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Page 2: ... FUNCS 18 8 CONFIGURING SHIFT LIGHTS ON DASH4PRO 20 8 1 SHIFT LIGHTS 20 8 2 PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 20 8 3 BAR CHART BASED ON VARIABLE 20 8 4 CHANGING THE SHIFT LIGHT BRIGHTNESS 2 1 LED BRIGHTNESS 20 8 5 CHANGING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE DISPLAY 2 2 SCREEN BRIGHTNESS 21 8 6 SETTING WARNING AND SECTOR DISPLAY TIMES 4 WARNING LAP TIME DISPLAY 21 8 7 VIEW FIRMWARE VERSION INFORMATION 5 1 5 2 SHOW FIRMWARE...

Page 3: ...11 1 1 Cancelling Alarm messages 38 11 1 2 Clearing and disabling alarms until DASH4PRO restarts 38 12 REVIEWING MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM DATA VALUES 39 13 CONFIGURING THE DASH4PRO UNIT 40 13 1 DASH4PRO STANDARD CONFIGURATION 41 13 2 CREATING A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION 43 13 3 CHANGING THE EXISTING CONFIGURATION 43 13 4 SENDING CONFIGURATION TO THE DASH4PRO 44 13 4 1 Using the Data Logger 44 13 4 2 By conn...

Page 4: ...splay is a large OLED type with high brightness a very wide viewing angle and adjustable brightness for operation under any lighting conditions The DASH4PRO can be configured to show up to 5 screens of data showing almost any combination of numerical displays graphs and bar charts of any variable and also display warnings etc This makes it a very flexible solution to all of your data displaying ne...

Page 5: ...d where information can be displayed in three differently sized fonts What graphs are displayed and where What bar charts are displayed and where What lap and sector timing information is displayed Any filtering on variables Alarm limits on variables Units conversions e g from volts to degrees Centigrade in the case of a temperature sensor When illuminated e g based on an analogue sensor RPM etc C...

Page 6: ...a Logger Power supply Requires 12v at approximately 100mA Processor C2000 series 32 DSP running at 150MHz Internal Flash for program and configuration storage Temperature range Operation between 0o C to 50o C Storage from 20o C to 80o C LEDs High brightness 3mm LEDs 20 degree viewing angle 10 steps of brightness control Membrane keypad Polyester textured membrane to limit reflections 12mm diameter...

Page 7: ...with the DL1 Data Logger However it can also be used with a number of our other products including the DL2 and SPEEDBOX It can even be connected directly to an ECU interface to display ECU parameters only 4 1 Data Logger and DASH4PRO 4 2 Data Logger DASH4PRO and ECU Interface ...

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Page 9: ...4PRO 5 1 Physically mounting the DASH4PRO The DASH4PRO is designed to mount either on a steering wheel bracket or using the four blind holes on to a flat surface Please see the diagrams below for hole dimensions and spacings ...

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Page 11: ...nt submenu without setting any values There are two operating modes in the DASH4PRO Normal Display mode and Menu Display mode The MENU button is used to switch from normal display mode to menu system display mode and vice versa 6 1 Normal Display Mode This is the default display mode that the DASH4PRO enters into after power up This mode allows you to view the data being logged by the attached log...

Page 12: ...mum and minimum values for selected variables while data is being logged Minimum and Maximum values get updated continuously while logging DASH4PRO retains these values after logging is over and until another session starts Min Max Screen is configured with DASH4PRO Configuration software To display this screen you have to setup one of the programmable buttons on the DASH4PRO Read Reviewing Maximu...

Page 13: ...hange brightness of the display and change the brightness of the shift lights and set or configure other options The MENU button is used to switch between menu display and normal mode 6 3 Operating modes and button functions The MENU button is used to switch between normal display and menu system display modes When in menu display mode the actual function of the MENU SELECT UP and DOWN buttons is ...

Page 14: ...14 7 Menu structure Following figure illustrates the structure of the menu system The following sections describe the details and operation of each function ...

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Page 16: ...items have IDs ranging from 1 to 7 while the first item in the submenu contained under menu item 1 is menu item 1 1 To change settings 1 If you re in normal display mode press the MENU button and enter into menu mode 2 Navigate to the menu item in question using the UP DOWN buttons and press SELECT 3 If required use UP DOWN to change the function settings 4 Press SELECT to save the new setting and...

Page 17: ... the session review screen In addition to this you can also view the quick session review screen by the following method 1 Press the MENU button while in display mode to enter the menu 2 Navigate to menu item 1 Session Review 3 Press the SELECT button 4 Navigate to menu item 1 1 Quick Session Review and press the SELECT button to bring up the quick session review screen 5 Press UP and DOWN buttons...

Page 18: ...ess the button you wish to change the function of Press either the SELECT UP or DOWN button Alternatively you can hold down the MENU button press and release one of the other buttons and then release the MENU button This has the effect of selecting the MENU UP DOWN SELECT button combination 4 The display will change to show which button is selected on the first line and the current function assign...

