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1. FragTag 2009 Page 10 of 41 Over Mount Method Figure 6 Proteus loose mounted in the over mount posistion The next step is to flip over the Proteus expansion board 360 degrees rolling it down along the cable refer Figure 5 such that it is facing upwards again with its cable neatly wrapped over itself refer Figure 6 It is now ready to mount to the BFS board FragTag 2009 Page 11 of 41 Figure 7 Spacers on the BFS borad Plastic spacers and washers are included to provide the necessary height clearance from the BFS board only 2 of each are required in this method Refer Figure 7 carefully fix the Proteus Expansion using the 2 leftmost mounting screws directly above the BFS board with the spacers sandwiched between the Proteus expansion and the BFS board refer Figure 8 Figure 8 Proteus fixed in the over mount posistion O FragTag 2009 Page 12 of 41 Remote Mount Method The remote mount method provides the flexibility to mount the expansion board anywhere inside the tag gun casing within the constraints of the lead length This method may be required in casings where space is constrained around the BFS board itself The Proteus connecting lead is attached in the same manner as shown in figure Figure 4 The polarity of the connection is very important the lead is designed such that the connector lead extends upwards when connected to the BFS board Care must be exercised when inserting the connector so as2. FragTag Proteus Users Manual Version 3 00 Frag Tag 17 05 2009 de ge r iF ut Ps Se geg e e c sg AR Le ee SE a ee LL FragTag 2009 FragTag Proteus Users Manual Copyright Notice FragTag Proteus User Manual Copyright 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 FragTag All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document April 2009 Melbourne Australia TERMS FragTag products are protected by both Australian Copyright Law and international copyright treaties You may not seperately publish market distribute sell or sub
3. The SFX controller does come pre recorded with a set of quality sound effects however the following information is provided for those who may wish to customize their sound effects Refer to FragTag Sound Order manual for details Mounting the Board There are 2 methods of mounting the Proteus Expansion Board The first option is the direct over mount method where the Proteus sits directly on top of the existing BFS board The second option is the remote mount method where the Proteus is mounted elsewhere in the tag gun casing and takes advantage of the 150mm long connecting lead mounted already on the Proteus to connect to the BFS board Either option is equally suitable and is left to the installer s discretion as to what method is found easier to install Each mounting method is detailed below Please note the SFX chip must be replaced with the provided FragTag sound chip before the Proteus expansion board is fitted Figure 4 Proteus Race into BFS board First connect the Proteus connecting lead to the BFS board The polarity of the connection is very important the lead is designed such that the connector lead extends upwards when connected to the BFS board refer Figure 4 Care must be exercised when inserting the connector so as to prevent damaging the connector pins It is recommended the operator is sufficiently earthed to prevent static electricity from damaging the Proteus expansion board and the existing BFS board
4. If you continue to have errors ensure that both the button and the port are clean and free of any mud or dirt If problems persist on all buttons tried you may need to check the internal wiring or replace the reader port Important Note if the Membership system has not been enabled the system will completely ignore any buttons held against the port Refer to the configuration section for details of how to enable the Membership system Bleed Simulation In Sim1 and Sim2 advanced modes when you are hit you will start to bleed Every 10 seconds you will lose additional health points the amount of which depends on how severe the hit was To stop the bleeding it is necessary to use a FragTag Field Bandage device which simulates a bandage and will stop the bleeding To use the bandage press and hold it against the iButton port Bandaging takes approximately 10 seconds If a bandage is not applied you will eventually bleed out and die Note that bandaging does not restore any health points it just prevents additional points from being lost A Medic Box accessory can be used to restore Heath points FragTag 2009 Page 32 of 41 The Field Bandage has a set number of uses typically 5 Each time it is used the number of uses is decreased until it gets to 0 when it will no longer function To recharge it hold it against the Button port of a Medic Box device until a beep is heard This will restore it to 5 uses The
