Please register your Performance Box Touch so that Racelogic can continue to inform you about the latest software releases and firmware upgrades and offer technical support.

Register your unit here.

The supplied USB cable (USB2-007241) plugs into the Power socket on the right-hand side of the unit. Use the supplied Cigar Plug USB Adapter (RLACS184) and the vehicle's 12 V cigar power socket to power the Performance Box Touch.

You can also power the Performance Box Touch with the optional battery (RLACS290 – available from Racelogic). You can find more information on the battery below.

When booting up, the Performance Box Touch will display a splash screen and automatically look for satellites and media.
 

The first time the unit is booted up, it will present the Display Mode screen. Every time after this, it will present the previously used display mode.

If the battery has less than a 10% charge left, you will see a warning screen appear on the display, which will be displayed for 10 seconds. To cancel the warning, press anywhere on the screen.

You can find the full battery specifications here.

When the battery is installed in the Performance Box Touch, it will charge while the unit is being powered via a power source. You can also charge it while it is removed from the unit by using the supplied USB cable (USB2-007241). Note that the USB port on the battery is located above the Power button.

The battery needs approximately 3.5 hours to charge. To shorten the charging time, we recommended that you charge the battery from a mains power source while it is disconnected from the Performance Box Touch.

If you are experiencing issues when charging the battery, take a look at our troubleshooting page.

When Performance Box Touch is 'idle' (tracking zero satellites, not logging and has no screen interactions for 5 consecutive minutes), it will power off to preserve the battery.

Before it powers off, it will display a warning screen. If you do not want it to power off, you can cancel the process by pressing anywhere on the screen within the 10 second time limit. 
 

Auto Power-off Warning Screen

 

Using Gloves with Performance Box Touch

Just like modern mobile phones and tablets, Performance Box Touch is operated using a capacitive touch screen display. However, this does mean that if you are wearing gloves, they will need to be capacitive touch compatible to allow for interaction with the touch screen.

There are many types of capacitive touch compatible gloves available for purchase. If you are unsure which gloves you need, please do not hesitate to contact Racelogic.

The battery is connected to Performance Box Touch with a Richter mounting system on the rear of the unit. Insert the prongs from the back of the battery into the rear of the Performance Box Touch unit and push upwards to secure.

Richter mounting system on the back of Performance Box Touch

Richter mounting system on the rear of battery (RLACS290)

Performance Box Touch comes supplied with a Suction Cup Windscreen Mount ( ACS318MOUNT ) so you can mount it on the vehicle's windscreen. It attaches to the Richter mounting system on the back of the unit, or at the back of the Battery if this is connected to the unit.

Richter mounting system on the rear of Performance Box Touch

Richter Mounting system on Suction Cup Windscreen Mount (RLACS331)

Insert the prongs from the mount into the back of the unit or the battery and push upwards to secure. Attach the suction cup to a suitable location on your windscreen and adjust as necessary.

IMPORTANT
The first time you use the unit, it may take 10 to 15 minutes to acquire satellites fully. After this, it will usually only take 1 to 2 minutes to acquire satellites.

The placement of the GNSS antenna is crucial to the quality of the data recorded by Performance Box Touch. Any metal close to a GNSS antenna can unpredictably disturb the signal due to interference from reflections of weak GNSS signals.

For best results, use the antenna in the centre of a metal roof at least 5 cm away from any roof bars or radio antennas. Do not mount the antenna close to the edge of the roof as reflections from the ground may interfere with the signals. Avoid the edges as reflections from the A-pillars will cause problems.

Mount the antenna as high up as possible and keep it above any roll bars. Pieces of metal close to and above an antenna will badly disrupt the GNSS signal. 

If the vehicle you are using does not have a metal roof, you need to place the GNSS antenna on a flat piece of metal at least 10 cm in diameter. If this is not possible, you can use copper or aluminium foil to create a shaped ground plane underneath the antenna. For example, on a fibreglass roof, mount the antenna on top of the roof, and place some adhesive-backed metal foil underneath, on the inside of the roof.

 

Tall buildings or trees can block GNSS signals, causing a reduction in the number and quality of satellites being tracked. The reduced number of satellites can lead to inaccurate position measurements and a noisy velocity signal.

GNSS works best in open areas. Avoid tree-lined roads.

If Performance Box Touch is struggling to acquire a satellite lock, you may need to perform a GPS coldstart. This may be necessary when the unit hasn’t been used for several days or has moved location significantly since it was last used.

To perform a coldstart, press the COLDSTART button in the Diagnostics Settings menu.

When you press the button, the unit will make an audible sound and you will see a ‘ PLEASE WAIT ’ message counting down from 3. Until the satellite lock has been acquired, the number of satellites will be displayed as ' 00 ' and the GPS status will show ‘ SEARCHING FOR SATELLITES ’. It will take approximately 25 to 30 seconds for the unit to reacquire the satellite lock.

You can change the settings by pressing the corresponding button next to an option.

In these settings menus, you will be able to configure your Performance Box Touch to suit your purpose. The settings included are: 

The mode-specific settings option presented in the Settings screen depends on the   Display Mode   you have selected. In the Accel Settings, you can choose the test parameters and they also include other test options.

This menu has settings for units, logging mode, format for saving and the screen and LED brightness.

This menu contains date and time settings.

The Diagnostics menu displays basic information about the GNSS receiver and the VBOX unit and its battery.

Acceleration Mode is where you can perform acceleration tests by using either pre-defined configurations or your own specified values. You can also display up to 4 concurrent test results on the screen. You can access this display mode by pressing the Mode button  at the bottom of the screen and selecting Accel .

The previously selected Acceleration test will be displayed after each power cycle.

You can choose from either speed or distance parameters to start and end the test. Test results displayed on the screen of the Performance Box Touch will remain on-screen at the end of the test until the next start condition is met.

The speed units used depend on what you select in the General Settings area.

Note: If the start condition is 0 km/h, Performance Box Touch will use the Smoothed Speed Value to reset the test to avoid a test incorrectly resetting in noisy satellite reception areas.

There are 3 different acceleration screens and you can access them by using the Forward and Back arrows at the bottom right of the screen or by swiping left or right on the screen.

This is the default acceleration screen and it displays current/completed test information. If you have enabled One Foot Rollout or Slope Correction in the Accel Settings, the test header text will reflect the selected options.

The screen is split into 2 halves:

• Left-hand side: This includes a live speed display which always show the current speed of the vehicle, irrespective of any test start or end conditions. If the vehicle is travelling slower than 0.5 km/h or the satellite lock is lost (less than 4 satellites), the value will display as 000.0.
• Right-hand side: This contains test information: time taken, run number, distance travelled, maximum speed achieved (Vmax), maximum acceleration achieved (g) and height difference. These values will start to populate once the start condition of the test is met. When the end condition is met, they will remain on the screen until the start condition is met again. You can reset a test by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.

Note: If you are using the Performance Box Touch with a battery connected, the Current Test header will not include units (unless you have selected 0 – ¼ mile 0 – ½ mile) to make space for the battery charge icon.

This screen displays current test information for all ranges. If you have enabled One Foot Rollout or Slope Correction in the Accel Settings, the test header text will reflect the options.

The screen is split into 2 halves:

• Left-hand side: This includes a live-speed display which will always show the current speed of the vehicle, irrespective of any test start or end conditions. If the vehicle is travelling slower than 0.5 km/h, or the satellite lock is lost (less than 4 satellites), the value will display as 000.0. Information about maximum acceleration achieved (Peak G) and maximum speed achieved (Vmax) is also available. These values will start to populate once the start condition of the Primary test is met. When the end condition is met, they will remain on screen until the start condition is met again. You can reset a test by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.
• Right-hand side: This contains results from the defined acceleration test ranges, either as time, distance, or speed. These values will start to populate once the start condition of the test is met. When the end condition is met, they will remain on screen until the start condition is met again. Along with pressing the Settings button, you can also define Accel tests by double-tapping on an existing test range header or result.
  
