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LapTimer v19 announcement (iOS and Android)

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Harry's LapTimer proudly presents:

All LapTimer editions v19 are available on AppStore and PlayStore now. Besides a complete rework and tons of enhancments of our existing v18 apps, LapTimer GrandPrix for Android is available for the first time now. While the update of all v18 apps is free for all existing users again, any Rookie and Petrolhead Android edition can be upgraded to GrandPrix using the InApp purchase option in LapTimer ‣ Administration ‣ Add-ons ‣ GrandPrix Upgrade.

You know we enjoy improving this tool again and again. In case you like it as much as we do, please leave a Review on PlayStore or AppStore - this is helping us a lot to keep the "free major update" policy.

Thanks a lot for your continued support!

- Harry


Changes to the iOS and Android version differ slightly, please find the detailed change logs below:


CHANGES TO LAPTIMER IOS EDITIONS:

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Redesigned Tiled Navigation
    ‣ Completely new and tiled navigation improving usability a lot
    ‣ Support for user selectable favorite views
    ‣ Navigation structured by Prepare / Race / Analyse pattern replacing tab bar
    ‣ Reworked Trip, Timer, Speedo, Classic, Racer, Acceleration, and Satellites
      View to benefit from space freed up [availability of views depends on 
      LapTimer edition]
    ‣ New top level analytic views available: recent laps and system health status    

User Interface Enhancements
    ‣ Completely new Engine View showing tons of engine data (OBD) [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Calculation of number of remaining laps based on tank capacity and consumption
    ‣ Expand / Collapse of sections in Lap List, Add-ons List, and Checklists
    ‣ Updated and a lot nicer Maps View
    ‣ New assistant style for Define User, Autocross, New Track, Load Track
    ‣ Reworked coloring scheme for best laps and time made good / lost
    ‣ Redesigned icon set and further addition of iPhone6 Plus resolution graphics
    ‣ Tons of refinements of user interface to provide an even nicer, simpler,
      and more convenient experience 

Apple Watch support
    ‣ Display current, gap, and last lap time on an Apple Watch paired
    ‣ Support for some one-button-push actions to remote control LapTimer

Video and Overlay Features
    ‣ Full support for Sony's line of cams: MultiCam operation [GrandPrix]
    ‣ GoPro's line of HERO cams is now officially supported: HERO3/3+/4 [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Improved preview for external cams, optimized connection making [GrandPrix]
    ‣ For easy video overlaying, footage from external cams is transferred 
      automatically between action cam and LapTimer now [HERO4 only, GrandPrix]
    ‣ Several improvements to video overlays, e.g. time display, enhanced
      configuration options [Petrolhead]
    ‣ MultiCam Presets set the order of video (Master / PiP)
    ‣ Display of heart beat rate if available from Health Kit [GrandPrix]

New Accelerometer Support
    ‣ Completely reworked accelerometer calibration
    ‣ Besides individual calibration, LapTimer offers presets for LHT, RHT, video,
      and motorbike use cases
    ‣ For those with a permanent mount, individual calibration can be locked
    ‣ No recalibration when device orientation is changed 
    ‣ Support for flipped lineal and lateral acceleration
    ‣ New Sensor list section for inertial measurement units (like Accelerometer) 
    ‣ Added display of calibration status to several views

New Sensor Support
    ‣ Added full support for Autosport Labs RaceCapture/Pro MK2 device; this
      sensor delivers GPS and engine data at 50 Hz; NB: as long as only Bluetooth
      is supported by ASL, a BT to WiFI bridge is required; contact us to get
      more information [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Added display and health check for GPS disturbances using Kp-Index
    ‣ Added support for Bluetooth Low Energy devices (GPS and OBD)
    ‣ For those designing their own OBD solution, a "read only" mode has been added 
      allowing to stream in any ELM327 replies without complex (and slow) request
      and reply patterns
    ‣ Several improvements to sensor connection making and data handling
    ‣ Groups of sensors not used can be disabled altogether; as an example,
      all WiFi sensors can be disabled - which reduces system load

Enhanced Analytics
    ‣ Shows heart beat information overlaid to Laps (max per lap) and Charts
      in general (requires some Health Kit compatible accessory) [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Touching a lap in Laps View (bar chart), gives you a quick look into lap 
      details now; a transition to the full Lap Details View is available too
    ‣ Longitudinal and lineal acceleration graphs show lineal and longitudinal 
      acceleration as a dotted line now allowing trail breaking analysis
    ‣ Added adaptive path simplification to charts improving display speed of high
      update rate recordings for very long tracks

