Tripmaster — Distance, heading and a GPX track

Tripmaster is the instrument panel for an outing without a roadbook. It measures total and partial distance, speed, maximum speed and CAP heading, with a timer, note counter and optional GPX recording.

1. Open the dashboard

Open Tripmaster from Navigate and allow location access. If a stored session is found, decide whether to resume it. Check GPS accuracy before relying on the odometers; a computer’s location may be much less accurate than a phone’s GPS.

The total tracks the trip; the partial measures a section. CAP is your course in degrees. Max km/h is the highest measured speed in this session, and Notes counts the marks you make.

2. Correct and reset distances

Use each odometer’s +10 m / −10 m controls for a small correction. Values do not go below zero. Hold the partial reset control for 2 seconds to reset it deliberately. Mark note increments the counter and resets the partial at once.

A marked note here is a counter, not a fully authored/geolocated roadbook instruction. Use Recorder when you need notes with photos or voice, then finish them in the Editor.

3. Set speed alerts

Click the Speed tile, enter a limit in km/h and choose the colours. The four bands are below L−5, from L−5 to L, from L to L+5, and above L+5. 0 disables the alert. Save to apply the settings; they are remembered on this device.

The alert is an instrument aid, not cruise control or an event penalty setting. Observe the actual speed restrictions.

4. Use the timer

Click the Timer tile to start or pause it. Its reset button appears when stopped. Timer state and GPS recording are separate: pausing one does not mean the other has stopped. A running timer uses elapsed clock time; it does not create GPS points while location updates are unavailable.

5. Record and keep a GPX

Record GPX starts the track logger; the button becomes Stop recording. Set the filename/options offered by the logger. At the end, stop recording and use the summary to download the GPX or continue into the Editor. Confirm that you have kept the track before leaving/resetting the instruments.

Use the Editor to turn that track into a roadbook. A GPX track is useful route geometry, but it does not contain all the rich note content of a .rdbk.

6. Remote, recovery and leaving

Assign Tripmaster actions under Account → Preferences → Remote controller. Test the physical buttons before the outing; bindings are local to the device.

An interrupted session can restore instrument values and the logger’s saved points. Keep browser/app data intact until you have exported. Leave asks to end the trip and reset it. On the web, keep the page active for GPS; background/screen-off recording requires the native app. Offline GPS can work with an available location source, while uploads or new online content need connectivity.

Next: Recorder for field notes, or Reader to follow an existing roadbook.

7. Follow a loaded GPX

Open Navigate → Follow track, load a GPX and choose Follow track. The original line stays visible while your actual journey is drawn in green. Pauses and separate GPX segments stay separate. Map aids opens the position-circle diameter and the distance of the parallel guides on each side. The defaults are a 200 m diameter and 50 m on each side; set either to 0 to hide it. The circle has no fill. These guides do not change the GPX or the off-track warning.

Tap the speed tile to set the same global speed alert as Tripmaster; both tools share the preference. The colour bands and warning icon show when you reach the threshold. The alert clears while paused or when GPS becomes stale. Map aids and the recorded line remain available when changing the map style or recovering a session.