Fast Standalone XIM Quick Start Manual

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Standalone XIM™

Thank you for choosing FAST™ products; we are proud to be your manufacturer of choice. Please read this instruction sheet carefully before beginning installation, and also take a moment to review the included limited warranty information.

These instructions focus on the Standalone XIM™. Please refer to the original XIM™ instructions (Part #FAST4-101) for general XIM™ information.

Standalone Modes

The XIM™ has three modes of Standalone operation.

1. Onboard – adjustments made with physical switches mounted directly on the XIM™ circuit board.

2. Remote – adjustments made through a small, handheld device intended to be used in the cockpit.

3. PC Software – adjustments made through a software package loaded on a laptop.

Onboard Switch Settings

The XIM™ is configured through a series of DIP switch settings. The switches are located under the back cover of XIM™. To access the switches, simply take the lid off by removing the 5 screws, being careful not to tear the gasket beneath the lid.

INSTRUCTIONS

These example settings can be used to get up and running quickly. They are on the “safe” side. If desired, any of the settings can be adjusted to suit the motor or application. More detail about each switch setting is given on the following page.

Quick Start Guide for Onboard Mode

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For reference, these LS1 settings will give you… Idle timing: 20° (idle timing plus vacuum advance gives 30° at idle)

Max timing: 24° All-in RPM: 2800 rpm Vacuum Advance: 10° (added to base timing at low load) Rev Limit: 6000 rpm

SW1 (long, 8 DIP switch toggles)

All modes of XIM™ operation require that these be set per application as shown below. Note that #7 needs to be “ON” to operate in any Standalone mode.

DIP Switch (1-4)

[0=OFF, 1=ON] Ignition Strategy Crank Input

0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Crank Trigger 1/2/3/4X, 50* BTDC 50 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 OE Crank Trigger 1/2/3/4X, 1-10* BTDC Actual Crank Position (1-10) + 45 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 Ford Mod, 2 or 4 Valve 36-1 (1 tooth cam) 60 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 Ford Mod, 3 Valve 36-1 (5 tooth cam) 60 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 Chrysler Hemi 36-2-2 50 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 Chrysler Hemi Eagle 60-2 54 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 GM Gen 3 - LS1/LS6 24X (Special) 50 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 GM Gen 4 – LS2/LS7 60-2 (4 pulse cam) 49 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 GM Gen 4 / Gen 3 Cam 60-2 (1 pulse cam) 49

1 - 0 - 0 - 1 24 Pulse Dist. Plug 24X (Even, 1 cam) 50 - 60

XIM™ DIP Switches

“Crank Ref. Angle (*BTDC)” setting

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DIP Switch (5-6)

[0=OFF, 1=ON]

0 - 0 2 Cylinder 1 Standalone 1 Coil per Cylinder 1 - 0 4 Cylinder 0 CAN Enabled 0 Waste Spark 0 - 1 6 Cylinder 1 - 1 8 Cylinder

# of

Cylinders

SW2 / SW3 / SW4 / SW5 (rotaries with detents)

SW2, SW3 and SW5 settings are only required for Onboard mode. They are not used with the optional Remote or PC software.

SW3 SW2 SW5

SW4*

Idle timing (°BTDC) 2 6 24

Max timing (°BTDC) 2 22 40

All in (RPM) 200 1800 3600

Rev Limit 1000's

* SW4 is also used to select between the three modes of Standalone operation. It is set to 0 for PC Software mode, 1 for Remote mode, or 3-9 for Onboard mode.

SW3 SW2 SW5 SW4*

Switch

Position

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Idle Timing

(°BTDC)

6 22 1800 PC Software n/a

8 24 2000 Remote n/a 10 26 2200 n/a n/a 12 28 2400 Onboard 3000 14 30 2600 Onboard 4000 16 32 2800 Onboard 5000 18 34 3000 Onboard 6000 20 36 3200 Onboard 7000 22 38 3400 Onboard 8000 24 40 3600 Onboard 9000

Timing Curve

SW2, SW3 & SW5 are used to construct a base timing curve.

Ignition Timing

DIP Switch (7)

[0=OFF, 1=ON]

“CAN Enabled” allows XIM™ to communicate with XFI™

Setting Resolution

(RPM) 1000

Max timing

(°BTDC)

Operation

Mode

Min

(position 0)

(position 3)

3000 9000

All in

(RPM)

Standalone

Mode

SW3: Idle Timing

SW2: Max Timing

SW5: All-in RPM

1250

.

RPM

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DIP Switch (8)

[0=OFF, 1=ON] Coil Layout

“Waste Spark” – Each coil fires two companion cylinders simultaneously.

