Please welcome our new team member – Jeff Ciesielski! Jeff is a best of breed firmware engineer: you won’t find the word ‘enterprise’ anywhere in his resume. Seriously, he kicks ass and has already (patiently) taught us a thing or two about firmware and hardware engineering. Jeff is leading up the development of the next generation…
Author: Brent Picasso
RaceCapture/Pro CAN/OBD2 interface
Leverage CAN and OBD2 data streams into your RaceCapture/Pro telemetry system! System Overview The CANx adapter is an interface for CAN bus networks and 2008+ OBD2 ports, complimenting the existing capabilities of RaceCapture/Pro. CAN/OBD2 data is blended together with the existing RaceCapture/Pro sensors, 10Hz GPS and accelerometer/yaw sensors, forming a comprehensive, high performance data…
CoilX RPM sensor module now available
The CoilX sensor module is designed to safely convert the noisy, high voltage RPM signal present on most ignition systems into a clean RPM signal for RaceCapture/Pro or other hardware devices. It’s a tiny, lightweight sensor module that can be quickly soldered with 5 wires and bundled seamlessly into your wiring harness. Available now in…
New Team Member: Mike Marich!
We’re super proud to announce a new Autosport Labs team member: Mike Marich! Mike will be taking the lead on the Mobile App engineering – so watch for some awesome new features coming your way on the RaceCapture App ! In Mike’s own words: Lets see… I have been competing in various forms of Motorsport for…
Texense Sensors
At the PRI show we had the opportunity to meet members of the Texense team and we were immediately impressed with the quality of their sensor technology and their knowledge of the domain: evidently 20 years of experience and a Formula 1 background clearly shows. As a result we’re proud to offer a full range of…
RaceCapture/Pro firmware 1.2.5 released
This firmware release is worth making a special announcement as it contains a number of improvements centered around ease-of-use and provides defaults that work out of the box. Get the firmware from the Downloads page and enjoy improved capabilities of your RaceCapture/Pro system! Accelerometer / Yaw sensor smoothing Based on some great feedback from our…
New Dealer: Track Rat Motorsports!
We’re excited to announce our newest US dealer, Track Rat Motorsports! They will be focusing on sales and installation of RaceCapture/Pro, including Realtime Telemetry and related Autosport Labs technologies. Track Rat Motorsports is a specialty shop for vehicle data acquisition systems and instrumentation. From pros to track day enthusiasts they have the skills and experience to…
Lap times and crystal balls
Realtime Telemetry: New cellular carriers A much requested feature for RaceCapture/Live real-time telemetry is the support for additional cellular carriers. Good news: we are testing firmware enhancements for enabling U.S. based AT&T and European carriers like T-Mobile UK and other providers. Enabling additional carriers requires making the cellular module’s “APN” settings configurable in the RaceCapture/Pro…
Seattle Soho Loft Seattle VC, Angel and Crowd Investing Event
We’ve been invited to be on the panel for Soho Loft’s Seattle VC, Angel and Crowd Investing Event! on June 20! If you’re near Seattle and interested in crowd-funding your project via Kickstarter or Indiegogo, this would be a great event to attend. We’ve learned (and are still learning) a ton during the RaceCapture/Pro Indiegogo…
RaceCapture/Pro: Open Source race car data and telemetry!
It’s been a while since an update on the RaceCapture/Pro indiegogo project, and we have some important things to share! Open Source! o/ Fulfilling the promise of our Indiegogo campaign, we’re excited to announce the open-source release of the RaceCapture/Pro Data Acquisition and telemetry system! You can find it all here on github. Support…