The dash display lit on the steering wheel of the 2026 car

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Data Acquisition

Data Acquisition works with every technical subsystem to collect, store and analyse vehicle data. For WFR26-E it moved telemetry from LTE to a 5 GHz radio link and built tools so anyone on the team can use the data.

Our capabilities

Telemetry link: 5 GHz radio, replacing LTE
Live view latency: Under 100 ms (Project PECAN)
In-car computer: Raspberry Pi
Target range: 600 m to 1 km

Data Acquisition

Features

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Project PECAN
Open-source web CAN analyser for live vehicle data, replacing expensive proprietary hardware.
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Shared Raspberry Pi HAT
The same Raspberry Pi HAT runs in the car, the charge cart and the base station.

Changing for 2027

Two-way radio between the driver and the pit

Onboard camera, streamed live and synced to car data

Telemetry overhaul for reliability and consistency

TyreSense: in-wheel tyre temperature and pressure sensors

Weatherproof, modular trackside base station

A team member in a red jacket at a sticker-covered laptop, lit green, at the April 2026 night test

In the making

How it works

Earlier seasons collected data that went unused, so the 2026 DAQ work focused on access: dashboard templates, documentation, and a natural language interface that lets team members query the vehicle database without writing code.

Live data comes through Project PECAN, the team's open-source web CAN analyser, served from a Raspberry Pi WiFi hotspot.

A custom Raspberry Pi HAT is shared across the race car, the charge cart and the trackside base station, and the software runs in Docker containers so future teams can extend it rather than rebuild it.

Data Acquisition

Our capabilities

Features

Project PECAN

Shared Raspberry Pi HAT

Changing for 2027

In the making

How it works

Earlier seasons collected data that went unused, so the 2026 DAQ work focused on access: dashboard templates, documentation, and a natural language interface that lets team members query the vehicle database without writing code.

A custom Raspberry Pi HAT is shared across the race car, the charge cart and the trackside base station, and the software runs in Docker containers so future teams can extend it rather than rebuild it.

Build the next one.

Shopping bag

Data Acquisition

Our capabilities

Features

Project PECAN

Shared Raspberry Pi HAT

Changing for 2027

In the making

How it works

Earlier seasons collected data that went unused, so the 2026 DAQ work focused on access: dashboard templates, documentation, and a natural language interface that lets team members query the vehicle database without writing code.

Telemetry moved from LTE to a dedicated 5 GHz radio, chosen for cost, resilience to interference and poor cellular reception at competition sites.

A custom Raspberry Pi HAT is shared across the race car, the charge cart and the trackside base station, and the software runs in Docker containers so future teams can extend it rather than rebuild it.

Build the next one.