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1. Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 2 di 55 Summary 1 INTRODUCTION constatan iia 7 1 1 Y ears r E 7 2 INS TALLA TION Sotano 8 2 6 Annulment OF MMS CAN AGON sissano TT 10 3 LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM 1 cccessccneccesseenseonseensseenssoneecnsseonseonseonsseossees 12 3 1 Guided creation of an Alpine ski race scccccsccccsssssssssssccccccccccssssssssccccscsssssssssssccooses 12 ALL A A A late aesltdes 12 3 1 2 Creating a start list and sending it to the stopwatcCh ccccccooooonocnccnnnncnonononannnononnnononnnoos 13 3 1 3 First run data reception and printing Of ranking oooooonnncnnnnncnnnonanonnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 14 3 1 4 Creating a list for the second run and sending it to the stopwatch occcccccccconoonnccnos 15 3 1 5 Second run data reception and printing of general ranking ccccccccnonoocnnnnnnnnnnonnnannnnnss 15 3 2 Guided creation of a swimming raCe sssssssscececccsssssceccccccssssccccococsssscececosossssseccecessseeeeooso 15 Sal SMSC HU S iea a a a E 16 IA ECO o ds 16 3 23 Recepuonand PENS OF AAI a scale T 17 3 3 Guided creation of an athletics race cccccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees 18 eS IMA SENOS tana 18 309 2 JRECCPUON ANd Prins OF ranas a 18 4 DATABASE AS 20 5 FUNC TIONS crana 21 5 1 RACE SAC a AE A res 21 S52 A 23 5 2 1 Programs Single Starts Group Starts Show JUMPIN
2. cells 5 3 Programs Simple Stopwatch and PC Online If the Simple Stopwatch program is used the data are presented in succession in the finish ranking without the respective name and with an incremental bib number To change the bib number you must double click the left mouse button on the corresponding row or press the key lt F2 gt You must then enter the correct bib number and confirm by pressing the lt Enter gt key If this last operation is not performed the previous bib number remains Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GY GATE Page 26 di 55 MiSpeaker CRONOMETRO BASE File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help De ee OP M O9A R RBA Br a amp vr sume Data of race in progress Race Ranking Race 1 1 11 20 0 00 Leoni Farizio 2 13 52 2 32 Bertoldi Nicola Finish ranking Figure 18 Display for Simple Stopwatch If the bib number that comes from the stopwatch is a number already in the memory 1000 will be added 5 4 Communication parameters The program automatically sets the communication parameters so they correspond to the default ones activated on the stopwatch To change the communication parameters select the commands Communication Setting or press the icon Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 27 di 55 serial Setting E Serial Setting Name Name COMI El COM Baud R
3. The data will be correctly uploaded onto the stopwatch To print the start list press the black triangle next to the icon L amp and select List then Single run and Preview To return to the results grid press Exit 3 2 3 Reception and printing of ranking Now it is possible to run a race on the stopwatch and start the three competitors entered making them pass the first intermediate stage and then making them arrive at the finish The grid fills with the data coming from the stopwatch To fully exploit the potentialities of MiSpeaker with the Re12 stopwatch the tick output should be set to a second During data download the following symbol y must rotate at the bottom right of the PC monitor If 1t does not check the connection between the program and the stopwatch To print the ranking press the black triangle next to the icon and select Finish Select Preview Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 18 di 55 Set the next heat on the stopwatch and run the race by making the three competitors inserted start making them pass the first intermediate stage and then making them arrive at the finish To print the race ranking press the black triangle next to the icon amp and select Finish Select Preview Press Summed up to display the general ranking for the series 3 3 Guided creation of an athletics race This guided creation gives the first s
4. choosing the groups to be shown successively in the grid of the rankings When lt Group XXX gt is chosen the ranking of the group selected is shown MiSpeaker Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO amp GATE Athlete Info Print Add item Insert item Delete item Change item name Ctr N Ctrl M Ctrl E New Event Modify Event Cancel Event Substitute Events Edit Text Figure 42 Results window operations Rank Gr Rank Num Time Name Nat Sex Category Date of birth Gap Gr Gap Int Spl Int Lap Run T Total T Avgs AvgS STSP Radio AirT snowT Humidity Chrono Run Days Penalty Group Event Club Note Athlete ID Club ID Race Points Figure 43 Results window choice of items Page 51 di 55 Lap Number Request Nurnber LAP LAPF M Per ie o la Figure 44 Results window choice of logical channel v Set group autom v NO GROUP For Groups For selected groups Gruppo AUT Gruppo ITA Figure 45 Results window choice for Groups Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 52 di 55 7 Advice on use 7 1 General A start list can be inserted as a Competitors run If the competitor s bib number is not present in a specific run MiSpeaker draws from this special list For example it can be used for show jumping the start list is imported and the competitors are uploaded onto the stopwatch also in
5. data acquisition from a stopwatch In this case it is useful to exchange the data between the two computers using the race configuration import and export function 5 7 8 Start Lists configuration grid O pz E a T Display Choic al ra 3 gt a A Sel Displayed Mame Mame EJ Order Order P Bib Bib EJ AthletelD AthletelD lA Sumame Surname Ed Name Name Ed Nation Nation Second Name Second Name fd Sex Sex Ed Date of birth Date of birth e Group Group Ed Category Category dd Points Points PJ Club Club E ClubiD Club ID Ed Run Run Lane Lane e Reference time Reference time EJ Start Time Start Time e Start Date Start Date v Kon Regional Committee pep i OA od E O 5 20 sisi lalalala lalala lalala lalalala Figure 31 Start Lists configuration grid MiSpeaker provides the opportunity to modify the start lists grid This operation 1s useful for setting the printouts of the start lists or for adapting the grid for importing from an Excel sheet The field Pos indicates the position of the field in the grid Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 39 di 55 Pressing the button of the Mod Column allows you to modify the column name The field Sel indicates whether the column is visible or not in the grid The field Name indicates the name of the grid column The field Width indicates the width of the colum
6. ici 51 Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 7 di 55 1 Introduction Connection of a Times and data of network of computers Remote via athletes running als of best modem me Connection ofupto4 CONNECTIONS DISPLAY Dynamic display of components y times to beat Option of sending data to displayboard EASYIOUSE gen UUD PRINTING Dynamic help Cu stomize E Start lists rankings Configurations adaptable L Y Rankings to various needs PP DATA COMMUNICATION Import and export on Calculation of race points Stopwatches y A Table T3_300 Group starts FIS Table Rei 2 Basic stopwatch Alpine ski world cup Racetime 2 Show Jumping Scores rankings in descending order Alge 4000 Swimming Master PC Online MiSpeaker is a program created for the management of different kinds of race By using this program it is possible to import or prepare competitor lists start orders and group structures to send them to the stopwatch and receive the results acquired from the stopwatch The program works in the standard Windows environment and so all the typical functions of this operating system are active 1 1 Operations Program use is very simple and can be broken down into a number of phases summarized as follows Race opening Checking of communication parameters Entering acquisition of race data names groups start orders Sending of data to the stopwatch Acquisition of data from the stopwatch Export of
7. or the intermediate ranking can be printed in single start races In the case of swimming races the summary of the series can be printed without viewing it in the grid In show jumping competitions choosing finish and last prints the current ranking adding the riders who have not competed in that ride This case can be used for barrage After choosing the mode you can immediately print the list by selecting Print view it by pressing Preview or save it in Report text or HTML format Printouts can be configured as desired see para 5 12 1 Report setting on p 45 Normally the layout of the page is vertical If the size of the columns is greater than the size of the page MiSpeaker will automatically rotate the page so that the information is presented horizontally It is also possible to print the group ranking Group ranking based on the sum of the times or scores of the athletes in the ranking The ranking can be made by club group sex and category and you can choose to put together all the athletes or only a few for example the first three Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 45 di 55 5 12 1 Report setting Report setup Sele Generae Foot of page image Title image epee NR Number Number op margin E Bottom margin Left margin 50 iiiam a Right margin Height Row Separator Max width Max width Print race data Height 80 J i TROFEO MERONI BOLZANO Fi
