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Telemetry Box Rev 1.0 User manual 1

1. LN P a wtw Ug f 1 sm aw sO O o S 3 9 z 2 9 oe 2 E Se lay eci a SEZ sa a Figure 9 negative positive analog cartridge Figure 10 high current cartridge The user can enable and disable Data Storage several times without having to delete the data stored in previous sessions Once the content of the Telemetry Box s memory has been downloaded the data will be differentiated according to the storage session they belong to In particular they will be shown in the following format stint lap lap time sector time 1 sector time n where e stint indicates the number of the data storage session e lap indicates the number of the lap performed during the stint session lap is reset at the beginning of every new data storage session e lap time driver lap time on the lap number lap e sector time 1 driver sector time on the sector number 1 e sector time n driver sector time on the sector number n To change from a storage modality times only to a complete telemetry one and vice versa it is necessary to delete the memory and position in the first case at least one of the switches on ON in the second case both switches on OFF As for the mute button also for the Mem on off one the Telemetry Box remembers the status the button is in before the supply is disconnected This ensures that once the Telemetry Box is powered 12
2. Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox again the Data Storage function restarts from the status it was in before the supply was disconnected To download the data from the Telemetry Box s internal memory the system must be connected to the PC only through a USB cable type AB inserted into the USB port 6 of the Telemetry Box itself Run the application Telemetry Box PC Interface and select from the menu selected function the option Download telemetry data Now the software asks to indicate the name of the file where to save the data which are to be stored Once the choice has been made the download starts Its completion is signalled by the software through an apposite notice The result of this operation is the creation of two files having the same name indicated by the user but differentiated by the adding of _t and _d at the end of the name itself The first contains the times the second the telemetry data Now you only have to disconnect the Telemetry Box from the PC For further details as to the use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application see the apposite manual 5 3 1 Erase stored data To erase the stored data from the Telemetry Box s internal memory you only need to follow one of the following operations according to the way the Telemetry Box has been powered In particular 1 Telemetry Box powered only throught the USB white cable 10 hold the Mem on off button down 3 until the LED 5 starts flashi
3. No function selected STOP Figure 39 Selected function menu In case that the Telemetry Box is connected at the same time to the PC and to a SCP controller or to a Track Interface the following functions from the Selected function menu are enabled l Telemetry it allows to enter the Live Telemetry function and or the PC chronometer function according to what the Telemetry Box is connected to by means of the white USB cable In particular 1 1 Telemetry Box connected to the PC and to the Track Interface it is possible to enter the PC chronometer function only This is valid for firmware versions of the Telemetry Box from 1 0 3 For the previous versions the enabled functions are the same that are enabled in the situation of Telemetry Box connected to the PC only 1 2 Telemetry Box connected to the PC and to the SCP controller it is possible to enter both the live Telemetry and the PC chronometer functions Postprocessing it allows to analyse the data saved on the PC during the live Telemetry function or downloaded from the Telemetry Box and then saved on the PC For further details see paragraph 44 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox Download Language function In order to change or update the language of lap times playback it is necessary to select the Download Language function This involves the appearance of a message signalling to the user that the operation causes the erasu
4. 13 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox connected to the Telemetry Box Run the application Telemetry Box PC Interface and choose from the menu Selected function the option Download language The software now asks to indicate the name of the file to be downloaded on the Telemetry Box s memory Once the choice has been made the application starts the process of language setting whose completion is signalled by the software with an apposite notice Notice that the language updating entails the deletion of all the data stored until that moment The operation fulfilled you only have to disconnect the Telemetry Box from the PC 5 5 Telemetry Box firmware updating As already mentioned previously it is possible to update the firmware of the Telemetry Box This operation allows the user to add new functions for free For further information as to the procedure to follow see the manual Telemetry Box firmware updating 5 6 Use of the PC chronometer function Very interesting is the PC chronometer function which can be used at present with the SCP controller only but with any controller beginning from software version 1 0 3 With regard to the connections to be made see figure 7 if a controller different from SCP 01 is used otherwise see figure 8 In both cases the Telemetry Box must be connected to the PC as previously explained At this point you only have to run the Telemetry Box PC Interface application and from the Selected f
5. Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox The software Telemetry Box PC Interface is a graphic interface that allows the user to carry out some operations which can be divided in three groups e operations on the Telemetry Box connected to the PC e g language download or telemetry data download etc e postprocessing operations on the data downloaded by the Telemetry Box or saved during the live telemetry function e live telemetry operation and or PC chronometer both if in possession of the SCP controller PC chronometer only if in possession of another type of controller In order to be able to use the interface the following software packages must be downloaded e TelBoxPCIntRunTime it must be installed on the PC in order that the PC is able to run the Telemetry Box PC Interface application e TelemetryBoxPCInterface it is the actual application that must be launched with a double click of the mouse s left key on the representative icon N B The present version of Telemetry Box PC Interface can be run only on PCs with Windows 7 or XP operating system Windows Vista is not supported not will it be officially even if it might work 39 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox 15 Installation of TelBoxPCIntRunTime Once the file 7e BoxPCIntRunTime zip has been downloaded it is necessary to decompress it and to run with a double click the file setup exe which can be found in the Volume directory The installation of th
6. 4 by combining the previous options Once the Track Interface is powered the LED 2 throws a steady red light and the possible DS bridge connected to the DIN connector 11 is powered too In case that the track has got more than four lanes it is advisable to supply all the Track Interfaces by means of an external power unit connected to the clamps marked by the writing Ext Supply 13 Track Interface connections The Track Interface can be connected to various devices and or peripheral sensors These are e DS bridge sensor DS chrono e dead strip sensor e normally open switch e Wincrono sensor Slot it SCP 01 controller e Slot it Telemetry Box The sensors lap and sector must be positioned on the track at a time space of about six tenths of a second The Wincrono sensor requires a welding on the external shell of the female plug of the relative wiring Refer to the relative file with the instructions downloadable from the website www slot it 13 1 Connection to a DS bridge The Track Interface can be connected to a DS bridge You only have to insert the DIN male plug of the DS bridge s cable into the female plug 11 named Bridge In of the Track Interface Once the Track Interface is powered the connected DS bridge is powered too Notice that the positioning of the DS bridge on the track affects the correspondence between the LED 3 and 4 of the Track Interface and the lanes since the bridge itself decid
7. 43 postprocessing 2 As shown in figure 43 the buttons can be divided in three groups DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2 and COMPARE These are not enabled at the same time but only as follows e those belonging to the first group DRIVER 1 are enabled only if the user loads the data in the DRIVER 1 section of the Postprocessing page that is using the browse Path_file1 button e those belonging to the second group DRIVER 2 are enabled only if the user loads the data in the DRIVER 2 section of the Postprocessing page that is using the browse Path_file2 button e those belonging to the third group COMPARE are enabled only if the user loads the data in both DRIVER 1 and DRIVER 2 sections of the Postprocessing page This is the case of the comparison of for example the data of two different drivers In the Postprocessing2 page figure 43 the following data can be seen e brake performance minimum and maximum speed set by the user and real time performance of the applied speed in conformity with the chosen anti spin value Here is a description of each button of the Postprocessing2 page e DRAW GRAPH it allows to see the above listed data concerning the selected lap In particular the brake value is displayed in the BRA graph the other values in the OTH graph If no lap number has been selected a message informs the user that in order to continue it is necessary to specify the lap number to be visualized The selecte
