AIM Smartycam GP HD rev 2 2 on a Gen 5

[Tamvette]

I have this setup in my Miata but we added a T to the brake line coming out of master cylinder (Metal line) and then wired it to AiM. Are you sure you can add more sensors to your SmartyCam without an AiM dash?

Good thought but I'm not sure how long they need the car for. I've looked at the sensor that needs to be installed. You basically have to cut a braided brake line and install an inline tap with the sensor. Then you need to run a wire back through the firewall to the unit.

[ViperGeorge]

I have this setup in my Miata but we added a T to the brake line coming out of master cylinder (Metal line) and then wired it to AiM. Are you sure you can add more sensors to your SmartyCam without an AiM dash?

No, I'm not sure. Their website is not that great so I'm not sure I can add the sensor although Complete Performance (who was in Hastings this past week) were running the same system (Smartycam GP HD Rev 2.2) and they had a brake line sensor installed.

[Arizona Vipers]

Here's what the guy who set up my AIM stuff said about the brakes:

"What we do is for the brake display, I select "Inline Accel" or "Long G" for the channel input
Which one depends on how we named the channel

It will usually show up automatically when we click the box
It may be needed to set the data logger Smarty Cam Stream to "Enable all channels for functions"

Then in the scaling boxes I set 0 and 1 for the high and low values
With Smartycam only (no datalogger) it is needed to zero G meters in the cam where it is mounted in the car"


That being said, I don't see any use in the data. Maybe if you were a pro driver looking for that last hundredth of a second or something. If I hit the brakes it's 100% all the time, unless I'm trail braking in a turn where I'm getting a lot of understeer and you just go by feel, not data.

[ViperGeorge]

Here's what the guy who set up my AIM stuff said about the brakes:

"What we do is for the brake display, I select "Inline Accel" or "Long G" for the channel input
Which one depends on how we named the channel

It will usually show up automatically when we click the box
It may be needed to set the data logger Smarty Cam Stream to "Enable all channels for functions"

Then in the scaling boxes I set 0 and 1 for the high and low values
With Smartycam only (no datalogger) it is needed to zero G meters in the cam where it is mounted in the car"


That being said, I don't see any use in the data. Maybe if you were a pro driver looking for that last hundredth of a second or something. If I hit the brakes it's 100% all the time, unless I'm trail braking in a turn where I'm getting a lot of understeer and you just go by feel, not data.

I agree the brake bar on the video is not necessary, it just looks cool.

[Tamvette]

If you see below video where we are using an actual brake pressure sensor, it is fairly sensitive and helps a ton while analyzing driver input lap to lap comparison or driver to driver. (Obviously we are using racestudio while analyzing not the video )

https://www.facebook.com/ATA-Racing-646489645725614/

I agree the brake bar on the video is not necessary, it just looks cool.

[Arizona Vipers]

If you see below video where we are using an actual brake pressure sensor, it is fairly sensitive and helps a ton while analyzing driver input lap to lap comparison or driver to driver. (Obviously we are using racestudio while analyzing not the video )

https://www.facebook.com/ATA-Racing-646489645725614/

Agreed that it would indeed be useful when comparing data driver to driver!

[Toxic]

Pulling up a thread from last summer.

Trying to run a Smartycam HD rev2.1 and Solo DL (not a 2). Looking to get the basics working for a shake down track day this Friday. Any pointers for a DIY guy that's just trying to get the system to record and log basic data?

Is it plug and play at this level and I'm just overthinking it reading through some vague how to's?

Thanks for any input from those that blazed the trail before me.

[ViperGeorge]

Mine is hooked up but I cannot always get it to start to record on track. I have no idea why. I have yet to find a video system that works flawlessly and this is my 4th one. The Racelogic Vbox I hated. Their track database for the US was extremely limited. Without it you could not get a track map on the video unless you drew the track yourself using Google Earth. A real pain. When the AIM system works it is great, when it doesn't it blows.

[blackbeast99]

Just to chime in...but a little off the actual subject...but for basic data - I use the Garmin Virb. GPS and most basic inputs already are there... and their editing software is very easy to use.

[ViperGeorge]

Mine is hooked up but I cannot always get it to start to record on track. I have no idea why. I have yet to find a video system that works flawlessly and this is my 4th one. The Racelogic Vbox I hated. Their track database for the US was extremely limited. Without it you could not get a track map on the video unless you drew the track yourself using Google Earth. A real pain. When the AIM system works it is great, when it doesn't it blows.

Harry's normally works well unless you are using an iPhone 7 or newer. Video stabilization in the newer iPhones doesn't work with Harry's and all you get is a very jumpy video.

[Arizona Vipers]

Mine is hooked up but I cannot always get it to start to record on track. I have no idea why. I have yet to find a video system that works flawlessly and this is my 4th one. The Racelogic Vbox I hated. Their track database for the US was extremely limited. Without it you could not get a track map on the video unless you drew the track yourself using Google Earth. A real pain. When the AIM system works it is great, when it doesn't it blows.

My smarty cam worked perfectly for years, but I just went to watch some vids from the last two events and found out it wasn't starting. The settings are set to start recording when the car starts and it worked for years. Now it hasn't been working. Pain in my ass.

[sharmut]

@ Arizona I feel you, while my fellow track rat had sucess with the auto-record feature on his HD2, I never had good luck and use manual record and stop.

[ViperGeorge]

My smarty cam worked perfectly for years, but I just went to watch some vids from the last two events and found out it wasn't starting. The settings are set to start recording when the car starts and it worked for years. Now it hasn't been working. Pain in my ass.

yup, exactly what I am saying.

[Arizona Vipers]

yup, exactly what I am saying.

I ran a 1.51 at Chuckwalla both ways and the camera wasn't working. At least Nasa documented it

[ViperGeorge]

I ran a 1.51 at Chuckwalla both ways and the camera wasn't working. At least Nasa documented it

Let me know if you figure out what is going on. I usually run at High Plains Raceway in Colorado. Last time I was there ran 4-5 sessions and nothing. Time before it recorded fine. No changes in between to the configuration so I don't know what the F is going on.

[Arizona Vipers]

I emailed my AIM rep, he's great. Here's what he said:

"At the buttons on the face select Menu then Settings
There are two possible settings that could cause trouble
First is Auto Pwr Off time, you may need to select a longer time for waiting on grid, it may power off before you rollout
Other setting is Auto Start Rec it can be set to start record at a specific speed or when the logger starts recording (Logger Command)
I would normally use Logger Command for starting recording"