Dash 2 Pro Track RUN files
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:49 pm
Hi all
I have the Dash2 Pro and am hoping to use it to record laptimes and other data when racing this year. I dont know a lot about it as it was installed in the car already when I bought it.
However, I have read what I can online and looked through the manual... one thing which worried me was that somewhere i read that any logged data is only kept until the dash is powered off... as its installed in a race car I had visions of someone turning off the kill switch and losing an entire sessions data. So, today I hooked up the laptop and found data files from the previous owner - so I am hoping that the data should stay after powered off.
The folders I see on the dash, when connected, are;
A:\INTERNAL\ - which has a lot of 1k files all called RTCGxxx.TXT
These files just contain a series of numbers and I am not sure what these are or whther they can be deleted safely.
A:\RT160101\
A:\RT210713\
... which contains RUN_01 and RUN_02... files. These files appear to store lap GPS data and sensor recordings... unfortunately there is not much data in here and on the one 'run' which loads and shows a lap - it looks like a straight line across a field and nothing more... so unfortunately I cant really play or view this.
I can see that the folder is generated using the date of the recording and am guessing that 01/01/2016 is the default date before set up.
There is also another folder;
A:\System Volume Information
Anyway - I read that you should only have one RUN file stored on the internal memory to match the circuit you are at? So, should I manually delete the A:\RTxxxxxx\ folders and create one to match the date I am competing. E.g. A:\RT220301\ and place the track RUN file in here? If so, can I get RUN files from other members to use, as I have seen a few people asking for track RUN files, or when I start lapping will it create a RUN file to use? I get the impression that you need to get a RUN file for a particular track and store it on the internal memory prior to arriving at the track - but I am not absolutley certain of this.
Also I read that Dash2 Pro units manufactured after July 2017 come with the logging and advanced features activated, otherwise you need to pay for a licence. As the previous owner said that the dash was only purchased in 2021, I am guessing it will have logging enabled... but how do I check the manufacture date?
I am sure as time goes on there will be more that I want to know and I guess the best way to get to see how to use it is to book a track day and play... but if anyone is prepared to let me have one of their RUN files for Brands Hatch GP and Brands Hatch Indy I would be interested to load it up and see what it looks like with some lap data.
Any advice or pointers gratefully received.
I have the Dash2 Pro and am hoping to use it to record laptimes and other data when racing this year. I dont know a lot about it as it was installed in the car already when I bought it.
However, I have read what I can online and looked through the manual... one thing which worried me was that somewhere i read that any logged data is only kept until the dash is powered off... as its installed in a race car I had visions of someone turning off the kill switch and losing an entire sessions data. So, today I hooked up the laptop and found data files from the previous owner - so I am hoping that the data should stay after powered off.
The folders I see on the dash, when connected, are;
A:\INTERNAL\ - which has a lot of 1k files all called RTCGxxx.TXT
These files just contain a series of numbers and I am not sure what these are or whther they can be deleted safely.
A:\RT160101\
A:\RT210713\
... which contains RUN_01 and RUN_02... files. These files appear to store lap GPS data and sensor recordings... unfortunately there is not much data in here and on the one 'run' which loads and shows a lap - it looks like a straight line across a field and nothing more... so unfortunately I cant really play or view this.
I can see that the folder is generated using the date of the recording and am guessing that 01/01/2016 is the default date before set up.
There is also another folder;
A:\System Volume Information
Anyway - I read that you should only have one RUN file stored on the internal memory to match the circuit you are at? So, should I manually delete the A:\RTxxxxxx\ folders and create one to match the date I am competing. E.g. A:\RT220301\ and place the track RUN file in here? If so, can I get RUN files from other members to use, as I have seen a few people asking for track RUN files, or when I start lapping will it create a RUN file to use? I get the impression that you need to get a RUN file for a particular track and store it on the internal memory prior to arriving at the track - but I am not absolutley certain of this.
Also I read that Dash2 Pro units manufactured after July 2017 come with the logging and advanced features activated, otherwise you need to pay for a licence. As the previous owner said that the dash was only purchased in 2021, I am guessing it will have logging enabled... but how do I check the manufacture date?
I am sure as time goes on there will be more that I want to know and I guess the best way to get to see how to use it is to book a track day and play... but if anyone is prepared to let me have one of their RUN files for Brands Hatch GP and Brands Hatch Indy I would be interested to load it up and see what it looks like with some lap data.
Any advice or pointers gratefully received.