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INTRODUCTION What is Solo? What else? Solo is an automatic lap timer based on GPS technology. Speed, accelerations, braking… all the details you need while racing, a powerful data review immediately after and… no need for a track engineer, no complicated sensors no expensive wirings. What does it do? Solo locates its GPS position, identifies the track from the internal list of the main world tracks and starts automatically sampling lap times.
CHAPTER 1 Included items 1 SOLO SOLODL • • • • Kit for stock cars with stock ECUs OBDII (K Line/CAN) Solo (1) Solo USB cable (2) USB/AC power adapter (3) Solo power cable with 2m wired car lighter socket (4) • Mounting bracket with screws (5) • Software installation CD (9) INCLUDED ITEMS AND INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES • • • • • • SoloDL (6) USB cable (2) USB/AC power adapter (3) 2m OBDII/power cable (7) Mounting bracket with screws (5) Software installation CD (9) 5 2 6 3 7 Kit for racing cars
CHAPTER 1 INCLUDED ITEMS AND INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES Installation Accessories Solo can be installed in a variety of ways depending on the application and your preferences. Outlined below are several mounting options available for application-specific installations: Suction cup bracket kit with screws; part number X46KSVS00. Handlebar bracket kit accommodating bars from 0.5” to 2.0’’ diameter; part number: X46KSTG00. Double bar bracket kit with U bolt for bars from 0.75’’ to 1.25’’ diameter.
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Solo ten times per second, and interpolates the nearest position to the starting line with very high precision. Solo most important feature is to show your Lap Times. The calculation is done using the GPS position of your vehicle and the track starting line. Solo calculates the position of your vehicle Where do startline GPS info come from? Of course, for obtaining lap Times, Solo has to know the Starting Line Coordinates. SOLO AT A GLANCE 2.
CHAPTER 2 SOLO AT A GLANCE GPS ANTENNA Display, and Buttons USB Port Solo is equipped with a 128x64 pixel graphical display and a built-in brilliant backlight. Solo uses USB connection for: • Battery charging • Receiving configuration ( SoloDL) and track list upgrade • Data download to PC • Firmware upgrades USB PORT To access the USB port, slide the lock on the waterproof USB door down and the door will open revealing the USB port.
CHAPTER 2 SOLO AT A GLANCE Mounting Points Solo Working Modes You can mount Solo to the included bracket using the two integrated magnets. This solution allows you to quickly and easily install and remove Solo. You can configure Solo in order to optimize its activity in dependence upon the typology of the track and of your race: The tracks can be in a Closed Circuit or in a Pont to Point track, i.e. rallye or DownHill races.
CHAPTER 3 Powering Solo/SoloDL Solo can be powered by the internal rechargeable battery or by an external 12 Volt source, using the provided power cable with 2m wired car lighter socket. POWERING AND CONNECTING SOLO ECU Connection (SoloDL only) You can recharge the internal lithium battery through the power socket or through a PC using the provided USB cable. SoloDL receives the engine parameters from the ECU of your vehicle. You can choose between two different connections to the ECU: 1.
CHAPTER 4 SOLO/SOLODL POWERING ON First Power On Sampling GPS Signal The precision of the system computation (routes and lap times) depends on the number of connected satellites. At first power on, Solo starts the configuration wizard requiring the following information: At switch on, Solo starts looking for a GPS signal.
CHAPTER 5 Please, use AIM Race Studio 2 software to configure the track beacon positions and to define the ECU of your car (for SoloDL only). Any other parameter will need to be configured by the onboard keyboard. To enter configuration press MENU. Race Modes Solo can manage different race modes: Speed, Regularity and Performance. In all situations, it gives the proper time information. To set the type of race, follow this path: MENU>>Race Mode SetUp.
CHAPTER 5 You can easily change page by pushing >>> or <<<. Also, you can freely configure up to 4 Custom Pages, that can show from 1 up to 4 different information. Every page can be enabled or disabled, so, if you need only two pages, disable all the others and swap between them, pushing >>> or <<<. SOLO CONFIGURATION Units of measure selection System information Solo/Solo DL can compute using Decimal or Imperial units of measure. This page shows logger firmware version and serial number.