  You can reset tests by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.

This screen displays the best test information for all the ranges. If you have enabled One Foot Rollout or Slope Correction in the Accel Settings, the test header text will reflect the selected options.

The screen is split into 2 halves:

• Left-hand side: This includes the maximum acceleration achieved (Peak G) and maximum speed achieved (Vmax) since reset. You can reset these values by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.
• Right-hand side: This contains the best results from the defined acceleration test ranges, either as time, distance, or speed. You can reset these values by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.

You can define Accel Tests by pressing the Settings button  at the bottom left of the screen and selecting the Accel option. You can define 4 concurrent tests. These are by default: 0–60, 0–100, 0–100–0 and 0–¼ mile.

The currently selected test ranges are presented on the left-hand side of the screen and will be remembered for future use, even if you choose another mode.

Press on the existing parameters to change them.

Note: You can also define Accel tests in the Secondary Accel Screen by double-tapping on an existing test range header or result.

Tap on the blue Test Type parameter to toggle between Speed , Distance or 0-Speed-0 (e.g. 0–100–0). The parameters displayed will depend on the test type you have chosen.

You can define the start and end conditions by pressing the corresponding buttons and using the presented keypad to set a value. If you are defining a Distance test, you can use one of the pre-set distance buttons to quickly choose the test.

Keypad example for Start Speed. 

To save your chosen value, press the Confirm button on the bottom right of the screen. If you wish to return to the Custom Test screen without saving, press the Cancel button.

Notes:

• The maximum input value is 999.9 for speed and 9999 for distance.
• The minimum target value for a 0-Speed-0 test is 5 km/h / 3.1 mph.
• You can enter speeds of up to 1 decimal place.

To save your chosen range, press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen. To go back to the Accel Mode screen without saving, press the Cancel Button at the bottom left of the screen.

The parameters of the Primary test are displayed at the top right of the Primary Accel Mode screen. The test ranges will be remembered for future use, even if you choose another mode.

You can toggle between the test result type for a selected test range by tapping on the blue box with the current option.
Available result types include:

• Speed and 0-Speed-0 tests:
  • Time (default) - The elapsed time between the start and end conditions is given as the selected range result.
  • Distance - The distance travelled between the start and end conditions is given as the selected range result.
• Distance tests:
  • Time (default) - The elapsed time between the start and end conditions is given as the selected range result.
  • Speed - When the end condition is met, speed is given as the selected range result.

You can access the Accel Mode settings screen by pressing the Settings button at the bottom left of the screen and selecting the Accel option. Now you can choose the test parameters and other test options. You can toggle between the different settings by pressing the corresponding blue value button next to an option.

By default, the Performance Box Touch has audible and visual alert signals for when the test end criteria and the target speed are met in a 0-Speed-0 test. It will beep and the 4 LEDs across the top of the device will flash green for 0.5 s. Tap the blue value button to disable/enable the alert.

Note: This setting will only apply to the Primary Test.

When enabled, the test will not commence until the vehicle has travelled a distance of 1 ft or 0.305 m. You can find more information on the one-foot rollout feature here.

Notes: 

• You cannot enable One-foot Rollout while Slope Correct is enabled.
• When One-foot Rollout is enabled, 1ft will appear next to the Test heading on the Primary Acceleration Display Screen and ONE FOOT ROLLOUT will be displayed on the right-hand side of the new session header in the Test Results.

When you enable the Slope Correct, the Performance Box Touch will apply a DB Scanner slope correction method to the 'speed to speed' or 'speed to distance' acceleration test results that are presented on the screen.

Notes: 

• Slope correction only applies to the live display results to match post-process corrections from the DB Scanner third-party software. You cannot apply post-process corrections with Racelogic software programs.
• You cannot enable Slope Correct while One-Foot Rollout is enabled.
• If you have enabled Slope Correct, DBSC will appear next to the Test heading on the Primary Acceleration Display Screen and DBSCANNER SLOPE CORRECTED will be displayed on the right-hand side of the new session header in the Test Results.

Selecting the Screenshot button will save a full image of what is shown on the screen to the inserted SD card. You can learn more about the screenshot function here.

IMPORTANT
NEVER remove the SD card when a screenshot is being taken and saved, it could cause the unit to crash!

You can view a history of the test results by selecting the Results button at the bottom of the Primary Accel screen.

Test results will display until you choose a new test type or you press the Reset button.

Results screen sample

The tests will be displayed in chronological order and the fastest will be highlighted in green. You can scroll through the results by using the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the screen.

Each new session will have a separate header, which displays the time and date for the first completed test in that session.
 

Information  in the results includes:

• Test type
• Time of first completed run in session
• Date of first completed run in session
• Test run number
• Test completion time
• Test completion distance (km/h or mph)
• Maximum Speed (km/h or mph)
• Maximum acceleration achieved during a test run (g)
• Altitude difference between the start of test and end of the test (m or ft)

You can take a screenshot of the test history by pressing the Screenshot button.

IMPORTANT
Performance Box Touch can display a maximum of 127 tests in chronological order. However, if you have completed more tests they will still be recorded on the SD card. Once you have reached the 127-test limit, you will see a brief warning message advising you that further tests will not be saved to the Test History. This message will show again if you power-cycle the unit. A 'TEST HISTORY FULL' notification will also be displayed beneath the Live Speed display. To view new test history results, you must first press the Reset Button .

Pressing the Reset button at the bottom right of the screen will reset all test results shown on the current screen. When you press it, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification.

Performance Box Touch logs data via an SD card inserted into the SD Card Slot on the left-hand side of the unit. Depending on the Logging Strategy you have selected in the General Settings , the unit will either log continuously or only when it detects movement.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

• FAT32 reformatting for media with sizes up to 32 GB can be done directly in Windows by right-clicking on the media and selecting 'Format'.
   
• If you would like to format media with sizes above 32 GB into a FAT32 file system, you cannot do it directly in Windows as it is not the standard formatting for the file. However, there are many third-party software programs you can use to reformat media so that they will work correctly with our products - we recommend  This Tool as a free option from the SD card organisation.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

You can read more about the different types of SD Cards and how you can make them work with your Performance Box Touch here.  

Performance Box Touch logs channels to a .vbo file on an inserted SD card. The channel information is as follows:

• Satellites: This is the number of satellites in use.
• Time: This is UTC time since midnight in the form HHMMSS.SS.
• Latitude: Latitude in minutes MMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = North e.g. 3169.30644410M = 52D, 49M, 18.4S.
• Longitude: Longitude in minutes MMMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = West e.g. 00040.18164742M = 00D, 40M, 10.9S.
• Velocity: Velocity in km/h.
• Heading: Heading in degrees with respect to North.
• Height: Height above sea level in meters based on the model of the earth used by thye VBOX GNSS engines.
• Vertical velocity: Vertical velocity in km/h. +ve velocity uphill, -ve velocity downhill.
• Long accel: Longitudinal acceleration in g, +ve for forward acceleration.
• Lat accel: Lateral acceleration in g, +ve for acceleration to the left.
• Solution type: Indicator for what the unit is currently using to derive position: 0 = No sats; 1 = Standalone using GNSS only; 2 = SBAS.

The 4 LEDs at the top of the unit provide visual feedback dependent on what process is being performed:

• Accel Mode: If Alert at End is enabled, the LEDs will flash green for 0.5 s once the test end criteria are met.
• Screenshot: If a screenshot has been saved successfully, the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card.
• Reset: The LEDs will briefly flash green twice when a screen has been reset.
• Battery (if installed): If the battery has run out of charge, the LEDs will flash red five times before the unit turns off.

The separate battery has its own LED next to the Power button. This will provide constant battery status information.
 

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Please register your Performance Box Touch so that Racelogic can continue to inform you about the latest software releases and firmware upgrades and offer technical support.

Register your unit here.

