Racelogic VBOX Operation & User’s Manual

• 01 - VIPS Introduction • 02 - VIPS Hardware Installation • 03 - VIPS Rover Connection to VBOX 3i • 04 - VIPS Site Configuration Software Overview • 05 - VIPS Using with a VBOX 3i/Standalone • 06 - VIPS Technical Properties • VIPS - PIN OUTS • VIPS - Technical Specification • How to Update the VIPS Firmware • VIPS - Regulatory Information 1 ...

Overview VBOX Indoor Positioning System uses a network of fixed beacons in set locations that communicate with a receiver (rover) mounted on the roof of a vehicle using Ultra Wideband (UWB), to measure position and speed where you cannot use GNSS signals. A minimum of six beacons are required, and to ensure the optimum accuracy, a site survey must be carried out as part of the installation, using either a handheld laser or a Total St ...

environments (using VIPS) and outdoor environments (using GNSS). • Centimetre level accuracy in areas off limits to GNSS based systems. • Small, rugged and low powered. • Only one rover is required, featuring an integrated VBOX IMU with Kalman filter to reduce noise and errors in the data. • Connects directly to a VBOX 3i data logger using only one cable for simple configuration. be installed in each locat ...

Flashing Blue The unit is connected via an active Bluetooth link Solid Green The unit has been used for ranging within the last second Blinking Green The unit is idle Solid Red There is a non recoverable fault (such as an invalid reply to a radio ID request) Flashing Red The unit does not have a site configuration Rover LED Colour Status Description Solid Blue The unit is Bootloade ...

Beacon (VIPS-B-V1) Installation When first considering a VIPS installation or demonstration, it is important to understand the shape and size of the test area and thus the minimum number of beacons that will be required. VIPS will need at least 6 beacons in view at any one time to compute a solution. For a simple installation, Racelogic recommend placing the beacons in a ‘Square’ formation with spacing between the beacon ...

For greater accuracy, it is recommended that the beacons are placed between 3 – 5 m above ground (i.e. above the roof of the test vehicle) and that each beacon varies in height by at least 300 mm to the nearest beacons, alternating in a high-low pattern. When mounting the VIPS beacons, there are a couple of considerations that need to be made. It is important when mounting the beacons that ...

difference ✗✗ Tops together ✗✗ Tops to base ✗✗ Base to base ✗✗ Side to base ✗✗ Side by side with large height difference, tops away from each other https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 7 ...

The VIPS Rover looks similar to the Beacon, however the rover contains an internal IMU and so care should be taken to ensure that the Rover is mounted on a section of the roof that has the least vibration. This is usually towards the rear of the vehicle, just in front of the rear windshield. The rover should also be mounted in a way such that it has a clear view to the beacons and away from any objects that may block that vie ...

The Rover unit can connect to a standard VBOX 3i and switches seamlessly between GNSS and the indoor positioning system, allowing you to use your original hardware for both outdoor and indoor testing. As the VIPS is designed to be used with IMU Integration enabled, the same IMU Initialisation Process should be performed as normal. For indoor only use, it is important that the VBOX 3i does not have a GNSS antenna connec ...

Connection between the Rover and VBOX 3i is via the supplied RLCAB153 cable. • Insert the 7 way Lemo connector in to the right hand connector on the Rover. • Connect the 25 way connector to the A IN port on the VBOX 3i. • Connect the 5 way Lemo connector to the SER port on the VBOX 3i. https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 10 ...

Connection between the Rover and VBOX 3i is via the supplied RLCAB153 cable. • Insert the 7 way Lemo connector in to the right hand connector on the Rover. • Connect the 25 way connector to the A IN port on the VBOX 3i. • Connect the 5 way Lemo connector to the SER port on the VBOX 3i. • Insert the 6 way Lemo connector in to the left hand connector on the Rover. • Insert the other end of the cable in to the CAN / KF port on ...

For VIPS to work correctly, the rover needs to know the expected site configuration. This configuration informs the rover of the expected Beacon IDs it will be using and their locations. This information needs to be manually entered by the user using the VIPS Site Configuration Software. Getting Started On opening, you are presented with the Files menu which gives the option to load a previously saved site con ...

Pressing the Save button on the right hand side of the screen will save a .JSON configuration file locally to your computer, enabling you reuse the configuration at a later date. If you have previously opened a site configuration, pressing Save will overwrite the current file. Alternatively, you can use the dropdown menu to the side of the Save button and select Save as to save the configuration with a different filename. Th ...

also change the Radio Settings Beacons Define the Beacon IDs that will be used as well as the x,y,z distances to the origin Ping Table View the expected order the Rover will receive the ‘Ping’ signals from the beacons Upload Upload the site information to the Rover or the Beacons https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 14 ...

Using VIPS with a VBOX 3i When set to VB3i connected within the VIPS Site Configuration Software and the correct Site Configuration uploaded to the Rover unit, it is now possible to start testing using a VB3i and VIPS. The VBOX 3i will function the same as when using GNSS in terms of CAN In/Out, data logging (analogue, etc.) and VBOX Test Suite use. As the VIPS is designed to be used with IMU integration enabled, t ...

VIPS normally outputs locations in degrees latitude and longitude, if however an origin of 0,0 is given, then the conversion to latitude/longitude is skipped and the VIPS rover will output in meters X,Y. When operating with a VB3i, an origin is always needed, when operating in standalone mode, this is optional. https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 16 ...

VBOX IPS - PIN OUTS Connector pin information VBOX IPS - Technical Specification Beacon/rover specification and size information VBOX IPS - Upgrading Firmware How to update the VPRS beacon and rover Firmware. Occasionally Racelogic will release new versions of firmware (internal code) for the VPRS units, often to introduce new features VBOX IPS - Regulatory Information USA, Canada and Radiation Exposure regulatory information ...

Beacon Beacon front view https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 18 ...

PIN I/O Function 1 I +12 V Power 2 I Ground Connector 2 (Lemo 7 PIN) PIN I/O Function 1 N/A N/C 2 N/A N/C 3 O VIPS Tx 4 I VIPS Rx 5 N/A N/C https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 19 ...

7 I Ground Chassis I Shield Rover Rover front view Connector 1 (Lemo 6 PIN) https://racelogic.support/Indoor_Positioning/VBOX_Indoor_Positioning_System_(VIPS)/VIPS_User_Guide/ 20 ...