PduSetup User Manual
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1. LifeRacing PduSetup User Manual Contents Contents 1 INTRODUCTION MEN 2 De 7 8 E 3 So DR VE E e NOE VCE AEE EER 3 2 3 WORKING DIRECTORY enee EE EEN 3 3 CAUBRATE EE 4 SCH MAN DISPLAY ee 4 SEENEN 5 3 3 170 FURTHER PROPERTIES siscaceseivecicarsdacanseavanswace arcades tanesexe tacansubvanawanacnwaptGaaescwsslaconieheacees 7 Sek WIG P ROD EU eege 7 Bee COUT OUT POMC E 8 A TOOLS rena 10 AL MULTE e E E E A EA E T 10 ED MONT e EE 10 AS HAL ei ug Le LEE 11 AA OPTION S cocoe tarececsce sce saraica E EE aE 12 AS 29 e EEN 12 5 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY cccccsccossccossccsscccssccnscccssccnsscccscccsscccscccssccnscccssscsccocsscassconsceassceescs 13 Life Racing Ltd Page 1 of 13 Introduction 1 Introduction PduSetup is used to create PDU calibrations to control how the PDU behaves This is done with the use of graphically represented logic control 2 PduSetup 2 13 28 File Edit Cal Add Page Options Device PDU32 12V ID GENERIC Cal ExampleCalibration CalSiz ple Delay amp Feedback Example Keypad Example Lighting enable switches on lower lights and dims PDU keypad LINKED to Keypad Example page Night lights switches on upper lights when lighting enable is active Flash request is a momentry switch with a LATCH that auto cancels after two seconds Upper lights substitute for failed lower lights Pit limiter active exclusively XOR alternates upper lights DOA 00S Low Current Tri2. to Night when high Reset PDU fuses and fault clear when high Active when a PDU hard output has tripped Output D data input Add or remove Set and Reset inputs when G Gate input is high S latches output as high R latches and latches when G is low output as low Examples of how each component can be used are found in the example calibration provided during software installation By default this file is located in C Users Public Documents Life Racing PduSetup ExampleCalibration PDU A components text will appear green when it is fully defined and red when it is not A component is defined when all of its input and output nodes are used and properties correctly set Before simulating or programming all input nodes must be used Output nodes can remain free to allow testing of subsystems and partial logic but will remain red Life Racing Ltd D Page 6 of 13 Calibrate 3 3 I O Further Properties 3 3 1 Input Properties Input Properties Input Input 1 SS PulUp Pull Down Aarm on timeout 3 Default on timeout Default state ON Default state OFF Msg Timeout O Analogue High Threshold Low Threshold Validation D s Debounce E s Active High Active Low Input Select input to assign Either physical soft CAN or LR switch panel CAN inputs are setup under Cal Communications Name Type name to be visible on main display Pull Up Down physical inputs on
3. able Disable Auto Offline With auto offline active if a device has been disconnected for more than 5 seconds PduSetup will revert to Offline mode and will require a manual Device Connect to re establish a connection or begin a new connection with a different device If deactivated it will continue to search for the same device only and automatically reconnect if available 4 5 Global Options Global options affect all applications and can be found under File Global Options Black on White colour scheme Toggle the colour scheme of all Life Racing applications between a white background and a black background The best option will be dependent on screen quality ambient lighting and user preference Colour Blind yellow green Changes fixed yellows to purple to aid with yellow green confusion Reverse Folder Order in file menu Folders are ordered alphabetically in the file menu Tick this box to reverse this order Floating Mouse Focus in dialogs Causes whatever the mouse pointer is hovering over to be highlighted as if it was selected with the keyboard Life Racing Ltd Page 12 of 13 lt Document Revision History 5 Document Revision History 2015 10 22 MH V1 0 Initial public release Life Racing Ltd Page 13 of 13