Page 19: ...rker at present GPS coordinates Show Min Max Shows the Minimum and Maximum values for the user selected variables for the current logging session Toggle night mode Toggle night mode on and off The brightness of the display and LED lights are dimmed in night mode to suit low light conditions None If the button is assigned with this function nothing happens when you press the button outside in norma...

Page 20: ...te as either a bar chart from bottom to top or as an indicator from the centre outwards It requires data from a DL1 MK3 or VIDEO4 to operate in this mode 8 3 Bar chart based on variable Either bottom to top or centre out display of any chosen variable with user configurable levels at which the LEDs are illuminated There are separate configuration sections for the left and right lights 8 4 Changing...

Page 21: ...tem 1 Enter menu display mode by pressing the MENU button 2 Use the UP DOWN buttons to display 4 Warning Lap time display in the main menu and press SELECT 3 Then use the UP DOWN buttons to select the 4 1 Warning time or 4 2 Lap time option and press SELECT 4 Use the UP DOWN buttons to move the on screen slider and select the desired display duration The minimum adjustable time duration is 1s whil...

Page 22: ... It is however possible to lock the DASH4PRO to work with only one Data Logger DL1 DL2 Note Before progressing any further please make sure that you know the serial number of your Race Technology Data Logger The serial number of the Data Logger can be found on the base of the unit Alternatively you can find the serial number by loading a run file created by your logger into the RT Analysis softwar...

Page 23: ... 3 and when presented with the random code should press the SELECT button Then the message Enter authorisation code will be displayed on screen Press the SELECT button to continue 6 A number entry screen will be displayed into which you have to enter the authorisation code At first a flashing cursor will appear Press the UP and DOWN buttons and select the appropriate number Press the SELECT button...

Page 24: ... supports multiple languages By changing the DASH4PRO language you can view the menu text and other text labels to be displayed in your native language 1 Enter menu display mode by pressing the MENU button 2 Use the UP DOWN buttons and navigate to menu item 6 Language in the main menu Press SELECT button to enter the menu item 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to change the language used on the DASH4PRO a...

Page 25: ...utton press During the night mode the LED and LCD backlight brightness are dimmed to suit low light conditions 8 11 1 Setting up a button for night mode By accessing menu item 3 Button funcs set up a key or key combination to toggle night mode on and off Refer section on Editing Button Functions page 18 to learn how this is done 8 11 2 Setting LED brightness for night mode 1 Navigate to the menu i...

Page 26: ...1 Navigate to the menu item 2 4 Night mode screen brightness and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the on screen slider and adjust the brightness of the LCD to the desired level 3 Press SELECT to save the brightness setting The DASH4PRO will return back to the normal display mode ...

Page 27: ...ng any of the buttons This screen is the DASH4PRO equivalent of the Race Technology Lite Monitor software The screen displays the following information Name of variable In the above example the name of the variable is given as speed Idx Variable Index A unique variable index that is used to refer to this variable in all Race Technology products Frq Frequency or Rate Approximate rate at which infor...

Page 28: ...ing function as described in the Editing button functions page 18 section 2 Enter the DL1 DL2 configuration tool and make sure that the Decode serial data option is ticked The Data Logger must be configured with this option ticked Without enabling the Decode Serial data option on the Data Logger the commands from the DASH4PRO will be ignored Note from version 7 of the configuration tool the Decode...

Page 29: ...tp www race technology com wiki index php Configuration DASH4PROConfiguration For information on how to send configuration information to a DASH4PRO please refer the section on Configuring a DASH4PRO page 40 9 1 1 Switching between Data screens Switching between normal data screens can be done either manually or automatically Manual switching is described below For information on Automatic switchi...

Page 30: ...pared with the same point on your best lap Predictive lap time This makes a calculation based on your current completed sectors in this lap and displays a prediction of what lap time will be This prediction is based upon the assumption that you will complete all of the remaining sectors in the same time that it took you during your best lap Any combination of these parameters can be displayed as e...

Page 31: ... the Race Technology Analysis Software and saving the resulting lap file to the memory card for transfer to the Data Logger The following sections explain each of these options detail 10 2 Adding Track Markers from the DASH4PRO 1 Set up one of the buttons or button combinations on your DASH4PRO to the Add track marker function as described in the Editing Button Functions page 18 section 2 Insert a...

Page 32: ...t added the reason for marker failure will also be reported to the user If a response from the logger was indicating the marker successfully added the Track marker added messages will be shown on screen 8 The DASH4PRO will then switch back to the normal display mode ...

Page 33: ...f the Compact Flash card It is advisable not to have multiple lap files with similar marker locations in this directory to avoid the possibility of the Data Logger selecting the wrong lap marker file if multiple lap files are present 10 3 1 Using lap marker files with the DASH4PRO The Data Logger stores the lap markers in a lap file in the root directory of the compact flash card At the start of a...

Page 34: ...ware users can configure these screens any way they like just as other user configurable screens in the DASH4PRO Please refer the DASH4PRO configuration software user manual for more details http www race technology com wiki index php Configuration DASH4PROConfiguration Following are the lap and sector specific variables Each of these variables are explained in Lap timing operation section Best Se...

