VBOX III
VBOX III

VBOX III 

The VBOX III uses GPS to allow you to perform detailed analysis of Braking, Accelerating, Handling and Circuit testing. The VBOX will fit to a car in 30s, and requires no setting up or calibration.

The system uses a survey grade 100Hz GPS that calculates each measurement 100 times a second without any interpolation, so that each reading is independent of all previous readings. This allows the user to record Velocity, Time, Position, Acceleration & Distance at 100Hz. The data is stored on a removable compact flash card.

The true 100Hz update rate means the VBOXIII has a real latency of only 12.5ms making it the fastest GPS engine currently available.

In addition to measuring these parameters, the VBOX III has 4x 24bit analogue input channels, 8 CAN channels, two analogue outputs and two digital outputs.

Log Channels

The following parameters can be logged simultaneously at 100Hz:

  • Time
  • Velocity over ground (kmh/mph)
  • Lateral acceleration (g)
  • Longitudinal acceleration (g)
  • Heading (degrees true north)
  • Distance (metres)
  • 4x Analogue inputs (±50v)
  • 8x CAN inputs from vehicle
  • Latitude (minutes)
  • Longitude (minutes)
  • Height (meters/feet)
  • Vertical velocity (kmh/mph)
  • Satellites

Outputs

  • Digital
    Velocity 90-1000 pulses per metre.
  • CAN
    All parameters - 1Mbit default.
  • RS232
    All parameters - 115200 baud.
  • Analogue
    Velocity 0-5v, scale adjustable.

Note: Values shown are defaults. The range of the Analogue and digital outputs are fully configurable via the VBOX Windows software.

Inouts

  • Brake trigger
    Scanned at 100KHz.
  • Various Input Modules
    The VBOX can also be connected to a number of external Racelogic modules to measure external signals such as Analogue, Digital, Thermocouple, Frequency and CAN. Racelogic also offer two inertial input modules.

Versatile

The VBOX III allows an unprecedented amount of parameters to be logged from a compact self-contained data logger. In the example on the right, all four wheel speeds have been extracted from the CAN bus of the Vehicle and overlaid with the true vehicle speed.

A maths channel in the VBOX software has been used to calculate individual wheel slip %, and is plotted above the other curves.

In addition, you could also display X&Y acceleration, distance travelled, engine RPM, four analogue channels, heading, height, vertical velocity and vehicle position, without any additional sensors or modules.
 

Further Documentation

You can find data sheets, user guides, application notes and more here.

 
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