Logged driving around town and got a text file, now what?

Ls_Rx7 · Post by **Ls_Rx7** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:03 am

I got my racecapture today and put it in my car to try it out. The files that it recorded are text files and race analyzer doesn't seem to accept that type of file. What do I need to do to be able to view a log?

SpatialStage · Post by **SpatialStage** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:15 pm

I don't have mine yet, but does the Race Analyzer software accept CSV files? If you open the text file in Microsoft Office and then save it as a CSV that could be one way to get it to work.

Post by **brentp** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:40 pm

Hi,

Yes, you can import the datalog into RaceAnalyzer and use the software to playback and visualize the data. We're working on enhancing the instructions on the analysis part and we're working to get an updated version of RaceAnalyzer out as well. Load the software and play around with it; and hang tight for a short while for more docs!

rdoherty · Post by **rdoherty** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:20 am

Quick steps are:

* Open Race Analyzer
* File => Import Datalog
* Create new Race Event
* Import Datalog: Click '...' button next to file location
* Select the datalog from the SD card
* Click Next
* Enter a name for the datalog
* Click Next
* Select the sensors you want to import (all is fine if you're testing/experimenting)
* Click Next
* Click Import
* Click Finish

You'll see the datalog name with a '+' next to it. Click on it to expand and see all the sensors. If you right-click on a sensor and click on 'New xxx', it will create a chart/graph/etc for that sensor. You can shift-click on latitude and longitude together and right click => New GPS view to get a map.

Use the play/pause buttons to start/stop playback.

Poke around and let us know how things worked out for you! Hope that helps!

Ls_Rx7 · Post by **Ls_Rx7** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:27 am

rdoherty wrote:Quick steps are:

* Open Race Analyzer
* File => Import Datalog
* Create new Race Event
* Import Datalog: Click '...' button next to file location
* Select the datalog from the SD card
* Click Next
* Enter a name for the datalog
* Click Next
* Select the sensors you want to import (all is fine if you're testing/experimenting)
* Click Next
* Click Import
* Click Finish

You'll see the datalog name with a '+' next to it. Click on it to expand and see all the sensors. If you right-click on a sensor and click on 'New xxx', it will create a chart/graph/etc for that sensor. You can shift-click on latitude and longitude together and right click => New GPS view to get a map.

Use the play/pause buttons to start/stop playback.

Poke around and let us know how things worked out for you! Hope that helps!

The problem that I am having is when I get to selecting the file from the SD card. Raceanalyzer only lets me choose .radb files and my log is a text file.

rdoherty · Post by **rdoherty** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:13 am

Hmm, if it only accepts radb files, it sounds like you are trying to open up a race event, not import a datalog.

I created a screencast of what to do here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3mxVSa ... e=youtu.be

Hope that helps!

Ls_Rx7 · Post by **Ls_Rx7** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:22 pm

Thank you for the video, I see where I was going wrong and missing a step.

GTIspirit · Post by **GTIspirit** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:39 pm

Ls_Rx7 wrote:Thank you for the video, I see where I was going wrong and missing a step.

I made the same mistake when my Race Capture Pro arrived yesterday and I was trying it out in my living room.

Took me a while of stumbling around in Race Analyzer until I figured out how to import the .log file.