Rabbit Pro runtime recipe

This is not the official recipe, and it is not claimed to be the ‘best’ recipe. It’s just the recipe that I know how to cook, and it seems to turn out pleasing results.

Several ‘verification checks’ are in the process. If a check fails, do not proceed. Fix whatever’s not right in the previous steps until the verification passes.

A. POWER UP THE RABBIT BOX

  1. Power up the Rabbit Pro box.
  2. Verify the blue light on the switch on the box is lit.
  3. Wait for 20-40seconds for the box to bring up the WiFi network.
  4. See notes 1, 2, 3 below in case of problems.

B. CONNECT TO THE BOX’S WIFI NETWORK

  1. Restart your mobile device.
  2. Do not start Rabbit Rally app yet.
  3. Make sure no apps are running after restart.
  4. Activate Airplane mode to disable your cell network connection.
  5. Enable WiFi, and connect to the WiFi network named for the Rabbit box.
  6. Verify that the device is connected to the box’s network.
  7. See note 4 below in case of problems.

C. SET ODOMETER SOURCE IN RABBIT RALLY

  1. Start Rabbit Rally app.
  2. Observe and resolve any warning messages from the app.
  3. Open the Menu, and then open “Connections”
  4. Click on GPS MPH (Imperial) to get a pop-up box asking “Change odometer?”. Select Yes.
  5. Wait 20-40seconds to get a connection to the box’s GPS
  6. Verify that the ‘Precision’ figure for GPS MPH (Imperial) is less than 2.0m
  7. If you have wheel sensors fitted to the box, Click on Sensor 1 (or 2, depending on which sensors are wired to the box)
  8. Verify that the message under the Sensor you selected shows Pulses, and does not show “Not Connected”
  9. See notes 5 & 6 below in case of problems.

D. CONFIRM THE BOX IS COUNTING PULSES

  1. Have someone drive the car at least 100 meters while you observe the ‘Odometer Source’ page in the Rabbit Rally app.
  2. Verify that at least one Odometer Source is incrementing while the car is moving.
  3. See note 7 below in case of problems.

E. START A SECTION FOR TESTING

  1. Open the Rabbit Rally menu and select ‘Stages’.
  2. Select ‘Stages Manager’ and then ‘New’
  3. Enter Mileage Initial (Mi Ini) 0, Mileage Final (Mi Fin) 10, Speed (Spd) 10
  4. Hit three dots menu to return to Stage Editor
  5. Set starting time to current time
  6. Select ‘Send to Nav…’
  7. You should see the ‘Time to Ideal’ value Green and Growing – you are late already!
  8. Begin driving at more than 10mph. The Odometer should increase, and the Time to Ideal should start to shrink (you’re getting closer to zero).
  9. See notes 8 and above below in case of problems

NOTES

  1. If you’re experiencing power fluctuations, that may reboot the box, and then you’ll need to restart the recipe from here.
  2. You did wire the box to constant power, didn’t you? If you instead wired the box to a ‘switched circuit’ that’s only energized when the key is on, you’ll have to start from here every time the key is turned off and on.
  3. If you’re not using a “power conditioner” in the circuit, beware temporary sags in power from starting the engine. If you notice the engine cranking slowly when starting, that’s an indication that the system voltage could be low.
  4. Try to use a browser on the mobile device to reach the Internet (www.google.com).  It should fail. If it succeeds, the device is either not connected to the correct WiFi network or it has cell phone service enabled. Repeat steps in Section B.
  5. You did install at least one wheel sensor, didn’t you? If you instead are running GPS only, you must be sure that the Rabbit Rally app is using the GPS from the rabbit box, and not the GPS in your phone. The Precision number on the Connection is the best indication of that; the box’s GPS should be less than 2.0 meters.
  6. Changing the Odometer Source – even if you then change back to the original source you had – can dispel some gremlins.
  7. If the wheel sensors aren’t incrementing at the same rate, you need to understand why. Did one of the magnets fall off? Is one of the sensors loose in its mount? Is there a loose wire splice? If only one Sensor is acting strangely, switch to the other Sensor and make yourself a note to stay there. If both Sensors are wonky, plan to run GPS until you can diagnose the Sensor problem(s).
  8. You must select ‘Send to Nav’ from the stages editor to ‘start the app running’.
  9. If you make changes to the stage, you must select ‘Send to Nav’ to push those changes.
  10. If you update the Starting Time of the stage, you must select ‘Send to Nav’ to have that change take effect.