The supplied USB cable (USB2-007241) plugs into the Power socket on the right-hand side of the unit. Use the supplied Cigar Plug USB Adapter (RLACS184) and the vehicle's 12 V cigar power socket to power the Performance Box Touch.

You can also power the Performance Box Touch with the optional battery (RLACS290 – available from Racelogic). You can find more information on the battery below.

When booting up, the Performance Box Touch will display a splash screen and automatically look for satellites and media.
 

The first time the unit is booted up, it will present the Display Mode screen. Every time after this, it will present the previously used display mode.

If the battery has less than a 10% charge left, you will see a warning screen appear on the display, which will be displayed for 10 seconds. To cancel the warning, press anywhere on the screen.

You can find the full battery specifications here.

When the battery is installed in the Performance Box Touch, it will charge while the unit is being powered via a power source. You can also charge it while it is removed from the unit by using the supplied USB cable (USB2-007241). Note that the USB port on the battery is located above the Power button.

The battery needs approximately 3.5 hours to charge. To shorten the charging time, we recommended that you charge the battery from a mains power source while it is disconnected from the Performance Box Touch.

If you are experiencing issues when charging the battery, take a look at our troubleshooting page.

When Performance Box Touch is 'idle' (tracking zero satellites, not logging and has no screen interactions for 5 consecutive minutes), it will power off to preserve the battery.

Before it powers off, it will display a warning screen. If you do not want it to power off, you can cancel the process by pressing anywhere on the screen within the 10 second time limit. 
 

Auto Power-off Warning Screen

 

Using Gloves with Performance Box Touch

Just like modern mobile phones and tablets, Performance Box Touch is operated using a capacitive touch screen display. However, this does mean that if you are wearing gloves, they will need to be capacitive touch compatible to allow for interaction with the touch screen.

There are many types of capacitive touch compatible gloves available for purchase. If you are unsure which gloves you need, please do not hesitate to contact Racelogic.

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The battery is connected to Performance Box Touch with a Richter mounting system on the rear of the unit. Insert the prongs from the back of the battery into the rear of the Performance Box Touch unit and push upwards to secure.

Richter mounting system on the back of Performance Box Touch

Richter mounting system on the rear of battery (RLACS290)

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Performance Box Touch comes supplied with a Suction Cup Windscreen Mount ( ACS318MOUNT ) so you can mount it on the vehicle's windscreen. It attaches to the Richter mounting system on the back of the unit, or at the back of the Battery if this is connected to the unit.

Richter mounting system on the rear of Performance Box Touch

Richter Mounting system on Suction Cup Windscreen Mount (RLACS331)

Insert the prongs from the mount into the back of the unit or the battery and push upwards to secure. Attach the suction cup to a suitable location on your windscreen and adjust as necessary.

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IMPORTANT
The first time you use the unit, it may take 10 to 15 minutes to acquire satellites fully. After this, it will usually only take 1 to 2 minutes to acquire satellites.

The placement of the GNSS antenna is crucial to the quality of the data recorded by Performance Box Touch. Any metal close to a GNSS antenna can unpredictably disturb the signal due to interference from reflections of weak GNSS signals.

For best results, use the antenna in the centre of a metal roof at least 5 cm away from any roof bars or radio antennas. Do not mount the antenna close to the edge of the roof as reflections from the ground may interfere with the signals. Avoid the edges as reflections from the A-pillars will cause problems.

Mount the antenna as high up as possible and keep it above any roll bars. Pieces of metal close to and above an antenna will badly disrupt the GNSS signal. 

If the vehicle you are using does not have a metal roof, you need to place the GNSS antenna on a flat piece of metal at least 10 cm in diameter. If this is not possible, you can use copper or aluminium foil to create a shaped ground plane underneath the antenna. For example, on a fibreglass roof, mount the antenna on top of the roof, and place some adhesive-backed metal foil underneath, on the inside of the roof.

 

Tall buildings or trees can block GNSS signals, causing a reduction in the number and quality of satellites being tracked. The reduced number of satellites can lead to inaccurate position measurements and a noisy velocity signal.

GNSS works best in open areas. Avoid tree-lined roads.

If Performance Box Touch is struggling to acquire a satellite lock, you may need to perform a GPS coldstart. This may be necessary when the unit hasn’t been used for several days or has moved location significantly since it was last used.

To perform a coldstart, press the COLDSTART button in the Diagnostics Settings menu.

When you press the button, the unit will make an audible sound and you will see a ‘ PLEASE WAIT ’ message counting down from 3. Until the satellite lock has been acquired, the number of satellites will be displayed as ' 00 ' and the GPS status will show ‘ SEARCHING FOR SATELLITES ’. It will take approximately 25 to 30 seconds for the unit to reacquire the satellite lock.

You can change the settings by pressing the corresponding button next to an option.

In these settings menus, you will be able to configure your Performance Box Touch to suit your purpose. The settings included are: 

The mode-specific settings option presented in the Settings screen depends on the   Display Mode   you have selected. In the Decel mode settings, you can set the test parameters and select other test options.

This menu has settings for units, logging mode, format for saving and the screen and LED brightness.

This menu contains date and time settings.

The Diagnostics menu displays basic information about the GNSS receiver and the VBOX unit and its battery.

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Deceleration Mode is where you can perform deceleration tests using either pre-defined configurations or your own specified values. You can access it by pressing the Mode button at the bottom of the screen and selecting Decel .

The previously selected Deceleration test will be displayed after each power cycle.

You use speed parameters to start and end the test. The test results displayed on the screen will remain on-screen at the end of the test until the next start condition is met.

The speed units used in the test results depend on what you have selected in the General Settings area.

The Deceleration screen displays current and completed test information.

The screen is split into 2 halves:

• Left-hand side: This includes a live-speed display which always shows the current speed of the vehicle irrespective of any test start or end conditions. If the vehicle is travelling slower than 0.5 km/h or the satellite lock is lost (less than 4 satellites), the value will display as 000.0.
• Right-hand side: This contains test information: Distance travelled, run number, time taken, average deceleration achieved, maximum deceleration achieved (g) and height difference. These values will start to populate once the start condition of the test is met. When the end condition is met, they will remain on screen until the start condition is met again. You can reset a test by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen.

Note: If you are using the battery, the Current Test header will not include units to make space for the battery status indicator.

You can choose a Decel Test by pressing the Settings button   on the bottom left of the screen. Preset and custom test options are then available on the right-hand side of the displayed screen.

The test that is currently selected will be highlighted and will be remembered for future use, even if you choose another mode.

The Performance Box Touch has preset 5-speed Decel tests. Press a test to select it. The '60 – 0' test is selected by default.

• 60 – 0 (km/h or mph) default
• 100 – 0 (km/h or mph)
• 200 – 0 (km/h or mph)
• 300 – 0 (km/h or mph)
• 400 – 0 (km/h or mph)
   

When you select a test, the name of the test will be displayed at the top right corner of the Decel Mode screen.

You can choose your own start and end conditions by pressing the Custom Test  button at the bottom right of the test area.

You can then define the start and end speed conditions by pressing the corresponding blue value buttons.

Keypad Example Start Speed

Use the presented keypad to select a value and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen to save it. Press the Cancel Button at the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving.

Note: The maximum input value for speed is 999.9 and you can entered up to 1 decimal place.

To save the Custom Test you have set, press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen. Press the Cancel button at the bottom left of the screen to go back to the Decel Mode screen without saving.

You can see the name of the selected test displayed at the top right of the main Decel Mode screen. The previously defined Custom Test will be remembered for future use, even if you choose a Preset Test or another mode.

You can access the Decel Mode settings screen by selecting the Settings button at the bottom left of the screen. This is where you can set the test parameters and select other test options.

By default, the Performance Box Touch has audible and visual alert signals for when the test end criteria are met. It will beep and the 4 LEDs across the top of the device will flash green  for 0.5 s. Tap the corresponding blue button to toggle between Disabled and Enabled .

