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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We are excited to announce that Autosport Labs is the “Official Data Acquisition and Telemetry Partner” for the new BMW CCA Endurance Racing Series! Here is their Facebook post: “We are pleased to announce Autosport Labs as the “Data Acquisition and Telemetry Partner” for our series! Autosport Labs will be providing discounted Race Capture Pro…
Busy week at Autosport Labs! Here’s where we are on the projects: Fast tracking RaceCapture/Pro shipments We’re working on fulfilling the “Data Addict” wave of RaceCapture/Pro Indiegogo Perks – due end of March. We’ve received feedback from the Telemetry Perk backers asking: “Can we at least get our RaceCapture/Pro units early, while we wait for…
Are you an RF n00b? Maybe you know enough so that it’s not a complete blind spot in your work- enough that you ask a relative expert, like Greg Peek of Silicon Farmers when you need to lay out some high frequency traces. Greg took a look at my initial design around connecting an SMA connector…
Jolt4 Ignition driver board What does one do when down for the count with illness, pumped up with antibiotics and prescription cough medicine? Why, they design some hardware. My friend, Karel Jennings was working on a coil on plug solution & wanted a driver board for his BMW Megasquirt project so we collaborated on a…
We’re honored to have our first guest author! Dave Robson, a Formula 750 driver/owner shares his experiences with the Megajolt system. Originally published in the 750 Motor Club bulletin Megajolt Ignition – Why you should fit one By Dave Robson There are a lot of car racing today still using carburetors and distributors. The more…