Improved Motorbike support
    ‣ Much improved handling of lean angles for motorbikes
    ‣ Support for measured lean angle / lateral acceleration based on down force

Model / Import / Export Enhancements
    ‣ New vehicle types supported (speedboat, jetski, ski)
    ‣ Added vehicle data lookup provided by Edmunds
    ‣ Completely reworked vehicle data handling and import / export
    ‣ Added support for compressed Google Earth files (.kmz)
    ‣ Further improvements to import (e.g. all caps allowed for .VBO etc)
    ‣ Added OBD (rpm and throttle) information to VBO export (and import)

System and Refactoring
    ‣ Full 64 bit support making LapTimer integrate a lot better into iOS
    ‣ Raised minimum iOS version requirement to iOS7.1
    ‣ Cleaned up code and removed all iOS6 and older compatibility stuff
    ‣ Removed single density artwork
    ‣ Extensive profiling and performance tuning

Bugfixes 
    ‣ and - needless to say - dozens of smaller bugfixes and improvements

CHANGES TO LAPTIMER ANDROID EDITIONS:

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General
    ‣ Massive update for Rookie and Petrolhead editons (major release)
    ‣ Free update for all existing LapTimer Android users
    ‣ All new GrandPrix Edition available, existing Rookie and Petrolhead editions
      can be upgraded from within LapTimer / Add-ons

Redesigned Tiled Navigation
    ‣ Completely new and tiled navigation improving usability a lot
    ‣ Support for user selectable favorite views
    ‣ Navigation structured by Prepare / Race / Analyse pattern replacing options menu
    ‣ Completely new Acceleration View and calibration assistant
    ‣ Completely new Speedo View (serves as a second timer view) [Petrolhead]
    ‣ New top level analytic views available: recent laps and system health status

User Interface Enhancements
    ‣ Completely new Engine View showing tons of engine data (OBD) [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Calculation of number of remaining laps based on tank capacity and consumption
    ‣ New assistant style for Define User, Autocross, New Track, Load Track
    ‣ Reworked coloring scheme for best laps and time made good / lost
    ‣ Redesigned icon set, button style and finer drawings
    ‣ Tons of refinements of user interface to provide an even nicer, simpler,
      and more convenient experience 

Video and Overlay Features
    ‣ Added MultiCam support and Picture in Picture overlays [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Full support for Sony's line of cams: MultiCam operation [GrandPrix]
    ‣ GoPro's line of HERO cams is now officially supported: HERO3/3+/4 [GrandPrix]
    ‣ For easy video overlaying, footage from external cams is transferred
      automatically between action cam and LapTimer now [HERO4 only, GrandPrix]
    ‣ Several improvements to video overlays, e.g. time display, enhanced
      configuration options [Petrolhead]
    ‣ MultiCam Presets set the order of video (Master / PiP)

New Accelerometer Support
    ‣ Completely reworked accelerometer calibration
    ‣ Besides individual calibration, LapTimer offers presets for LHT, RHT, video,
      and motorbike use cases
    ‣ For those with a permanent mount, individual calibration can be locked
    ‣ No recalibration when device orientation is changed 
    ‣ Support for flipped lineal and lateral acceleration
    ‣ New Sensor list section for inertial measurement units (like Accelerometer) 
    ‣ Added display of calibration status to several views

New Sensor Support
	‣ Added full support for Autosport Labs RaceCapture/Pro MK2 device; this
      sensor delivers GPS and engine data at 50 Hz [GrandPrix]
    ‣ Added display and health check for GPS disturbances using Kp-Index
    ‣ For those designing their own OBD solution, a "read only" mode has been added
      allowing to stream in any ELM327 replies without complex (and slow) request
      and reply patterns
    ‣ Several improvements to sensor connection making and data handling
    ‣ Groups of sensors not used can be disabled altogether; as an example,
      all WiFi sensors can be disabled - which reduces system load

Enhanced Analytics
    ‣ Touching a lap in Laps View (bar chart), gives you a quick look into lap
      details now; a transition to the full Lap Details View is available too
    ‣ Longitudinal and lineal acceleration graphs show lineal and longitudinal 
      acceleration as a dotted line now allowing trail breaking analysis
    ‣ Cursor functionality in Charts including video frame display [GrandPrix]