8. CLEAR GRAPH it allows to erase the values one has just visualized Note by pushing the button the above standing graph is cleared but the values are not erased from the memory they can be visualized again by pushing REDRAW GRAPH e REDRAW GRAPH it allows to draw the above standing graph again ZOOM it allows to zoom in on the above standing graph e STOP POSTPROCESSING the Telemetry Box PC Interface application returns to the starting page Function selection figure 38 where a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select one of them from the Selected function drop down menu 51
9. Interface application to carry out the following operations before the function can begin e insert the number of sectors the track is made up of e push the START TEL button that is flashing with yellow light e insert the name of the file in which the data have to be saved with also the file extension txt The application creates two different files with this name differentiated by the addition at the end of the name of _t and _d for example if the name is Dati txt the created files will be Dati_t txt and Dati_d txt In the former the driver s times are saved in the latter the telemetry data in case that a SCP controller is being used In case that the two files are already present the application asks permission to overwrite them if the permission is given the telemetry phase begins otherwise the user is asked to indicate a new name in order to save the data Now the Telemetry function is being carried out According to the device the Telemetry Box is connected to the following situations can arise Telemetry Box connected to the PC and to the Track Interface a single page appears Telemetry Note the use of the Telemetry function with Telemetry Box connected to the PC and to the Track Interface is only possible from the firmware version 1 0 3 of the Telemetry Box Telemetry Box connected to the PC and to the SCP controller in this case the SCP controller is connected to the Track Interface two pages
10. PC Interface application Here are the operations to carry out for each window that appears during the operation 1 chosen the third option No not now and push Next 2 choose the second option Install from a list or specific location advanced and push Next choose the last option manual choice of the driver to be installed then push Next by pushing Driver Disk choose the driver to be installed 7elemetryDriver inf then push Next push Continue the driver installation starts when the end of installation window appears push Finish now a second installation begins carry out all the above listed operations again SOT Oy in order to verify that the installation has been successful go into the Device manager of the PC and verify that with the Telemetry Box connected to the PC the devices shown in figure 36 appear 40 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HB ox Gestione periferiche File Azione Visualizza gt mema Altre periferiche a Porta seriale PCI x Computer Controller audio video e giochi Controller disco floppy Controller host bus IEEE 1394 Controller IDE ATAJATAPI Controller SCSI e RAID Controller USB Universal serial bus Mouse e altre periferiche di puntamento NI VISA USB Devices Telemetry Device lt Telemetry Box driver i Telemetry Device Periferiche di sistema 3 Porte COM e LPT Sh Processori B
11. Schede di rete Schede video Schermi lt gt Tastiere Figure 36 Telemetry box PC Interface driver installation s result check 16 2 Use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application to communicate with the Telemetry Box In order to run the application Telemetry Box PC Interface you only have to position the mouse s indicator on the icon of the application itself and make a double click with the left key The Telemetry Box PC Interface can present itself in two different ways according that the Telemetry Box is connected or not to the PC If the Telemetry Box is not connected to the PC the application presents itself as shown in figure 37 otherwise as shown in figure 38 41 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE Figure 37 starting windows Telemetry Box PC Interface with disconnected Telemetry Box Figure 38 starting windows Telemetry Box PC Interface with connected Telemetry Box 42 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox In case of disconnected Telemetry Box figure 37 the user can carry out one of the following operations as summarized by the message on the monitor e connect the Telemetry Box to the PC by means of a USB cable for printer type AB and push OK This means that the situation is now the one described in figure 38 use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application to communicate with the Telemetry Box see paragraph 16 2 1 e push POST in order to go to the Postprocessing phase
12. Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual EE ox Warranty two years We retain the right to reject under warranty repairs of Track Interface showing signs of tampering and or not accompanied by the repair application downloadable at www slot it totally filled in This product is in accordance with RoHS guidelines Do not dip it into water Completely conceived thought up and realized by Maurizio Ferrari Maurizio Gibertoni Cristian Anceschi and Stefano Giorgi of Galileo Engineering S r l Via F Cavallotti 16 42122 Reggio Emilia Italy www slot it info slot it If it does not work blame it on us Slot it and Slot it logo are registered trademarks by Galileo Engineering S r l We thank you for choosing the Telemetry Box system Before operating please read this manual attentively 26 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox 9 Contents of the selling pack In the selling pack is the following material e 1 Track Interface system e 1 cable to connect a DS chrono to the Track Interface DS link cable e 1 male jack USB female plug cable to collect the signals given by the Track Interface and bring them to the Telemetry Box Track to Telemetry cable 10 General description The Track Interface is a system having the job to interface the Telemetry Box to the sensors DS bridge dead strip which are on the track In particular it elaborates the signals given by the sensors so that they can be read by the Telem
13. done keeping the cartridge not connected to the power supply play the welding safe acting only on the indicated circuit points N B Data Storage cannot be enabled in case of multilingual dictionary on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box 10 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ox Track to Telemetry cable Figure 7 case a connections Track to Telemetry cable Figure 8 case b connections In order to enable the Data Storage function press button 3 of the Telemetry Box The start of data storage is signalled by the Telemetry Box through the flashing of LED 5 which keeps flashing for the entire duration of the storage Pressing again the button 3 the storage is disabled and LED 5 stops flashing If during data storage LED 5 starts flashing very quickly this means that the memory is full and therefore the Telemetry Box cannot store further data At this point the user has to delete stored data after downloading them if it is thought appropriate Once stored data have been deleted LED 5 stops flashing and Data Storage function can be re enabled 11 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ox The amount of data that can be stored depends on the situation the user is in In particular in case a it is possible to store about 200 000 among laps and sectors In case b it is possible to store data for about 23 minutes 11
14. e push QUIT in order to stop the running of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application In case of connected Telemetry Box figure 38 it can be observed that on the right side of the page there is a series of data the result of a first data exchange between the Telemetry Box PC Interface application and the Telemetry Box These are 1 the software version of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application which is being run 2 the software version of the Telemetry Box connected to the PC 3 the language of lap times playback in the driver s earphones on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box 4 the status of the connection of the Telemetry Box In particular next to the writing Connection one of the following sentences can appear e no box no Telemetry Box is connected to the PC the situation is the one of figure 37 e telemetry box the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC by means of a USB cable for printer type AB and nothing else is connected to the Telemetry Box by means of the white USB cable e telemetry box SCP controller the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC and to a SCP controller telemetry box Track Interface the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC and to a Track Interface 5 the number of sectors indicated by the user for carrying out the live Telemetry On the left side of the same page figure 38 is a drop down menu Selected function in which all the functions that can be carried out are li
