SOLO Manual - AiM Sportsystems
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1. JOGO JU 5 pins female Binder 7 pins female Binder connector pinout connector pinout external view external view EXP connector ECU connector 1 CAN 1 CAN 2 GND 2 CAN 3 Vb 3 Vbext 4 CAN 4 RS232TX 5 Vbext 5 RS232RX 6 Kline 7 GND Rif Ref Q ta Q ty Material Material N articolo Item N Progettato da Designed by Contr da Ckd by Approvato da Approved by Nome file File name Data Date Scala Scale D B 28 02 2011 Titolo Title i Pinout SoloDL N disegno Drawing N Rev Rev Foglio Sheet Racing Data Power 1 of 1 28 www aim sportline com2. 1 1 GUIT in case the firmware in your unit is older than the one published in the web site please download the more recent version connect your Solo to your PC and run the exe program containing the new release following the instructions that appear on your PC 26 www aim sportline com iD Solo SoloDL User Manual Racing Data Power Release 1 00 Appendix Loggers pinout N rev Rev N Descrizione Description Data Date Firma Signature Contr da Ckd by Solo Pinout 0000 3 Pins female Binder connector pinout External view Power supply connector Vbext 2 GND 3 GND Rif Ref Q t Q ty Material Material N articolo Item N Progettato da Designed by Contr da Ckd by Approvato da Approved by Nome file File name Data Date Scala Scale D B 25 02 2011 Titolo Title Pinout Solo N disegno Drawing N Rev Rev Foglio Sheet Racing Data Power Koi 27 www aim sportline com n Solo SoloDL ZII User Manual Racing Data Power Release 1 00 N rev Rev N Descrizione Description Data Date Firma Signature Contr da Ckd by SoloDL pinout
3. The first step is to download the recorded data on your PC 10 1 Data Download Data Downloading is very simple e connect Solo to your PC e Run Race Studio 2 e Click on Download data and follow the instructions 10 2 Data Analysis Race Studio Analysis software allows you to see and analyse the data stored in Solo SoloDL using different graphs and the GPS image also Below is an example of Race Studio Analysis view RS2Analysis 2 42 06 User Profile New User Profile 1 File Data View Map Modify Options GPS Race Studio2 Window Andie MB Ca a she eae As Gi i Test database and Lap manager olf FEE 3 9 kmh onza Bozz view only enabled lar Measures 1 H OBDII FUEL LEV x is aptime onr Time from beginning Lap cause n 1 1 12 14 608 Sat Mar 05 2011 17 49 10 First lap 1 2 02 20 831 104 69 12 14 608 GPS Lap Time _ 1 3 02 18 138 102 69 14 35 439 GPS Lap Time 1 4 02 18 748 103 15 16 53 577 GPS Lap Time 1 5 02 19 750 103 89 19 12 325 GPS Lap Time 1 6 02 48 998 125 63 21 32 075 GPS Lap Time 1 7 02 47 914 124 83 24 21 073 GPS Lap Time 1 8 02 18 038 102 62 27 08 987 GPS Lap Time g 9 1 9 02 16 926 101 79 29 27 025 GPS Lap Time 10 1 10 02 21 535 105 22 31 43 951 GPS Lap Time amp GPS Speed 179 0 GPS_LongAcc 0 17 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 i Test Database B Lap Manager Grafico Misur
4. of ways depending on the application and your preferences Outlined below are several mounting options available for application specific Installations Suction cup bracket kit with screws Handlebar bracket kit accommodating bars from 0 5 to 2 0 diameter Double bar bracket kit with U bolt for bars from 0 75 to 1 25 diameter Metallic wrap for pipes from 1 57 to 3 15 diameter www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL CTD User Manual Racing Data Power Release 1 00 Chapter 2 Solo at a glance Understanding Solo Solo smost important feature is to show your Lap Times The calculation is done using the GPS position of your vehicle and the track starting line Solo calculates the position of your vehicle ten times per second and interpolates the nearest position to the starting line for very high precision Of course for obtain lap Times Solo has to know the Starting Line Coordinates This can be done in three different ways e Solo comes with a wide database of many tracks of the world You can check them pressing gt gt gt until the page below on the left appears pressing VIEW button you enter the page shown on the right SHOWS ALL TRACKS ETOREO IN SOLO MEMORY BPS GOOG 131 SATIO SHOWS ALL r J Speed O meh TRACKS a CE SIP electable racks TRACK Monza ee eee OK START GPS MARKER ENTERS TRACK DATABAZE UIEH OK lt lt lt 335 DOWN UP SEL QUIT e
5. AL ACCEL LONG ACCEL FUEL LEVEL BATTERY www aim sportline com e available e available e available e available e available e available e available e available e available e available none available NOT SET NOT SET none available NOT SET 24 Solo SoloDL Ci TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 11 3 Interaction with SmartyCam SoloDL is provided with a dedicated SmartyCam page showing all the useful information about SmartyCam Status that is to say Recording Status SDcard status and SDcard Free Space as shown below REMAN G EFACE OF SMABGTTYCAM HICRO SD REC STATUS MENU ILIGHT lt lt lt gt gt gt To enable this page follow this path MENU gt gt Display Setup gt gt Enable Disable Pages scroll until finding SmartyCam page after having enabled it you can look at it and scroll the pages using VIEW button 25 www aim sportline com gt Solo SoloDL PTD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 12 Upgrading Solo firmware Aim constantly improves Solo firmware You can upgrade your Solo after having downloaded the last version of the firmware from our website e visit www aim sportline com Download Area Firmware section e check the firmware version of your unit please push MENU gt gt System Information RIM SOLO LOGGER LOGGER FIRMARE D H SBHISHO ERIAL VERSION HUPMEEFR