You can view a history of the test results by selecting the Results button at the bottom of the screen.

The test results will display until you choose a new test type or you press the Reset button.

Results screen sample

The tests will be displayed in chronological order and the fastest will be highlighted. You can scroll through the results by using the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the screen.

Each new session will have a separate header, displaying the time and date for the first completed test in that session.
 

Information includes:

• Test type
• Time of first completed run in session
• Date of first completed run in session
• Test run number
• Test completion time
• Test completion distance (km/h or mph) 
• Average deceleration achieved during a test run (g)
• Maximum deceleration achieved during a test run (g)
• Altitude difference between the start of test and end of the test (m or ft)

You can take a screenshot of the test history by pressing the Screenshot button.

IMPORTANT 
If the unit is power cycled, a maximum of 127 tests will be remembered and displayed in chronological order. However, if more tests have been completed, they will still be recorded on the SD card. 

Pressing the Reset button at the bottom right of the screen will reset all test results shown on the current screen. When you press it, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification.

Performance Box Touch logs data via an SD card inserted into the SD Card Slot on the left-hand side of the unit. Depending on the Logging Strategy you have selected in the General Settings , the unit will either log continuously or only when it detects movement.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

• FAT32 reformatting for media with sizes up to 32 GB can be done directly in Windows by right-clicking on the media and selecting 'Format'.
   
• If you would like to format media with sizes above 32 GB into a FAT32 file system, you cannot do it directly in Windows as it is not the standard formatting for the file. However, there are many third-party software programs you can use to reformat media so that they will work correctly with our products - we recommend  This Tool as a free option from the SD card organisation.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

You can read more about the different types of SD Cards and how you can make them work with your Performance Box Touch here.  

Performance Box Touch logs channels to a .vbo file on an inserted SD card. The channel information is as follows:

• Satellites: This is the number of satellites in use.
• Time: This is UTC time since midnight in the form HHMMSS.SS.
• Latitude: Latitude in minutes MMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = North e.g. 3169.30644410M = 52D, 49M, 18.4S.
• Longitude: Longitude in minutes MMMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = West e.g. 00040.18164742M = 00D, 40M, 10.9S.
• Velocity: Velocity in km/h.
• Heading: Heading in degrees with respect to North.
• Height: Height above sea level in meters based on the model of the earth used by thye VBOX GNSS engines.
• Vertical velocity: Vertical velocity in km/h. +ve velocity uphill, -ve velocity downhill.
• Long accel: Longitudinal acceleration in g, +ve for forward acceleration.
• Lat accel: Lateral acceleration in g, +ve for acceleration to the left.
• Solution type: Indicator for what the unit is currently using to derive position: 0 = No sats; 1 = Standalone using GNSS only; 2 = SBAS.

The 4 LEDs at the top of the unit provide visual feedback dependent on what process is being performed:

• Decel Mode: If Alert at End is enabled, the LEDs will flash green for 0.5 s once the test end criteria are met.
• Screenshot: If a screenshot has been saved successfully, the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card.
• Reset: The LEDs will briefly flash green twice when a screen has been reset.
• Battery (if installed): If the battery has run out of charge, the LEDs will flash red five times before the unit turns off.

The separate battery has its own LED next to the Power button. This will provide constant battery status information.
 

Please register your Performance Box Touch so that Racelogic can continue to inform you about the latest software releases and firmware upgrades and offer technical support.

Register your unit here.

The supplied USB cable (USB2-007241) plugs into the Power socket on the right-hand side of the unit. Use the supplied Cigar Plug USB Adapter (RLACS184) and the vehicle's 12 V cigar power socket to power the Performance Box Touch.

You can also power the Performance Box Touch with the optional battery (RLACS290 – available from Racelogic). You can find more information on the battery below.

When booting up, the Performance Box Touch will display a splash screen and automatically look for satellites and media.
 

The first time the unit is booted up, it will present the Display Mode screen. Every time after this, it will present the previously used display mode.

If the battery has less than a 10% charge left, you will see a warning screen appear on the display, which will be displayed for 10 seconds. To cancel the warning, press anywhere on the screen.

You can find the full battery specifications here.

When the battery is installed in the Performance Box Touch, it will charge while the unit is being powered via a power source. You can also charge it while it is removed from the unit by using the supplied USB cable (USB2-007241). Note that the USB port on the battery is located above the Power button.

The battery needs approximately 3.5 hours to charge. To shorten the charging time, we recommended that you charge the battery from a mains power source while it is disconnected from the Performance Box Touch.

If you are experiencing issues when charging the battery, take a look at our troubleshooting page.

When Performance Box Touch is 'idle' (tracking zero satellites, not logging and has no screen interactions for 5 consecutive minutes), it will power off to preserve the battery.

Before it powers off, it will display a warning screen. If you do not want it to power off, you can cancel the process by pressing anywhere on the screen within the 10 second time limit. 
 

Auto Power-off Warning Screen

 

Using Gloves with Performance Box Touch

Just like modern mobile phones and tablets, Performance Box Touch is operated using a capacitive touch screen display. However, this does mean that if you are wearing gloves, they will need to be capacitive touch compatible to allow for interaction with the touch screen.

There are many types of capacitive touch compatible gloves available for purchase. If you are unsure which gloves you need, please do not hesitate to contact Racelogic.

The battery is connected to Performance Box Touch with a Richter mounting system on the rear of the unit. Insert the prongs from the back of the battery into the rear of the Performance Box Touch unit and push upwards to secure.

Richter mounting system on the back of Performance Box Touch

Richter mounting system on the rear of battery (RLACS290)

Performance Box Touch comes supplied with a Suction Cup Windscreen Mount ( ACS318MOUNT ) so you can mount it on the vehicle's windscreen. It attaches to the Richter mounting system on the back of the unit, or at the back of the Battery if this is connected to the unit.

Richter mounting system on the rear of Performance Box Touch

Richter Mounting system on Suction Cup Windscreen Mount (RLACS331)

Insert the prongs from the mount into the back of the unit or the battery and push upwards to secure. Attach the suction cup to a suitable location on your windscreen and adjust as necessary.

IMPORTANT
The first time you use the unit, it may take 10 to 15 minutes to acquire satellites fully. After this, it will usually only take 1 to 2 minutes to acquire satellites.

The placement of the GNSS antenna is crucial to the quality of the data recorded by Performance Box Touch. Any metal close to a GNSS antenna can unpredictably disturb the signal due to interference from reflections of weak GNSS signals.

For best results, use the antenna in the centre of a metal roof at least 5 cm away from any roof bars or radio antennas. Do not mount the antenna close to the edge of the roof as reflections from the ground may interfere with the signals. Avoid the edges as reflections from the A-pillars will cause problems.

Mount the antenna as high up as possible and keep it above any roll bars. Pieces of metal close to and above an antenna will badly disrupt the GNSS signal. 

If the vehicle you are using does not have a metal roof, you need to place the GNSS antenna on a flat piece of metal at least 10 cm in diameter. If this is not possible, you can use copper or aluminium foil to create a shaped ground plane underneath the antenna. For example, on a fibreglass roof, mount the antenna on top of the roof, and place some adhesive-backed metal foil underneath, on the inside of the roof.

 

Tall buildings or trees can block GNSS signals, causing a reduction in the number and quality of satellites being tracked. The reduced number of satellites can lead to inaccurate position measurements and a noisy velocity signal.

GNSS works best in open areas. Avoid tree-lined roads.

If Performance Box Touch is struggling to acquire a satellite lock, you may need to perform a GPS coldstart. This may be necessary when the unit hasn’t been used for several days or has moved location significantly since it was last used.

To perform a coldstart, press the COLDSTART button in the Diagnostics Settings menu.

