Great news for BMW M2 owners – thanks to Devin McCuen’s determined efforts of reverse engineering the BMW M2 CAN bus, we now have a CAN preset with several valuable channels, such as steering angle, Brake pressure, RPM and throttle position. All in high performance direct-streaming CAN bus – not low performance OBDII! Per the…
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New Analog Preset for Bosch PST-F1 combination Pressure and temperature sensor
Good news, we now have a preset for the great 2-in-on combination sensor by Bosch. The PST-F1 sensor combines a 0-10 bar pressure sensor with a 140C capable temperature sensor in one body. This sensor is typically used for oil and fuel media, but could be used for coolant as well. We have individual presets…
How Podium real-time telemetry helped Turn3 Motorsport win the overall NASA 25H of Thunderhill
Recently we were honored to work with Nathan Jones of Radical Sports cars UK – he was data engineer for Turn 3 Motorsport, campaigning a Radical SR3 for the grueling NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill. They decisively took the overall win, and did it with the help of Podium real-time telemetry. Read on for…
A big new 2020
Big things are coming for RaceCapture and Podium – both software and hardware. Here’s a sampling of what to expect in Q1 2020. Some of these will be delivered in the coming weeks, so brace yourselves! RaceCapture app 2.0 – all about the analysis Chances are you saw the big news about the new Podium…
New Australian Dealer, RaceIntel
We are excited to announce our first Australian dealer, RaceIntel! RaceIntel will focus on General circuit racing, Rally, Track Day Drivers, Motorbikes, and Karting. They will also be working with the streaming TV producers to show them what value add we can push their with live telemetry. Overall, their main car categories are defined as…
Mazda RX8 Series 1 direct CAN mapping
We are pleased to announce a direct CAN mapping for the Mazda RX8 (Series 1). This is especially great since it bypasses the OBDII interface for fast and efficient streaming of data. Special thanks to Nick Owens for working with the Mazda community and bringing this preset to you. The preset brings in 9 valuable…
How to unlock extended OBDII channels on RaceCapture
Great news: we’ve overhauled the OBDII guide, with information on how to maximize the power of RaceCapture’s OBDII system. Included in this guide is how to enable Mode 22h support, which can unlock many OEM specific channels. Get started today with the new guide in our wiki Crowdsourcing OBDII data! The power of the RaceCapture…
Now bundling Verizon SIM cards with PodiumConnect and RaceCapture systems!
We are proud to partner with Eric Kaul of Wireless Zone to offer bundled Verizon SIM cards with new 4G enabled PodiumConnect and RaceCapture systems, for USA customers. Eric has been serving the amateur and professional motorsports racing enthusiasts since 2016 with their technology needs on the Verizon Wireless network. Convenience and outstanding deals on…
New Product – Linear temperature Sensor
Our new linear temperature sensor requires no pull-up resistor and has a simple 10mV/C temperature response, great for CAN bus mapping as well as direct sensor integration. Order through our dealer network You can use the convenient preset for RaceCapture/Pro inputs – just 3 wires and you’re set. If you’re using AnalogX, use the conversion…
(Updated) Enhanced Telemetry buffering with RaceCapture / PodiumConnect firmware 2.17.0 + RaceCapture app 1.16.0
Update 10 Sept 2019 – 2.17.4 (RaceCapture/Pro MK3 / MK2) and 2.17.5 (RaceCapture/Apex – PodiumConnect) firmware has been released that fixes an issue with telemetry buffering when combined with virtual channels defined in Lua. We recommend updating before your next race. Download from http://podium.live/software Update 2.17.2 firmware (RaceCapture/Pro) and 2.17.3 (PodiumConnect/RaceCapture/Apex) firmware has been released…