vMin on a track map in AiM
02-27-2019, 05:16 PM
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vMin on a track map in AiM
I thought folks might like this video. It's a quick and easy way to put minimum or maximum speeds on a track map. You can leverage this to any measure! You can do RPM, corner radius, G force, etc the same way. If you want the reading for different areas, you can make different segment maps to display it how you want. Post up if you like this or have trouble. It's been really popular with Harry's Lap Timer converts.
02-28-2019, 12:55 AM
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Yep. Latching... Pi had it fifteen years ago in their Club dashes.
I have a great device that would be PnP with your MXP for this, though.
I have a great device that would be PnP with your MXP for this, though.
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02-28-2019, 08:41 AM
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Not expensive at all, $849 with all cables ($200 alone) to be plug and play with AiM MXx and EVO5, less for MoTeC and VBOX. And a remarkably useful tool!
I’ve had people asking me for years about simple, bulletproof technology that would allow vehicle health alarms (shift points, including downshift as well as temps and pressures out of range) and driver prompts (vMin and vMax latching speeds for working on corners) to be provided audibly through their Stilo or other earbud device concurrently with communicator or radio delivery.
It’s here and it works great! I have stock and am their second dealer. The software is really easy to use and it works well.
Fun to help bring this new technology to drivers who can use it to improve their performance, without adding risk.
I’ve had people asking me for years about simple, bulletproof technology that would allow vehicle health alarms (shift points, including downshift as well as temps and pressures out of range) and driver prompts (vMin and vMax latching speeds for working on corners) to be provided audibly through their Stilo or other earbud device concurrently with communicator or radio delivery.
It’s here and it works great! I have stock and am their second dealer. The software is really easy to use and it works well.
Fun to help bring this new technology to drivers who can use it to improve their performance, without adding risk.
02-28-2019, 10:03 AM
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I've actually been tinkering with a small arduino device that would display the vMin and vMax in real time, basically anytime there is a speed reversal, it will display the speed at which the reversal occurred and hold it on the screen until the next reversal. So if you are heading down the straight and your max speed is 120 and you start to brake, the screen would display 120. Then your speed declines until you go back to throttle exiting the corner and it starts to increase, and then it displays your vMin on the screen, until the next vMax. I've had it out 3 times and tested some different displays. I like the 128x32 OLED because even though it is small, it is bright and readable. a 4 digit 7 segment LED gets washed out when I am driving away from the sun. Unfortunately the cameras don't pick up the OLED display when it is upside down, but I do have a video with the 7 segment display, with the GPS running at 1 Hz. Right now I am using a faster and smaller board (adafruit feather M4 with GPS at 5 Hz). Once I get it a little further along I'll put the code up and instructions. Right now I am playing with data logging the GPS info for a kind of DIY telemetry. (Just for fun since I have an AIM Solo DL that I use for my "real" data).
Here is a video of my first time out, using my "big" Arduino UNO.
The number on the left is the number of satellites the GPS is tracking and on the right is the vMin/vMax.
Very cool on the original video above, looking at vMin/xMax is very helpful to me and was one of my favorite things about HLT videos.
Here is a video of my first time out, using my "big" Arduino UNO.
The number on the left is the number of satellites the GPS is tracking and on the right is the vMin/vMax.
Very cool on the original video above, looking at vMin/xMax is very helpful to me and was one of my favorite things about HLT videos.
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Yep, HLT has also had this for a long time.
It's been a staple of serious driver coaching for decades.
Thanks to Matt for the informational video!
It's been a staple of serious driver coaching for decades.
Thanks to Matt for the informational video!
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Peter - you should start a thread on the racevoice.
It will be interesting to see what people like. I think it will become more important for people to know how they can assimilate information. Not everyone will work with audio well, not everyone with the visual displays.
I have some good setups using the AiM SLM and MXP that give drivers really good feedback for specific tasks and goals on track.
It will be interesting to see what people like. I think it will become more important for people to know how they can assimilate information. Not everyone will work with audio well, not everyone with the visual displays.
I have some good setups using the AiM SLM and MXP that give drivers really good feedback for specific tasks and goals on track.
02-28-2019, 05:53 PM
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Matt, I remember when programmable alarms were first enabled. I was able to use several specific, desirable conditions to give visual feedback to the driver, that we agreed on in advance and modified throughout the interaction, in order to incent them to execute the fundamentals better. Good stuff!
Agree wholeheartedly that everyone assimilates information differently, but there are some pretty clear concentrations around specific, effective methods in and post the high stress environment of a car on track.
Agree wholeheartedly that everyone assimilates information differently, but there are some pretty clear concentrations around specific, effective methods in and post the high stress environment of a car on track.
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Let’s talk, Jeff!
03-01-2019, 02:23 PM
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FWIW, the MoTeC C125 I have does that...it's set up as a temporary override in the view field for the speed value so when you come out of a corner it latches the lowest speed onto that field in the display for a [programmable] number of seconds then goes back to showing you current speed.
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FWIW, the MoTeC C125 I have does that...it's set up as a temporary override in the view field for the speed value so when you come out of a corner it latches the lowest speed onto that field in the display for a [programmable] number of seconds then goes back to showing you current speed.