15. shown in figure 42 appears It is divided in two sections DRIVERI and DRIVER2 It is possible to load the data of two different drivers or of two different runs of the same driver in order to compare them In order to continue it is necessary to select the file to be analysed using the Browse Path filel and or Path_file2 button Among the available files it is necessary to choose the one ending with _t txt Once the selection has been done the relative times are reported in the table to the side The worst time is highlighted in red the best time in green Moreover if telemetry data are present too the Telemetry Box PC Interface application enables a second page Postprocessing 2 figure 43 in which the telemetry data can 48 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual ES be visualized by selecting the intended lap number STOP POSTPROCESSING Lap number Lap time Sectortime 1 as ossi oe TEA L l Ll Figure 42 postprocessing page With reference to the Postprocessing page figure 42 here is the meaning of each button e CLEAR TABLE it erases the just loaded table and file REFRESH TABLE it updates the loaded table e PRINT TABLE pushing this button a new window appears that allows to set the font the colour the size and the number of copies to be printed DELETE FILE it erases the loaded file permanently e STOP POSTPROCESSING it provokes the stop of the Postprocessing function the Telem
16. time the lap only when the car passes on the finish line for the first time The volume of Lap Time Playback can be adjusted according to one s needs by means of the volume control 11 on the left side of the Telemetry Box While driving the user can listen to the music by connecting the audio output of any MP3 player to the female jack 9 MP3 player input using an audio cable not included in the package The audio cable must have at both ends a 3 5 mm male jack When the Telemetry Box reproduces the driver lap time the volume of the music gradually decreases then it gradually returns to its former volume once the time audio reproduction is completed Note that the music volume has to be adjusted on the MP3 player and not through the volume control 11 of the Telemetry Box In case that one wants to listen to music only and no longer have Lap Time Playback one only needs to press the mute button 1 The bicolour LED 4 signals that this function has been disabled it gives out a steady red light Pressing again the mute button 1 is enough to re enable the function Practically audio ON red light off audio OFF red light on As already mentioned previously the Telemetry Box remembers the status in which the mute button is at the moment immediately before the supply is disconnected Therefore when the system is powered again the mute function can be enabled or not according as it was enabled or not before the supply was disconnected I
17. 0 01 18 2 C i 60 80 Time Trigger pos gt Show legend C Show traces status sa gt Figure 40 Telemetry page The PC chrono page shows the following data see figure 41 lap time and lap number e best lap time and its number e list of the last ten laps with relative time 47 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual BE x 05 499 Lap number Lap time Sectortime 1 Sectortime2 1 4 05 499 03 658 01 841 1 3 06 145 02 138 14 276 08 707 STOP TELEMETRY igure 41 PC Chrono page Here is a brief description of the function of the various buttons that can be found in the Telemetry page figure 40 e Reset all it erases the data displayed in the following fields Lap time Lap number Sector time Sector number Best time and Best lap Reset best time it erases the best time recorded until that moment and the corresponding lap number e STOP TELEMETRY by pushing this button the user is asked if he wants to move on directly to the postprocessing function If yes the postprocessing phase begins for its description see paragraph otherwise the Telemetry Box PC Interface application returns to the starting page figure 38 Function selection where a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select one of them from the Selected function drop down menu Postprocessing function By selecting the Postprocessing function the page
18. E mark for uses in districts shopping precincts vehicular and light industrial zones RAEE WEEE directive This symbol on the product or on the package indicates that this product must be separated from household type waste In conformity with 2002 96 EC European directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment RAEE WEEE this electrical product i cannot be disposed of together with undifferentiated waste This product must be disposed of by means of restitution to the dealer or to the local waste collection area for recycling 37 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 Function selection Telemetry PC Chrono Power Trim Min Speed Brake Ron ECET Spe Overloadto Testmode Rel drive pip_swi Dip_sw2 arve Hand Brake 9 9 x n be Ci J J P gt d Overload to gnd Dead area A Lower_eor Upper_eor d Z STOP 64 5 a 56 ln Normal lane change Ga fog _ _ _ m ignes Software release SCP 1 03 System selected Audio Language Software release Tel 1 0 2 Analog English Lap time Lap Lap number 13 008 l2 v Sector time Sector Sector number Roset all 3 10 998 li F gt Reset best time 13 008 Best time 2 Best lap 120 UE ICSE ERE tocco ero Roe GTI E 00 01 02 847 00 01 05 000 00 01 07 500 00 01 10 000 00 01 12 500 00 01 15 000 00 01 18 2 Hee Time Speed Amplitude Show legend I II I 18 2 60 80 100 120 j Cc Trigger pos 38
19. OME COIS iaia 36 13 1 Connection toa DS biden 36 13 2 Connection to a become 36 13 3 Connection eddie 37 13 4 Connection to Slot it SCP 01 controller 40 13 5 Connection to the Slot it Telemetry Box 41 13 6 Connection to other Track IintartaneSs sn iii 41 14 Track Interfac 1 C SPRECO RR RP OR GIR OA ERO 44 14 1 Setting DS bridge lap counter sensor dead strip sector sensori 45 14 2 Setting DS bridge sector sensor dead strip lap counter sector 45 14 3 Setting DS bridge sector sensor dead strip sector Sensor i 45 144 OE AOE GS SUITS leoni 46 15 Installation of Te BoxPCintRunilimig ialianicitia nia 50 16 Use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface applicafioli cuccia nata 50 ARRE AU RR RR RE E N RI 50 16 2 Use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application to communicate with the Telemetry ARRE 52 16 2 1 Use the application to communicate with the Telemetry BoXx 54 16 2 1 3 Download Language funchon anca ina 56 16 2 1 4 Download telemetry data TMciioti sleale 56 16 2 1 5 Erase stored data functioli spinaaa 57 16 2 1 6 Telemetry DCI rai 57 16 2 1 7 Postprocessing Maira 59 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox Warranty two years We retain the right to reject under warranty repairs of Telemetry box showing signs of tampering and or not accompanied by the repair application downloadable at www slot it totally filled in
20. Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual BE e SU Ialennetrwy E y Enable disable Enable disable Lap Time Playback Data Storage Volume SCP 1 USB Power led I Multifunction led Connection cable USB port Audio output for PC connection Double MP3 player switch input Figure 1 Telemetry Box Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual EE ox General index 1 Comentsafiheselliniz pack ian iaia ai 4 2 Gen ral SCO 4 3 Quickstart audio playback for the Mpa 5 4 Telemetry Box s components description 6 5 Operation ARP 8 gt Il Telemett Borsari 8 5 2 Lap time LAY ACK ARR FEO NE 9 5 3 Data storage on the Telemetry Box s internal Memiory ani 10 5 91 Erdse Stored laica 13 5 4 A dio la SUIS upd ti g issiria ie 13 5 5 Telemetry Box firmware pila 14 5 6 Use of the PC chronometer IVECO rimani 14 5 7 Use of the Telemetry live MImCtiOn 1 sindcasaicenticstucwensanntodacteadsiaadeuewacadtieennntansetantauabewsdilenbcanhebs 14 6 Telemetry Box assembly on SCP 041 contiollee p pra 15 T System diagnostiese ener te lon neous econ pe de retuned cies rE sa E E E EEEE EEEE EEEE ESENE 20 8 Telemetry Box firmware updating proeedite illa 20 9 Cont nts of theselling pac Kesir aene arera E EE EE E E E a aE EEEE ERRERA 33 10 G neral d scriptioi sisisi ave ar a E EE CE E EERTE age EURE E E eriei 33 11 Description of the Track nica rei 34 12 Track Interface power split 36 13 Track Interface W
21. This product is in accordance with RoHS guidelines Do not dip it into water and do not put it in the microwave oven The product has not been tested on animals also because they would not understand the meaning of Lap time Completely conceived thought up and realized by Maurizio Ferrari Maurizio Gibertoni Cristian Anceschi and Stefano Giorgi of Galileo Engineering S r l Via F Cavallotti 16 41122 Reggio Emilia Italy www slot it info slot it Slot it and Slot it logo are registered trademarks by Galileo Engineering S r l We thank you for choosing the Telemetry Box system Before operating please read this manual attentively Warning improper use at high volume and for a long time can damage the auditory apparatus Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox 1 Contentsofthe selling pack In the package are the following objects 1 A Telemetry Box 2 A connection cable for the signals coming from the Track Interface to be optionally linked up with the cartridge of the controller SCP 01 3 A quick start user manual 2 General description Telemetry Box is an innovative timing system that allows to e reproduce via audio the lap times recorded by the pilot in a language to be chosen among many e store in the device s internal memory the times heard on earphones sector times and in case the telemetry data of the SCP button of Slot it to which it is connected e listen to your favourite music while dr
22. appear Telemetry and PC chrono The Telemetry page shows the following data see figure 40 e brake performance e minimum and maximum speed set by the user and real time performance of the applied 46 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual BE ux speed in conformity with the chosen anti spin value e regulation curve set by the user on the SCP controller e real time status of the knobs and switches of the SCP controller e lap time and lap number best lap time and its number e firmware version of the SCP controller and Telemetry Box in use the type of cartridge connected to the controller language of the Telemetry Box Function selection Telemetry PC Chrono Power Trim Min Speed Brake Max Speed aban Latch lane change ee gt Spe Overloadto Testmode Rel drive Dip_sw1 Dip_sw2 ond ra 0 i Cur Overloadtognd Dead area Lower_eor Upper_eor Yv STOP 5 ISIS jes ni o ci ibi a latch led dgn_led Software release SCP 1 03 System selected Audio Language Software release Tel 1 0 2 Analog English Lap time Lap Lap number 13 008 _ 6 2 Sector time Sector Sartor number Reset all fosse B ko Reset best time 13 008 Best time 2 Best lap te an xk 00 01 02 847 00 01 05 000 00 01 07 500 00 01 10 000 00 01 12 500 00 01 15 000 00 01 18 21 Time Speed Amplitude g Tror lt i 1 00 01 02 820 00 01 05 000 00 01 07 500 00 01 10 000 00 01 12 500 15 000 0
