Courses

Instructor: George Younis 

Cost: $300 per session per person

ProLINK training will be conducted online or in person in four half day sessions over two days. All main software components will be discussed with emphasis on day-to-day test operation. Attend online or in person.

Session 1 (Wednesday AM) – ProLINK & testing overview, test start-up (Configuration Manager / DynoView)

Session 2 (Wednesday PM) – ScriptEdit
Review the basics of programming for Link Dynamometers. Emphasis will be placed on VSI2 (Visual Scripting Interface 2), but classic code and VSI1 will also be discussed.

Session 3 (Thursday AM) – RevDataPlus
All major aspects Link’s main data review tool will covered including summary data, in-stop data, noise, and select machine specific features.

Session 4 (Thursday PM) – ReportAssist
The process of calculating Link reports will be shown followed by basic template creation using Link ReportAssist functions.

Attend all or a partial selection of sessions that meet your testing needs.

Instructor: Chris Urban

Cost: $500 per person

This class will review the basics of servo tuning on a performance brake dynamometer. A machine at Link will be tuned remotely in real time with an ethernet based servo. Basic concepts of common parameters will be discussed in both pressure and torque (decel) control, including PID, ramp gain, and general background variables. Importance of brake size, brake bleed, and other factors in tuning will be analyzed. General understanding of brake dynamometer operation and ProLINK software is preferred.

Instructor: George Younis

Cost: $850 per person

Hands-on course will review the basics of test part preparation including thermocouple installation and wear measurements. Proper fit and function of test parts will be completed along with full machine test set-up.
1. Thermocouple installation – Review the basics of installation on various types of test parts including pads with both one and two piston calipers, shoes, vented and solid discs, and drums.
2. Basics of caliper rebuilding.
3. Fit and function a set of parts on fixture with driver. Review fixture and driver types.
4. Wear measurement preparation and execution including thickness, weight, and rotor mappings.
5. Installation of the fixture, driver and parts on the machine. This will also include how to enter test information (header), inertia changes, and setting LRO (lateral run out).
6. Basics of probe installation for DTV (Disc Thickness Variation) as well as microphone and accelerometer set-up .
7. Review basic initial test monitoring.

Class can be attended in person or online.

Instructor: Chris Urban

Cost: Free

This online session will discuss the new features associated with LINK’s latest software updates, now available for download on the LINK Downloads Website. Customers with current software support agreements can log in for the latest versions.

Instructor: Chris Urban

Cost: $150 per person or free with a Preferred software support agreement

A general overview of advanced programming in ScriptEdit will be discussed. Topics include dialog boxes, both button selection and data input, along with utilizing previously saved test data. Use of code before and code after sections will be shown as well as helpful syntax in routines and repeat loops. A basic understanding of VSI2 programming is preferred before attending this course.

Instructor: George Younis

Cost: $150 per person or free with a Preferred software support agreement

Review the basics of machine programming using ScriptEdit. Focus will be on VSI2 (Visual Script Interface 2) with emphasis on steps, routines, loops, and if statements. Importance of machine files and different machine types will be discussed. A background in programming is not required.