5. KL EE E A A E EEEE 6 Dalia LOQGING DEE 6 Special ESA tt art 6 Proteus Hardware Layout 7 Installation oa 7 Hardware Installation and Conftguration cnn nn rra nan nr ran r anna r nn rra ren nnn rr r rra 8 IC1 Proteus Central Processing Unit CDU 8 Sound Effects Controller SFX amp BFS CPU Removal eee eee 9 A A ASE AEAN TO E EEE Cat EEOAE OEE E chvngh pays bunts vavneb EEE A E 10 Mountingthe Board WEEN 10 Over Mount Method sasana nananana caia O E H 11 Remote Mount Method 13 J1 Odin Communications Connector esse s sees eee eee ee eee eee 14 Odin Master Controller Connections sese eee 14 J2 EXpansion CONNECT ESE EEE TE 15 Dallas Membership Button CONNECTIONS sese eee eee eee 15 J3 Fr g Tag SENSOFCONNOCION REEE S5 ia a veges ESEL NN ENEE a aAA a T Aa Taaa ra T a A AAR ET a Aaa EENS ened beh dedlateed 17 SO EE EI Te EE 18 Version NUMDE 2 tt aos 18 Configuration Data 18 Gontiguration MenUs bs cierran ia 19 Eu ET 19 A oca 20 E re TT es sane tees EN E E E O 20 eine RE O e chewed yt 20 Signal EM e e o E 21 RT EE 21 Player ID 22 SOMATA Te Ren Tle pican anar 22 Loading Default Configuration sss sese 22 O FragTag 2009 Page 3 of 41 Advanced Configuration Menus sss see eee eee 23 Seiting he BES Gasing E 23 Setting the SOUNA es TTT 24 Setting the Weapon Tvpes sse eee eee eee eee 25 SetInaneIBUtomenabDle cristalera lr rr atar nina 26 Enabling Safety Fire Mode 26 PLAY le 27 ET D 27 Free Modest aaa 27 alerto lare
6. Odin Master Controller device can also recharge Field Bandages At the beginning of a new game all Bandage devices should be recharged unless the scenario calls for otherwise FragTag Field Bandage Stuns The system supports Stuns for example from a Flash bang grenade When this signal is received you cannot fire for a time period You can still take hits in this state Explosive and Radiation Damage Certain FragTag products generate signals that simulate Explosive or Radiation damage for example Thor s Hammer time bomb These signals are accepted as per a normal gun hit Anti Cheat Functions Power Logging The board software logs any occurrences of the power being switched off during a game to detect cheating by players respawning themselves a common problem for our competitor s systems If this occurs on a FragTag system the score data uploaded at the end of the game will be marked as having a power off event O FragTag 2009 Page 33 of 41 Sensor Failure If a sensor fails or is disconnected on a system that allows unpluggable sensors then an alarm will sound and the system will cease to function until the problem is rectified In certain circumstances failure of a single wire within a connecting cable may cause the sensor to stop functioning yet not be detected This is a limitation of the sensor modules and cannot be changed however this would be a very rare occurrence Note that if Gu
7. a EEEE E OE AA A AO eda steeeteneutensaret rt teheaye vast 28 SeECONdaly WEAPONS r aa r r aa aaa stoke aaa aE aaa ed es eel eel dd Lal teh at 28 POKING iS IS 29 BB cle Wl B Ke ree 29 Dieimg DEEE 29 RespaWiIN ic a retar 29 TEE 30 ADVANCED TOPICS krr a raa r aaa Ae A A T Ea r a a raain EAE A RAAE ENES 31 EE TEEN 31 RR E 31 Timed Games and Remote Configuration ss see eee eee eee 31 BUON SM iaa 32 Bleed Simulation sees 32 n aaron ies 33 Explosive and Radiation Damage hirssi kran a n a eee 33 Ani ONea FUNCIONS a E E T eget eautcast wean ccet sautea saa an att eaet caahea ah catt aah ia heat antt eee agataautee sees 33 FROWOT LOGGING BEE 33 SENSO Falda 34 Fl Ola 34 Erron Godes ee 35 Data Logging and Georg 36 Upgrading the Firmware sitiar 39 MEMS NA ee 39 lien e 39 A TTT 41 O FragTag 2009 Page 4 of 41 Introduction Welcome to FragTagO a highly advanced dual format commercial laser tag combat simulation system that follows open standards The FragTag Proteus board is a hardware and software package to upgrade BFS equipment to a more advanced full data based system with enhanced features convenience cheat prevention full scoring remote configuration and superior maintainability O FragTag 2009 Page 5 of 41 Proteus Features Transmission Protocol Z Dual transmission protocol support user selectable at power up Z Supports WoW World of Wonder compatible equipment Z Supports MilesTag 56K full support for
