1) GPS RECEIVER AND ANTENNA
BUILT IN THE INSTRUMENT:
the Athon
shock-proof ABS body accommodates the GPS receiver and
the relative antenna. This solution can make it really
handy and simple, not requiring the installation of any
additional detail on the vehicle.
2)
YOU CAN SAY GOOD-BYE TO ALL UNPRACTICAL
INFRARED TRANSMITTERS ARRANGED ON THE PIT
WALL:
the use of the GPS system intended
to detect the lap time will make ATHON completely
autonomous, requiring no beacon transmitters, such as
the infrared ones used by old-generation
systems.
Everything is getting much simpler. It is no
longer necessary to arrange the transmitter and to
recharge the battery, which is extremely annoying and
unpractical, with the risk of forgetting it on the wall
or having it stolen.
3) MANAGEMENT OF THE FINISH
LINE AND 3 INTERMEDIATES:
just press one
key to set up the coordinates of 4 finish lines (main
finish line + 3 optional intermediates) during the first
lap. Whenever you cross a finish line or an
intermediate, ATHON will indicate the relative
drive-through time and store its value. You can
therefore quickly evaluate your own performance even if
you are driving along a part of the track far from the
main straight stretch, which would be expensive and
unpractical if you used any other type of chronometer.
You can also set up the finish lines on the computer by
arranging them on the track map by means of the mouse
after the first data download.
4) NO SPECIFIC WIRING REQUIRED, ALL
SIGNALS REACH DABOX1:
to make the system
really universal and avoid any complex wiring on the
vehicle, Athon GPS-PRO is supplied with DABOX1, an
extremely small multiple socket specifically conceived
to connect sensors directly or through dedicated
extensions, 50, 100 and 150 cm in length. This solution
will enable the user to easily reach any part of the
vehicle by using as few cables as possible.
5) INDICATION OF THE ACHIEVABLE IDEAL
TIME:
by managing intermediates, ATHON can
calculate the time a driver can ideally achieve for
every single session. This function is obtained by
adding the best sectorial times. This will help you
understand the lap time you might have achieved if there
had been no traffic in a specific point of the track or
if you had done a lap on top of your absolute
performance.
6) DOUBLE FUNCTION "BEST LAP"
LED:
the "BEST LAP" LED will turn on if
you have improved your previous lap and it will blink if
the lap you have just done is the best of the session.
This solution will supply the driver with all the
information necessary for performance without any
distraction.
If you have set up intermediate finish
lines, the LED is also enabled whenever you cross an
intermediate. This means that this instrument is
extremely useful to realise without any distraction
whether you are improving compared to the same
intermediate time of the previous lap or whether you
have just accomplished the best intermediate time of the
session.
7) POSSIBILITY OF CHOOSING BETWEEN VARIOUS
MAIN SCREENS:
this means that the system is
perfectly suitable for any need for personal display
according to the parameters you may be most interested
in, i.e. Speed, Water Temperature, Motor Rev, Gear on,
Chrono. Just press the Arrow Down key to scroll the
various screens at your own discretion.
8)
GPS SPEED MEASUREMENT:
the advantage
of using a GPS system is also that you can measure the
vehicle speed with the highest degree of accuracy
without having to install any sensor on the vehicle. No
user setup is required and, above all, any measurement
is always accurate, not altered by the inclination of
the vehicle or wheel skidding.
9) ENGINE SPEED INDICATOR WITH
SETTABLE LED BAR AND SHIFT LIGHT:
ATHON
is not only a chronometer and tachometer, but also an
engine speed indicator. You can set the power-on engine
speed of the LED bar, which will gradually turn on up to
the shift engine speed set by the user and signalled by
the 3 high-power blue LEDS of the Shift Light. You can
also display the speed. The engine speed can be measured
by arranging the inductive cable in the proximity of an
ignition coil or by connecting the signal wire to the
original speed indicator.
10) DOUBLE HOUR
COUNTER FOR THE PERFECT PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE OF THE
VEHICLE:
ATHON has also got two hour
counters that can be separately reset for the periodical
maintenance of the vehicle. Hour counters are activated
to receive the tacho signal and the GPS speed signal.
This solution can operate the hour counters even if you
do not wish to connect the tacho signal.
11)
WIRELESS DATA DOWNLOAD BY MEANS OF THE
BLUETOOTH:
ATHON GPS-PRO can
integrate the Bluetooth communication module for
wireless connection with the computer in order to
download the data that will be analysed, filed and
printed by means of the DigiRace-PRO software unit
supplied.
12) SUPPLIED WITH THE DIGIRACE-PRO
SOFTWARE:
the DigiRace-PRO software
supplied with ATHON GPS-PRO can file, analyse and print
the data acquired and graphically represent the values
of the connected sensors and covered paths with the
purpose of comparing the several laps.
13) 999-LAP MEMORY WITH
AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF 99 TEST
SESSIONS:
ATHON GPS-PRO will
automatically create a new session whenever you access
the track. This means that you can analyse the times you
have stored during the various sessions even at the end
of the day without having to delete memory whenever you
access the track. You can store the Date and Time of
every single session as well as the total time, the
intermediates, the maximum speed, the max. engine
revolutions and the engine speed at the max. speed for
every single lap.
14) STORAGE OF THE
FINISH LINE COORDINATES OF THE TRACKS MOST
USED:
you can store the coordinates acquired
for the finish line of the tracks you are training on
most frequently. You can file up to 16 tracks and easily
call the finish line of the current track without having
to reset it every time.
15) ATHON IS
COMPLETE WITH A BACKLIT LARGE-SIZE GRAPHICAL
DISPLAY:
this solution has provided for
the development of a software unit that can analyse all
stored data and set up all wished functions in an
unequally user-friendly and immediate manner. The
display is of a transflective type, which means maximum
visibility also in the sunlight when backlighting is
off.
16) SETTABLE LIGHTED
ALARMS:
to warn the driver if the Water
Temperature threshold is exceeded or in case of
excessive Detonation if you have assembled the specific
detonation sensor.
17) DIRECT SENSOR CALIBRATION ON
THE INSTRUMENT:
all sensors are directly
calibrated on the instrument. This means that you can
set the parameters rapidly and intuitively, directly on
site. No computer is required for such an operation.
18) DOUBLE SUPPLY:
supplied by a 12V vehicle battery or by 2
internal pen batteries of an AA type, it is really
autonomous and independent upon any electrical
connection. Moreover, ATHON is complete with powerful
energy saving and self power-off functions the user can
set up to make the best use of battery performance. It
is supplied with a specific extension with eyelets for
battery connection and with a connector on one side of
the instrument for rapid
disconnection.
19) COMPLETE
WATER-PROOFNESS:
ATHON is waterproof and it
can also be used in case of rain.
