL Strada Race Studio Analysis is the software developed by AIM to analyse data stored in your MXL It is a very powerful instrument for analysing and improving vehicle and driver performance It allows you to create track maps compare different laps plot channels versus time distance or frequency has a data animation option an histograms option and useful math channels To run Race Studio Analysis click twice on the corresponding icon shown on the right that you find on the desktop of your PC monitor bay f you are using Race Studio 2 click on Analysis tab Race Studio or on Start Program Files AIM R
29. e mm 1666 Pulses per wheel revolution 1 You can decide whether to use each of those channels or not To use it Press Enabled button Type in the related wheel circumference in mm gt Enter the number of pulses for wheel revolution the number of magnets you have installed on the wheel The related row in Channels table becomes enabled Not to use it Press Disabled button The related row in channels table becomes disabled 25 MXL Channel Table rrei dertiier Cnabledidcatied Curral name Sampling Sereor type Mess Comer bound Upper bound Para RPM Custi ogre wie Engra revohtion speed pa 9 20000 FON Crating Speed 1 tore Speed teh 1 00 209 FOR Coates Speed 2 wie geet wha 00 mo s03 tratied Speed 3 tore Speed heh 1 00 2090 04 trated Seed tore Speed heh 1 00 200 nt tratied ered tre Gerere hee OSV vu 00 a ou Cesabied Osr wie Generic ire osy va 00 so ou Cest Marre D wie Gaari kaw OSV vu oo 50 os rating arret 4 Garer re 05V vt 00 9 us rating ard 5 Garak kaw 0 5 V vt 00 9 Hs tratied Dore Gover hee OSV va oo so ch traties Orra Gerere wew 04 V vat 00 so as ratios ares Gerere Wee OSV va oo so MC SEAR traties Ceudsted Gear Coditel Gow 0 3 AeA trated Ad Later al accelerometer q a 3 00 3 00 LOG trated Datsogger _tene Cold pet lt 0 s sant traded battery Battery vat so 150 eu tratied MEFO fee Engra 10004 sensor rpa 0 2000 cuz Cratied MEFO LECT Temperature sesos 0 20000 p y C C C C
30. e sensor gt firmly fix it on a self made iron bracket gt ensure the distance between sensor and phonic wheel is between 0 5 and 2 mm optimum value 1 mm and plug the sensor connector in your MXL Minimum required dimensions of the trigger for the sensor to work properly with reference to the figure below that shows the sensor correctly installed are Tooth height A 5 06 mm 0 19 inches Tooth width B 2 54 mm 0 1 inches Tooth spacing C 10 16 mm 0 4 inches Tooth thickness D 6 35 mm 0 25 inches Optimum sensor performance depends on the combination of these variables trigger material geometry and speed sensor trigger gap magnetic material in close proximity 76 CTD MY 1 07 Appendix C Installing the BIKE speed sensor The wheel speed sensor for bike installations is a magneto resistive non contact device and needs a magnetic trigger to pass behind the sensor face When mounting the sensor see figure below please firmly install it on a self made iron bracket and make sure that the distance between the sensor and the magnetic trigger is between 15 and 8 mm 10 mm is the optimum value Once the sensor is installed please plug the sensor Binder connector in your MXL i J RE 77 CID MXL Appendix D MXL Strada technical characteristics 174
31. e a Gear sensor Potentiometer 46 CTD MY ms 1 07 8 3 How to calculate gears smart 47 8 3 1 Activate gear calculation proceeding ccsccccesceseseeseeeetecneeseeneeeee 47 83 2 Learning lp eme ne RAR E 48 8 3 3 Gear calculation ceecccccccccccccceccccccccessessccsccccceessssssssceceesenscsesesceseeseneeees 49 8 3 4 Final SUggesflons ssssssnesne tees tans dite e 50 9 WHAT IS THE ONLINE OPTION ssseseseseseneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneneseneseenenenene 51 10 MXL KEYBOARD FUNCTION 00c0cssssssssesscssscecececncecncececececscscncesesscnssceseseenenenenenenens 53 DATA RECALL BACKLIGHT CLEAR SET DATE AND TIME ssssscccccecsessssrcecececeessnssaeseeeees 53 CALCULATED GEARS SHIFT LIGHTS SYSTEM INFO DEMO MODE sursis seen 53 10 1 How to recall recorded data wicecccccccccccccceceeesseeeeesesesesesevesesesessseseseseseseseeeseeeseeees 53 10 2 Other keyboard function ss 54 11 MYMXL MEMORY 50m ni nn et Re E nn E 56 12 MXI MAINTENANCE 5055 einen a Nine te nn tn in nt ns 57 13 HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE TEST VALUES 00scssssesssssssssscsnscssstsnscsssesrsssrsseneeees 58 13 1 How to insert the test in a database eeececcccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeseceseeereeeseeees 61 14 HOW TO USE RACE STUDIO ANALYSIS EXCEPT FOR MXL STRADA 63 14D HOW To Open atest ss died see da de
32. ecorded the final segment is displayed as a completed lap When MXL records best lap time the text BEST LAP TIME appears in the bottom static string of your logger This happens also if you have enabled the static string see how to set the system configuration When you switch on your MXL it is set to street mode and automatically switches to track mode when a lap is captured To return to street mode you need to switch the logger off and on The logger has from eight MXL Strada MXL Pista MXL PRO to twelve MXL PRO 05 analog channels only six of which displayed They are displayed as follows on the left of the display are channels set on field 1 and 2 of System Configuration layer see How to set the System Configuration of Race Studio 2 software the static string area if static string is not enabled shows four other channels two by two The displayed channels setting is stored by the gauge and restored when it is switched on CTD MY 4 1 07 7 How to install Race Studio 2 and configure your MXL MXL has been designed to connect with a PC through an USB cable and can only be configured by using Race Studio 2 software In the MXL package you ll find the USB cable and software CD ROM MXL configuration is possible ONLY after software and USB driver installation on your PC PLEASE NOTE the installation process described below is subject to change please check our website for the most up to d
