Front Panel
This page contains information about ports, LEDs, slots and buttons on the front panel of the VBOX 4 units.
Connectors
USB | VBOX 4 units include a USB 2.0 connection that you can use to configure your VBOX unit and output real-time serial data at the full 100 Hz data rate. |
ETHERNET | This is the Ethernet port which has the principal use of data output for robot operation. |
ANALOGUE INPUTS | This is the analogue input port. Each of the four analogue input channels on a VBOX 4 unit has a dedicated analogue converter. Data is recorded from each channel simultaneously. The analogue input connector also provides 2 power outputs that can be used for driving sensors. |
PWR | This is the power port. VBOX 4 units can accept a supply voltage between 7 and 30 V DC. |
DGPS | This is the differential GPS port for connection to a DGPS radio for the VBOX 4 unit to receive differential GPS data for local correction. |
IMU | This is the inertial measurement unit port where you can connect a Racelogic IMU unit to the VBOX unit. |
D IN |
The digital input port contains the two digital inputs for the VBOX 4.
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AD OUT |
The analogue and digital output port has the following outputs:
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RL CAN | This is the Racelogic CAN port which you can use to connect Racelogic modules to your VBOX 4 unit to log them to the .vbb file. |
CAN | This is the CAN port that you can use to connect a third-party CAN bus to log CAN 2.0 channels to the .vbb file. |
CANFD 1 / CANFD 2 | Input only. For logging CAN 2.0 or CAN FD. Capable of full bus logging to a time-synchronised ASC file (one combined file for CANFD 1 and CANFD 2). |
SERIAL | The serial port can be used for communication between the VBOX unit and a laptop PC. |
ANT A | The antenna connector. |
LEDs
You can find the full description of the different LED behaviours here. |
LOG Button
You can use the button on the front panel to do this, but it is even easier to coldstart or factory reset the unit in the VBOX Setup software. |
SD Card
This is the SD Card slot on the front panel of the VBOX 4 unit. You can find more information about the SD Card requirements on the Getting Started page. |