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VBOX II User Manual

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01 - VBOX II Front Panel

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02 - VBOX II SD Cards and Logging

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03 - VBOX II Display Screen Overview

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04 - VBOX II VBOX Setup Overview

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05 - VBOX IISX Single Antenna Placement

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06 - VBOX 20SL Dual Antenna Placement

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07 - VBOX 20SL3 Triple Antenna Placement

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08 - VBOX 20SL Slip/Roll Angle Offsets

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09 - VBOX II CAN / RS232 / USB

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10 - VBOX II Smoothing and Filtering

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11 - VBOX II Digital and Analogue Outputs

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12 - VBOX II Digital Inputs

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13 - VBOX II Inputs/Outputs

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14 - VBOX II Fuse Reset Button

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15 - VBOX II Technical Properties

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VBOX II CAN Output

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VBOX II Dimensions

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VBOX II PIN OUTS

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VBOX II Standard Inventory

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VBOX II Technical Specification

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VBOX II Firmware Upgrade Procedure

Summary of Contents for VBOX II

Page 1: ...3 Triple Antenna Placement 08 VBOX 20SL Slip Roll Angle Offsets 09 VBOX II CAN RS232 USB 10 VBOX II Smoothing and Filtering 11 VBOX II Digital and Analogue Outputs 12 VBOX II Digital Inputs 13 VBOX II...

Page 2: ...uous logging mode please ensure that the button is pushed prior to removing the SD card to avoid data loss Once in the configuration screen press the and buttons to highlight the next or previous choi...

Page 3: ...ns menu This menu contains separate sub menus for pitch antenna and roll antenna pairs SMOOTHING Press to edit the smoothing levels of the Lat acc and Long acc channels and also Slip Pitch Roll channe...

Page 4: ...following modes VCI MODE To connect any external CAN modules to the input of the VBOX II RACELOGIC MODULES MODE To connect Racelogic CAN modules to the RLVBOX II input or output LOG OPTIONS Press to e...

Page 5: ...BACK Press to go back to the Main menu https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 01_ _VBOX_II_Front_Panel 5...

Page 6: ...ees SWAP ANTENNAS Set to ON to allow the primary Antenna A to be mounted ahead of the Secondary Antenna B Default is OFF Then press to confirm SLIP OFFSET Press to enter the Slip offset sub menu Withi...

Page 7: ...s to enable or disable the LEVEL option With the LEVEL set to YES the RTK lock is more resilient But maximum ROLL or PITCH in this mode should be 10 degrees ROLL OFFSET Press to enter the Roll offset...

Page 8: ...use the and buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the Slip angle channel Then press to confirm 0 0 5 0 0 1 steps PITCH Press and then use the and buttons to change the amount of smoothi...

Page 9: ...aximum Speed Then press to confirm 0 400 km h 1 km h steps MAX VALUE Only available when output is set to LAT ACC LONG ACC PITCH SLIP or ROLL Press and then use the and buttons to set the maximum valu...

Page 10: ...a test value that the Digital output will simulate Then press to quit EXIT Press to exit the setup menu and cause the settings to be saved in EEPROM https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_...

Page 11: ...steps LAT ACC 1 to 2 g 0 1g steps LONG ACC VALUE 0V Only available when output is set to SPEED Press and then use the and buttons to set the velocity to represent 0 V Then press to confirm 0 399 km h...

Page 12: ...e that the Analogue output will simulate Then press to quit EXIT Press to exit the setup menu and cause the settings to be saved in EEPROM https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBO...

Page 13: ...CEP 40CM position accuracy 40CM 20CM position accuracy 20CM KALMAN FILTER Press and then the and buttons to set Kalman filter options POSITION LEVEL Smoothes the positional data VELOCITY LEVEL Smoothe...

Page 14: ...eeprom message screen notifying you of the process https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 01_ _VBOX_II_Front_Panel 14...

Page 15: ...e selected wait a short time after the vehicle has stopped for logging to finish and the disk icon to disappear from the screen Once the disk icon has gone it is safe to remove the SD card If Log cont...

Page 16: ...s Maximum logged channels without Kalman Filter enabled both velocity and position set to zero All standard channels plus 20 CAN channels Maximum logged channels with Kalman Filter enabled either velo...

Page 17: ...ration the display screen displays Speed mph or km h and Slip Angle dual antenna units only Scroll left or right and to display Pitch or Roll Angle instead As well as the number of satellites that the...

Page 18: ...is enabled it is indicated by the middle indicator light with one of the following messages DGPS Mode Light Status WAAS SBAS or EGNOS Differential correction WAAS 40 cm Differential correction from Ba...

Page 19: ...er either via an RLCAB001 cable to the SER input and the computer s serial port usb serial adapter may be required or via an RLCAB042 cable to one of the computer s USB ports IMPORTANT Microsoft Windo...

