HI all, Version 4.12 of the Z1 Dashboard software is now available! Highlights of this new version include compatibility with Codemasters F1 2017 and 2016; the addition of a new plugin for Assetto Corsa that allows us to access data on competitors cars so they can show up in track maps and standings screens; the support for multiple LCD screens; and of course new dashboards! Existing users can get the latest version here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/MyDashboard.cfm New users can purchase the Z1 software or get the demo here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/trybuy.cfm The new Z1 Dash. The new Ahead/Behind Dash #2 The new Track Map 10 Dash. Here are the full list of release notes: * Added compatibility with Codemasters F1 2017. * Added compatibility with Codemasters F1 2016. * Added a plugin for Assetto Corsa. This python plugin allows the Z1 Dashboard software to receive information on the other cars in the session so that you can now view them on the track maps just as you can with the other sims. This includes the type of car, the driver's name, their best and last lap times, when they last pitted, etc. The plugin is located in documents/z1dashboard/plugins/assettocorsa. There you will find a folder called Z1Dashboard. It contains the plugin 'Z1Dashboard.py'. Copy the entire folder into Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\apps\python. (You should end up with the Z1Dashboard folder inside the python folder. And that Z1Dashboard folder should contains a file called 'Z1Dashboard.py' and two other folders called 'lib32' and 'lib64'. * Added a new Standings dashboard (Standings Dash 2). This displays the data in a slightly different format and includes both the driver's fastest lap time and their last lap time. The new Standings 2 Dash. * Added a new Ahead/Behind dashboard (Ahead/Behind Dash 2). This displays the last lap time and fastest lap time for the drivers directly ahead and behind you on the track. In addition you also get deltas to those times from your own last lap and fastest lap. This helps in determining if you are gaining or losing to the car ahead or behind during a race. Note the Ahead/Behind dashboards shows the car right in front or behind you on track regardless of their position in the race. This is different to the Track Map dash #3 which shows the driver ahead/behind you in position. So if you are in 6th place, and there are two cars in between you and 5th place, the Track Map 3# dash will disregard those cars and display the driver in 5th place. Make sure you utilize both of these dashboards to their intended purposes. * Two new track map dashboards are available (#9 and #10). These incorporate the two Ahead/Behind dashboards into the track map style dash. The new Track Map 9 Dash. * Added a new dashboard - the Z1 Dash 1. This incorporates a g-force meter, laps times, and basic car information. * Multiple LCD Screens are now supported, up to a maximum of 6. When you start the Dashboard if a screen is present and not currently being used the instance will display itself on that screen. From that point on it will always look for that same screen when attempting to display. If it can't find that screen in the future, then it will randomly choose from any available display. There is a new option in the Display tab of the settings dialog called 'LCD Serial #'. This displays the serial number of the screen being used for the display. Each screen has a unique serial number. So if you enter a different serial number here it will look for that screen and try to display on it. If you erase this serial number then the Dashboard will randomly choose any available LCD Screen to display upon. * You can now add and remove drivers from the tracked driver list by right clicking on their name in the standings garage screen. This will give you a popup menu with two choices - add driver or remove driver. Select the desired option to add or remove the driver from your tracked driver list. * There is a new option called 'Focus On Me' in the general tab of the settings dialog. This is on by default. This option will keep your name displayed in the Standings dashboard. The first place driver will always be displayed at the top of the standings. Then if this option is on the list may skip down some drivers to ensure that you are visible on the screen. Note while this option is on the up/down arrows have no effect on the standings dashboard. * There is a new Open To option in the Display tab: Full Screen. This is similar to maximize, but provides a second option for times when a specific monitor is desired with a full screen display. * Added brake bias in car adjustment for Assetto Corsa. * Improvements to the compatibility with RaceRoom. * There is an option for the Codemasters sims called 'CM Name'. This is located in the Network tab of the settings dialog. Please enter your name here to have it show up on the list of drivers for Codemasters F1 2017. If you leave this blank then the Dashboard will display the driver name as given from the sim, which will be whichever current F1 driver you selected in the sim. * There is an option for the Codemasters sims called 'CN Timeout'. This is located in the Network tab of the settings dialog. This is the number of seconds the Dashboard or Server will wait after the telemetry is stopped from the sim before disconnecting. The default is 10 seconds. * The font selection on the Notes tab and the Adjustment Font in the Display tab have been updated to a drop down to make it easier to select the desired font. * Updated the Data Logger to allow for car and track names with special characters included in their names. * Various graphical updates to the track map dashboards. * The Z1 Server now includes the options to choose which sims you want to check for. With the growing number of sims supported this allows you to streamline the connection process by having the Server only listen for the sims you are using. * Improved Z1 Server connection error logging to help with connectivity issues. * The Z1 Server can now send buttons inputs to specific Z1 Dashboard instances. Previously the buttons inputs were sent to all instances. In the buttons tab of the Z1 Server's settings dialog there is an option to choose if buttons presses are sent to all instances, or to individual instances. * The Z1 Server now shows which instances as the Z1 Dashboard it is connected to (1-6). * You can now specify where the Z1 Server will save the created telemetry ZOD files. This is done in the General tab of the settings dialog of the Z1 Server.
