This page provides everything you need to update the firmware on your Performance Box Touch and understand what has changed between versions.
It includes:
- Firmware update instructions to guide you through the update process.
- Release notes outlining new features, improvements and bug fixes for each version.
Firmware updates may introduce new features, improve performance, or resolve known issues. We recommend keeping your device up to date to ensure the best performance and compatibility.
The update process is SD card-based and does not require any cables, software tools, or a PC connection.
Equipment List
- An SD card (FAT32 formatted)
- A computer to download and copy the firmware file
- Your Performance Box Touch unit with a power supply
- Download the latest update file from the VBOX Motorsport Website.
(Your unit must be registered to receive the required login details for the download. If you have not registered your unit yet, you can use this Registration Form.) - Unzip the folder and place the .rpf file in the root directory of the SD card (not in the media or any other folder).
- Insert the SD card into the side panel of your unpowered unit.
- Power the unit.
- Confirm the update by pressing OK.
- The unit will then display an update screen with a progress bar.
- When the update is complete, the unit will restart.
NOTES
- When the firmware has been successfully installed on the unit, the file will be removed from the SD card.
- Updating the firmware reinstalls the default Performance App. If a different app is installed on the unit, it will be replaced during the firmware update process.
Compatible Products:
- PBT-V2 (25 Hz)
- PBT-V1 (10 Hz)
18 October 2022
NOTE
Includes all features of version 1.5.1.17 (V2 only release) plus the following:
NEW FEATURES
- Addition of miles/kilometres option for distance on Average Speed screen.
Users can now change between metres/kilometres, or feet/miles for distance display on the Average Speed screen, previously only metres or feet were available.
BUG FIXES
- Lateral and Longitudinal acceleration channels now zero below 4 satellites.
Channels were previously displaying values when the satellite count was 3, when anything below 4 should give no data for all GNSS channels. - Decel test speed setting was not always updated to reflect a unit change.
Changing speed units could result in the decel test using the previous speed value [but displaying new units) until a power cycle. - Issue on average speed screen when crossing midnight UTC. When crossing midnight UTC, the elapsed distance could reset to zero and the average speed would change to show live speed.
- Issue with the unit displaying an error on bootup due to corrupted lap timing settings. Any track name of the maximum size would cause an exception when saving to EEPROM.
30 July 2021
NEW FEATURES
- Added secondary (multiple test) and best result acceleration screens
- Option to ignore double-distance laps
IMPROVEMENTS
- New menu layout with quicker access to each area
- Improved stability if card is removed whilst logging
BUG FIXES
- Screen and VBO behaviour now matches with < 4 satellites
- Resolved slight result difference between screens at times (due to rounding)
8 March 2021
IMPROVEMENTS
- Reworded message shown when no tracks are found in the database
- Speed smoothing value now 0.25 by default
- End of test alert now enabled by default
- Increased maximum satellites used to 12
BUG FIXES
- Logged speed now correctly drops when no valid solution is available
- Changing results save format doesn’t reset manual logging override
- Fixed flashing text on decel results history reset
- Fixed jump in results when opening history
- Inaccurate position in files when logging straight after a coldstart
- Improved behaviour when setting end of test to minimum values
- Date format now retained through boot
- Fixed speed dropout at high speed (~225mph and above)
- Long term logging stability improvements
- On-screen accel test could reset too early with higher levels of speed smoothing
17 December 2020
NEW FEATURES
- Performance Box Touch Battery Support
IMPROVEMENTS
- Acceleration Test Result remains on screen when stationary
- 0-Speed-0 test alert at target speed rather than end
- Result history list improvements
- Minor UI tweaks
BUG FIXES
- Screenshots could cause unexpected behaviour
- Unit could randomly become unresponsive
- Inaccurate position in files before sat lock is obtained
- Left arrow could incorrectly show as available
- Crash could occur during setting of manual gates
- Manually loaded reference lap was not retained through power cycle
25 August 2020
NEW FEATURES
- Performance tests now reset upon satellite drop
BUG FIXES
- Performance test results now displayed properly on the results' table pages