8. sonn sora 100 FD Figure 27 Create heats Pressing the button lt Cancel Table gt EX allows you to renew the table by canceling all the data entered and the race columns With the button lt Cancel row gt X the data of the athlete selected are canceled If the button lt Remove column gt is pressed the race column selected is canceled If the button lt Create heats gt is pressed the race heats will be created following the sort parameters There are two possibilities for sorting e First on the basis of sex and then of the sort categories from the first to the tenth If the categories are different it is not necessary to enter the date of birth while this is important if all the categories are the same e No sorting When the button lt Create heats gt is pressed the name of the general category with which to associate the competitors will be requested Sorting will only be effected on the basis of the sex selected Creating the heats will automatically cancel all the previously entered races Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GY GATE Page 36 di 55 Pressing the button lt Generate Excel Sheet gt E will create an Excel sheet This sheet can be sent to the various clubs for filling in Subsequently the athletes data can be imported by copying the fields from the Excel file and pasting them on the grid by pressing the button lt Paste gt amp After copying all the various athletes data
9. the parameters in general settings These settings remain in the memory 7 5 Swimming If 1t 1s not possible to create the heats beforehand and they must be entered during the race 1t 1s advisable to upload the competitors list e g from an Excel sheet into the sheet Start lists setting Race as Competitors and then entering the numbers in the lanes in the sheet Heats MiSpeaker will automatically complete the other data by drawing from the competitors list inserted Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 53 di 55 8 Data export Clicking the small triangle next to the icon Export amp activates the recorded data export function in a format readable by other programs The export formats supported are Excel Text and CSV FIN and TESO Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 54 di 55 9 Modification history The table below summarizes the main changes made to this document Program Paragraph_ Page Description of modification version 3 0 8 7 3 0 8 7 fo First version of this manual Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 55 di 55 Copyright Copyright 2004 2007 by Microgate s r l All rights reserved No part of this document or of any of the individual manuals may be copied or reproduced without previously making a written application to Microgate s r l for authorization All the marks or names o
10. this case by choosing the list Competitors thus avoiding creating the list for each single ride To display the running time of the current athlete you should activate the tick output at a second on the Re12 stopwatch and the PC Online displayboard on the Racetime2 stopwatch In the latter case if a new run is set the change must be made first on the MiSpeaker program and then on the stopwatch 7 2 Simple stopwatch In the athletics configuration the number of the run is the number of the race currently being run on the stopwatch When the competitors finish the data are presented in the results table without the competitor s name To display the name the bib numbers must be entered Place the cursor on the grid on the row with the data of the athlete for whom a modification is to be made and double click with the mouse or press lt F2 gt and then enter the bib number If the finish number that comes from the stopwatch is a number already in the memory 10000 will be added 7 3 PC ONLINE As with the simple stopwatch when the competitors finish the data are presented in the table without the competitors names To display the names the bib numbers must be entered Place the cursor on the grid on the row with the data of the athlete for whom a modification 1s to be made and double click with the mouse or press lt F2 gt and then enter the bib number 7 4 Show Jumping The specific settings can be set for each ride by changing
11. 087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 15 di 55 MiSpeaker File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help Os He AA Da RBRy Ora Int Lap Rnk Best Time Start list 0 Athi Running 0 Athi Finishes 3 Athi Not Started 0 Athi Not Arrived 0 Athi Num Nom Nom A Num Nom A Num Nom Tomba Al Maier He Rocca Gio Rankings Finish Rnk Nom Time Gap al 1 1 13 54 0 00 Tomba Alberto 2 2 1 14 01 0 47 Maier Hermann 3 3 1 18 32 4 78 Rocca Giorgio 21 05 2007 gt Connected COM1 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 6 23 03 25 A Figure 9 Example of Race To print the general ranking press the black triangle next to the icon amp and select Finish Now select the first group GruppoITA by pressing the right mouse button and selecting Groups Scroll down the choices until you reach the correct item The ranking 1s remade based only on GruppoITA Now press the icon E again to print the group ranking 3 1 4 Creating a list for the second run and sending it to the stopwatch To create the bibo for the second run go into Start lists by pressing the icon EP Select run 2 From the Edit menu select Bibo H Set Invert first to 2 Close the Bibo window To print the start list press the black triangle next to the icon A and select General then Single run and Preview To return to the res
12. 37 di 55 5 7 5 Automatic insertion The bib numbers and start times can be automatically entered by clicking the button lt Automatic Inser gt to call up the following window Auto Insert From Nea To Number jo Increment HS interval Sec 11 3 00 00 00 0000 Date jit aan Figure 29 Automatic insertion To add only the bib number to the start list it is necessary to enter the values in the boxes From Number To Number and Increment and then click the button lt Insert gt Ea To add also the start time to the lists 1t 1s also necessary to enter data in the boxes Interval Time and Date and click the button lt Auto Starts gt 12204 5 7 6 Import data It 1s possible to import the starters lists and the start lists produced with other programs To use this function call up the menu File Import From File and select one of the formats supported Excel Text Race CSV For the swimming program also the formats TESO and FIN are supported while for the other programs the files FIS and FISI are supported Attention the format of the columns of the Excel or CSV file must be the same as the start list table of the MiSpeaker program Moreover attention must be paid to make sure that the international configurations list separator time and decimal are compatible with the file to be imported MiSpeaker also supports the FISE Excel format to import it the rows that are e
13. 4 7979 34 7979 34 7979 34 7979 40 2079 40 7379 41 0779 41 4279 m mm m m a 44 0379 44 3679 at T279 45 1379 45 5179 45 8579 46 2279 a7 2270 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 91 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 Right button to modify quickly 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 01 01 2007 n1 01 3007 Figure 35 Internal stopwatch Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 42 di 55 5 10 Internet data exchange Het e Daten d Rennens User Name al si g Verbinden e Athleten senden lv Tageszeiten senden ever Ea pe Oe ee oer IP Server E us e Gruppen senden Mitteilungen Figure 36 Internet data exchange This function is suitable for creating a network of computers The network can be local or alternatively the computers can have an internet connection For the system to function the MiServer has to be active on only one computer and there must be a connection In this computer it is necessary to allow others to connect with each othe if necessary disactivating the firewall When MiServer is activated and the button lt Connect gt amp is pressed at the bottom left the program shows the IP address assigned This address must be inserted in the cell IP Server in the MiSpeaker programs acti
14. Ba or BAr Br a Finish Rank Num NEL Name 1 1 Tomba Alberto Tomba Alberto Rocca Giorgio 1 1 13 54 0 00 Tomba Alberto 2 1 14 01 0 47 Maier Hermann 3 1 18 32 4 78 Rocca Giorgio El 23 05 2007 Connected COM2 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 6 09 55 28 4 Figure 15 Time to beat If you select lt Hide gt this sector disappears In these sectors information about the athlete shown can be seen by placing the cursor on the data and pressing the left mouse button In the third sector the race Rankings such as the finish and the intermediate stage are shown The number of the intermediate stage can be selected by the user or the automatic choice of the last intermediate stage can be set If the show jumping program is being used in the Time to beat panel instead of the gap the competitors penalties are shown Several shortcuts and extra functions are available in the icon bar O E DEUDA A D aCe WEE e Figure 16 Icons bar Start lists IN Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 25 di 55 5 2 2 Swimming Program Data of race in nguage About Help E L progress ary dy 5 Y Summed up FSA Current heat Next heat 1 Pergher Enrico ITA 1 Lucin Federica ITA 2 Litterini Nicola ITA 2 Donini Althes ITA 3 Giacomoni Vittorio ITA 3 Depedri Lucis ITA 4 Regolini Martin ITA 4 Betta Veronica ITA 5 Devigili Messimili