The Z1 Dashboard has always been a leader in bringing new features to the sim racing community. We pioneered dashboard switching (the ability to switch between dashboards on the fly) several years ago. Since that time we have continually added more and varied dashboards to the application. From specific car dashboards, to track maps, to standings, to telemetry, to pit and race help we now have just over 100 different dashboard to choose from. You can assign up to 10 of these to your car and change between them at the press of a button. As we now have over 100 dashboards we wanted to show them all to you. So here they are. You can download the demo here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
We've put out another small update for the Z1 software. Dashboard version 4.12.1; Server version 1.10.1; and Analyzer version 1.9.2. Dashboard version 4.12.1 release notes are: * Updated F1 2017 compatibility to the their 1.8/1.9 patch. * Fixed a bug with Race Room that prevented the number of laps in a timed race from being properly calculated. * Laps Since Stop have been implemented for Race Room. You can download the demo here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
We've released another small update to the Dashboard (v 4.12.2) and Server (v 1.10.2). You can download the demo here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm Here are the release notes: * Fixed an issue that could cause the left side tire inner and outer temps to be reversed on Assetto Corsa. * Fixed an issue with the Z1 Dash 1 that could cause the friction circle to be drawn off-center in certain circumstances. * Fixed an issue in the garage statistics screen where long car names could over run into the track length display area. * Fixed a bug that could cause the Dashboard not to update the track information (such as name, track map, etc) when connected to the Z1 Server if you changed tracks in the selected sim.
So, you're in a race and coming up to your pit stop. The big question is when should you stop. Now in most road races you'll have a pit window that will cover several laps. Probably most of the time you'll base your stop on fuel. When you are about to run out you'll come in for a stop. But that is not always the best option. You need to take track position and the pit stop delta into account. This is where the Z1 Dashboard software comes in. All the Z1 Dashboard track maps can estimate where you will emerge on track after your pit stop. Once you get within several laps of needing to pit a section of track will become highlighted and have the words After Stop displayed near by. This section of track indicates the approximate location where you will rejoin after your stop. If you do a fast stop you'll be somewhere near the front of the highlighted section. If you have a slow stop you'll be somewhere near the back of the highlighted section. And as you can see this highlighted section follows you around the track as you drive. Looking at this track map image your car is located here. The highlighted overlay is displayed here. You can see that if you pitted at the end of this lap it is highly likely that you would come out in clean air. Lets look at a different scenario. Here is your car. And here is where you are predicated to be after your stop. You can see that in this case you will come out very close to some other cars. Based on this you can start checking multiple laps before your stop to determine the best time to make your stop so that you either come out in clean air or so that you come out ahead of a rival. The pit stop delta is displayed at the bottom of the track map here. PD 24.6 means the delta is 24.6 seconds on average for this track and car. Now it is important to note that the pit stop delta is not the time standing still. It is the total time lost during a pit stop. So that includes the in lap and out lap. If you drive a faster in or out lap you'll gain time on competitors who do not do so, even if the time standing still is the same. Now let's look at how you can customize this feature to your liking. To do so you should open the Strategy tab of the settings dialog. The first option at the top left is the Laps To Stop option. This lets you specify the number of laps of fuel remaining in the car when the highlighted section of track will start to be displayed. Next is Pit Stop Time. This is how the pit stop delta is determined. The Z1 Dashboard lets you enter a pit stop delta yourself, or you can set it to Auto and have the software calculate the delta based on previous pit stops. Note that if you enter the pit stop delta yourself, or if there are not enough previous pit stop times available to