05 / Compatibility & workflows

Know which device supplies every channel.

Separate video and telemetry can work well together, but only when the sources, file formats, clocks and synchronisation method are understood before recording begins.

Temporary image of a GPS receiver used in a motorsport workflow

Camera and logger combinations

Use these pages to see the actual source of each channel and the post-session work required.

WORKFLOW

GoPro + RaceBox

Separate video and 25 Hz GNSS with a defined synchronisation step.

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VIDEOGNSS · 25 HZSEPARATE FILESSYNC REQUIRED
WORKFLOW

GoPro + RaceChrono

Camera footage combined with phone-app timing and sensor sources.

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VIDEOPHONE GPSAPP TIMINGIMPORT + SYNC
WORKFLOW

GoPro + AiM

Video combined with dedicated lap timing and supported ECU channels.

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VIDEOGPS · 25 HZECU / CANSYNC REQUIRED
WORKFLOW

GoPro + VBOX

Camera recording combined with VBO-based GNSS data.

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VIDEOGNSS · 25 HZVBO FILESYNC REQUIRED
WORKFLOW

Camera + external logger

A general source and synchronisation pattern for separate devices.

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VIDEOEXTERNAL GPSSEPARATE FILESMANUAL / GPS SYNC

Phone-based combinations

App support determines the usable data rate, channel access and export format even when the phone hardware itself is capable.

WORKFLOW

Phone + external GNSS

Improve positioning while keeping the phone as the main recorder.

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PHONE VIDEOEXTERNAL GPSHIGHER GPS RATEAPP EXPORT
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Phone + OBD-II

Add accessible vehicle channels while accounting for aggregate update rates.

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PHONE VIDEOPHONE GPSVEHICLE DATAAPP DEPENDENT
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GoPro + phone

Separate camera video from phone-based GPS or timing.

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GOPRO VIDEOPHONE GPSAPP TIMINGSYNC REQUIRED