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    This QwikGuide manual has been included to provide all the information you need to get your QwikData Package installed and running quickly and easily . For more detailed information about the QwikData system, refer to the QwikData Reference Manual on the QwikData CD ROM. Catalog #91001 - Basic Package Catalog #91003 - Bracket Drag Racing Package Ca[...]

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    T able of Contents SYSTEM INST ALLA TION Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Basic Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Digital Stopping T riggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Analog Stopping T riggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Digital Out[...]

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    Page 1 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 SYSTEM INST ALLA TION Included Parts Unpack all the parts supplied with the package and verify that there are no parts missing. Basic Package #91001 Y our QwikDa ta Basic Package should inc lude the follo wing items: Qty [...]

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    Page 2 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Circle T rack / Road Racing Package #91007 Y our QwikDa ta Circ le T rack / Road Racing P ackage should include the following items: Qty Part Description Part No. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Page 3 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Installation of the QwikData Data Logger Unit: Important Notice: When installing data log unit avoid RF and or EMI signal interference and make sure all grounds are connected as described in “Connection to Ba ttery Powe[...]

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    Page 4 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 TK-4 Thermocouple Converter Installation The TK-4 thermocouple converter unit is required to provide signal conditioning of the thermocouple signals. The thermocouple cables provided with the thermocouples are four feet l[...]

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    Page 5 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T o make installa tion as easy as possible, the wiring harness provided is completely assembled with connectors that mate to the supplied sensors. Each sensor is connected to the QwikData unit by simply mating the a pprop[...]

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    Page 6 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connection T o Battery Power Power is connected to the QwikData box using the red and black wires on the wiring harness. Connect the red wire to a switched 12V source (e.g. output of ignition switch) and the black wire to[...]

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    Page 7 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The QwikData CD ROM startup screen will be displayed. Click the “Setup (Win 95/98/NT)” icon to begin the software installation. Click the 'Next' button and follow the on screen instructions for installation.[...]

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    Page 8 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 When the “Installa tion T ype” screen is displayed, click on the QwikData package tha t you are using and click on the “Next” button to proceed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installat[...]

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    Page 9 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T roubleshooting: If the ada pter is not communicating after installa tion of the driver , follow the troubleshooting suggestions below . • Many serial devices will not operate on a COM port higher than 4. If the COM po[...]

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    Page 10 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Initializing the QwikData Setup T o initialize the QwikDa ta unit to the factory default setup, select the “Load Setup” from the “File” menu. Highlight the file named “default.sup” and c lick the “OK” but[...]

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    Page 11 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Now select the “Download Setup” option from the “Setup Menu” and click “OK” If the QwikData unit has any da ta stored in its memory , this data will be erased and the warning message “Do wnloading will eras[...]

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    Page 12 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Channel Setup This menu selection allows you to select whether or not each of the digital channels is to be enabled for viewing or logging, and to enter in descriptive and calibration information for each channel[...]

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    Page 13 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 There are 3 types of Digital Inputs. Y ou must correctly identify your inputs before proceeding!!! Logic signal Channels 1 and 6 are configured to measure signals that switch between a high (12 or 5 volts) and lo w (grou[...]

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    Page 14 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 This 6-element table allows you to calibrate your sensor to provide the right MPH, RPM etc. read out. Having 6 elements allows you to calibrate some non-linear sensors (e.g. GM mass air flow meter with frequency output),[...]

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    Page 15 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Shaft Speed Example The following calibration values should be used to measure shaft speeds on a shaft with two ma gnets (i.e. 2 pulses per revolution). This will result in a frequency of one half the tach signal in the [...]

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    MPH Example (Measured at Driven Wheel) The input type should be set to “Frequency Rise”. T o measure the vehicle speed, you need to calibrate a speed sensor mounted on the wheel. T o complete the calibra tion, you must know the rolling radius of the tire being measured, and the number of magnets being used. T o determine the rolling radius of t[...]

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    Page 17 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Lap Beacon Example A lap beacon is an example of a digital input that is configured as a counter . Another example may be an Integrating Flowmeter where each revolution of the turbine in the flowmeter produces a pulse an[...]

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    Page 18 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Zero Analog Channels The QwikData program allows you to zero selected analog channels a t any time. This effectively changes the calibra tion values so that the current value being read on the channel is assigned as the [...]

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    Page 19 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Zero Accelerometers After installing the QwikData unit and before operation, this should be selected to automatically zero the accelerometer reading s. This will take into account minor mounting misalignment (i.e. if box[...]

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    Page 20 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Speed Channel The historical graphs can display data vs. time, or data vs. distance traveled. If this fea ture is desired, a vehicle speed sensor m ust be installed and you must tell the system which speed sensor will be[...]

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    Page 21 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Starting T riggers These allow you to start logging based upon a digital sensor value (e.g. Wheel Speed > 30) The first box displays a list of all enabled digital channels. Select the channel desired or “non[...]

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    Page 22 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Stopping T rigger Once QwikData starts logging, it must either wait for the power to be shut off, the “Stop Logging” command to be issued via the Real Time screen, or the “Stop” logging criteria to be met. The ?[...]

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    Page 23 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Digital Outputs QwikData has two configurable outputs, which can drive a Bosch type automotive relay or a small light (0.5 amps maximum). Configuration of the digital outputs is accessed from the “Logging Setup” scre[...]

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    Page 24 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Min Scale/Max Scale As an alternative to autoscaling, you can select the minimum/maximum values tha t you want to display on the screen. F or instance, while the tach signal is calibrated from 0 to 9000 RPM, you may want[...]

