Can you update the software to allow more adjustment range for the GPS sensor trigger for the impact detection feature. I had to disadle it becasue it was constantly triggering just driving down the road. I am guessing your low means low sensitivity to road bumps.
Hi Brian,
Understood your point and will review with engineers.
More than that, The G-sensor was set inside of DVR, you can fix the DVR without movement, that will be helpful.
Rock
That was the first thing i attempted but it didn't help. Could you confirm my thoughts on the sensitivity adjustment. Does the low setting mean it takes a low shock to set it or does that mean the sensor is less sensitive to impact aand will take more of a jolt to trigger it
Rock
One other thought, would it be possible to setup the software to indicate the highest gshock the unit may have seen and then allow the customer to adjust his unit to just above that level.
Do you mean the G-sensor record the highest Gshock and indicate on the video?
Indeed, as motorcycle, always have heavy vibration on the road, the low level of Gshock is required.
Yes
Ok so my thinking was correct low means that it's sensitivity is reduced to try and cancel false crashes.
Do you mean the G-sensor record the highest Gshock and indicate on the video?
Yes then with that info and the ability to make a change the customer could adjust the threshold to just above ambient riding shock to give a true impact locking feature of the video the way you tried to design it originally.
Understood your point, and will review with engineer to see the possibility.
I have question, do you fix the DVR under seat, that without movement?
Yes i have tried that. I'll see if can make a mount out oof some closed cell foam i have here. I tried to float it on the camera anand power cables wiwith no luck.
And in answer to the earlier question of displaying the g shock. Yes but maybe not continually show it but have a menu function in the app that will allow the customer to see iit and then make it adjustable so they can set thier unit up toto thier riding environment.
@Brian Lobert
There is 3M tape included in the package, do you ever think use it to attache DVR to somewhere?
I have had to disable the G sensor because the files are split half and half in the Video and Park folders. The DVR is well fixed with the suplied sticky tape and doesn't move.
Keith, did disabling the G sensor stop the DVR from putting some files in the Park folder?
@Steve Hughes
Steve yes that will stop
Yes I have Roc and it only makes it worse. It's to sensitive even at the low sesetting.
The G-sensor is in DVR, fix DVR without movement.
@Rock Liu
I'm working on a foam saddle to try and minimize the shock but It looks like me and my son aren't the only ones with the sensor being to sensitive. Please see if the engineer's can enable the customers to see the max force the DVR see's and give us the ability to adjust for it please.
@Brian Lobert
Understood, and will check with the engineer for what can do.
I get several files put into the PARK folder on every ride. I think I will just turn it off. If I am in an accident the file will be saved and not overwritten for several hours so I think I am safe turning it off.
Video clips in park folder will be protected to avoid over written.
The developer should make the folder name to be Locked folder instead of Park that leads misunderstanding.
@Rock Liu
Understood but the sensitivity is to low so many files get put in the "Locked" folder as the result of hitting a large bump.
If I am in an accident the odds of that file getting overwritten is very very slim even if the file is not in the locked folder. I doubt the camera will be running for another 4 hours after an accident. Therefore I can turn of the Shock feature and have a perfect chronological file order (In theory)
@Ron Swenson
Understand your point.
Rock
any follow up on the shock sensor
Does the shock sensor have low/med/high settings. If so, have you tried setting it on high to see if the settings are labeled backwards and even though it says low it is really on high, you never know... also maybe they could just double or cut in half the settings value, which ever is needed, in firmware and make it less sensitive. it's just a math algorithm working off an accelerometer.output.. Just a thought
Agreed Waren.
I'm going the change the setting to high and see if it makes any difference. I've mounted the unit with a closed cell foam support now and it didn't seem to help in the low setting.
My suggestion I made in an earlier post was to allow the software to show the highest G shock value read then allow us to adjust the trip level just above that.
Roc
Attached is a pic of my mounting isolation. I'm using a closed cell foam cradling the DVR. I have set the Gshock to both ends of the spectrum and I'm still getting a high percentage of false impact recording files. Has there been any updates to this problem.
V/R
Brian
For me, Turning it off is the best option and if you enclose the DVR too much it may overheat and then you will get no files. The files needed for an accident won't get over written for several hours anyway so the key files are safe if involved in an accident. (my opinion)
Understood Ron. But I'd rather have solution that corrects the issue and allows us to use the impact function as designed. I run my bike in ambient desert temps well into the triple digits with this setup and haven't had a locked up DVR to date.
good to know that the DVR isn't overheating
@Brian Lobert
Thanks for sharing photos and that helps.
G-sensor was triggered due to it feels the vibration. base on the photo, does DVR attach to motorcycle without movement itself from motorcycle?
As @Ron Swenson mentioned, DVR is potentially to get over heat when covered by cell foam, especially in summer time.
Yes Rock
The foam isolates the DVR from the bike's
Movement to the road but still sense the bike itself. It's still triggering the gshock sensor in the DVR as a impact. Which is a false reading. We need to be able to raise the trigger level higher. That is why i suggest a software patch that allows the user to see the highest recorded impact the unit has seen in a normal operating environment. Then give us the ability to set the sensors triggering point to value just above that.
Heat has not been a problem as i statedt
Finally signed up...agree re G-sensor issue, settings and variety of cushion or floating mounts has not proven to work, so I also keep the Sensor and Park mode settings off, unless doing specific tests. Concur that dynamic range could be activated and user tuned for specific motos...but also wondering if a form of automatic calibration, as used for many accelerometer or multi-axis sensors could be a solution, allowing optimal tailoring for the installation and platform?
Rock
Anymore updates on the sensor adjustability?
Double checked with the engineers, It is not able make adjustment.
Understood then and thank you for trying. To bad we have to disable this feature. Recommend you pull it from the product description as it's a non functional feature to most riders now and false advertising. As well as a headache for those that don't know the outcome of having it enabled. Hopefully in a future build they'll figure it out.