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02/05/2014

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ALCULATING

OSSES

................................................................................................................ 28

INPUT MODULE SCREEN ........................................................................................................... 30

NPUT MODULE CONNECTION

....................................................................................................... 30

NITIALISING THE

ICRO

NPUT MODULE

. ...................................................................................... 30

ONFIGURING THE

NPUTS AND

UTPUTS

.................................................................................... 30

DATA LOGGING .......................................................................................................................... 31

SING THE

CARD

................................................................................................................... 31

ILE TYPES

................................................................................................................................. 31

SETUP MENU .............................................................................................................................. 32

OGGING

ODE

.......................................................................................................................... 32

ONTRAST

RIGHTNESS

.......................................................................................................... 32

IAGNOSTIC

CREENS

................................................................................................................ 32

GPS Diagnostic Screen ......................................................................................................... 32

OLD

TART

.............................................................................................................................. 33

Performing a Coldstart

.......................................................................................................... 33

PEED

UZZER

........................................................................................................................... 33

TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................. 34

PERFORMANCETOOLS SOFTWARE ........................................................................................ 35

NSTALLATION

............................................................................................................................. 35

ERFORMANCE

OOLS

INDOWS

................................................................................................. 35

Graph Window ...................................................................................................................... 36

Graph: Map Window.............................................................................................................. 36

Graph: Data Window ............................................................................................................. 36

Window Sizes and Positions ................................................................................................. 36

OFTWARE

ASICS

..................................................................................................................... 37

Opening PerformanceBox Files

– Load All ............................................................................ 37

Data Display .......................................................................................................................... 37

Graph Set-up......................................................................................................................... 37

OVING

ROUND THE

RAPHS

.................................................................................................... 38

Cursor ................................................................................................................................... 38

Zoom ..................................................................................................................................... 38

Pan ....................................................................................................................................... 38

Graph Screen X Axis ............................................................................................................. 38

Graph Screen Y Axis ............................................................................................................. 39

DDITIONAL

ILE

UNCTIONS

...................................................................................................... 39

Load Compare File ................................................................................................................ 39

Append File to Main .............................................................................................................. 39

Open in Notepad ................................................................................................................... 39

Load Circuit Map ................................................................................................................... 39

DITING

ERFORMANCE

ILES

.............................................................................................. 39

AVING

ERFORMANCE

ILES

............................................................................................... 40

RINTING

RAPH

ATA

............................................................................................................... 40

XPORTING

RAPH

ATA

............................................................................................................ 41

ELECTING

HANNELS

................................................................................................................ 42

HANNEL AND

XIS

ETUP

.......................................................................................................... 44

Channel Setup ...................................................................................................................... 44

Axis Setup ............................................................................................................................. 46

IMING

................................................................................................................................ 48

TART

INISH

INES AND

PLITS

................................................................................................ 49

Defining start / finish lines and splits in the PerformanceBox software .................................. 49

Loading and Saving start / finish line and split data ............................................................... 50

Clearing start / finish line and split data ................................................................................. 50

Moving Splits ......................................................................................................................... 50

Summary of Contents for PerformanceBox

Page 1: ...ceBox it is very easy to measure acceleration times braking distances quarter mile times and many more There are a number of configurable screens that show specific test results such as 0 60 0 100 0 1...

Page 2: ...stent data You will be able to catalogue and review your performance over any given period of time Through the PerformanceBox website and forum you are able to download circuit overlays from around th...

Page 3: ...nceBox includes a sophisticated fully functioning data logging package If used with a 64mb SD card PerformanceBox can log up to 50 hours of continuous data which can be analysed in great detail in the...

Page 4: ...EDITING A PERFORMANCE MODE TEST RANGE 14 1 FOOT ROLLOUT 15 RESULTS AND BEST FILES 15 Example RESULTXX TXT file 16 Example BESTXX TXT file 16 SPEED BUZZER 17 EVENT MARKING 17 LAPTIMING MODE 18 MEASURI...