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16. E Page 11 di 55 i MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The wizard was interrupted before MiSpeaker could be completely installed Your system has not been modified To install this program at a later time please run the installation again Click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 6 Installation annulled Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 12 di 55 3 Launching the program The program is launched by using the normal Windows operating mode Usually it 1s installed in the menu Microgate MiSpeaker 3 1 Guided creation of an Alpine ski race This guided creation gives the first steps for creating an Alpine ski race The following steps will be shown Initial settings Creating a start list and sending it to the stopwatch First run data reception and printing of ranking Creating a list for the second run and sending it to the stopwatch Second run data reception and printing of general ranking 3 1 1 Initial settings To be able to use the program it 1s necessary to create a new race or open a previously stored race Select from the menu File Race Explore or press the icon gt This opens a new box in which information about saved races appears and some operational options are given To create a new race press the New L button This gives you the box in Figure 7 Race Sheet info Race Name Stopwatch CIEN do LELLA SINGLE STARTS Le LE
17. L OLLA ALPINE SKIING l Date 12052007 Organizer l Discipline Place Nation Specialisation Enrolment fee AN Category es Sex Om rF Ei Feaneators ni Race wages Foreruneer lv EUA ET de e ozer sab Surname Name mae s Category Club gt TLE E 5 ae E il Figure 7 Race Sheet Some fields are compulsory and are necessary to identify the race Race Name set special slalom Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 13 di 55 Stopwatch select the type of stopwatch you have Program select the appropriate program type Configuration select the race configuration When the option Use default grid is selected the table below changes automatically in order to show the fields suitable for the type of race All the fields can be set by the user 1t 1s possible to select deselect a field change 1ts name and change the size of the field column Confirm the data entered by pressing the button lt Confirm gt To activate the race you have chosen click the corresponding row and click lt Call up gt or double click the same corresponding row In answer to the request Sure click lt Yes gt At this point it is possible to check the settings of the serial by pressing the icon see para 5 4 Communication parameters on p 26 checking also that the cable is correctly connected for Re12 connect 1t to the Computer A output of the stopw
18. STARTS Configuration ET CORTINA Date Organizer club Discipline NEV Cela TA Specialisation Enrolment fee Category SN A gma Order Bib Surname Name Nat Category Club EA A Sa clases foi A fam ls Use default grid Figure 13 Race sheet Select Keep last race configuration to keep the setting of the last race done If the option Use default grid is selected the table below changes to show the fields appropriate for the type of race All the fields can be set by the user 1t 1s possible to select deselect a field change its name and change the size of the field column The grid below can be filled to indicate the competitors in the various runs The commands available are New adds a new competitor to the start list by filling out a sheet From Athletes adds athletes from the previously filled out athletes database Explore shows the data of the athlete selected Delete cancels the competitors selected Delete All cancels all the athletes in the list Import imports data from file Paste pastes previously copied data Press Confirm to save the data inserted Cancel X to exit without saving Selecting Run same as Competitors puts the athletes in a special list that can subsequently be used to insert the competitors into the various runs Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 23 di 55 5 2 Display 5 2 1 Programs Sin
19. a received from a stopwatch are forwarded to the other stopwatches connected so that all the stopwatches have the same data It is advisable to set the serial tick only on one of the connected stopwatches preferably on the one for the finish 5 5 General settings This function which can be called up from the General Settings menu or by pressing the icon E makes 1t possible to set some values of a general kind The values that can be set regard the timing session General Settings SET GROUP AUTOM GROUP PRECISION ROUNDING ROUND OFF INCREMENT RUN AUTOM INCREMENT INTERMEDIATE AUTOM SEND DATA TO STOPWATCH PENALTY RANKING AUTO COLUMN WIDTH TARE PREVIOUS LAPS USE MAX ATHLETES IN RANK 0 ALL RUN NAME NO GROUP 1 100s Approx by truncation No HH MM 55 DCMd Total No Yes No Disabled Ascending Enabled No UNIT g Disabled Figure 22 General settings The values that can be set are given below The values indicated with are for the single or group starts program with for show jumping and with for swimming Run Race possibility of selecting the runs for the rankings If All is selected the ranking is based on all the runs made Precision Rounding Round off parameters concerning the management of times Format the format can be the classical HH MM S5 DCMd or only seconds SSSSS DCMd used as the default setting in the show jumping program View the viewing of
20. aker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 17 di 55 MiSpeaker File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help D Wde sg amp Dm o 2 bay Bry amp y summed up Current heat Next heat 1 Pergher Enrico ITA 1 Lucin Federica ITA 2 Litterini Nicola ITA e z 2 Donini Althes ITA 3 Giacomoni Vittorio ITA F 3 Depedri Lucia ITA 4 Regolini Martin ITA gt 4 Betta Veronica ITA 5 Devigili Messimiliano ITA 5 Cemin Arianna ITA 1 6 Lallai Nicola ITA 6 Donini Luisa ITA 7 Maddslens Federico ITA l 7 Gavazza llaris ITA 5 Devigili Massimiliano Brenta Nuoto 2 Litterini Nicola Brenta Nuoto 1 Pergher Enrico Csi Trento Nuoto 3 Giacomoni Vittorio Buonconsiglio N 6 Lallai Nicola Latemar Nuoto 4 Regolini Martin R N Ala 7 Maddalena Federico Buonconsiglio N 4 Regolini Martin 5 Devigili Massimiliano Brenta Nuoto 6 Lallai Nicola Latemar Nuoto 1 Pergher Enrico Csi Trento Nuoto 2 Litterini Nicola Brenta Nuoto 3 Giacomoni Vittorio Buonconsiglio N 7 Maddalena Federico Buonconsiglio N 21 05 2007 Disconnected COM2 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 279 22 42 47 4 Figure 10 Swimming program start lists The following data are entered in the lanes If the stopwatch Re12 is being used it is possible to send the list to the stopwatch by pressing the arrow on the right of the icon and selecting the items Competitor list and then Start order
21. ano ITA 5 Cemin Arianna ITA Ge Nicola ITA 6 Donini Luisa ITA 7 Maddalena Federico ITA Len Ha Lp Event 7 Gavazza llaria ITA 2 Litterini Nicola Brenta Nuoto i Pergher Enrico Csi Trento Nuoto Fi h ki 11 8 3 Giacomoni Vittorio Buonconsiglio N Imsh ran ng 13 1 6 Lallai Nicola Latemar Nuoto 13 7 4 Regolini Martin Ro Ne ee 21 4 7 Maddalena Federico Buonconsiglio N 4 Regolini Martin 5 Devigili Massimiliano Brenta Nuoto 6 Lallai Nicola Latemar Nuoto i Pergher Enrico Csi Trento Nuoto Intermediate ranking 2 Litterini Nicola Brenta Nuoto 3 Giacomoni Vittorio Buonconsiglio N 7 Maddalena Federico Buonconsiglio N f 5 Devigili Massimiliano Brenta Nuoto 21 05 2007 4 Disconnected COM2 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 279 22 42 47 7 Figure 17 Display for Swimming The display is divided into two sectors In the first sector the data about the race in progress are shown with the athletes of the current heat and the one after highlighted In the second sector the finish and intermediate rankings are shown Also in this case it is possible to opt to display only the finish ranking only the intermediate ranking or both If the button lt Summed up gt is pressed the results of the different heats that make up the series are shown If the rapid selection button is pressed all the races swum are shown In this case the competitors are not shown in the Current heat and Next heat
