Car racing: getting data from the car to the pit?

[Tad G]

One of the Zigbee devices may be another option.

-Tad

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs at seastrom.com>
To: jbwolf at comcast.net
Cc: tacos at amrad.org, "Terry Fox" <tfox at knology.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:58:08 AM
Subject: Re: Car racing: getting data from the car to the pit?


"James Wolf" <jbwolf at comcast.net> writes:

> Something to think about is the Doppler effect of the car.

With a wave velocity of 300,000,000 m/sec and a vehicle velocity of
90m/sec tops, I don't think that doppler effect will make a whole lot
of difference.

> Use a radio system that is in use now.

amen.  depending on the data rate required for export from the
on-board computer, you could use 9600 baud off the shelf stuff for the
link like http://www.tigertronics.com/bp96.htm

why re-invent the wheel?

-r

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