Saturday morning. No coffee and no food because you stayed up late hacking on firmware – so when you’re on the phone helping a customer with a firmware and app upgrade these kind of things are like cards stacked against you while you try to focus and sound intelligent. But it’s all worth it when a…
Just enough data at the right place Good news for you data junkies: AT&T now has data-only plans starting at $15/month for 250MB – plenty for streaming wireless telemetry for a long endurance racing weekend. This is excellent news as AT&T seems to have superior coverage at many tracks, from the feedback we’ve received! Check out…
A bugfix release is now available for RaceCapture/Pro MK1 and MK2 that addresses a few minor issues and one important RPM related issue for MK1 users. Although this bugfix release does not reset your configuration if you’re updating from a 2.7.x release, we always advise you have the latest configuration saved for safe keeping. Changes in this…
Open Design + CAN bus support With the open design of RaceCapture/Pro you can do some pretty amazing things. Like control a Mychron3 dash over CAN bus! Current under research- check out the details. We can also receive data from virtually any CAN-enabled system and map them to wireless telemetry channels, streaming live data to the…
Love for MK1 MK1? Yes, you heard that right. We’ve been pounding the keyboards behind the scenes working hard to bring MK1 up to the same software and app level as RaceCapture/Pro MK2. And this isn’t just a one-time effort: We’ve invested a ton in our software architecture so that we can continue delivering features…
Based on user feedback we’ve selected a great roof-mount antenna kit upgrade for your RaceCapture/Pro telemetry system. It’s a weatherproof, rugged and high performance unit paired with the correct mount for the perfect roof mount setup. Directly compatible with RaceCapture/Pro MK1 and MK2. Get it now in the online store!
We have a new how-to for enabling a 3 stage + 1 sequential shift light using the Sequential Shift Light board + an additional flashing alert module (like this one) for the top end of the RPM range. It’s a different approach than what we normally have and we think it’s pretty cool! Check out a demo of…
Happy Holidays RaceCapture customers! We’re excited to announce updates to our new Race Capture app and RaceCapture/Pro MK2 firmware. Race Capture app version 1.0.1 has improved Bluetooth connection reliability and various UI fixes. Download it here for Windows: http://autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/rc_app/raceCapture_1.0.1.exe. The updated RaceCapture/Pro firmware version 2.7.5 has reliability and virtual channel fixes. Download here: http://autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/rcp2/firmware/RaceCapturePro_MK2_2.7.5.zip and…
This week’s featured customer is Rob Henretta, who races a BMW E46 and E30 in the western US. What region / location / tracks do you currently race at? Western US, mainly California. What car(s) do you currently race? Our primary car is our #14 BMW Spec E46 endurance car. We also have a BMW…
While we’re deep into the shipping phase for the RaceCapture/Pro MK2 pre-orders, here’s a quick reference sheet to help you get the hardware set up. Download the printable PDF here: RaceCapture-Pro MK2 quick reference sheet. Watch for more how-to’s and tutorials coming up!