4. aying a grid The pages can be added deleted renamed resized and cleared under the Page menu Numerical shortcuts can also be found here to switch between pages Page Size Portrait Landscape Leben enable saftches on lower lights anc cims POU eech Keyoec Semple pege Jore Night sudiches on upper lights when lighting enedie Is SCH D z Flash request is 2 momeniry switch with a LATCH Tet auto cancels after two seconds Upper lights soat tr fellec lower lights Pit limiter Se odisea HOR alternates upper Der In the menu bar the total calibration size and connection state is shown The bar displayed represents the calibration size as a proportion of total available memory When this is over the limit the bar will turn yellow and programming will not be allowed The tooltip comment cannot be deleted but can be edited The text here is what is displayed in the file menu in the same way as a file comment The keyboard can be used instead of the mouse with the following alternative controls Command Mouse Keyboard Move pointer Drag Arrows Select Left click Spacebar Options Right click Enter Zoom Mouse wheel Common windows shortcuts can be used to cut copy paste undo and redo or can be accessed under the Edit menu When calibration is complete it can be validated by selecting Cal Validate This will then display an error if validation fails and hint at the cause Validation Success Validation Fail
5. cannot be moved or edited until unlocked Further properties Lock output When locked all connected components will also be locked and displayed in yellow These components cannot be edited or moved until the output is unlocked Add or remove atrip output This acts as a bypass if the output fails Further properties Toggle individual or team distribution Add or remove additional inputs Add or remove additional inputs Add or remove additional inputs Add or remove a conditional input Will cause the inverter to only work when conditional input is high Properties including on and off durations Add or remove Set Toggle and Reset inputs Properties including auto cancel time which will reset the latch after the specified time Page 5 of 13 Flip Flop Delay Feedback ON 1 OFF 0 Link IN 2 Link OUT 3 Keypad Dimmer Reset Fault Gate Calibrate Output D data input Add or remove Set and Reset inputs only when C clock input is S latches output as high R latches on rising edge output as low Delayed on by set delay Properties including delay time time instant off oe Always high input Always low input Terminate to continue at Edit name of link for Link Out matching Link OUT Can be on a different page Continue from matching Edit which link to use Link IN Can be ona different page Keypad dimmer control Set Set high and low levels
6. dresses to be used Toggle between default 0 5A and 0 2A measurement resolution Starting address of soft I O for pre V2 9 products 16 Frames Starting address of PDU CAN datastream including output states and currents 10 frames Receiving this frame regardless of content has the same effect as the RESET schematic component Check these if keypads are present Some I O will be reserved Custom soft I O addresses 8bits per I O For more CAN information including content and default template please refer to the Universal CAN Template Manual or contact Life Racing Life Racing Ltd Page 11 of 13 Tools Change Type Change the type of PDU associated with the calibration file This changes the number of physical I O available and must be correct before programming Change Operating Voltage Switch between 12V and 24V power supply Change Identity Change identity associated with the calibration file Enable PDU10 FaultPin For PDU10 calibrations only Input 8 may be assigned as the fault pin This allows a mechanical switch with an LED indicator to be used as a hard reset switch in the same way as the RESET schematic component Other PDU products have a dedicated fault pin for this purpose 4 4 Options These general options are found under the Options menu Enable Disable Grab and drag Enable or disable the ability to drag the screen around when zoomed in When disabled box selection is enabled En
7. ect output to assign Either physical high side physical low side PDU10 only soft CAN or LR switch panel LED CAN outputs are setup under Cal Communications Name Type name to be visible on main display Life Racing Ltd Page 8 of 13 Calibrate Inductive Load physical output only Set whether the output is an inductive load or not Anything with a coil i e motors pumps etc Setting an output as inductive increases the circuit protection required Trip physical output only The output will trigger a fault when the trip current is exceeded for longer than the designated time period This disables the faulted output Often when an output is initially switched on it may draw extra current for a period of time This is known as the inrush period During this time it may be desirable to have a different trip value Inrush physical output only Specify the length of the inrush period This affects how long the inrush trip is active Inrush Trip physical output only A separate current trip applied during the inrush phase The output will trigger a fault when the trip current is exceeded for longer than the designated time period This disables the faulted output Low Current Trip physical output only The output will trigger a fault when the current is less than the specified trip current for longer than the designated time period Alarm Trip physical output only A CAN message is sent as a warning when the output curren
