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N/01 Network · BLE · Cellular · Local SSL · Secure

Network Telemetry Car to Cloud to pit to engineer.

GBC’s network architecture keeps you connected wherever the track takes you. We use Bluetooth Low Energy for the primary link between your mobile devices and the dual-chip Black Box because it delivers reliable, low-power connectivity for real-time telemetry streaming — live wing angles, lap timing, dashboards, and multi-user Race Engineer updates — without requiring your phone to give up its own internet connection to stay paired.

Direct Bluetooth pairing gives low-latency paddock-side access, and the GBC app carries telemetry on to the GBC cloud over your phone’s own cellular connection — no SIM card or data plan needed in the car. To protect against dropouts, the app buffers data on the phone when signal drops and replays it automatically when the connection returns, while the Black Box logs every sample to its Micro SD card at full resolution. Secure, reliable, and built for the demands of real racing.

BLACK BOX GPS + IMU + CAN GBC APP PHONE UPLINK GBC CLOUD PROCESSING + STORAGE LAPTOP / PIT WALL LIVE SESSION MONITORING MOBILE / DASHBOARD TELEMETRY / LEADERBOARDS ~ 40MS ~ 120MS FORK
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Paddock

LocalDirect Black Box Access

Connects straight to your phone over Bluetooth Low Energy — push parameter changes, pull session logs and tune from the paddock, without depending on the track’s network or cell coverage.

Device
GBC-BlackBox
Protocol
BLE
Range
In-car · Paddock
Use
Tuning · OTA · Logs
· II ·
Anywhere

CellularThrough your phone

The GBC app forwards Black Box telemetry over your phone’s cellular connection — live to the pit wall and your race engineer from anywhere with coverage. Nothing extra to buy or configure in the car.

Link
Phone 4G / 5G
Upload
Every 3 seconds
Black Box SIM
None needed
Use
Pit wall · Race engineer
· III ·
Always

DropoutsBuffered · Replayed

If cell signal drops mid-session, the app keeps recording and buffers telemetry on the phone, then replays it the moment signal returns. The Black Box also logs every sample to its Micro SD card at full resolution as a backstop.

Phone buffer
~15 min at 5 Hz
Black Box log
Micro SD · Full rate
Loss
Buffered · Replayed
Recovery
Automatic
N/03 · Telemetry · 200 decisions per second · sub-second to the pit wall

Live data, every lap.

GBC’s connectivity is built for the unpredictable trackside environment. The Black Box streams to the GBC app over Bluetooth Low Energy, and the app sends that data on over your phone’s cellular connection in small batches every few seconds — live to the pit wall, your race engineer and your session history.

When signal drops, nothing is lost: the app buffers telemetry on the phone and replays it automatically once the connection returns, and the Black Box logs every sample to its Micro SD card at full resolution, which can be imported afterwards for a complete session record.

Because the Black Box needs no SIM card or data plan of its own, there’s nothing extra to set up — the low-power Bluetooth link at the car and the phone you already carry are all it takes. It’s reliable, resilient, and purpose-built for the unpredictable environment of the racetrack.

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Compact telemetry

Telemetry is sent as compact packets: values rounded to the precision that matters, fast-changing channels separated from slow ones. A session uses little cellular data.

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Offline buffering

When signal drops, the app buffers on the phone and the Black Box keeps writing to its Micro SD card. The moment signal returns, queued samples replay to the cloud — nothing missed.

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Per-channel rates

Most channels stream at 5 Hz. Critical state changes — Race1 arming, mode transitions — push as events the moment they happen.

N/04 · Race ops · Custom API · Every car

Built for Team Management.

Every Black Box’s telemetry is available through a customizable API and Edge endpoints you can tailor to your team. Compare drivers in real time, replay the session later, push commands back to any car on the grid.

TEAM CONSOLE · LIVE 4 / 4 ONLINE
  • #01BARRETT1:42.318ACTIVE
  • #02VARGAS1:43.014ACTIVE
  • #03OKAFOR1:42.802PIT
  • #04REINHART1:43.117ACTIVE
  • 01

    Compare drivers in real time

    Watch wing angles, throttle, and lap deltas across every car at once. Spot setup differences live.

  • 02

    Push commands to the grid

    Update parameters or arm Race1 mode for any car from a single console. No paddock visit required.

  • 03

    Customizable API & Edge endpoints

    Pull session telemetry through a customizable API, or use Edge endpoints to shape how your data reaches your own tools.

  • 04

    Replay every session

    Telemetry is archived per session, addressable by car and timestamp. Compare yesterday's lap with today's.

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