#Garmin virb edit gauge builder serial
In 2007, no camera came close to the tiny action cameras of today (particularly in the consumer space) so I ended up using a HDV camcorder strapped into the car.įor recording data from the car I used a reasonably high-end (in the consumer space) OBD to Serial dongle that was advertised as being “high speed”. In particular, the Windows Mobile devices used at the time didn’t have accurate enough clocks to reliably time the data, warranting a whole section in my dissertation discussing interpolating timestamps. iPhones and iPads were just beginning to arrive, and the other smartphone platforms at the time weren’t quite suitable. However, while the software was ready, the hardware for gathering the data just wasn’t there. It was just a prototype, but it worked great and I was really proud of what I’d made - enough that it still gets a space in my abbreviated life history. Check out this recent one of mine - even if you’re a car nut, I bet you won’t make it through more than a lap or two before getting bored.īack in 2007 I was bored of my dataless videos, and as part of my final year at university, I wrote a prototype Mac application to add graphical overlays to my track day videos. As my skills and enjoyment grew I wanted to record videos of my driving to show my friends and catalogue my improvement over time, so I started to record my track driving.īut! Without data, track driving videos are boring.
As soon as I had a car more interesting than my Mum’s 1.2L Vauxhall Corsa (SXi!) I started going on track days. If you don’t care, you can scroll down a bit to get to the real review. Note: For the first part of this review, I’m going to ramble on a bit about my history with this sort of thing and why I’m so hopeful that the VIRB XE isn’t crappy for use on track days. Parts of the review that are now incorrect are still here but are struck through so you can see what’s changed.
#Garmin virb edit gauge builder update
Update January 2016: I’ve updated this review to reflect the camera and its software after a few months and a few software updates. August 16th, 2015 Garmin VIRB XE for Automotive and Track Days: A First Impressions Review
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