Page 35: ...r is passed Best lap time This is the best lap time that has been achieved This is updated each time that lap is completed as the lap marker is passed Predictive current lap time 1 This is an estimate of the final lap time and is calculated using the actual times from the sectors that have already been completed and assuming that all the remaining sectors are completed in the same time that it too...

Page 36: ...ed as each sector is completed as each sector marker is passed Last Lap time Last lap time is simply the time for the last lap to be completed This is updated each time that lap is completed as the lap marker is passed Last Sector time Last sector time is the time taken to complete the last sector This is updated as each sector is completed as each sector marker is passed Current lap time This is ...

Page 37: ...the variable increases over the level that you have set Alarms have the highest priority among all other screens and messages This means if an alarm has to be displayed it does so immediately and displaying of other messages or screens will be delayed or cancelled until the alarm display time expires However you can cancel or clear the alarms during a logging session Read the Cancelling and Cleari...

Page 38: ...led After the 30 seconds from the cancellation DASH4PRO again check for the alarm conditions for that variable If the one of the conditions are met alarm will be shown again 11 1 2 Clearing and disabling alarms until DASH4PRO restarts If any button is pressed and held for more than one second long button press then the alarm will be cleared and not shown again unless it goes through an upper or lo...

Page 39: ...th variables that you want to view the maximum and minimum values 3 Send the configuration to the device 4 Press the Show Max Min button on the DASH4PRO while data is being logged When this button is pressed for the first time it will display the Min Max screen and shows the maximum values the variables have had so far The duration this screen is displayed can be changed by navigating to the 4 1 W...

Page 40: ...ing arranging and formatting controls to the DASH4PRO screens The names of the variables The units displayed The scaling of the variables The number of decimal places displayed Whether the variable is displayed as a value Graph or a bar graph The lower and upper warning levels for the variables setting up alarms Setting up Gear indicators Setting up the shift light indicators For a detailed discus...

Page 41: ...el Note that this is set up assuming that oil pressure is on analogue input 1 of the DL1 water temperature is on analogue input 3 of the DL1 and fuel level is on analogue input 4 of the DL1 Oil pressure and water are assumed to be standard Race Technology sensors however fuel level is left to be calibrated by the user 3 Screen 3 is set up to show both the absolute level of longitudinal acceleratio...

Page 42: ...tor is set up to display the sector time that has just been achieved and below this a how much fast or slower this was compared with the best time for that sector The lap screen that is displayed at the end of every lap is very similar to the sector screen it displays the time for the last lap and how much faster or slower this was compared with the best lap Finally on the minimum and maximum disp...

Page 43: ...ormation saved into a DH4 file simply load it using the File Load Layout command of the configuration software If existing configuration is not present as a DH4 file then use File Read Configuration from Device command to read the configuration from the DASH4PRO After the reading make changes to the configuration and remember to save it for one of the following two formats DH4 format If you need t...

Page 44: ...nsferred and the display configured While transferring DASH4PRO s backlight will be turned off and gives a message Programming When configuration is successful the device will display the message Configuration Success on screen When process is completed backlight will be turned on again and it comes to normal display mode Note that the display will remember its configuration there is no need to re...

Page 45: ...has started DASH4PRO s backlight will be turned off and DASH4PRO display a message Programming When configuration is successful the device will display the message Configuration Success on screen When it finishes the backlight will be turned on again and device comes to its normal display mode ...

Page 46: ...nstallation from the Race Technology website Please note that it is not routinely necessary to re flash products from Race Technology It should only be carried out for one of the following reasons There has been a new release of the firmware containing new features you wish to make use of When you try to connect the Data Logger to the software you get a message saying that your firmware is out of ...

Page 47: ...y the message Start Logging being displayed on the DASH4PRO display 5 Insert the compact flash card into the logger 6 Re flashing will be automatically started While the DASH4PRO is being re flashed it will turn off the backlight and displays the message Programming Do not turn off the Data Logger while the re flashing procedure is underway 7 When re flash completes successfully backlight will be ...

Page 48: ...you need to re flash the DASH4PRO click on Yes The following dialogue box will appear 3 Select which serial port the Data Logger is connected to 4 Click on the browse button to select the firmware file that should be used to re flash the DASH4PRO It is essential that you select the correct firmware file if you do not then the re flash will fail 5 Once you click the re flash button the program will...

Page 49: ... re flashing completes successfully DASH4PRO turns on the backlight and following message appears is given by the software If for any reason re flash fails DASH4PRO displays the following message Invalid Main App Please Restart Restart the DASH4PRO and start the re flashing procedure from the beginning ...

Page 50: ... accepts data either from one of our Data Loggers or from an ECU interface It cannot be used as an entirely standalone display in the way that the DASH2 can 3 How do I connect the DASH4PRO to a PC For direct connection to a PC you need to be able to give it a separate power supply by making up an adapter as shown here Then you can use a null modem cable for connection to a PC Note that if required...

Page 51: ...e calculated before you finish the lap I E They will give an estimate of what your lap time will be if you complete the lap that you are currently driving 7 Can the DASH4PRO display predictive lap times Yes The DASH4PRO can calculate and display lap and sector times in a number of common formats ...

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