22. atch At the bottom left of the program window the message Connected must appear The connection parameters are set automatically when you select the type of stopwatch you want to use 3 1 2 Creating a start list and sending it to the stopwatch It is now possible to create a start list to upload onto the stopwatch Press the icon ES Now press the icon LI New to insert a new competitor MiSpeaker proposes a competitor identification number that can be changed as desired Enter the following data and confirm after each insertion by pressing the button OK Surname Name Nation Group To cancel the columns Category and Club which have no data from the start list grid go into Configuration The relative selection checkboxes appear next to each field name Deselect the two fields then press Exit to return to the previous menu To create the groups automatically press the triangle next to the button Create Groups f and select Generate Groups gt Group MiSpeaker will create the groups on the basis of the insertion made in the start list as in Figure 8 Press OK to return to the previous menu Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 14 di 55 F Ea Max Groups Max Subgroups Group Subgroup 1 Gruppo AUT 5 Gruppo ITA 1 a J Figure 8 Example of Groups If the Rei2 stopwatch is being used it is possible to send the list to t
23. atcliaar aia 26 Figure 19 Serial configuration unconnected Status oococcccccnnncnnnnnonnnnnnnannonnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnonononononnnnnos Zi Figure 20 Serial configuration connected Status oocccccccncnnnnnnnnnononononanonnnnnnncnncnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnanananos 21 Pisure 21 Serial contour adn COCE Sn da 21 Figure 22 General Seting ui A 28 Feur 23 Inernanonal Setin AAA E E N eae 29 Eristire 24 EE EE E i E EE E E A E E E E enone 30 A A E E I E E E E I AE N E A N ieee 22 Fiere 26 Heite eOe a a a a E do 34 BUS US 27 Ureta 35 Figure 26 1 MSertine TelerenCe MES serenan E a S 36 Fieu 29 Automate MSEMO Adict 37 Ersure 30 Operation IM pro rre E E E E 38 Ersure 31 Start Lists Comme uratOn Si10 a dio 38 EA AS AA crs 0 AA A O eee 39 Fistir S3 Search DOx Search Held aos asi dieta teca 39 iO 40 Fig re 35 Infernal StO OW Ate eresse da 41 Figure 56 Internet datarexc ane see E EE E TE 42 Figure 37 Group COMPOS IMO Mi WII Wa A A S 43 PIsure 38 Report SMN Ei AA a 45 Fic re 39 Run selecUon IDO WS ads 46 Erstire 40 Data Op aia 4 Este 4 Result ele da 49 Pisure 427 Results windows operations nieas e E A 51 Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 6 di 55 Ersure 43 Results window Choice OF MEMS A A 51 Figure 44 Results window choice of logical channel ccccnnnnnnnoconanonococcnonoccnnnnnononononnnnnnnoos 51 Fristre 43 Results window Choice Tor GTOUPS iii
24. ate Baud Rate 9600 9600 EJ AAA AAN Figure 19 Serial configuration unconnected status Figure 20 Serial configuration connected status Serial Setting Mame COM a COM1 COMS 9600 El Disconnect o Periph management Qa Call number lt Exit Figure 21 Serial configuration choices Clicking the drop down button next to each parameter opens the list of possible choices Then select the value required from the list After setting the correct configuration click lt Exit gt Ml to save the configuration To activate communication with the stopwatch click the button lt Connect gt to end communication click lt Disconnect gt By pressing lt Peripherals Management gt og you access the Windows peripherals management menu In this menu it is possible to change the name of the serials installed If when using a USB Serial adaptor you are unable to connect the peripheral you should disconnect the cable reconnect it select the correct COM and finally try to reconnect Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 28 di 55 If you press the button lt Call Number gt a with a modem connected to the serial it is possible to call the telephone number of another modem This function is suitable if for example there are several timing stations each one connected to a modem MiSpeaker supports a maximum of four modems connected to the same computer The dat
25. ation possibility of configuring the start list grid see para 5 7 8 Start Lists configuration grid on p 38 5 7 1 Bibo Creation and Sort Bibo amp Sort Run destination Run Group k T Invert first Ranking l 5 Add NS NF DQ 5 Random sort From number Figure 25 Bibo This function can be used to create the start lists automatically by means of a draw or bibo To perform a draw you should insert the athletes in the competitors list and if necessary create the groups The groups must be formed on the basis of the insertion order and not on the basis of the bib number For example if the first 10 athletes in the rank must be inserted in random order it is advisable first to order the competitors list on the basis of points and create the group from 1 to 10 To carry out the bibo at least one athlete must be classified To create the list it is necessary to indicate the run to which the list created must be added the run on the basis of which the ranking must be calculated the group on which to make the ranking the number of athletes who must be inverted in the ranking 0 no inversion the calculation method for the ranking total or run whether to add the disqualified athletes the non starters and the non finishers whether to insert in random order Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 33 di 55 the bib number to start from if O is entere
26. d the previous bib number is kept The button lt Add gt adds the bibo to the start list The button lt Exit gt allows you to exit this window 5 7 2 Swimming start lists In the swimming races the heats can be created manually by pressing the button lt Heats gt Figure 26 Heats creation The compulsory parameters to be entered for each heat are the number of lanes the pool length the race number and the number of laps to swim The athletes can be inserted manually by entering the necessary information in the various fields or by choosing the athlete from the list previously inserted in Race sheet see para 5 1 Race sheet 21 or in Competitors If insertion is performed manually and the athlete is in the competitors list the athlete s data are automatically inserted as soon as some information about the athlete such as his her code bib number or surname has been entered To insert by choosing the athlete from the list of competitors press the button next to the athlete s lane To cancel the lane data press the button dl The following commands are available for the heat Create heat this takes you to the automatic heats creation menu see para 5 7 3 Automatic heats creation on p 34 Ely Insert times inserts the athletes participating by recreating the previously formed heats see para 5 7 4 Inserting reference times on p 36 Insert heat inserts an empty heat by moving all the follow
27. data to other programs Saving the race Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 8 di 55 2 Installation Start the MiSpeaker_xxxx exe program in the usual way for Windows In the welcome dialog box of the InstallShield installation program click lt Next gt ig MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MiSpeaker The InstallShield R Wizard will install MiSpeaker on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Figure Installation welcome In the next window enter your name and the company to whom the license for this software has been issued in the fields User Name and Organization If you want anyone with access to the computer to be able to use the program select Anyone who uses this computer otherwise select Only for me and click lt Next gt Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MICRO GATE Page 9 di SS ig MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Paolo Rossi Organization sk Team Install this application for 8 Anyone who uses this computer all users 5 Only for me Miorelli Alessandro Figure 2 Installation data insertion The next box summarizes the installation data If all the data are correct click lt Install gt ig MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard R
28. e View Menu File Print to view the printouts saved as reports qrp wih E TET 5 TET a Test Communication Menu to view the information coming from the stopwatch Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 49 di 55 6 Data acquisition from the stopwatch If the stopwatch is connected correctly to the computer and the serial connection is active the various data will be received and shown in the table It is possible to recover the data taken by the stopwatch while it was disconnected by using the function Requests Upload data a only for Rei2 stopwatch Above all a check should be made to make sure that the values selected for Run Groups and Mode correspond to the type of race set on the stopwatch MiSpeaker File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help OSHS VT AA DA or RAr Or a Int Lap Rnk Best Time Finishes 3 Athi Not Started 0 Athi Not Arrived 0 Athi Nom j Num Nom A Num Nom Tomba Al Maier He Rocca Gio v Rankings Finish Rnk Num Time Gap Name Nat Vay 11 1 1 13 54 0 00 Tomba Alberto 2 2 1 14 01 0 47 Maier Hermann 3 3 1 18 32 4 78 Rocca Giorgio 21 05 2007 A TE Connected COM1 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 6 23 03 25 Figure 41 Results window The data are entered in the different cells as they are received and ordered according to the time When the program is first launched t