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    Page 25 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Chart Setup The general appearance of the data gra phs can be customized by the user . The Chart Setup feature allows you to select the background color of the chart, the color of the grid and axes lines, and the colors [...]

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    Select the desired color and click on the “OK” button to return to the “Chart Setup” screen. Save Setup After you have entered all the Setup data you should sa ve it to a file using the “Sa ve Setup” item in the “F ile” menu of the main tool bar . After selecting this item, the standard Windows file load/save dialog box will open up[...]

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    Page 27 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Load Setup This option allows you to retrieve a previously saved Setup from disk. Y ou may want to ha ve separate Setups for different a pplic ations (i.e. one Setup for the vehicle, another when d ynamometer testing the[...]

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    Page 28 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Upload Setup An upload is automatically performed whenever the PC establishes communications with the QwikDa ta box. Y ou can manually instruct the system to upload the contents of the box by choosing this selection from[...]

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    Page 29 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The channels displayed and the graph scaling are configured in the “Graphing Setup”. Belo w the graphs, text boxes display the current values of each channel. Reset Memory As an option to erasing memory via the “Do[...]

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    Page 30 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Uploading Data After historical data is logged, it must be uploaded from the QwikData box to the PC before it can be viewed. Make sure the QwikD ata box is powered up and connected to your PC. Select “Upload Data” fr[...]

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    Page 31 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 A standard Windo ws dialogue box will open. Select the file to be viewed and double click on it. The system will load all the data at once and compress the entire run on one screen. The x-axis is normally the time scale [...]

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    Page 32 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Changing the channels Displayed Choose “Gra phing Setup” from the “Setup” menu at the top of the historical data windo w . The same “Graphing Setup” screen as described previously will appear . Y ou can selec[...]

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    Page 33 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 T o overlay a secondar y lap, select the desired lap from the “Secondar y” menu. The secondar y lap will be represented by dotted line s on the graph. The lap times of both the primar y and secondary la ps will be di[...]

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    Page 34 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Y ou can also select a portion of the gra ph to zoom by setting the two cursors around the portion of interest. Next either select “Zoom” from the “Gra ph” menu or click the right mouse button and select “Zoom?[...]

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    Page 35 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 The “Secondary File” menu will now be active. Click on this menu to see a list of the available laps from the secondar y file and click on the lap you wish to overlay . NOTE: This secondary file must have exactly the[...]

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    Page 36 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Next select the corresponding point from the Secondary File (dotted graph lines). Hint : When setting the two reference points, zoom in on the Historical Graph so you can accura tely pick the desired points. If you don?[...]

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    Page 37 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Alternately , you can select “Align Data Files” from the “Graph” menu. This will shift the data so that the two reference points align with each other on the gra ph and all the data from each file will be display[...]

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    Page 38 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Cropping Data Files Sometimes you may log more data than you really wanted. In these cases you can use the crop function to elimina te the unwanted data. T o crop a data file, open the file for viewing in the Historical [...]

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    Page 39 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Obtaining a Histogram QwikData allows you to obtain the frequency distribution for any channel over any time period. One useful example may be to obtain the RPM distribution over one lap, or one run, to help in camshaft [...]

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    Page 40 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Export Data File to T e xt File If you would like to do further analysis of your logged data using a different software package, or simply want to view the raw data, then this option will export the data to a tab delimit[...]

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    Page 41 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Restore Default Setup The default setup corresponds to the settings that your QwikData unit was originally shipped with from the factor y and correspond to the standard QwikData Package that you purchased. T o restore th[...]

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    Page 42 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connector J1 Pin Function Connector Pin Tx 1 Serial Data T o PC J4 2 Rx 2 Serial Data From PC J4 3 Return 3 Serial Data Return J4 5 Battery 4 +12V System Power Battery Ground 5 System Ground Note 1 +5 V Out 6 Sensor Powe[...]

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    Page 43 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Connector Pin Out : Circle T rack / Road Racing and Advanced Systems Sensor Connector Pin Battery Minus Fuel Pressure J6 1 Oil Pressure J7 1 T ransmission Pressure J8 1 Brake/Nitrous Pressure J9 1 Shaft Speed 1 J5 1 Shaf[...]

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    Page 44 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Gnd 1 Channel 17 2 Channel 18 3 Channel 19 4 Channel 20 5 Channel 21 6 Channel 22 7 Channel 23 8 Channel 24 9 Channel 25 10 Channel 26 11 Channel 27 12 Channel 28 13 +12V Out 14 +12V Out 15 +5V Out 16 +5V Out 17 Channel [...]

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    Connector J2 Pin Function Gnd 1 System ground, (Note 1) Channel 17 2 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 18 3 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 19 4 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 20 5 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 21 6 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 22 7 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 23 8 Analog Sensor , 0 - 10 VDC Channel 24 9 A[...]

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    Factory Default Settings Alternative Settings J4 No jumper . (Ch 1) 1-2. Pull-up to 12V (Ch 1) 2-3. Pull-down to ground (Ch 1) J16 1-2 Enable Battery Voltage Measurement 2-3. Enable external input for Ch 16 J15 1-2 Enable Accelerometer 2 (Ch 10) 2-3. Enable external input for Ch 10 J14 1-2. Enable Accelerometer 1 (Ch 9) 2-3. Enable external input f[...]

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    Page 47 of 47 Catalog #91001, 91003, 91004, 91005, 91007, 91009 Rev . 9/06 - RS/mc ©2006 Edelbrock Corporation Brochure #63-0282 Sensor and Option Part Numbers Description Part No. Basic QwikData Data Logger ..................................................................................................... .......................................[...]

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