Abstract

This article describes how to import data from a Situne VLM280 SD-Card into Track Attack.



Prerequisites

  • You will need a windows or mac based machine with Track Attack v129 or newer installed.
  • SD Card reader, either internal or external.
  • SD Card from VLM280 with video and log files on it.


Procedure

Start by opening up the Track Attack Desktop Application, and select import button and select "from Smart Dash SD-Card" as shown in the screenshot below.




After clicking the application will scan for SD Cards that contains VLM280 data. The next dialog box will show the drives that have been found:


In this picture we see that one SD Card has been detected, the File Browser button can be used if the card is not detected (See Troubleshooting on the bottom of this article).


Click the SD Card icon (Here "SD Card I:/") to continue

The card file structure will then be read:



After this has completed, you will be presented with the following import dialog:



Here we can see the files stored on this SD card.

To import a new session, select the line of the session you want to import:













Troubleshooting

Q: My SD Card is not detected, what can I do ?

A: There can be some instances that your SD-Card cannot be detected, you can then try to manually select the SD Card like this:


From the screenshot above we can see that there are no SD Cards are detected.


Click on the "File Browser C:/" button to select the file browser, this will present you with the following window:



On this window go to the left pane and select "This PC":


Then select the drive and (Here we have selected USB Drive (E:)) and click Select Folder.


NB! Only select the drive with single click, do not double click, as you will go into the directory, we want to select the whole drive.


This will bring up the "Smart Dash SD-Card Import" window, here all sessions on the selected SD-Card can be seen, each recorded session is listed with the Date field showing when the session recording was started, the Length field showing the length of the session, Filename showing the file name of the CSV log file, and the "F" field showing if the video files for the front camera is available for import, and the "R" field showing if the video files for the rear camera is available for import.



To import a session, select it as seen in the above screen shot and click the "Import Selected Session" button to continue.


NB! for information on the "Show advanced options" dialog, see the Track Attack Advanced options section for advanced import options. TBW.


After "Import Selected Session" button has been clicked, the session file and video files will be copied to the session directory, when this has finished, the next import window will be shown.



Import Window


The import window lets you modify the session parameters you want to store:


Field Name
Description
Name 
Name of the session, can be used to easily identify a session when selecting it later
Track 
The track of the current session, this is automatically detected based on the track database, if the track is not known, a dialog will be shown in the next step letting you make a new track based on video and gps coordinates.
Start Time
Shows the detected start date and time, it is automatically detected, and should not be needed to be corrected.
Driver
Here the default driver of the Track Attack account is selected by default, the driver can be changed to any created in the Track Attack account, or one can enter a new name here to create a new driver.
Car 
Here it is possible to select any car created in the Track Attack account, or one can create a new car if needed.
Video 
The first video file of the session is automatically detected and selected here, should not be changed.
Tags 
Here one can enter tags which make the sessions easier to search and locate.
Notes 
Here notes about the session can be entered, configuration of the vehicle, dampers and other session configuration.
Share With

Here, the session and it's data can be shared with another Track Attack User, write the handle of the user or the users email address in this field and click share.

Shared With
Here a list of which users will have access to this session


When the data is satisfactory, click the green import session button in the bottom of the window.


This will return you to the "Smart Dash SD-Card Import" window, and the process can be redone for the other sessions one wants to import.