CAN CONTROL SYSTEM LAUNCHED
Mainline's new CAN Control System (CCS) was launched at the 2024 Pri Trade Show in Indianapolis USA ( 12-14 December 2024).
Over the three days of the PRI Show, we received an incredibly positive response to the new CCS. The new Mainline CAN Control System is the “next level” in sophisticated dynamometer control and accurate data acquisition technology.
RAMP TEST SCREEN
The CCS features emerging and innovative hardware and software technologies that will satisfy the most fastidious operators. As the name suggests, this dynamometer technology is based on a robust, dependable, and efficient CAN communication network between a central head display unit and a remote CAN control unit, or multiple CAN control units, resulting in much faster data transfer speeds, faster control response and increased sensitivity for transient or intermittent data changes.
The new CCS models feature very sophisticated and advanced modes of operation that include the following testing solutions:
• Fixed Speed (Steady State Control)
• Fixed Torque (Variable Speed Fixed Load / Torque Control)
• Drive Mode (Road Load Simulation ) According to Vehicle Weight & Coefficient Data.
• Linear Ramp Test ( 100% Linear Acceleration Test)
• User Definable Non-Linear Ramp ( Download vehicle driveshaft curves and perform track run simulations on the dyno)
• Drag Strip Run Data Download & Run Simulations
• "Staged" Drag Racing Modes (Over Distance & Time and Vehicle Weight & Coefficient Data) ( Time Slip Issued at Run Completion)
• Torque Balancing / Vectoring (Torque Percentage Left to Right)
• 10 Minute Continuous Data Logger (Pause, Resume. Review Logs – Save – Recall Logs)
10 MINUTE CONTINUOUS DATA LOGGER
The Mainline CCS (CAN Control System) employs the very latest in dynamometer control technology. The dynamometer control incorporates various strategies to ensure fast, accurate and precise control of the vehicle under test.
Mainlines CCS dynamometers feature fully mapped eddy current retarders. This means the performance characteristics of the eddy current retarders under all expected operating conditions are known in advance, which allows for a fully optimised and precise control strategy to be implemented across all test modes.
The CCS also employs a combined "Feed Forward" & PID controller which is a more advanced control system that can proactively predict a control strategy response to quickly changing demand or torque requirements, thus reducing the total error correction required by a traditional PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) controller. In simple terms, the dynamometer controller is focusing on the future control challenges, objectives, and solutions, instead of the past, and quickly respond to any required load corrections ahead of time, precisely matching the performance characteristics of the vehicle being tested.
STANDARD INCLUSIONS (All Models)
• Rolling Workstation Cabinet with Boom Arm
• Left or Right-Hand Configuration (Confirmed Upon Order)
• Twin 24” LCD Colour Monitors (Extended Desktop Modes)
• Desktop PC, Win 11 PRO OS (Solid State HDD)
• CCS Dynamometer Software Program (Mainline CAN CONTROL SYSTEM for Windows)
• Multiple User Definable Channels
• Multiple User Definable MATH Channels
• CANBUS Interface (User Configurable)
• Wireless Trackball Remote Keyboard Controller
• Automatic Weather Station (Automatic Power Correction to Multiple International Standards)
• MAINLINE MDLC2 Wide Band Air: Fuel Ratio/ Lambda Meter Kit (CAN Interface) (Twin Channel Ready)
• 2 x 8 BAR MAP / Pressure Sensors
• Engine RPM (Derived from Axle Speed & Gear Ratio)
• Engine Tachometer Input (Inductive Clamp)
• Engine Tachometer Input (0 - 500VDC Voltage Probe)
• Injector Duty Cycle or 2 Step Trigger Input (Analog Input)
• 150PSI / 10 BAR Fuel Pressure Module
• 2 x Sets Axle Hub Adapters (ProHub Models)
• Workshop Signage Package
• Mainline Dyno Merchandise Package
OPTIONAL 4 DISPLAY SCREENS
CAN CONTROL SYSTEM (PRI LAUNCH VIDEO)
