Aim MXS 1.2 Strada Manual de usuario
MXS 1.2 Strada
USER GUIDE 1.00
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MXS 1.2 Strada
1 – MXS 1.2 STRADA IN A FEW WORDS
2 – W AT IS IN T E KIT?
3 POWERING
4 W AT YOU CAN DO VIA KEYBOARD
4.1 SET DATE/TIME
4.2 SET BACKLIG T
4.3 COUNTERS MANAGEMENT
4.4 GPS & TRACKS MANAGEMENT
4.5 SYSTEM INFORMATION
5 MXS 1.2 STRADA AND T E PC
5.1 CONNECTION TO T E PC
5.2 CONFIGURATION OF MXS 1.2 STRADA
5.2.1 C ANNELS CONFIGURATION
5.2.2 ECU CONNECTION AND CONFIGURATION
5.2.3 CAN2 STREAM CONFIGURATION
5.2.4 CAN EXPANSIONS CONFIGURATION
5.2.5 MAT C ANNELS CONFIGURATION
5.2.6 STATUS VARIABLES CONFIGURATION
5.2.7 PARAMETERS CONFIGURATION
5.2.8 S IFT LIG TS AND ALARMS CONFIGURATION
5.2.9 TRIGGER COMMANDS CONFIGURATION
5.2.10 ICONS MANAGER CONFIGURATION
5.2.11 DISPLAY CONFIGURATION
5.2.12 SMARTYCAM STREAM SETTING
5.2.13 CAN OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
5.3 MANAGING A TRACK ON MXS 1.2 STRADA WIT RACE STUDIO 3
5.4 ECU DRIVER BUILDER
5.5 T E DEVICE WINDOW
6 ON T E TRACK
7 DATA RECALL
8 NEW FIRMWARE UPGRADE
9 RPM
9.1 RPM FROM ECU
9.2 RPM VIA A 550V SQUARE WAVE OR COIL 150400V
10 CONNECTION WIT T E EXPANSIONS
11 TEC NICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
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What is MXS 1.2 Strada?
Anything else?
MXS 1.2 Strada is the new AiM dash that
combines small dimensions, flexibility,
usability and that may manage a wide
range of channel inputs.
It features:
n ECU connection (CAN, RS232 and K-Line)
n 1 speed input
n 1 RPM input
n 8 analog/digital inputs
n 2 analog video camera inputs
n up to 8 configurable display pages
n a huge tracks database to automatically
select the track you are racing on
n 6 alarm LEDs
n 10 RGB LEDs that you may configure for
clearly showing if you are improving or
not.
Yes. MXS 1.2 Strada can be connected to
various AiM expansions like GPS Module,
Channel Expansion, TC ub and LCU-One
CAN to maximize your engine performances
and to AiM SmartyCam to see your track
performances on your PC with all the
values you need in overlay.
You may connect one or two stock video
cameras to a dedicated input in order to show
a reverse mirror image directly on its display.
MXS 1.2 Strada manages CAN, K-Line and
RS232 ECU communication lines. Its huge
database including more than 1500 ECU
protocols is available.
MXS Strada is available with two different layouts: race (top) and street (bottom)
What about
ECU connection?
Is MXS 1.2 Strada an
expandable logger?
INTRODUCTION MXS 1.2 STRADA
1. MXS 1.2 Strada in a few words
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2. What is in the kit?
MXS 1.2 Strada kit includes:
n MXS 1.2 Strada standard version or with
street icons as shown here below
n USB cable
n 14 pins connector harness for ECU
connection and power; it is available
in two versions:
- standard for ECUs communicating
- through CAN/RS232 protocol or with
the OBDII connector for ECUs
communicating with CAN/RS232
and K-Line.
WHAT IS IN THE KIT? MXS 1.2 STRADA
n 23 pins AMP female connector with pins
n CD for software installation
n MXS 1.2 Strada user manual
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AM Connectors
Aluminum Body Camera Input
Configurable Alarm LEDs 1-3 Configurable Alarm LEDs 4-6Shift Lights
MXS 1.2 Strada Dash
MXS 1.2 STRADA
Multifunctional ushbuttons
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3 owering
The power is managed by three pins of the
14 pins connector:
n Pin 1: Power (9-15 Volts)
n Pin 14: Ignition
n Pin 2: Ground
They must be connected as shown in the
following diagram.
MXS 1.2 Strada needs to be configured via
software but there are some functions you
can manage via the device lateral buttons.
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4 What you can do via keyboard
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Press “Menu button and this page appears. ere you can:
n set time zone
n enable/disable Daylight saving time
n set time and date format
Bottom of the page current time and date
are shown.
