Race Technology DASH4PRO, Instruction Manual

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8.13 Monitoring Variables (7.2 View Variables)
This menu item is used to ensure that data transmitted by the Data Logger is being
properly received by the DASH4PRO and that this data is being decoded, converted and
filtered properly.
To monitor variables: -
1. Enter menu display mode by pressing the MENU button.
2. Use the UP/DOWN buttons and navigate to menu item 7 Test DASH4PRO in the
main menu. Press SELECT button to enter the Test DASH4PRO submenu.
3. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to navigate to menu item 7.2 View Variables and press
the SELECT button to enter the Demo mode menu item.
4. You can leave the demo screen at any time by pressing 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 information regarding this variable is received by the
DASH4PRO in Hertz (Hz) – i.e. the rate at which messages containing
information on this variable are being sent by the Data Logger to the
DASH4PRO

IP – Input value
This is the value contained in messages sent by the Data Logger – i.e. the
decoded value. On the Lite Monitor software this value would come under
native units. In the given example the value of speed is reported in km per hour
(kph)