Gulf Blue Concepts
MMXXVI · Series 001 · Adaptive Aerodynamics
Gulf Blue Concepts · Automotive Peripherals
Season 26 · LiveAcquire
NETWORK · GBC.NET.001 · ALWAYS-ON

Always Connected

Every Black Box ships with two radios — local WiFi for the paddock and cellular LTE for everywhere else. The car talks to you, your team, and the cloud. Continuously.

BLACK BOX · TRACKGPS + IMU + CAN · 200 HZCELLULAR · LTE CAT-M1REAL-TIME UPLINKGBC CLOUDPROCESSING · STORAGECOMMUNITYLAPTOP · PIT WALLLIVE SESSION MONITORINGMOBILE · DASHBOARDTELEMETRY · LEADERBOARDSREVIEW~ 40MS~ 120MSFORK
N/02/Connectivity·Two radios · One brain

Two paths to the car.

A WiFi access point at the car for paddock-side work. Cellular LTE for everywhere else. Seamless failover between them, so the car is always reachable.

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Paddock

LocalWiFi access point

Creates a dedicated, low-latency wireless network at the car. Connect a laptop or tablet, push parameter changes, pull session logs — without depending on track WiFi or cell coverage.

SSID
Gulf_Blue_Concepts
Default IP
192.168.4.1
Range
Direct line-of-sight
Use
Tuning · OTA · Logs
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Anywhere

Cellular4G / 5G LTE

An LTE Cat-1 or 5G modem keeps the car online from anywhere with cell coverage. True remote operation — monitor, push updates, and stream telemetry without being trackside.

Modem
LTE Cat-1 / 5G NR
Bands
Global · Configurable
Latency
Sub-100ms typical
Use
Remote ops · Streaming
· III ·
Always

FailoverIntelligent routing

The Black Box monitors both radios continuously and routes traffic over whichever path is healthier. If WiFi drops mid-lap, cellular takes over — silently, without a reconnect.

Mode
Active / active
Switch time
< 200ms
Loss
Buffered · Replayed
Health
Continuous probing
N/03/Telemetry·200 decisions per second · sub-second to the pit wall

Live data, every lap.

High-frequency channels stream over WiFi or cellular as the lap runs. Compression keeps cellular usage low. Buffering keeps nothing lost when coverage drops.

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Compressed for cellular

Telemetry packets are quantized and delta-encoded. A typical session uses a fraction of the bandwidth of raw streaming, so cellular plans last longer.

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Offline buffering

When connectivity drops, the Black Box keeps writing to local storage. The moment a radio comes back, queued samples replay to the broker — nothing missed.

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Per-channel rates

Most channels stream at 5 Hz. Critical state changes — Race1 arming, mode transitions — push as events the moment they happen.

N/04/Race ops·One broker · Every car

Built for team radios.

Every Black Box can publish telemetry to a single MQTT broker — yours or ours. Compare drivers in real time, replay the session later, push commands back to any car on the grid.

TEAM CONSOLE · LIVE4 / 4 ONLINE
  • #01BARRETT1:42.318ACTIVE
  • #02VARGAS1:43.014ACTIVE
  • #03OKAFOR1:42.802PIT
  • #04REINHART1:43.117ACTIVE
Broker · mqtt.gulfblueconcepts.comQoS · 1
  • 01

    Compare drivers in real time

    Watch wing angles, throttle, and lap deltas across every car at once. Spot setup differences live.

  • 02

    Push commands to the grid

    Update parameters or arm Race1 mode for any car from a single console. No paddock visit required.

  • 03

    Self-host or use ours

    Bring your own MQTT broker, or publish to the GBC managed cloud. Both speak the same protocol.

  • 04

    Replay every session

    Telemetry is archived per session, addressable by car and timestamp. Compare yesterday's lap with today's.

N/05/OTA·Update without lifting a panel

Firmware, signed and shipped.

Tuning parameters, firmware revisions, and configuration deltas arrive over the air — locally over WiFi or remotely over LTE. Every build is signed; the car validates before it boots.

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Trackside

LocalOver WiFi

Connect a laptop to the car's access point. Push firmware, parameters, or a full configuration in seconds. No internet required.

  1. 01Join Gulf_Blue_Concepts WiFi
  2. 02Open the GBC console at 192.168.4.1
  3. 03Pick a build · push update
  4. 04Verify on the car's onboard log
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Anywhere

RemoteOver cellular

From the office or another continent, push the same updates to any Black Box on cellular. Signed builds only — the car refuses anything else.

  1. 01Sign the build with your team key
  2. 02Publish to the GBC update channel
  3. 03Car validates · stages the image
  4. 04Reboot when the driver confirms

The car is never alone.

Every Black Box ships with both radios, the failover stack, and a managed broker option. No subscription. No tier. The full network is standard.