8. on again When this happens from a controller or box the display will change to show a countdown until you can rejoin the game FragTag 2009 Page 29 of 41 This countdown value is set to 10 seconds by default but can be changed from the Master Controller device Time until respawn in seconds Screen Saver After a period of inactivity the display will go into a power saving screen saver mode During this time if the Safety fire mode is disabled a small dash symbol will flash slowly If Safety is enabled an S will flash Pressing any button or taking a hit will wake up the display O FragTag 2009 Page 30 of 41 ADVANCED TOPICS Near Miss If your gun receives a hit signal that is not quite fully intact for example you may have just got the end of a signal or a reflection then you may experience a near miss A sound effect will be played a ricochet and your firing may pause briefly You will not take any damage from this and it serves as a warning that you are under fire and should seek cover immediately Target A special weapon type that can be set in the Weapons Library is a Target refer to the configuration section for details The Target mode can be used for simple target practice range testing sensor gun testing or scope calibration In this mode you will not be able to fire Hits will be taken from any player ID including from the same player ID as the Target itself i e s
9. to prevent damaging the connector pins It is recommended the operator is sufficiently earthed to prevent static electricity from damaging the Proteus expansion board and the existing BFS board x SP l m yr e a TA at e eg Y c Figure 9 Proteus mounting holes highlighted in red This mounting method requires the use of three hard points refer Figure 9 In addition to the 2 holes on the left the third hole found under the connecting cable is also utilised to provide the required stability for the Proteus expansion board Plastic spacers should be used to provide the necessary height clearance from the tag gun casing and prevent it from short circuiting Carefully fix the Proteus Expansion using the all 3 mounting points with the spacers sandwiched between the Proteus expansion and the tag gun casing FragTag 2009 Page 13 of 41 J1 Odin Communications Connector Figure 10 J1 Odin Comms Connector J1 see Figure 10 requires a 3 way standard 100 polarised and locking header socket Proteus can support communicatons to the FragTag Odin Master Controller The pinouts for J1 from bottom to top are as follows 1 Ground 2 Tagger Comms Clock 3 Tagger Comms Data Odin Master Controller Connections If the optional Odin Master Controller is also being used with the Mainboard for Odin data uploading a 3 5mm stereo audio socket is required to be mounted on the gun Figure 11 Typical
10. 3 5mm stereo audio socket FragTag 2009 Page 14 of 41 Mainboard Odin Data Connector DAT CLK J1 2 CLK y GND Odin Data Plug GND J1 1 shown for reference only DAT CLK DAT J1 3 GND Figure 12 Odin Data Connector Pinouts J2 Expansion Connector Figure 13 Expansion Connector Pinouts Connector J2 see Figure 14 allows for system expansion This connector can be used to connect the Dallas Button membership system The pinouts for J2 from right to left are as follows 1 5v 2 Membership button 3 Reserved for future expansion Dallas Membership Button connections The optional membership button system allows players to be allocated with small disc shaped buttons that contain a globally unique large number The button can be swiped on the gun held briefly against an external port which can then be used to identify the player when the score data arrives back in the FragScore PC scoring application This can then automatically print the player s name and details on their score sheet and keep track of their data over multiple games FragTag 2009 Page 15 of 41 Figure 14 Membership button bottom and reader port top Figure Figure 14 shows the required wiring for the membership port The 4 7k ohm resistor must be mounted externally to the board in the wiring loom Membership Port Figure 15 Membership button port wiring O FragTag 2009 Page 16 of 41 J3
11. Explosive damage taken Radiation damage taken Number of stuns Detection for power cycling cheating via key off flat batteries etc This data is uploaded from each gun at the end of a game using the FragTag Odin Master Controller Odin collects all the data and can then pass it on to a PC using the FragTag FragScore PC application FragScore displays all information and can print Score Cards for each player FragTag 2009 Page 36 of 41 Sample display of FragScore from a 24 hour game at Lazer Storm 2006 rra DY bai 5 5 Games Missions Members Tools Settings Help gt OPO nw igst ti FEI EE Md e A O NDA z z Nos S959722 8 TE EEE ER EES SAS TC PANA 3299585825 5 o 2 gonognoonagzzgggorgnog no 4 ys WI Refer to the Odin and FragScore user manuals for further details of the scoring and data logging system O FragTag 2009 Page 37 of 41 Sample Soldier s Scorecard fm SOLDIER TOTAL MISSIONS 2 SCOREC ARD AVG ACCURACY 2 17 FRAGTAG TEST FIELD AVG DAMAGE 252 24 09 05 1 00PM AVG SOLDIERING 1758 MISSION Johhny on the spot EZ SOLDIERING CLAN None Ea PLAYER ID Red 1 D p accuracy UR x wia Bisel 112 Ron ass Bluel0 Aaron Savyer PLAYERS THAT HIT YOU R bin Mawson Biuel 14 Ron Ions Bias lo 20 Aam Sawyer FragTag 2009 Page 38 of 41 Upgrading the Firmware The FragTag mainboard has the ability to have its internal softwa
