PLEX Device Manager®, our configuration software, is now available in an even faster and more versatile version with initial support for the SDM-550 Display.

We are happy to announce the beta version release of the long awaited PLEX Device Manager V2.0 software. Along with this new version, we are also releasing updates on the firmware of our dash displays which enhance functionality and add sophisticated features suitable for highly demanding projects.

The Device Manager V2.0 will initially support the SDM-550 and the new SDM-330 (coming soon) displays and will gradually extend support for the SDM-700, the new revised VMU-900 and more new products that are coming later this year.

New Software feature highlights

• Capability to select the communication interface between USB, Ethernet, Wifi and Can Bus depending on the device
• Simpler device configuration from hierarchical tree with search function to quickly navigate to the desired section
• Pop up help tips on most configuration items and controls
• Improved streaming of real time data channel values and raw can bus messages
• New and improved firmware update interface
• Configuration compare function

New SDM-550/SDM-700 configuration features

GENERAL

• Extended user notes section
• More flexible internal/display units system for all data channels

CAN BUS (click for image)

• CAN Bus channels can be grouped by CAN Bus device making identification easier
• New CAN Bus receive setup wizard to easily load the correct CAN Bus channels and CAN port settings from predefined templates
• New transmit message type for CAN gateway functionality. Allows retransmitting a CAN bus message with another ID on the same or other CAN Bus port
• New CAN transmit configuration DBC export function (click for image)

ANALOG

• Ratiometric option to scale input voltage based on the 5V power supply voltage. This option increases precision with certain types of sensors (click for image)
• Redesigned calibration table configuration window with option to set the number of breakpoints (click for image)

DIGITAL

• New option for customised counter function

FREQUENCY

• New options for counter function and pulse division.

LEDS

• Fully configurable brightness control for each led with adjustable gain applied to a fixed brightness setting, screen brightness or to an external source level

INTERNAL CHANNELS

• Several new internal channels added including Can Bus load and Errors, Session Time and Selected Page.
• Increased resolution in the internal GPS channels

MATH CHANNELS

• Easier input of math channel equations. Increased the max number of operations per math channel from 6 to 8

[new] MATH TABLES

• User defined 2D math tables to convert between non linear channels

USER FLAGS

• Very configurable user flags with complex trigger and reset conditions including compare, edge detection, toggle, flash and pulse width detection functions (click for image)

[new] USER BITFIELD

• User defined data channels where each bit value is determined from the value of any other data/flag channel. The bits can also be set to fixed 0/1 values
• A common usecase is PDU output control and can bus keypad led indicators control

[new] USER COUNTERS

• Configurable counter/timer channels (click for image)

[new] ACTIONS

• User defined actions that can be triggered from any data/flag channel
• Common uses are for reseting tripmeters, engine logs and alarms, transmitting can bus messages based on events and manipulating channel values (click for image)

PAGES

• New splash page functionality to display a specific page at startup
• New dual theme option for day/night with configurable light level changeover settings
• New graphical objects for custom pages: Box,enumeration, Gauge Needle,Line,Numeric Inline,Text
• Additional configuration options for all graphical objects

LAP TIMING

• Capability to setup up to 16 tracks with auto detection from the device (click for image)
• Track width,Min Lap Time, Max Lap Time settings per track (click for image)

LOGGING

• Separate logging start and stop control channels
• Dual logging rate triggered by any data/flag channel

ENGINE LOG

• Configurable engine log items of 4 types: Min value, Max value, Time above 0 and Positive edge count (click for image)
• Engine hours and engine hours under load logging

To received the beta version download link, please e-mail us here.