Max

(position 9)

Rev Limit

1000’s (RPM)

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R18 / R19 (rotaries without detents)

R18 and R19 settings are only required for Onboard mode. They are not used with the optional Remote or PC software. These can be set fully counter-clockwise (minimum setting), fully clockwise (maximum setting), or any position in between.

R18 R19

Min

(full ccw)

Setting Resolution

Rev Limit 100’s

(RPM) n/a 0 900

Vacuum advance

(°) n/a 0 20

(position 1)

Max

(full cw)

(position 3)

Rev Limiter

SW4 and R18 are both used to set the rev limiter in Onboard mode. Adding the two settings together gives the rev limit. For example…

SW4 : position 6 = 6,000 RPM R18 : center of rotation = 450 RPM. Together, they set the rev limit to 6,450 RPM.

Vacuum Advance

The vacuum advance feature adds an adjustable amount of timing on top of the base timing curve. The full amount is added at lower load and phased out as load increases. The MAP sensor must be installed (harness plugged into sensor and a vacuum line run from the sensor to the intake manifold) for this feature to work properly. In Onboard mode, R19 can be turned fully counter-clockwise to disable the vacuum advance feature.

R19: Vacuum Advance

Added Timing

Status LED

The Status LED on the XIM™ will…

• Flash briefly once a second to confirm XIM™ is set for Standalone operation

• Flash an even on/off pattern when started up in flash mode (blue “Flash” wire grounded at key-on.

Used to update firmware in XIM™.)

Tach Output

Pin 30-A3 is a 12V square wave tach output. It is available as a loose Brown/white wire and at pin F of the “CAM/HALL EFFECT” connector.

Manifold Pressure

73 kPa

87 kPa

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Fuel Pump Relay Control

Pin 18-B3 is a fuel pump relay output. It is available as a loose Green wire. It can be wired to the negative side of a fuel pump relay to control an electric fuel pump. (Do NOT connect it directly to a fuel pump.) The pump will be primed at key-on. And then will run whenever the XIM™ sees an RPM signal.

Unused Connectors

When using the XIM™ in one of the Standalone modes, the “CAN LINK” and “TO XFI CAM/HALL EFFECT” connections are not used.

XIM™ Pinout Chart

XIM™

Pin Function Wire Color 30-A1 30-A2 30-A3 30-B1 30-B2 30-B3 30-C1 30-C2 30-C3 30-D1 30-D2 30-D3 30-E1 30-E2 30-E3

30-F1 30-F2

30-F3 30-G1 30-G2 30-G3 30-H1 30-H2

Inductive Crank Input Red Discrete Crank Input Yellow Crank Output / Tach Brown/White Digital GND Black (/White) Digital GND Black/White Cam Output Yellow/Black Inductive Cam Input Red Discrete Cam Input Brown Flash Enable Input Blue Digital GND Black (/White) Digital GND Black/White Load Input White/Violet Analog 2 Input* 5V Reference Red/White Analog GND Black/Pink RS-232 RxD Black RS-232 TxD Red Dig GND (RS-232) White CAN_H Yellow CAN_L Green Digital GND Black/White EST Output A Purple EST Output B Purple/White

XIM™

Pin Function Wire Color 18-A1 18-A2 18-A3 18-B1 18-B2 18-B3 18-C1 18-C2 18-C3 18-D1 18-D2 18-D3 18-E1 18-E2 18-E3 18-F1 18-F2 18-F3

+12V Switched Input Pink Retard #2 Input Purple Digital GND Black/White Battery Input Red Retard #1 Input Gray Fuel Pump Output Lt. Green Coil Output A Orange Auxiliary Output* Power GND Black Coil Output D Purple Coil Output C Gray Coil Output B Blue Coil Output E Black Power GND Black Power GND Black Coil Output F Brown Coil Output G Yellow

Coil Output H Green * Reserved for future use Notes:

See letters and numbers molded into sides of

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30-H3

30-J1 30-J2

30-J3 30-K1 30-K2 30-K3

2-Step Input Orange EST Output C Red EST Output E Blue/White EST Output G Green/White EST Output D Red/White EST Output F Green EST Output H Blue

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FAST, Inc.’s obligation under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of its product. To make a warranty claim, the part must be returned within 1 year of purchase to the address listed below, freight prepaid. Items covered under warranty will be returned to you freight collect. It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that all of the components are correct before installation. We assume no liability for any errors made in tolerances, component selection, or installation.

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•Any parts used in racing applications.

•Any product that has been physically altered, improperly installed or maintained.

•Any product used in improper applications, abused, or not used in conjunction with the proper parts.

•Damage due to excessive manifold pressure, i.e. nitrous backfires, engine misfire, etc.

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connectors to find pin locations. “30-“ and “18-“ refer to 30 way and 18 way

connector.

Limited Warranty

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