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monitoring live data, note the voltage value when the throttle is completely closed and also when completely open.
 Assign the closed throttle voltage to 0 and the full open throttle voltage to 100.

OBDII Setups

AEM’s dash with optional OBDII interface cable P/N 30-2217 puts multiple channels of data at your fingertips by
reading the CAN bus stream of your 2008+ model year vehicle’s OBD port and transmitting those channels to the
dash.  To configure your dash for OBDII data display, the dash must first scan your vehicle's OBDII port to identify all
ECUs and available PIDs.  PID stands for Parameter ID.  These are codes used to request specific data from a
vehicle.  To begin the scan process, Launch AEM Dash Design and go to 

Tools | Scan Vehicle OBDII...

The OBDII Scan Wizard will launch to guide you through the process.

Be sure the dash is powered up and connect the USB cable between the dash and your PC and not plugged into the
car yet.

Summary of Contents for CD-5

Page 1: ...ectronics 2205 126th Street Unit A Hawthorne CA 90250 Phone 310 484 2322 Fax 310 484 0152 http www aemelectronics com Instruction Part Number 10 5500 B Document Build 3 28 2018 CAN DISPLAY DASH LOGGER SYSTEM USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ical to the layout displayed on the AEM Dash In addition to the graphical display editor AEM DashDesign also provides a comprehensive setup editor to program the input output and mathematical functionality of the AEM Dash Once created setups are uploaded to the AEM Dash via a USB link Kit Contents 30 5500 Contents 1 x CD 7 4 x AV Mount Hardware attached to dash 1 x I O harness 1 x power harness 1 ...

Page 3: ... x power harness 1 x USB communication cable 1 x USB bulkhead extension cable documentation 30 5502 Contents 1 x CD 7 4 x AV Mount Hardware attached to dash 1 x I O harness 1 x power harness 1 x USB communication cable 1 x Vehicle Dynamics Module 1 x GPS Antenna 1 x Velcro documentation ...

Page 4: ... x power harness 1 x USB communication cable 1 x USB bulkhead extension cable 1 x Vehicle Dynamics Module 1 x GPS Antenna 1 x Velcro documentation 30 5600 Contents 1 x CD 5 4 x AV Mount Hardware attached to dash 1 x I O harness 1 x power harness 1 x USB communication cable documentation ...

Page 5: ...I O harness 1 x power harness 1 x USB communication cable 1 x USB bulkhead extension cable documentation 30 5602 Contents 1 x CD 5G 4 x AV Mount Hardware attached to dash 1 x I O harness 1 x power harness 1 x USB communication cable 1 x GPS Antenna 1 x Velcro documentation ...

Page 6: ...isplay pages for the AEMNet data stream as the default setup Completely user definable graphical layouts Stand alone PC program to create and customize layouts Water resistant enclosure with rear facing DTM 12 pin connector 7 or 5 diag 800x480 super bright color display Night mode input 7 shift lights and 2 alarm LEDs 200mb onboard logging memory logging versions only Up to 1000hz sample rate logg...

Page 7: ...7 Dash Mechanical and Mounting CD 7 Mechanical ...

Page 8: ...8 CD 5 Mechanical ...

Page 9: ...9 Dash Harness and Basic Wiring ...

Page 10: ...10 Optional OBDII and Power Cable Kits ...

Page 11: ...rs folder sub folder in the AEM DashDesign installation directory Click the Next button and the driver installation will proceed automatically VDM to Dash The AEM Vehicle Dynamics Module PN 30 2206 can be used in conjunction with the AEM dash for lap timing and track mapping features VDM Features GPS latitude longitude delivers AEMdata track map functionality via AEMnet CAN bus Easily Add GPS late...

Page 12: ...h line Hold for a few seconds until the left and right LEDs flash The system captures the location information when you first press the button Holding for a few seconds eliminates the likelihood of false triggering the input You can define your virtual track width in the dialog window Set to the approximate width of the track surface plus some extra The dash creates a start finish line the width o...

