Suzuki GSX-R K3 Plug&Play kit User Manual 1
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 SUMMARY Preface ................................................................................................................................ 4 1 – Kit description .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1 – Part Numbers (see Appendix “A”).................................................................................................... 7 2 – Plug & Play kits installation .......
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 PRESENTATION AIM: a world leader in data acquisition for racing environment. Established in 1976, AIM is today a world leader in the production of high performances instruments for racing environment: dashes, data loggers, digital displays, lap timers.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 1 1 – Kit description Suzuki GSX-R K3 Plug & Play kits differ depending on the version of MXL. Each type of kit includes some of the objects shown in the above picture, recognizable by their numbers: MXL Strada kit: N.1 – MXL Strada (1) N.1 – Suzuki GSX-R K3 interface wiring (2) N.1 – USB cable for MXL (6) N.1 – Leaflet MXL Suzuki GSX-R K3(7) N.1 – Race Studio 2 software CD (8) N.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 MXL Pista kit: N.1 – MXL pista (1) N.1 – Suzuki GSX-R K3 interface wiring (2) N.1 – IR Transmitter (3) N.1 – IR receiver (4) N.1 – Transmitter power cable (5) N.1 – USB cable for MXL (6) N.1 – Leaflet AIM products (7) N.1 – Race Studio 2 software CD (8) N.1 – TPS – throttle position sensor - cable (9) N.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Universal kit (for customers that already have an MXL Strada, Pista): N.1 – Universal interface cable for Suzuki GSX-R K3 (2) N.1 – Bracket kit (10) that includes: n° 4 Phillips 4*8 mm recess screws n° 2 Phillips 5*12 mm recess screws n° 4 Grover washers Ø 4 mm n° 4 washers Ø 5 mm n° 4 Phillips threading forming recess screws 40*12 MXL Strada optional N.1 – IR transmitter (3) N.1 – IR receiver (4) N.1 – Transmitter power cable (5) N.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 2 2 – Plug & Play kits installation Suzuki GSX-R K3 Plug and Play kits have been expressly designed to be real plug and play systems. WARNING: these kits have been developed and tested to guarantee maximum compatibility with the stock bike sold by the manufacturer.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 18 2.1 – Removing the lateral mirrors and the front and lateral fairings The first installation step is removing lateral mirrors and front and lateral fairings. Lateral mirrors are fixed to the bike chassis with two hex screws that have a plastic cover. To remove the covers see Figure 1. Figure 1: plastic covers removal. It is then possible to remove the hex screws shown in Figure 2. Both mirrors need to be removed. Figure 2: hex screws.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 The remaining three plastic pins are on the bottom part of the bike. To correctly remove them refer to Figures 6 and 7. Figure 5: Right and left fairings junction – pins position. Insert a tip in the central hole of the pin and press until you hear a click. This way the pin is released. Figure 6: release the central clip of the plastic pin. Once the pin released it is possible to remove it. Use a flat screwdriver: insert under the pin and rotate it.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 19 2.2 – Removing the bike seat and lifting the fuel tank. Some bikes connectors are very near to the engine and placed under the fuel tank; it is then required to lift the latter. To lift it remove the bike seat, which is fixed to the bike with two screws. In Figure 8 the left screw is indicated. Figure 8: bike seat Remove the two lateral screws of the bike seat as shown in Figure 9. It is now possible to remove the bike seat.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 13 2.3 – Releasing the high beam and the front fairing screws. The 3rd installation step is releasing the high beam and the front fairing screws, to install more easily the kit. These screws are self threading Phillips. In Figure 12 is highlighted one of the two remaining screws of the fairing. Note: in the Figure the screws has already been removed.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Once removed the screws, it is possible to uninstall the stock dash and rotate it towards himself and unplug it from the high beam. Figure 15: stock dash removal Once removed the stock dash, unplug the 16 pins AMP connector from the back of the dash. Remove the plastic cover, press the tongue (highlighted by an arrow Figure 16) and unplug the connector from the dash. Figure 16: unplugging the stock dash conector. Figure 17 temperature position.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Water temperature stock connector, Figure 19, is a 2 pins green connector placed on the left part of the bike (see Figure 17). Here below is the water temperature connector. NOTE: cable colours corresponds to real ones. Green connector To the ECU Figure 19: water temperature connector – particular 3 pins male/female connector are inserted one in the other.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 16 2.6 – Cables connection The 6th installation step is installing the wiring supplied with the kit. The entire wiring is wrapped in a rubber girdle. Bend it 90 degrees and let it run along the bike right side. Follows these instructions to correctly install the wiring. Figure 23: wiring installation Let the wiring (except cable labelled “Lap”) pass between the high beam and the front fairing.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 17 2.7 – Installing the kit The 7th installation step is connecting the 26 pins MS connector to MXL. Once installed the connector, place the black aluminium box between the bracket and the high beam. When the channels interface box has been placed (using Velcro or plastic wrappers), install the kit on the high beam. Figure 27: 4 screws position. The new dash needs to be fixed in four points: two of them frontally visible and two lateral.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 20 2.8 – Installing the TPS cable Warning: before installing the cable it is necessary to remove the fuel tank, as recommended in the previous pages. Unplug the Suzuki stock cable form TPS sensor and connect it to MXL wiring male connector labelled as TPS (as shown in the image above). Connect female connector of MXL TPS cable to the TPS sensor (as shown by the blue arrow).
