Tutorial: DIY devices
RaceChrono offers couple of APIs that you can use to connect your own devices, and input your data. The DIY devices are configured from RaceChrono > Settings > Add other …
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RaceChrono Pro for Android |
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| Lap timing with sectors and optimal lap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Track library of >2000 pre-made race tracks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom user defined circuit and point-to-point tracks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data analysis with synchronised graph, map and video | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ / ✘ |
| Predictive lap timing and time delta graph | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Hardware accelerated video export with configurable data overlay | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Multiple camera recording and picture-in-picture video export | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Video recording using internal camera | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Remote control of GoPro® HERO action cameras | ✓ 3) | ✓ 3) | ✘ |
| Linking and synchronising video files from almost all action cameras | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Support for external Bluetooth GPS receivers | ✓ 1) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi OBD-II readers | ✓ 2) / ✓ | ✓ / ✓ | ✘ / ✘ |
| Support for Bluetooth LE heart rate monitors | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Support for DIY data sources and sensors | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Unlimited session length, good for 24 hour races | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Session data export in .ODS (session summary for Excel), .NMEA, .VBO and .CSV formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
1) Limited to GPS receivers supported directly by iOS or RaceChrono Pro. Preferred devices are VBOX Sport, Dual XGPS160 and Garmin GLO
2) Support for Bluetooth OBD-II readers on iOS devices is currently limited to OBDLink MX+ Bluetooth, Kiwi 3 & 4, Tonwon BLE, Veepeak OBDCheck BLE and Carista
3) GoPro 2, 3, 3+, 4 Black, 4 Silver, 4 Session, 5 Black, 5 Session, 6 Black, 7 White, 7 Silver and 7 Black