Page 13: ... a ground plane should be fabricated upon which the antenna should be placed Status LED There is a status LED located on the top of the VDM module that gives an indication of its operating status specifically the quality of the current GPS signal LED Description OFF The device is not powered FLASHING RED No valid GPS fix FLASHING GREEN Less than 4 satellites in view GREEN 4 or greater satellites i...

Page 14: ...evices to Dash The AEMNet CAN message transmission is enabled by default on the following devices Refer to your harness documentation to identify the CAN terminals 30 03X0 X Series UEGO 30 4900 Wideband Failsafe 30 4911 Flex Fuel Failsafe 30 2340 4Ch UEGO Series 2 EMS and EMS 4 to Dash The AEMNet CAN output must be enabled in your ECU before the dash can receive messages Select Wizards Setup Wizar...

Page 15: ...Speed Base units is frequency A scalar is applied to the raw frequency to get speed in MPH The calibration is scalar tire diameter inches 0 18 number of speed sensor trigger teeth For example the scalar for a 26 tire and 12 teeth on the speed sensor trigger is 26 0 18 12 which is 0 390 To set the Vehicle Speed scalar go Setup Display Scalars and locate VehicleSpeed_scalar Using provided calibratio...

Page 16: ...del year vehicle s OBD port and transmitting those channels to the dash To configure your dash for OBDII data display the dash must first scan your vehicle s OBDII port to identify all ECUs and available PIDs PID stands for Parameter ID These are codes used to request specific data from a vehicle To begin the scan process Launch AEM Dash Design and go to Tools Scan Vehicle OBDII The OBDII Scan Wiz...

Page 17: ...17 Connect the OBDII connector to your vehicle s OBDII port then unplug the USB cable to begin the scan ...

Page 18: ...ht button on the dash to scroll through a live display of available PID data Connect the USB cable to your PC The scan is complete Click OK to proceed NOTE At this point we recommend saving the setup file as there may have been changes applied during the scan process You must upload your setup before proceeding by selecting File Upload to Display You can also use the hotkey combination Ctrl U If t...

Page 19: ...ases the system will append a suffix E2 for ECU2 and so on but can be ignored as they are non standard PIDs and may perform differently from expected These outputs are now available for use as inputs to gauges for display on your dash To see a complete list of PIDs obtained from your vehicle click on the CAN Receive tab and choose to show Port 2 Port 2 is the default for OBDII messages ...

Page 20: ...e unnecessary PIDs from setup Editing Display Setups The display setup file has the extension aemcd7 and contains all the information needed to configure a color display including connection definition sensor calibration and screen layout Opening and Saving Setups To Open an existing color display setup Select File Open The file open dialog is shown Select the required display setup file and click...

Page 21: ...ay Setup To create a new display setup Select File New Select Setup Display CAN Receive Default Display Setups AEM supplied setup files will be located in the Documents AEM DashDesign Setups folder You can copy entire pages from another file First make sure the target page is open and selected and that the layout is unlocked Select Edit Paste Screen From Setup File Select the file that contains th...

Page 22: ...22 Select the screen you want to import by clicking on the screen name and Clicking OK Basic Editing of Default Setups To view screens for editing go to Display Screen X ...

Page 23: ...23 The Layout Locked feature displayed at the bottom right of the screen prevents unwanted moving of screen items ...

Page 24: ...g it on prevents you from accidentally moving a gauge or deleting one inadvertently When the layout is locked the editing icon menu is hidden Double clicking on the Engine Speed text label in the example above will display the available editing menu The dialog allows editing of all unlocked characteristics if Layout Locked is turned on Locked characteristics are typically related to size and posit...

Page 25: ...appear indicating the setup is being sent On the AEM Dash the upload progress will be shown as a percentage This progress percentage IS NOT shown in the AEM DashDesign interface Once the setup has been received the flash will be erased the AEM Dash will show Erasing flash This process will take a few seconds Once the flash has been erased it will be programmed the AEM Dash will show the progress o...

