New MyChron GPS Beacon

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    • May 22, 2014 at 12:32 pm #27842
      tony zambos
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      Chris,
      Thanks for posting this. Know you just got your GPS receiver, but when you use it, please update us on how it integrates with Race Studio. Thanks

    • May 22, 2014 at 1:50 pm #27844
      David McDowell
      Participant

      I am a little lost. Besides price what is the difference between this GPS and the GPS you can get from Mycron? The only thing I see is that your unit does not have a lateral or longitudinal accelerometors  and is less expensive.

      • May 22, 2014 at 2:21 pm #27852
        Chris Reinhardt
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        It can be used on any MyChron system I believe.  My intention was to come up with a solution for the still very popular MyChron 3 system.

        It’s been the topic of much debate, but I don’t believe the MyChron GPS05 has any type of accelerometers in it…

        CR

    • June 2, 2014 at 1:32 pm #28303
      Mike Jaynes
      Participant

      Hi Chris, you probably used the magnetic receiver pin, and it should work well for the thousands of MyChron3 still in use – kudos to you.

      I can officially confirm that the GPS05 does have a triaxial accelerometer inside it.  For the MyChron4, the GPS05 offers quite a bit; vehicle speed, track position, lateral g’s, longitudinal g’s, yaw rate, and automatic lap times.

      • June 2, 2014 at 4:45 pm #28307
        Chris Reinhardt
        Participant

        Mike, no it’s coded to use the optical pin, probably overkill…  It will work with any MyChron system that uses that same optical receiver pinout.

        I did a quick test today in the parking lot, and it seems to work well.

        I did a couple of mods, I shortened the leads, and it’s now powered through the MyChron unit, so no external power is required.  My next mod will be adding a Lipo battery to the box, so I don’t have to carry a dozen AAA’s to track all the time….

        The M3 Gold having lat G sensor and wheel speed, along with the GPS beacon, will give you almost everything the M4 will with GPS except elevation and a nifty google map…

        The M3 system was such a great system, simple and had all the data I need, the only real complaint I have after all these years is the batteries.  The GPS beacon was a nice to have, so I don’t have to worry about having a beacon available…

    • June 4, 2014 at 2:03 pm #28423
      Mike Jaynes
      Participant

      Above I “officially” confirmed that our GPS05 had an internal 3-axis accelerometer  – I was mistaken.  This is my official retraction.  I am sorry for any confusion.

    • June 5, 2014 at 5:21 am #28443
      Chris Reinhardt
      Participant

      Thank you Mike, glad that’s settled once and for all!!!

      Now if somebody can just tell us how measure the difference between a soft and hard axle, we’ll be all set!!!!  :)

      CR

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