33. ext button e Press Start button e Click on Start button e Click on Finish button e Enable Yes want to re start my computer now checkbox and re start your Pc e Connect USB cable to both the PC and MXL and switch the logger on e Run Race Studio 2 Software e With the logger connected and switched on click on logger Identification button If your monitor shows you a distorted window with for instance all buttons displaced please see Note 1 Race Studio 2 visualization problems at the end of this chapter 19 CTD MY Zz 1 07 7 1 3 Race studio 2 installation for Windows 98 ME e Please check that your Race Studio 2 release is 2 20 00 or later If not please download the latest version from our website e Close all applications if any is working and if MXL is connected to the Pc unplug it e Insert Race Studio 2 CD in the CD Rom drive and if auto play function is not enabled browse it and click on Setup icon otherwise the installation proceeding starts automatically e Click on Install Race Studio 2 and AIM documentation button e Select installation language e Press Next button e Press Start button e Click on Start button e Click on Finish button e Enable Yes want to re start my computer now checkbox and re start your Pc e Connect USB cable to both the PC and MXL and switch the logger on e Run Race Studio 2 Software
34. frequency Internal g sensor External power Voltage output V reference Internal memory ECU interface PC Interface Other characteristics MXL PRO dimensions Display dimensions Chassis MXL Value 8 4 Max 64 Up to 500 Hz 2000 Hz Mono axial 10g From 9 to 15 VDC 4 5 V for potentiometers 8 Mbytes Serial CAN protocol 300 kbytes sec USB port Value 174 x 110 x 26 mm 140 x 67 mm Aluminium 86 CID MXL Appendix G MXL PRO 05 technical characteristics 174 6 85 67 2 63 D gt MENU A E MEM VIEW MY N amp E 4 22 Pins Deutsch connector external view on the right Pin Function Pin 1 VB 12 2 GND 13 3 Can 0 Ext expansion modules 14 4 Can0O Ext expansion modules 15 5 Speed 3 16 6 Speed 4 17 7 USBD 18 8 USB D 19 9 GND 20 10 VB 21 11 GND 22 au 140 5 53 As 26 1 02 110 4 32 1 Dimensions in millimetres inches Function GND VB MEM VIEW Gear Flash RS 232 RX for ECU interface RS 232 TX for ECU interface GND Can 1 for ECU interface Can 1 for ECU interface 9 15 V Battery input 87 CTD 37 Pins Deutsch connector external view on the right Pin Function OONDOARWND 9 15 V Battery input Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Analog GND Analog GND V reference V reference Analog Input 3 Analog Input 4 Analog Input 6 Analog GND RPM Square Wave 4 8 V RPM Coil 150 400 V and RPM Square Wave
35. g on Current configuration window The remaining part of the window is made of four layers e Select Configuration e Channels e System Configuration e Video Configuration This last layer enables only if you checked Use Video System checkbox on Select configuration layer and is needed only for DaVid Slave Expansion version owners see related User Manual for more information 22 CID Vivi 1 07 7 2 2 How to set and select a configuration Activate Select Configuration layer Ce harna System confgusation CON E Se oe C N raays nome Logger ECU Mandater ECU Model Vohade nane O Sole tee Speed Te Crested 1 Pogo moa PISTA SOSH ss Peg 2 3 be Ady 05 2005 1 Sais hoa STRADA EFI EUROPE fro f firo 32 Pop Ady OS 2005 4 ee POA PESTA AULKI GOR Nore Nore h 4 1 ka Ady 05 2005 press New button to create a new configuration press Delete button to delete an existing configuration press Clone button to Clone Copy an existing configuration press Import button to import a configuration in your database press Export button to export a configuration from this database and be able to use it elsewhere Enable Use video System Checkbox if you are using the DaVid Slave Expansion version see related User Manual for further information about this system Select a configuration to set it becomes highlighted in yellow 23 ee M
36. gt gt buttons to set year OK Set Month gt lt lt gt gt buttons to set month OK Set Day lt lt gt gt buttons to set day OK Set weekday lt lt gt gt buttons to set weekday OK gt Quit view button How to start reset gear calibration only if set during system configuration MENU five times Start Gear Calib OK Press OK to clear OK Save new config OK Display shows Running Gear cal on the static string see How to Calculate gear chapter 54 CTD MY z a m 1 07 How to set the shift lights MENU six times Shift Light OK gt The first led on the right and on the left on top of MXL switch on and display shows Insert RPM value lt lt gt gt buttons to set RPM value accepted values are from 0 to 22 000 OK The second led on the right and on the left on top of MXL switch on and display shows Insert RPM value lt lt gt gt buttons to set and so on until all leds are set OK Display shows save new config OK Quit VIEW button System information MENU seven times Display shows Firmware version on the left and logger serial number on the right How to run MXL in demo mode stop demo mode Switch on the logger simultaneously press MENU lt lt and