create a valid range, then instead of seeing the highlighted section of the track map you will see a single square following you around the track. The next two options deal with the track highlight. You can choose to display the track highlight as a square even if enough data is available to show a track highlight. Setting the Display range option to No will always use the square even if the highlight could be used. The Range Width determines the width of the highlight range overlay. The larger the number the wider the highlight overlay. Finally in the middle column we have three options that deal with text. The highlight has the words 'After Stop' displayed next to it. If you do not want these displayed change this option to No. The After Stop Color and After Stop Size let you chose the font color and font size of this text. So using all these options together lets the Z1 Dashboard software help you make the most informed decision on when to make your pit stops. You don't want to risk pitting at the wrong time, as a badly timed stop can mean losing the race, but a correctly timed stop can help win you the race. So make sure you are using the Z1 Dashboard track maps to their full ability to help you get the best possible result in your race. Demo available here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
Version 4.13 of the Z1 Dashboard is now available! This new version brings many improvements and new features. Some of the highlights include: It is now fully compatible with Project Cars 2 and also takes advantage of the Codemasters 2017 Broadcast mode. In addition many dashboards have been updated with better graphics, such as the Lotus 79, Skip Barber, Spec Racer and more. Shadows have been added to many of the analogue gauges. And of course there are new dashboards. The updated Lotus 79 dash with shadows. An alternate version dash with fuel level replacing fuel pressure. The new F1 style dash. The new stock car dash, The new Porsche LMP1 919 style dash. You can download the demo here: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm Here is the full list of release notes: * Now compatible with Project Cars 2 using the Shared Memory feature within Project cars 2. * Now compatible with Codemasters F1 2017 Broadcast mode. There is a new option in the Network tab drop down for Codemasters called 'F1 2017 BC'. Select this if you want to connect to the sim using the broadcast mode option. * Added a new stock car 2016 dashboard (#6). * Added a new dashhboard for the Porsche 919. * Added a new Formula 1 dashboard (F1 2014 #8 ). This adds a bar for the amount of ERS you have available during the lap. * Added a new version of the Legends Ford dashboard. This is called Legends Ford B. It replaces the fuel pressure gauge with a fuel level gauge. * Added a new version of the SK Modified dashboard. This is called SK Modified B. It replaces the fuel pressure gauge with a fuel level gauge. * Added a new version of the Monte Carlo SS dashboard. This is called Monte Carlo SS B. It replaces the fuel pressure gauge with a fuel level gauge. * Added a new version of the Silverado dashboard. This is called Silverado B. It replaces the fuel pressure gauge with a fuel level gauge. * There is now an option to view the track map when in the garage screens. Display the drop down menu to see this new option. * Graphical updates to the following dashboards: Z1 Dash 1; RUF 8,000 RPM; RUF 9,000 RPM, RUF RT 12; RUF RT 12 10,000 RPM, F1 1980s Dash, Lotus Elise SC Dash, Skip Barber Dash, Spec Racer Ford Dash, Lotus 79 Dash * Some dashboards now have shadows cast by the needles onto the dials where appropriate. This feature can be turned off in the Display tab of the settings dialog by setting Shadows to off. Dashhboards with shadows are: RUF 8,000 RPM; RUF 9,000 RPM, RUF RT 12; RUF RT 12 10,000 RPM, IMSA Dash 1, IMSA Dash 2, Lotus 49 Dash, F1 1980s Dash, Lotus Elise SC Dash, Skip Barber Dash, Spec Racer Ford Dash, Lotus 79 Dash. * Added a new delta option for Assetto Corsa. Selecting this option will use the Assetto Corsa built in performance meter timing for delta displays on the dashboards. * Improved the look of the scrollbars in the settings dialog. * Improved the scrolling in the settings dialog that use scroll bars. The Track driver list can now be scroll up or down using the mouse wheel. * There is now an option in the Display tab called 'Settings Loc'. If you set this to No then the Z1 Dashboard will not check to see if the settings dialog will be off screen when it is opened. This may help in certain circumstances if the settings dialog does not appear over the Z1 Dashboard window or gets moved to another monitor. * Updated