Info SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124

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SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - qpwr - 2nd-May-19

Hey everyone,

[this is not meant to be advertising, I hope it's okay to post it here - it's my own project]

I'd like to present you SmartRace, which is a race control app for Carrera Digital 132/124. SmartRace is available for tablets and mobile phones running either iOS or Android and is available on both stores. It uses bluetooth to connect to your track, which needs to have the Carrera Control Unit aswell as the Carrera AppConnect bluetooth adapter.

Besides the obvious basics like time keeping and lap counting, SmartRace has some more interesting features (items marked with * are available as in-app purchasable add-ons):

Many Statistics - Save statistics for every race and qualifying - including all driven laps pit stops and leader changes.
Simple Assignment - Easy assignment of cars and drivers on a user friendly and clear screen.
Championships and Teams* - Battle your friends in championships (including the possibility to team up) and always keep an eye on the current standings. Read more.
For tablets and smart phones - Works on tablets and smart phones with iOS (iPad 3/iPhone 4s or newer) or Android 4.3+.
Multilingual - English, German, French, Dutch and Italian are already available - more will follow and everyone can contribute!
Damage simulation* - If a driver exceeds a defined lap time, a damage is simulated on their car - leading to retirement if it's no repaired. Read more.
Mirror to a TV - SmartRace can be mirrored to a tv or projector with Google ChromeCast, Apple AirPlay or FireTV.
Many Sounds - Have the real racing atmosphere in your room with sounds from VLN, Formula 1 and more. Important events like best laps and track records have sounds, too!
Track Database - Manage your own race tracks in SmartRace - with picture, minimum lap time and track records.
Community-centered - Everyone can hand in ideas for SmartRace - more than 100 have already been realized!
Race with up to 6 drivers - Detailed timing information for all drivers - clear and readable (of course also depending on the size of your device).
Voice Output - Fastest laps, records, empty fuel tank, last lap - SmartRace will let you know (and call you by name)!
Database for cars and drivers - Save your cars and drivers in your own database - including images and personal statistics.
Different modes - Free practice, qualifying or race - either time or lap based. You decide!
Social Sharing - Share your race results and track records with your friends using Twitter, Facebook and others.
Track records - Challenge yourself by beating your own records, which are saved per track.
Weather Simulation* - Let it rain on your track - not literally, but simulated. The speed decreases if the track is wet and all drivers have to change tires! Read more.
Penalties* - Drivers can be punished with time penalties or lap subtraction if they cause a race interruption (e.g. by jump starting, pushing other drivers, etc.). Read more.

If you would like to learn more about the app, just head over to www.smartrace.de/en

This is how the app looks like:

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Please let me know if you have any questions.

Marc

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - qpwr - 1st-Feb-21

Version 4.0 has been released.

Added: SmartRace Analog Mode. Use SmartRace + SmartRace Connect for non-digital Slot Racing. Learn more at https://www.smartrace.de/en/analog/
Added: Menus and dialogs now highlight focused elements to make using remote controls a bit easier (feature#14153).
Added: Laps are not counted if the fuel tank is empty (normally handled by the Control Unit, feature#13541).
Added: Autobianchi and Holden as car makes.
Added: Cars can now be filtered by driven laps since last maintenance (feature#13956).
Added: Number of ghost cars can now be configured in races to increase the competition (feature#14076).
Added: The image of the current track can now be used as background image (feature#13744).
Added: Penalties can now be reverted or changed using the penalty dialog (feature#13996).
Added: Drivers might now get penalized automatically when stopping the race from SmartRace Connect (feature#13982).
Fixed: SmartRace Connect would sometimes announce wrong positions (issue#13558).
Fixed: SmartRace Connect would sometimes not get the correct fuel state/percentage (issue#13683 & #13804).
Fixed: Fuel tanks would sometimes not get resetted for a new race (issue#13974).
Fixed: Changing the display size now again affects the event data, too (issue#13801).
Fixed: Position tower and driver displays would sometimes show wrong positions (issue#14124).
Fixed: Ending an event after suspending it would trigger the start countdown again (issue#13966).
Fixed: Tapping a controller in the tuning dialog would un-select all controller, including the tapped one.
Fixed: An issue where the 'all' slider could not be used properly in the tuning dialog.
Fixed: Missing images in the pairings screen of championships.
Fixed: History dialog for entering an event title was not working correctly (issue#13960).

