Innovate Motorsports LogWorks 3 - Manual (Page 19)

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The Range in the channel configuration ALWAYS has to match the range to which
the original quantity was digitized.
For example most MTS devices that measure RPM output the raw RPM data to a default
Range of 0V equivalent to 0 RPM and 5V to 10230 RPM.
Configuring a channel to a different range than it was digitized to, causes a wrong
translation of the indicated data in LogWorks.
2.5.2 Bit channels
Bit channels are very simple channels. They can only indicate two states: On and Off, or 1 and 0
or High and Low.
They are used to indicate engine states like:
• Closed Loop or Open Loop.
• Acceleration enrichment on or off and so on.
Bit channels do not have a range or unit. They only have a name. Their state is immediately
apparent and therefore they don’t need any more definition like value channels. Like Value
channels they can also be created different ways:
a. Directly measured with an MTS device.
b. Created by a “virtual” device that connects to LogWorks.
c. Created mathematically from other channels either with the LogWorks math engine or by
a program plug-in.
2.5.3 Identifying devices and Channels
To easily identify which channel is representing which engine parameter, the channels must be
given a name. Use short names to not use up a lot of screen real-estate.
USE ONLY NUMBERS AND LETTERS IN A CHANNEL NAME. THE ONLY SPECIAL
CHARACTER ALLOWED IS THE UNDERLINE CHARACTER _ .
A CHANNEL NAME MUST START WITH A LETTER.
LogWorks allows you to configure each channel. Part of the configuration is the name. Also the
color in which the channel is displayed is programmable in LogWorks as well.
To further easily identify the channels each MTS device MUST be given a name. This name can
be up to 8 characters long and is programmed into the device. Use the LM Programmer
application to change the name of a device. This is especially important when multiple devices of
the same type are used.
When LogWorks start up, it will identify the devices in the LogChain. If new devices have been
added or devices removed, LogWorks will automatically change its channel configuration to
reflect the new log-chain configuration. Channels associated with a device previously will stay
associated with that device, even if the device has been moved to a different location in the chain,
provided it has been given a unique name.