23. are il corretto funzionamento del sistema o renderlo instabile Microsoft consigha di arrestare l installazione e d contattare il fornitore dell hardware per ottenere un prodotto software che abbia superato il testing del programma Windows Logo Contrua J Avesta notallazione Figure 17 Just ignore the fact that this driver has not passed the Windows XP compatibility etc Just click Continue to launch the driver installation it s necessary click on the Continua Continue button When the installation is finished click on the Fine Finish button to Installazione guidata nuovo hardware Completamento dell Installazione guidata nuovo hardware in corso Installazione del software completata per F AT91 USB to Serial Converter Per chiudere l installazione guidata scegliere Fine Indietro Fine Annulla Figure 18 complete the installation 20 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HB ox Now you can check the result of the driver installation place the mouse cursor on the My computer icon found on the desktop and click on the mouse s right button From the menu select the Property option select the Hardware folder and the Peripheral The new driver is found under the COM port section as AT9 USB Serial Converter driver as shown in the figure 19 Gestione periferiche File Azione Visualizza come ga Altre pe
24. ck to Telemetry cable Connect the power supply to the Track Interface IMPORTANT Before using the telemetry box for the first time an Erase stored data operation must be performed please refer to 5 3 1 else the box will behave as if its memory was already full This does not apply if you change language from the default English as the language change erases all stored data Make sure that the LED near the Red Audio off label is off Adjust the volume Check by passing a car over the lap or sector sensor s that the Track Interface and the Telemetry Box receive their signals LED flashing on both boxes yellow or green on the Track Interface green on the Telemetry Box At this point you re playing with the cars your lap times are transmitted in your earphones your driving has improved and you ve promised yourself to read the manual afterwards It always happens but nobody ever really reads the instructions What a pity There are many other features that we engineers love to put in products and weirdly we are paid for doing it The Telemetry Box is no exception and without a thorough reading of the manual it is very difficult to make the best use of all its features It stands to reason that if nobody reads the manual many features of the product do not come to light and turn out to be useless Then why develop them Does not this render the engineers role useless So please save the engineers and read the man
25. d lap number 50 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox is also displayed in the Selected 1 lap field e ADD NEW LAP it allows to select a further lap so that it is possible to compare the data concerning the two selected laps The number of the additional selected lap can be seen in the Selected 2 lap field In order to go on to visualize the data push the DRAW GRAPH button again e REMOVE LAP it allows to select the lap number to be removed among the already selected ones e CHANGE LAP it allows to indicate the lap number to be visualized and in case that two laps have already been selected it allows to change the last selected one e DRAW ALL GRAPHS it allows to visualize the data concerning the selected lap for both drivers at the same time e CHANGE LAP COMPARE group it allows to indicate the number of laps one for each driver that one wishes to compare In particular pushing the button a new window appears where it is necessary to act as follows e select the number of the driver one wishes to select the lap of e indicate the lap number e select the number of the second driver one wishes to select the lap of optional since it is possible to change the lap number of one driver only e indicate lap number e push OK e TRACES STATUS it allows to choose which data will be kept displayed on the two graphs if the green light is on the datum is displayed otherwise it is hidden e
26. e Selezionare le opzioni di ricerca e di installazione 9 Ricerca il miglior driver disponibile in questi percorsi Utilizzare le caselle di controllo che seguono per limitare o espandere la ricerca predefinita che include percorsi locali e supporti rimovibili Il miglior driver disponibile verr installato C Cerca nei supporti rimovibili unit floppy CD ROM Includi il seguente percorso nella ricerca C Documents and Settings Desktop v O Non effettuare la ricerca La scelta del driver da installare verr effettuata manualmente Scegliere questa opzione per selezionare da un elenco il driver di periferica Il driver contenuto nell elenco potrebbe non essere quello pi aggiornato per la periferica Figure 16 Then select the first option and its second sub option Now click on the Sfoglia Browse button and select the driver downloaded from the Slot it web site The driver name is atm6124 cdc inf Click on the Avanti Next button 19 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HE Attendere Installazione del software in corso 3 ATSI USB to Serial Converter j Installazione hardware Il software che 2 sta installando par hardware ATSI USB to Sena Converter 2 non ha superato testing del prograrama Windows Logo che consente di verficarne la compatibilit con Windows gt P Informazoni sud testing L installazione del software potrebbe
27. e runtime begins During this phase a series of windows will appear here they are listed in order of appearance with their meaning and the operations to be followed for each window 1 destination directory it asks to specify the directory where to install the Telemetry Box PC Interface application and the relative products We suggest not to change the proposed settings and push Next 2 requested license agreement choose I accept the License Agreement and push Next repeat the operation of step 2 4 summary of the software that will be installed the list of what is going to be installed push Next Now the installation begins its progress is shown in the following window 5 end of installation push Finish Then the last window appears push Restart in order to restart the PC as required iss Once the PC has been restarted it is possible to move on to the use of Telemetry Box PC Interface application with a double click of the mouse s left key on the icon of the application itself 16 Use of the Telemetry Box PC Interface application 16 1 Driver installation When connecting the Telemetry Box to the PC for the first time through a generic USB cable type AB Windows requires the installation of the driver necessary for the communication between the Telemetry Box PC Interface application and the Telemetry Box itself The name of the driver is TelemetryDriver inf and it is in the package containing the Telemetry Box
28. ed into the clamps marked by number 1 in the Dead Strip terminal block those of lane 2 into the clamps marked with number 2 As to the polarity of the signals the cables can be reversed trouble free 31 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ux Figure 28 example of the connection of the Track Interface to a dead strip 13 4 Connection to Slot it SCP 01 controller Track to Telemetry cable Figure 29 connection of the Track Interface to SCP controller In order to connect the 7rack Interface directly to a Slot it SCP 01 controller you need to use the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface included in the pack and the Connection cable of the Telemetry Box included in the pack of the latter Firstly you have to weld the latter cable to the cartridge of the SCP 01 controller for doing this refer to the manual of the Telemetry Box paragraph 5 3 Then you only have to insert the male jack plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface into the female jack plug 7 or 8 according as the car is positioned on the first 32 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual EE ox or the second lane Then for the connection to be complete insert the male plug of the Connection cable of the SCP 01 controller into the USB female plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface The final result is shown in figure 29 13 5 Connection to the Slot it Telemetry Box In order to connect the Track Inter
29. es the numbering order of the lanes 13 2 Connection to a DS chrono In order to connect a DS chrono to the Track Interface the DS link cable DIN cable included in the package must be used You only have to insert the male plug at one and of the cable into the Bridge Out 1 female DIN connector of the Track Interface whereas the other male plug must be inserted into the SENSOR female DIN connector of the DS chrono This connection will allow 30 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual BE e the driver to see on the display of the DS chrono the times obtained by the DS bridge Moreover if the DS bridge has been chosen as lap counter sensor see procedure at paragraph 14 1 the same displayed times will be reproduced in the earphones if a Telemetry Box has been connected to the Track Interface 13 3 Connection to a dead strip The dead strip is a small piece of metal strip of the lane which has been electrically disconnected from the rest See the following picture Figure 27 example of dead strips In order to pick up the signal from these strips you only have to weld the end of an electric cable into the part underlying the strip itself whereas the opposite end must be inserted into the Dead Strips clamps 9 This operation must be carried out for each dead strip In order to obtain consistency between the times recorded by the DS bridge and by the dead strips the cables coming from the dead strip of lane 1 are to be insert
