Racelogic Ltd PerformanceTools Software
02/05/2014
Page 69
Importing the Mapping file into AutoRoute or Streets & Trips
Open AutoRoute or Street & Trips. Click on ‘Data’ and then select ‘Import Data Wizard’.
When prompted, browse for the ‘.txt’ file you have just created with PerformanceBox Tools
and open it, then select ‘Comma’ as the delimiter and click ‘Next’. In column F2 select
Latitude as the column name from the drop down menu. In column F3 select Longitude as
the column name from the drop down menu and then click ‘Finish’. The program then
generates a map of your data location and places markers on the map at every data point
that was specified when the output file was, for example once every second.
Exporting To Track Vision
This option creates a csv file with the data in a format that Track Vision software can use.
Formatting MMC/SD Cards
Any new MMC/SD cards are formatted in the correct format suitable for PerformanceBox and
there is no need to format the card. You can delete any files created on the card by
PerformanceBox through your computer when connected to PerformanceBox or when the
card is inserted in a card reader connected to your computer.
However if your card has a problem and the card needs to be formatted it is best to do this
through the PerformanceBox Tools software SD card formatting facility.
Note: that the card will need to be inserted into a suitable card reader in order to format it; it
cannot be formatted through the PerformanceBox and USB cable.
Import Data
Data created in Google Earth
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as a .kml file can be imported into PerformanceTools. This is
particularly useful for creating circuit overlays without having to physically drive the track (see
‘Creating a Circuit Overlay’ on page 67.) Only .kml files can be imported, so when saving
paths created in Google Earth it is necessary to ensure the correct file type is chosen (the
other option is .kmz, and is not a valid import file type for PerformanceBox Tools.)
File Repair
If the file being loaded into the software contains
dropped sample data (caused by travelling under a
bridge, for example) then Performance Tools will
prompt you to repair the file. This can be done by
clicking on the Tools menu and choosing File Repair.
Areas of dropped samples will be then repaired.
Once the repair has been carried out is advisable to save the file and reload it. This will
ensure that all channels are correctly aligned in the Graph screen. Areas that have been
repaired will be represented in the Number of Satellites channel as 0.
A repaired file may still display the Dropouts message upon being reloaded. This is generally
due to the dropouts occurring at a time when the number of available satellites is so low that
an effective repair cannot be carried out (such as travelling through a tunnel.)
