FLM911

Having two issues with the AIM Smartycam GP (bullet) system in the Radical.

Setup is an MXL2 with Smartycam connected, along with the GPS sensor.

I get random "speeded up" sections of video from time to time. Im using high quality and fast SD cards, tried a few different ones which have seemed to work fine prior. Sandisk extreme pro 128gb @ 95 MB/s for example. Looks great to see the speeded up car video, unfortunately its not the car or driver!

Second issue, recently started getting a camera not connected message with a picture of a red traffic light - as a picture on the video which stays there for a couple of seconds, somewhat at random, then goes away and the video resumes but further on in its running.

Ive tried reseating cables and cleaning connectors. Tried using different memory cards. Tried updating firmware.

Anyone had these issues? Camera and dash are only 7 months old.

ProCoach

EMI. There is a ferrite core clamp you can put on the LVDS cable from the bullet cam to the recorder. This will help filter some of the noise out that is causing this. If that doesn't fix it, there is actually a filter that works quite well. PM me.

Caddell

I have seen the little SD card door switch go bad and that will create the video speeding up and slowing down issue. If you are sure the door was closed and the thumb screw was snug, the door switch may be going bad. Call our techs at 1-800-718-9090 and see what they think.

FLM911

Thanks Roger and Peter. Figured you'd have a sense of what was going on. Will call.

NVRANUF

I'm having the very same issues in my Radical.
Did you resolve the problem and if so what was it?

FLM911

Was talking to Radical factory support guys at Mosport this weekend and they said that they are installing new shielded cables - it is EMI that is causing this especially as the routing from the camera is quite near the engine, coil etc and so easy for that interference to get in. They are issues an update from the factory on this issue fyi.

We did try re routing the cable and it def made a difference. I swapped the cards, camera, and head unit from my other car and had the same issues so we eliminated everything except the cables.

Have new cables on order, assuming this will fix the issue.

1Gunner, not sure where you are in the country but I'd look at this with your radical dealer as the factory is aware of the issue and as I said has a resolution. Failing that - Peter above is correct (as usual) with his recommendation of a filter in addition.

acey81

Well, sorry to do the thread life of the year. But this is actually the only place one the world wide web where I could find this issue so please bear with me.

I also have a Radical SR3 RSX, and all of a sudden I am getting the speeding up "camera not connected" issue. It has worked for years prior to now. Is it a cable issue as mentioned above?

Thanks!

ProCoach

Could be coming in through the cable, preview screen on the recorder or the bullet camera. If your camera cable is not labeled “LVDS Rev3” or something with that Rev number, try that first.

AIM Sports in VA or CA in the US is super helpful if you want to send it all in and have it checked out.

acey81

Thanks! I will have a look at the cable. Just intrigued how it went from working perfectly in all stints one day to not working the first stint the next day. But that is how it goes. Maybe time to upgrade anyway, the resolution on the one I have currently isn't really up to 2020 standards.

ProCoach

Resolution on the v2.2, the update from what you have, is the same. 720p. I find compression codecs far more important than the resolution number. The new v2.2 is MUCH more resistant to this issue than the v2.1.

For folks interested in 1080p, I stock two cameras. The VBOX HD2 and the MoTeC V2. Let me know i I can help.