37. is completed MXL compares each 0 1 km 0 16 miles the current lap with a reference lap and using this information it predicts the final lap time value Forecast Lap Time is updated on the display as soon as a new value is computed At present Forecast Lap Time uses the best lap time as reference lap is always functioning there is nothing you need to do to activate it only needs speed channel and lap sensor is displayed where Lap Time is usually shown can be shown on the display while running pressing press VIEW button produces two values shown in two pages of the display the First Page called FORE is the Forecast Lap Time that using best lap time as reference shows the complete lap time you are expected to do the second page called RTSPL is the Real Time spit that using the best lap time as reference shows current gap between present lap and best lap time at MXL aR gt r w n MXL DL QU OU OU J Forecast Lap Time First Page FORE Forecast Lap Time Second Page RTSPL er MXE 6 3 Other useful information The MXL automatically groups data for a track session as a RUN A run is made up of the laps recorded between 2 pit stops 2 power on off 2 samplings If the system has been configured to capture splits see how to set the system configuration it shows Split nr x up to the number of splits entered Once times for each split have been r
38. led the correspondent part of the display shows two by two fields 3 and 4 related to page 1 and 2 of the display Note if you set Gear Calculated in Gear sensor box the MXL has to compute gears see How to make gear calculation proceeding During gear calculation the static string is excluded the display shows Running Gear Cal text 33 CTD MY 1 07 Lap box Lap Lap Obscuring time Obscuring time 5 1 2 sec sec SS Lap segments Lap segments 3 3 LAP Show odometer instead of lap time M Show odometer instead of lap time Insert the obscuring time accepted value from 3 to 100 seconds gt Insert the number of segment accepted values from 1 to 6 gt Enable Show odometer instead of lap time if you want to see it What is Obscuring time Obscuring time is a time period during which the optic receiver after having detected a beacon is blind and will ignore other beacons This needs to be set correctly if more than one beacon is used at the track If you do not wish to capture split times on a track where more than one transmitter is positioned you need to set the obscuring time to a value lower than the track best lap time and higher than the time elapsed between last split and Start Finish line If you wish to capture split times you need to set these parameters to a low value What are Lap segments Lap segments is the number of segments you wish to divide your track i
39. librate a Gear sensor Potentiometer To calibrate the gear sensor Set Potentiometer Channel 8 12 in System Configuration Layer gt Click on Calibrate button on the top toolbar Press Calibrate button corresponding to Gear Sensor gt The following screenshot appears Check the box corresponding to the first engaged gear number neutral gt Engage the neutral gear Press Continue button Engage the first gear Press Continue button gt Repeat this procedure until the last gear has been engaged Press End Calibration button Transmit the calibration to your MXL 46 CID MY s a ms 1 07 8 3 How to calculate gears Set Calculated or Calculated with neutral signal Channel 8 12 in System Configuration window all depending if you have or not a neutral sensor installed on your vehicle gt The procedure is made of three steps activation learning lap and calculation gt Gear calibration proceeding is made using two inputs RPM and speed These two channels should be correctly configured and the related sensors installed correctly f the logger has more than one speed input the gear calibration procedure will use as reference speed the one shown on display gt We recommend using the speed of the driving wheel as the reference speed since wheel slip can skew the results You can use non driving wheel speeds but you should pay mo
40. lit transmitter emits a different signal compared to the Lap transmitter the MXL can distinguish the two signals and provide split timing POWER 20m Mod TL0601 The infrared split transmitter It works and is powered exactly like the lap transmitter The only difference you can see is that power light highlighted with an arrow above is always blinking When battery charge status is low power led blinks more quickly Use the split transmitters in conjunction with the lap transmitter to mark various track sections for which you want separate times in addition to the overall lap times This way you can compare your performance through a particular corner for example as you try different entry and exit strategies or different vehicle set ups Using split times can help you find which sections of the track need the most work allowing you to focus your efforts CTD MY 1 07 5 How to connect MXL to the ECU Your MXL can be interfaced with the engine computer ECU using an RS232 serial cable or a CAN cable to sample data out coming from the ECU To connect your MXL to the ECU please use a serial RS232 or a CAN cable and connect it to the connectors on the gauge s backside If you have a CAN communication protocol ECU and you have our stock cable they are already labelled otherwise connect CAN CAN and GND to your ECU pins To know which pins support which cable please refer to your
