This page is written with the goal of setting up the bare basics of a non-RaceCapture set up to get you logging driving data quickly.

Overview:

  1. Calibrate your Accelerometer – this is necessary to record G readings (skip if you have a QStarz-818GT)
  2. Connect your Bluetooth GPS – necessary to record your location information to trace runs/laps
  3. Connect your Bluetooth OBDII – necessary to log detailed car telemetry

Camera connectivity is not considered essential to the setup, please refer to the Camera/Video sections for assistance.

1. Calibrate your Accelerometer

NOTE: you will need to drive your vehicle to perform this calibration, you can simulate this manually but there will be some deviation to the recorded data

If you are not using a QStarz 818GT GPS device, you will have to calibrate your phone/tablet accelerometer to get proper readings with your log.

    1. Mount your phone/tablet in the position you will record your data from
    2. Tap Main Menu
    3. Tap Calibrate Accelerometer
    4. Follow the prompts, to drive your vehicle forward a short distance, then come to a complete stop
    5. You will receive a confirmation message that the accelerometer is now calibrated.
    6. Done!

2 Connect and configure your Bluetooth GPS receiver

Follow the instructions for your Bluetooth GPS device to pair it with your phone, below are some general steps that should apply:

    1. Go to Bluetooth settings on your phone/tablet
    2. Turn on pairing mode of your GPS device
    3. Scan for new devices on your phone/tablet
    4. Follow any prompts to complete the pairing, sometimes you need to enter a password, usually default passwords are “0000” or “1234”
    5. Take note of what the name of your device is, this will help SoloStorm configuration later

SoloStorm – GPS Configuration

With the Bluetooth GPS device connected to your phone:

1. Tap Main Menu > Settings
2. Tap GPS / Logger
3. Tap GPS / Logger Source
4. Select the TYPE of GPS device from the list

NOTE: read each entry carefully as there are some that look similar to others but there are differences in how they connect to your device

5. Tap Bluetooth Device
6. Select your GPS device from the list
7. Tap the back arrow to exit settings

3. Connect and configure your OBDII Reader

If you have an OBDII Bluetooth tool, follow these instructions to set it up

    1. Go to Bluetooth settings on your phone/tablet
    2. Turn on pairing mode of your GPS device
    3. Scan for new devices on your phone/tablet
    4. Follow any prompts to complete the pairing, sometimes you need to enter a password, usually default passwords are “0000” or “1234”
    5. Take note of what the name of your device is, this will help SoloStorm configuration later

SoloStorm Configuration

    1. Tap Main Menu > Settings
    2. Tap Vehicle Telemetry
    3. Tap Vehicle Telemetry Source
    4. Tap to select your OBDII data source (usually OBD-II Scan Tool)
    5. Select the TYPE of GPS device from the list

NOTE: read each entry carefully as there are some that look similar to others but there are differences in how they connect to your device

6. Tap Bluetooth Device
7. Select your OBD-II device from the list
8. Tap the back arrow to exit settings

You have now reached a basic configuration and can start recording driving data!