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Racelogic VBOX 3iV2 User Manual

Manual is about: 100Hz GPS Data Logger

Summary of VBOX 3iV2

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 1 of 46 28/08/2013 vbox 3iv2 100hz gps data logger user guide.

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 2 of 46 28/08/2013.

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 3 of 46 28/08/2013 contents ec declaration of conformity .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 introduction ............................................

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 4 of 46 28/08/2013 hardware configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 hardware set up ...........

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 5 of 46 28/08/2013 ec declaration of conformity we declare that this product has been tested to and meet the requirements of: ec directive 2004/104/ec “adapting to technical progress council directive 72/245/eec relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibilit...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 6 of 46 28/08/2013 introduction the vbox 3i represents the 3 rd generation of gps data logging system from racelogic. Using a powerful gps engine, the vbox 3i can log gps and other data at 100hz. The logged data is stored directly onto a compact flash card for easy transfer t...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 7 of 46 28/08/2013 quickstart guide required equipment (all supplied as standard unless specified) vbox 3i cigar lighter 12v adapter lead gps antenna blank compact flash card rs232 cable vbox software cd laptop pc(not supplied) 1. Mount the vbox 3i gps antenna in a suitable p...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 8 of 46 28/08/2013 5. The „gps‟ led will be lit solid red when no satellite lock has been obtained, once the vbox 3i gets a lock on visible satellites, the „gps‟ led will flash green to indicate the number satellites. At a normal test track facility you should expect to see b...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 9 of 46 28/08/2013 parts supplied with vbox 3i v2 description qty racelogic part # description qty racelogic part # vbox 3i data logger 1 rlvb3i-v2 5 way lemo to 9 way „d‟ connector „serial pc cable‟ 1 rlcab001 mains charger/power supply 1 rlvbacs020 25 way d connector 1 adc2...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 10 of 46 28/08/2013 operation power included with the vbox 3i is a cigar lighter power cable, which is the primary source of power input. This is terminated in a 2-way connector and mates with the 2- way „pwr‟ socket on the vbox 3i. The vbox 3i can be powered from a wide rang...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 11 of 46 28/08/2013 buttons vbox 3i has two membrane buttons on the front panel, log and func. Log is used to start and stop logging to the compact flash card, and func is used to switch between two sample rates, 100hz and 20hz. Log the log button will override any of the aut...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 12 of 46 28/08/2013 logging the vbox 3i has three logging modes that are selected and configured via vboxsetup with the supplied vboxtools software logging modes log continuously: with „log continuously‟ ticked the vbox will log data, regardless of movement. Log only when mov...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 13 of 46 28/08/2013 led indicators there are a series of led indicators on the front panel of the vbox 3i, their functionality is as follows: gps: flashing red indicates no satellites in view flashing green sequence indicates the number of gps satellites currently being track...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 14 of 46 28/08/2013 diff: solid orange indicates a dgps lock (either waas/egnos or 40cm local dgps) solid green indicates a 2cm „fixed‟ rtk lock pwr: solid green indicates that a suitable power source is connected. Solid red indicates that the vbox is not ready to operate eit...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 15 of 46 28/08/2013 gps antenna the gps antenna supplied with the vbox 3i is a 5v active antenna. For the best possible signal quality, it is important to maintain a clean connection between the antenna and the vbox 3i. Before fixing the antenna to the vbox 3i, ensure that th...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 16 of 46 28/08/2013 analogue and digital outputs (ad1 & ad2) the ad1 and ad2 connectors each have 1 analogue voltage and 1 digital output. The digital output on connector ad2 is a frequency/pulse output corresponding to velocity. The pulse per meter range is adjustable in sof...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 17 of 46 28/08/2013 digital inputs (d in) the „d in‟ connector contains the two digital inputs for the vbox 3i. Digital input 1 is also referred to as the brake trigger input. This input is connected to an event capture input on the gps engine. This captures precisely the tri...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 18 of 46 28/08/2013 analogue inputs (a in) the vbox 3i contains four differential 24bit analogue input channels with a maximum sample rate of 100hz. Each channel has its own dedicated analogue to digital (a/d) converter with all four channels being sampled synchronously to ea...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 19 of 46 28/08/2013 using vboxtools software, logging of the analogue channel data can be switched on or off. It is also possible to change the name of each input channel and configure scale and offset values for calibration of sensors. A scale value of 1 and offset of 0 corr...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 20 of 46 28/08/2013 rs232 serial / can vbox 3i is equipped with 2 can bus interfaces and 2 rs232 serial ports. The primary rs232 port is used for all communication between the vbox and laptop pc. The primary port is marked rs232 on the vbox 3i front panel. The primary rs232 p...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 21 of 46 28/08/2013 vci can input (vehicle can interface) the vbox 3i can log up to 16 user defined can bus signals on can port b. Configuration is performed using the vci modules tab under log channels in vboxtools software setup window. Can signal parameters can be entered ...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 22 of 46 28/08/2013 can pass through ability to output channel data from modules on the secondary bus with user defined identifiers. Eg; vbox3i can log imu data on one can bus and output the imu data to third-party equipment on second can bus with a user defined identifier. T...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 23 of 46 28/08/2013 canvel if an input channel is given the name “canvel” then the vbox3i will translate the data of this channel directly through to the gps speed channel under the following criteria. Imu integration is not enabled and the vbox3i cannot calculate speed, i.E....