Page 5: ...Sizes and Positions 36 SOFTWARE BASICS 37 Opening PerformanceBox Files Load All 37 Data Display 37 Graph Set up 37 MOVING AROUND THE GRAPHS 38 Cursor 38 Zoom 38 Pan 38 Graph Screen X Axis 38 Graph Sc...

Page 6: ...ogle EarthTM 59 Loading a Circuit Overlay File 59 Aligning Circuit Overlays and Laps 60 Importing a background image in to the Graph Map 62 Producing Acceleration Results 63 Creating a Custom Accelera...

Page 7: ...ta and results Lateral and longitudinal g force measurement SD Card slot for use with SD Cards USB interface for reading SD card and upgrading firmware Full data logging analysis software Logging of o...

Page 8: ...r socket If power is not permanently available at this socket turn on the ignition to ensure power at the socket 7 The first time PerformanceBox is used it will need to be left for 10 15 minutes to ac...

Page 9: ...ditional functions in your PerformanceBox 1 Switch on PerformanceBox 2 Press MENU and select SETUP 3 Select UPGRADE 4 Use to move the alphanumerical list across the screen and then press OK to enter e...

Page 10: ...nges Mode Select the menu item that is highlighted on the screen and used to show Score Code Accesses the relevant menu or will exit from current menu Used to show previous screen or to navigate menu...

Page 11: ...eing able to get a good lock to produce this data So it is imperative that PerformanceBox or optional external antenna is placed in the best possible position for a clear view of the sky If you are us...

Page 12: ...est ranges 0 to 60 0 100 and 0 100 0 It also shows the maximum speed Acceleration 2 screen shows the 30 50 and 50 70 times However these two test ranges are user adjustable through the setup menu Peak...

Page 13: ...y pressing the RESET button This screen shows the current lateral acceleration and peak lateral acceleration achieved by the PerformanceBox A level bar at the bottom of the screen also shows this info...

Page 14: ...nges and one of the distance ranges to give an array of useful tests If you wish to change the speed range over which performance is measured press the MENU button from any of the performance mode scr...

Page 15: ...erformanceBox will create two results files on the card The first file RESULTXX TXT gives the results for every performance test made using the PerformanceBox each time appending the data onto the end...

Page 16: ...02 6 32 0 0 0 00 0 00 5 0 0 00 0 00 5 0 0 00 0 00 5 Braking results Speed mph Time s Distance m 60 0 98 6 1295 4 100 0 105 7 1532 7 User range Speed mph Time s 30 100 09 3 30 70 04 1 0 100 0 Misc Vma...

Page 17: ...f the options in the Setup menu Pressing either the alters the speed setting SETUP MENU DIAGNOSTICS COLDSTART SPEED BUZZER UPGRADE The speed buzzer will only sound once when the set speed is reached I...

Page 18: ...lit points through the PerformanceBox menu screens or by using the Simple Lap Timing option The latter is useful if the user is in a situation where several button presses are difficult to achieve suc...

Page 19: ...t to save your lap times to a file insert an SD card Drive around the circuit your times will automatically appear on the PerformanceBox display Big Speed Split display There is a choice of what is di...

Page 20: ...function and altering the value using the buttons This feature is useful if PerformanceBox is being used on a track where separate sections pass closely by each other and eliminates the possibility o...

Page 21: ...e Lap Timing mentioned above which sets only a start finish line In order to set a start finish AND split points follow the instructions below Setting start finish lines 1 Press the MENU button to dis...

Page 22: ...aved out DBOX DSF in the DATA directory If no DBOX DSF file is found the PerformanceBox will look for a DSF directory and display a list of all DSF files in that directory This facility allows you to...

Page 23: ...h file the best lap is indicated with an asterisk To change the lap for which split times are displayed use the buttons to scroll between the laps the split times will update automatically Pressing th...

Page 24: ...s satellite lock while predicting this screen will appear The user will have wait until the start finish line is crossed before predicting again Before Predictive mode can operate you will need a refe...

Page 25: ...ixed If you decide to load a lap file from the SD card it will automatically become the fixed reference lap Anything that resets predictive mode will put the unit back in to normal non fixed predictiv...

