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Tesla Electronics Inc.

G-TECH/Pro SS/RR Fanatic
Manual

Detailed user manual – preliminary version

August 2011

Summary of Contents for G-TECH

Page 1: ...Tesla Electronics Inc G TECH Pro SS RR Fanatic Manual Detailed user manual preliminary version August 2011...

Page 2: ...ar has been stopped in a safe environment This device is designed as a recording instrument for a given vehicle Use it for that purpose only TESLA Electronics Inc or any of its subsidiaries shall not...

Page 3: ...orming SS Runs 15 5 1 SS Acceleration Run 15 5 2 HP TQ Measurement 16 6 Recording RR Sessions 18 6 1 RR Session Concepts 18 6 1 1 Gates 18 6 1 2 Map 18 6 1 3 Map Vicinity Automatic Recording 18 6 1 4...

Page 4: ...n 44 7 7 Renaming the map 45 8 Additional Features 46 8 1 Configuring Main Screen 46 8 2 Changing Map Vicinity Automatic Recording setting 47 8 3 Upgrading SS to RR 47 8 4 Moving Runs To SD Card File...

Page 5: ...G TECH it will take a few minutes to lock onto the satellites Look for a small plus sign between the satellite icon and the number of satellites This indicates that SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation...

Page 6: ...it can also be pushed in to select a given menu item SELECT button is the part of the ROLLER dial You can push in the ROLLER dial and this action will be referred to as SELECT button throughout this m...

Page 7: ...the mounting clip and snap it 2 3 Accessories 12V cigarette lighter DC Power Cable supplies power from vehicle s accessory cigarette lighter plug The DC Power Plug has a fuse at the end that plugs int...

Page 8: ...on selected The Setup Icon Hint in Figure 4 indicates that the selected icon represents setup items Use the SELECT button to make a selection For example to customize the G TECH you would move to Setu...

Page 9: ...ction 2 2 on page 7 3 2 Adjusting Local Time G TECH date and time are based on Coordinated Universal Time UTC which is extracted from GPS signal This time code is closely related to Greenwich Mean Tim...

Page 10: ...time until it mach your local time Roll up or down to adjust time displayed on the screen Confirm selection Cancel changes You can adjust only hour portion of the time which corresponds to your local...

Page 11: ...out See illustration below for details Switch module can be detached from G TECH body by pushing it backward This way you can mount it somewhere closer to you You will find this very useful especially...

Page 12: ...d GPS signal G TECH will hide STARTING GPS message and you will be presented with Main Screen Figure 9 G TECH s Main Screen The Main Screen in Figure 9 has six main indicators Mode shows current mode...

Page 13: ...Confirm selection Cancel changes 4 3 Primary displayed measurement By default primary displayed measurement indicates amount of G force In combination with G Arrow it creates a Real time G meter Prima...

Page 14: ...e G Meter is a combination of the G Value and the G Arrow It indicates both the amount and direction of G force whether your vehicle is braking cornering or blasting down the dragstrip The display is...

Page 15: ...and understand following instructions 5 1 SS Acceleration Run This section describes how to measure accelerating and braking performance With G TECH Fanatic series this type of measurement can be made...

Page 16: ...show RACE FINISHED screen as shown here After saving the run G TECH will open it for review as show bellow For information on how to view and analyze your runs please see page 31 Note If you don t hav...

Page 17: ...PM When you have reached 2000 RPM press REC button to start recording Step on the accelerator all the way down Keep driving like that until you reach redline with engine RPMs If you reached redline le...

Page 18: ...es Other type of gate is a segment gate it is used to mark positions on track and divide track into segments This way you can measure segment times cornering times etc The START STOP gates are defined...

Page 19: ...Best of all there is no need for waiting to see the information it s immediate while it s still fresh in your mind and you know what you just did It s the best way to implement incremental improvemen...

Page 20: ...r or drive down the track and without stopping at START FINISH line press REC button at the exact moment that you pass over the START FINISH line This way you will set the first gate on this map the S...

Page 21: ...rted While driving the track G TECH will show you the running lap time current speed and G force bar graph Figure 18 Recording map screen elements During map recording you can place additional gates f...

Page 22: ...le session you can stop RR Session recording after the 1st lap In that case skip the following set of instructions and go straight to next set on stopping the RR Session recording G TECH will use reco...

Page 23: ...successfully creating map you will have an option to set default orientation for a new map as shown here Select YES Note Selecting NO will complete map recording and setup and jump to file system entr...

Page 24: ...n satisfied with entry press REC button to save this map under new name After renaming the map you will be asked to define segments Use ROLLER to select YES Confirm your selection by pressing SELECT b...

Page 25: ...ap s When you get into vicinity of map location G TECH will detect that and display a screen as shown here Depending on whether you have one ore more maps in vicinity of your current location G TECH w...

Page 26: ...atic recording disabled Make sure G TECH is mounted properly powered on in RR mode GPS has a valid signal and Main Screen is displayed Drive you vehicle to a location where you recorded a map s When y...

Page 27: ...ack session The only difference is that for hill climb session you need to define separate START and FINISH gates To do that start session recording as you would for circular track To stop recording a...

Page 28: ...ns 7 1 1 From Internal Memory Internal FLASH memory is used exclusively for saving SS Runs It has a limited storage space for twelve SS Runs You can save your runs for later review or delete selected...