6. Bk Open CG 5000 20 oE SEO fy 4 TOSI cca 20 Chapier eg Bt Reddll eee 21 A III ARIA 21 9 2 Data in UL PR RR O 21 Chapter 10 Data download to the PC and Data Analysis through Race Studio2 22 I REI cc 22 LI Ica 22 Chapter 11 Connection with SmartyCam SoloDL only 1x 111 gt 23 Hire 24 11 2 SoloDL configuration of the data stream to SmartyCam iii 24 11 3 Iintera cl n Weir 25 Chapter 12 Upgrading Solo firmware 26 Appena Loggers DINOUI Lina 27 1 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL ZII User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Introduction What is Solo Solo is an automatic lap timer based on GPS technology What does it do Solo has a database with a list of the main world tracks When the Solo is powered on it locates its GPS position loads the track lap coordinates and starts automatically sampling lap times If the track is not in the database It can be easily added further details in this manual Types of tracks Motor sport is very diversified there are circuit races hill climb racing regularity races tests with starting and finishing points in different positions performance tests Solo is designed for all situations with a simple keyboard configuration What are the differences in managing all specialties The working mode is different according to the kind of circuit closed or open and the type of race that can be sp
7. SOLO SOLO DL User manual Racing Data Power p n Solo SoloDL i TD User Manual RI Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Index Chapter 1 Included items and optional accessories 111 1 rsa 3 LISI e cia 5 Ghapier 2 5010 3t a gle Pf _ LL 6 2 1 Display buttons GPS USB port connectors and mounting POINTS suser 6 A E REA E 9 Chapter 3 Installing and powering SolI O nnn 10 AL ORRORE A 10 Se FONDI SD SUOL iaia 10 3 2 1 Solo SoloDL internally powered and battery charging i 10 3 2 2 Solo externally powered through the vehicle s battery via 12V socket or cigarette lighter socket ce 10 de BOL COMO SOLI ani 11 Chapter 4 Solo SoloDL at powering on 12 41 100060 OWE On olii 12 i OY seein eee 12 Mela 13 CRApief 3 S00 COMOT AOT ica 14 dacci 14 A EE RO RIA AI IRE IE RITI 14 SR PER A CERN OA OA E O O 14 CS 14 illa 14 Liana 14 RO RE MRS IRA IATA 14 Becca 15 eee 16 imc 16 5 6 Time zone and time date format settings nsnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mnnn 16 SZ em LL PRI ESSENS RES 66 16 Chapter 6 Race Studio Software 17 PAROLI OC 17 LIL 17 Chapter 7 Track manaqgement siii 18 7 1 Adding Starting Line Coordinates directly to SoIO 18 7 2 Track Management functions in Race Studio 2 siii 19 Chapter 8 Use of Solo during tests iii 20 sie rai Ria 20 6 2 Closed CI OUT regulaity Lia 20
8. TESTS j me EE A REACHED QUIT SHOWS IN SEQUENCE SFEED o TEST HVETOGRAME AHO SFLIT TIMES ONLY IF THE TEST HAS S5 OR MORE LAFS 9 2 Data in Memory deletion There are three possible options to delete Solo memory e follow this path MENU gt gt Stored Data gt gt Clear Test Data and press OK the system requires configuration e after data download with Race Studio 2 software the system will ask if you are going to delete or not the logger memory and how refer to Race Studio configuration user Memory for further information e transmitting a new configuration the system deletes the logger memory 21 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL iD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 10 Data download on the PC and Data Analysis through Race Studio2 How can I use Solo for a professional data analysis If you wish to better understand your performance you absolutely need to analyse your data on your PC Only on a wide screen can you compare two laps sector after sector evaluate when and where you start braking and how fast you are in pushing the throttle For this analysis you can take advantage of Aim highly professional software Race Studio 2 This software that comes free of charge with your Solo is constantly upgraded by Aim engineers every new release can be easily downloaded free of charge from the web site www aim sportline com Download Area Software section
