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I use a datalogger and dash from the company Race Technology. '''Race Technology sold the display''' with what they name "Vems interface", '''without testing'''. Unfortunately it does not work. ---- '''Protocol details''' * VEMS firmware sends data via [http://www.vems.hu/files/MembersPage/NanassyPeter/AIM_support/AIM-ECU_protocol.pdf AIM protocol], ** the scalers were made according to [http://www.vems.hu/files/MembersPage/NanassyPeter/AIM_support/AIM-ECU%20protocol.pdf AIM-protocol.pdf] with only minor corrections to match the Race-Tech Motec interface (which was found to deviate slightly from the protocol.pdf, eg wheelspeed 10x multiplier). ---- Other channels: Example of data streamed from my v3: http://www.vems.hu/files/HankMoody/aim-new%20hypertrm.TXT It seems there are more channels streaming from my v3! I also see activity on channels 224-229 in my data. What are theese channels used for? * 224-229 are AIM_OUT_0 .. AIM_OUT_5, custom outputs ** eg. boostcontrol solenoid output channel, idle solenoid output channel can be actuated by other device, say, round if configured so (very useful on V8 where ++ number of outputs help) ** .. channel=Xe where (X=0..5) ** disable outputs by i7, not by i6 (unless you know what you are doing) ** we'll review your vemscfg in this respect ** however any AIM receivers just neglect the channels they don't know. Chance is 0.00% that disabling 224-229 will get Race-Tech working if it does not work with 224-229 transmitted. ---- Im running v3 firmware 1.1.96 Some of the channels within the AIM datasream are correct. * TPS displayed good (AIM channel 45) * RPM (sent by VEMS in AIM channel 1). '''Examples sniffed in hex from terminal''' - shows vems firmware sends correctly: ** (03EB=) 1003RPM - 01 A3 03 EB 92 ** (07D6=) 2006RPM - 01 A3 07 D6 81 * [http://www.race-technology.com/wiki/index.php/ECUType/VEMSECU VEMS-ecu interface] ** it says "Note: AIM protocol used" but it obviously is not using the [http://www.aimsports.com/products/mxl-chooser.html AIM - RS232 protocol] that v3 properly sends (when enabled) ** it also says conflicting info at the same place: "The VEMS ECU outputs 56 byte sequence of data at 19200bps baud rate." - this suggests the Race-Tech display does NOT actually use AIM, but '''relies on the 'A' command''' that old firmwares (before 1.1.96) used for sending real-time data to VemsTune and megatune. (offsets found in global.h and megatune.ini, and everyone knows runtime data sending works, but for longterm compatibility AIM-RS232 is a much better choice to rely on). ** new v3 firmwares (eg. 1.2.x) only act on CRC-protected commands ("triggerframe protocol") to prevent corruption (due to serial noise). In other words it does NOT reply at all on non-CRC-protected commands like the 'A' command. ** if someone reports that his RaceTech works with old (pre 1.1.96) firmware (AFAIK not, but maybe with new Race-Tech firmware... who knows) but not with v3 / 1.2.x, we can help him this way: we offer to work out a v3 config bit to "enable unprotected communication for A-command", that would answer maybe after AAA, to make it easier for RaceTech I believe I can confirm that the Race Technology dash does not use the AIM signal. * Sometimes (very random) I can get some of the channels working, but only when the AIM-signal is turned OFF in the v3. (v3 firmware definitely does not start to send out the AIM signal after boot when AIM is disabled in config) ** that suggests Race-Tech is not using AIM, but querying via 'A' command ?
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