LapTimer v24
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:01 pm
So I'm still having trouble with consistency with my ODB gauges showing in my videos. I have an Android phone (Samsung S20+ that the OS is updated), a 2001 Corvette Z06, a Kiwi 3 ODBC sensor connects at 4Hz and version 24.0.1 of HLT. I was just at a trackcross two weekends ago and I am getting the following results.
1. Everything is working great - I have the G-forces and the speed in the lower left corner and I have the pedals and RPMS in the lower right corner! Everything recorded in the video!
2. In video record mode, I don't get the pedals and RPMs in the lower right corner but I do get the G-forces and the speed in the lower left corner. In this mode I have green indicators for showing that everything is connected.
3. In video record mode, I see the G-forces and the speed in the lower left hand corner but I don't record the speed. I don't have the pedals and RPMs showing. Indicators still showing all green and everything connected.
4. In video record mode, I don't see the G-Forces and the speed in the lower left hand corner and I don't see the pedals and RPMs in the lower right hand corner. Indicators still showing all green and everything connected.
I have been through all the forums looking for assistance. I've done the power cycle on the phone, power cycle of HLT, turned off the phone WiFi, turned off and then turned back on the Bluetooth, made sure that no other Bluetooth devices were connected (or trying to connect), pulled the Kiwi 3 ODBC and reinserted it, etc. I also have left all the default settings in HLT. It is really frustrating when you are sitting in the line at a TrackCross and you cannot get HLT to work! Even more frustrating that sometimes it does!
So questions:
1. Is it just me or does everyone have trouble with consistency of HLT?
2. So I'm at a racetrack (Dominion Raceway in Virginia, USA), I have this track selected but since we are doing TrackCross we are not doing full laps! The start line is past the HLT starting point on the race course. So I go into lap or speed odometer mode and then hit the Video Preview mode. I wait until I move to the starting position and then hit the record button. I get the recorded video and all four issues above including issue one with good video sometimes (but not very often). I go past the ending point of the TrackCross and when I've slowed down I either hit the stop recording button or I wait until I pass the HLT track starting/stopping point and let it record the lap and then I hit the stop recording button. Please note that they will not allow us to walk the track and setup an AutoCross track with recording the start and end positions in HLT. Since I get good video sometimes I would think that this method should work all the time?
3. So if I want to test out HLT, should I not be able to sit in my driveway and not select a track (getting a red on the track selection) and still have the G-Forces, Speed, Pedals and RPMS showing in the speed odometer video preview mode? I believe that I've done this earlier this year but I've tried this over a few days now and I'm not able to get the pedals and RPMS to show (the G-Forces and speed does show). Please note that I'm seeing what appears to be a lock icon on the lower right corner of the display. What is this and do I have something locked out?
4. Should HLT just allow one to drive down the highway and in the speed odometer mode record the G-Forces, MPH, Pedals and RPMs in video preview mode and when recording? If not what a great test feature to add (and yes I do understand that this program is for recording racing events but somehow one has to be able to test this thing out driving around on roads).
Any ideas, suggestions, comments? Please let me know. PS - i have pictures of the issues and my settings if necessary to help trouble shoot.
thanks much
Will
1. Everything is working great - I have the G-forces and the speed in the lower left corner and I have the pedals and RPMS in the lower right corner! Everything recorded in the video!
2. In video record mode, I don't get the pedals and RPMs in the lower right corner but I do get the G-forces and the speed in the lower left corner. In this mode I have green indicators for showing that everything is connected.
3. In video record mode, I see the G-forces and the speed in the lower left hand corner but I don't record the speed. I don't have the pedals and RPMs showing. Indicators still showing all green and everything connected.
4. In video record mode, I don't see the G-Forces and the speed in the lower left hand corner and I don't see the pedals and RPMs in the lower right hand corner. Indicators still showing all green and everything connected.
I have been through all the forums looking for assistance. I've done the power cycle on the phone, power cycle of HLT, turned off the phone WiFi, turned off and then turned back on the Bluetooth, made sure that no other Bluetooth devices were connected (or trying to connect), pulled the Kiwi 3 ODBC and reinserted it, etc. I also have left all the default settings in HLT. It is really frustrating when you are sitting in the line at a TrackCross and you cannot get HLT to work! Even more frustrating that sometimes it does!
So questions:
1. Is it just me or does everyone have trouble with consistency of HLT?
2. So I'm at a racetrack (Dominion Raceway in Virginia, USA), I have this track selected but since we are doing TrackCross we are not doing full laps! The start line is past the HLT starting point on the race course. So I go into lap or speed odometer mode and then hit the Video Preview mode. I wait until I move to the starting position and then hit the record button. I get the recorded video and all four issues above including issue one with good video sometimes (but not very often). I go past the ending point of the TrackCross and when I've slowed down I either hit the stop recording button or I wait until I pass the HLT track starting/stopping point and let it record the lap and then I hit the stop recording button. Please note that they will not allow us to walk the track and setup an AutoCross track with recording the start and end positions in HLT. Since I get good video sometimes I would think that this method should work all the time?
3. So if I want to test out HLT, should I not be able to sit in my driveway and not select a track (getting a red on the track selection) and still have the G-Forces, Speed, Pedals and RPMS showing in the speed odometer video preview mode? I believe that I've done this earlier this year but I've tried this over a few days now and I'm not able to get the pedals and RPMS to show (the G-Forces and speed does show). Please note that I'm seeing what appears to be a lock icon on the lower right corner of the display. What is this and do I have something locked out?
4. Should HLT just allow one to drive down the highway and in the speed odometer mode record the G-Forces, MPH, Pedals and RPMs in video preview mode and when recording? If not what a great test feature to add (and yes I do understand that this program is for recording racing events but somehow one has to be able to test this thing out driving around on roads).
Any ideas, suggestions, comments? Please let me know. PS - i have pictures of the issues and my settings if necessary to help trouble shoot.
thanks much
Will