User guide

Racelogic Ltd DriftBox Tools
Software
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Graph Window
In the Graph window different channels can be plotted, either against time or against distance, and
up to four „.dbn‟ files can be overlaid on the graph. The Graph window can display large amounts
of data at once, with the addition of various axes to aid analysis.
Graph: Map Window
The Graph: Map window shows the path of the vehicle, calculated from the latitude and longitude
data. In addition, a circuit overlay can be applied to the map window, allowing you to see the
position of the vehicle in relation to the bounds of a track.
Graph: Data Window
The Graph: Data window shows a table of the data of the following available channels:
 Speed
 Lateral Acceleration
 Longitudinal Acceleration
 Heading
 Height
 Satellites
 Yaw Rate
 Latitude
 Longitude
 Brake Trigger
 UTC Time
 Distance
 Time
 Radius of Turn
 Drift
There are a number of other channels which are shown, but these are not relevant to the DriftBox
and will be blank. For reference, these channels are: Relative Height, Vertical Speed, Glonass
Satellites, GPS Satellites, Lat Acc from Yaw Rate, DGPS, Speed Quality, Centre Line Deviation,
Solution Type, and RMS Error Position.
Window Sizes and Positions
Each of the three display windows can be resized by stretching the window (by holding the mouse
pointer over a window corner and then click-dragging when the pointer shape changes to ); each
window can be repositioned; and all of these windows can be printed. The default position and size
of each window can be reset from a function in the Tools menu called „Arrange Windows‟ (see
page 78.)
Software Basics
Opening DriftBox Files – Load All
To load a file that has been recorded by your DriftBox, click on
the Load All button on the Toolbar. An „Open‟ window will appear
– navigate to the directory on your PC that contains your DriftBox
files and select the file you wish to view.
By default the „Files of Type:‟ will be „DriftBox Binary Files (*.dbn)‟, with a further option of „VBOX
Data Files (*.vbo)‟. Unless you are loading files that have been recorded using Racelogic VBOX
equipment you will not need to select the .vbo file type.