41. mage like the one here below reported you need to change your screen settings In the example below we pressed MXL button fe Geer rege Corte Anes Logo rat Gre Caer CHT First close all applications you are running Race Studio 2 included as after this operation you ll need to re start your Pc 38 CID M VI dE a2 ms 1 07 To change your screen settings Click on Start Settings Control Panel Display Display Properties windows appears neg te mme ue m0 he tee genet te mes enable Settings layer gt Press Advanced button Set DPI setting on Normal Size 96 DPI 39 MXL Change DPI Setting Any font changes resulting from a new DPI setting will take effect after the fonts are installed and Windows is restarted Click on OK button me een em semen mae ne eee ee ee mor ee me es i te ee ee ee mms ee er ey Ae bte ag de ee du ate ne pme eo myms u mn cee me ee mee ee RASE ili at mn The required fles are aready intaled on your hard dk Setup can use these existing Ses or Setup can recopy them from your orignal Windows CD ROM cr from a network share Would you ike to skip fe copying and use the exiting fies if you cick No you wil be prompted to insert your Windows CD ROM or to supply an alternate location where the needed files may be found Yes No gt If this message appears please click on Yes button 40 MX
42. n and should coincide with the number of transmitters installed on the track Notes 1 Lap segments configuration is ignored when the track you are running on is equipped with the new lap split transmitters 2 If you enable odometer box the system configuration re switches automatically to Lap time when a lap time is captured 3 To come back to Street mode switch off the instrument and then switch it on again 34 CTI MYI a mm 1 07 Speed box Speed Speed Channel Speed_1 X Channel BOSCH_SPEED2 X wheel circumference 801 imm Pulses per wheel revolution 4 Choose the speed you want to display Set Wheel circumference and Pulses per wheel revolution except if you choose a speed sampled from the ECU like in the figure on the right Shift light box this function is also settable via keyboard Shift Light 11000 gt Manages the 10 leds placed on top of MXL 10600 They turn progressively on when the engine reaches the RPM value set in the 1 box all leds O 10500 O start blinking warning you to change gear f a value is set to O the corresponding led is po disabled Om 35 CL MY ms 1 07 7 3 How to transmit the configuration Once you have the configuration set in the software you need to transmit it to your MXL via the USB connection in order for it to take effect gt Leave your Pc switched on with Race Studio 2 running gt Connect USB cable to PC
43. n the left corresponding to the number of experimental values you want to use up to 20 experimental values gt insert the values corresponding to the sensor you want to create in the three columns on the left of the window considering that e first column is logger output voltage in mV abscissa of the calibration curve e second column are temperature pressure values corresponding to the voltage output these values are interpolated using a polynomial e third column Curve Error that is useful to verify that the curve calculated by the software is faithful to the experimental values click on Compute Curve button fill in Sensor name box gt fill in Sensor Unit of Measure box select Sensor type Temperature Pressure or Other Type click on Save Button click on Exit button set the new sensor on the desired channel see How to set MXL channels 43 CTD MY 1 07 8 1 2 How to modify a custom sensor press Custom Sensors on the top toolbar select the sensor you want to modify by choosing it in Select Sensor box modify the sensor related values click on Compute Curve button fill in Sensor name box click on Save button 8 2 How to calibrate auto calibrate a sensor Once the configuration has been transmitted to the MXL it is absolutely necessary to calibrate auto calibrate the sensors you have installed on you
44. ncy 60 minute max sampling frequency at 2kHz total sampling frequency 56 ird MYI ms 1 07 12 MXL Maintenance MXL does not need any special maintenance Provided that adequate care is taken of display unit and components the only suggested maintenance is periodical software and or firmware upgrading when upgrades are released by AIM periodically check www aim sportline com To upgrade the software firmware connect to www aim sportline com go in Software download page gt check if any software and or firmware upgrade has been released download it runit gt follow the instructions prompted on your Pc monitor This user manual has been written using the following parameters Race Studio 2 software version 2 20 16 Firmware version 14 45 57 CID MY ms 1 07 13 How to download and save test values Once a test session has finished you can download data stored in the logger memory and store them in a database management system To download data gt switch on your Pc run Race Studio 2 software connect your MXL Pista MXL PRO MXL PRO 05 to the PC USB port through the USB cable switch the logger on click on Download button on Race Studio 2 top toolbar this window appears Download MXI Qoeestor con rinef r ce logger memory die saving dae Bme C Phogeammn AIM DATAWNEW OAN un Namelrecerssy NEW Teach tone Add Moxy Ad Mody