12. Frag Ta Sensor Connector J3 refer Figure 16 requires a 4 way standard 100 polarised and locking header socket Note This is an optional feature existing BFS sensors can be connected as normal directly to the BFS board Please note the BFS super sensor is supported however it must be used in conjunction with the BFS sensor interface board Failure to use this interface board on a Super Sensor will result in malfunction This connection is provided as an optional upgrade for operators wishing to take advantage of the advanced FragTag Sensor see our website for details on this accessory The board can support any number of sensors connected in parallel The minimum required is 1 but 2 is recommended 1 front and 1 back The pinouts for J3 from top to bottom are 1 Vdd 2 GND Vss 3 Data 4 Hit LED 5v i j ashe 10 28 U Lo p ci o Ve e KS el ESAS Y j pu Die Ki W D i Me d ES E Ce ive RT ET ENE y AA TA Z G A Figure 16 J3 Sensor Connector Connection between J3 and a standard FragTag sensor requires an adaptor cable detailed in Figure 17 RJ11 socket Figure 177 Sensor adaptor cable O FragTag 2009 Page 17 of 41 Software Users Guide This section describes the operation of the mainboard software Version Number When the board is first switched on it will display the software version that is running for example version 2 50 would show as Configuration Data C
13. MilesTag mode Each press of the Up Down buttons steps to the next available team colour from the following list Display 3 character abbreviation Red Blue Yellow Note that this menu is skipped if you select Wow BFS mode O FragTag 2009 Page 21 of 41 Player ID This menu allows the setting of the player s ID number Each press of the Up Down buttons steps to the next ID between 0 and 95 for Red and Blue teams and 0 and 31 for the Yellow team Warning When playing in Krag Ta mode each player must be assigned a unique Team and Player ID If any player s have duplicate settings they will not be able to hit each other due to the self hit prevention feature Note that this menu is skipped if you select Wow BFS mode Team and Player IDs are not relevant when using WOW mode Confirming Settings At the completion of the configuration menus you will be asked to confirm them Pressing Fire will accept the settings or pressing Reload or Fire Mode will go back to the start of the menus and allow you to correct any needed values Loading Default Configuration If for some reason you wish to restore the default configuration this can be achieved by switching off the power pressing and holding the primary reload button and switching on the power When you see the message like this Release the button Once this procedure has been performed the configuration parameters are restored to the default values Th
14. Weapon Types The Weapon Library is a built in collection of guns that can be selected independently for both primary and secondary That is you could select for example a sub machine gun for your main primary weapon and a pistol as your backup secondary weapon The weapons in the library will depend on what type of software you are running The FragTag mainboard software is available in two types player carried containing weapons for normal players to use and emplaced weapons that are larger and more powerful intended for fixed installations Refer to this document for a full listing of the available weapons for mainboard version 2 50 http www fragtag com au downloads FragTag weapon library v1 0 paf Note the use of high fire rate weapons on a BFS board may result in premature wear of the infrared LED due to the IR current resistor value fitted to the BFS mainboard This may be increased or a second resistor fitted in series with the LED to reduce the current and increase the LED life this may result in some range loss To select a weapon use the Primary reload and Fire Mode buttons to move up or down through the list and set the index to one of the above values and pull the trigger to accept Note that some Primary Weapons cannot be used in conjunction with a Secondary Weapon At the time of writing the Heavy Machine Gun and the M134 cannot be used with a Secondary Weapon as the Secondary output is used to inc
