Software / Track editor
Create tracks for lap timing
The final version is still being tested.
The wheel measures lap times by GPS. For that it needs a GPS receiver and the track with start and finish, sectors and pit lane. The track editor creates it on a map.
For the CORE F1 Display steering wheel
Track editor
A GPS receiver is required
For lap times and track detection the wheel needs a GPS receiver on the CAN bus. Without GPS there is no position and therefore no lap time.
It can be linked with the upcoming Cronesix GPS and the ECUMaster GPS. More receivers will follow.
Where the track comes from
The easiest way is a driven lap. The wheel records the session, and the editor takes one lap from it as the centre line of the track.
Without a recording you can use a GPX or KML file or the roads on the map. A brush follows the road and builds the line from it. Where there is no road you draw freely.
Not only race tracks
Not every track is in a list. That is why the editor knows circuits and point-to-point tracks, for slalom, hill climbs or a test site.
Lines, sectors and pit lane
Start line, finish line and sectors are set with a click on the track. From them the wheel calculates lap time, sector times and delta.
On top come named corners, the start box, the pit lane with speed limit, zones and markers. A target time can be stored for the lap and for each sector.
From the PC to the wheel
Tracks are kept in a library on the PC and transferred to the wheel. In the car the wheel recognises the track by its position.
A check in the editor reports before saving if something is missing, such as a start line.
Measure acceleration
Besides lap times the wheel times acceleration runs by GPS and shows the result right on the display.
What is measured
Every run delivers five values: 0 to 50 km/h, 0 to 100 km/h, 100 to 200 km/h, the eighth mile and the quarter mile, the two distances with the speed at the end.
The "Acceleration" view shows the best values in large type and the list of all runs next to them. The best value of each column is highlighted.
The result on the display
The device page "Acceleration" shows the run in the car: the state, the time from 0 to 100 km/h, the quarter mile and all values with their measurement uncertainty.
Arming and paging through the runs is done on the wheel itself, no PC is needed for that.
Detecting the start
A measurement starts once it is armed and the car is standing. The wheel detects standstill and launch by itself.
The thresholds are adjustable: the speed from which the car counts as launched, how long it has to stand before, and what counts as standstill. If wanted, the measurement is armed automatically after switching on.
How it works
- Choose a sourceRecording, file or the roads on the map.
- Define the lineTake it over, follow it with the brush or draw freely.
- Set the linesStart, finish, sectors and pit lane.
- TransferSave and write to the wheel.
At a glance
- Needs a GPS receiver on the CAN bus
- Map from OpenStreetMap, with place search
- Import of GPX, KML and KMZ
- Circuits and point-to-point tracks
- Target times for lap and sectors
- Acceleration timing up to the quarter mile
Trying it costs nothing
The software is free and runs without a connected device. Every device can be opened and viewed offline.