30. etry Box allowing the latter to carry out the expected functions such as lap time playback and time and telemetry data storage Each Track Interface is able to manage the signals coming from two lanes up to a maximum of two sensors per lane e g a dead strip and a DS bridge allowing the user to choose the lap counter sensor and the sector time sensor 2T Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox 11 Description of the Track Interface Dal Q n D 5 D Q wad Bridge out t 2 3 4 5 Figure 24 Track Interface front view Ext To Telemetry Box Dead Strips Supply O O BSc Lane 1 Lane2 2 2 E 2 Bridge in 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 25 Track Interface back view 28 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox External supply Q C 12V Read instructions carefully 35 Ke Figure 26 Track Interface right side view With reference to the previous pictures the following components can be distinguished l 2 3 Zi 9 10 11 Bridge out DIN plug where a possible DS chrono can be connected by means of the DS link cable Power LED it signals the presence of power supply Lane 1 LED it signals that the car in lane 1 has passed over a sensor In particular e one flashing the car has passed over a sector sensor two flashing the car has passed over a lap sensor Lane 2 LED it signals that the car in lane 2 has passed over a sensor In particula
31. etry Box PC Interface application returns to the starting page Function selection figure 38 where a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select one of them from the Selected function drop down menu It is also possible to sort the data reported by one of the column of the table by clicking on the table s heading 49 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ve Function selection Postprocessing Postprocessing 2 DRIVER 1 Selected 1st lap Selected 2nd lap No selected v al REMOVE LAP 360 CHANGE LAP BRA 40 H DRIVER 2 Selected 1st lap 20 DRAW GRAPH No selected ADD NEW LAP Selected 2nd lap 8 HIHI INo selected 00 00 00 000 00 00 02 500 00 00 05 000 00 00 07 500 00 00 10 000 00 00 14 3 REMOVE LAP Time CHANGE LAP I Brake driver 1 lap R COMPARE CLEAR GRAPH REDRAW GRAPH ZOOM OUT Draw all graphs i raw all graph lap driver 1 100 DRAW ALL GRAPHS lap driver 2 CHANGE LAP 3 2 Traces status lap 1 2 OTH E Max trace Min trace Trigger trace Power trace Brake trace J ENABLE J ENABLE J ENABLE J ENABLE ENABLE O a STOP POSTPROCESSING 00 00 00 000 00 00 02 500 00 00 05 000 00 00 07 500 00 00 10 000 00 00 14 3 Time h Min driver 1 lap 1 2 A He Max driver 1 lap 1 2 D CLEAR GRAPH I REDRAW GRAPH ZOOM OUT Trigger driver 1 lap 1 2 ava Power driver 1 lap 1 2 av Figure
32. etry Box throws a steady red light and the lot is ready for use ia a Figure 11 Telemetry Box assembled on SCP controller 15 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox 7 System diagnostics The Telemetry Box is provided with some diagnostics functions which allow the system to detect possible problems regarding 1 system power supply 2 memory containing the language of time playback and lap sector time and telemetry data The result of the diagnostics is reported to the user by means of the bicolour LED 4 In particular 1 red light flashing five times a problem with the supply has occurred which has caused the last system reset This is due to the fact that the power supply value has fallen below the minimum threshold required for the proper functioning of the Telemetry Box A possible cause for this could be the presence of a short circuit 2 red and green light flashing alternately there s a problem on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box If this happens the electronic component has to be replaced 3 red light flashing three times the language in the memory of the Telemetry Box is not recognized It is therefore necessary to update the language of time playback Refer to the paragraph 5 4 8 Telemetry Box firmware updating procedure To program or update the firmware of the microcontroller inside the Telemetry Box device it s necessary to follow the following procedure An USB cable of type USB 2 0 AB is al
33. face to the Slot it Telemetry Box you only need to use the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface which can be found in the pack You only need to insert the male jack plug of the latter into the female jack plug 7 or 8 according as the car is positioned on the first or the second lane Then for the connection to be complete you only have to insert the male plug of the USB white cable 10 of the Telemetry Box into the USB female plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface The final result is shown in figure 30 Once the Track Interface is powered the Telemetry Box is powered too The user can check it by making sure that the LED 5 of the Telemetry Box throws a red light Track to Telemetry cable Figure 30 connection of the Track Interface to the Telemetry Box 13 6 Connection to other Track Interfaces Until now we have seen that a single Track Interface is able to manage only two sensors on the same lane What is to be done if the user wishes to use more than one sector sensor It is necessary to take another Track Interface and the Sector Time Expansion Cable sold separately and follow this procedure 1 Set the new Track Interface so that it manages the two additional sensors as sector sensors see how to do it in paragraph 14 3 2 insert one of the male jack plugs of the Expansion Cable into the female jack plug 7 or 8 of the Track Interface according as the car is positioned on the fi
34. g combinations can be obtained e DS bridge lap sensor dead strip sector sensor e DS bridge sector sensor dead strip lap sensor e DS bridge sector sensor dead strip sector sensor Here it is explained how to position the two switches 5 in order get the above listed combinations 34 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox 14 1 Setting DS bridge lap counter sensor dead strip sector sensor In order that the Track Interface interprets the DS bridge as lap counter sensor and the dead strip as sector sensor the double switch 5 must be set as shown in figure 32 Q In particular the Bridge switch must be positioned in position 1 the S Dead strips one in position 0 When the car passes under the bridge 09 Sector the LED 3 or 4 according to the lane the car finds itself in flashes 1 Lap twice whereas when the car passes on the dead strip the same LED flashes once Figure 32 Ds bridge lap count sensor dead strip sector Sensor 14 2 Setting DS bridge sector sensor dead strip lap counter sector In order that the Track Interface interprets the DS bridge as sector sensor and the dead strip as lap counter sensor the double switch 5 must be set as shown in figure 33 a 3 L In particular the Bridge switch must be positioned in position 0 the Dead strips one in position 1 When the car passes under the bridge p sector the LED 3 or 4 according to the lane the car fi
35. isting file having the same name a message appears asking the user if he wants to overwrite the file If he does not he is asked to insert a new name otherwise the download phase begins e non existent file the download phase begins immediately During the download the application creates two files both having the name indicated by the user but differentiated by the addition at the end of the name of _t and d for example if the name is Dati txt the created files will be Dati_t txt and Dati d txt The file ending with _t contains the times of the driver the other file the possible telemetry data If there are no telemetry data the latter file is created anyhow but it remains empty In case that the two files are already present the application asks permission to overwrite them if the permission is given the download phase begins otherwise the user is asked if he wants to create a new file in order to save the data or if he prefers to annul the download operation If he decides to annul the operation the application returns to the initial page Function selection otherwise the download phase begins At the end of this the application asks the user if he wants to move directly on to the postprocessing phase If yes the relative pages appear see figure 42 and 43 otherwise the initial page Function selection reappears where a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select o
36. iving by connecting the Telemetry Box to a MP3 player though a normal audio cable not included in the package e download the stored data that can be looked up by the user from a PC by means of a special program downloadable for free we re generous aren t we at www slot it Telemetry Box PC Interface e update the software of the system with the opportunity to add new specifications to the Telemetry Box in the future without any additional charge e delete stored data good idea e remember the status of data storage button and mute button so that it is not necessary to repeat the setup carried out before the supply was cut off Moreover Telemetry Box is a versatile system since its functioning requires only the presence of the Track Interface and is totally independent of the kind of controller employed The presence of the Track Interface is necessary since the latter has the job of interfacing the Telemetry Box with the track by collecting the signals coming from the sensors on the circuit DS bridge dead strip Winchrono and sending them after suitable elaboration to the Telemetry Box itself For further information concerning the Track Interface system see the relative manual Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox 3 Quickstart audio playback for the impatient Connect the Track Interface to your track s sensors according to the relative manual Connect the Telemetry Box to the Track Interface through the Tra