Page 26: ...ow the data is manipulated by an output Examples of operations are scalars functions and alarms Gauges are objects that are placed on a screen page There are two types of gauge static and variable Static gauges do not change their appearance on the screen and include gauges such as text labels or graphics Variable gauges change their appearance to reflect data obtained from an output Examples of v...

Page 27: ...AEM DashDesign includes a CAN dbc import feature A dbc file is a standardized format for defining a set of CAN messages Click on the CAN Receive tab in the Setup Editor Click on the Import DBC button to load or append a new dbc file ...

Page 28: ...28 Available dbc files will be located in the Documents AEM DashDesign DBC folder Selecting a file will open the import dialog The levels can be expanded by clicking on the plus symbol ...

Page 29: ... typically used for lap timing Power This is inserted when the display is configured to start logging immediately on power up Log Start This is inserted when the log start condition is met after power up Overrun The display has been unable to write the log data to the memory in the time available Either reduce the number of logged channels or reduce the complexity of the display screen Log start s...

Page 30: ... log memory remaining Log memory full The logging memory is full and logging has stopped Log initialising The logger is currently processing the setup LOG SETUP ERROR There is a problem with the logger setup LOG OVERRUN The logger has been unable to write the log data to the memory Either reduce the number of logged channels or reduce the complexity of the display screen Log memory worn There are ...

Page 31: ...sh Firmware As part of the continuing development process from time to time new versions of the AEM Dash firmware will be released with new DashDesign installers To upload the new firmware Firmware files are installed to the Documents AEM DashDesign Firmware folder Connect the color display to your PC using the USB link Select Tools Upload Firmware Select the firmware bin file from the location ab...

Page 32: ...e values texts or graphics that are used by gauges or other outputs The output that it passes is determined by the operation that it uses To set up a new output Click the Insert button in the Outputs tab Enter the name of the new output This should describe what the output actually generates Select the operation to be used by the output from the drop down list Select the input from the drop down l...

Page 33: ...o convert these values into text texts that can be displayed on the dash Shown above the Bit text operation performs the following transformation If EngineProtectionState_raw 1 EngineProtectionState_text Limp Mode If EngineProtectionState_raw 0 EngineProtectionState_text OK CAN Receive The Dash is a CAN display dash The CAN receive tab of the Setup Editor must be defined for proper functionality T...

Page 34: ...34 The Start Bit refers to the location of the LSB The message contents and the byte bit numbering can be viewed by clicking on the button for each message ...

Page 35: ...ber To edit the function table click the ellipsis button to show the function table editor Ensure there are no duplicate inputs as this may result in abnormal behavior Rate Filters Operation An output using a rate filter checks that the rate of change of the input value does not exceed a specified amount If the rate of change is too high the new data is discarded Limit Filters Operations An output...

Page 36: ...e produced from the output is calculated Maximum The output is the maximum value occurring during the last rolling period milliseconds Minimum The output is the minimum value occurring during the last rolling period milliseconds Average The output is the average of all values occurring during the last rolling period milliseconds Current The output is the last received value This effectively disabl...

Page 37: ... empty output text is passed To create a bit text operation add a name for the operation in the Bit text tab and click on the button to show the bit text editor The priority determines the order in which the bitmasks are evaluated with low numbers being a higher priority This ensures that if two bitmasks match only the highest priority output text is returned from the sensor Graphic Selector Opera...

Page 38: ... shown instead of the default graphic Enable Blink If checked this graphic will blink according to the On Time and Off Time in seconds The graphic swaps between the indexed graphic and the default graphic Enable Max Duration If checked the graphic is only be shown for the specified duration no matter how long the input is equal to the value Alarm Operation To create a new Alarm output push the Ins...

Page 39: ...Input AFR1_Gas is checked against a maximum condition of 15 1 AFR Click the Add button to add additional criteria Above the input EngineSpeed is added as an AND condition with a limit of 0 RPM With this logic IF AFR1_Gas is greater than 15 AND EngineSpeed is greater than 0 engine running the alarm will trigger ...