9. You can define the starting point of the track by going to the starting line and setting the desired point In chapter 8 1 of this tutorial you will read how to do this e You can define the same starting point by the Track Manager feature of Aim software Race Studio 2 In chapter 8 2 of this tutorial you will read how to do this Please take note that if you run in an Open Circuit i e a track with starting and finish line in different positions you have to define TWO different points Start and Finish Finally if you run a Performance Test like a Drag acceleration no starting point coordinates are needed just push your throttle and go Solo will start and stop the test automatically 2 1 Display buttons GPS USB port connectors and mounting points L antenna GPS qui USB Slot On Off www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL Ci TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Display and buttons Solo is equipped with a 128x64 pixel graphical display and a built in brilliant backlight Press any of the four buttons and the onscreen menu activates The specific menu items will appear above each of the representative buttons MEHL LIGHT lt lt lt The menu activation is triggered whenever any of the four buttons is engaged after four seconds the menu will recede To lock the onscreen menu MENU gt gt Display Setup gt gt Keyboard and select Locked GPS Antenna The integrated GPS
10. antenna is located on the top of Solo In order to mitigate any possible GPS signal interference avoid positioning anything directly over the GPS antenna GPS antenna is here MENU ILIGHTI ez gt gt gt www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL Ci TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power USB Port To access the USB port slide the lock on the waterproof USB door down and the door will open revealing the port Solo uses USB for charging configuration data download and firmware upgrades USB Port Connectors Solo features a single connector located on the bottom which is used when powering the system from a 12V source SoloDL features two connectors on the bottom of the system one to connect to an external CAN expansion for example SmartyCam see Chapter 11 and the second is used for ECU connection and power bottom right image Please take note that the external power can be received from the first or the second connector www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL iD User Manual ar Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Mounting points Solo features two primary options to secure it to the included bracket it can be mounted to the bracket using the two integrated magnets and aligning the notches on the back of the system with the corresponding points on the bracket the magnets will immediately lock the system into place This solution allows you to quickly and easily install and remove So
11. art up e SoloDL CAN RS232 we typically have this connection on race cars with aftermarket ECU Solo DL is connected to a steady 12V power source and switches on when the engine is powered on To power off SoloDL press the right button It is also possible to set an automatic power off after a time period of inactivity the vehicle does not move and no button is pressed 4 2 First power on At first power on Solo starts a configuration wizard requiring the following information e language e unit of measure mph kmh e type of race to be performed speed regularity or performance in case of performance test select the kind of performance according to the selected unit of measure e type of circuit that the logger is to be used on closed or open except for performance tests www aim sportline com x Solo SoloDL i TD User Manual mE Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 4 3 Sampling GPS signal At switch on Solo starts looking for a GPS signal You can see the level of the signal by pressing VIEW until the following page appears QUALITY OF THE SIGNAL GPS SEARCH LJJa SAT B HUMEER OF CONNECTED SATELLITES ELACK BARS 30 DE 16 25 OB 22 18 1 19 03 Je 11 28 SATELLITE IDENTIFICATION HUMEER The precision of the system computation routes and lap times depends on the number of connected satellites A good precision is provided with at least 6 satellites connected and an optimum precision is provided wi
12. can manage different race modes Speed Regularity and Performance In all situations it gives the proper time information To set the type of race follow this path MENU gt gt RACE MODE SETUP Available options are Speed Regular Performance 5 1 1 Speed This is the usual race or test you have to drive at the maximum possible speed The lap time is rolling until the vehicle passes in front of the finish line where it stops for a couple of seconds 5 1 2 Regularity The rule of regularity races is as follows e the lap time stored after the second passage from starting finish line becomes the reference lap e the following laps have to be driven in the same lap time or as close as the reference lap 5 1 3 Performance tests in detail In case of Performance tests the Start Line is triggered at the increment of Speed while the Finish line depends upon the selected length of test you can choose among 1 4 miles 1 8 miles 0 100 m 0 60 mph 0 100 km h Data recording and time computation start when Speed passes from ZERO to more than 10 km h When the set length is reached the display will freeze and then shows the performance time and max speed 5 2 Circuits Closed and Open 5 1 1 Closed circuit The most common circuit of course is the Closed Circuit where a track where the lap begins and finishes is at the same point 5 1 2 Open circuit If you configure Solo in order to manag
