Trackmaster Questions or Issues

Lapping Info will not display

2013-06-20T12:11:54Z

I just loaded Trackmaster on a Galaxy Tab 8.9 w/ Honeycomb 3.2 Lapping info will not display on the logging screen. The app is recording data as I can see the results listed in the sessions. Any one have this experience?

Thanks

cant find export data file for droid razr hd

2013-06-17T03:46:25Z

i click on video data and session it says that it uploads to my external storage, but i cant find anything, anywhere on the phone or the computer. any ideas?

A few questions, and a video issue

2013-05-26T23:29:18Z

Hi All. Great App - thanks so much! Can't wait to get it working nicely....

I have an HTC Desire phone (the original one, like a Google Nexus phone) which means it is pretty slow compared to modern phones. I'm considering a new HTC One with the quad-core 1.7Ghz CPU - can anyone confirm Trackmaster works fine on the HTC One?

Anyway - my major issue is that recorded videos are often nothing but garbage on-screen. The filmed laps look like an old black and white TV with the horizontal hold completely gone. Other laps/videos in the same session are recorded just fine. Sometimes I get 4 laps recorded fine, then 2 dead ones, then some more good ones.

Can anyone suggest why this might happen?

TM seems to forget that I set it to record each lap video separately - do I need to set that every time I use TM?

TM also absolutely monsters the battery! Even at 100%, and with a USB charger cable attached, the phone will run so low on power within about an hour, that disconnecting the USB instantly causes the phone to shut down - no matter how fast I get power back to it. This is a problem, because power to the phone gets cut when I hit the starter motor.

Is this a typical experience?

I really want trouble-free operations for a full day without worrying about the tech. The price is right for Trackmaster - no doubt about it, but if I can't get trouble-free and reliable operation, I'll spend the 1K required for dedicated data logging and filming. But that would be 1K I can't spend on the track - so I am keen to get it working well.

All advice gratefully accepted!

Chris D.

RE: Understanding Splits

2013-05-22T10:03:40Z

Just like your start marker, put the marker on a part of the track you know you will run over, ie the apex or entrace to a turn. I don't know what's the farthest the app will allow and still register you went by.

All the dotted lines do is let you follow your splits so you don't accidentally put split 3 before splut 2. Or because it's a touch interface, it let's you know if you placed a split off the track while you're scrolling.

Understanding Splits

2013-05-22T00:36:14Z

I don't quite understand using the splits. I understand that its purpose is to break the lap down into different sections, but I don't understand how to implement it. When I go to the map to put a split point down, am I supposed to put the marker on the track? Or am I supposed to put marker 1 on say the left side of the track and marker 2 on the right side so that I cross the dotted line to start the split time? I guess what is confusing me is the dashed line between the markers.

For example, my home track is Sebring Raceway. I'd like to separate the lap time into four different sections: Turn 1 to Turn 7, Turn 7 to Turn 13, Turn 13 to Turn 16 and Turn 16 to Turn 1.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sebring_International_Raceway.svg

RE: newbie trying to get location

2013-05-21T23:03:49Z

wasnt working bc i was playing with it indoors. needed to see satalite outside.

now have to figure out how to record with simultaneous phone video

RE: Recording every other video.

2013-05-21T18:39:27Z

I have pretty much the same setup and just had the exact same problem this weekend. Would be interested to hear an answer.

Darryl A. Engle:

I tried my new phone this past weekend at a local autocross and at the end of the day I noticed It was only recording every other video, the others were zero in size. I noticed today there had been an update to Trackmaster so I tried again toady with the same results.

The phone is an Samsung Galaxy S3
I tried with high res and low res,
I tried external and internal GPS,
I tried immediate start and start on movement.

Any ideas?

I can post or send the debug file if needed.

RE: newbie trying to get location

2013-05-21T16:54:06Z

Are you using an external gps? If so try un-pairing and then re-pairing the phone through your phone's settings, not the app.

If you're using the phone's gps then make sure that that is selected in the options.