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 10 3 – MXL connection inputs Thanks to interfaces cable supplied with Plug & Play Suzuki GSX-R K3 kit, data acquisition is really easy and fast.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 3 4 – MXL GSX-R K3 firmware MXL Strada/Pista for Suzuki GSX-R K3 is equipped with a special firmware version, that provides the user with a second virtual dashboard.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 4 5 – Configuration After MXL installation, the logger is ready to work thanks to the default configuration. In case a custom configuration is needed, here follows the correct procedure. Run Race Studio 2 software. Press “AIM system manager” button on the left vertical keyboard; the panel showing all AIM systems managed through this software appears: select MXL. Press New button in system configuration window: www.aim-sportline.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Fill in the window here below. • Data logger type: select MXL Pista or MXL Strada Suzuki GSX-R depending on the kit. • New configuration name: fill in a configuration name. • Vehicle name: fill in a vehicle name. • Select speeds, temperatures and pressures unit of measure. • Click on OK button to create the configuration. Select Channels layer to enter MXL channels configuration: www.aim-sportline.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 If an MXL Pista is being configured this window appears: If an MXL Strada is being configured this window appears: Both of them show the channels sampled by the logger. Note: all additional analog channels are disabled by default. To configure them refer to Race Studio Configuration user manual. www.aim-sportline.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 It is now necessary to configure the display. Select System configuration layer: This window appears: The following fields have already been set: RPM: RPM Max value is set on 14000; Gear sensor: the procedure explained in chapter 6 is required; Shift light: an engine limiter at 11000 Rpm is expected.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Displayed channels are: ECT: water temperature; threshold value: Low (Min) 50° / High (Max) 90°. ODOMETER: by default it is set on show odometer. Once on the track (with optical lap receiver and transmitter) the logger switches automatically on “Show lap time” mode. Switching on/off the MXL the logger shows again odometer. Note: To modify and customize displayed channels refer to Race Studio Configuration user manual.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 5 6 – Gear calibration Gear calibration is the last system configuration step. This procedure is to be done only if the default one does not allow correct visualisation of the engaged gear number. This procedure can only be done using a PC with Microsoft XP or Microsoft Vista operating system and Race Studio 2 software (included in the kit) installed.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 This window appears: • Select highest gear number enabling the related checkbox and press “Continue” button; • engage progressively all gears also with the bike switched off but the master switch on and press “Continue” button after each gear engagement as for the instructions that appear on the PC monitor. New values are stored automatically by the system. www.aim-sportline.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 Once the calibration is over this window appears. To finish this procedure press “End calibration” button. This window appears: Press “Transmit calibration” button and the new configuration is transmitted to the logger. www.aim-sportline.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 21 6.1 – Saving the configuration with custom gear calibration To save the new configuration in Race Studio 2 database, activate “Select configuration” layer in system configuration window and press “Receive” button. The configuration of the logger connected to the PC (the MXL whose configuration was previously transmitted) is read and saved as the last on bottom of configurations database (highlighted in yellow).
