Eider retriever recreator user guide
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1. show the control code and the chip dibber EMIT brick number Test your system by turning on your Eider attaching a radio control and punching the control You should see the Eider status amp punch data appear on the Action status and Action punch views respectively after a few minutes Ge projects SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Download the file Ospreyinstaller msi from the GPProjects website downloads page GP projects ict i aima GPRProjects Downloads Tahere Lips s1 mis ae imie ell FATS ES te This is a windows installer package and will install both Retriever and Recreator programs when run They will install under Osprey in the Start gt Program menu Al TRE EVENT RETRIEVER The retriever software Is designed to run on a computer with an internet connection This software will connect to the GPProjects servers and retrieve any data stored there This data is then stored in a local database Start the retriever software from the start menu f De 7 Scala EEE Pia cia Suberbe Facio Cortrel Uhl Ci oo iin Tiaia k H 0 2 ese a Hien gh omenen S DE ONDER g O01 oinn k 6 From the File menu create a new database for the event saving the control db file in anew event specific folder From the Edit menu configure the server settings or click the tool icon in the Radio Controls panel Make sure your API key m2. Document number 3353 Version 01 Date Sept 2012 BEFORE THE EVENT SET UP EIDER ACCOUNT INTRODUCTION Punch data transmitted by an Eider unit is sent to the GPProjects servers where it is stored in databases ready for viewing by results commentary safety software The retriever and recreator software are provided to retrieve the data stored on the GPProjects servers and recreate a serial stream to a PC as if the timing hardware was physically connected This makes it suitable for connecting into event commentary software Request an account on the GPProjects server by contacting Enquiries GPProjects com if you don t already have one Browse to http eider goprojects net cpanel and login using the credentials supplied i oF Ln ry Ge projects BL ee Byam Coartral Paral Login E samenen ee ae Ea YOUR LOGIN DETAILS Username Password From the main page select update profile to amend your user name and password for logging on to the website Also in the update profile page you will find the API Key which you will need later in this processsThe G D API key can be amended to something more memorable should youswi projects CONFIGURE ACCESS TO DATA FROM RETRIEVER RECREATOR FOR YOUR EVENT From the main menu select Remote Data Access Rules Choose Add new rule The serial number is the IM El
3. atches the one on your Eider account Configuration Log File c temp retriever log Backup Backup Frequency pO mins Poll Frequency 10 sec Application AFI Key enquires Server URL http eider gpprojects net www get_packet php its Max recordsfetch 100 From the Radio Controls menu choose add to register or click the plus sign in the Radio Controls panel on the left hand side Serial Seral No MaxiD 0 ja Enter the Eider serial number as before Repeat for all the Eiders in use at your event Each unit will appear in the Radio Controls panel M ake sure all the Eider units have a green tick against them You are now ready to start retrieving data from your devices Select on from the Subscribe menu You will be presented with a date time dialog to select when you want data to be collected from This will default to the beginning of the day which we would recommend you use unless you have a good reason not to E Event Start Time Stat Date Time E E 06 10 00 00 00 E If you don t want to collect data from Eider at any time e g all data has been collected from this unit select the Eider number then click the red button at the top of the panel to turn off this G O connection projects OLS M re The Server read count at the bottom of the Retriever In the port settings tab bottom left choose the window wi
4. for GPRS data i e a unique number on the Eider which can be found on the label below the LCD screen In the name field you should provide your own term to identify the rule The Start and Stop Date Time are hard limits of the time period you want to view data from Select times UTC which cover the duration of your event but prevent data from other events contaminating your data set Remember to reset the Start Date Time if you run system tests ahead of your live event Provide a URL e g your own web server if you want the GPProjects server to send new data as soon as new data arrives This reduces latency The HTTP Post parameter defines if raw packet data serial stream or processed punch data interpreted information should be retrieved For use with Receiver Recreator this should be packet The optional Event parameter allows you to push data to event configuration not necessary with Retriever Recreator Repeat for each Eider control in use for your event CHECKING THE STATUS OF RADIO CONTROLS From the main menu select Remote Data Access Rules The Action Status view will show you a table of the heartbeat records received from your radio control unit For example the battery status and location can be viewed here The Action Punch view will show you a table of the punch records in UTC received from your radio control unit This will
5. ll increase even if there is no new data to be SportIdent or EMIT packet format and the COM port to retrieved be used for the recreated data stream then click the l l l open button Retrieved data packets can be observed in the right hand tree view Eider units with new data will be bolded al oper Ravn Be E pn paa Fein ae iyana HINAB Mt at ee I pariban taii a HERSH Taipan PET TN HA E CART in aai E a a E i Oe Neh oprrescied of Danta react E resan Next click the forward arrow icon Start Recreation in the database selection panel to start outputting the RECREATOR acts You can see the details of the packets recreated over the serial interface at the bottom of the Recreator window ae tanked Fa eit The Recreator software is designed to connect to the database created by the Retriever software and produce a serial datastream that feeds into timing software as if the control was plugged in directly Once the data has been recreated it does not need to be recreated again So if Recreator is accidentally closed and reopened data that has already been recreated will not appear again but it will still be seen in the commentary software Start the Recreator software from the start menu INTERFACING TO COM M ENTARY SOFTWARE This serial port freator needs to be connected back into the computer running the commentary software using a null modem From the Database menu selec
6. t add new database Alternatively you can use virtual null G P Browse to the database created from Retriever This will modem software such as that written i pull through the Eider details from Retriever into the by eltima to do this on computers projects Database Selection panel You will need to select the without physical serial port interfaces l databases for each of the radio controls you want to www eltima com products vspdxp g E recreate Guildford GU2 7YD Tel 44 0 1483 685200 Fax 44 0 1483 685201
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