37. king with no warning seemingly dead after the programming procedure Never mind you will just have to redo the whole process with the proper board selection Once this is done click on the Connect button to launch the boot application This one appears as shown in figure 22 ie SAM BA CDC 2 9 at91sam7s64 ek File Script File Link Help at91sam s64 Memory Display Statt Address 0200000 Refresh _ Display format Size in bytes fo 0x100 C ascii C Shit C 16 bit G 32 bit 0x00200000 OxEA000013 OxEAFFFFFE OxEA000054 OxEAFFFFFE 0x00200010 OxEAFFFFFE OxEAFFFFFE OxEAFFFFFE OxE599820C 0x00200020 OxE3 A0D004 OxESSBD126 OxES9aD04C OxE59CD004 0x00200030 OxE21DD001 Ox125EF004 OxES9ADO3C OxE21DDF80 0x00200040 Ox01CC80B0 Ox11CC80B2 Ox13A0DO01 Ox158CD004 NY NN2NNN5N NyF2SFFNNA NyFiNFnnnn NyF321FNNI NyF28F2NNf0 R EEPROM AT24 Flash SRAM Download Upload File 1 x 2 a SendFileName S O Send File Receive File Name 3 Receive File Address foxi00000 Size For Receive File fox1000 byte s Compare sent file with memory i Scripts Disable BrownOut Detector GPNYMO X Execute loading history file O events added SAM BA CDC console display active Tcl8 4 13 Tk8 4 19 sarn ba_2 9_cdc_xp_vista 1 sarn ba_2 9_cdc_xp_vista 1 COM3 Board at91sam7s64 ek Figure 22 the boot application 22 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox Now c
38. lick on the button 1 shown in figure 22 and select the file to download in the Telemetry Box device Then click on the button 2 shown in figure 22 to launch the downloading During the downloading phase the application generates two questions Please answer yes to the first question and no to the second one At the end of the downloading please click on Quit option in the File menu to close the boot application Now the Telemetry Box is updated and it s possible to disconnect it from the PC 23 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox Notes CE mark This device is compliant with the requirements of the CE mark for uses in residential districts shopping precincts vehicular and light industrial zones RAEE WEEE directive This symbol on the product or on the package indicates that this product must be separated from household type waste In conformity with 2002 96 EC European directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment RAEE WEEE this electrical product i cannot be disposed of together with undifferentiated waste This product must be disposed of by means of restitution to the dealer or to the local waste collection area for recycling 24 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HB ox Dead str DS chrono ii p Extemal DS bridge Dead strip track 2 power supply Power led External Lane 1 Lane 1 power supply Lane 2 DS link cable Figure 23 Track Interface 25
39. n During this short time span max 4 the system cannot be used Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3 ox 5 2 Lap time playback In order to make use of this function it is necessary to connect the earphones to the female jack 8 of the Telemetry Box and then power everything according to the option 1 described in paragraph 5 1 At this point a clarification is necessary relative to the supply option chosen by the user In particular if the user has powered the Telemetry Box by inserting the USB cable s male plug 10 into the USB female plug of the Track to Interface cable of the Track Interface figure7 no further operation is needed Lap Time Playback is already possible But if the user has chosen to supply the Telemetry Box according to the other option by means of the SCP 01 controller it is necessary to insert the male plug of the connection cable 12 into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable of the Track Interface figure 8 For information as to the connection of the connection cable to the SCP 01 controller s cartridge see paragraph 5 3 Now Lap Time Playback is possible In particular when a car passes on the sensor positioned on the finish line the bicolour LED flashes twice with green light whereas it flashes only once with green light when the car passes on possible sector sensors The Telemetry Box reproduces the times only when the car passes on the finish line and moreover it begins to
40. nds itself in flashes once whereas when it passes on the dead strip the same LED flashes 1 SaR twice Figure 33 Ds bridge sector sensor dead strip lap counter Sensor 14 3 Setting DS bridge sector sensor dead strip sector sensor In order that the Track Interface interprets both DS bridge and dead strip as sector sensors the double switch 5 must be set as shown in figure 34 Q 3 S In particular both switches must be positioned in position 0 When the A a car passes under the bridge the LED 3 or 4 according to the lane 0 sector the car finds itself in flashes once and the same thing happens when 1 Lap it passes on the dead strip Figure 34 DS bridge sector sensor dead strip sector Sensor 35 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual EE ox 14 4 Notallowed Setting Q Eo In figure 35 the last possible switch combination for sensor setting is 3 F shown This combination would tell the Track Interface to consider 9 aA Se both DS bridge and dead strip as lap counter sensors but this is impossible The Track Interface signals this wrong combination by 1100 making LED 3 and 4 flash until the user changes the setting Moreover during this situation the Track Interface does not carry out Figure 35 not allowed setting any function 36 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox Notes CE mark This device is compliant with the requirements of the C
41. ne of them from the Selected function drop down menu Note that for the entire duration of the download the Audio Off LED throws a steady red light 45 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox Erase stored data function In order to erase the data stored on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box it is necessary to select Erase stored data from the Selected function drop down menu Once this function has been selected a message appears reminding the user that the data stored on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box are going to be erased Note that only the stored data are going to be erased the language is not Pushing YES the two following situations can arise e the internal memory of the Telemetry Box is empty this signalled by a proper message Pushing OK one returns to the initial page Function selection e the internal memory of the Telemetry Box is not empty the erasure begins During the operation the Power Mem LED of the Telemetry Box flashes with red light At the end of the operation signalled by the application with a message one returns to the initial window Function selection Returning to the initial page Function selection a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select one of them from the Selected function drop down menu Telemetry function In case that the user selects the Telemetry function he is asked by the Telemetry Box PC
42. ng Then release the button and wait without carrying out any operation for the LED to stop flashing and begin to throw a steady red light again Now the Telemetry Box has completed the deletion of the data stored on the internal memory During this phase the Telemetry Box is unable to perform any other function 2 Telemetry Box powered by PC in this case the user can delete the data stored on the Telemetry Box only through the Telemetry Box PC Interface software In particular once the Telemetry Box has been connected to the PC through a normal USB cable type AB inserted in the USB PC port of the Telemetry Box itself it is necessary to run the application and choose from the menu Selected function the option Erase stored data Now the deletion process starts and for its entire duration the LED 5 flashes with red light Then it will return to steady red light 5 4 Audio language updating The Telemetry Box is sold with a default language for time playback English Nevertheless the user can decide to set the Telemetry Box on one of the following languages which can be downloaded for free from the website www slot it 1 Italian English Spanish Portuguese French German Japanese multilingual four languages Roy a EB In order to set the Telemetry Box on the chosen language the system must be connected to the PC through a normal USB cable type AB generic cable for printer Moreover nothing else can be
43. ometer SCP 01 telemetry Valid only for SCP 01 with connection cable 12 connected to the SCP 1 controller s cartridge according to instructions Below the connections the user has to make according to the case 1 Connections to make in case a e in case that one wants to connect the Telemetry Box to the Track Interface through the SCP 01 controller see point 2 e insert the USB white cable s male plug 10 of the Telemetry Box into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable coming from the Track Interface The final result is shown in figure 7 2 Connections to make in case b e connections e insert the USB white cable s male plug of the Telemetry Box 10 in the USB female plug of the SCP 01 controller insert the USB male plug of the connection cable 12 welded to the SCP 01 controller s cartridge for instructions see the following point into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable coming from the Track Interface In case one wants to avoid the use of the connection cable 12 of the Telemetry Box the user can follow what described in point 1 e welding connection cable 12 to SCP 1 controller s cartridge with reference to figure 9 and 10 the black wire must be welded in point 2 the red one in point 1 Figure 9 can be referred to in case of use of positive or negative analogue cartridge figure 10 in case of high current cartridge IMPORTANT The welding must be