Page 40: ...e The warning input typically uses an output defined with an alarm operation If the value of the output is non zero the associated warning message will be displayed The label input is optional and is used to provide a value to be shown in the warning message The example above shows two existing Warning Inputs These were both previously defined as Alarm outputs before setting up this window The War...

Page 41: ... is displayed for 2 seconds and so is more likely to be seen Odometer and Turn Blinkers AEM Dash has a built in odometer function This is an internal counter backed up to non volatile memory that cannot be reset it is set to zero when the unit is built To set up the odometer choose Setup Odometer Select an output that is road speed km per second AEM DashDesign will automatically create an output c...

Page 42: ... setups include a lap timing screen The VDM for GPS speed and lap timing section describes the basic setup and configuration of a GPS input for speed and position Once configured the screen will update with current data as the laps progress Lap Timing channels available include Fastest lap number Fastest lap time ...

Page 43: ...u first press the button Holding for a few seconds eliminates the likelihood of false triggering the input You can define your virtual track width in the dialog window Set to the approximate width of the track surface plus some extra The dash creates a start finish line the width of the Track Width m setting perpendicular to the heading when the start finish is set It then checks whether the previ...

Page 44: ...tings The Settings dialog will be populated correctly with all AEM supplied setup files The options can be changed for custom setups Night mode dialog box should be empty unless you want to control the mode via CAN Default is empty and controlled by the flying lead harness input ...

Page 45: ...gured with AEM supplied setup files The Alarm outputs used to trigger the LEDs can be adjusted in the Setup Editor as shown in the example below Alternately the Auto Create Outputs feature can be used Click this button and acknowledge the message shown below to continue ...

Page 46: ...warning lights In the example below we use Engine_Speed Select your start RPM and you can use the following calculation to set your offset Offset End RPM Start RPM 7 For example if you want to start at 5000 RPM and end at 7000 RPM Offset 7000 5000 7 285 ...

Page 47: ...d when any changes are detected on selected channels The list of available channels will be displayed at the left Double click or press the space bar to move them to the right Selected Channels list The example below shows one version of an AEM supplied On Change Page Different operating modes and or multi map selections can be displayed using this page Other useful items are boost target and trac...

Page 48: ...Timer and Count Down Timer are configured in the Setup Editor In the outputs tab check Show Predefined Outputs to display these channels for editing along with all other existing predefined channels The output channel Count Up Timer can be added to a layout and set in msf format minutes seconds hundredths The Count Up Timer will increment continuously unless reset by pressing the right dash button...

Page 49: ...he Display Display Scale menu Supported scales are 75 100 default 125 150 175 and 200 The Monitor Screen Normally a given output is only monitored if used by a gauge on the currently displayed screen In certain circumstances however it is necessary to monitor some outputs irrespective of whether or not they are used by the currently displayed screen page For example if the maximum coolant temperat...

Page 50: ...he color menu allows the default colors to be specified These are used whenever a new gauge is added to a screen The default colors can be overridden in the individual gauge properties Screen Sets the background color of the current screen Warning Default color of a warning bar when it is triggered Gauge Background Default background color of a gauge Gauge Line Default line color of a gauge used i...

Page 51: ...the Gauge Property window by right clicking on the selected gauge or by selecting it from the Edit menu Change the values of the x position and y position properties to appropriate values This is particularly useful in aligning different gauges Resizing a Gauge A gauge can be resized using either the mouse or the edit window To resize a gauge using the mouse Select the gauge with the mouse Move th...

Page 52: ...tup files Edit Copy Gauge copies the currently selected gauge into the paste buffer Edit Copy Screen copies the current screen into the paste buffer Edit Paste Gauge pastes the last gauge copied into the paste buffer into the current screen Edit Paste Screen pastes the last screen copied into the paste buffer into the current screen Any gauges already present on the current screen will be removed ...

Page 53: ...uency Labels are drawn according to the resolution Label Font The font used by the gauge Label Font Size The font size used by the gauge Label Format Determines how numbers are formatted in the gauge See the Value Formatting section for more information X Position The left most position of the gauge Y Position The top most position of the gauge X Size The width of the gauge Y Size The height of th...