Page 20: ...d menu 3 Bus usage View serial and CAN channel usage 4 Settings area This area contains all the settings options dependent on which menu is selected 5 Write to unit After making changes to setup the w...

Page 21: ...neral Channels Logging GPS CAN and Output Click on the menus below to view more information General Menu Channels Menu Logging Menu CAN Menu GPS Menu Output Menu https en racelogic support Product_Inf...

Page 22: ...optimum GPS signal reception make sure that the antenna is fitted to the highest point of the vehicle away from any obstructions that may block satellite reception The GPS antenna works best with a me...

Page 23: ...d Plane mushroom style antenna must replace the off vehicle antenna as these antennas are capable of operating without a ground plane The Ground Plane mushroom style antennas RLVBACS065 are available...

Page 24: ...s the value set in the unit s configuration screen If the separation is incorrect data may not be given or may be inaccurate The measured distance between the antennas should be the straight line dist...

Page 25: ...e placed rearward of the secondary Alignment of the antennas is not completely essential as the Slip Angle Sensor has the ability to calculate any offset See the Slip Angle Offset Section However if y...

Page 26: ...the metal roof of a vehicle performs this function However if a test requires an antenna to be placed off of the vehicle then a special Ground Plane mushroom style antenna must replace the off vehicl...

Page 27: ...the antennas as level as possible so that the LEVEL option can be enabled otherwise the RTK lock is not so reliable and the Slip and Roll Pitch data can drop out or https en racelogic support Product_...

Page 28: ...he highest point of the vehicle away from any obstructions that may block satellite reception The GPS antenna works best with a metal ground plane underneath eg Vehicle roof Please also note that when...

Page 29: ...he separation values set inside the VB20SL3 via the configuration screen If the separation is incorrect data may not be given or may be inaccurate The measured distance between the antennas should be...

Page 30: ...nna should be placed at the centre of the vehicle Alignment of the antennas is not completely essential as the Slip Angle Sensor has the ability to calculate any offset See the Slip Angle Offset Secti...

Page 31: ...e antenna must replace the off vehicle antenna as these antennas are capable of operating without a ground plane If a vehicle roof also has obstacles such as roof bars then Ground plane antennas shoul...

Page 32: ...e antennas as level as possible so that the LEVEL option can be enabled otherwise the RTK lock is not so reliable and the Slip and Roll Pitch data can drop out or https en racelogic support Product_In...

Page 33: ...te that when using any GPS equipment a clear sky view is important Objects in the surrounding area such as tall buildings or trees can block the GPS signal causing a reduction in the number of satelli...

Page 34: ...so not only can the VB20SL3 measure and output Velocity it can measure and output Trigger Velocity Trigger to zero Time and Trigger to zero Distance This data is logged to SD card and available on th...

Page 35: ...ng and setting the offset With the antennas placed suitably and the antenna separation set correctly in the unit enter the Setup Antenna configuration menu and select Slip offset Calc Offset The unit...

Page 36: ...n select the Setup Antenna Menu and then select either the Pitch or Roll antenna setup menu From within either the Pitch or Roll antenna setup menu select either Pitch or Roll offset menu when the scr...

Page 37: ...7FB 05 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 Response Offset done value shown in Data bytes 2 5 0x7FB 05 01 3F 9D 70 A4 00 00 Response Offset failed 0x7FB 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 The Response message to indicate compl...

Page 38: ...and the Slip and Pitch channels are less likely to drop out If the expected angle between the antennas will be greater than 10o then the LEVEL option should be disabled set to NO Note When the antenn...

Page 39: ...under the instruction of a Racelogic employee VCI Mode This mode should be selected if you wish to log incoming CAN data from external modules from other manufacturers or a Racelogic Micro Input Modul...

Page 40: ...Racelogic Modules Mode This mode should be selected when Racelogic modules are connected to the VBOX or VBOX CAN output is required https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_R...

Page 41: ...provides filtering separately to the Velocity and Position channels long lat and height Note that with any live filter routine more latency will occur if higher levels of filtering are used hence the...

Page 42: ...https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 10_ _VBOX_II_Smoothing_and_Filtering 42...

Page 43: ...and maximum are controlled by setting the maximum frequency and the angle or acceleration value to which this relates Please note that the digital outputs do not show the direction of angles and acce...

Page 44: ...VB20SL3 VB20SL https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 11_ _VBOX_II_Digital_and_Analogue_Outputs 44...

Page 45: ...VB2SX https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 11_ _VBOX_II_Digital_and_Analogue_Outputs 45...

Page 46: ...led the trigger event time and is logged as the value in milliseconds between the last GPS sample and the trigger event Typically this will be connected to a pressure switch placed on the brake pedal...

Page 47: ...VB20SL VB2SX https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 12_ _VBOX_II_Digital_Inputs 47...

Page 48: ...13 VBOX II Inputs Outputs VB20SL3 https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 13_ _VBOX_II_Inputs 2F 2FOutputs 48...

