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porschephile
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 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject: New User Need Help! |
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Hi all,
I cannot get P Box software to convert .dbn file to .csv file.
I also cannot get P Box software to import any file to the right destination in track vision.
Why does the program not accept a .dbn file? that would be alot easier!!
Can someone take me step by step to get data loger info into program. Video worked fine.
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Tony K
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the step by step for exporting a csv from Racelogic Tools, and setting the appropriate TrackVision preferences.
Racelogic DriftBox & PerformanceBox
The data from both DriftBox and PerformanceBox are essentially identical, but for a few channels. Racelogic Tools and VBOX Tools V1.7.4 and later have a simple one-step process to generate export data files direct to TrackVision.
Here's how to export data for TrackVision:
- Start Tools
- Load your runfile.dbn
- Click the Tools button
- Select Export Data then To TrackVision
Save In: select the folder for your TrackVision data files.
- For Vista Installations C:\\Program Data\Apex Visualizations\TrackVision/Projects\Logger Files
- For XP installations C:\\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apex Visualizations\TrackVision/Projects\Logger Files
Alternatively, you can save the files in any folder you like, and then in TrackVision, click Edit/Preferences and set this folder as the default for data logger files.
- File Name: enter the filename you want to use for the TrackVision version of this run data
- Click OK to save the file
In TrackVision:
- Click Edit/Preferences
- From the logger models list, select Racelogic Tools, MPH or KPH
- Click OK
Now you can open your saved csv files in TrackVision.
Please let us know which point of this process is causing the problem.
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porschephile
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Tony!
I got it to work. Now though Iam stuck on how to save the track vision project file in a format I can export to YouTube.
Can you tell me hoe to do that?
Thanks, Mike |
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Tony K
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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What camera are you using?
What video format does it create?
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porschephile
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Tony K wrote: | What camera are you using?
What video format does it create? |
Canon Vixia HV-10 it records H.264 I think.
Sorry for delay in answering... |
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Tony K
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If its a Vixia HV10 it records HDV to tape.
Best bet is to use H.264 when saving with TrackVision:
- Click Save Movie
- Click Preferences
- Select Format = H.264
- You can choose the frame width you want to save. You can safely reduce frame width to 720 for YouTube uploads, to give you a smaller file.
- Leave Quality = 50 unless you want a much smaller file.
- Click OK
Save the video. The saved video will have an .mp4 extension, which is supported by YouTube, Vimeo, MotionBox etc.
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GeeDee
Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Tony K wrote: | Here's the step by step for exporting a csv from Racelogic Tools, and setting the appropriate TrackVision preferences.
Racelogic DriftBox & PerformanceBox
The data from both DriftBox and PerformanceBox are essentially identical, but for a few channels. Racelogic Tools and VBOX Tools V1.7.4 and later have a simple one-step process to generate export data files direct to TrackVision.
Here's how to export data for TrackVision:
- Start Tools
- Load your runfile.dbn
- Click the Tools button
- Select Export Data then To TrackVision
Save In: select the folder for your TrackVision data files.
- For Vista Installations C:\\Program Data\Apex Visualizations\TrackVision/Projects\Logger Files
- For XP installations C:\\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Apex Visualizations\TrackVision/Projects\Logger Files
Alternatively, you can save the files in any folder you like, and then in TrackVision, click Edit/Preferences and set this folder as the default for data logger files.
- File Name: enter the filename you want to use for the TrackVision version of this run data
- Click OK to save the file
In TrackVision:
- Click Edit/Preferences
- From the logger models list, select Racelogic Tools, MPH or KPH
- Click OK
Now you can open your saved csv files in TrackVision.
Please let us know which point of this process is causing the problem. |
I'm sorry to say that this does not work for me.
I did it EXACT as you describe, but when loading the Data Logging Input file, the speed field shows 22884 KPH (whow that's fast). No track map is shown. I can provide screenshots if you want.
I'm using WinXP Pro, Trackvision 2.1.4.114 Trial, Performance Box - Tools 1.8.2 - 12
The first few lines of the export files are :
File created on 28/03/2010 at 18:53:06
[header]
satellites
time
latitude
longitude
velocity kmh
heading
height
trigger event time in clock counts
yaw rate deg/s
Slip Angle
incremental time in seconds
Long acc calc
Lat acc calc
x position in metres
y position in metres
[channel units]
Degrees
[comments]
Log Rate (Hz) : 10
Software Version : 1.8.2 (Build 012)
UnitType: VBOX Mini / DriftBox
Track Offset (metres):0,00;0,00
Track Offset (metres):0,00;0,00
[column names]
sats,time,lat,long,velocity,heading,height,event1,yaw-calc,slip,inc-time,Longacc,Latacc,xpos,ypos,
[data]
"006","074554,00","+03020,77222","-00417,80306","047,780","087,66","+00638,59","00000","+000,0","+0,00000E+00","00000,00","-00,11","+00,01","+0000000,00","+0000000,00",
"006","074554,10","+03020,77224","-00417,80416","047,470","087,56","+00638,55","00000","+000,0","+0,00000E+00","00000,10","-00,09","+00,02","+0000001,30","+0000000,04",
"006","074554,20","+03020,77227","-00417,80527","047,360","087,39","+00638,53","00000","+000,0","+0,00000E+00","00000,20","-00,03","+00,04","+0000002,61","+0000000,09",
I tried to remove the " but that did not work.
Whats next?
Thanks.
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Tony K
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| Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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email your .dbn file to support[at]trackvision.net and I'll take a look.
The PBox support has been working for years, so this is doubtless something simple.
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GregD
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| Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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The commas rather than decimal points are going to cause problems.
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GeeDee
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Tony K wrote: | email your .dbn file to support[at]trackvision.net and I'll take a look.
The PBox support has been working for years, so this is doubtless something simple. |
Email & files sent.
Thanks Tony. |
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GeeDee
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| GregD wrote: | | The commas rather than decimal points are going to cause problems. |
I will try to change the , to . this evening. Thanks for the tip. |
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GeeDee
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| Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| GeeDee wrote: | | GregD wrote: | | The commas rather than decimal points are going to cause problems. |
I will try to change the , to . this evening. Thanks for the tip. |
Yep ! The switch between , en . did the trick. Thanks Tony and Greg. |
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Tony K
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| GeeDee wrote: |
Yep ! The switch between , en . did the trick. Thanks Tony and Greg. |
OK, now lets fix the reason you are getting , and not .
I think PBTools generates a correct csv, with , separators.
IF you open that csv in Excel, then save it [even without making changes] Excel will apply the Windows Regional settings to the csv format. I'm guessing your Windows Regional and Language setting uses , to separate decimal values [2.00 = 2,00], and that's what is causign teh separators to become ,s.
Try this:
- Export from PBTools
- Open the csv file in Notepad
- If you see , separators then you know that its Excel that's causing the problem. DONT save the csv in Excel!
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