Hello,
I want to log when I push the brakes during track runs, so I attached OBD-II metering via the brake light switch. Therefore I record just two values, "On" or "Off" which I have made a custom PID for.
But what gauge should I use for best displaying this "brakes On/Off"?
In the Torque app for example, I noticed there is a "gauge" for that, called "On/Off display", but I can´t see there is one in RC
Later I probably will see how much percent (%) brake I apply. A simple solution maybe would be a potentiometer attached on brake pedal?
Surely there must be lots of implementations on this out there, any advice will be appreciated.
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And as mentioned earlier, please show examples on suitable sensor setups on brake pedal
Brake systems operate on pressure, not position; what you really need is a pressure sensor somewhere in the hydraulic system. Many modern cars have pressure sensors already available in their master brake cylinders.
Which car do you have?
I had the same challenge setting up RC for my Subaru BRZ, and ended up finding how to read the brake pressure data from the car itself:
https://racechrono.com/forum/discussion/comment/11389/#Comment_11389
Thanks for input. My car is old, a 1975 Chevy Monza. No OBD at all 😀
You can see a video here:
https://youtu.be/phmnCfcw8JA
I use a Swedish developed OBD-II box that converts analogue values to OBD-II data. I don't need that precise data from the brake system, but it would be nice to log some braking percentage instead of just on/off.
Yeah, you probably want to find a way to install a brake pressure sensor instead then.
Since you're dealing with analog inputs, you might also consider making a RaceChrono BLE DIY device using Arduino instead of introducing an inefficient OBD-II protocol in the middle.
I'm using a device from here:
Sorry, only in Swedish but you can see a schematic diagram on start page
But see this as a "poor-mans-project" thing, like go the DIY Arduino way.
I imagined that there would be some other folks here that practice racing or attends trackdays and also have "non-OBD"-cars, that may had set up logging for braking.
Thanks,