DIY Data Acquisition

nanogama

Hello everyone, I am new here in the forum, but I am not new in data acquisition and some programming.

I´ve built an homemade data acquisitor using an ESP32, GPS module and acceleration sensors. I can read the data in a csv file on Excel, but I want to convert it to a vbo file, so I can read in Circuit Tools. Is there any information about it? I´ve been searching a lot and I didn´t find much. I know that vbo is an standart file format, but how can I save in it, or convert another format?

I also tried this: https://en.racelogic.support/VBOX_Automotive/01General_Information/Knowledge_Base/VBO_File_Edit , from the support of RaceLogic, but it didn´t work.

The reason why I am trying to do this is because a local company made a data logger that can be used with Circuit Tools, and I want to emulate that.

Sorry if this is not related with RaceChrono, but it is the only forum where I see post about vbo files, and I read that RaceChrono can be used with Circuit Tools.

Thank you very much in advanced,

Agustín.

aol_of_RaceChrono

RaceChrono can import VBO files too. The format is documented here: https://en.racelogic.support/VBOX_Automotive/01General_Information/Knowledge_Base/VBO_File_Format

nanogama

Hi aol, thank you for your answer. How can I save a file into a vbo format? I can open vbo in notes or excel, but I can´t save in vbo.

aol_of_RaceChrono

In RaceChrono you can export a session to .VBO. I cannot help you with other apps

nanogama

Thank you very much aol!

Liuyanting

Can you publish your design and program

R1Snake

You only have to save it as .VBO file.

massimodutte

Since you have your data in CSV format, you'll need a script or a tool that can read the CSV file and convert it into the VBO format. This can be done using programming languages like Python, where you can read the CSV file, crm enrichment(https://www.globaldatabase.com/data-enrichment), and then write it into a VBO file. Ensure that the data from your CSV file is mapped correctly to the data fields expected in a VBO file. This may involve matching the fields such as GPS data, acceleration data, timestamp, etc., with the corresponding fields in the VBO format.
After conversion, it's important to validate the generated VBO file to ensure that it's correctly formatted and contains all the necessary data. You can do this by attempting to open the VBO file in Circuit Tools or any other compatible software.