When you press the button, the unit will make an audible sound and you will see a ‘ PLEASE WAIT ’ message counting down from 3. Until the satellite lock has been acquired, the number of satellites will be displayed as ' 00 ' and the GPS status will show ‘ SEARCHING FOR SATELLITES ’. It will take approximately 25 to 30 seconds for the unit to reacquire the satellite lock.

You can change the settings by pressing the corresponding button next to an option.

In these settings menus, you will be able to configure your Performance Box Touch to suit your purpose. The settings included are: 

The mode-specific settings option presented in the Settings screen depends on the   Display Mode   you have selected. In the Lap Timing Settings, the settings are covered on 2 pages and this is where you choose the lap timing parameters.

This menu has settings for units, logging mode, format for saving and the screen and LED brightness.

This menu contains date and time settings.

The Diagnostics menu displays basic information about the GNSS receiver and the VBOX unit and its battery.

In Lap Timing Mode you can view Lap Timing information in relation to a set Start/Finish line. Available information includes: live reference lap speed comparison (Delta-V), live reference lap time comparison (Delta-T), current reference lap time, last lap time, last lap time's difference to best lap time, session time and completed lap count. You can access this mode by pressing the Mode button at the bottom of the screen.

The previously selected Lap Timing Mode will be displayed after each power cycle.

The speed and distance units used depend on what you have selected in the General Settings area.

Note: Lap timing gates are bi-directional and can be triggered when passing through in either direction.

There are 2 different Lap Timing screens which you can toggle between by pressing the Forward and Back arrows at the bottom right of the screen or by swiping left or right.

This is the default lap timing screen and it displays live Lap Timing information in relation to a set Start/Finish Line, Separate Start and Finish Lines or a Standing Start and Separate Finish Line, and a Reference Lap.
 

The screen is split into 2 halves:

• Left-hand side:
  • Lap time: This will show either a live rolling lap time or a static previous lap time, depending on the Rolling Lap Time settings. If you choose to display a rolling lap time, the time for the just-finished lap will be displayed for 5 seconds at the start of a new lap, before it reverts to display the current live lap time again. If it has not crossed the start/finish line yet, it will display the circuit name/layout with a distance countdown to the start/finish line (if it has a satellite lock). If you have enabled Standing Start, the message 'Standing Start Mode Enabled' will be displayed. If you have not detected/defined a start/finish line, a 'No start line' warning will be displayed.
  • Time difference to best lap: This is the time difference between the last completed lap time and the quickest lap time. It is displayed if you set it up in the Rolling Lap Time settings. It will either display continuously, if you have chosen a static lap time, or it will appear for 5 seconds after a lap has been completed if you have chosen the rolling lap time. If the start/finish line has yet to be crossed or a lap hasn't been completed, it will not be shown.
  • Reference lap time: Displays the current active reference lap time and will update when the reference lap is superseded by a faster lap time unless the Reference Lap is fixed in the Settings. If you have fixed a reference lap, a padlock icon will appear to the right of the reference lap's heading. If a reference lap is being created, the rolling lap time will show.
     
• Right-hand side:
  • Delta-T: Presents a live difference in lap time between the current lap time and the stored and active reference lap at the current location on the track. If the detected speed drops below 10 km/h or the satellite reception is lost (less than 4 satellites), the time comparison will freeze on the last known valid value until the speed is increased or the satellite reception is regained. If you are creating a reference lap, a 'Creating a Reference Lap' message is displayed.
    
    • If the current lap is faster than the reference lap, the value will be signed negative and green in colour.
    • If the current lap is slower than the reference lap, the value will be signed positive and red in colour.
    • If the current lap is the same as the reference lap, the value will be unsigned and black in colour.
       
  • Session time: Total time passed within the session.
  • Completed lap count: Number of completed laps within the session.

Delta-V:

When there is a stored and active reference lap, the 4 LEDs at the top of the screen will provide a live reference lap speed comparison at the current location on track in relation to the Delta-V Range settings.

• If the current lap is faster than the reference lap, the LEDs will be green in colour.
• If the current lap is slower than the reference lap, the LEDs will be red in colour.
• If the current lap is the same speed as the reference lap, the LEDs will be off.

The main lap timing screen can be reset by pressing the Reset button at the bottom of the screen or by pressing and holding on to the screen.

This lap timing screen displays a lap time in relation to a set Start/Finish Line, Separate Start and Finish Lines or a Standing Start and Separate Finish Line, and a Reference Lap.
 

 

• Lap time: This will show either a live rolling lap time or a static previous lap time, depending on the Rolling Lap Time settings. If a rolling lap time is being displayed, the previous lap time will be displayed for 5 seconds when a new lap starts before reverting to displaying the current live lap time. If the start/finish line has yet to be crossed, the circuit name/layout will be displayed with a distance countdown to the start/finish line if the unit has a satellite lock. If Standing Start has been enabled, a 'Standing Start Mode Enabled' message is displayed. If no start/finish line has been detected/defined, a 'No start line' warning will display.
• Time difference to best lap: This is the time difference between the last completed lap time and the quickest lap time and is displayed dependent on the Rolling Lap Time settings. It will either display continuously if a static lap time is being displayed or will appear for 5 seconds after a lap has been completed if a rolling lap time is being shown. If the start/finish line has yet to be crossed or a lap hasn't been completed, it will not be shown.

Notes:

• To set a Start/Finish line, the vehicle must be moving >0.8 km/h and the Performance Box Touch must have a satellite lock.
• If the setting of the start/finish line is cancelled, any live lap prediction for the current lap will be lost and unavailable for use.

Notes:

• To set a Start/Finish line, the vehicle must be moving >0.8 km/h and the Performance Box Touch must have a satellite lock.
• If the setting of the start/finish line is cancelled, any live lap prediction for the current lap will be lost and unavailable for use.

A reference lap is required for Performance Box Touch to calculate Delta-T and Delta-V lap timing values. Performance Box Touch will automatically begin to create a reference lap once the Start/Finish line is crossed or it detects movement in Standing Start mode, and will complete it when the Start/Finish line is crossed again or when the separate Finish Line is crossed.

Requirements for creating a reference lap:

• The lap must be longer than 20 seconds.
• The lap must be greater than 100 m.
• The maximum speed achieved must be greater than 40 km/h.
• The lap is over half the distance of the stored reference lap.
• The lap time does not exceed 43'40.00".

You can also choose to ignore short laps from being used to create the reference lap by entering a Minimum Lap Time in the Settings.

When Performance Box Touch is creating a reference lap, a 'Creating a Reference Lap' message will be displayed on the Main Lap Timing Screen in the Delta-T section and the reference lap section will show a rolling lap time. The LEDs will also illuminate blue during the creation process.

Unless you fix the Reference Lap, Performance Box Touch will update the reference lap if you have a faster lap or if the new lap distance is more than double of the stored reference lap.

You can also load reference laps from previously saved or provided files and you can save your reference lap for future use.

The reference lap will be retained after each power cycle.

You can access the Lap Timing settings screen by selecting the Settings button at the bottom left of the screen. The settings are covered on 2 pages and this is where you choose the lap timing parameters.

You can access the different pages by selecting the Forward and Back arrows at the bottom right of the screen or by swiping left or right.
 

To return to the main screen, select the Exit Button on the bottom left.

Performance Box Touch has an inbuilt track database with circuits throughout the world, you can find a list of the currently supported circuits here.

The unit will display the currently selected track based on the GPS location. If multiple layouts are available, you can press the Select button to scroll through the different options. To choose a layout, press the desired option and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen. If you wish to return to the Settings screen without saving, press the Cancel button at the bottom left of the screen.

Note: If you press the Select button when you are not in the vicinity of a known track, the unit will display a NO LIST AVAILABLE message.

If the layout has changed, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification. The layout will be remembered after each power cycle if it is determined to be local to the detected location.

Note: When the selected track is changed, all existing lap timing values will be cleared and new lap timing gates will be used.

