Capturing Telemetry

Once set up, Capture works in the background while you race. This page covers Home and how to control capture.

How Capture Works

Capture does not connect to the simulator while you drive. It reads the telemetry file that iRacing or LMU saves when you leave the session. Then it splits the laps, measures every braking zone and uploads the session to your account.

Home

Home is the first page in the sidebar. It shows:

• Your latest session — the card marked Recent
• Sessions in your account — what is already in the cloud, and how many sessions are on their way up
• What needs a decision — files with issues, with a link to view them
• Your plan’s limit — Home names it when you get close

Below the cards are three tabs:

Tab	What It Holds
Queue	Files that still need processing
History	Sessions already in your account
Issues	Files that need you

See The Queue and Issues for both lists.

The Home tour

A short tour explains the Home screen. It starts on the Queue tab and points only at controls Home has. Repeat it from Help at any time.

Pause Capture

One switch pauses Capture. It covers automatic processing and the batches you start by hand.

• While a batch runs, the Queue shows Pause Capture and Cancel. Pause Capture also holds the batch.
• While Capture is paused, the button reads Resume Capture.

While Capture is paused, uploads wait. Folder watching also respects the pause. Resume Capture and the waiting sessions continue.

Background Operation

• System tray — Close the window and Capture keeps working in the tray. To quit it, use Quit in the tray menu.
• One Capture at a time — If you open Capture again, it brings the window you already have to the front.
• Start with Windows — When Capture starts with Windows, it starts in the tray. Otherwise the window appears as soon as Capture starts.
• Updates — Restarting to install an update never leaves Capture hidden in the tray.

Tray menu

Right-click the tray icon for:

Option	Action
Status	Shows whether Capture is waiting for iRacing or connected to it
Open dashboard	Opens the Braking Lab web app in your browser
Show window	Brings the Capture window to the front
Account	Shows whether you are signed in
Sign out…	Asks you to confirm, then signs you out
Quit	Closes Capture

When an update is ready, the tray also shows Update ready with a link to its notes.

See Settings for startup and update options.

Multiple Sessions

Drive as many sessions as you want back to back. Each one appears in History and in your account.

Next Steps

• The Queue and Issues — Process older files and fix problems
• Cloud Sync — How your data gets to your account
• Analyze — Look at a session inside Capture