calibrating G settings and about the Palm version

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calibrating G settings and about the Palm version

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Hi

I've had the Palm version for a while and would like to know how to calibrate the G setting. Currently mine is set at .8, which must be the default I guess.

I use version 8 pro for the Palm. Is that the latest version for the Palm?
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Hi,

Good to know there are still some PalmOS users out there :-)

As the Palm devices had no accelerometer built in, LapTimer always calculated acceleration from GPS. There has been no need for something like a calibration.

In case I miss your point, please let me know.

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PS Yes, v8.0 is the last version available.

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Thanks for the replies. I guess my question was whether the G calibration was something that was controlled by the software or whether it was an editable adjustment and you answered that.

I'm surprised that more people don't use the Palm. I don't like the idea of using my real phone in my race car and you can pick a good palm for $50 or so, and a good gps unit for maybe the same. That way I have a dedicated system and I really like the memory card slot.

Will you ever do an Android version?
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You are right, that makes a pretty cheap solution. However, functionality more than doubled since 8 and the device capabilities of iOS and Android are by far better. I get my old Treo 650 out of the box from time to time, thinking back to the early times :-) It is a time of fast change we are living in...

I plan to make a first Android version available next spring.

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To continue my questions in this Palm thread and keep it away from all the iPhone users I would like to ask ..
under constants there is a G calibration and it is adjustable, defaulted to .8. Should I adjust it to see what happens??? ;-)

Also when I look at an output of the course with G shading I get an image with really wide bands. For autocross there is a lot of band overlapping. Is there a way to set the band to a narrower width? Worth a try to ask ..
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Hi,

The width / scale of G acceleration is not adjustable (neither on Palm, nor on the iPhone). On the 0.8 you need to send an snapshot. I do not have the Palm version with me currently.

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