13. d gear activate System configuration logger and set calculated gears press transmit www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL CTD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 7 Track management How do I send lap and split coordinates of the track to my SOLO We have already underlined that Solo comes with a wide database of starting line split line coordinates You can easily see the list of coordinates in the track page to reach it press gt gt gt until the page below on the left appears and then press VIEW button SHOWS ALL TRACKS ETOREO IN SOLO MEMORY SHOWS ALL TRACK AW AILAELE Id A SEM RADIUS ENTERS TRACK DATABASE You will see the tracks nearest to your position Clearly you can add new coordinates in two different ways e directly on Solo e using Race Studio 2 7 1 Adding Starting Line Coordinates directly on Solo It is very easy to add the coordinates of a new starting point e Go to the Starting Point with Solo in your hands e Select Track page using gt gt gt buttons FRESS OK TO ADD STARTING FONT COORDINATES e Press OK and you are ready to go In case you have previously selected an Open Circuit you will be asked to add the Finish Point in the same way 18 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL i TD User Manual Racing Data Power 7 2 Release 1 00 Track Management function in Race Studio 2 You can have full
14. e 172 173 134 175 176 177 1 8 179 127105 17115 1912 1713 7 1714 17155 1716 1717 1 18 1719 hm HIM iI 22 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL iD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 11 Connection with SmartyCam SoloDL only How do I add videos to my data If you have a SoloDL you can connect it to SmartyCam to get a powerful system Let us introduce SmartyCam AIM s on board camera Briefly it records the video automatically adding in overlay the graphical information about a lot of freely configurable parameters coming from the ECU or from GPS idila o ay Te BE ALOE 02 55 15 am 15 07 2010 h 89 33 50 N SLUT TTT DE JEA 3P 4 D IEE D 170 54 39 W E e 1 0 23 e Of 6 jp 23 www aim sportline com CALL Racing Data Power Solo SoloDL User Manual Release 1 00 So the configuration Solo DL SmartyCam is extremely synergic since the two systems can take advantage of features from each other e SmartyCam can read Solo DL parameters from ECU e SmartyCam can read Solo DL GPS and GPS lap time e SoloDL display can show information about SmartyCam Status like the amount of free uSD memory battery level recording status diagnostic messages etc e SmartyCam can record SoloDL data on its uSD Card for a quicker management of them Later on your PC you can easily synchronise v
15. e open circuits it stops the timer and shows the Lap Time when your vehicle passes from the Finish Line It will start recording again as soon as it passes in front of the Starting Point 14 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL ATD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 5 3 Configuration pages What can see during my test We have already seen that there is a good amount of information that you can see on your display while your vehicle is on the track e laptime predictive lap time speed lap number acceleration GPS signal information and for SOLO DL only all the information coming from the engine Now the question is how can we select what we want to see It is really very easy SOLO has some pre defined pages showing pre organised fields You can easily change the screens by pushing VIEW Also you can configure other pages up to 4 called Custom Pages You will also notice that every page can be enabled or disabled so if you need only two pages you can swap between them pushing VIEW If you need to see more information you have to enable more pages To set the pages follow this path MENU gt gt Display Setup gt gt Pages Setup gt gt Enable Disable Pages and enable disable the pages to be shown Once the pages enabled disabled comes back to Pages set up scroll the menu to Custom Pages setup and decide how many custom pages to show how many
16. e to the other according to the number of configured pages At the end it shows the satellite page 8 3 Open circuit speed races Races in open circuit have a starting and a finishing point Both points are stored in the track s database The display shows rolling lap time At the end of the race when the car crosses the finish line the time becomes Steady 8 4 Performance tests The vehicle places at the starting point the car starts That is it On the dash you can see the rolling time that becomes Steady Time as soon as the Performance finishes so after 1 4 of mile or 1 2 mile or when it gets 100 km h etc Maximum speed is shown also Data recorded are of course speed every 1 10 of second acceleration time and if you have a SoloDL all the information coming from ECU Very simple very easy 20 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL Ci TD User Manual I Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 9 Data Recall How do I review my data after the test 9 1 Data recall To review data stored in Solo memory push DATA button The Data Recall page appears it is as shown below on the left for Speed and Regularity mode and can include more pages for performance mode however all data is shown in a page as below on the right LAST TEST HOHEER HOHEER OF LAFE OF THE LAST TEST PERFORMANCE EEST LAF TIMES TYFE SET OF THE TEST SCROLLS BETWEEN 442 VIEH OUIT MAX THE
