Video plus data streaming with racecapture
Setup
Install ubuntu 22.x
Install ubuntu 22 in the typical way.
- Select Automatic Login without password
Disable keyring popup
Run the installer
do it
Enable fullscreen mode & Default dashboard mode
- Go to Setup / App Preferences
- set Fullscreen -> ON
- Set Startup Screen -> Dashboard
Plug in camera(s)
Plug in 1 or 2 cameras into the USB port
- Note: Remember the ports the cameras are plugged into, and keep this consistent during use.
Plug in USB microphone
- Plug USB microphone into a USB port
Configure Dashboard
- Press Settings Gear Icon, go to More Settings / Camera Preferences
Select /dev/video0 for Camera1, and /dev/video2 for Camera2
Create a test dashboard
- Press the Settings gear icon, select Add Gauge
- create a video gauge, and select Camera 1 as the source.
- Resize to fit the dashboard.
- create another video gauge, and select Camera 2 as the source.
- Resize to be the picture-in-picture video window.
- Add additional gauges as you see fit, such as an analog speed gauge, track map, etc.
- Note If the cameras are reversed, you can swap the camera mappings in the main dashboard settings under More Settings / Camera Preferences
