Merlin Software for the AltaCom II
AltaCom II can function as a stand alone weather station, but added functionality is available through your PC. Merlin ships standard with the AltaCom II. Merlin provides communications between the weatherstation and your computer, and has powerful tools for drag racing predictions. The current version is 7.28 for 32 bit versions of WinXP and Vista.
Registered users can download Merlin for 32 bit WinXP and Vista.
Merlin v.1.0 will run on any Windows 3.1, 95 and 98 machine.
Merlin Tools - Communication with the Altacom II Weatherstation
Merlin provides communications between AltaCom II and your PC through the Preferences Screen and the AltaCom Live Screen.
Merlin's Preferences Screen
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Customize which data is transmitted to the pager (Choose from 4 measured and 7 calculated)
Automatic COM Port Detection
Turn ON Anemometer, External Temperature Sensor, and Ambient Light Sensor
Turn OFF previously created predictions
Context Sensitive Help
The AltaCom Live Window
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View Live Weather Readings on your PC
View and Graph Weather Trend
Save Weather Trend
Overlay Weather Trend with Saved Weather
Pick a Weather Reading to Export to RacePak
Set Time and Date
Calibrate and View Calibration Data
Download Logged Weather Data AltaCom II logs every 10 minutes to internal memory
Clear Data Logs
View Voltages for Troubleshooting
Context Sensitive Help
Live Readings On
Trend Weather Graph
Pick Function to Interface with Racepak
Live ET and TS Predictions on Your Pager
- Graph Runs, Graph Runs by Lane, Graph Runs by Selection
- Predict ET and TS from a single run
- Predicts 60'
- Create and Transmit multiple predictions
- Customize predictions using Performance Factor
- Calculate Sea Level ET
- Calculate AA
- Determine Throttlestop Ratio
For sportsman drag racers, Merlin has powerful tools for ET and Throttlestop prediction. Automatic graphing lets you select the best references, and helps you spot and diagnose prediction and jetting problems. Merlin calculates Sea Level ET for each run, an valuable diagnostic tool for improving prediction accuracy.
Merlin lets the user handle multiple vehicles, and create live predictions for up to 5 vehicles on your pager. You can customize predictions for each vehicle separately. Store up to 16 runs per file, create as many files as desired.
Create separate predictions for high humidity and low humity conditions, for left and right lane differences or any other factors that influence your vehicle.
Merlin Manual
The Merlin Manual is filled with step by step instructions and lots of pictures to help racers quickly get up to speed. It can be found on your Merlin CD or downloaded by registered AltaCom owners.
- Step by Step Instructions
- Advanced ET and TS Prediction
- Sample Files and Tutorial
- Screenshots and Pictures