17. eed race the winner is the fastest or regularity race a lap time is set as reference and the difference between the current lap and the reference one is always shown Also are the acceleration races computation and memorisation starts when the speed grows and stops according to the settings What else Solo records other figures also and you will not need a track engineer nor complicated sensors connections or expensive wirings This small unit records important figures instant racing speed braking route accelerations Details can seen while racing Afterwards you can review the race records it is useful to review what really happened The space for an improvement is always available Is there more Solo stops here But he as a brother SoloDL SoloDL does everything that Solo does but can also be connected to the ECU to read and record data coming from the engine The two systems share the same logic maximum amount of information with minimum effort ECU connection is really very simple and the information available is very useful Who wants more You can connect SoloDL to SmartyCam AIM on board camera and then you have a Video with high precision figures And even more AIM has followed professional drivers and high level teams for a very long time Car manufacturers like Renault Seat Mazda Ford use and have used AIM systems in many championships You will surely find what you need in our catalogue but it is not S
18. fields to show on each page and configure the page Below are shown the custom pages from 1 up to four fields SELECT THE DESIRED FIELD 1 OPTION AND FRESS SELECT TO SET IT FIELD i FIELD i FIELD FIELD FIELD www aim sportline com FIELO FIELD 4 15 Solo SoloDL iD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 5 4 Units of Measure selection Solo Solo DL can compute using Decimal or Imperial units of measure To set the units of measure follow this path MENU gt gt Set Units and select the Unit of Measure required 5 9 Auto power off Solo automatically powers off after 5 minutes of inactivity no movement and no button pressed 5 6 Time zone and time date format settings Solo can show the date and time in different formats enabling or not legal time Follow this path MENU gt gt Set Time Date and set Actual Local Time Legal time OFF ON Time format 24h or 12h Date format to be selected among DD MM YY MM DD YY OR YY MM DD 5 7 System information This page shows logger firmware version and serial number Follow this path MENU gt gt system Information and this page will appear AIM SOLO m VU 43 01 02 6 LOGGER LOGGER FIRMWARE G H S4354e2 SERIAL VERSION HUMBER BUIT www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL ZII User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 6 Race Studio Software Race Studio 2 software
19. ideo and data 11 1 Physical Connection To connect SoloDL with SmartyCam use the 5 pin CAN cable provided with SmartyCam 11 2 SoloDL configuration of the data stream to SmartyCam To get data sampled by SoloDL visualised on SmartyCam videos you have to take a maximum 16 channels among the data outcoming from the ECU and send them to SmartyCam This is done using Race Studio 2 software Follow this path System Manager gt gt Solo gt gt gt SmartyCam functions setting and the related panel shown below on the right appears It shows on the left the functions that can be visualised on the SmartyCam videos and on the right the ECU channels you can set that function on Entering the drop down menu you can see some of the channels out coming from the ECU grouped by type for instance on Water temp function you find all temperatures out coming from the ECU If you find the channel you need simply select it and associate it to SoloDL channel Should the channel you want to set not appear in the list enable the bottom checkbox to verify if that channel is provided by your ECU Once all channels have been set press Transmit on top of the page and these channels will be automatically sent to SmartyCam Set Functions To Channels FUNCTION ENGINE RPM REFERENCE SPEED GEAR WATER TEMP HEAD TEMP EXHAUST TEMP OIL TEMP OIL PRESS BRAKE PRESS THROTTLE POSITION BRAKE POS CLUTCH POS STEER POS LAMBDA LATER
20. lo from the bracket For more permanent installations you can secure the bracket to the system using the four included inserts bottom image FEMALE INSERTS 4 A I VINES AN FEMALE INSERTS 3 Note Solo and SoloDL have been designed for track use only Check your state and local traffic laws before mounting it 2 2 Solo working modes There are a lot of different ways to race there are different circuit shapes and different race typologies More deeply the tracks can be Closed or Open Closed means that you are racing in a normal circuit where starting and finishing lines are in the same position while Open means that the starting point is different from the finish point like for example in a rally You can also select the typology of your race e Speed a normal race in circuit e Regularity where you have to maintain a certain constant lap time e Performance where you evaluate the performance of your vehicle in an acceleration on a straight that can be for example 0 100 km h 0 1 4 mile etc www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL Ci TD User Manual pot Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 3 Installing and powering Solo Solo can be internally or externally powered and can be installed using different supports whose codes are reported in chapter 1 3 1 Bracket mounting Solo comes with a flat metal bracket and screws that take advantage of the magne
