Innovate Motorsports MTX-D, Water Temperature/Volt Gauge - Manual (Page 7)

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9. Select the firmware file with the dld extension.
10. Do not disconnect the unit from the computer until the firmware progress screen
completely disappears. Once finished you may disconnect the unit from the computer
and exit out of the software.
If your computer crashes during a firmware upgrade, the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge has a
recovery mechanism where it will be able to retry the download again and not be disabled by half
loaded firmware. Switch the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge off and on again and then reload LM
Programmer. The recovery mechanism is designed to be able to recover 99.9% of the time.
While we don’t anticipate this occurring, it is possible that the MTX will not recover correctly and
may need to be serviced at our factory. If you suspect this is the case, contact Innovate support.
4 LogWorks
The MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge can be connected to the LogWorks software to record and
analyze Water temperature and battery voltage. The gauge can also be connected to other
Innovate Motorsports products to create a log chain with additional gauges and sensors.
4.1 Connecting the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge to other MTS products
The MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge has a port labeled IN and a port labeled OUT. These
connections allow multiple MTS (Modular Tuning System) devices to be connected together in
order to form a single log chain.
There are two types of cables used to interface the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge. The 3812
cable is a 4 pin micro fit to 2.5mm male stereo plug used. The 3846 cable is a 4pin Micro fit to
4pin Micro fit. These cables are sold separately, make sure to select the correct cables to
interface the product you own.
1. Power OFF all your MTS devices.
2. Start with the first product in the serial chain. Using the appropriate mating cable,
connect the OUT port from the first device and feed it into the IN port of the second
device. (Note: If you have an LC-1, there must be a terminator plug in the serial IN if it is
the first device in the serial chain.)
3. Continue connecting the OUT port of each device into the IN until all your devices are
connected together.
4. If a recording device is not connected to the serial chain, e.g. DL-32, LM-2, the OUT
port of the last device can be connected directly to a computer to log with the LogWorks
software
5. Once all the connections of the ports labeled IN and OUT are made the MTS devices
can be powered ON.
4.2 Logging data
1. Power OFF the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge
2. Connect the supplied serial cable to the port labeled OUT.
3. There should be nothing connected to the port labeled IN.
4. Power ON the MTX Water Temp/ Volt gauge.
5. Connect the serial cable to your computer. If you are using a serial to USB adapter,
connect the serial cable to the adapter then connect the adapter to the computer.
6. Launch LogWorks. The LogWorks application can be launched from Start->Programs-
>LogWorks3->Logworks3 from the Windows task bar.