29. eady to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Current Settings Setup Type Destination Folder C Programmi Microgate MiSpeaker User Information Name Paolo Rossi Company Ski Team Figure 3 Installation confirm data InstallShield will install the program on the PC showing progress status At the end of installation it will be possible to read the latest innovations in the release installed by selecting Show the readme file Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 10 di 55 ig MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed MiSpeaker Click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 4 Installation completed By clicking the lt Finish gt button you quit the installation procedure Throughout the installation procedure it is possible to return to the previous window by clicking the lt Back gt button 2 1 Annulment of installation If you want to annul installation click the lt Cancel gt button and confirm by clicking lt Yes gt i MiSpeaker InstallShield Wizard Figure 5 Installation cancellation In the window confirming installation has been annulled click lt Finish gt Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GY GAT
30. eaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 4 di 55 6 DATA ACQUISITION FROM THE STOPWATChHo oocccocccnnccnnccnncnnncnnnconnconncnnnnnnnnnnnas 49 6 1 VIEW ADIC A saeara E E A 49 T ADVICE ON USE praa 52 7 1 A A R S 52 HZ SIMPE SCOP Watch aerea aa 52 Tide PECON CINE us 52 TA Show Jampina orree a AETA E 32 IE A A 52 8 DATA EXPORT azaan ia 53 9 MODIFICATION HIS TORY ziranian a ee eee ee 54 Index of figures Ficure lle Installation Wy CIC OIG 2er 8 Fisute 2 Instalation data MSc arena siapsinsneracstadal ea Sets inccl ach erge ealSancandlee aasnnda Vases oubactenn oeeaeisuces 9 Figure gt Installation Contr dd dni 9 Fietre Installation complel ds e 10 Erisure gt lnstallation Camcel lation sia a 10 Fisures6 Iastallation and dinos le ici 11 Risto Race eS aiii 12 Pic tre 6 Example ol OUDS nio O it ooo Oro baca 14 ESSE E os 15 Figure 10 Swimming program start l1StS oooooonnnncnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnononononanonnnnncnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaninnnnns 17 Pie Dred Mise Simple SLOP Wat io aclara 19 Fige 12 EXPLOTE taces data ba a ER 20 Fig re Race Det a 22 Figure 14 Display for Single Starts Group Starts and Show JUMPINE ooocccncccnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 23 FPeue o Mme to bed ae assess eet eee academe 24 Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 5 di 55 Erstite 16 COnS Dar Start TSS A E E TE 24 Pioure Display Tor sw iin oO IS ODIA dao 23 Fisure lo Display Tor Simple topw
31. erence times for each race It is not necessary to enter the bib number and code MiSpeaker will insert these data automatically If an athlete takes part in a race his her reference time must be entered If the athlete does not have a reference time you must enter WT that is without time Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 35 di 55 When the athletes data have been entered the parameters for sorting must be entered Sex Categories Year if necessary otherwise leave empty Before creating the heats the minimum number of athletes per heat must be entered The athletes data insertion operations can be performed automatically by importing the data from an Excel sheet by pressing the button lt Import gt or pasting the data with lt Paste gt E Create Heats E JE y Race Column Structure da y From Year To Year Column heading Distance Style Phase lt _x_ _ _ gt _ _ Distances 50 100 200 400 800 1500 425 4x50 4100 4x200 j Style LiCrawl D Backstr R Breaststr FiButterthy MiMedley Phase O Qualif O Round of 16 U Quarterf S Semif F Final D Series Time Reference HEH MM S5 D0C Without time ST or 0 00 Example 50 STYLE CRAWL SERIES 50 0 EK Delete grid Add race column lumn 10th Category eee z Generate Excel Sheet AR EAT ee te Minimum number of athletes per heat Pereorate tparieta
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33. fied see para 5 8 New Event or Modify Event on p 40 Cancel event cancels the time of the selected competitor Substitute events replaces all the events for the competitor selected with the number of the competitor entered by the user Copy copies the data selected Save exports the data displayed in text format Edit text temporarily changes the data shown in the results table This can be suitable for changing some of the data for the printouts If the ranking is recreated the item of data is canceled The operations lt Add Item gt and lt Insert Item gt allow you to choose the type of data to be viewed lt Add Item gt adds the item next to the last column used while lt Insert Item gt inserts the item in the selected column For some choices such as Int Split Chrono Speed S you are asked which channel you wish to view The abbreviation lt Gr gt next to some choices shows that the group 1s being referred to There are various possibilities for the choice of the group to be viewed When lt Set group autom gt is chosen if the bib number of the athlete for whom running time is shown changes all the rankings are automatically recreated on the basis of the athlete s group When lt No Group gt is chosen the ranking shown is the general one When lt For Groups gt is shown the rankings of every group inserted are shown successively in the grid When lt For Selected Groups gt is chosen a window will appear for
34. from the various Excel sheets the heats can be created with the command lt Create Heats gt The button lt Exit gt W allows you to quit this window 5 7 4 Inserting reference times Insert time reference AE Athlete Inf 5 Category Year Nat Club ID j Sex o i i Bib Code Surname Name Category Year Nation Club Code Club Reference time 00 00 00 0 e Consider categories for insertion Minimum number of athletes per heat i Ai Figure 28 Inserting reference times Also in this case the athlete s data can be entered manually by filling in the fields available or by selecting the athlete from the list of competitors by pressing the button The reference time and the race code must also be entered When the athlete s data have been entered the button lt Insert gt must be pressed to add the athlete to the grid To cancel the athlete selected from the grid press lt Cancel gt To exit without entering the athletes in the heats press lt Annul gt X Before entering the athletes in the heats you must also enter the minimum number of athletes per heat If Consider categories for insertion is selected the heats are created on the basis of the category while if it is deselected the athlete s year is considered The button lt Exit gt W allows you to quit this window confirming the insertion Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page
35. gle Starts Group Starts Show Jumping MiSpeaker Fie Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help Oc PSS AM Da 2D 5 Data of athletes running Finishes 3 Athi Nom Num Tomba Al Maier He Rocca Gio Rankings Finish Rnk Num Time Gap A 1 1 13 54 0 00 Tomba Alberto 2 1 14 01 0 47 Maier Hermann 3 1 18 32 4 78 Rocca Giorgio 21 05 2007 Connected CO inj i 23 03 25 The display 1 is divided into three different parts At the top is the athlete s Running time in which athlete shown on the stopwatch are displayed it is advisable to on the Rei2 stopwatch and the PC Online displayboard on the Racetime watch The Information about the race is at the center of the display All the lists available such as Start lists Started Finished Not finished and Disqualified are shown If you select lt Time to beat gt from the menu View Information or if you press the symbol 4 in the information panel the time of the first in the ranking the time of the previous athlete the time of the current competitor and the next in the ranking are displayed in this order see Figure 15 This display 1s suitable for example in cycling time trials Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 24 di 55 MiSpeaker File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help Coe ee SAR
36. gure 38 Report setting The page for printing can be configured as desired Bitmap images can also be inserted both in the heading and at the foot of the page After deciding the page configuration the page must be saved by pressing the button Save ll To view a preview of the page to be printed press Preview L Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 46 di 55 5 13 Run selection This function allows you to select the active runs for the race being managed In the window that is opened by calling up this function tick the runs you are interested in Select Run Run not active Figure 39 Run selection window Click the button lt OK gt when you have finished Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 47 di 55 5 14 Data Output protocol As well as receiving data from the stopwatch into its input MiSpeaker can send them from its output to other devices This is useful if the use of another program is needed to acquire and print data MiSpeaker makes it possible to construct a customized protocol in order to be able to adapt to any software There are also two default protocols for Microgate Re12 output and for Alge4000 Output data Hexadecimal XX Char C Char C Char C Char C Char C Chart Char C Char C Char C IChar C Char C Number NNNNN Char C Char C Char C Run Figure 40 Data