8. ed Calibration is OK OUTPUT object with unused input connector Ok Life Racing Ltd Page 4 of 13 3 2 Components Calibrate Components can either be dragged onto the display with the mouse from the component panel displayed on the left of the screen or added from the Add menu They can then be dragged around the grid into position Hold lt Ctrl gt or draw a box to select multiple components Select component nodes and drag to draw connectors between them Add interconnects to create bends by selecting partway down the connection or at the end of a loose connection Components and connections can be deleted or have further options edited by right clicking Add text to the display E A physical or soft input ton 3 Ire moe 0 10a E LOW A physical or soft output Output Ip LA d DOs ash 025s nS Jop ALR DEES Low Current Trip 0 004 D106 SI Ting 655 354 DIE j OUTPUT 20 gt Output Multiple output distributer Distributer And Logical AND Triggers when all inputs are high Or Logical OR Triggers when any single or multiple inputs are high Xor Logical XOR Triggers when any single input is high Logical NOT Reverse the input Life Racing Ltd Switch between high and low at set intervals Output is toggled when T toggle is high Output set to high when S Set is high and low when R reset is high Menu Options Edit or lock text When locked text is displayed in yellow and
9. lect File Print to print the current page in black and white as it is seen This includes text and simulation status 2 2 Device Retrieve a calibration from a connected PDU with Device Get Program a calibration to a connected PDU by selecting Device Set When programming is complete device information will be displayed as well as any messages describing calibration problems such as invalid current limits Check the specific product datasheet to see these limits Note Connecting to a device with Device Connect is used for monitoring only No changes to the calibration can be made or programmed when in this state 2 3 Working Directory The working directory is maintained across all Life Racing applications and can be edited in LifeCal LifeCfg LifeData LifeView and PduSetup To change the current working directory select Working directory under File Use CREATE to create a new folder in the current location Use SELECT to select the current location as the new working directory If the location has not been used before a CFG file will be created Selecting Working Dir Behaviour allows editing of the CFG file All PDU files are saved in the PduSetup folder with no further directories Calibrations DownloadedData J a Li 5 LoggingSetup Working Directory PduSetup PDU Life Racing Ltd Page 3 of 13 Calibrate 3 Calibrate 3 1 Main Display The main display can consist of several tabs or pages displ
10. ly Set whether the input is in a high or low state with no input signal Alarm Default on timeout soft input only Choose between triggering an alarm or switching to default state when message timeout has expired Default state ON OFF soft input only If Default on timeout is selected choose what this default state should be Msg Timeout soft input only Type the amount of time allowed between messages before a timeout is triggered Analogue physical input 1 4 only Tick this box if the input is an analogue input High Threshold physical input 1 4 only If input is analogue type the upper threshold voltage Life Racing Ltd Page 7 of 13 Calibrate Low Threshold physical input 1 4 only If input is analogue type the lower threshold voltage Validation Requires an input signal to be consistent for the defined amount of time before acknowledging it as in input Validation causes a small delay but avoids accidental switching Debounce After detecting a change in state instantly stabilises the signal for the defined amount of time Input Signal OAO Keen Validate Al lt A Debounce Active High Low physical input only Set if input is active at high or low voltages Logic uses input active state and not voltages 3 3 2 Output Properties Output Properties Output Qutput 4 Name Aseo O Inductive Load Inrush Trip Emm A 0 050 Low Current Trip 7 lA im Alarm Trip EG A Ef O Output Sel