15. ailable Secondaries cannot be used if the Attempt to set a Secondary weapon Primary uses Alternating fire type remotely when the Primary weapon type uses both IR channels 03 Invalid Secondary weapon index Ensure the Odin version matches Attempt to remotely configure the the Gun code version to ensure that Secondary weapon to an invalid all weapons in Odin are also in the setting Gun 04 Wrong Field Code Gun received a Set the Field Code correctly in Heal Ammo or Respawn signal from a device with an incorrect Field Code Gun Odin Utility Box FragTag 2009 Page 35 of 41 Data Logging and Scoring The FragTag system has the outdoor tag industry s most comprehensive data logging and scoring system For every player 96 total supported the following items are logged for each game Hit Data who you hit and who hit you Shots Fired Total Damage inflicted Calculated Soldiering score this is a value calculated from Damage inflicted accuracy respawns and heals Number of times healed Number of times ammo was added Number of times the Administrator killed you Number of times respawned Number of times player died Health remaining at the end of the game Clips remaining Ammo remaining Primary damage value Secondary damage value Accuracy percentage Run Counter number of minutes the gun has been switched on for Rank among the other players in the game Membership ID code Bonus points awarded
16. damage multiplication Healing takes time Simulation 2 Similar to Simulation 1 with the addition of reloading via physical magazine changing Each press of the Up Down buttons steps to the next style FragTag 2009 Page 19 of 41 Health This menu allows the setting of the player s initial health Each press of the Up Down buttons steps in 10 points Minimum allowed value is 10 maximum is 100 Clips This menu allows the setting of the player s initial number of ammo clips Each press of the Up Down buttons steps in 1 clip Minimum allowed value is 1 maximum is determined by the weapon configuration which is set when the software is compiled not user changeable Sound Set This menu allows the setting of the style of fire sounds that would like to use The actual sounds used can be _customised by the user when recording sounds _ Sound Set if tion This sound set is typically used for the standard set of gun sounds Sound2 secondar This set is typically used for silenced gun sounds Each press of the Up Down buttons steps to the next set FragTag 2009 Page 20 of 41 Signal Format This menu allows the setting of the signal format to use Each press of the Up Down buttons steps to the next available signal format Currently the supported formats are Worlds or Wonder BFS abbreviated as BFS and MilesTag abbreviated as Frg This menu allows the setting of the player s team for
17. e board The Proteus expansion board is provided with 3 M4 mounting holes The kit package includes 2 plastic spacers and 2 plastic washers These are provided to prevent the expansion board from shorting to any conductive surface inside the tag gun casing Care must also be taken not to over tighten mounting screws to prevent damage to either the Proteus expansion board or the underlying if the over mount option is used mainboard Failure to follow these instructions will void the warranty Proteus is available in two types 1 Normal Cable length 100 mm long ribbon cable suitable for the over mount method and remote mounting where the board is close to the mainboard 2 Extended Cable length 200 mm long ribbon cable suitable for remote mounting where the board cannot be placed close to the Mainboard O FragTag 2009 Page 7 of 41 Hardware Installation and Configuration IC1 Proteus Central Processing Unit CPU Figure 1 pura Proteus with CPU highlighted The FragTag Proteus Expansion operates with a pre programmed MicroChipO microcontroller see Figure 1 The Proteus uses a 28 pin narrow IC socket for easy CPU installation removal Care must be exercised when inserting and removing the CPU so as to prevent damaging the IC pins It is recommended the operator is sufficiently earthed to prevent static electricity from damaging the CPU An IC extraction tool is also recommended for removing and insertin
18. e the gun refer to Hardware section If all of the above still fail to work contact us on techsupport fragtag com au O FragTag 2009 Page 41 of 41
19. ed on sub machine guns Single Shot One single shot is fired for each press and release of the trigger Holding the trigger down will produce only one shot This is typically used on Sniper Rifles Each available Fire Mode can be cycled through by pressing the Primary Fire Mode button It will advance one mode for each button press and release FragTag 2009 Page 27 of 41 Reloading Once you have fired all of the rounds in the current clip the main screen will change to show that your clip is At this time pulling the trigger will play a sound to indicate you have no ammo left When this occurs it is necessary to press the Primary Reload button to reload the gun with a new clip Provided you have some primary clips left the display will change to something like the following The right hand value is your health as described above while the left hand value is the number of ammo clips left primary or secondary depending on which you are reloading A time delay will occur and when reloading is complete and the display will change back to the normal main screen a sound effect will be heard at this time too The time taken to reload is set by the selected Weapon Once all clips have been used the display will show Out Secondary Weapons If you have selected a Secondary Weapon in the weapon selection menu you can fire this by pressing the Secondary Fire button This will fire a round from the sec