45. o plot RPM and Speed vs time click on RPM and Speed in the Measures and laps toolbar to show this toolbar click on View Measures toolbar and it appears on the left part of Race Studio Analysis window click on Plot vs time icon B How to plot any channel vs time use CTRL F1 shortcut or click View Plot vs time command The following figures show the speed and RPM diagram during a lap second figure x Measures Laps DDR peed Batter Gear D D DOM D DO D ah a _Antoniol_emi_ Fr Left Sp cl_Pos Farfalla c2 Oil pressure c3 Water Temp c6 Lambda Lateral acc Longitudinal acc data logger temp Lap 26 6583 d 190 1 190 6 102 6 28 124 0 768 0 038 0 229 28 14 02 5 ses ve Measures and Laps toolbar Lap 10 Measures and laps toolbar first figure and rpm km h km h bar T 66 CTP MY ms 1 07 9 Plot vs time Speed blue and RPM red diagram during a lap How to add a sampled channel to the graph Click on the desired channel name inside the Measures and laps toolbar How to change the graph color Click on the colored boxes column to set the desired color for each recorded lap and for each sampled channel How to add the scale to the graph Enable the checkbox corresponding to the desired channel name How to load and use Measure inf
46. o these categories are not shown gt To open a file choose the category and double click on the file or right click on the file and choose open option 64 ep MYL 07 Open a test not using the 5 selection criteria disable Use selection criteria checkbox gt you can choose a file to load in three ways double click on it select it and then press button Open test on the left of the top toolbar or right click on the file name and choose Open test option P Test database and Lap manager Ten database 1 Fome 2 Arterio em Advanced information Clore tert Export to Excel 7 View ordy enabled laps O1 17 445 GSSIA 0614605 Lap racer MIENE 6429 07327111 Lap makes OLIS487 639x 100363 Lip mats O1IG2 64 49 1521591 Lao makel 2 NUE 6317 2522015 Lapmadkel 2 OLMA7S EAO0X 2636697 Lao makel You can open up to 4 different tests at one time in order to make comparisons between many different laps In the screenshot reported above you can see three layers Test database layer and two test layers 1 Formule and 2 Antoniol_emi To select a particular lap you may double click on it or single click and choose Show lap function When the lap is selected the green icon located on the left of the lap number turns yellow 65 GIP MXL 14 2 How to plot a channel Race Studio Analysis allows you to plot recorded laps and sampled channels versus time distance and frequency How t
47. onf i Test NEW already exists Click YES to modify the name in NEW_001 Click NO to set new name manually f you disabled Clear logger memory after saving data checkbox when download operations are finished the system asks you whether to clear the logger memory or not Normally you would clear the memory to prevent it from filling up with future data however you would not clear it if you wanted to download the data to another computer Clear logger memory amp To clear logger memory you must select a choice DO NOT clear logger memory 60 CID MY ms 1 07 13 1 How to insert the test in a database Race Studio 2 has a test storage system based on databases This storing system allows you to save files by specifying 5 properties vehicle driver track championship and test type This information is saved together with the test file and allows you to group files into self defined categories identified by these 5 properties When saving a new test file you can insert it in the previously set database properties or create a new property name To insert a test in the database after data download click on Browse button gt enter file name click on Add Modify button corresponding to Vehicle properties This window appears e f the database is empty or you wish to create a new property name fill the upper right box with the new Vehicle name and then click Ad
48. ormation dialog window Click on the pushbuttons of the last right column of the Measures and laps toolbar this window allows you to change channel name plotting scale and unit of measure you can also amplify and shift the diagram using the Value Value A B option where A is the amplification factor from 1000 to 1000 while B is the shift factor from 500000 to 500000 The following image shows the Measure information dialog box 67 7 MXL Messe information 1 Anterior 2 Forme Feathers Chanel name Sampling cate Hz Unit of m stise Mnf Mar fT Value Value x A 8 Asfi Ba 0 Parameters Wheel crounterence men Number of magnets fer teeth per wheel Please note by choosing a channel from the channel list in the upper right box the parameters you can set i e RPM multiply factor wheel circumference pulses per revolution etc will appears in the lower left corner 68 CTD MY ms 1 07 14 3 How to create a track map Pista PRO PRO 05 only The internal lateral G sensor and or external gyroscope only available for MXL Pista MXL PRO and MXL PRO 05 allows you to create a track map on your PC To create the track map load a test select a good lap labelled as Lap marker in the Lap cause column of the Lap manager dialog box press Map New from the Command toolbar or Shift F4 keys this window appears Sample map shown your
