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I just downloaded the MX Buddy App. I will be using this with the XGPS160. I'm curious about the heart rate recording. Is all I need a heart rate strap or do I need to wear my watch as well? My HR monitor is paired with my Garmin Forerunner 610. Will this cause an issue with 2 GPS being utilized at the same time?
Thanks!
Has anyone tried the Garmin GLO? It does have a replaceable battery...
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Your setup has to be like this:
- The XGPS160 and heart rate belt paired with our iPhone
- Mount your phone in a save place or attach it to your bar pad if you want to see live info while riding
- Start the recording in MX Buddy
- MX Buddy will record both, GPS and heart rate
The Shop
1. Turn on the XGPS
2. Start GPS tracking by triple-clicking the power button on the XGPS unit. An orange light should appear on the unit under LOG. This means the XGPS will now track and log the data.
3. Mount the unit to your helmet. Ride your moto. Finish.
4. Triple-click the power button on the XGPS unit to turn off the tracking function. The orange light should now disappear.
5. Connect phone via Bluetooth to the XGPS.
6. Open the MX Buddy App.
6a. Add the MX track you're currently riding at. At the top of the home screen you'll see a "new" button. Click it. Tap "new track." Located the track on the map. Name the track and hit save. Below the map, you'll see a section for track segments. Add the finish line and any sections on the track you'd like to be timed on. Simply click and drag on the map to add a finish line or section gates. Hit save once done. (This only has to be done once for every track you add.)
6b. Add your bike. At the top of the home screen you'll see a "new" button. Click it. Tap "new bike." Enter the bike type and race number where you see the number "1." Add the hours. Click save.
7. Now you're ready to import the data from you're moto. Click the "On Track" icon at the bottom of the MX Buddy App. Swipe through the icons below the "start" button to find XGPS IMPORT." Continue down and select whether its a race or practice, the track, soil type and bike. Now you're ready to import the data off the GPS UNIT.
Click "Start" at the top of the App. Now on the next screen click "Select Session." Now you'll see the logged data on the XGPS UNIT. Select the moto you'd like to import. Once loaded you can delete out staging time or bad laps by swiping on the lap time. Now hit "Save." The lap times now have been saved in the app.
8. Click the "Results" icon at the bottom of the MX Buddy App. Click on the session you just imported. It will show all the lap times from the moto. Click the GPS icon and zoom in to see the lines you took around the track. You can click on each lap individually.
That should be it. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions man!
-Kyle
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.racechrono.app
Cross box Is harder to turn on while on the line unless you have it to record all the time
Litpro is easier to start the gps
Crossbox doesn’t need internet to Bluetooth the data
Litpro does need an internet connection
Crossbox software is easier to use
Lit pro is more in depth
Both add a nice twist on riding. I recommend y’all get either one the budget allows
Pit Row
Also, I'm a dummy, so be nice lol
Really love this stuff. It won't help me in anyway, but it'll be fun to dink around with at the track.
Thank you BTW!
Crossbox launched a new product, you should check it out at www.crossboxapp.com
Best,
Nino
Always keep in mind that the watches only record 1 position sample per second (at maximum) and additionally the positioning accuracy is not as good as higher-definition gps systems (like the Crossbox CBX20), because the antenna is much smaller. This can lead to lap time deviations of 1-2 seconds which is not accurate enough for me (if you are a more advanced rider, then 1-2 seconds up and down make a huge difference, you will never be able to seriously work on lowering your times because you never know if you really had a progress or the times were just wrong.
Best,
Nino
Blog Post on mxbuddyapp.com "Oldie but a goldie"
I analyzed a lot of race and practice lap times and saw very few riders whose lap times were so consistant that they were consistently in this area. Motocross is not karting or Formula 1. The accuracy of a GPS watch is sufficient for most riders.
For analyzes on a short supercross track it is important to be very accurate! That’s for sure. Also for analyzes of short sections. Then a GPS device with higher precision and which provides data with >=10Hz(like the XGPS160) is necessary. If you want to know what to expect from a device like the XGPS for analyzing faster lines, read this post: Finding faster lines
Riders who are only interested in lap times (and possibly also section times) can work very well with a GPS watch. In good conditions, you can even (very) roughly analyze line selection. See the first blog post.
One more thing to keep in mind when analyzing lines. You need to carry devices like LITPro, XGPS or the CBX on the helmet for them to work well. If the device is mounted on the helmet, the GPS positions can easily deviate >= 1m from the position your tires were at! This is due to different lean angles of your bike and body. It is therefore almost impossible to tell which exact line or rut you were taking.
Apart from that, hats off the performance of Nino and his crew! The community has been waiting a long time for an Android app.
Cheers,
Chris
Best,
Nino
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