Opening a Lap and Graphing Data
At this time, we have downloaded our first run, made a quick check of data and created and saved a
track map. We would now like to review the basic procedures for viewing and graphing data. Before
opening a lap for review, double click the Clear All Graphs icon, located in the vertical list of
icons on the left side of the DataLink screen. This will clear all currently graphed data.
The initial Runfile should still be open. The DataLink software
saves individual lap data, with corresponding lap times (called
a Lapfile) within the Runfile. Simply worded, a Runfile is a
folder with all the laps placed inside.
Open a Lap
Place the mouse cursor over the Runfile tab and right click. To open the fastest lap, select
the Open Fastest button, as shown below.
The fastest lap will now be displayed, as shown in the example below.
Lapfile
Tab
All of the data channels that were active during this test run are now in view in the Channel Button area.
However, no graphed data will appear, until the user selects any of the Channel Buttons, as discussed in
the next section.
Referring back to the above Select Lap dialog window, laps can be opened by three different methods:
Open All: This will automatically open all laps contained within the Runfile
Open Fastest: This will open only the fastest lap.
Open Selected: This will open one lap, by placing cursor over the desired lap and left clicking.
A Runfile is indicated by the
blue
disk icon and a Lapfile is indicated by the
blue
track map
icon, along with the corresponding lap number.
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