Selecting the Set Start Gate option in the Lap Timing Settings will manually set a start/finish line when moving, and will overwrite the detected line in the circuit layout. If you are defining a separate Finish Line, the set start/finish gate will act as the Start Line only. 

Note: The vehicle must be moving >0.8 km/h and the unit have a satellite lock to set a Start/Finish Line.

Selecting the Set Finish Gate option in the Lap Timing Settings will manually set a Finish line when moving, and will overwrite the detected finish line in the circuit layout. You must set a separate finish line if you are using Standing Start Mode. 

Note: The vehicle must be moving >0.8 km/h and the unit have a satellite lock to set a Finish Line.

(Only selectable if a Finish gate has been set)

 

Selecting the Clear Finish Gate option in the Lap Timing Settings will clear the separate Finish line and use the active Start line as a combined Start/Finish line.

You will see a screen informing you that the finish gate is being cleared and giving you 5 seconds to cancel the process by pressing the screen.  

When the finish line is cleared, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification.

Clear finish line cancellation screen

Notes:

• When the finish gate is cleared, all the existing lap timing values and lap history will be cleared too.
• If the finish line clearing is cancelled, any live lap prediction for the current lap may be lost and unavailable for use.

The Track Database installed in the Performance Box Touch is automatically updated whenever a new firmware file is uploaded onto the unit. However, you can also update the Track Database separately by pressing the Load Track Database button in the Lap Timing Settings. This area also displays the currently installed track database version information.

If the unit detects an SD card and a saved .tdb or .bdb track database file located in the root directory of the SD card (not in the media or any other folder), the unit will load the file, which will update the tracks list but not overwrite any existing track information.

The progress of the track database update will be displayed via the LEDs; each lit LED will represent 25% of the process with all LEDs extinguishing when the process is complete.

You can load previously saved or provided Start/Finish line gates by inserting an SD card with gate files contained in an SF LINES folder into the unit and pressing the Load Lap Timing Gates button in the Lap Timing Settings. 

If the unit can only find one file on the SD card, the file will be loaded immediately.

If multiple files are located on the SD card, the unit will display all available files. Select a file and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen to confirm your selection. Press the Cancel Button at the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving. 

When loaded, a success screen will briefly display to show that the file was loaded successfully. If there are splits stored in the file, these will also be uploaded to the unit (up to 10 gates/splits).
 

Note: When a new Start/Finish or Finish line gate is loaded, all existing lap timing values will be cleared and the new lap timing gates will be used.

To save the currently defined Start/Finish gates, press the Save Lap Timing Gates button in the Lap Timing Settings. If the unit detects an SD card, it will save the file as gates.spl in an SF LINES folder on the SD card. A save success screen will briefly display to show that it was saved. If a gate file (named gates.spl already exists on the SD card, Performance Box Touch will display an overwrite cancel screen. This screen gives you 5 seconds to cancel the overwrite by pressing anywhere on the screen.

This option is particularly useful if Performance Box Touch is not detecting the correct number of laps. When racing at a very narrow circuit where the pit lane is right next to the start line, it could be possible to trigger lap timing in the pit lane, giving an incorrect number of laps.

If you enable Rolling Lap Time, both Lap Timing Screens will display the current live lap time. When a new lap starts, the previous lap time will be displayed for 5 seconds before it reverts to display the current live lap time. When it is disabled, it will only display the previous lap time.

Note: This feature is enabled by default.

 

When Standing Start is Enabled, the Performance Box Touch can use the position at the start of a movement to trigger lap timing. This is particularly suitable for sprint style events. In this mode, Lap Timing will only stop at a defined Finish Gate. With the Standing start enabled, any existing Start/Finish or start gate will be ignored. Once enabled, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification.

You then have to return to your Lap Timing Screen by pressing the Exit Button at the bottom left. When the vehicle is stationary (<0.5 km/h) for 2 consecutive seconds, the unit will display an activation screen, asking you to wait 5 seconds before you move the vehicle. Pressing on the screen, moving the vehicle or losing the satellite lock before the standing start activation period has expired will lead to the feature being cancelled.

Standing start activated cancellation screen. 

You can adjust the brightness of the LED feedback in relation to the Delta-V speed. There are 3 options; 2 km/h / 1.2 mph, 5 km/h / 3.1 mph (default) and 10 km/h / 6.2 mph and they relate to the maximum speed difference at which the LEDs are brightest.

Let us use the default 5 km/h setting as an example:
 

If you select 10 km/h and the current lap is 5 km/h quicker than the reference lap, LEDs will show dull green as it is halfway to the maximum value.

Tap the buttons to change the setting.

This feature will clear the lap timing data, lap time history and reference lap. When you select Reset, a cancel timeout screen will display. This gives you 5 seconds to press anywhere on the screen to cancel the process. After 5 seconds, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible notification to confirm that the data has been reset.

This option will fix the current reference lap. When fixed, the stored reference lap will not update if a faster lap is achieved. If there is no stored reference lap, the next complete lap will be used as the fixed reference lap. Alternatively, you can fix the reference lap by triple-tapping on the Main Lap Timing Screen. When you triple-tap, a cancel timeout screen will display giving you 5 seconds to cancel the fixing of the reference lap by pressing on the screen.
 

When a reference lap has been fixed, a padlock icon will show to the right of the reference lap on the Main Lap Timing Screen and the blue Fix Reference Lap button will read Enabled.
 

To unfix a reference lap, press the blue Fix Reference lap button again. The Button should change from Enabled to Disabled. You will see a cancel timeout screen. You can also unfix the reference lap by triple-tapping on the Main Lap Timing Screen. If you triple-tap, You will see a cancel timeout screen that gives you 5 seconds to cancel the unfixing by pressing on the screen.

You can load a previously saved or provided reference lap by pressing the Load button (as long as the unit is not logging and the vehicle is not moving). If an SD card is detected, the unit will display all .ref files located within the REF LAPS folder on the SD card. Select a file and press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen to confirm your selection. Press the Cancel button at the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving.

If confirmed, the unit will briefly display a load success screen to show that the file was loaded.

If there are splits stored in the file, these will also be uploaded to the unit (up to 10 gates/splits).
 

Note: When a new reference lap is loaded, the Start/Finish gate stored in the .ref lap will be applied as the active Lap timing gate if it is different to the currently loaded gate. If the gates are changed, all existing lap timing values will be cleared and the new lap timing gates will be used.

If a reference lap has been created, you can save the lap for future use (as long as the unit is not logging and the vehicle is not moving). Press the Save button to start the process. If the unit detects an SD card, it will save the file as 'lap.ref' in a REF LAPS folder on the SD card. A save success screen will briefly display to confirm that the file is saved. If a reference lap file already exists on the SD card, Performance Box Touch will display an overwrite cancel screen, giving you 5 seconds to cancel the overwrite by pressing on the screen.

To save your selected value, press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen. Press the Cancel Button at the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving. The default setting is 60 seconds and the value range is 10 to 86400 seconds. The selected value will be remembered after each power cycle.

Note: You can only select a whole number for the time value.

This feature is disabled by default. It will create a new reference lap if the lap distance is more than double the stored reference lap. This is useful, for example, if you are warming up on a smaller part of a longer circuit (such as the Nurburgring circuit and Nordschleife) and you want the reference lap to update once you have moved on to the longer circuit.

Alternatively, you can enable this option so that the reference lap will not update when the lap distance is more than double the stored reference lap. This can be useful in circumstances such as when the in-lap may cover more than double the distance of the reference lap.

You can view a history of the lap results by selecting the Results Button at the bottom of the screen.

The lap results will display until you press the Reset Button.
 

Sample history screen
 

The most recently completed lap will show at the top of the screen and the fastest lap will be highlighted. Use the scroll bar on the right-hand of the screen to scroll through the results.
 

Information includes:

• Lap number
• Lap time
• Time difference from the fastest lap

You can take a screenshot of the lap history by pressing the Screenshot Button.