37. he features of each program Single Starts Group Starts Simple Stopwatch Show Jumping and Swimming Next to some of the icons in the program a black triangle can be found indicating the existence of a drop down menu When pasting data on to the tables care must be taken to ensure that the columns are the same as those of the document that you are copying from When data are imported the column headings of the table must be the same 5 1 Race sheet Information about the race to be timed can be inserted in the Race Sheet Some fields are necessary to distinguish the type of race and will be indicated with The fields available are Race name Stopwatch Rei2 Racetime2 Alge Master Program Single Starts Group Starts Simple Stopwatch Show Jumping Swimming Configuration choices available for each program Place place where race takes place Date date of race Organizing Club it is possible to choose from the clubs proposed or add others Discipline it is possible to choose from the disciplines proposed or add others Nation nation where race takes place Specialty it is possible to choose from the choices proposed or add others Enrolment fee Category it is possible to choose from the categories proposed or add others Athletes sex M for men F for women and A for mixed Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 22 di 55 Race Sheet AE Info ia Race Name EL R RE S T LELAI SINGLE
38. he grid is configured so that the first column indicates the competitor s position the second the bib number and the third the final time These columns can be canceled The rankings table can also be ordered simply by double clicking with the mouse on the heading of the column to be placed in order 6 1 Viewable Items By clicking inside the table with the right mouse button it is possible to select the data to be viewed In the menu that appears select the operation to be performed Athlete Info or press lt F1 gt shows the information sheet of the selected athlete Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 50 di 55 Modify number or press lt F2 gt changes the athlete s number in the Simple stopwatch and PC online programs View series heat or press lt F3 gt in the Swimming program changes viewing from series to heat and vice versa Print or press lt F12 gt immediately prints the selected ranking Group possibility of selecting the group to view Add item adds the new item to the right of the last one shown Insert item inserts a column to the left of the one clicked on Cancel item cancels the column clicked on Change item name makes it possible to change the heading New event Shows the event sheet on which the event data can be entered see para 5 8 New Event or Modify Event on p 40 Modify event Shows the event sheet on which the data for the event selected can be modi
39. he stopwatch by pressing the arrow on the right of the icon and successively selecting the items Competitor list Start order and Groups The data will be correctly uploaded onto the stopwatch To print the start list press the black triangle next to the icon LA and select General then Single run and Preview To return to the results grid press Exit 3 1 3 First run data reception and printing of ranking Now it is possible to run a race on the stopwatch and start the three competitors entered making them pass the first intermediate stage and then making them arrive at the finish If Rei2 is being used the data are transmitted online during the race whereas if Racetime2 is being used it is necessary to go into the menu download data to PC The grid fills with the data coming from the stopwatch To fully exploit the potentialities of MiSpeaker with the Rei2 stopwatch the tick output should be set to a second whereas with the Racetime2 stopwatch the displayboard should be set as the PC Online output During data download the following symbol must rotate at the bottom right of the PC monitor If it does not check the connection between the program and the stopwatch To enlarge the grid columns can be simply added by pressing the right mouse button on the grid From the menu Add item select the item Name and then the item Gap This will give you the grid in Figure 9 Doc SPK_I_3
40. idered to be first Table Phase 1 the table can be A or C Table Phase 2 the table can be A or C Consider previous laps in determining the ranking also athletes who have not completed the full number of laps are included Max athletes in ranking the number of athletes in the ranking can be changed as desired as a result the amount of memory taken up by the MiSpeaker program will change Run Name a box is displayed in the main menu in which the run name can be entered This name will appear in the printouts instead of the run number 5 6 International settings The values that can be set are those for international PC configurations International Setting Time Separator Decimal separator List separator E Save International Setting Figure 23 International settings If the button lt Save Internat Settings gt 2 is pressed the choices will stay in the memory also for the next time the computer is started up if not they will remain only for the current session 5 7 Start lists To manage the start lists use the commands Edit Start lists or press on the icon Ep Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 30 di 55 Start List MEE File Edit Download data Setting RA T e a E 10 0 pp E D 1 ii TOMBA ALBERTO Al MATER HERMANN ROCCA GIORGIO Figure 24 Start lists In the table showing the start list in the example in Figure 24 the f
41. in the event Selecting Competitors as the run for the start list is useful if you do not want to create a start list for each run but a general one If a competitor s bib number is not present in a specific run MiSpeaker takes it from this special list It can be used for example for show jumping the start list 1s imported and the competitors are uploaded onto the stopwatch by choosing the list Competitors thus avoiding creating the list for each single ride If the Rei2 stopwatch is used the data can be sent to the stopwatch By pressing the black triangle next to the icon it is possible to choose between send the start order automatic starts groups and the list of competitors it is possible to choose between the list of competitors all the runs or the current run The button lt Generate Automatic Starts gt e automatically generates the starts so MiSpeaker waits to receive only the stopwatch stop events to calculate net times This function is suitable if there are automatic starts and at the finish there is a stopwatch with for example the PC Online program that acquires only stop events e g cycling time trials The button displays groups When the black triangle is pressed it is possible to choose between view groups and generate or automatically add groups based on the data in the table e g category sex In the example in Figure 24 the competitors Tomba and Maier are inserted in Group 1
42. ing heats Delete heat cancels the heat selected Delete all cancels all the heats inserted Clear heat cancels the data of the battery selected Move heat replaces the selected heat with the one inserted by the user Exit quits and returns to the timing menu Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 34 di 55 Start List AE Fie Edit Download data Setting i Ea 2 la F ap z amp Race 400 ib Athlete Surname Athlete Name so EA Pool k Mumber Lanes Race Heat Distance Event DEX Style Category Year from Relay Mote Figure 26 Heats creation 5 7 3 Automatic heats creation The MiSpeaker program automatically generates the heats on the basis of the grid of the athletes participating First the columns that constitute the races must be added to the grid This can be done inside the Race Column Composition panel In the choice Add Race Column the distance style and phase of the race must be entered following the indications given For example 50 Crawl Series gt 50 L D To add the races to the grid press the button lt Add gt Ez To cancel what has been inserted press the button lt Clear gt To exchange the race column with another value select the column enter the new data and press the button lt Substitute gt H After creating the heats columns it is possible to enter the athletes data with the ref
43. mple to insert all the athletes enrolled in a federation In the case of ski races all the FIS athletes can be inserted by importing the relative database The Races database contains all the races run When it is launched MiSpeaker will automatically create the two databases The database file for the races 1s situated in the folder DBGARE of the program directory while the one for the athletes is in the folder DBATLETI To create new databases or open one already created select the New commands from the menu File Database XXX to create a new database or Explore to select a database that already exists see Figure 12 Explore n Si 27 04 08 2007 musta D Speaer DBGARE 28 0970872007 eevs spearer acare 29 05 05 2007 DefaultGare D Speaker DBGARE 30 21 05 2007 DefaultGare3 D Speaker DBGARE 31 21 05 2007 DefaultGare4 D Speaker DBGARE 32 05 05 2007 DefaultGares D Speaker DBGARE a3 x oa705 2007 news os speneee sca FR Delete Figure 12 Explore races database The commands available are New creates a new database Recall calls up a selected database Browse option of selecting a directory containing the race database Ay a O Cancel cancels the database selected Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 21 di 55 5 Functions A description of the functions of the MiSpeaker program follows below Some parts are described differentiating t
