Telemetry Box Rev 1.0 User manual 1
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1. 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 red light flashing for five times in succession supply diagnostics function signals that the last system reset was caused by a problem with the supply 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 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 USB port type B it allows to connect the system to the PC by means of a USB cable type AB 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 audio output jack female where the earphones can be connected to listen to the times and or your favourite music MP3 player input USB white cable it allows to connect the Telemetry Box to the SCP controller or to the Track to Telemetry2. cable of the Track Interface 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 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 Telemetry 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 4 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 reset restart of the microcontroller in case of malfunctioning Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual Si vo 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 total
3. Telemetry Box itself For further information concerning the Track Interface system see the relative manual Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual Si vo 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 Track 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
4. and Data Storage function can be re enabled 10 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual Si vo 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 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
5. 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 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 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E vo Track to Telemetry cable Figure 7 case a connections Hand Brak Track to Telemetry cable Connection cable N S a te 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
6. 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 driving 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 1s 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
7. 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 function menu choose the option Telemetry This causes the opening of two pages the second one 1s 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 l 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
8. 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 1 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual Si vo 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 ope
9. 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 chronometer 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 incase 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 insert the USB white cable s male plug of the Telemetry Box 10 in the USB female plug of the SCP 01 controller e 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
10. 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 controller s USB connector 13 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox 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 l AAA 7 8 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 res
11. 4 15 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E vo 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 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 16
12. Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ox Smletry BOI j b a C Enable disable Enable disable Lap Time Playback Data Storage Volume SCP 1 j 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 Si vo General index E TS TAS OE TSS NIN e eases cs rence E E cos tstaveseeaees sat S E A N 3 2 General descripti oN snes ade taerrs ink bentareneactes ink ba ierienceneuscm bos atawmcaueas em bibs taniencacugs A ENEE 3 3 Quickstart playback for the impatient ONES visscoennsscssvsnestonnvecsiestvexssennnetsanieveasdornentesarevenssoranauteenieiers 4 4 Telemc thy Box S COMIN O Me MUS SS CON soria E EE EE EEEE 5 SODAGAR A nod A A eds oat adeno A eee 7 Del CHE Ne Eh FO GUL Y orr sno eeaese E snes suse etuete T TE ENA 7 ILLE Py ACK a E A E EAEE E EAE E EAEE A EAEE iene 8 5 3 Data storage on the Telemetry Box s internal MEMOTY cc ceeeessesseeececceeeceeeeeeeaaaaseeeeeeeeas 9 ey Be O 216 ei Re ee eee eer ee eee 12 5 4 Audio language Updating cccccccccccccccccceeececeseseessesseeeeececeeeeeeeessesesausessesseeeeeeseeseeeesaeneess 12 3 Telemetry Box Tirnmware Updating eeren E Ea aaa 13 520 Use Of tie PC chronometer nct soe ersndceexesccubexecastonctexsthieesniteneiixets eee EEEREN E 13 PLU COLNE Eee A ble e TIM O n n R E toad saaueiaeoeeseen 13 6
13. Telemetry Box assembly on SCP 01 controller ccccscccctcccccccesseeeecccceeseeeeeeeeeeseeeees 14 7 yy SUC EE AE LIC E E E E E EE T E 15 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 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 Si vo 1 Contents of the 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
14. 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 manual Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E ux 4 Telemetry Box s components description S x o MP3 Radio es audio in l Figure 2 Telemetry Box seen of above Figure 3 Telemetry Box seen from the rear USB PC J j m E aCe A 6 tes Controller ee ee 10 11 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 Si vo 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 10 11 12 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 bicolour LED
15. ly 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 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 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 i
16. n 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 on During this short time span max 4 the system cannot be used Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E vo 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 1s 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
17. on 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 It 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 E vo 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
18. 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 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 1s enough to re enable the functi
19. rations 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 flashing 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 8 multilingual fo
20. ult is shown in figure 20 insert the USB white cable s male plug 10 of the Telemetry Box into the USB connector of the SCP 01 controller power the SCP controller Once the listed steps have been followed the LED 5 of the Telemetry Box throws a steady red light and the lot is ready for use Figura 11 Telemetry Box assembled on SCP controller 14 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E vo 7 System diagnostics The Telemetry Box is provided with some diagnostics functions which allow the system to detect possible problems regarding l 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
21. ur languages oe ee i 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 12 Telemetry Box Rev 1 0 User manual E vo 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 1s 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
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