Datalogger: Set Lap Start / Finish Point




This screen can be reached by pressing the Manually Set Start / Finish Point button on a datalogger file's Input File Configuration screen.

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This tool is used for manually setting a Start / Finish point to separate laps, which enables a cleaner track map (see the "Use Best Lap" option), and the Mark Start / Finish Point, Lap Timer, Lap Counter, and Time Trial Ghost features. It is useful for datalogger files that do not provide compatible lap number data, or for overriding a datalogger's Start / Finish position. This is a universal solution that is not fine-tuned for any particular datalogger, so lap detection and timing accuracy may vary. It is recommended that the datalogger CSV file include lap number information when possible.

^{Datalogger features depend on data provided by other products. As a result, some features are not functional with all dataloggers, and this is subject to change at any time and without notice.}


Controls on the Set Lap Start / Finish Point Screen

The preview area shows the full map from the current datalogger file and the vehicle position at the selected time. In most cases, you can just simply adjust the time control at the bottom so that the indicated vehicle position is at the track's start / finish line, and then click OK. The datalogger overlay will then use that point to separate laps, even if the file contains lap numbers. You may choose any lap to define the start / finish point, but you should choose a lap that represents your average driving line across that point, so that the other laps can be more accurately detected.

For cases where lap detection needs to be more fine-tuned, the tolerances can be adjusted for the X & Y positions and vehicle heading. These values are based on data fields that can be selected on the Input File Configuration screen.


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