Page 26: ...n selects Odometer Mode The total distance travelled in feet or metres depending on units selected will be displayed in the main window Pressing the RESET button resets the Odometer back to zero Altim...

Page 27: ...x Power Testing Please note that due to the nature of this test and the amount of space required it is strongly recommended that such measurements are conducted on private roads Setting the Vehicle We...

Page 28: ...utch and make a note of the car s speed as this will be required during the losses run then coast for a few seconds PerformanceBox will record the amount of power as soon as it recognises deceleration...

Page 29: ...rt the process again Losses are permanently saved but you should generally carry this out on the same piece of road in the same direction as your acceleration runs Note any small gradient can have a l...

Page 30: ...rmanceBox has satellite lock After the Input Module screen has been accessed the screen will briefly display the following message Then the screen will display the data output diagnostic screen Once t...

Page 31: ...herwise you will risk losing data or corrupting the card which would require a re format CONTINUOUS In this mode all GPS and PerformanceBox data is logged to the SD card DBN file regardless of Speed o...

Page 32: ...f the PerformanceBox to be configured see the Data logging section of this manual for more information Contrast Brightness Use these to adjust the Brightness Contrast of the screen OK to return Diagno...

Page 33: ...anceBox is coldstarted on its first use After performing a Cold Start the vehicle to which PerformanceBox is connected should be left in an open area for at least 15 minutes to re acquire the satellit...

Page 34: ...it does not necessarily mean that the current model that you have may have an Athermic windscreen If you are unsure try the above test or talk to your car manufacturer dealership BMW 3 Series Ford Mon...

Page 35: ...op for the main analysis software and also install USB drivers for upgrading your PerformanceBox The software installation is also available from the downloads section of the PerformanceBox website al...

Page 36: ...de Longitude Brake Trigger UTC Time Distance Time Radius of Turn Other channels will appear if a Micro Input Module has been used together with the PerformanceBox such as RPM or Analogue_1 There are a...

Page 37: ...been loaded the three windows will each display some information as described in PerformanceTools Windows on page 35 Note how in the example above the Graph window is showing speed in Km h Y axis and...

Page 38: ...left to right around the area of interest Click and drag from right to left to zoom out Use the up and down arrow keys on the keyboard to zoom in around the current cursor position Pressing the shift...

Page 39: ...rcuit practice or to view an entire journey which was punctuated by stops Appending a file will join the beginning of the additional file to the end of the main file If you wish to append files to the...

Page 40: ...he Save icon in the main toolbar If you have made changes or edited your PerformanceBox file it is wise to save this file to a new name so that you do not lose the original file A dbn file can saved i...

Page 41: ...or map as a picture file which can either be saved or copied onto the computer s clipboard for use with other software Simply click the Export icon and then choose the image to export A dialogue box w...

Page 42: ...nd Longitudinal Acceleration and Radius of Turn channels calculated when the file is first loaded Scroll up and down the channel list to find the desired channel A channel can also be found by typing...

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Page 44: ...Channel Setup Column descriptions Visible The tick boxes in this column switch individual channels on or off in the graph window Channel Name This column contains the names of the available channels U...

Page 45: ...xample shows the Lateral Acceleration channel with a smoothing level of 25 note how the individual peaks and troughs are no longer present so the true dynamic values of the vehicle are now not shown S...

Page 46: ...d colour for each active channel To change the colour click on the colour box of the channel and select a new colour from the colour selection box that appears The colour chosen will also be applied t...

Page 47: ...Min and Max boxes allow the scale ranges for each axis to be set Autoscale The autoscale option causes the axis scales to automatically fit the minimum and maximum values of the loaded channel Symmetr...

Page 48: ...e ie Accel Decel Results It also describes additional features which enhance the analysis but which have uses within each main function such as the G Circle Lap Timing Pressing the Lap timing button i...

Page 49: ...nish up to 20 split points can also be set in the software However if you save the start finish and splits to a file for use in a PerformanceBox only the first six will be saved and used by the Perfor...