Page 49: ...VB20SL VBSX10 https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 13_ _VBOX_II_Inputs 2F 2FOutputs 49...

Page 50: ...s accidentally subjected to large currents and the fuse has become tripped it can be reset by pressing the button marked Fuse Reset all the way into the unit with a long thin implement https en racelo...

Page 51: ...information VBOX II Technical Specification VBOX II GPS outputs inputs and physical specification information VBOX II Firmware Upgrade Procedure How to update the VBOX II Firmware Occasionally Racelog...

Page 52: ...ers The identifier values can be changed using the configuration software 1 If Satellites in view 3 then only Identifier 0x301 transmitted and bytes 2 to 8 are set to 0x00 2 Time since midnight This i...

Page 53: ...ed 13 Lateral Acceleration 0 01 g per bit signed 14 Distance travelled in meters since VBOX reset 15 Time from Trigger event to Zero km h 16 Velocity at brake trigger point in Knots 17 True Heading of...

Page 54: ...VBOX II Dimensions VB2SX all varients and VB20SL https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_Technical_Properties VBOX_II_Dimensions 54...

Page 55: ...VB20SL3 https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_Technical_Properties VBOX_II_Dimensions 55...

Page 56: ...PIN Dedicated 4 5 36 V DC Power Connector PIN I O Function 1 I Power 2 I Ground Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II...

Page 57: ...One Digital Output Each PIN I O Function 1 O Analogue Out 1 2 2 O Digital Out 1 2 3 I Ground Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide...

Page 58: ...eed and Brake Trigger Inputs PIN I O Function 1 I NC 2 I NC 3 I Brake Trigger Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_T...

Page 59: ...PS engine 2 I RS232 Rx GPS Rx Data to GPS engine 3 I O CAN High direct connection between ports 5 and 6 4 I O CAN Low direct connection between ports 5 and 6 5 I O Power Chassis I Ground https en race...

Page 60: ...ne 2 I RS232 Rx GPS Rx Data to GPS engine 3 I O CAN High direct connection between ports 5 and 6 4 I O CAN Low direct connection between ports 5 and 6 5 I O Power Chassis I Ground https en racelogic s...

Page 61: ...e PIN I O Function 1 I O Power 2 I O USB 3 I O USB 4 I O Ground Chassis I O Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_Technical_Pro...

Page 62: ...or 8 GPS Antenna PIN I O Function 1 I Signal Chassis I Ground https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_Technical_Properties VBOX_II_PIN_O...

Page 63: ...RLVB2SX10 RLVB2SX5 1 VBOX II unit RLVBACS020 1 Mains Charger RLCAB010LE 1 Cigar Lighter Power Cable RLCAB042 1 USB Lead RLACS313 1 8 GB SD Ultima Pro UHS 1 Memory Card RLACS156 2 3 when supplied with...

Page 64: ...Code Quantity Description RLACS106 1 VBOX Carry Case https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_II_Range VBOX_II_User_Guide 15_ _VBOX_II_Technical_Properties VBOX_II_Standard_Inven...

Page 65: ...Hz VB2SX5 Maximum Velocity 1000 mph Minimum Velocity 0 1 km h Resolution 0 01 km h Distance Accuracy 0 05 50 cm per km Units m ft Update rate 20 Hz VB2SX VB20SL VB20SL3 10 Hz VB2SX10 5 Hz VB2SX5 http...

Page 66: ...stop accuracy Accuracy 20 Hz units 10 cm 10 Hz unit 20 cm 5 Hz units 50 cm Memory SD Card Recording time Approx 4 3 MB Hour 20 Hz Time Accuracy 0 01 s Resolution 0 01 s https en racelogic support Pro...

Page 67: ...w DGPS 40 cm Accuracy w local upgrade 20 cm Resolution 1 cm 5 Hz 10 Hz 1 85 mm 20 Hz Height Accuracy 6 m Height Accuracy w SBAS 2 m Acceleration Accuracy 0 5 Maximum 20 g Resolution 0 01 g https en ra...

Page 68: ...h and roll angle Accuracy 1 0 rms at 0 5 m antenna separation 0 25 rms at 2 m antenna separation YAW rate YAW rate RMS Noise 0 75 degrees per second Definitions Circle of Error Probable CEP 95 of the...

Page 69: ...vailable Satellites in View Latitude Longitude Velocity Heading Altitude Vertical velocity Distance Longitudinal acceleration lateral acceleration Distance from trigger Trigger time trigger Velocity T...

Page 70: ...bit timer capture with 5 s resolution On Off Logging control Remote log control from hand held switch Environmental and physical Weight Approx 500 g Size 119 mm x 128 mm x 30 mm Operating Temperature...

Page 71: ...2 Download the Racelogic Upgrader Software from the software section of the VBOX Automotive website Note Please ensure that the latest version of Racelogic Upgrader is installed 3 Press and hold the b...

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