44. mpty or contain headings must be removed The classic Windows window is opened to make it possible to choose the file to open By choosing File Import From Race it is possible to select the previous race for importing the start lists At the end of the operation the data read are shown in the window 5 7 7 Export data To export data to other formats select the menu File Export and select one of the formats supported Microgate Excel Text CSV DBF Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 38 di 55 The classic Windows window is opened to make it possible to choose the file to be created During processing a window appears with the message Wait and a bar indicating the state of progress of the operation Yalt pl CTI Figure 30 Operation in progress The option of exporting in Microgate format makes 1t possible to create the text files to be sent to the stopwatch using any terminal emulator The data formats that can be generated are Competitors list Start order Automatic starts and Groups Moreover it is possible to export the race configuration in text format Associated with the configuration 1t 1s possible to send all the race time events the groups and the athletes inserted A configuration in which this function can be useful is when one computer is used to manage insertion of the athletes taking part and printing of rankings and one for
45. n The width and position of the column in the grid can be changed directly on the grid To move a column for example you need only keep the left mouse button pressed down on the required column and drag it into another position With the buttons lt Import gt and lt Export gt the settings of the grid can be imported and exported in text format The button lt Exit gt allows you to quit this window 5 7 9 Edit The Edit menu contains the functions Copy Paste and Find The copy functions make it possible to select an item of data inside the list copy it and paste it in a new cell The function Find calls up the search box Field Finish Field Finish Find Pos Tempo Dist Bc a Nome Societa Figure 32 Search box Figure 33 Search box search fields It is possible to search for a competitor with any of his her data The button lt Search gt amp activates the search for the competitor with the data searched for The button lt Next gt allows you to search for the next competitor with the same data To end the search click the button lt Close gt hls 5 7 10 Printout To get the printout of the start order select File Print Start lists or click the triangle next to the symbol L and select the printout general or for groups or one group only Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 40 di 55 5 8 New E
46. ollowing are displayed order bib number surname name nation sex category and club The commands available are E New adds a new competitor to the start list by filling out a sheet Modify changes the data of the athlete selected Delete cancels the competitors selected Delete all cancels all the athletes in the list Add adds one or more athletes from the list of competitors Auto Insert automatically inserts the bib numbers and the start times in the list qr PET Take order resets the value of the order column on the basis of the current order Ri Take bi resets the bib number on the basis of the current order s Check list checks the list indicating if there are mistakes in what has been entered double bib numbers no bib number These functions can also be performed by pressing the right mouse button and selecting the appropriate command Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 31 di 55 To cancel a competitor select the corresponding row and click the button lt Delete gt To select more than one competitor keep the lt CTRL gt key pressed down and continue with selection To cancel all the data entered click the button lt Delete all gt To choose the run or Race to work on select it from the list Run or Race If the run All is selected all the runs entered are displayed If Competitors is selected it is possible to view all the competitors
47. output The protocol can be created by selecting the information to be sent in the field Info and the value in the field Value If Character C 1s chosen only one character must be inserted if Hexadecimal xx is chosen the hexadecimal value must be inserted in two figures With the other information the choice PADDED ZEROES or SPACES appears Example Number NNN with number 4 e PADDED ZEROES becomes 004 e PADDED SPACES becomes 4 Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 48 di 55 The buttons amp lt Import gt and m lt Export gt respectively import and export customized protocols in text format If the button lt Send Data gt is pressed MiSpeaker sends only the net times displayed in the finish ranking according to the protocol chosen 5 15 Language This menu allows you to select the language program from the four available Italian English French and German All the menus the fixed column headings and the meaning of the icons appear immediately in the selected language The columns inserted manually on the other hand do not change 5 16 MiSpeaker help Calls up the on line help functions 5 17 About Calls up the initial program window giving the program version 5 18 Other functions In the main menu and in the icons bar some other additional functions are available F Clears the race by canceling all the data Updates the rankings Saves the race on fil
48. teps for creating an athletics race The following steps will be shown Initial settings Data reception and printing of ranking 3 3 1 Initial settings The initial settings are the same as those given in para 3 1 1 on p 12 In this case the data to be entered on the race sheet are as follows Name of race Athletics race Program Simple stopwatch Configuration Athletics Discipline None Speciality None Place Trento 3 3 2 Reception and printing of ranking After creating a start list as described in para 3 1 2 Creating a start list and sending it to the stopwatch on p 13 it is possible to run a race on the stopwatch It is advisable to enter the name for each race in the Race Name box If for example the first three races are men s 800 meters track races the name Men s 800m could be entered If this is done as well as seeing the race name on the printouts it is also possible to see the summary of all three heats by pressing on the button Summed up or selecting the Series Finish printouts In the athletics configuration the run number is the number of the race currently being run on the stopwatch If the stop button on the stopwatch is pressed a few times the results grid fills with data coming from the stopwatch To fully exploit the potentialities of MiSpeaker with the Rei2 stopwatch the tick output should be set to a second During data download the following symbol must rotate at
49. the bottom right of the PC monitor If it does not check the connection between the program and the stopwatch Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 19 di 55 MiSpeaker File Edit Communication General View Tools Displayboard Language About Help Rankings gt 21 05 2007 Disconnected COM2 9600 0 8 0 Events Number 0 22 10 31 F Figure 11 Simple Stopwatch When the competitors finish the data are presented in the results table without the competitors names To display the names the bib numbers must be entered Place the cursor on the row of the grid containing the athlete data to be changed and double click with the mouse or press lt F2 gt and then enter the bib number If the bib number that arrives from the stopwatch is a number already in the memory 1000 will be added To print the race ranking press on the black triangle next to the icon LA and select Finish Select Preview Set the next heat on the stopwatch and run the race making a few athletes arrive at the finish To print the race ranking press the black triangle next to the icon amp and select Finish Select Preview Press Summed up to display the general ranking for the series Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 20 di 55 4 Database MiSpeaker consists of two databases Athletes and Races The Athletes database can be used for exa