20. elf hits are not prevented but no damage will be taken i e the Target cannot be killed and doesn t need to be respawned Timed Games and Remote Configuration The board allows full remote configuration and remote game control by using our Odin Master Controller Refer to the Odin user manual for full details When playing timed games the main display may change to a number of different screens depending on what is happening Some examples Before a game starts counting down no firing or hits allowed during this time Time until game starts in seconds Game Over after the configured game duration has expired O FragTag 2009 Page 31 of 41 Button System If the hardware has been fitted refer to Hardware section and you have enabled the Button system refer to configuration section then a Membership button or Field Bandage may be used The gun must have a reader port fitted in such a manner that it can be easily reached by the player for example LAZER COMBAT TECHNOLOGIES To use the Membership system the player must touch and hold his ID button to the port for approximately 1 second If the button is ready correctly the screen will change to show a welcome message and a welcome sound effect is played If the button is not read correctly an error screen will be shown and the alarm will sound If this occurs hold the button against the port again Be careful not to move it around for the time period
21. g the CPU refer Figure 2 Bent or otherwise damaged CPU pins are not covered under the limited warranty Figure 2 IC extraction tool FragTag 2009 Page 8 of 41 Sound Effects Controller SFX amp BES CPU Removal em mp ee A kb Bech And v TH c aa r p mm The FragTag Proteus upgrade is supplied with a pre programmed WinBondO ChipCorder ISD2560 for storing all the required sound effects This replaces the existing chip on the BFS board and contains extra sounds to suit the advanced functionality of the system Prior to installing the Proteus expansion board both the existing SFX chip and CPU on the BFS board will need to be removed The SFX chip will be replaced with the FragTag SFX chip and the Proteus connection lead plugs into the vacated CPU socket O Z L 1 EA A KRK AE R J wl wn wl wm wl wm Figure 3 BFS board with CPU and SFX chip highlighted CPU is removed in the picture The SFX chip located on the existing BFS board refer Figure 3 must be carefully removed and replaced with the new SFX chip provided Care must be exercised when inserting and removing the SFX Controller and CPU so as to prevent damaging the IC pins It is recommended the operator is sufficiently earthed to prevent static electricity from damaging the SFX Controller We recommend the use of an IC extraction tool for removing and inserting the SFX Controller refer Figure 2 FragTag 2009 Page 9 of 41 Sound List
22. is procedure will happen automatically if the system detects that the configuration is invalid which happens when the system s CPU is first programmed After performing this procedure you will be taken to the Advanced Configuration menus that allow for low level settings that would not normally need to be changed frequently O FragTag 2009 Page 22 of 41 Advanced Configuration Menus Setting the BFS Casing Style The first menu to be shown after reseting to the default parameters above is the Casing Style menu BFS guns have two general styles those with secondary fire scatter gun and those without secondary fire The Proteus module needs to be aware of which of these two it is being used in so that it can correctly interpret the button inputs You will be shown a display with SEC on it short for Secondary followed by a number 1 or 0 If your BFS gun has a secondary fire function set this value to 1 If it does not set it to 0 Refer to the table below for further details Press the Fire button to accept the shown setting Press any other button to change the setting BFS Model Secondary Fire Fitted Value for Casing Style M16 A2 M203 Morita Sniper LMG M4 M203 Carbine Commando Moriate SAW Pulse Rifle Spitfire Scorpion Caution This setting is very important for the correct operation of Proteus If it is set incorrectly the following behaviour will be observed Z You will not be able to change the Fi