Good luck!

newbie trying to get location

2013-05-21T15:34:46Z

hi i just got the app and am trying to set split markers for my drive to work.
i turned off lapping function, named a set, push the locate button but no go.
it says trying to locate you but then only gives me a random track layout.
my phone gives me location itself on google maps so dont know where im going wrong
thanks

RE: External Storage

2013-05-14T17:12:55Z

External storage support on Android devices previously was not standardized. Many of the phone manufacturers provided their own special way to access (or no access) to external storage from apps. The later Android APIs should provide a standardized way for developers to access the external storage. So hopefully I'll be able to solve this in a upcoming release.

Jeff

External Storage

2013-05-13T21:45:06Z

My Droid Incredible 4G LTE phone is saving my videos to the internal storage. It won't let me change the location of the video files. I was hoping to have them save to my large capactiy SD card.

"Trackmaster" gauge in Dashware

2013-05-13T03:31:17Z

There's one for "QStarz", "Contour", "GoPRO". Anyone ever create one for Trackmaster or know where I can get a copy of that guage.

RE: kmz wont open on Galaxy Note 2

2013-05-06T23:25:36Z

Try placing the KMZ file in the Trackmaster folder or the top-level folder.

Jeff

RE: kmz wont open on Galaxy Note 2

2013-05-06T22:33:51Z

Haven't been able to get the import working either. Import button is grayed out to where I cannot use it. Clicking directly on the KMZ files does the same thing as above. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

RE: Help...DashWare what is the data file to add?

2013-05-05T05:39:08Z

You need to go into the session section and click on the session you want to make. At the bottom you'll see a bunch of boxes like import and export. All the way to the right there is a button called video data. Click that and it will create a .csv file. This is what you need to use to get the speed and anY other data you want in your video.

Let me know if you have any other questions, I use dashware and have made several videos with TM and DW.

RE: Where do exports save? (Samsung Galaxy Nexus)

2013-05-04T20:04:58Z

It will save to the Trackmaster folder on the internal storage. Your PC folder settings or USB sharing options may not have the correct file settings to view. You will need to check your phone manual to get the correct options. If that does not work, you can download an app like ES File Explorer to view the Trackmaster folder and files.

Jeff

Where do exports save? (Samsung Galaxy Nexus)

2013-05-04T19:38:12Z

When connected to PC, on my phone I do not see any Trackmaster folder at all. I was looking to analyze exported sessions in google earth and the excel file with another party's analysis software. How do I go about this? FWIW I did set up a trackmaster.com sync - but as of right now it has not synced my sessions. Even if it did, it appears I cannot force a sync (right now I have 1 session from 1:30 PM, it's 2:30 PM but the "next sync" is 8:30 PM??) and didn't want to be dependent on an internet signal and process at the track. Help!

Help...DashWare what is the data file to add?

2013-05-04T18:46:14Z

Hi, I've been using Trackmaster for a little while now but never exported it to DashWare. Used it last year at Road America and it worked great on my phone but didn't do anything with it besides video and lap times and speed on my phone.

Getting ready for this year's autoX and track day events want to start exporting to DashWare and creating videos. I've got a HTC Incredible 4G, BT-Q818XT, and all needed Trackmaster apps. I've been trying for two days now around my neighborhood. I've got a split point in front of my house as the start/finish. Import the video from my phone into DashWare, choose my gauges, and Create Video. Video is created with my footage and the DashWare gauges, but NO speed, altitude, throttle, brake, "circuit", etc. What is the data file in DashWare? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

RE: Dual XGPS150 not connecting via Bluetooth

2013-05-03T00:51:42Z

Has anyone gotten the DUAL XGPS150 to actually work correctly. I can get it to connect, but I cannot get it to actually provide data. I know the GPS works, as I can use it with other apps....

Thanks!

Lost all sessions on phone

2013-04-29T14:03:28Z

Hello,

For some reason I lost all sessions on my galaxy S3. All my sessions are still available online at mytrackmaster.com though. Is this supposed to happen? I can't play back and overlay the laps now.

I didn't uninstall anything related to trackmaster or change any SD cards etc.