50. times can be run time of single run or total sum of times Best run if active MiSpeaker automatically chooses the best runs made Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 29 di 55 Automatic run increment if the run of the athlete whose running time is displayed changes all the rankings are automatically recreated on the basis of that run Automatic intermediate increment if MiSpeaker receives a time for a lap higher than the one displayed the ranking is recreated on the basis of that intermediate event Send of data to stopwatch data modified or received via internet reception are sent to the stopwatch which will change the event stored to maintain synchronization between the database on the computer and that on the stopwatch Automatically set group if the bib number of the athlete whose running time is displayed changes all the rankings are automatically recreated on the basis of the athlete s group Automatic column width the columns of the rankings automatically change their widths according to the size of the data displayed Penalty ranking the ranking can be calculated on the basis of an ascending or descending penalty order Consider bibs when this function is enabled the data are matched with the bibs or otherwise are matched with the lane Use unit the penalty is displayed in hundredths of a second or in units 1 if 0 points all the competitors with O points are cons
51. ults grid press Exit 3 1 5 Second run data reception and printing of general ranking Now it 1s possible to run the second run on the stopwatch and create the ranking printouts by repeating the same operations as for the first run Check in the General settings menu that the item View is on Total otherwise only the net times of the second run will be displayed 3 2 Guided creation of a swimming race This guided creation gives the first steps for creating a swimming race The following steps will be shown Initial settings Creation of a start list Data reception and printing of ranking Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO J GATE Page 16 di 55 3 2 1 Initial settings The initial settings are the same as those given in para 3 1 1 on p 12 In this case the data to be entered on the race sheet are as follows Name of race Swimming race Program Swimming Configuration Manual 1 side Place Trento 3 2 2 Creation of a start list Now a start list can be created for uploading onto the stopwatch Press the icon Ep From the Heats sheet we select Pool length 25 Number of lanes 8 Race 1 Heat 2 Turns 2 Event Series Sex M Style Crawl Category Debutants B Relay No The following data are entered in the lanes Athlete Code os O CT CC Now set Race to 2 and repeat the insertion for the first run except 1 for Heat Doc SPK_I_3087_001_E MiSpe
52. us subgroups To create a group click the icon lt New group gt and enter the numbers of the first and last member of the group separated by a minus It is also possible to enter one number only making it Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO P GATE Page 44 di 55 unnecessary to add the minus symbol If numbering of the group is interrupted click the icon lt New choice gt and enter the subsequent numbers As the groups are created they appear in the list To see their composition click the symbol next to the group number Any variations are made by clicking the detail or pressing lt F2 gt and entering the new values If the maximum number of groups 1s changed the maximum number of subgroups 1s automatically changed Altogether 4000 entries are possible so by choosing 20 groups 200 subgroups can be entered 20 200 4000 To move a group up or down it can be dragged into position or the arrow buttons on the right can be used 5 12 Printing of rankings The printing of ranking reflects the information shown in the ranking grid So 1f for example you want to print a ranking for groups you must select the item For groups or For selected groups from the items available see para 6 1 Viewable on p 49 If you press the black triangle next to the print button L a selection menu appears for printouts This menu depends on the type of race selected For example the finish ranking
53. ve on the other computers When the button lt Connect gt amp is pressed the MiSpeaker program connects up with the server In the window messages the message informing you that you are connected will appear In the window Incoming data the strings of the other computers are displayed The only purpose of these strings is for checking the connection MiSpeaker allows you to send messages to the other computers by inserting the text of the message in the cell next to the button lt Send gt and then by pressing the same button or the key lt Enter gt on the computer keyboard With the cell Race data all the race data can be sent to the other computers After choosing the information to send you need only press the button lt Send Data gt Y The length of the operation depends on the amount of data to be sent The operation in progress will be signaled on the computers that receive the data Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 43 di 55 5 11 Group Management To manage groups use the commands Edit sr ae Maximum number _____ of subgroups Group name Group Subgroup Gruppo AUT Fa Gruppo ITA 1 7 Moving of group al Group composition X Cancel Figure 37 Group composition window The number of groups that can be managed by the stopwatch depends on the stopwatch model and the configuration set on 1t Every group can contain vario
54. vent gt E is pressed the data for the new event can be entered If you press lt Cancel gt X you quit without confirming Pressing lt Exit gt W closes the menu 5 9 Internal stopwatch The internal stopwatch menu shows all the race events Figure 35 Events can be generated by pressing the buttons lt New Event gt next to the table These events are stored with the number 0 It is necessary to insert a number other than 0 to view it in the rankings table It is possible to scroll through the table with the arrow keys The commands possible are as follows y New Ev opens a panel in which to enter data for the new event Edit opens a panel in which the event data to be changed are displayed 2 Send data sends all the events stored to the stopwatch only 1f the function is enabled see 5 5 General settings on p 28 Search to search for a specific event Internal stopwatch E a physic Ch fa fol po po pa pl ps pol poa pol po pol pu pl pa pl pe pol pu ju a START START START START START START START TASTE TASTE amp TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE S TASTE TASTE TASTE TASTE og 00 00 00 00 00 oo 00 00 00 00 oc o 00 og 00 on oO 00 00D 00 an 40 40 eG 40 205 40 20 40 20 40 40 de A vo AE ee fe 34 7979 3
55. vent or Modify Event In the Event menu it is possible to enter a new event or edit an existing event To access it press the right mouse key on the results grid and select New Event to enter a new event or Modify Event to change an existing event Only a few fields are active depending on the action to be performed If data are changed when an insertion is made the button lt Confirm gt WY must be pressed Event fx ACTION Modify event Modify data E a 0O 00 43 5 ADO 41 18 2779 M1 9 00 00 43 5 1513101 01 2007 Lap time Radio speed Po Penalty Points 00000 000 Speed AA Modify time 00 00 lt 00 0 Si Sp speed Athlete Info Athlete ID Surname PERGHER UCSI TRENTO NUOTO Figure 34 Edit data If lt Change Event gt tl is pressed only the fields bib run and event are enabled for the search for the event in the database with which to make the substitution If lt Find Event gt 4 is chosen only the fields bib run and event are enabled for the search for the event in the database Five different functions can be chosen ACTIVE the data item is inserted in the database CANCEL the data item is annulled NOT STARTED the competitor is declared a non starter NOT FINISHED the competitor is declared a non finisher Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E Version 3 0 8 7 Page 41 di 55 MiSpeaker MICRO amp GATE DISQUALIFIED the competitor is declared to be disqualified If lt New E
56. while the competitor Ghedina is inserted in Group 2 Pressing the button FA allows you to search for an athlete in the list selected by choosing the search field and inserting an item of data Choosing the button 24 allows you to insert the fields to be used for creating the order The order can be ascending or descending for that particular field Pressing the button H allows you to create the bibo see para 5 7 1 Bibo on p 32 When the black triangle 7 next to the print button Ld is pressed a print selection menu appears The print menu changes according to the run set If the run is All all the runs will be printed while if the run is Competitors all the competitors will be printed There are the following possibilities e General with All runs all the runs are printed while with Single run the set run is printed e For groups this appears only if one group is defined It prints the list for every group e Group Name this prints the list on the basis of the group chosen After choosing the mode you can print the list immediately by choosing Print view it by pressing Preview or save it in Report text or HTML format Doc SPK_I 3087_001_E MiSpeaker Version 3 0 8 7 MICRO GATE Page 32 di 55 The other commands in the menu not available as rapid selection buttons are as follows e Send to Athletes DB this sends the athletes in the selected list into the athletes database e Configur

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