the LED images in the CAR 3 tab of the settings dialog to use AntiAliasing for a better look. * Added a Button debug mode to help diagnose any potential button issues. * Shock Velocity is now recorded from Codemasters F1 2017. * The Tire Dash now displays Camber in the tire diagrams for the sims that support it. * There is now an option to circle the cars driven by drivers who are on your tracked driver list when they are displayed on the track map. This feature can be turned on or off in the Tracked tab of the settings dialog. The color used to circle the cars is the currently selected highlight color. * The Dashboard will now display a confirmation dialog if you are trying to connect to an instance of the Z1 Server that is running on the same machine as the Dashboard. This is because such a connection is not necessary. However if you really want to establish such a connection and don't want the warning message to appear then tick the checkbox for "Allow local server connections" in the Network tab of the Dashboard's settings dialog. Download the demo now: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
Version 4.13 of the Z1 Dashboard comes with some new dashboards, several variations to existing dashboards, some graphical updates, and the introduction of shadows. The new dashes include one for the Porsche 919 LMP1; a new Formula 1 dash; and a new stock car dash. We've also made graphical updates that improve the looks of a dashboard or add shadows to that dashboard. These are the Z1 Dash 1; F1 1980s Dash, IMSA Dash 1 & 2, Lotus 49 Dash, Lotus 79 Dash, Lotus Elise SC Dash, RUF Dashboards, Spec Race Ford Dash and Skip Barber Dash. Finally we've added variations to 4 existing dashboards, replacing the fuel pressure gauge with a fuel level gauge. These are the Legends Ford B Dash The SK Modified B Dash The Monte Carlo SS B Dash and the Silverado B Dash. Make sure you get the latest version of the Z1 Dashboard here: http://www.z1dashboard.com
Version 4.14 of the Z1 Dashboard is here! This version brings several cool new features, and lots of new and updates dashboards. We've got 11 new dashboards, and 12 updates ones. In addition we've introduced brake lock level lights to many dashboards. There is also a new feature to alert you if a car is to your left or right. The latest version is available here http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm. Here is the full list of release notes: * Added 2 new dashboards for the VW Rally Cross car. These are called VW Rally Cross Dash 1 and VW Rally Cross Dash 2. These are similar, but have slight differences in the information displayed. * Added 2 new dashboards for the Ford GTE car. These are called Ford GT 2017 Dash1 and Ford GT 2017 Dash 2. * Added 3 new dashboards for the 2018 Indy Car. These are Indy Car 2018 Dash 1-3. * Added a new Z1 Dash 2 dashboard. * Added a new dashboard intended for the Audi R18 and similar cars. * Added a new dashboard the the Porsche 919. This is called the Porsche 919 Dash 2 and is a variant on the first 919 dash form version 4.13. * Added a new track - Track Map 11. This incorporates a gear and RPM circle, with car speed, water temp and lap number, as well as the current lap time and delta time. * Added a new feature called 'brake lock level lights'. This works with any sim that reports wheel speed. Currently this is Assetto Corsa, Codemaster F1 sims, Kart Racing Pro, Project Cars 1 & 2, Race Room and rFactor 2. This feature allows you to use the left and right most 3 shift light LEDs to indicate when you are close to locking up the front left or right wheels. You can set the sensitivity of this feature in the Car 1 tab. There are three drop downs on the right labeled Lock Level 1 - 3. These control when each LED will be illuminated. The order of the LEDs is outside to inside. Settings the lock level to zero will disable the feature. The brakes must also be engaged to at least 15% in order for this LED to illuminate. There are two ways to set the sensitivity, the first is using speed. With this setting the number you choose in the first drop down is the difference in wheel speed between the front wheel and the rear wheel. This speed is in the currently chosen units. So if you have speed displayed in kph, and you have set lock level 1 to 15 Speed, then if you front wheel if rotating 15 kph slower (or more) than the rear wheel the LED will illuminate. The second option is Percent (Prcnt). When using this option the LED will illuminate if the front wheel's rotation speed is the selected percentage less than the rear wheel rotation speed. So if you selected 15 Prcnt, then if the front wheel if rotating at a rate of 