utkinpol

Hi,

I wonder if it would shift the situation if anybody who is interested to have this feature added (to be able to download complete data set directly from your smartycam for analysis - essentially turning it into proper fully operational data logger) would contact AiM and request this feature.

I think it would be a great feature. Who knows if any input from users will affect AiM corporate decisions but it is a small market and I think a lot of smartycam customers do read this forum, so, it is sort of FIY.

Maynor

I'm all for it. Buying two data devices is a stretch by itself and aim would only gain customer loyalty for other products this way.

ProCoach

My understanding is that this feature (outputting SmartyCam logged data into Race Studio 2 interpretation software) is already in the works.

rlm328

If we are having AIM wish lists I wish that I could plug into 1 point and down load both camera and logger.

I would also like to be ale to run through all of the menu features on the camera from a computer.

Bman

I spoke to AIM about this a few weeks ago and it sounds like the only way to get data is by adding a logger. There were rumors a year ago that the SmaryCam would be upgradable, thru firmware, to allow for data downloads but doesn't sound like that will be the case.

They've been testing a new DL (Solo DL). It's supposed to be out soon and will likely be more affordable than the current DLs.

Gary R.

Those are reasonable updates, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for AIM to make the SC a pseudo data-logger though.

utkinpol

that is what whole deal is about as smartyam receives and processes all this data anyway, whole issue is just to put it aside into separate file on a flash drive together with video file.
right now this data stream just blends into video and then gets deleted.

I simply opened up this Linux package of smartycam firmware and it is quite obvious how it works down there. none of that is rocket science. It is just a matter of AiM to 'open it up' for us.

Also I do not think word 'pseudo' applies here - smartycam is essentially an embedded system, to simplify it further - almost same class of a procesing device as your home PC. Linux version it runs is pretty standard - a RedHat clone, I beleive. It can do whatever you program it to do with data it receives. And trust me - to produce an AVI file is much more difficult job for CPU than to dump an input data stream into plain text file.

utkinpol

they want you to buy a separate logger, that is true. It does not mean smartycam cannot do it.

Bman

Agreed! Didn't mean to imply that it wasn't possible, only that they've decided not to "open up" the SC and require an external DL.