M40 DATALOGGER User Manual Rev.05
2014 GET by Ath ena Evolution
INDEX
1 M40 KIT ................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 GPS WORKING PRINCI PLE ................................................................................................................ 7
3 SUGGESTIONS AND PRECAUTION S DURING INSTALL ATION ...................................................... 7
3.1 Precautions for M40 ins tallation ........................................................................................................... 7
3.2 GPS antenna instal lation ...................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 M40 system installation ........................................................................................................................ 8
4 M40: CONTRO LS AND INDICATOR S ................................................................................................. 9
4.1 Diagnosis LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 9
5 M40 WIRING LOOM S......................................................................................................................... 10
6 FIRMWARE, CONFIGUR ATION, SETUP FOR M40 DATALOGG ER ............................................... 11
7 USING M40 DAT ALOGGER .............................................................................................................. 12
7.1 Importance of data logging ................................................................................................ ................. 12
7.2 Getting started .................................................................................................................................... 12
7.2.1 GPS fixing ........................................................................................................................................... 12
7.3 Data logging ........................................................................................................................................ 12
7.4 Internal accelerometers ...................................................................................................................... 13
8 USING M40 WITH A PC ..................................................................................................................... 14
8.1 Connection to a pc .............................................................................................................................. 14
8.2 Download of recorded sessions ......................................................................................................... 14
8.3 Visualizing recorded s essions ................................................................ ............................................ 17
8.4 Set the default track in the device ...................................................................................................... 19
8.5 Track creation from a r ecorded session ............................................................................................. 20
8.6 Instrument setup d ownload and upd ating .......................................................................................... 22
8.6.1 Instrument setup down load and updati ng with DATA MANAG ER software ....................................... 22
8.6.2 Instrument setup down load and updating with GAT E software .......................................................... 23
8.7 Starting and stoppin g logging (MANU AL) .......................................................................................... 25
8.7.1 Starting and stoppin g logging (MANU AL) w ith DATA MANAGER ..................................................... 25
8.7.2 Starting and stoppin g logging (MANU AL) with GATE ........................................................................ 26
8.8 Time syncronization (fro m pc) ............................................................................................................ 28
8.8.1 Time syncronization w ith DATA MANAGE R ...................................................................................... 28
8.8.2 Time syncronization w ith GATE .......................................................................................................... 28
8.9 M40 configuration ............................................................................................................................... 30
8.9.1 M40 configuration with D ATA MANAG ER .......................................................................................... 31
8.9.2 M40 configuration with GA TE ............................................................................................................. 32
8.9.3 Data logging param eters modification ................................................................................................ 34
8.9.4 Change of system t ime ....................................................................................................................... 36
8.9.5 Lap trigger modificat ion....................................................................................................................... 36
8.9.6 GRSY channel setting......................................................................................................................... 36
8.9.7 Serial protocol setting ................................................................................................ ......................... 37
8.9.8 CAN parameters sett ing...................................................................................................................... 37
8.10 M40 setup properties m odification ...................................................................................................... 38
8.10.1 M40 setup propert ies modification w ith DATA MAN AGER ................................................................ 38
8.10.2 M40 setup properties m odification with G ATE ................................................................................... 40
8.10.3 GPS parameters sett ing...................................................................................................................... 42
8.10.4 Comment, driver and ve hicle setting .................................................................................................. 42
8.11 Firmware update ................................................................................................................................. 43
9 M40 TECHNICA L CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................ 44
APPENDIX 1: M40 SETUP.............................................................................................................................. 45
1 ANALOGUE CHAN NELS ................................................................................................................... 46
1.1 Linear calibration exa mple .................................................................................................................. 46
1.1.1 Linear calibration by us ing DATA MA NAGER ................................................................................... 46
1.1.2 Linear calibration by us ing GATE ................................................................................................ ...... 49
1.2 GEAR on analogue input calibration ................................ .................................................................. 52
1.2.1 GEAR on analogue input calibration by using GATE ......................................................................... 52
1.2.2 GEAR on analogue input calibration by using GATE ......................................................................... 55
1.3 TPS setup (available o nly for GATE software) ................................................................................... 59
1.4 Suspension potentio meter setting (availabl e only for GATE software) ............................................. 62
2 SWITCH CHANN ELS (ONLY M40 EXPANSION AND PLUS MOD ELS) .......................................... 65
2.1 Adding a SWITCH M AP-SWITCH BUTTON channe l ........................................................................ 65
2.2 Adding a BEACON ch annel ................................................................................................ ................ 69
3 CAN CHANNELS ................................................................................................................................ 72