49. ou may choose the sensor to install among a long list of AIM standard sensors or set a custom sensor through Custom sensor manager option see Custom sensors For each configurable channel you can also set channel name and sampling frequency 27 a MXE Channel labelled CH_8 on MXL Strada MXL PISTA and MXL PRO and CH_12 on MXL PRO 05 setting depends on how you set Gear sensor box in System Configuration Layer see How to set the system configuration If you set Potentiometer Channel 8 12 or Calculated with neutral signal Channel 8 12 the channel labelled as CH_8 12 switches to Calculated Gear and you can only set Channel Name and sampling frequency if you set Calculated ECU or None channel labelled as CH_8 12 becomes an user defined channel and works exactly like all the other channels If you have an MXL Pista MXL PRO or MXL PRO 05 you may also choose a channel for an optional external gyroscope bike installations which allows you to create a track map This sensor can only be installed on channels 4 5 6 7 and 8 for MXL Strada and MXL Pista onany channel for MXL PRO on channels 8 9 10 and 11 for MXL PRO O5 If you have an MXL Pista MXL PRO or an MXL PRO 05 Car installations the gauge comes standard with an internal lateral accelerometer labelled as ACC_1 which allows you to create the track map 28 CNP MXL 7 2 4 How to
50. r vehicle and then re transmit the configuration to the logger Sensors to be auto calibrated are gt internal lateral g sensor gt Gyroscope for MXL Pista MXL PRO and MXL PRO 05 only Potentiometer distance Sensors to calibrate are mid zero potentiometer zero based potentiometer gear sensor see How to calibrate a gear sensor 44 CID MX a mm 1 07 To calibrate auto calibrate sensors press button Calibrate on the top toolbar iea o aaee ls saman POLE don mn pen oe wa m ners Ve me ee 1s ane i Ce Calibrate Auto calibrate sensor Sensor Calibrated Keep the vehicle as horizontal as possible if your vehicle is a bike leave it on the prop stand and set the potentiometer in its 0 position Press Click here to auto calibrate all sensors in the list if you are going to auto calibrate accelerometer gyroscope or potentiometer distance Press the Calibrate button corresponding to the sensor you are going to calibrate if the sensor is Mid Zero potentiometer Zero Based Potentiometer or Gear Sensor Follow the instruction prompted on your Pc monitor if some appears Calibration status turns from To calibrate in Calibrated Transmit the configuration to the logger Please note that the calibration auto calibration procedure is fundamental to acquire correct data 45 CID MY us 1 07 8 2 1 How to ca
51. re attention to prevent the wheels from sliding or being blocked during the learning lap 8 3 1 Activate gear calculation proceeding To start this function or to reset previous values and re start gear calculation you need to use MXL keyboard press MENU lt lt button until you see GEAR Calibration press MEM OK button and you will see cal cul ated gear gt press MEM OK button and set maximum engaged gear number using lt lt and gt gt button confirm the inserted value pressing MEM OK button Quit MENU mode pressing VIEW button The display shows running GEAR CAL gt Gear calculation procedure has started 47 CID MY 1 07 8 3 2 Learning lap After the proceeding activation Run a track lap learning lap Engage all gears gt Keep each gear engaged for at least 5 6 seconds Drive in a smooth way avoiding sudden accelerations or wheels blocks during brakes let the engine keep RPM gradually and keep brakes as long as possible too in line with track characteristics and traffic situation f your reference speed comes from a non driving wheel pay particular attention to your driving style to reduce sliding between driving wheels and non driving ones Please go to the pit lane after the learning lap and switch the engine off Warning please totally avoid revs while the vehicle is moving avoid running through the pit lane with friction engaged gt
52. ry for instance Do not exceed these limits e Connect the red wire to the battery s positive pole and the black one to the negative pole e MXL is powered by the vehicle master switch 3 How to sample the RPM RPM signal may be sampled in two ways e from the ECU on a square wave signal from 8 to 50 V e from the coil a high voltage RPM input from 150 to 400 V 3 Standard feature on all MXL models except MXL Strada which does not support track mapping 6 ep MXE 4 How to install and power receiver and transmitters MXL works only with infrared beacon transmitters and receivers 4 1 Infrared receiver The Infrared receiver needs to see the transmitter placed on the trackside Install it with the receiver s eye pointed toward the beacon s transmitter Be sure the receiver has clear line of sight to the beacon transmitter on the correct side of the vehicle The red circle below indicates the receiver eye cr MXL 4 2 Infrared transmitters AIM infrared transmitters are the lap transmitter traditional or new one and the split transmitter that emits a different signal and MXL can distinguish them 4 2 1 The lap transmitter The Lap transmitter can be traditional or new type as shown in the figure below O o P Q O O O O le WARNING INSTALL THIS TRANSMITTER ONLY USE ONLY ONE ij j 2 ON THE STARTIFINISH LINEI TRAN