CHAPTER 6 You are going to use Race Studio 2 software for: • Upgrading the track list • Downloading the test data to your PC • Analyzing the test data Aim constantly updates Race Studio 2 software. Each new release is available free to download from our web site www.aim-sportline.com, download Area/Software section. Software Installation To install Race Studio 2 software just place the CD in the proper driver and wait for a few seconds.
CHAPTER 7 We have already underlined that Solo comes with a comprehensive database of starting line / split line coordinates. You can easily see the list of coordinates in the track page; to reach it press >>> or <<< until the page below on the left appears and then press “VIEW” button.
CHAPTER 8 USE OF SOLO DURING THE TESTS Solo starts recording when the speed increases. So, if the vehicle does not move, even with the engine ON, Solo does not record data. When Speed start going up, Solo changes mode and starts recording all the data, that is to say, speed, position and acceleration every 1/10 of second. SoloDL, of course, records also , all the information coming from the ECU.
CHAPTER 9 DATA RECALL Data Recall To review data stored in Solo memory, push MEM button. The Data Recall page appears; it is as shown below on the left for “Speed” and “Regularity” mode and can include more pages; for performance mode however, all data is shown in a page as below: Data in Memory Deletion You can delete Solo memory in two different ways: • Follow this path: MENU >> Stored Data >> Clear Test Data and press OK.
CHAPTER 10 DATA DOWNLOAD ON THE PC AND DATA ANALYSIS THROUGH RACE STUDIO2 Data download on the PC and Data Analysis through Race Studio2 The best way to understand your performance, is to analyse your Solo data on your PC. Only with a wide screen can you compare two laps, sector after sector, evaluate when and where you are braking and when you are on and off the throttle.
CHAPTER 11 SOLODL CONNECTION WITH SMARTYCAM SoloDL Connection with SmartyCam If you have a SoloDL, you can connect it to SmartyCam, to get a powerful system. Let us introduce SmartyCam, AIM’s on- board camera. Briefly, it records the video, automatically adding in the overlay and graphical information about a lot of freely configurable parameters coming from the ECU and from GPS.
CHAPTER 11 So, the configuration SoloDL/SmartyCam is extremely synergic, since the two systems can take advantage of features from each other: • SmartyCam can read Solo DL parameters from ECU • SmartyCam can read Solo DL GPS and GPS lap time • SoloDL display can show information about SmartyCam Status, like the amount of free “microSD” Card memory, battery level, recording status, diagnostic messages etc. • SmartyCam can record SoloDL data on its “microSD” Card, for a quicker management of them.
CHAPTER 11 SOLO DL CONNECTION WITH SMARTYCAM Interaction with SmartyCam SoloDL is provided with a dedicated SmartyCam page showing all the useful information about SmartyCam Status, that is to say Recording Status, SD card status and SD card free space as shown below: REMAINING SPACE ON SMARTYCAM MICRO SD 38 To enable this page follow this path: MENU>>Display Setup>>Enable/Disable Pages, scroll until finding SmartyCam page: after having enabled it, you can look at it and scroll the pages using VIEW but
SOLO TEAM The Solo Team GIULIO CERIANI OUR CHIEF HARDWARE DESIGNER FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS FRANCESCO BOZZANO PRODUCT-LINE MANAGER, OFFICIAL FIELD TESTER, AND THE GUY TO BLAME IF YOUR SOLO MALFUNCTIONS 40 EMILIANO BINA LEAD SOFTWARE DESIGNER AND THE FATHER OF RACE STUDIO ANALYSIS PAOLO VIGANO HARDWARE DESIGNER AND SELF-PROCLAIMED “DA VINCI OF BOARDS” LAURA MILANI ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, FIRMWARE DESIGNER, PIANIST VIRTUOSO, MOTHER OF TWO, AND OUR SOFTBALL TEAM CAPTAIN (WITH A .