Improved Motorbike support
    ‣ Much improved handling of lean angles for motorbikes
    ‣ Support for measured lean angle / lateral acceleration based on down force

Model / Import / Export Enhancements
    ‣ New vehicle types supported (speedboat, jetski, ski)
    ‣ Added vehicle data lookup provided by Edmunds
    ‣ Completely reworked vehicle data handling and import / export
    ‣ Added support for compressed Google Earth files (.kmz)
    ‣ Further improvements to import (e.g. all caps allowed for .VBO etc)
    ‣ Added OBD (rpm and throttle) information to VBO export (and import)

Bugfixes 
    ‣ and - needless to say - dozens of smaller bugfixes and improvements
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hi, where's the new quick guide to show how to use the new version ?
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xps911 wrote:hi, where's the new quick guide to show how to use the new version ?
The new quick guide can be found behind the old "Quick Reference" tile - within the app. I will update the video manual within a week and add a new document on the new accelerometer presets and calibration in addition. Till then, user's intuition needs to work :-D

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Harry wrote:
xps911 wrote:hi, where's the new quick guide to show how to use the new version ?
The new quick guide can be found behind the old "Quick Reference" tile - within the app. I will update the video manual within a week and add a new document on the new accelerometer presets and calibration in addition. Till then, user's intuition needs to work :-D

- Harry
figured it out now, seems a lot more simple - well done :)
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I just purchased HLT GP version for IOS. It looks like a great modern replacement for my broken, obsolete traqmate :)

The Autosport Labs RCP looks like a great unit, but I don't know about the BT to WiFi bridge? Where does one find a portable bridge like that? And would you still be able to control a GoPro if using the bridge?

For the amount of money to buy the recommended OBD and GPS interfaces, the RCP doesn't seem like a bad price considering everything else it can do - at least here in the US, anyway.
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Just bought it thanks!
Now fully ready for this summer :)
Quick question though as I haven't tested it yet: My go-pro is a last Gen Hero, the basic model one without wifi. Can I still still transfert the videos to my phone without wifi, just by putting the micro-SD of the gopro into the phone? I'm guessing that yes, but just wanted to make sure.
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MCScott wrote:I just purchased HLT GP version for IOS. It looks like a great modern replacement for my broken, obsolete traqmate :)

The Autosport Labs RCP looks like a great unit, but I don't know about the BT to WiFi bridge? Where does one find a portable bridge like that? And would you still be able to control a GoPro if using the bridge?

For the amount of money to buy the recommended OBD and GPS interfaces, the RCP doesn't seem like a bad price considering everything else it can do - at least here in the US, anyway.
The RCP situation for iOS is not really solved currently. LapTimer is prepared and open for tinkerers, but the best thing would be to get either a WiFi connector or (long shot) an Mfi certification of their BT solution. In case you are interested, please drop them a note to show potential buyers are waiting!

I did some research on dedicated hardware bridges. I found at least one configurable solution made up from several modules but found it unreasonable expensive (do not have the link available any more).

For my own testings, I realized the bridge using a small POSIX C program running on a MacBook. Every laptop has both WiFi and BT, so this is an option. For in car use, it is too complex / heavy. A good solution would be an old Android phone plus a quick port of this C program. The Android would serve as dedicated bridge and wouldn't require data service etc.

- Harry
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POSIX C program to bridge between a WiFi TCP port and a BT interface (SPP). Ready to run on Macs but can be easily changes to any other operating system by changing access to the serial interface.
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Hi Harry,

I just upgraded Petrol Head Edition on my Android to Grand Prix edition, seemed to upgrade OK and payment was fine, but the installed version still reflects the Petrol Head Edition... is this expected or should it have updated to the Grand Prix edition reflected this in the version description ?

Keep up the good work..

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I like the new accelerometer calibration. The internal camera setting worked like a charm. You might have a little too much yaw in the LHT and RHT presets, though. It looked like about 45 degrees. Using a forced calibration on the individual setting solved that problem, but a straight ahead portrait preset like the internal camera straight ahead landscape preset would be nice.
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Is the 2gb video limit bypassed now BTW? Since in a few weeks, I'll be driving a 42hp Mini around the ring I might be very very close from the limit :)
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