23. license for fee or no fee the Licensed Product or any part thereof FragTag will endeavour to provide free access to software updates to all purchased products that are still currently in development The distribution method of these updates is at the sole discretion of FragTag and for security reasons product updates may involve returning electronic components to FragTag or a licensed distributor In this instance return postage costs may be payable by the purchaser WARRANTY FragTag warrants that your purchased product will perform substantially in accordance with the provided documentation for a period of 12 months from the date of receipt In the event of deviations in the product FragTag will make a reasonable effort to bring the product into conformance with the documentation to provide you with a corrected version as soon as possible This warranty is void if the product failure has resulted from abuse accident or misapplication FragTag s liability is limited to refund of the money paid for the product and in no event will FragTag be liable for any indirect or consequential damages that may arise including damages for loss of business profits business information or other pecuniary losses O FragTag 2009 Page 2 of 41 Table Of Contents A TT 2 A o eteuetldatered EENE EEEE 3 NOU ee ee ee eee eA Ree Ae Ree ORE ROE RRA o A 5 Te LN eene ee 6 Transmission Protocol 6 DisplaV EE 6 SUNG o ate 6 Fire OUIDUIS i ae 6 RE 6 A
24. n Sensors are used the system can no longer detect if the Head sensor is fitted We only recommend using unpluggable sensors if a gun sensor is not used Field Code Guns can be configured via the Odin Master Controller to accept Respawn Healing and Ammo signals from certain authorised devices only and reject signals from unauthorised devices Refer to the Odin User Manual for more details Important note If the gun plays the alarm warning four times and shows a message Invalid Field Code it received a signal that did not contain the correct Field Code In this case use Odin to configure the Gun and or Utility Box and or Odin to the correct setting that is consistent in all devices that need to be used together O FragTag 2009 Page 34 of 41 Error Codes Various system events can trigger an Error to occur In this case an error message will shown of the form The 2 digit number on the left is an error code refer to following table Error Code Cause Resolution 00 Wrong Build type for remote setting Use the correct Build type in Odin of player weapon le trying to set an Emplaced or Player Carried to suit Emplaced weapon type in a Player the gun Carried build 01 Invalid Primary weapon index Ensure the Odin version matches Attempt to remotely configure the the Gun code version to ensure that Primary weapon to an invalid all weapons in Odin are also in the setting Gun 02 Secondary weapon unav
25. ondary weapon and the main display will change the secondary Rounds Pressing the primary trigger button will change back to the primary weapon When the secondary weapon runs out of rounds it will reload automatically there is no secondary reload button FragTag 2009 Page 28 of 41 Taking Hits If an opposing player hits you your display will change to show OUCH and a sound effect will be heard If your Health is above zero after a time delay the delay depends on if you have set Arcade or Realistic modes the display returns to the main display and you can continue playing When your health reaches zero you are dead The Hit LED When you are hit the Hit Led on the sensor will flash quickly to alert other players that they have been successful in hitting you When you die the Hit Led will stay on continuously for a time period of 4 minutes and then it will automatically During Respawning delay or start delay for a timed game refer to Odin User Manual for more details about timed games the Hit Led will flash slowly switch off to conserve battery power Dieing When your last amount of health is used the screen will change to show DEAD and a sound effect is played At this point you are out of the game Respawning When you are dead you can be bought back to life respawned by a FragTag Master Controller or Utility Box device or by using the power key to switch the power off and then
