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+1 on being very happy with the Raspberry PI RC setup. What is the highest quality HDMI 7" Display others are using or recommending? The standard screen isn't great in bright sunlight. Thanks, Tom Not maybe what you had in mind, but have a look at the xenarc line: https://www.xenarc.com/LED-LC...

This thread is to document my exploration of the BeagleBoneBlack (BBB), and it's potential as a host for the RCP App, or some subset of it, or else definitively prove that it is unsuitable. In my specific case, I intend to use it to drive an external 1024x600 outdoor display, which worked perfectly....

Hi, We've looked at the beaglebone, but we don't think the processor has the capability to run the app sufficiently well. The Raspberry Pi runs the app well, but has the drawback of running everything from SD card, which, as you pointed out, is not as robust as EMMC. Still, with the many many custo...

Update I've ordered the BeagleBone Black, which hopefully will arrive on Tuesday along with the display. These are some alternatives to the BeagleBone Black, which have more ram and storage. I will update it periodically. https://www.96boards.org/product/hikey960/ HiKey 960. Starting at $240, it ex...

I run a race capture pro mk2 with the bluetooth to android cell phone (I just use an old cell phone, it just can't be too old since the app doesn't run on really old phones). I have a formula car and just mounted the phone over the dash (I tried putting it on the steering wheel, but couldn't see it...

While I like Raspberry Pi in general, I'm not sure if it's the right choice here. Let me be clear: it's not a good idea to run an embedded system off an SD card in the harsh environment of a race car . It's an easy way to get started, but it is bad for long-term reliability. I have had SD cards just...

I ordered the 7" display last night, so now I'm committed to moving forward. I'm using this guide as a starting point: https://wiki.autosportlabs.com/RaceCapture_on_Raspberry_Pi These are my requirements for the instrumentation package as a whole, so you can better understand my decision making...

*Note* I will try to add pictures tomorrow. The first thing I did was install the RCP app onto the existing tablet, which is an Android of some sort (I think a Nexus 7, but it's hard to tell). I had to do this via [tt]adb[/tt], because I didn't have access to the Play store, but fortunately debugger...

Decided to quit pestering Brent directly and start a forum thread. I'm installing a RCP Mk III into a Palatov D2 with roadster bodywork. The car is powered by a GM LS3 E-rod crate motor, so it has OBDII. The issue is the original instrumentation package (custom-made for the car) did not work reliabl...

The dashboard firmware for my current hardware (arduino nano, character LCD, 6-led shift light array): https://github.com/emdash/dashboard The library which handles parsing the RCP telemetry stream: https://github.com/emdash/LibRCP Cad files for the current version of the enclosure (Note: I have had...

It was a really good idea to get an Aim solo because I'm still not finished with the dashboard project. The mount for the solo worked great, though. It's nice and visible. It was definitely useful at first to be able to read the laptimes. But I've hit a plateau, and now I would rather have my oil pr...

Ran a test print today at tech shop, and all the dimensions were slightly off. This is why I don't like reverse engineering things with calipers. It's wayyy better to work from the original drawings. The drawings for the enclosure are available at the page linked in a previous post, however not all ...

Attaching some snapshots of different mounting ideas. I'd like to try and clamp to part of the roll cage in front of the dashboard.

Stumbled on this by accident. Posting here for future reference. The existing enclosure seems to be based on this product.

http://www.boxenclosures.com/category/p ... _id=222619

Designing a better enclosure for Race Capture. I need something water resistant, and that offers more options for mounting. Using FreeCAD 0.13. It's a little buggy, but I'm able to work with it. One idea is to make better side covers for the existing aluminum housing. The plan is to add some kind of...