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  PITDOCK DASH - SimHub dashboard family + plugin
  Beta 0.45.0  .  sim-racehub.com
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Thanks for trying the beta. This is not a finished product - it is
an honest work in progress, and that is exactly why your feedback
is the real purpose of this release.

(Eine deutsche Fassung dieser Datei liegt daneben: LIESMICH.txt)

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WHAT'S NEW IN 0.45.0
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EVERYTHING ON SCREEN IS ENGLISH NOW.

Until 0.44.2 the dashboards mixed German and English -- LAST LAP sat
next to LETZTE RUNDE, TRACK next to STRECKE. That is gone. Screen
names, labels, flags, weather, damage captions, the plugin's tile
names and its alerts are all English.

Three things worth knowing if you are updating:

  * The screens are now called RACE / LAPS / PIT / TELEMETRY
    (they were RACE / RUNDEN / BOX / TELEMETRIE).
  * The wheel abbreviations changed from VL/VR/HL/HR to
    FL/FR/RL/RR.
  * Three setup tiles were renamed: WASSER -> WATER, OEL -> OIL,
    OELDR -> OIL P. Your saved tile layouts are NOT affected -- the
    plugin stores them by position, not by name.

Nothing else changed: same layouts, same values, same behaviour.

Version note: 0.44.2 was a repackaging-only release whose DLL still
said 0.44.1. Plugin and package now carry the same number again.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED
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Dashboards/  - 5 variants for different displays:

  PITDOCK GT3 Dash.simhubdash        854 x 480   (native on 5" displays
                                                  such as the Ascher 5";
                                                  on 4" displays, which are
                                                  800 x 480, it runs scaled
                                                  with thin bars top and
                                                  bottom)
  PITDOCK GT3 Dash MXL.simhubdash    1280 x 400  (wide landscape)
  PITDOCK GT3 Dash UXL.simhubdash    1920 x 480  (ultrawide, with
                                                  side bands)
  PITDOCK Rally Dash.simhubdash      Rally layout with handbrake badge
  PITDOCK Round Dash.simhubdash      Round display, 4 freely
                                                  assignable corner fields

Plugin/      - Pitdock.Plugin.dll (version 0.45.0)

The dashboards also run WITHOUT the plugin - but then you lose module
switching, the tile profiles, the rating cards and the telemetry
screen. Recommendation: install both.

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INSTALLATION  (keep this order)
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STEP 1 - Plugin

  a) QUIT SimHub completely (including from the tray).
  b) Copy Pitdock.Plugin.dll from the Plugin\ folder into
     C:\Program Files (x86)\SimHub\
     (If Windows marks the file as "from the internet":
      right-click -> Properties -> tick "Unblock" at the bottom.)
  c) Start SimHub. On first start SimHub asks whether to enable the
     new plugin -> YES.
  d) Check: SimHub -> "PITDOCK" appears in the left sidebar.

STEP 2 - Dashboards

  With SimHub running, simply DOUBLE-CLICK the .simhubdash file you
  want. SimHub imports it automatically.

  Alternative: SimHub -> Dashboards -> "Import dashboard".

STEP 3 - Display

  SimHub -> Dashboards -> select the dash -> send it to your display
  or to a monitor window.

  Pick the variant that matches your display - an 800x480 dash
  stretched onto an ultrawide will always look wrong.

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CONTROLS IN BRIEF
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  Change screen     Tap the footer bar, or bind the SimHub action
                    "Show next screen" to a wheel button.
                    (Screens: RACE, LAPS, PIT, TELEMETRY)

  Change module     Tapping one of the 3 module tiles cycles through
                    the modules. Without a touchscreen: bind the
                    actions PitdockPlugin.NextModuleSlot1/2/3.

  Quick View        HOLD a button to peek at another module, release
                    to jump back. Configured in the plugin settings
                    under MODULE SLOTS.

  Settings          SimHub -> PITDOCK. There you set driver name and
                    number and colours, which modules are in the
                    cycle, which setup tiles are shown - and all of
                    it PER SIM and PER CAR as well.

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YOUR FEEDBACK  (this is the point)
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Please get in touch - even if everything works. Especially "runs
fine here, sim X, display Y" is valuable, because I cannot test
every combination myself.

  Form (2 minutes):   https://tally.so/r/WOb74L

For a report to be useful to me I always need these four details -
the form asks for them:

  1. Which sim?
  2. Which dash variant (GT3 / MXL / UXL / Rally / Round)?
  3. Which resolution and which device?
  4. Which plugin version? (SimHub -> PITDOCK -> ABOUT)

A screenshot of the dash helps more than any description.

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DONATIONS
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The beta is free and stays free. If it is worth something to you:

  https://ko-fi.com/niedigaming

No obligation, no feature depends on it.

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KNOWN LIMITS (as of 0.45.0)
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* The TELEMETRY screen (ghost comparison against a reference lap)
  is tied to the separate PITDOCK overlay tool. Without that tool
  the screen stays empty. The overlay is not part of this beta.

* The telemetry screen only appears in: iRacing, RaceRoom,
  Assetto Corsa, Le Mans Ultimate, rFactor 2, ACC, F1 25.

* Assetto Corsa EVO is displayed by the dashboards but has no
  telemetry screen support.

* Some values simply do not exist in every sim (brake temperatures,
  tyre pressures, energy/hybrid). Missing sources stay blank instead
  of showing wrong numbers - that is deliberate.

* The font selection for the idle screen is limited to the fonts
  shipped with SimHub.

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UNINSTALL
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  Dashboards:  SimHub -> Dashboards -> right-click -> Delete
  Plugin:      Quit SimHub, delete Pitdock.Plugin.dll from the
               SimHub folder, start SimHub.

Your settings live in
  C:\Program Files (x86)\SimHub\PluginsData\Common\
  PitdockPlugin.GeneralSettings.json

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PITDOCK Dash is an independent project and is not affiliated with
SimHub or its developer. SimHub is required but not included -
https://www.simhubdash.com

Sim, brand and vehicle names belong to their respective owners and
are named here only to describe compatibility.

(c) 2026 Martin Niederl . sim-racehub.com