11. p 1 004 0 1005 LIGHTING OVERRIDE Barm Trip 655 354 0 1005 Pu ue LOWER RIGHT Trip 4 004 0 1003 erk Trip 1 004 0 100s T gt gt KEYPAD DIMMER Harm Trip 555 354 0 1005 D Low Current Trip 0 004 0 1003 acm Trip 6SS 35A 0 1005 OUTPUT 10 NIGHT LIGHTS put ue UPPER RIGHT Trip 4004 0 1005 Iren 025s Iren Trip 10 0047 00S0s Low Current Trip 0 004 0 1003 acm Trip 655 354 0 1005 OUTPUT 11 Due to continuous development some features may change and the manual will update periodically Please ensure you have the latest version dated on the cover page of this document Menu Shortcuts Life Racing applications are intended for quick operation without the use of a mouse for improved usability in the pit lane All menu buttons can therefore be reached using keyboard shortcuts Each option has an underlined letter identifying its shortcut key or the shortcut displayed to the left Dialogue boxes can be navigated with the arrow keys The lt Spacebar gt can be used to select while lt Enter gt and lt Esc gt are used as OK and CANCEL respectively Life Racing Ltd Page 2 of 13 File 2 File Select File New and select the PDU type to create a new calibration The PDU type is required to build the list of inputs and outputs available Load a previously saved calibration by selecting File Load Save the calibration to the working directory with File Save or to a different location with File saveTlo Se
12. t exceeds the specified value for longer than the designated time period Note Trips can be reset with a circuit reset activating the RESET component in the calibration or switching the physical reset pin or with a power cycle A reset can only occur once every two seconds per output team Life Racing Ltd Page 9 of 13 Tools 4 Tools 4 1 Simulate A full or partial calibration can be simulated to test that the calibration is behaving as intended All input nodes must be assigned before simulation but output nodes can remain free Simulation includes the state of all internal components so each step can be monitored Toggle simulation mode by selecting Cal Start Stop Simulation The connection status should be flashing green and display SIMULATING In this mode components will all become locked so they cannot be moved or edited Inputs can be toggled on and off by selecting them Selecting an output will simulate a fault if enabled Components will be shaded when active Faults are displayed in red R PduSetup 2 13 28 g Ee Edt Cal Ae gage Ostins paie POUIO12V IDIGENERIC CalbamoiCsbrsten Case F e e I vecmtal Lage Lighting Espen Dee k Feedback Eramo A es D 4 2 Monitor Select Device Connect to connect to a PDU This will automatically retrieve the calibration stored and begin monitoring all inputs and outputs as well as supply voltage board temperature and general messages displayed to the righ
13. t of the main display The message box can be cleared by selecting Device clear Messages m Battery Volts 16 3 Digital Supply 29 7 p Board Temp Life Racing Ltd Page 10 of 13 Tools In this mode components will all become locked so they cannot be moved or edited Input and output states are visible but the internal logic cannot be monitored Inputs and outputs can be forced into on or off states by right clicking to bring up the options Selecting automatic will revert the component to display real time states To stop monitoring and enable editing select Device Disconnect 4 3 Cal options These options affect the calibration file and can be found under the Cal menu Communications Set custom CAN settings here including soft I O addresses Communications O Mil CAN Mil CAN Source Address Mil CAN Tx Priority EW Serial Baud Rate CAN Baud Rate Datastream TX Rate LI 29bit CAN IDs O 0 24 CAN Resolution Soft I P Base pre V2 9 9 16 I P 17 24 Ij 25 32 I 33 40 UP aE SWP1 H Mil CAN Serial Baud Rate CAN Baud Rate Datastream TX Rate 29bit CAN IDs 0 2A CAN Resolution Soft I P Base preV2 9 Datastream Base id Fault Reset id Switch Panel 1 2 I O DO NOT USE For military applications only Change serial baud rate Must match all devices on bus Change CAN baud rate Must match all devices on bus Transmission rate in ms Allows 29bit ad
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