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VBOX Touch Speed Mode - Quick Start Guide

VBOX Touch features a 10 Hz GNSS receiver and a responsive colour touchscreen. The Speed Mode allows you to
view live speed data, selectable via 3 screens;

Speed

,

VMAX

and

Average Speed

.

Registration

Please register your VBOX Touch so that Racelogic can
continue to provide you with notifications about the latest
software releases and firmware upgrades for your
Racelogic product, and offer technical support.

Register your device

here

.

What is in the box?

When you purchase a

VBOX Touch Motorsport V1

(RLVBTOUCH-M), you will find the following items when you open

the box:

Product Code

Quantity

Description

VBTOUCH-V1

1

VBOX Touch Unit

MECH0298SD

1

Rubber Overmould - Black

https://en.racelogic.support//Product_Info/VBOX_Data_Loggers/VBOX_Touch/VBOX_Touch_V1/

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Summary of Contents for VBTOUCH-V1

Page 1: ...out the latest software releases and firmware upgrades for your Racelogic product and offer technical support Register your device here What is in the box When you purchase a VBOX Touch Motorsport V1 RLVBTOUCH M you will find the following items when you open the box Product Code Quantity Description VBTOUCH V1 1 VBOX Touch Unit MECH0298SD 1 Rubber Overmould Black https en racelogic support Produc...

Page 2: ... is detected default SD Card Format VBOX Touch is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format which is the only file format supported If you are looking to purchase a new SD card it is recommended that any card used has a write speed of above 7 MB s 4 MB s absolute minimum and a speed class of 10 4 absolute minimum Racelogic recommends SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend SanD...

Page 3: ...tem this isn t something that can be done directly within Windows as it is not the standard formatting for the file However many third party software programs can be used to reformat media to allow them to work correctly with our products we can recommend This Tool as a free option from the SD card organisation Power The VBOX Touch unit is powered by a power cable that is unterminated so that you ...

Page 4: ...ly start or stop logging data overriding the Configured Logging Strategy The Record Icon will show when the unit is logging data to the SD card If you have come to a stop but the Record Icon is still on press the SD Card Icon to stop the logging before removing the card Sometimes due to poor satellite visibility in a garage or close to a building the box may start recording even if the car is stat...

Page 5: ...e form HHMMSS SS Latitude Latitude in minutes MMMM MMMMMMMM ve North e g 3169 30644410M 52D 49M 18 4S Longitude Longitude in minutes MMMMM MMMMMMMM ve West e g 00040 18164742M 00D 40M 10 9S Velocity Velocity in km h Heading Heading in degrees concerning North Height Height above sea level in meters based on the model of the earth used by VBOX GNSS engines Vertical velocity Vertical velocity in km ...

Page 6: ...ere The port can also be used to connect a Hand Held Start Stop Logging Switch RLVBACS010 to control the logging of the unit More information on this is available here CAN Serial The top CAN Serial port can be used to output serial information allowing you to either connect VBOX Touch to VBOX Test Suite via an RLCAB001 and conduct live testing or output lap timing parameters You can find more info...

Page 7: ... external antenna RLACS262 supplied with the unit IMPORTANT If you are conducting Brake Trigger Deceleration Tests you should use the external antenna The first time that the unit is used it may take up to 10 15 minutes to fully acquire satellites After this it will usually take 1 2 minutes to acquire satellites External Antenna If Required The placement of the GNSS antenna is crucial to the quali...

Page 8: ...in diameter If this is not possible copper or aluminium foil can be used to create a shaped ground plane underneath the antenna For example on a fibreglass roof mount the antenna on top of the roof and place some adhesive backed metal foil underneath on the inside of the roof Acquiring Satellite Lock Tall buildings or trees can block GNSS signals causing a reduction in the number and quality of sa...

Page 9: ...satellites will then be displayed as 00 and GPS status will show SEARCHING FOR SATELLITES until the satellite lock has been acquired It will take approximately 25 to 30 seconds for the unit to reacquire the satellite lock The 4 LEDs at the top of the unit provide visual feedback dependent on what process is being performed Function Behaviour Colour Accel Decel Mode If Alert at End is enabled the L...

Page 10: ...lue during the process of creating a Reference Lap When loading a Track Database file the progress of the track database update is displayed via the LEDs each lit LED will represent 25 of the process with all LEDs extinguishing when the process is complete When a Track Layout is changed the LEDs will briefly flash green twice When a Finish Line is cleared the LEDs will briefly flash green twice ht...

Page 11: ...d Screenshot If a screenshot has been saved successfully the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card Reset The LEDs will briefly flash green twice when a screen has been reset https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_V1 Quick_Start_Guides_ E2 80 93_VBOX_Touch_V1 VBOX_Touch_Speed_Mode_ _Quick...

Page 12: ...sert the SD card into the Side of the Unit The SD Card Icon should display as green as long as the card has free space https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_V1 Quick_Start_Guides_ E2 80 93_VBOX_Touch_V1 VBOX_Touch_Speed_Mode_ _Quick_Start_Guide 12 ...

Page 13: ...e shown Speed VMAX or Average Speed by selecting the Forward and Back arrows on the bottom right of the screen or by swiping the screen left or right Speed Vmax Average Speed https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX_Touch VBOX_Touch_V1 Quick_Start_Guides_ E2 80 93_VBOX_Touch_V1 VBOX_Touch_Speed_Mode_ _Quick_Start_Guide 13 ...

Page 14: ...port to conduct Online Testing with VBOX Test Suite or output lap timing parameters go to Serial Output within the Serial Port Settings and change the Output Mode to either VBOX Stream live testing with VBOX Test Suite or Lap Timing Note Ensure correct hardware connections are made 12 Press the Exit Button to return to the Speed screen https en racelogic support Product_Info VBOX_Data_Loggers VBOX...

Page 15: ...the Record Icon is still on press the SD Card Icon to stop the logging before removing the card Sometimes due to poor satellite visibility in a garage or close to a building the box may start recording even if the car is stationary Always check the Record Icon before ejecting the card IMPORTANT The SD card shouldn t be removed when the Record Icon is on as you may lose data Note If for some reason...

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