53. s may look different Modify track map Cloned Ca 14 028281 1 15 01 34 217 116 162 1 17 01 15 244 1 19 03 44 052 1 21 0 14 74 Move bo Modiy party Divide il Remove lt Remaye Al J Through Corner box Distance Box and Modify parts box you can draw your map Press OK button to save your map or Cancel button not to 69 CD Corners Box gt Select you vehicle wheels number two or four wheels Select the track type Closed Figure 8 or Open shaped Track Shape Channels threshold and Corners Identify allow you to set the track shape using the related sliders File name Box MXL Comers 1 14 02 28 251 A 1415 01 34 217 1 16 01 16 238 1 17 01 15 244 1 18 03 44 852 21 01 14 7468 Track shape a Channels threshold el Corners identify gt gt Insert the name you want to give to your map Distance Box Set the distance in meters you want to move to and press Move To button Rotation Box use Mirror button to rotate your map 180 use the slider to set a custom rotation angle 70 Mee Modify parts box Divides a split into two separate splits Removes an intermediate split or all gt Changes a circuit part from Straight green line to Corner blue red lines or vice versa Note it is not possible to have two consecutive straights other
54. shift light View Firmware Version and serial number 10 1 How to recall recorded data When a test session is finished you can recall recorded data using your MXL keyboard To recall recorded data gt MEM the display shows Best lap time of the last run with RPM and speed Max value and Channel 1 and Channel 2 max value With lt lt gt gt buttons you can scroll all laps and runs with Lap and Split times RPM and speed max value and channels 1 and 2 max value 53 CTD MY 1 07 10 2 Other keyboard function How to enable disable the backlight MENU Night Vision on off OK MEM button to enable disable the backlight Quit VIEW To enable disable it while running MENU button Backlight setting is stored by the gauge at each power on it restores the setting in use at the when the power was last turned off How to view or clear total running MENU twice Total running in km on the left and in hours and minutes on the right OK to clear OK to confirm Total are cleared How to view odometer not resettable MENU three times Odometer in Km is shown on the right How to set date and time MENU four times Set date and time OK Set Hour lt lt gt gt buttons to set hour OK Set Minute lt lt gt gt buttons to set minute gt OK Set Year lt lt
55. stics 174 6 85 67 2 63 A2 140 5 53 MENU MEM VIEW N NY ol uit 22 Pins Deutsch connector external view on the right Pin Function VB GND Can 0 Ext expansion modules Can 0 Ext expansion modules Speed 3 Speed 4 USB D USB D GND VB GND OONODOARWND eh 26 1 02 110 4 32 1 Dimensions in millimetres inches Function GND VB MEM VIEW GND RS 232 RX for ECU interface RS 232 TX for ECU interface GND Can 1 for ECU interface Can 1 for ECU interface n c 84 CTD 37 Pins Deutsch connector external view on the right Pin Function OONDOARWND 9 15 V Battery input Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Analog GND Analog GND V reference V reference Analog Input 3 Analog Input 4 Analog Input 6 Analog GND RPM Square Wave 4 8 V RPM Coil 150 400 V and RPM Square Wave gt 8V VB GND VB VB GND Analog GND MXL 1 18 2 19 30 20 29 31 36 32 37 35 33 34 26 24 25 8 o 10 H 23 Function Analog GND V reference V reference Analog GND V reference Analog GND Analog Input 8 GND Optic Lap Magnetic Lap Speed 2 Analog GND Analog Input 5 Analog Input 7 V reference GND Speed 1 GND 85 CTD Technical characteristics General characteristics Analog Input channels Speed channels Input channels from ECU Max sampling frequency per channel Total sampling
56. t are always displayed The other four field boxes can be shown two by two on the bottom string of the display with the name written in the column Short name gt Select the channel you want to display insert its short name Link alarm to measure field option enabled in the figure on the right above gt allows you to link the 6 alarm leds to the 6 channels you can display the channel for alarm boxes disables and you can only set HIGH LOW thresholds gt If you enabled Led option in RPM box this channel is completely disabled 32 MXL 07 Stat Lt Speed ia 7 6f Chanel Speed 1 joo tates cooaterones TEE jen er Gr D Pset pei vec revchmon 1 Theid 70 O fo O Gr D po Usury ue g sec ofr D Miia Hoghent gow unto Tate Show ocometes ratesd of Lip ime MAL Channel lot dar Theatre miji Channel for aks ej z F Hi 0 Meaiue k Meause Short rane Feki 1 says coplayed Feki 2 cheers digleped Chanral_1 Erabide state irg Hona waren Feld 4 page GE fiid page 1 genes ir os Mona Chanvre 4 felt 1 page 2 feid 4 paze 2 Dans 7 EZE Channel 6 Alarms are linked to measure fields and led option in RPM box is enabled Enable static string box Enable static string AIM RACING TEAM To enable the static string place a check in the related checkbox insert the message you want to display When static string is disab
