PitToCar Rx

PitToCar Rx sits in the car over a race weekend/trackday/test allowing a team member to use PitToCar whilst stood on the pit wall or in a garage to send short meaningful messages to it. The app was recently tested, and used extensively during a 12 hour endurance race with great success.Requirements- PitToCar Parent App- One or more connected Android (Lollipop (v5/API 21) or newer) devicesHow?- Download, install and login to PitToCar- Scan QR code displayed in PitToCar- Send message from PitToCar to newly paired PitToCar RxBy default PitToCar Rx displays the current time, delivered messages replace the time for around 60 seconds before they disappear. An undelivered message has a configurable timeout which by default is set to 120 seconds. This means that any message that hasnt been delivered within the configured timeout will never be seen by the driver. I find that a message is usually valid for a single lap of the circuit and adjust timeout based on the drivers average lap time of the circuit were at.A fixed message is also configurable inside PitToCar Rx, this can be useful for displaying information that is unlikely to change during a race. Things like new brake pads, a reminder of the pit speed limit, or even just something to focus the drivers mind.What it doesnt do (yet)As previously mentioned, whilst it is possible to pair multiple instances of PitToCar Rx to a single instance of PitToCar there isnt a mechanism to send messages to defined devices.The driver using PitToCar Rx doesnt have the ability to manually respond to a delivered message. It would be easy to implement a touchscreen response, but its likely that theyll be wearing gloves, or the device will be too far away to reach. Perhaps if there is significant call to implement touchscreen responses thats something I can look to include. Ideally Id allow the use of physical buttons, either wired to the phone or connected via Bluetooth.SupportIf youre struggling with any aspect of either app or have suggestions on how you believe they can be improved please contact me directly so we can discuss.DisclaimerBefore using this during sanctioned motorsport events, please check local regulations to make sure the use of this app doesnt land you in bother with organisers.More Infohttps://motorsportmaker.com/pittocar-android-application/