44. r one flashing the car has passed over a sector sensor two flashing the car has passed over a lap sensor double switch it allows to choose the role of the sensors lap sensor or sector sensor External supply power supply plug female jack where to connect a 12V transformer with capacity at least 1A Lane I female jack female jack plug where to insert the male jack plug of the Track to Telemetry cable in order to collect the signals given by the Track Interface concerning the car in Lane 1 Lane 2 female jack female jack plug where to insert the male jack plug of the Track to Telemetry cable in order to collect the signals given by the Track Interface concerning the car in Lane 2 Dead Strips clamps where to connect the cables bringing the signal from dead strips to the Track Interface Ext Supply clamps where to connect the external power supply taken from the track or from a power unit Bridge in DIN connector where to connect a possible DS bridge 29 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox 12 Track Interface power supply The Track Interface can only be powered in one of the following ways 1 by means of a DS chrono connected with socket 1 2 by means of an external 12 V DC transformer at least 1A connected to female jack 6 3 by means of an external power supply whose source can be a bench power supply connected to the terminal block 10 It must supply a voltage of 12V DC
45. re of all the data from the internal memory of the Telemetry Box Pushing e pes a window appears in which to select the language one wishes to download for example ItalianLanguage txt In case that the Telemetry Box contains a language different from the selected one the setting of the memory begins immediately otherwise a message appears asking to the user if he wishes to overwrite it If not one returns to the Function Selection page alternatively the download phase begins during which the Audio Off red LED of the Telemetry Box is on The end of the operation is signalled by the application with a message in which it is necessary to push OK Once the operation is completed the application returns to the initial page Function selection e no one returns to the initial page Function selection Returning to the initial page Function selection a message reminds the user that in order to move on to other operations it is necessary to select one of them from the Selected function drop down menu Download telemetry data function In order to download the data stored on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box the user must select Download telemetry data from the Selected function drop down menu Once this function has been selected a window appears asking to specify the name of the file in which to save the data According to the inserted name the following situations can arise already ex
46. riferiche Computer Controller audio video e giochi J Controller disco floppy 9 Controller host bus IEEE 1394 Controller IDE ATAJATAPI amp Controller SCSI e RAID Controller USB Universal serial bus E Jungo 1 Mouse e altre periferiche di puntamento H iy Periferiche di sistema PF Porte COM e LPT IT AT91 USB to Serial Converter COM3 Driver della telemetry box installato F Porta di comunicazione COM1 SB Processori ES Schede di rete Schede video Schermi gt Tastiere s Unit disco Figure 19 You are now ready to start the updating phase of the Telemetry Box firmware Please refer to the point number 10 10 Launch the sam ba_cdc_2 9 xp_vista exe application by a double click on its icon shown in figure 20 and the window shown in figure 21 appears P sam ba_cdc_2 9 xp_vista ex e Figure 20 updater application icon 21 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HE id SAM BA CDC 2 9 Select the connection Select your board sam s64 ek Connect Exit Figure 21 Now it s necessary to select in Select the connection menu the COM port where the Telemetry Box has been plugged into you can find the COM port following the step 9 checking phase 11 Now you must select the board at9 sam7s64 ek in the Select your board menu as shown in figure 21 Failing to do so will cause the Telemetry Box to stop wor
47. rst or the second lane 3 insert the remaining male jack plug of the Expansion Cable into the same female jack plug 33 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HB ox of the other Track Interface 4 insert the male jack plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface into the free female jack plug of the Expansion Cable 5 according to the type of connection which has to be done to Telemetry Box or to SCP 01 controller insert the USB male plug of the Connection Cable or of the USB white cable 10 of the Telemetry Box into the USB female plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface 6 in case that one wants to add further sector sensors on the track insert one of the male jack plugs of the new expansion cable into the female jack plug of the previous expansion cable whereas the remaining male jack must be inserted into the female jack plug 7 or 8 of the new Track Interface according as the car is positioned on the first or the second lane 7 then carry out step 5 To Lane 1 or Lane2 To Lane 1 or Lane 2 To Telemetry Box through Track Interface Signal Cable Figure 31 connection of various Track Interfaces to each other 14 Track Interface setting The Track Interface allows the user to decide what role to give to the sensors managed by the Track Interface thanks to the double switch 5 In particular with reference to the DS bridge sensors and dead strip sensors the followin
48. so necessary Figure 12 It s the type of cable which is used by most printers Make sure you have one available PC side Telemetry box side Figure 12 USB cable type AB Before the first Telemetry Box updating it s necessary to install the device driver as explained better below For the following updating the procedure is the same except for the points number 8 and 9 1 open the Telemetry Box case 2 remove the black connector placed near the white BOOT JUMP writing Please refer to the figure 13 16 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E dA e Connector to remove to update _ the firmware 3 27 Figure 13 the black connector to remove plug the Telemetry Box into the PC through the USB cable not supplied USB 2 0 AB cable refer to the figure 12 Please do not plug the white cable of Telemetry Box into the PC USB port it won t damage anything but it just will not work wait 10 seconds disconnect the Telemetry Box from the PC mount the black connector removed in the step 2 plug the Telemetry Box into the PC again as before if this is the first updating of the Telemetry Box software the Windows OS asks the user to install the driver Please note that Windows requests the driver installation only during the first firmware updating To install the driver please following the procedure described in point number 9 otherwise jump to point number 10 when Windows reques
49. sted but the enabled ones are only the ones that can be carried out on the basis of what the Telemetry Box is connected to in this moment For example if the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC only the telemetry function is not enabled since it requires that the Telemetry Box is connected to a SCP controller too 16 2 1 Use the application to communicate with the Telemetry Box In case that the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC only the user can decide the operation he wants to carry out among the enabled ones by means of the Selected function drop down menu figure 39 In particular in this configuration one of the following functions can be selected 1 Postprocessing it allows to analyse the data saved on the PC during the Telemetry Live function or downloaded from the Telemetry Box and then saved on the PC For further details see paragraph 2 Download language it allows to update change the language of lap time playback For 43 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual S further details see paragraph Download telemetry data it allows to download and save in a file the data stored on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box For further details see paragraph Erase stored data it allows to erase the data stored on the memory of the Telemetry Box For further details see paragraph Talamai iis Telemetry Postprocessing Download language Download telemetry data Erase stored data
50. supply diagnostics function signals that the last system reset was caused by a problem with the supply 4 Power Mem red LED it has several functions steady light the system is powered and ready for use flashing light it signals that data storage is enabled flashing light with frequency higher than in the previous case it signals that the data stored in the internal memory are being erased E flashing light with frequency higher than in the latter case it signals that the memory is full and therefore it is impossible to store further data 5 USB port type B it allows to connect the system to the PC by means of a USB cable type AB 6 double switch it allows to select which data are to be stored on the internal memory of the Telemetry Box times only or all data times telemetry 7 audio output jack female where the earphones can be connected to listen to the times and or your favourite music 8 MP3 player input 9 USB white cable it allows to connect the Telemetry Box to the SCP controller or to the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface 10 Audio Volume control it allows the lap time playback s volume control The MP3 volume control is to be carried out on the MP3 player itself 11 connection cable necessary cable in order to connect the SCP 01 controller to the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface in order to bring the output signals from this latter to the Teleme
