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 The Gizzmo Kmon is a complete audio monitoring kit
for accurate listening for engine knock. The Gizzmo Kmon will help
take your tuning to the next level. The Kmon was designed with leading
tuners for tuners with endless hours of dyno development as a major
component in the research and development process. Each headphone can
independently be configured via the software to listen to different knock
sensors e.g. on a RB26DETT you could configure the left headphone to the
front of the motor and the right headphone to the sensor on the rear of
the motor or on the V8 one sensor could be used for the right bank and
another for the left bank (please note that there Kmon comes with one
sensor and sensor loom). There are two headphone jacks for the convenience
of training a tuner or a second set of ears when tuning.
Dealers Wanted: See
GizzmoUSA
for details
 The knock sensors used for the Gizzmo Kmon are the Bosch donut type
that allow a 10mm threaded bolt through the centre for easy mounting. The
software allows you to tailor the knock channels individually to the motor
in addition to setting up the headphones as you desire. It is also
possible to set the headphones up so that they are silent until a warning
threshold is reached e.g. you can set a warning level of 60% and if this
threshold it exceeding the headphones will emit a loud, sharp buzz. After
the software has been configured you can shut down the software and just
plug in the Gizzmo Kmon (to a USB2 port) whenever you need it; the Gizzmo
Kmon will always just return to your settings very time it is plugged in.
The Kmon also has two analogue outputs so that you can log the knock
levels into a dyno for comparisons against air fuel ratio’s, boost etc. On
the side of the Kmon are 4 LED’s; one indicates power, one flashes showing
communications and 2 ultra bright LED’s illuminate if the knock threshold
(previously explained) has been exceeded. Internally thing the Kmon is
armed with 5 processors. 2 are 20mhz DSP processors (1 per knock channel),
2 are 48mhz RISC processors for number crunching, control and
communications and the last processor is just for timing alignment.
"This is by FAR the best tuning tool I have
encountered to date especially @ $1100, after starting out with snap on
chassis ears years ago for all my V8 carb jobiies. I have been searching
for the ultimate KNOCK detection device for years and a decent detector
can sometimes mean the differrence between life and death of an engine
especially if a 1/3rd party fault occurs during a tuning or power run. The
only other knock monitors worth a pinch of salt is the HKS one but it
requires extensive modding to be truly effective and useful and the
knock-box but quite simply i have never really liked using it and the K-mon
seems to be far more easy to use and better at detecting knock."
Trent - Skylines Australia
CONCEPT:
Knock detection is critical when tuning for performance. Attempting to
modify the fuel & timing parameters without monitoring for cylinder
detonation & pre-ignition is asking for trouble, serious trouble. The Kmon
Knock Monitoring system by GiZZMO Electronics is professional grade knock
monitoring equipment. With the optional second channel kit, you can add
knock sensors to additional parts of the engine to monitor front and rear
or left and right banks, etc.. See G002 for additional sensor kit.
CHARACTERISTICS:
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2 Independent Audio
Output Channels
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2 independent Knock
Input Channels
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Each knock channel
has configurable
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Sensitivity
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Centre frequency
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Bandpass width
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Real-time Audio /
Visual monitoring for each channel
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Configurable Knock
Warning levels for each channel
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Real-time replay of
data-logs for each channel
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Left and Right
headphones can be dedicated to separate knock channels
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Pre and Post Audio
filtering for each independent knock channel
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High Speed USB2
interfacing
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Plug & Play, no
external power supply needed
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Comes with…
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1 * Kmon Module
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1 * Knock Sensor
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1 * Knock Sensor
Loom
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1 * Headphones
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1 * Software CD
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1 * USB2 Cable
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0V to 4.5V analogue
outputs per channel for analogous recording for external hardware e.g.
analogue inputs for ECU’s, Dyno’s etc
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