57. the gear computation This is why we recommend you to drive as smoothly as possible during learning lap and to use a driving wheel for the reference speed 50 amp MXL 9 What is the Online option Online button it is used to check that everything works properly After sensor calibration auto calibration we suggest you to enter Online mode be sure the MXL is connected to the PC and powered on press Online button in Race Studio 2 top toolbar Online Online window shows On top Logger Type Firmware Version Total Sampling Frequency Central Channels Table with all channels settings On the right Show ADC counts button mainly used by service staff 51 aun MY z 1 07 Battery voltage Memory status gt Lap Marker gt Logger Pc Link Status of USB communication connection Logger Configuration Status Exit button gt f this warning message appears M RaceStudioConf check that the USB cable is correctly plugged both in the PC USB port and MXL USB port and try again A Impossible to communicate with data logger 52 CTD MY 1 07 10 MXL Keyboard function Data recall backlight clear set date and time calculated gears shift lights system info demo mode Through MXL keyboard you can Recall recorded data gt Enable disable the backlight View clear total running View odometer Set date and time Set the
58. tion x Use VIEW button to switch between Forecast Lap Time Lap split times battery voltage digital RPM value current time and odometer in the Figure MXL displays lap time value 1 18 35 xt Use gt gt button to switch two by two between the four sampled channels shown on bottom row Or if you enabled the static string see how to set the system configuration paragraph there is nothing you need to do Forecast Lap Time is an algorithm that predicts in real time the current lap time before it is completed Paragraph 6 2 explains this new MXL function 12 CTD MY 1 07 6 1 MXL alarm led and shift lights Lyme i gi Pioro A rs 0 NATER LAPJH ne BuT L IDC De ae thet ot oa ris J WoW cu LLI 1 1 il aD s o MY The 6 alarm leds placed on the sides of the display unit can be linked to 6 different channels and by setting the related channels threshold values they can work as maximum or minimum alarms see How to configure your MXL through Race Studio 2 software The 10 shift lights on top of the MXL display unit are linked to engine RPM values corresponding to each led can be set via software see How to configure your MXL through Race Studio 2 software or via keyboard see Other keyboard functions CID MY 1 07 6 2 Forecast Lap time Forecast Lap Time is an algorithm that predicts in real time the current lap time before it
59. to calibrate the internal lateral accelerometer 72 CLL Vivi ms 1 07 Appendix A Installing the H20 Thermoresistor The H2O Thermoresistor can be installed in the inline water fitting sold separately Shown below is how to install the Water Thermoresistor M5 type The water thermoresistor must be placed here Junction must be Water thermoresistor hanged here with two wiring wraps 73 CID MY 1 07 Appendix B Installing the EGT Thermocouple The Exhaust Gas Thermocouple EGT should be positioned inside the exhaust header at a distance of 150 mm 5 9 inches from the exhaust port Shown below is how to correctly install the EGT thermocouple Warning insert the probe in the exhaust gas header between 25 and 50 of its length Ly p es mm N 74 CTD MY ms 1 07 To install the EGT thermocouple gt Make a5 mm 0 2 inches hole inside the exhaust header Weld the little nut to the exhaust header in the point where the hole has been drilled Connect the remaining part of the thermocouple and fix it to the exhaust header screwing it 1 2 Weld TELE ALLL A ae a A Z222 75 CID MY zz 1 07 Appendix C Installing the CAR speed sensor The wheel speed sensor for phonic wheel is a non contact device and needs a ferrous magnetic metal trigger to pass behind the sensor face To install th
60. wise the following warning window appears Race Studio Analysis A Ris not posable to have two conmmcutive straights You have to keep a minimum distance between two sections of the truck otherwise this warning message appears Race Studio Analysis A Cant add new part in thes pontian R s too close to the next part ox 71 CID MX ms 1 07 14 3 1 Possible track map creation troubleshooting If this warning message appears Race Studio Analysis A Invalid data to compute track map select a Good lap labelled as Lap marker in the Lap cause column of the Lap manager dialog box and de select the previously used lap double click on the lap number Select a lap without many skids gt Verify that the correct vehicle type 2 or 4 wheels in the Modify track map window is set gt Verify that the values stored in both speed channel and lateral acceleration one are sensible lateral acceleration has to be near to 0 in the straight line while speed must be greater than 0 and must not have high or low peaks gt f lateral acceleration or gyroscope signal in the straight line is not quite near to O it is probable that the lateral accelerometer or gyroscope has not been auto calibrated You can solve this problem by summing or subtracting a fixed value see Measure Information dialog box in order to have 0 in the straight line Before starting a new test run remember
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