51. t is also possible to hear lap time playback while the Telemetry Box is connected to the PC at the stage of live Telemetry For the necessary connections see paragraph 5 6 As already mentioned in paragraph 5 1 in case that the Telemetry Box is directly connected to the Track Interface through the Track to telemetry cable and in case that the language in the Telemetry Box is multilingual it is possible to use the switch 7 to select the Lap Time Playback language This function is available for versions of the firmware starting from 1 0 3 and is conceived in particular for events with participants from several nations Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox 5 3 Data storage on the Telemetry Box s internal memory The function of lap and possible sector times storage is available whatever controller is being used In case that the Telemetry Box is used together with a SCP 01 controller it is also possible to see and store the data complete with telemetry Case a lap sector time playback and storage PC chronometer Valid for any controller with a clarification in case that the user is using the Telemetry Box connected to the USB connector of the SCP 01 In this case it is necessary to position both switches 7 on OFF N B in case of a controller which is not SCP 01 the function PC chronometer will be available from the firmware version of Telemetry Box 1 0 3 Case b lap sector time playback and storage PC chron
52. t the USB cable s male plug 10 into the USB female plug of the Track to Telemetry cable of the Track Interface figure 7 Instead for users who make use of other types of controller and need to power the system according to option 1 it is necessary to insert the USB cable s male plug 10 into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable of the Track Interface figure 7 Once the Telemetry Box is powered the LED 5 gives out a steady red light in order to show the user that the system is ready for use N B by directly inserting the USB cable s male plug 10 into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable of the Track Interface the user is not allowed to select by means of the double switch 7 what kind of data are to be stored since no telemetry data come from the Track Interface The Telemetry Box recognizes this operating mode and automatically prepares itself to store timing lap and also possible timing sector regardless of the double switch s status If the saved dictionary in the Telemetry Box is multilingual in this configuration the switch 7 can be used to select the language in which the lap times are heard This function will be available from the software version 1 0 3 N B When turning the Telemetry Box on it can happen that the Power Mem LED 5 lights up with a slight delay This is due to the initialization the Telemetry Box carries out every time it is turned o
53. troller s USB connector 14 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ux 3 Weld the connection cable to the cartridge of SCP controller see paragraph 5 3 case b and insert the USB male plug into the USB female plug of the Track to telemetry cable The final result is shown in figure 8 Once the described connections have been made it is possible to run the Telemetry Box PC Interface application For further information as to use this software application see the manual 6 Telemetry Box assembly on SCP 01 controller Those owning the Slot it SCP 01 controller can assembly their Telemetry Box on the controller itself thus creating a single and very convenient structure In order to do this the following procedure has to be followed 1 open the SCP 01 controller s plastic shell and remove the electronic circuit from it unscrewing the three anchor screws remove the frame on the back side of the shell unscrewing the four screws insert the feet of the Telemetry Box into the free holes on the back side of the shell lock the Telemetry Box with the same screws removed in step 2 reassemble the PCB removed in step 1 close the shell again now the controller is fully assembled The final result is shown in figure 11 7 insert the USB white cable s male plug 10 of the Telemetry Box into the USB connector of the SCP 01 controller 8 power the SCP controller Once the listed steps have been followed the LED 5 of the Telem
54. try Box through the controller In order to connect the connection cable to the SCP 01 controller s cartridge it is necessary to follow the instructions in paragraph 5 3 Moreover in order to avoid accidental tear of the two welded wires the tearing proof device has to be inserted in the apposite slot in the cartridge s shell 12 reset restart of the microcontroller in case of malfunctioning Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual 3S ox Never connect the USB cable 10 of the Telemetry Box to the USB ports of the PC There s no break hazard but the male USB of the Telemetry Box is not a USB cable for PC 5 Operation description 5 1 Telemetry Box supply The Telemetry Box can be powered in several ways but only as follows 1 by means the USB white cable 10 2 by means of a USB cable type AB coming from the PC and connected to the USB port 6 of the Telemetry Box 3 combining the two previous instructions All the methods described above supply the Telemetry Box with a voltage of SV DC The supply option 2 does not require any comment since it is totally independent of the kind of controller used With regard to the supply option 1 a clarification is necessary Especially for those who have a Slot it SCP 01 controller there are two possibilities of supplying the Telemetry Box by means of the USB 10 cable These are e insert the USB cable s male plug 10 into the SCP 01 controller s USB port figure 8 e inser
55. ts the driver installation the window shown in the figure 14 appears 17 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HE ox Installazione guidata nuovo hardware Installazione guidata nuovo hardware Verr effettuata una ricerca di software attuale e aggiornato nel computer nel CD di installazione dell hardware o nel sito Web di Windows Update con l autorizzazione dell utente Leggere l informativa sulla privacy Consentire la connessione a Windows Update per la ricerca di software O S solo in questa occasione S ora e ogni volta che viene connessa una periferica Scegliere Avanti per continuare Figure 14 Select the third option not now and click on the Avanti Next button The window in figure 15 appears on the monitor Installazione guidata nuovo hardware Questa procedura guidata consente di installare il software per BootLoader Telemetry box Slot it FD Se la periferica dotata di un CD o un disco E floppy di installazione inserirlo nell apposita unit Scegliere una delle seguenti opzioni O Installa il software automaticamente scelta consigliata Installa da un elenco o percorso specifico per utenti esperti Per continuare scegliere Avanti Figure 15 18 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual HB ox Select the second option for expert users and click on the Avanti Next button Installazione guidata nuovo hardwar
56. ual Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE 4 Telemetry Box s components description ES 5 E Gi MP3 Radio audio in Figure 2 Telemetry Box seen of above Figure 3 Telemetry Box seen from the rear USB PC F7 geni a 10 TL Figure 4 Telemetry Box seen from the right side Figure 5 Telemetry Box seen from the left side Figure 6 Connection cable Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual SE ox With reference to the previous pictures of the Telemetry Box the following components can be distinguished 1 mute switch it enables disables Lap Time Playback 2 Mem on off button it has two functions simple pressure it enables disables telemetry data storage and or lap time storage in the Telemetry Box s internal memory pressed down for at least 4 seconds it enables the deletion of stored data This operation can be carried out only when the Telemetry Box is not connected to the PC Otherwise this function is carried out by the Telemetry Box PC Interface application 3 bicolour LED Red Audio off Green Lap Sector green light one flashing signals the car s passing on a sector sensor DS bridge or dead stripe while two flashings signal the car s passing on a lap sensor DS bridge or dead stripe steady red light it signals that lap time playback has been disabled by pressing the mute switch 1 e red light flashing for five times in succession
57. unction menu choose the option Telemetry This causes the opening of two pages the second one is dedicated to the timing function In this page the following data are displayed e lap time and lap number best time and lap number e time of the last 10 laps For further information see the Telemetry Box PC Interface application s manual 5 7 Use of the Telemetry live function Before moving on to the description of this function it must be underlined that the telemetry can be carried out exclusively with SCP 01 controllers as they are the only ones preset for this function This operation can be carried out with the Telemetry Box PC Interface application which can be downloaded for free from the website www slot it It allows the user to 1 see in real time on the monitor of the PC the settings adjusted on the SCP 01 controller thus becoming a good support for setting the controller and learning how to use it 2 store various parameters while driving lap time possible sector time braking acceleration minimum and maximum speed 3 save load and make comparisons between different drivers or between different sessions In order to be able to make use of telemetry the following connections are necessary 1 connect the Telemetry Box to the PC with a generic USB cable type AB inserted into the USB port 6 2 connect the SCP 01 controller to the Telemetry Box by inserting the USB male plug of the latter 10 into the con

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