15% (or more) less than the rear wheel the LED will illuminate. Note for the sims Project Cars 1 & 2, Race Room and rFactor 2 you must use the percentage option. You may set the sensitivity of the LEDs on a car by car basis. The color of the illuminated LED can be set in the Car 3 tab. This color is the same for all dashboards for the selected car, but can vary between cars. The following dashboards support this feature: V8 Super Car Dash, Corvette C7 Dash, Corvette Dash, Cadillac CTS-V Dash, Dallara Dash, DW 12 Dash, Daytona Prototype Dash, Ford GT Dash, Generic Dash, LMP Dash, F1 9180 Dash, all F1 2014 dashes, Ford GT 2017 Dash 1 & 2, Formula Dash 1 & 2, GT Dash 1-3, Mazda Miata Dash, Star Mazda Dash, VW Jetta Dash, Kart Dash 1 & 2, Track Map 2. * The brake lock level lights are now an option for the left and right LEDs on the SMZ1 wheels. You can select if one or more of these lights should be used for this purpose in the Car 3 dialog. This can be set on a car by car basis. The left LEDs will illuminate for data regarding the left front wheel. The right LEDs will illuminate for data regarding the right front wheel. * Graphical update have been made to the following dashboards: Silverado, Silverado B, Legends Ford, Legends Ford B, Monte Carlo SS, Monte Carlo SS B, Silver Crown, Street Stock, Super Late Model, SK Modified, SK Modified B and Sprint Car. * Shadows have been added to the following dashboards: Silverado, Silverado B, Legends Ford, Legends Ford B, Monte Carlo SS, Monte Carlo SS B, Silver Crown, Street Stock, Super Late Model, SK Modified, SK Modified B and Sprint Car. These can be turned off by changing 'Draw Shadows' to 'No' in the Display tab of the settings dialog. * There is a new option in the Car 1 tab called 'Show Wings As'. (Scroll to the bottom to see it.) This determines how the rear wing adjustments are displayed. The default is 'Number'. Most cars will use this and the wing adjustment will be displayed as a basic number (ie, 1,2,3...). The new alternative option is 'Distance'. This will display the wing settings as a distance (or measurement). So you will get readings like 1", 2", 3", etc. This distance will be in either inches or millimeters depending on what your current Distance Units is set to (in the General tab). * There is a new option to alert you to cars on your left or right. This can be turned on or off using the 'Spotter' setting in the General tab of the settings dialog. A yellow arrow will appear on the left or right of the dashboard to indicate the presence of a car. If more than one car is on you left or right then two arrow will appear. Note this feature currently only works with iRacing. Download the demo today: http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
Version 4.14 introduces the Brake Lock Level Lights feature, which works with any sim that reports wheel speed. This feature allows you to use the left and right most 3 shift light LEDs to indicate when you are close to locking up the front left or right wheels. You can set the sensitivity of this feature for each of the three LEDs on a car-by-car basis. You can choose to have the LEDs illuminate based on speed differences, or overall percentage differences between the front and rear wheels. For more details please see http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/whatsnew414.cfm To download the demo please visit http://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
With the release of version 4.14 of the Z1 Dashboard there are now 59 various dashboards available for oval cars. Some are new in this release, like the Indy Car 2018 dashboards, some have been updated with improved graphics and shadows, like the Silverado, Silver Crown, Legends Ford, any many others, and some have been around of many versions now. You can see all of them on this page: http://www.z1simwheel.com/dashboard/oval.cfm Take a look and see which ones are right for you!
There are now 95 different dashboards available for road cars in the Z1 Dashboard software! You can check them all out here: http://www.z1simwheel.com/dashboard/road.cfm. Take a minute to scroll through them all and make sure you are using the ones you like the most with your sim. And remember you can have up to 10 dashboards associated with a car and page through them while racing!
Russell, Can you tell me, is there a dash available in Z1 that is similar to the timings one in iRacing, where the relative live timings and different multiclass categories are shown? Thanks.
We've created a downloadable PDF version of the Z1 Dashboard/Analyzer/Server manual. You can get it from the main manual page here: http://www.z1simwheel.com/dashboard/manual/index.cfm