21. management of the track database you are free to add or remove track information To do so you have to use the Track Management feature of our software Race Studio 2 after having turned on your Solo and having connected it to your PC Please select the desired TRACKS from the list and press Send to GPS button Solo will receive them in a few seconds If the track information is not available in the list and only lap splits coordinates are available please follow these instructions press New button to create a new track a panel appears fill in a track name that track appears in the window left panel select it manually insert the lap coordinates in the window bottom left panel if split coordinates are available press and add as many split as many are available and manually fill in the related coordinates press save press Send to GPS You can use Track Management also for reading the SOLO Track database to erase or to modify some track information from it www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL i TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 8 Use of Solo during the tests How does SOLO work when I race Solo behaves differently according to its settings First of all we have to know that SOLO starts recording when the speed increases So if the vehicle does not move even with the engine ON Solo does not do anything you can normally enter
22. olo www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL CTD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 1 Included items and optional accessories What will be inside the box Available kits are Solo kit Solo DL OBD K CAN line and SoloDL CAN RS232 kits The images below show all kits with all included items numbered Solo kit part number is X46SOLO0000 and it includes Solo 1 Solo USB cable 2 USB AC power adapter 3 Solo power cable with 2m wired car lighter socket 4 Mounting bracket with screws 5 Solo user manual 6 AIM Racing Guide 7 AIM decal 8 Solo dedicated CD for software installation 9 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power SoloDL OBDII K Line CAN part number is X46SOLODLKC and it includes SoloDL 1 USB cable 2 USB AC power adapter 3 2m OBDII power cable 4 Mounting bracket with screws 5 User manual 6 AIM Racing Guide 7 AIM decal 8 Software installation CD 9 CTP SoloDL CAN RS232 part number is X46SOLODLCR and it includes SoloDL 1 USB cable 2 USB AC power adapter 3 4m CAN RS232 ECU harness 4 Mounting bracket with screws 5 User manual 6 AIM Racing Guide 7 AIM decal 8 Software installation CD 9 www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL Cli TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 1 1 Optional accessories Solo can be installed in a variety
23. omplex and has to be followed by expert technicians and strictly depends upon the ECU you have on your car Please note in these installations the external power has to be connected to the car battery through the vehicle master switch A wide documentation about many ECU protocols and connections is available at our website www aim sportline com gt gt Download Area gt gt ECU section www aim sportline com e Solo SoloDL i TD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 4 Solo SoloDL powering on 4 1 Logger power on off As explained in chapter 3 Solo can be internally or externally through the 12V vehicle battery powered This influences its powering on off mode To power on Solo if not connected to an external battery just press the right button highlighted below To power it off press the same button It is also possible to set an automatic power off after a time period of inactivity the vehicle does not move and no button is pressed ee EE I L3 1 38 56 1 42 46 O In case of Solo externally powered AIM recommends to connect it to the vehicle master switch so that the logger switches automatically on when the vehicle is powered and off when the vehicle switches off SoloDL as you already know can be connected to the car ECU Its powering on depends on the SoloDL connection e SoloDL OBDII we typically have this connection on stock cars Solo DL powers on at engine st