The icons are to manage:
Date/Time Backlight Counters GPS and Tracks System Info
4.1 Set Date/Time
The brightness of the display and LEDs may
be adjusted in two ways, depending on the
light captured by a dedicated sensor
integrated in the dash
n AUTOMATIC: in case ambient light is
higher than a defined threshold, the
brightness is reduced
n MANUAL: you may define the brightness
of the display and LEDs choosing among
some values: 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%,100%
4.2 Set backlight
MXS 1.2 Strada features 4 user odometers,
labelled User 1 – User 4, plus a non-resettable
System Odometer. All odometers are
shown on the configuration software Race
Studio 3 too (see chapter about MXS 1.2
Strada and the PC).
Each odometer can be activated/deactivated
and/or reset. To manage an odometer
select it and press “C ANGE”.
4.3 Counters management
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4.5 System Information
MXS 1.2 Strada can of course be used on track thanks to the optional AiM GPS08 Module. This
is used for:
n Lap time calculation
n Speed calculation
n Predictive lap time calculation
To calculate these data the system needs to know the start/finish line coordinates of the race-
track where you are racing: MXS 1.2 Strada comes with a long list of the world main tracks,
constantly updated by our technicians and automatically loaded to your PC when you run our
Analysis Software Race Studio 3.
MXS 1.2 Strada provides two track selection modes: automatic and manual.
Auto atic:
MXS Strada 1.2 automatically recognizes the track you are running on, loads the start/finish
line and the possible splits coordinates and calculates lap and split times without optical/ma-
gnetic receiver.
This is the best mode in most cases.
Manual:
Allows to manually select the track from the internal database.
This mode is to be preferred when multiple track configurations are available nearby. In this
case MXS 1.2 Strada would anyway recognize the track but would need at least one complete
track lap.
4.4 G S & Tracks management
You can scroll the list of available tracks
choosing among these options:
n nearest: shows only tracks in a 10 km
distance
n all: shows all tracks stored in the system
in alphabetical order
n custom: shows only the tracks you have
previously created (learning mode)
This page shows serial number as well as
firmware and booter version of your MXS
1.2 Strada.
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Using AiM Race Studio 3 software you can configure MXS 1.2 Strada, manage its tracks data-
base as well as check other device functions through Race Studio 3 device window.
ere you can set all the channels related to sensors directly connected to the device.
RPM channel is by default enabled: since the direct RPM connection is used when the vehicle
does not have an ECU, the software automatically disables it in case you select an ECU protocol.
In Chapter 9 you may find some information about the hardware RPM signal connection.
To set a channel just click on its line and the related panel shows up.
5 MXS 1.2 Strada and the C
MXS 1.2 Strada can be connected to the PC using the USB cable you find in the kit: plug it in
the cable labelled “USB” of MXS 1.2 Strada 14 pins connector harness and in the PC USB port.
This is the list of the features you have to configure:
n Channels: analog and digital sensors that you directly connect to MXS 1.2 Strada.
n ECU: The Engine Control Unit of your vehicle. MXS 1.2 Strada manages CAN, RS232
and K-Line protocols.
n CAN2: in case the system is connected to other CAN devices, beside the ECU, they have
to be connected to CAN 2 port
n CAN expansions: other AiM CAN Devices, like, for example, Lambda controller, GPS Module
Channel expansions etc.
n Math channels: some calculated channels that may be helpful in some situations
n Some other calculated variables, useful for managing alarms, icons, LEDs.
5.1 Connection to the C
Once MXS 1.2 Strada connected to the PC
n click “Configurations” icon and configurations page appears
n click “New” and new configuration panel appears: select “MXS 1.2 Strada” and press “OK”.
5.2 Configuration of MXS 1.2 Strada 5.2.1 Channels configuration
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You can choose:
n Channel name
n Function
n Sensor type
n Measure unit
n Sampling frequency
n Display precision
n Specific parameters
The image below shows an example of two panels: speed panel on the left and analog chan-
nel one on the right.
MXS 1.2 Strada can be connected to your vehicle ECU. Documents explaining how to connect
your MXS 1.2 Strada to the vehicle ECU are published on our website www.aim-sportline.com.
MXS 1.2 Strada can communicates through CAN, RS232 and K-Line communication lines.
The ECU protocol includes 1500 different protocols and is constantly updated by our techni-
cians. In case you have a CAN based ECU and its protocol is not in the database, you may any-
way develop it, using the ECU Driver Builder function (see par 5.4).
To load the ECU protocol in MXS 1.2 Strada configuration:
n enter “ECU Stream” tab
n press “Change ECU” button
n select “ECU Manufacturer” and “ECU Model” (in the example FORD/ MUSTANG 2010)
n press OK
5.2.2 ECU Connection and configuration
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