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 24 of 46 28/08/2013 dynamic modes the vbox3isl has three dynamic modes. These dynamic modes directly change the smi smoothing index applied by the gps engine to all doppler-derived data, notably speed and heading. The lower smoothing levels have a higher dynamic response but ...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 25 of 46 28/08/2013 satellite elevation mask this feature can be used to improve gps signal quality when nearby obstacles like trees and building are reflecting or temporarily obscuring the signal from satellites at low elevation. Raising the mask will cause the gps engine to...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 26 of 46 28/08/2013 usb the vbox 3i includes an usb 2.0 connection that can be used for vbox configuration and the output of real-time vbox 3i serial data at the full 100hz data rate. Ensure that before you connect your vbox 3i to your pc that you have installed the supplied ...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 27 of 46 28/08/2013 audio voice tagging the vbox 3i has the ability to record audio tags with a gps „synched‟ timestamp accuracy of 0.5 secs along with the .Vbo data file. Voice notes regarding test conditions or erroneous runs can be recorded, which can be replayed instantly...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 28 of 46 28/08/2013 vbox 3i ‘.Vbo’ file format the vbox 3i data files are saved in standard space de-limited text format. This allows the data to easily be imported into third party applications such as word processors or spreadsheets. The files each contain a header section ...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 29 of 46 28/08/2013 vboxtools software the vboxtools software is used for configuration of the vbox 3i and also for analysis of the vbo data files. For further information on the vboxtools software refer to the vboxtools user manual supplied with vbox 3i. Software installatio...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 30 of 46 28/08/2013 local dgps basestation when the vbox 3i is used in conjunction with a local dgps basestation the positional accuracy can be improved from the standard 3m 95% cep. There are two available basestation options: 40cm positional accuracy: if the vbox 3i is used...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 31 of 46 28/08/2013 imu integration imu integration should not be enabled for measurement of braking distances the main purpose of integrated navigation systems is to take advantage of the complementary attributes of two or more navigation systems (gps and inertial motion uni...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 32 of 46 28/08/2013 hardware configuration first the vbox 3i needs to be configured to use the imu data from the imu03 it is connected to. 1. Connect the imu to the can port of the vbox 3i with the required cable and power the vbox 3i. 2. Open vbox tools and connect the compu...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 33 of 46 28/08/2013 9. Next click on the gps button. Under the kalm an filter section check the „use imu‟ box. 10. The vbox 3i will now use the inertial data transmitted by the connected imu and integrate it with the gps data to generate filtered and smoothed data speed, head...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 34 of 46 28/08/2013 hardware set up 1. Setup the vbox 3i in the vehicle as you would normally. 2. A laptop or q1 connected to the vbox 3i is required for the setup of the imu to view the live x-accel and y-accel values. 3. Position the vehicle on flat ground with the engine o...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 35 of 46 28/08/2013 upgrading the vbox 3i ’s firmware occasionally racelogic releases new versions of firmware (internal code) for vbox 3i products, often to introduce new features. New firmware is loaded into the vbox 3i using a computer and a cf card. The latest firmware up...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 36 of 46 28/08/2013 troubleshooting guide trouble locking onto satellites if the vbox 3i is having trouble locking onto satellites then please follow the checklist below for typical solutions: ensure that the antenna is placed in a position where it has an unobstructed vi ew ...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 37 of 46 28/08/2013 vbox 3i not responding - gps coldstart the gps engine has locked up. Perform a gps engine coldstart a gps coldstart forces the gps engine to reset its downloaded almanac of current satellite positions. This can be useful if the vbox 3i is having trouble lo...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 38 of 46 28/08/2013 vbox 3i v2 specification gps velocity distance accuracy 0.1 km/h (averaged over 4 samples) accuracy 0.05% ( units km/h or mph units metres / feet update rate 100 hz update rate 100hz maximum velocity 1000 mph resolution 1cm minimum velocity 0.1 km/h height...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 39 of 46 28/08/2013 outputs can bus bit rate 125kbits, 250kbits, 500kbits & 1mbit selectable baud rate identifier type standard 11bit 2.0a data available satellites in view, latitude, longitude, velocity, heading, altitude, vertical velocity, distance, longitudinal accelerati...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 40 of 46 28/08/2013 connection data front view of vbox3i v2 2 pin lemo socket 3 pin lemo socket 5 pin lemo socket.

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 41 of 46 28/08/2013 connector 1 power type lemo 2 pin pin in/out description range 1 i power + 7v to 30v 2 i ground 0v connector 2 ad 1 type lemo 3 pin pin in/out description range 1 o analogue 1 output 0v to 5v 2 o digital 2 output 0v to 5v 3 i ground connector 3 ad 2 type l...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 42 of 46 28/08/2013 connector 5 can type lemo 5 pin pin in/out description range 1 o rs232 tx (port b) 12v 2 i rs232 rx (port b) 12v 3 i/o can bus high (port a) 4 i/o can bus low (port a) 5 o +v power same as power + connector 6 ser type lemo 5 pin pin in/out description rang...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 43 of 46 28/08/2013 analogue input connector view of socket on vbox iii connector: analogue type: sub-d 25-way socket connector: analogue type: sub-d 25-way socket pin in/out description range pin in/out description range 1 i channel 1 + 14 o vbatt equal to input voltage. 100...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 44 of 46 28/08/2013 can output the vbox 3i has a can output which is present on the 5-way connector output; data format: motorola; baud rate: 500kb/s. Format motorola id** update rate * data bytes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0x301 10ms (1) sats in view (2) time since midnight utc (3) pos...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 45 of 46 28/08/2013 *update rate depends on gps update rate. 10ms update rate shown corresponds to 100hz gps setting. **default identifiers. The identifier values can be changed using the configuration software. (1) if satellites in view (2) time since midnight. This is a cou...

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    Vbox 3i user guide page 46 of 46 28/08/2013 contact details racelogic unit 10 swan business centre osier way buckingham bucks mk18 1tb united kingdom email: support@racelogic.Co.Uk web: www.Racelogic.Co.Uk document updates rev date changes init page change draft 28-jan-09 -- draft version of documen...