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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Pl... by rdoherty on Thursday March 10, 2016 @02:23PM (#11261482)
https://www.race-capture.com

Realtime telemetry for race and street cars. Open source firmware, hardware and mobile app. https://github.com/autosportlabs . Our tech is used by many people, from car enthusiasts, to professional race teams to even race boats that go nearly 200mph.

I focus mainly on the website and telemetry infrastructure. It's awesome because we work with people who are passionate about racing, we truly do mean 'realtime' when we say it and we get to race and go to track days :)

Most of the incumbents are using 1990s tech and have 0 web presence. The next available realtime telemetry systems cost > $30k, and ours is $600.

We have some big plans for the future, if you're interested in racing check us out!

https://github.com/autosportlabs - Code

http://www.autosportlabs.net - Wiki

https://www.autosportlabs.com - Store

http://www.autosportlabs.org - Forums

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Pl... by LLG on Thursday March 10, 2016 @02:25PM (#11261499)
Does this work for motorcycles as well?
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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Pl... by rdoherty on Thursday March 10, 2016 @02:29PM (#11261536)
It can, as long as it has power. By default RaceCapture/Pro and RaceCapture have built-in GPS (location, speed, altitude) and a 6 axis accelerometer (x/y/z accel, roll/pitch/yaw). So all you'd need is power to get that data.

RaceCapture/Pro has 7 analog inputs, timer inputs, digital I/O and PWM inputs. Also it has 2 CANbus connections and a serial connection. So if you want to hook up more stuff directly you can. RaceCapture/Pro can be a little big depending on the motorcycle.

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