24. th at least 8 satellites connected Once Solo receives a good GPS signal its behaviour depends on its circuit and race configuration you can choose between closed open circuit race or performance test If set on Open or Closed circuit mode Solo checks the tracks list in its memory In case it finds a track near the current position within 5 km it shows the proper track name Solo will use the position of the beacon and of the split points for all computations In case more tracks are available it shows tracks found xx You can see them and select one by pushing VIEW see chapter 2 for more information You can also simply run a track lap to permit Solo to identify which track is being run In case no tracks are available in a 5 km radius the display shows No Tracks If set on Performance Test Mode the system prepares for the test and the page below will appear There is nothing to do just go REAOW OH FERFOMAMCE MODE L SET E PERON TATER 1 4 mi O00 UU MENU DATA lt lt lt 3355 www aim sportline com gt Solo SoloDL PTD User Manual Release 1 00 Racing Data Power Chapter 5 Solo configuration You will need to use AiM software Race Studio 2 to configure the track beacon positions and to define the ECU of your car this for SOLO DL only Any other parameter will need to be configured by the keyboard To enter configuration press MENU 5 1 Lap timing modes Solo
25. the Menu etc When Speed reaches 20 km h SOLO changes mode and starts recording all the parameters Also it may be useful to know that SOLO has a preliminary buffer so it can really start saving information ONE SECOND BEFORE the start of the race This can be extremely useful to analyse the very first instants of the race 8 1 Closed circuit speed races As we have already seen there are three types of Lap time information that we can see e Rolling Lap Time that is shown by default e Steady lap Time that appears for some seconds at the starting line e Predictive Lap Time that is shown on Page 2 and that is evaluated after having finished the first lap With gt gt gt lt lt lt buttons it switches from one page to the other according to the number of configured pages At the end it shows the satellite page 8 2 Closed circuit regularity races As in Speed Races Solo shows Rolling Steady and Predictive lap time The only difference is that it calculates the Predictive Lap Time referred to the speed of the Second Lap and shows the Predictive time difference between the Second lap and the Actual one At the Pit Stop the vehicle stops and generally SOLO is turned off Nevertheless it goes on evaluating the time and does not interrupt the recorded test so when the vehicle starts racing again the lap time and lap number are not reset With gt gt gt lt lt lt buttons it switches from one pag
26. ts placed on the product rear If however you require a different installation such as on the car front glass for instance it Is necessary to buy the optional supports Images below show Solo SoloDL installed using the suction cup bracket in addition to the metal standard one 3 2 Powering Solo SoloDL Solo can be powered by the internal rechargeable battery or by an external 12 Volt source 3 2 1 Solo SoloDL internally powered and battery charge Solo is equipped with an internal rechargeable lithium battery that can be charged through the power socket or through a PC using the provided USB cable 3 2 2 Solo externally powered through the vehicle battery with the cigarette lighter socket Solo can be externally powered through the vehicle battery using the provided power cable with 2m wired car lighter socket www aim sportline com Solo SoloDL iD User Manual pr Release 1 00 Racing Data Power 3 3 ECU connection SoloDL only SoloDL receives the engine parameters from the ECU of your vehicle You can choose between two different connections to the ECU e OBDII that is typically used in stock cars The connection is extremely simple since we take advantage from a standard connector that is available on all the cars In this case the power comes from the OBDII port and connector D ana e CAN RS232 connection typically used in race car installations In this case the connection is more c
27. will need to be used for the following activities upgrading the track list database downloading the test data analyzing the test data Aim constantly upgrades Race Studio 2 software Each new release is available free to 6 2 download from our web site www aim sportline com download Area Software section Software installation To install Race Studio 2 software just place the CD in the proper driver and wait for a few seconds The system will show three windows that ask the user 6 3 to select the language to choose if reading the documentation or installing a software select the second option which software to installi select Race Studio 2 the installation will start automatically SoloDL configuration SoloDL logger can be connected to the vehicle s ECU and consequently configured using Race Studio 2 refer to AIM website www aim sportline com gt gt ECU connection area to know which ECUs are currently supported by AIM devices Once you have verified that the vehicle ECU is supported just follow this procedure with SoloDL switched on and connected to the PC run Race Studio 2 software click on AIM system manager press New button and New Configuration window appears data logger type is already set select ECU Manufacturer and model enter configuration and vehicle name choose the units of measure press OK only in case the ECU does not transmit the engage
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