To return to the main screen, press the Exit Button at the bottom left of the screen.

IMPORTANT
The results can display up to 128 laps. However, if more laps have been completed, they will still be recorded on the SD card. Once the limit of 128 laps has been reached, the unit will display a warning message, informing you that further laps will not be saved to the Lap History. The message will show again if the unit is powercycled. To view new lap history results, you need to reset the results with the Reset Button.

You can also save the results as a .txt or .csv file to the SD Card (depending on the selected option in General Settings). Press the Save button at the bottom of the screen. When pressed, the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification. If the results have been saved unsuccessfully, for example if no SD card is inserted or the card is full, the button will flash 3 times and Performance Box Touch will emit an audible error notification.

Along with the lap history information described above, the results file also includes the date and the time when saved.

Selecting the Reset Button at the bottom right of the screen will reset the lap timing data, lap time history and reference lap. When you have selected Reset, you will see a cancel timeout screen that gives you 5 seconds to cancel the reset by pressing on the screen. After 5 seconds, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice and the unit will emit an audible confirmation notification.

Performance Box Touch logs data via an SD card inserted into the SD Card Slot on the left-hand side of the unit. Depending on the Logging Strategy you have selected in the General Settings , the unit will either log continuously or only when it detects movement.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

• FAT32 reformatting for media with sizes up to 32 GB can be done directly in Windows by right-clicking on the media and selecting 'Format'.
   
• If you would like to format media with sizes above 32 GB into a FAT32 file system, you cannot do it directly in Windows as it is not the standard formatting for the file. However, there are many third-party software programs you can use to reformat media so that they will work correctly with our products - we recommend  This Tool as a free option from the SD card organisation.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

You can read more about the different types of SD Cards and how you can make them work with your Performance Box Touch here.  

Performance Box Touch logs channels to a .vbo file on an inserted SD card. The channel information is as follows:

• Satellites: This is the number of satellites in use.
• Time: This is UTC time since midnight in the form HHMMSS.SS.
• Latitude: Latitude in minutes MMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = North e.g. 3169.30644410M = 52D, 49M, 18.4S.
• Longitude: Longitude in minutes MMMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = West e.g. 00040.18164742M = 00D, 40M, 10.9S.
• Velocity: Velocity in km/h.
• Heading: Heading in degrees with respect to North.
• Height: Height above sea level in meters based on the model of the earth used by thye VBOX GNSS engines.
• Vertical velocity: Vertical velocity in km/h. +ve velocity uphill, -ve velocity downhill.
• Long accel: Longitudinal acceleration in g, +ve for forward acceleration.
• Lat accel: Lateral acceleration in g, +ve for acceleration to the left.
• Solution type: Indicator for what the unit is currently using to derive position: 0 = No sats; 1 = Standalone using GNSS only; 2 = SBAS.

The 4 LEDs at the top of the unit provide visual feedback dependent on what process is being performed:

• Lap Timing Mode:
  • The LEDs provide a live reference lap speed comparison (Delta-V).
  • The LEDs will illuminate blue during the process of creating a Reference Lap.
  • When loading a Track Database file, the progress of the track database update is displayed via the LEDs; each lit LED will represent 25% of the process with all LEDs extinguishing when the process is complete.
  • When a Track Layout is changed, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice.
  • When a Finish Line is cleared, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice.
  • When a Standing Start is Enabled or Disabled, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice.
• Screenshot: If a screenshot has been saved successfully, the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card.
• Reset: The LEDs will briefly flash green twice when a screen has been reset.
• Battery (if installed): If the battery has run out of charge, the LEDs will flash red five times before the unit turns off.

The separate battery has its own LED next to the Power button. This will provide constant battery status information.
 

Please register your Performance Box Touch so that Racelogic can continue to inform you about the latest software releases and firmware upgrades and offer technical support.

Register your unit here.

The supplied USB cable (USB2-007241) plugs into the Power socket on the right-hand side of the unit. Use the supplied Cigar Plug USB Adapter (RLACS184) and the vehicle's 12 V cigar power socket to power the Performance Box Touch.

You can also power the Performance Box Touch with the optional battery (RLACS290 – available from Racelogic). You can find more information on the battery below.

When booting up, the Performance Box Touch will display a splash screen and automatically look for satellites and media.
 

The first time the unit is booted up, it will present the Display Mode screen. Every time after this, it will present the previously used display mode.

If the battery has less than a 10% charge left, you will see a warning screen appear on the display, which will be displayed for 10 seconds. To cancel the warning, press anywhere on the screen.

You can find the full battery specifications here.

When the battery is installed in the Performance Box Touch, it will charge while the unit is being powered via a power source. You can also charge it while it is removed from the unit by using the supplied USB cable (USB2-007241). Note that the USB port on the battery is located above the Power button.

The battery needs approximately 3.5 hours to charge. To shorten the charging time, we recommended that you charge the battery from a mains power source while it is disconnected from the Performance Box Touch.

If you are experiencing issues when charging the battery, take a look at our troubleshooting page.

When Performance Box Touch is 'idle' (tracking zero satellites, not logging and has no screen interactions for 5 consecutive minutes), it will power off to preserve the battery.

Before it powers off, it will display a warning screen. If you do not want it to power off, you can cancel the process by pressing anywhere on the screen within the 10 second time limit. 
 

Auto Power-off Warning Screen

 

Using Gloves with Performance Box Touch

Just like modern mobile phones and tablets, Performance Box Touch is operated using a capacitive touch screen display. However, this does mean that if you are wearing gloves, they will need to be capacitive touch compatible to allow for interaction with the touch screen.

There are many types of capacitive touch compatible gloves available for purchase. If you are unsure which gloves you need, please do not hesitate to contact Racelogic.

The battery is connected to Performance Box Touch with a Richter mounting system on the rear of the unit. Insert the prongs from the back of the battery into the rear of the Performance Box Touch unit and push upwards to secure.

Richter mounting system on the back of Performance Box Touch

Richter mounting system on the rear of battery (RLACS290)

Performance Box Touch comes supplied with a Suction Cup Windscreen Mount ( ACS318MOUNT ) so you can mount it on the vehicle's windscreen. It attaches to the Richter mounting system on the back of the unit, or at the back of the Battery if this is connected to the unit.

Richter mounting system on the rear of Performance Box Touch

Richter Mounting system on Suction Cup Windscreen Mount (RLACS331)

Insert the prongs from the mount into the back of the unit or the battery and push upwards to secure. Attach the suction cup to a suitable location on your windscreen and adjust as necessary.

IMPORTANT
The first time you use the unit, it may take 10 to 15 minutes to acquire satellites fully. After this, it will usually only take 1 to 2 minutes to acquire satellites.

The placement of the GNSS antenna is crucial to the quality of the data recorded by Performance Box Touch. Any metal close to a GNSS antenna can unpredictably disturb the signal due to interference from reflections of weak GNSS signals.

For best results, use the antenna in the centre of a metal roof at least 5 cm away from any roof bars or radio antennas. Do not mount the antenna close to the edge of the roof as reflections from the ground may interfere with the signals. Avoid the edges as reflections from the A-pillars will cause problems.

Mount the antenna as high up as possible and keep it above any roll bars. Pieces of metal close to and above an antenna will badly disrupt the GNSS signal. 

If the vehicle you are using does not have a metal roof, you need to place the GNSS antenna on a flat piece of metal at least 10 cm in diameter. If this is not possible, you can use copper or aluminium foil to create a shaped ground plane underneath the antenna. For example, on a fibreglass roof, mount the antenna on top of the roof, and place some adhesive-backed metal foil underneath, on the inside of the roof.

 

Tall buildings or trees can block GNSS signals, causing a reduction in the number and quality of satellites being tracked. The reduced number of satellites can lead to inaccurate position measurements and a noisy velocity signal.

GNSS works best in open areas. Avoid tree-lined roads.

