Rumblestrip Racing

DLT1 Lap timer information

(firmware version 1.27)

1. Sensors

The two connectors on the bottom of the unit are for the wheel speed (WS) sensor and IR
sensor. The wheel speed sensor is only needed if predictive lap time and speed display is
used; for basic lap time functionality, only the IR sensor needs to be plugged in.

2. LED display

The display is used to show both lap times and user selectable information. The lap timer
works like a conventional lap timer by showing the lap time in the top display and the lap
number in the bottom display when the car passes the IR beacon. However, after a few
seconds the display switches to display user selectable information. This is normally
current-lap-vs.-best-lap-time-delta and speed (this can be changed in Advanced setup,
parameters P6 and P7).

3. Buttons

There are four buttons (left, right, top, bottom) used to control and program the lap timer.
The left button is called Exit, the right button is called Best, the top button is called Up
and the bottom button is called Down. The functionality of the buttons depends on if the
lap timer is in “normal mode”, “lap display mode” or “setup mode”.

If both Exit and Best are depressed for about 3 seconds (in either display or setup mode)
the lap memory is erased and the timer is reset.

4. Display modes

After power-on the unit will show firmware revision for a second and then display the
last recorded lap information – lap time on the upper (time) display and lap number on
the lower (lap) display. If the lap memory is empty the display will show -.--.-- on the
time display and 0 on the lap display.

Once the timer receives a pulse from the wheel speed sensor (indicating that the vehicle
is moving) the display changes to become a digital speedometer, showing speed on the
lower display (the upper display is blank). This mode is called “street mode”

When a beacon hit is detected, the timer will enter “track mode”. In this mode the upper
display will show current lap vs. best lap time-delta, i.e. the time delta between the best
lap in the session and the current lap while the lower display shows speed (this is
described in more detail below). Every time the vehicle passes the beacon, the display
will show the lap time and lap number for 5 seconds and then return to show best time
delta and speed. (All this assumes default values in advance setup, see Advance setup
below.)

The user can at any point enter lap review mode or setup mode as described below. The
unit will return to normal display when a beacon hit is detected or when the Exit button is
pressed.

Lap review mode:

Lap review mode is entered by pressing either the Up, Down or Best button. Best will
show the best stored lap time. The Up and Down buttons are used to scroll through the
stored lap times. The Exit button will return the display to “normal mode” to show “live”
information (i.e. speed, predictive lap time etc.).

BEST: shows the best lap time

UP, DOWN: scrolls through the stored lap times
EXIT: return to normal display mode

Setup mode:
Setup mode is entered by pressing the Exit button for about 1 second. When setup mode
is entered, the bottom row will display P1 and the top row will display the data value for
parameter 1. In setup mode, the Up and Down buttons are used to increase or decrease
the parameter data value, the Best button will move to the next parameter value and the
Exit button will exit setup mode. The Up and Down buttons will repeat (at an increasing
rate) if held down for more than a second.
The lap timer is still running while in setup mode so it’s possible to change a parameter
while driving (like beacon select).

UP: increase parameter value

DOWN: decrease parameter value
BEST: next parameter
EXIT: exit setup mode

Advanced setup mode:

Advanced setup is used to change advanced timer-specific parameters. Advanced setup
mode can only be entered at power up by holding the Exit button while the unit is
powered up. When advanced setup mode is entered, the left display will show P3 and the
right display will show the data value for parameter 3. Just as in setup mode, the Up and
Down buttons are used to increase or decrease the parameter data value, the Best button
will move to the next parameter value and the Exit button will exit setup mode. The Up
and Down buttons will repeat (at an increasing rate) if held down for more than a second.

UP: increase parameter value

DOWN: decrease parameter value
BEST: next parameter
EXIT: exit setup mode

5. Setup parameters

P1: Beacon Select

1: Hot lap beacon
2: AIM lap beacon (default value)

P2: Vehicle travel distance per wheel speed sensor pulse

Distance (in inches) that the vehicle travels for each wheel speed sensor pulse
(Must be set for correct speed display, default is 72.22)

6. Advanced setup parameters

P3: Lap display time (after detecting a beacon hit):

0: disable the display of user selectable information (i.e. only show lap times)
1 – 255: The time (in seconds) that the lap time is displayed after a beacon hit
(5 is default value)

P4: Beacon blocking time

0 – 255: The time (in seconds) that the IR sensor is blocked after a beacon hit
(10 is default value)

P5: Max track length (in miles)

This parameter is used to optimize the predictive lap time function.
Shorter max track length will increase the frequency of predictive timing updates.
(Safe value is 4.5 miles, the longest track in US)

P6: User selectable information on the time display in “track mode”:

0: Elapsed time in the session since first beacon hit
1: Running lap time
2: Best lap time in the session
3: Last recorded lap time
4: Current lap vs. best lap time delta (default value)
5: Predicted lap time

P7: User selectable information on the lap display in “track mode”:

0: Speed (default value)
1: Total laps stored in memory
2: Elapsed time (can be reset by pressing Exit when it is shown)
3: Current lap vs. best lap time delta
4: Predicted lap time

P8: LED display intensity

1 – 15: display intensity value (8 is default value)
P9: Beacon tokens needed to be received for a beacon hit
1: 1 (default value)
2: 2

P10: Advanced functions enable bits

0: Advanced timer functions disabled (default value)
1: Display mode change enabled (using Up/Down buttons)

7. Current lap vs. best lap time-delta

The current lap vs. best lap time delta display will show how the car is doing on the
current lap compared to the best lap in the session. It’s doing this by comparing the
current lap timing with recorded information from the best lap. The first time after
passing the beacon, the timer will start record timing information as reference data.
During this time the display will show -.-- indicating that it’s in recording mode. For
subsequent laps, the time for the current lap is compared to the recorded time and the
difference is shown on the display. If the current time is better (i.e. less) than the
recorded time (indicated by a - sign on the display), then that time will become the
reference time for subsequent laps. The display is updated approximately every 180 feet
of vehicle travel. The recorded reference time information is lost when the power is
turned off, i.e. each session will start with generating new reference data.

8. Lap memory erase

The lap times stored in memory can be erased by pressing the Exit button and Best button
for three seconds.

9. Specification

Lap memory: last 115 laps

Max lap time: 9min, 59.99 seconds
Power: 12V, 200 mA (red is +12V, black is ground)

10. Contact information

Email: magnus@rumblestripracing.com
Phone: (408)942-9943