Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product QwikData 91001 Edelbrock
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This QwikGuide manual has been included to provide all the information you need to get your QwikData Package installed and running quickly and easily . For more detailed information about the QwikData system, refer to the QwikData Reference Manual on the QwikData CD ROM.
T able of Contents SYSTEM INST ALLA TION Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Basic Package . . . . . . . . . . .
Digital Stopping T riggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Analog Stopping T riggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Page 1 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 SYSTEM INST ALLA TION Included Parts Unpack all the parts supplied with the package and verify that there are no parts missing.
Page 2 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Circle T rack / Road Racing Package #91007 Y our QwikDa ta Circ le T rack / Road Racing P ackage should include the following items: Qty Part Description Part No.
Page 3 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Installation of the QwikData Data Logger Unit: Important Notice: When i.
Page 4 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 TK-4 Thermocouple Converter Installation The TK-4 thermocouple converter unit is required to provide signal conditioning of the thermocouple signals.
Page 5 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T o make installa tion as easy as possible, the wiring harness provided is completely assembled with connectors that mate to the supplied sensors.
Page 6 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connection T o Battery Power Power is connected to the QwikData box using the red and black wires on the wiring harness. Connect the red wire to a switched 12V source (e.
Page 7 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The QwikData CD ROM startup screen will be displayed. Click the “Setup (Win 95/98/NT)” icon to begin the software installation.
Page 8 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 When the “Installa tion T ype” screen is displayed, click on the QwikData package tha t you are using and click on the “Next” button to proceed.
Page 9 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T roubleshooting: If the ada pter is not communicating after installa tion of the driver , follow the troubleshooting suggestions below .
Page 10 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Initializing the QwikData Setup T o initialize the QwikDa ta unit to the factory default setup, select the “Load Setup” from the “File” menu.
Page 11 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Now select the “Download Setup” option from the “Setup Menu” a.
Page 12 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Channel Setup This menu selection allows you to select whether.
Page 13 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 There are 3 types of Digital Inputs.
Page 14 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 This 6-element table allows you to calibrate your sensor to provide the right MPH, RPM etc. read out. Having 6 elements allows you to calibrate some non-linear sensors (e.
Page 15 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Shaft Speed Example The following calibration values should be used to measure shaft speeds on a shaft with two ma gnets (i.
MPH Example (Measured at Driven Wheel) The input type should be set to “Frequency Rise”. T o measure the vehicle speed, you need to calibrate a speed sensor mounted on the wheel. T o complete the calibra tion, you must know the rolling radius of the tire being measured, and the number of magnets being used.
Page 17 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Lap Beacon Example A lap beacon is an example of a digital input that is configured as a counter .
Page 18 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Zero Analog Channels The QwikData program allows you to zero selected analog channels a t any time.
Page 19 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Zero Accelerometers After installing the QwikData unit and before operation, this should be selected to automatically zero the accelerometer reading s.
Page 20 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Speed Channel The historical graphs can display data vs.
Page 21 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Starting T riggers These allow you to start logging based upon a digital sensor value (e.g. Wheel Speed > 30) The first box displays a list of all enabled digital channels.
Page 22 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Stopping T rigger Once QwikData starts logging, it must either wait for the power to be shut off, the “Stop Logging” command to be issued via the Real Time screen, or the “Stop” logging criteria to be met.
Page 23 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Outputs QwikData has two configurable outputs, which can drive a Bosch type automotive relay or a small light (0.
Page 24 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Min Scale/Max Scale As an alternative to autoscaling, you can select the minimum/maximum values tha t you want to display on the screen.
Page 25 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Chart Setup The general appearance of the data gra phs can be customized by the user .
Select the desired color and click on the “OK” button to return to the “Chart Setup” screen. Save Setup After you have entered all the Setup data you should sa ve it to a file using the “Sa ve Setup” item in the “F ile” menu of the main tool bar .
Page 27 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Load Setup This option allows you to retrieve a previously saved Setup from disk. Y ou may want to ha ve separate Setups for different a pplic ations (i.
Page 28 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Upload Setup An upload is automatically performed whenever the PC establishes communications with the QwikDa ta box.
Page 29 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The channels displayed and the graph scaling are configured in the “Graphing Setup”. Belo w the graphs, text boxes display the current values of each channel.
Page 30 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Uploading Data After historical data is logged, it must be uploaded from the QwikData box to the PC before it can be viewed.
Page 31 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 A standard Windo ws dialogue box will open. Select the file to be viewed and double click on it. The system will load all the data at once and compress the entire run on one screen.
Page 32 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Changing the channels Displayed Choose “Gra phing Setup” from the “Setup” menu at the top of the historical data windo w .
Page 33 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T o overlay a secondar y lap, select the desired lap from the “Secondar y” menu. The secondar y lap will be represented by dotted line s on the graph.
Page 34 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Y ou can also select a portion of the gra ph to zoom by setting the two cursors around the portion of interest.
Page 35 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The “Secondary File” menu will now be active. Click on this menu to see a list of the available laps from the secondar y file and click on the lap you wish to overlay .
Page 36 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Next select the corresponding point from the Secondary File (dotted graph lines). Hint : When setting the two reference points, zoom in on the Historical Graph so you can accura tely pick the desired points.
Page 37 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Alternately , you can select “Align Data Files” from the “Graph” menu.
Page 38 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Cropping Data Files Sometimes you may log more data than you really wanted. In these cases you can use the crop function to elimina te the unwanted data.
Page 39 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Obtaining a Histogram QwikData allows you to obtain the frequency distribution for any channel over any time period.
Page 40 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Export Data File to T e xt File If you would like to do further analys.
Page 41 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Restore Default Setup The default setup corresponds to the settings that your QwikData unit was originally shipped with from the factor y and correspond to the standard QwikData Package that you purchased.
Page 42 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connector J1 Pin Function Connector Pin Tx 1 Serial Data T o PC J4 2 R.
Page 43 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connector Pin Out : Circle T rack / Road Racing and Advanced Systems S.
Page 44 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Gnd 1 Channel 17 2 Channel 18 3 Channel 19 4 Channel 20 5 Channel 21 6.
Connector J2 Pin Function Gnd 1 System ground, (Note 1) Channel 17 2 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 18 3 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 19 4 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 20 5 Analog Sens.
Factory Default Settings Alternative Settings J4 No jumper . (Ch 1) 1-2. Pull-up to 12V (Ch 1) 2-3. Pull-down to ground (Ch 1) J16 1-2 Enable Battery Voltage Measurement 2-3. Enable external input for Ch 16 J15 1-2 Enable Accelerometer 2 (Ch 10) 2-3. Enable external input for Ch 10 J14 1-2.
Page 47 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Sensor and Option Part Numbers Description Part No. Basic QwikData Data Logger ..........................................
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