Page 54: ...09 System information can be shown by adding a value gauge to the screen and setting the Label Format property as follows vV Shows the version of the color display firmware vs Shows the serial number of the display vu Shows the usage on time of the display in hours vr Shows the reset counter the number of power on events since the last setup upload vc Shows the filename of the setup file used to p...

Page 55: ...f the tacho up to Limit End is drawn in Limit color as it is filled If Enable Flash Below Limit is checked the lower part of the tacho will flash if the input value is below Limit End Enable Tacho Limit Turns on the upper tacho limit When enabled the last part of the tacho after to Limit Start is drawn in Limit color as it is filled If Enable Flash Above Limit is checked the upper part of the tach...

Page 56: ... in Right specifies left to right Down specifies top to bottom Variable String Gauge The variable text gauge is used to display text from a text output such as a bit text output The Justification property specifies whether the text is aligned to the left right or centre of the bounding rectangle Note It is important to select the background color of the value gauge to be the same as the color of t...

Page 57: ...ed To activate warning mode check the Warning Mode Active box and specify the Warning color To have the warning activated when the value of the input goes above a certain value click the Input Limit Exceed button and enter a value for the Warning Limit The displayed data will changed from the Text color to the Warning color when the input value is greater than or equal to the Warning Limit To have...

Page 58: ...perty has a drop down box from which any graphic selector outputs and graphics currently present in the setup is selected At the bottom of the list is the option Add New graphic which is used to add a new graphic from a file to the list graphics must conform to the Microsoft Windows graphic standard and should be no bigger than 800x480 pixels The graphic can be true color 32 bit though lower defin...

Page 59: ...e the following function table would map brake temperatures of 0 to 250 to blue 251 to 500 to green 501 to 700 to yellow and 701 to 1000 to red Input Output 0 255 250 255 251 32768 500 32768 501 16776960 700 16776960 701 16711680 1000 16711680 Note that it is also possible to display an alarm bar underneath a value gauge For this to work correctly the alarm bar must be bigger than the maximum like...

Page 60: ...s Cursor Size is the size of the cross hair cursor Background graphic can be used to specify a graphic that will be shown behind the cross hairs This can be used to clarify the meaning of a particular position for the cross hair Historical Graph The Historical Graph gauge is used to show the trend of one or more outputs in the form of a y t graph The Historical Graph gauge has the following specia...

Page 61: ...dle to be drawn over a graphic image of a gauge This allows much more eye catching graphics to be used for round gauges than could otherwise be drawn dynamically by the display hardware The round tacho graphic gauge has the following special properties Background graphic the background gauge image X Centre Y Centre The centre of the gauge from which the logical centre of the pointer will be drawn ...

Page 62: ...w arranty AEM disclaims any liability for consequential damages due to breach of any w ritten or implied w arranty on all products manufactured by AEM Warranty returns w ill only be accepted by AEM w hen accompanied by a valid Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number Product must be received by AEM w ithin 30 days of the date the RMA is issued UEGO oxygen sensors are considered w ear items and ...

Page 63: ...gauge properties 52 F Features 6 Firmware updating 31 Format 53 Function table 35 G Gauge 53 55 adding 50 alarm bar 58 bar 54 bar tacho 55 bitmap 58 copy and paste 52 cross hair 60 deleting 52 editing properties 52 historical graph 60 moving 51 progressive limit 58 resizing 51 round tacho 55 round tacho bitmap 61 selecting 51 shape 60 standard properties 53 text label 56 value 57 value formatting ...

Page 64: ...leting gauges 52 editing gauge properties 52 monitor 49 moving gauges 51 resizing gauges 51 selecting gauges 51 Selecting gauges 51 Sensor scalar 35 Settings 44 Setup editor 32 Setup editor 32 Setups 20 creating 21 opening 20 saving 20 uploading 25 Shape gauge 60 Shift lights 45 Spash screen 50 Standard gauge properties 53 T Tacho gauges 55 Text label gauge 56 time filter 35 Track mapping 42 Turn ...

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