01 - VBOX II Front Panel
VBOX II units can be configured using the front panel buttons, which enables configuration without the need for a computer. Configuration can also be made via the VBOX Setup Software.
From the main screen, press the’■’ button to enter the configuration screen.
Note: Entering the configuration screen will cause the VBOX to stop logging to the SD card. When in continuous 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 choice in any menu, and press ’■’ to select the highlighted option. Most Main menus contain sub-menus, for example the Settings and Setup Antennas menus contain separate menus for each parameter.
Note: The options highlighted in blue are only available on the SL series units.
Main Menu
| SETTINGS | Press ’■’ to enter the VBOX general settings menu. |
|---|---|
| COLDSTART | Press ’■’ to perform a GPS cold start |
| MODE | Press ’■’ to change the mode of operation between VBOX module mode and Stand Alone mode. Then press ’■’ to confirm. |
| SETUP ANTENNAS | Press ’■’ to enter the antenna configurations 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, channels on SL units only. |
| OUTPUTS | Press ’■’ ’ configure the digital and analogue outputs. |
| EXIT | Press ’■’ to exit the setup menu and cause the settings to be saved in EEPROM |
Settings Menu
| UNITS |
Press ’■’ to change the displayed Velocity units. Then press ’■’ to confirm. KMH, MPH or Knots |
|---|---|
| APPLICATION | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select between AUTOMOTIVE or MARINE mode. Marine mode causes the box to display the Pitch, Roll and Slip angles as Trim, Heel and Leeway Angles on the built in screen and also as channel names inside the logged file. |
| USB MODE | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select whether the USB port is assigned to Serial data mode or Card reader mode. |
| CAN MODE |
Press ’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to choose between the 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 enter the Log Options Menu. In this menu the Logging Mode and Log rate can be set. |
| SERIAL RATE | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select a serial data rate. The maximum serial rate is equal to the Log rate. |
| GPS | Press ’■’ to enter the GPS configuration Menu. The Kalman Filter, Dynamic Mode and DGPS mode is configured within this menu. |
| TIME OFFSET | Press’ the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set an Time offset in order to align the VBOX time to the users Local time. |
| BACK | Press ’■’ to go back to the Main menu. |
Setup Antennas (Pitch Antenna)
| SEPARATION |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change the antenna separation. Then press ’■’ to confirm. Range is 0.5 – 5.0 m in 0.1 m increments |
|---|---|
| LEVEL |
Press’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons 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. |
| 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. Within this sub menu the Slip offset can be calculated and applied or cleared. |
| PITCH OFFSET | Press ’■’ to enter the Pitch offset sub menu. Within this sub menu a Pitch offset can be calculated and applied or cleared. |
| BACK | Press ’■’ to go back to the Main menu. |
Setup Antennas (Roll Antenna)*
*VB20SL3 triple antenna units only
| SEPARATION |
Press’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change the antenna separation. Then press ’■’ to confirm. Range is 0.5 – 5.0 m in 0.1 m increments |
|---|---|
| LEVEL |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons 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 sub menu. Within this sub menu a Roll offset can be calculated and applied or cleared. |
| BACK | Press ’■’ to go back to the Main menu. |
Smoothing Menu
| LAT ACC |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the calculated Lateral Acceleration output. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps) |
|---|---|
| LONG ACC |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the calculated Longitudinal Acceleration output. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps) |
| SLIP |
Press ’■’ and then 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 smoothing applied to the Pitch angle channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps) |
| ROLL |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to change the amount of smoothing applied to the Roll angle channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0.0 – 5.0 (0.1 steps) |
| BACK | Press ’■’ to go back to the Main menu. |
Outputs: Digital Setup Menu (Channel 1 and 2)
| OUTPUT | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to associate either of the following channels SPEED, SLIP, PITCH, ROLL, LAT ACC and LONG ACC to the Digital output. Then press ’■’ to confirm. |
|---|---|
| PULSES PER METER | Only available when output is set to SPEED.
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the number of pulses per revolution. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0.1 – 120 (0.1 Steps) |
| MAX SPEED |
Only available when output is set to SPEED. Press ■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the maximum 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 value of that channel. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 0 – 180o (1o steps) for Slip 0 – 90o (1o steps) for Pitch 0 – 90o (1o steps) for Roll 0.5 – 2 g (0.1 g steps) for LAT ACC 0.5 – 2 g (0.1 g steps) for LONG ACC |
| MAX FREQUENCY | 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 Frequency used on the digital output. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 1 – 50 kHz (0.1 kHz steps) |
| TEST | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set 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 |
Outputs: Analogue Setup Menu (Channel 1 and 2)
| OUTPUT | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to associate either of the following channels SPEED, SLIP or PITCH, ROLL, LAT ACC and LONG ACC to the Analogue output. Then press ’■’ to confirm. |
|---|---|
| VALUE @ +5V |
Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set the value to represent +5 V. Then press ’■’ to confirm. 1 – 400 km/h (1 km/h steps) –179o to 180o (0.1o steps) for Slip -89o to 90o (1o steps) for Pitch -89o to 90o (1o steps) for Roll -1 to 2 g (0.1g 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 (1 km/h steps) |
| VALUE @ -5V |
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 value to represent -5 V. Then press ’■’ to confirm. -2 to 1 g (0.1g steps) LAT ACC -2 to 1 g (0.1g steps) LONG ACC –180o to 179o (0.1o steps) for SLIP -90o to 89o(1o steps) for PITCH -90o to 89o(1o steps) for ROLL |
| TEST | Press ’■’ and then use the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to set a test value 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. |
GPS Menu
| DYNAMIC MODE |
Press ’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select the required dynamics. HIGH DYNAMICS - Essential for brake testing and lane changing manoeuvres. NORMAL - Select this for standard testing – speed, distance, etc. LOW DYNAMICS - Select this for route mapping and similar tests where the level of dynamic response is not important. |
|---|---|
| DGPS MODE |
Press’■’ and then the ‘◄’ and ‘►’ buttons to select the DGPS settings. OFF – No DGPS applied – standard position accuracy 3 m CEP WAAS – position accuracy 1.8 m 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 – Smoothes the velocity data |
| BACK | Press’■’ to return to the GPS menu |
*Note: These accuracies are only achievable in conjunction with a DGPS base station
Factory Reset
To perform a factory reset on the unit, if for example the unit is not functioning correctly, press and hold the ’■’ and ‘►’ buttons whilst power is supplied to the VBOX II. The front panel screen will display an 'updating eeprom' message screen, notifying you of the process.