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 6 7 – Equivalent circumference compute To compute the equivalent circumference, to be inserted in the correspondent cell of Race Studio 2 software “Channels” layer, is possible to use “Bike.exe”. It is placed in “X:\Utilities” folder -. Race Studio 2 software CD To do so browse the Cd: Double click on “Bike.exe” icon and the following window appears.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 7 8 – TPS sensor configuration Once the TPS sensor is installed on the bike (see the related chapter for further information), it is necessary to calibrate it so to sample correct data. This procedure needs a PC with Microsoft XP or Microsoft Vista operating system and Race Studio 2 software (included in the kit). The logger has to be connected to a switched on PC through the proper cable supplied with the kit.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 This window: Click “calibrate” (as shown in the image below).This window appears: Follow the instruction that appears on the PC monitor: • • • • with gas completely opened press “Get raw value” button; with the gas in zero position, press on the corresponding “Get raw value” button; match acquired values with custom values to be inserted in “Measure” box; press OK button. The calibration is transmitted to the logger. www.aim-sportline.
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MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 9 10 – Data download and analysis When a test session is over it is possible to download data stored in the logger memory and save them in a database. Note: data download and analysis are only available on MXL Pista. For further information on this subject refer to Race Studio Configuration and Race Studio Analysis user manual.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 11.1 – Appendix “A” MXL for Suzuki GSX-R K3 kit wirings 4 pins Binder 719 female connector solder termination view 8 12 11 10 9 7 2 3 4 5 6 Materiale / Material Contr. da / Ckd. by AMP 16 pins female connector contact insertion view 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 Q.tà / Q.ty Progettato da / Designed by AMP 12 pins female connector AMP 16 pins female connector Rif. / Ref. Contr. da / Ckd.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 N.rev. / Rev. N. Descrizione / Description Data / date Firma / Sign Contr. da / Ckd. by Gear channel Cable label: "Ch. 8 - Gear" w bl hite a re ck d Sumitomo 3 pins female connector contact insertion view Cable lenght 1400 mm white white d re ck a bl hite w Sumitomo 3 pins male connector contact insertion view Connected to pin 9 of AMP 16 pins connector Water temperasture channe w w hite hi te Cable label: "Ch. 1 - Water T.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 N.rev. / Rev. N. Descrizione / Description Data / date Firma / Sign Contr. da / Ckd. by 10 pins Hirose female connector table Channel AMP 12 pins pin cable colour 2 Red On-board rev counter 1 Black 11 12 Green Grey 8 bleu Hirose pin connection cable lenght 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n.c. 12V / +Vbext n.c. GND n.c. +Vb Speed n.c. n.c. RPM 420 mm Binder 719 connectors table Channel Binder pin Cable colour AMP 12 pins pin Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.4 Ch.
Rif. / Ref. Progettato da / Designed by Q.tà / Q.ty Contr. da / Ckd. by Approvato da / Approved by Materiale / Material Nome file / File name Racing Data Power N. disegno / Drawing N. www.aim-sportline.com 7 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 4 pins Binder 719 female connector solder termination view 4 1 Firma / Sign Data / Date Rev. / Rev.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 N.rev. / Rev. N. Descrizione / Description Data / date Firma / Sign Contr. da / Ckd. by Gear channel Cable label: "Ch. 8 - Gear" w bl hite a r e ck d 3 pins Sumitomo female connector contact insertion view Cable lenght 1400 mm white white d re ck a bl hite w 3 pins Sumitomo male connector Contact insertion view Connected to pin 9 of 16 pins AMP connector Water temperature channel w bl hite ac k Cable label: "Ch. 1 - Water T.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 N.rev. / Rev. N. Descrizione / Description Data / date Firma / Sign Contr. da / Ckd. by 10 pins Hirose female conector table Channels AMP 12 pins pin AMP 16 pins pin cable colour Hirose pin conection cable lenght Red Brown Black Yellow Green Grey Purple White Bleu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n.c. 12V / +Vbext Oil P / Ch.3 GND High beam / Ch.7 +VB Speed Dir Light / Ch. 6 Fuel / Ch.
MXL P&P SUZUKI GSX-R K3 User Manual Release 1.07 11.2 – Appendix “B” TPS Cable N. rev. / Rev. N. Descrizione / Description Data / Date Firma / Signature Contr. da / Ckd.