Page 29: ...m This will open the run for review 7 1 2 From SD Card File System SD Card File System is available only on RR units and is organized in familiar way as folders and files Both SS Runs and RR Sessions...

Page 30: ...in map folders which are named by the map they represent Use ROLLER button to select a map folder Press SELECT to open the map folder Each map folder has two additional files besides all the date fold...

Page 31: ...results menu has two functions First when you select an entry the highlighted result is displayed Additionally each entry has an associated graph that can be viewed by SELECT button The title bar at...

Page 32: ...s Detecting wheelspin Graph of Horsepower and Torque vs RPM Getting a dyno plot for your vehicle Determining the best shift point 7 2 1 Speed graph The Speed graph provides you with a graph of speed t...

Page 33: ...the speed graph but instead 10 MPH marks on the plot it has a milestones marks In order to give you the feel and excitement of the run the graph is replayed in real time This means that if you did a 1...

Page 34: ...the curve as well as the numbers and ranges will be different for your vehicle Figure 23 Horsepower graph Use ROLLER to move cursor As cursor moves the horsepower and time values are adjusted to follo...

Page 35: ...G values indicate stronger acceleration The graph is useful for seeing how hard your vehicle was pulling when it was accelerating positive Gs and how hard it was decelerating while braking negative Gs...

Page 36: ...ovides you with a graph of horsepower and torque throughout an RMP range in a single gear This is the dyno plot that everyone is accustomed to seeing Note In order for you to get consistent HP TQ grap...

Page 37: ...ion Review splash screen This screen shows you the name of the map with date and time of session Also you can see what lap was the fastest and what was the actual time for that lap You can close this...

Page 38: ...to 2 5 and 10 times real time in reverse respectively One of the great things in RR replay is the LAP JUMP mode It allows you to jump laps from any point on the map This is very useful when comparing...

Page 39: ...sing the gates in forward direction Figure 34 RR Session Replay segment time Figure 35 RR Session Replay lap time Figure 36 RR Session Replay best lap time To exit RR Session Replay press MENU button...

Page 40: ...ption Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select type of run you want to delete Use ROLLER to select type of run you want to delete Press SELECT button to confirm Assuming you selected to del...

Page 41: ...LECT button to confirm To delete an RR session Use ROLLER to select type of run you want to delete Press SELECT button to confirm If you selected to delete a RR run you will see a screen with map fold...

Page 42: ...run select map folder using ROLLER Press SELECT button to confirm When you open a map folder you will see a screen similar to one here This particular map folder contains two date folders and two add...

Page 43: ...ve cursor along the track Press SELECT button to set new gate in position of the cursor Repeat these steps to place additional gates on the track Repeat the step above to place additional gates on the...

Page 44: ...deleted 7 6 Map rotation To rotate a map go to saved RR sessions and open the map folder Use ROLLER to select MAP GTM file Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to rotate the map to preferred posi...

Page 45: ...ntral part of screen you can see a row of eight letters and numbers with a highlight on selected character Use ROLLER to change selected character When satisfied with your selection press SELECT butto...

Page 46: ...tion Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select G Tech setup option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select Main screen option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select...

Page 47: ...Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select Automatic recording Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select YES or NO Press SELECT to confirm Press MENU to cancel 8 3 Upgrading SS to...

Page 48: ...ctually used to move your vehicle sometimes referred to as wheel horsepower whp or effective horsepower Note Always perform horsepower and torque measurements on flat road As indicated above the G TEC...

Page 49: ...e results For example your total horsepower might not be exactly the same as factory number but you can still see the difference before and after the modifications you made on your vehicle Also you ca...

Page 50: ...ea Press SELECT button to confirm Press MENU button to cancel Use ROLLER to select Coefficient of drag option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to adjust coefficient of drag Press SELECT butto...

Page 51: ...ech setup option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select Sound option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select YES or NO Press SELECT to confirm Press MENU to cancel 8 7 LCD set...

Page 52: ...ncel 8 7 1 Adjust color This menu gives you an option to play with each individual segment of the color RED GREEN and BLUE Starting from Display menu Use ROLLER to select Adjust color option Press SEL...

Page 53: ...lors This menu allows you to choose from a few predetermined colors like pure red green blue amber and yellow Starting from Display menu Use ROLLER to select Choose preset color option Press SELECT bu...

Page 54: ...immediately to reflect your selection Press SELECT button to confirm 8 8 US or metric mode This menu allows you to choose between displaying data in a US Imperial or Metric mode All the logs that wer...

Page 55: ...to internal FLASH It will also reset all the custom settings that you have made and revert them to factory defaults Formatting SD card will erase all data on it all the SS runs and all the RR sessions...

Page 56: ...peat the process 8 9 2 Reset to factory defaults In some cases you may want to restore the G TECH to the condition it was when it was shipped from the factory Restoring to factory defaults will clear...

Page 57: ...ss SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select Set to factory defaults option Press SELECT button to confirm Use ROLLER to select YES Press SELECT button to confirm While G TECH is performing the re...

Page 58: ...nrivaled performance in receiving GPS signal We have decided to utilize the fact that G TECH is not a tiny hand held battery powered device which has to keep it s size weight and power consumption at...

Page 59: ...for weighting your vehicle Also some towns have dumps or refuse collection areas with large scales that you may be able to use Moving companies may have vehicle scales as well If you can t weight you...

Page 60: ...60 G TECH Pro SS RR Fanatic Manual 10 Appendix A Menu map...

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