If Performance Box Touch is struggling to acquire a satellite lock, you may need to perform a GPS coldstart. This may be necessary when the unit hasn’t been used for several days or has moved location significantly since it was last used.

To perform a coldstart, press the COLDSTART button in the Diagnostics Settings menu.

When you press the button, the unit will make an audible sound and you will see a ‘ PLEASE WAIT ’ message counting down from 3. Until the satellite lock has been acquired, the number of satellites will be displayed as ' 00 ' and the GPS status will show ‘ SEARCHING FOR SATELLITES ’. It will take approximately 25 to 30 seconds for the unit to reacquire the satellite lock.

You can change the settings by pressing the corresponding button next to an option.

In these settings menus, you will be able to configure your Performance Box Touch to suit your purpose. The settings included are: 

The mode-specific settings option presented in the Settings screen depends on the   Display Mode   you have selected. In the Accel Settings, you can choose the test parameters and they also include other test options.

This menu has settings for units, logging mode, format for saving and the screen and LED brightness.

This menu contains date and time settings.

The Diagnostics menu displays basic information about the GNSS receiver and the VBOX unit and its battery.

In Speed Display Mode, you can view live speed data,. You have 3 screen options available; Speed, VMAX and Average Speed. You can access this mode by pressing the Mode button at the bottom of the screen and selecting Speed.
 

The unit will display the previously used Speed Display Mode after each power cycle.

There are 3 different Speed Display screens and you can access them by using the Forward and Back arrows at the bottom right of the screen or by swiping left or right on the screen when the arrows are present.

This is the default speed screen and it displays Live Speed data. If you have set a Target Speed in the Speed Settings, this will be displayed in grey underneath the Live Speed.

 

If the vehicle speed is slower than 0.5 km/h or if the unit has lost its satellite lock (less than 4 satellites), the value will display as 000.0.

This screen displays the Absolute Top Speed reached until the Reset Button is pressed at the bottom of the screen.

If a Target Speed is selected within the Speed Settings, it will be displayed in grey underneath the VMAX.

Formatted in two halves, the Average Speed screen displays both the Average Speed (since last boot-up or power cycle) and Distance Travelled (since last boot-up or power cycle) on the same screen any time that movement is detected. The average speed is displayed using either continuous or moving calculations.

You can reset the screen at any time by pressing the Reset Button at the bottom of the screen.

If you have selected a Target Speed in the Speed Settings, it will be displayed in grey underneath the Average Speed.

                            

You can access the Speed Display settings screen by selecting the Settings button at the bottom left of the screen to configure the speed display options.

Press the Exit button at the bottom left to return to the main screen.

You can adjust the number of decimal places displayed for speed values across all Speed displays. Choose between 0, 1 (default) and 2 decimal places. Tap the corresponding blue button to cycle through the options.

If required, you can choose to have the displayed live speed values smoothed. Available options include 0.0 s, 0.25 s (default), 0.5 s and 1.0 s and they refer to the amount of time that the displayed data is averaged by. Tap the corresponding blue button to change the smoothing levels.

IMPORTANT
This option will smooth live speed displays in all relevant screen modes.
 

Notes:

• Smoothing only applies to the screen displays, not to the recorded data.
• Smoothing introduces a slight delay to the displayed value.

You can change whether the average speed on the Average Speed Screen is calculated as Continuous or Moving.
 

• Continuous: Average speed will start to calculate as soon as an SD card is inserted and initialised.
• Moving: Average speed will start to calculate as soon as the unit detects a speed of more than 0.8 km/h. The calculations will stop when the speed is less than 0.8 km/h.

This setting lets you change the unit used for the distance travelled when you are using the Average/Distance screen. The Distance Display setting will toggle between Feet/Miles (if the Distance unit is set to feet in the General Settings) or will toggle between Metres/Kilometres (if the Distance unit is set to metres in the General Settings).

You can define a Target Speed that will be displayed underneath the Speed value on the Speed Screen, VMAX and Average Speed Screen.

You can choose whether to enable or disable an audible alert (continuous beep for 2 seconds) along with a visual alert (all 4 LEDs flashing green) to notify you when the target value is reached. Alerts will only show once unless the vehicle has been stationary since the previous alert.

Enabling one, or both, of the alerts will set the target speed and give you access to the sub-menu where you can define the target speed condition by pressing the corresponding blue button and using the presented keypad.
 

Target Speed Keypad Example

To save your chosen value, press the Confirm button at the bottom right of the screen. Press the Cancel button at the bottom left of the screen to return to the Settings screen without saving. The unit will remember the value after each power cycle.

Note: You can enter speed with up to 1 decimal place.

Selecting the Reset Button on the bottom right of the screen will reset all results shown on the current screen. When you press the Reset button, the LEDs will briefly flash green twice.

Performance Box Touch logs data via an SD card inserted into the SD Card Slot on the left-hand side of the unit. Depending on the Logging Strategy you have selected in the General Settings , the unit will either log continuously or only when it detects movement.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

• FAT32 reformatting for media with sizes up to 32 GB can be done directly in Windows by right-clicking on the media and selecting 'Format'.
   
• If you would like to format media with sizes above 32 GB into a FAT32 file system, you cannot do it directly in Windows as it is not the standard formatting for the file. However, there are many third-party software programs you can use to reformat media so that they will work correctly with our products - we recommend  This Tool as a free option from the SD card organisation.

Performance Box Touch V2 is supplied with an 8 GB SDHC card in a FAT32 file format, which is the only file format it supports.

If you are looking to purchase a new SD card, we recommend that any card you use has a write speed of above 7 MB/s (4 MB/s is the absolute minimum) and a speed class of 10 (4 is the absolute minimum). We recommend that you use SD cards from quality brands such as Transcend, SanDisk, Kingston or Lexar to ensure the best results.
 

IMPORTANT
If you have an SD card that is formatted in the exFAT or NTFS file formats, you will have to reformat it to a FAT32 file system before it will work with a Performance Box Touch V2 unit.

Supplied or purchased SDHC cards are formatted in the FAT32 file format. This format is supported by Performance Box Touch V2.

Purchased SDXC cards will be formatted in exFAT or NTFS file formats; these formats are not supported by Performance Box Touch V2. Please reformat as per the instructions below.

You can read more about the different types of SD Cards and how you can make them work with your Performance Box Touch here.  

Performance Box Touch logs channels to a .vbo file on an inserted SD card. The channel information is as follows:

• Satellites: This is the number of satellites in use.
• Time: This is UTC time since midnight in the form HHMMSS.SS.
• Latitude: Latitude in minutes MMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = North e.g. 3169.30644410M = 52D, 49M, 18.4S.
• Longitude: Longitude in minutes MMMMM.MMMMMMMM +ve = West e.g. 00040.18164742M = 00D, 40M, 10.9S.
• Velocity: Velocity in km/h.
• Heading: Heading in degrees with respect to North.
• Height: Height above sea level in meters based on the model of the earth used by thye VBOX GNSS engines.
• Vertical velocity: Vertical velocity in km/h. +ve velocity uphill, -ve velocity downhill.
• Long accel: Longitudinal acceleration in g, +ve for forward acceleration.
• Lat accel: Lateral acceleration in g, +ve for acceleration to the left.
• Solution type: Indicator for what the unit is currently using to derive position: 0 = No sats; 1 = Standalone using GNSS only; 2 = SBAS.

The 4 LEDs at the top of the unit provide visual feedback dependent on what process is being performed:

• Speed Mode: If a Target Speed LED Alert has been set, the LEDs will flash green when the value is reached.
• Screenshot: If a screenshot has been saved successfully, the LEDs will illuminate yellow in sequence from left to right to display the progress of writing to the SD card.
• Reset: The LEDs will briefly flash green twice when a screen has been reset.
• Battery (if installed): If the battery has run out of charge, the LEDs will flash red five times before the unit turns off.

The separate battery has its own LED next to the Power button. This will provide constant battery status information.