With the introduction of the ESP32-CAN-X2 development board, it was suggested we also create a range of accessory boards in the form of “bolt-ons” – and that name stuck! Adding high performance GPS Our first bolt on is a GPS receiver – this uses the same high performance Skytraq SUP500F GPS receiver uses in the…
https://www.autosportlabs.com/product/esp32-can-x2-dual-can-bus-automotive-grade-development-board For customers wanting to do custom CAN bus enabled sensors and widgets we’ve always recommended they “Get an Arudino + CAN bus shield. Oh, and also get an automotive-grade power supply”. We got tired of seeing these messes of boards and wires in harsh automotive environments, so we came out with a fun development…
In a previous blog post we updated our OBDII presets with a new preset for the Corvette C6 ZO6. Here’s how it was done using information from the popular Torque app. Get the Torque app Install the Torque Pro app, (yes, it’s a paid app, but they’ve done a fine job and it’s worth the…
Well look at that, we have our first vehicle specific OBDII preset. (That took a while!) Kiciking it off is the contribution by our friend Watana, who figured out a few extra channels using Mode 22 extended PIDs. We have a lot of direct CAN mapping presets, but few system-provided OBDII presets. However, we have…
One of our awesome customers, Clyde Caplan, provided us with a CAN mapping for the 6th gen Camaro (2016+). This adds a number of useful channels:RPMTPS (Throttle Position)Wheel SpeedBaroPress (Barometric Pressure)EngineTempIAT (Inlet Air Temperature)OilTempOilPressSteering (Steering Angle)Brake (Brake Pressure)Installing is easy, just go to Setup / CAN Mapping, then press Presets. Press the cloud Update button,…
Our plug and play harness system lets you easily connect devices and sensors to your RaceCapture or PodiumConnect system, without the need to splice, crimp, or heat-shrink connections. Multiple-length cables lets you build a harness that perfectly matches your installation needs, for a simple, reliable, and frustration-free experience! Now we’ve fully documented it in one…
The new RaceCapture/Pro, RaceCapture/Track, and PodiumConnect systems also introduces our new plug and play ecosystem. Now, it’s super easy to connect your system to CAN bus sensors and devices, without any soldering, crimping, splicing, or heat shrink tubing. It all just plugs together! What’s CAN bus? How about what it’s not? Before CAN bus, each…
Great news! Thanks to the contribution of our amazing community, we now have support for 2 MoTeC ECUs: M84 and the M1 series. It’s easy to add this support to your RaceCapture or PodiumConnect system – just go to Setup / CAN Mapping, press Presets, then press the cloud update button. You will see the…
Great news, RaceCapture officially supports the MicroPDM CAN bus Power Distribution moduleThis preset offers 26 channels indicating port status, current level, and more. Accessing the preset is easy – launch the RaceCapture app, go to CAN mapping, and press the Presets button. Then, under System Presets, press the cloud update button – the new system…
Great news – our dealer, Conover Motorsports developed a CAN preset for the Volkswagen MK5 CAN bus. This was accomplished through extensive work reverse engineering the CAN bus on their own race car – we have two useful articles here and here on how to do this. It is a totally doable and fun exercise…