Page 50: ...screens select Clear All from the Start Finish Splits menu in the Graph screen toolbar or from the main Tools menu Moving Splits Splits can be moved by pressing M in the Graph window and entering the...

Page 51: ...reated an extra column will display the split names Displaying Lap Times Load the PerformanceBox dbn file into the software then define a start finish line along with split points and a separate finis...

Page 52: ...med accordingly Exporting Lap Time Results The generated results can be exported into other software as a variety of document types by clicking the Export Results button on the Toolbar and selecting t...

Page 53: ...ndows Each lap shown in the Lap timing table has a Graph Icon associated with it in the right hand column Clicking one of these buttons allows that lap to be individually graphed You will now have one...

Page 54: ...be virtually identical If comparison laps are loaded when the Graph window s X axis is set to time the data is very much more difficult to analyse Result in the Graph Map window Note how in this insta...

Page 55: ...be analysed ensure that the results from the first file have not been cleared and do not load the second file as a compare file Click the laptiming button again and the second set of lap times will a...

Page 56: ...he main run 1 30 70 the fastest lap from the previous example is in red the compare run 1 26 10 in blue Note in this instance how there are differences in the peaks and troughs of the speed plots indi...

Page 57: ...Map will move around the path taken If more than one lap is currently being viewed there will be a cursor for each run and these will move around the circuit in a manner according to how the graph win...

Page 58: ...configurable right click on any of the main windows Graph Data or Map to bring up the context menu or click on the Graph Setup button on the Toolbar Select Set Position Cursor Type and choose the styl...

Page 59: ...ady for logging Drive round the left hand side of the circuit Stop back at the place you started Move the antenna from the left hand side of the roof to the right hand side slowly being careful not to...

Page 60: ...error is due to the changing state of the ionosphere constantly changing the time taken for the satellite signals to reach the earth This means that overlaid laps may appear to miss the edges of the t...

Page 61: ...he option to align either the lap data or overlay will appear at the top of the context menu Having chosen which you wish to move in the Select run to align dialogue box use the keyboard cursor keys t...

Page 62: ...to the Graph Map You can import any image of your choosing into the Graph Map by right clicking on either the Graph Data Graph Map or Graph windows and selecting the Graph Map Background Image Load op...

Page 63: ...each time the velocity data goes from zero up to a speed of 100 km h reached during that acceleration period 0 160 kmh 0 100 mph This will tabulate speed time and distance data each time the velocity...

Page 64: ...of the following options 70 0 kmh This will output the time and distance taken to decelerate from an initial speed of 70 kmh to 0 kmh 50 0 kmh This will output the time and distance taken to decelerat...

Page 65: ...hilst braking then these limits are reduced The idea behind a G circle is that it tells you how these can be combined To the right is a theoretical perfect G circle for a sample tyre You can see that...

Page 66: ...rst gear is easily seen Creating a Measure Tool Window To highlight a section in the graph window move the cursor to the start of the section you wish to highlight Then place the mouse pointer over th...

Page 67: ...the software so that this can be easily observed by assigning its axis in a manner such as this Note how in the example above the axis has been set from 0 5 to 1 2 this allows for the change in values...

Page 68: ...are Exporting Data to Google EarthTM Data can be exported to Google Earth by selecting the Tools menu and choosing the Google Earth option The resultant file kml is recognised by the Google Earth soft...

Page 69: ...oftware SD card formatting facility Note that the card will need to be inserted into a suitable card reader in order to format it it cannot be formatted through the PerformanceBox and USB cable Import...

Page 70: ...port Results All Performance or Lap Time results can be exported by clicking on the Export Results button on the Toolbar Results can be exported in a variety of formats such as Excel or Word document...

Page 71: ...ownload the latest firmware file from the website and copy this file onto your PC Ensure that you have the latest version of PerformanceTools software installed on your PC With the PerformanceBox swit...

Page 72: ...acy 0 2 Current Typically 100 mA Acceleration Environmental and Physical Accuracy 1 Weight 225 grams Maximum 4 G Size 113 mm x 63 mm x 93 mm Resolution 0 01 G Operating temperature 20 C to 50 C Update...

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