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - Slotdaddy - 24th-Mar-21

Is there anyway SmartRace can be used with analogue Carrera track? Maybe using a Carrera digital track piece? Thanks

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - qpwr - 9th-Apr-21

(24th-Mar-21, 03:31 PM)Slotdaddy Wrote: Is there anyway SmartRace can be used with analogue Carrera track? Maybe using a Carrera digital track piece? Thanks

Yes - see https://www.smartrace.de/en/analog/ :-)

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - qpwr - 9th-Apr-21

New Version - 5.1

Added: Widgets which can now be placed on the race screen to show more (selectable) information.
Added: SmartRace Connect will now try to start the server with the same port as last time.
Added: Ginetta as car make.
Added: Races and qualifyings can now be saved to the history automatically (configurable).
Added: Races and qualifyings can now be added to multiple championships (feature#14378).
Added: Backups can now be restored directly from the list of existing backups in the backups dialog.
Added: Drivers can now receive a configurable time penalty when undercutting the minimum lap time instead of having the lap deleted. This
Added: A new version of the exchange mode for championships. The mode is now more flexible and allows for creating different combinations, e.g. having more drivers than cars or vice versa (feature#13007).
Added: Serial races as a championship mode where every driver has to race every controller a given amount of times (with special regards to Ray S. ;-))
Added: The start countdown voice over can now have a configurable offset to be exactly on time with the LEDs on the Control Unit.
Added: Championships can now automatically detect which races have been absolved (configurable, feature#14674).
Added: Chinese translations, thanks to all translators!
addition was funded by user @Homeland_Raceway. Thanks! (feature#14456).
Added: Lap times will now be calculated considering suspensions during the lap (feature#13970).
Fixed: An issue where ghost cars/safety cars would trigger the check lane missed laps detection.
Fixed: Assignments are now included in backups (issue#14704).
Fixed: Several issues with displaying and moving widgets.
Fixed: The blue connection message will now remain hidden for two minutes instead of one.
Fixed: An issue where the screen would show with a dark overlay, making it impossible to use the app.
Fixed: Backups created on macOS Big Sur would contain broken images. Backups have to be re-created to contain valid images. Sorry for this!
Fixed: Laps could no longer be edited manually.

sales@scorpiuswireless.com - ScorpiusWireless - 9th-Apr-21

Really cool I will download this and have a look.
I’ve just bought a Carrera digital system you test with development of a new multi protocol, multi purpose decoder.
Once I get a track built I look forward to testing.

Rick

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - SlotRacer4Life - 17th-Apr-21

I've been using the SmartRace App for a few months now, and I really like the options, depth and ease of use.

I would love to see the following features in future releases:
-Fuel consumption ratio that can be set in the general configuration and for cars individually (maybe 6 variants - very low to very high), as no two cars run the same speed when the controller is pressed to a given point.
-Include the need to change tires (tire wear) as well as refill fuel - outside of weather related need. Make tire wear variable like fuel consumption above.
-Ability to change refuel and tire change times (# of seconds to complete full pit stop)
-Ability to upload and use a personalized sound when you cross the start/finish line.

It's a wish list and I'm not sure if the system will allow it, but I would welcome the enhancements.
Keep up the good work!

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - Nick Sismey (DHORC) - 22nd-Apr-21

Hi
Quick question from a newbie re SmartRace and Carrera please. If you have say 12 racers can you have say two 30 minute races, the first six in the first and the second six in the second (as only six cars can race at once) and then combine the results i.e. say Racer 1 completed 67 laps so wins and Racer 9 completed 60 laps so is second?

Thanks in advance

Cheers
Nick

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - LastHobbyPromise - 12th-May-21

When i try to import picture of one of my cars front & rear of car is chopped off. Is there a pixel size that works?
Thanks.

RE: SmartRace - Race Control App for Carrera Digital 132/124 - qpwr - 21st-Jul-21

New version 5.2.0

Added: A new race screen widget for record hunt. Happy hunting!
Added: A new race screen widget to see the current controller assignments and quickly access the assignments dialog (feature#14779).
Added: A new race screen widget to show the remaining time/laps in races/qualifyings (feature#14006).
Added: The time table can now be displayed with enlarged elements so that it is easier to read, e.g. when mirroring it on larger screens (Settings > Race screen).
Added: The colours of the time table can now be optionally switched (dark fonts on a light background; Settings > Race screen).
Added: SmartRace Connect Server can now be started automatically on app start (settings > misc, feature#14800).
Added: Drivers can now receive a lap deduction penalty if they suspend the race via SmartRace Connect (feature#14706).
Added: The support request mechanism has been overhauled to be more user friendly.
Added: The main menu has been redesigned for better usability.
Added: The user interface for widgets has been changed to be more consistent.
Added: Gaps in the track records view are now additionally calculated based on filters (feature#14781).
Fixed: An issue where some fields for cars would reset when editing the car.
Fixed: Pit radio messages would be played multiple times after server restarts (issue#14783).
Fixed: An issue where longer names would be cut off in tags selections (issue#14849).
Fixed: An issue where the lap counter widget would not update in analog mode (issue#14874).
Fixed: An issue where a tire change would be announced although weather was disabled.
Fixed: Weather settings were ignored if a race was repeated (issue#14889).