26. onfiguration data refers to the values and settings that control the operation of the gun The configuration data parameters are stored in such a manner that they are not cleared when the power is turned off so the system will remember the last used configuration automatically During Powering on the display will show as Upon pulling the trigger the configuration menus will be entered O FragTag 2009 Page 18 of 41 Configuration Menus In all configuration menus the following buttons and functions apply Trigger Enter Button Accept current value and advance to next item Primary Reload Down Button Move down through allowed values for current item Primary Fire Mode Up Button Move up through allowed values for current item Game Style This menu allows the setting of the style of game play Game Style Easy Suited to kids You can be hit once every 3 seconds you have unlimited ammunition and you take only half damage Arcade Suited to younger or less experienced players In this mode you can only be hit once every 3 seconds You will typically be given lots of ammunition Realistic Suited to military simulations this mode allows you to be hit once every 0 25 seconds You will typically be given more realistics smaller amounts of ammunition to more closely simulate real world clip sizes Simulation 1 Advanced Military simulation mode Similar to Realistic mode with the addition of Bleed simulation
27. ragTag system uses health in a similar manner to a PC game 100 health is the normal full value and O health is dead This is done due to the variable damage system the more commonly used laser tag concept of lives is not suitable for variable damage systems as we take away a different amount of health for each gun which gives far more realism Due to the limitations of the LED display this value is show divided by 10 i e 100 health shows as 10 50 health shows as 05 Values from 1 to 9 are shown as 00 te Ze The Rounds value shows the amount of rounds or virtual bullets remaining in the current clip or magazine When this gets to zero you can no longer fire and need to Reload This value will automatically change to show the Primary or Secondary weapon value as either is fired Fire Modes The available Fire Modes depends on the weapon type that you have selected in the Weapon Selection Menu Mode Description ss Safety Shots cannot be fired when the Safety is on Display will show SAFE if you attempt to fire with the safety on Full Automatic Shots are fired continuously for as long as the trigger is held down and the clip has ammo Typically used on machine guns and assault rifles Burst Fire For each trigger pull a burst of multiple rounds is fired The number of rounds in a burst is part of the weapon configuration Only one burst will be fired for each press of the trigger Typically us
28. re Mode Z ln the Configuration menus you will not be able to change values in the Upwards direction ie you can not change a weapon index from 3 to 4 but you can change it from 3 to 2 If you experience the above symptoms perform the Loading Default Configuration procedure above and then change the SEC value This setting does not have any influence on the ability to set a Secondary weapon in the following Weapon menus Note The default value set during manufacture is 0 so be sure to change this if you are fitting to a gun with a secondary O FragTag 2009 Page 23 of 41 Setting the Sound Order Firmware version 2 18 and above have the option of using a FragTag sound chip recording or a BFS sound chip recording The Sound Order menu allows the selection between these two options In this manner you have the choice of keeping your existing BFS sound chip or replacing it with a FragTag sound chip AA Meaning S O 0 Use FragTag sound ordering default 1 Use BFS sound ordering Note that using the BFS sound order is a compromise as the BFS sound chip does not contain suitable sounds for all advanced FragTag events eg near miss game start etc We have attempted to select the nearest sound however the overall success of this will need to be judged by the customer We would recommend that using the FragTag sound order and matching sound chip will provide the best results FragTag 2009 Page 24 of 41 Setting the
29. re updated by the owner without opening the gun casing in approximately 60 seconds per gun In this manner you can maintain and upgrade yout fleet yourself without the need for expensive or time consuming replacing of chips Items Needed You will need the following items to perform this procedure A USB interface cable can be used available from our Store at http www fragtag com au store htm Z A installed copy of FragScore available from http www fragtag com au downloads htm Procedure Be sure to follow all steps carefully or malfunction may result Step 1 Download the firmware file that you wish to update to from http www fragtag com au downloads htm This will be a small file with a ftg extenstion on it for example mainboard_2 09 ftg Step 2 Switch off power to the gun Connect the USB cable to the Gun s Odin port and the other end to the PC Step 3 Start the FragScore PC application and select the Settings menu and then Communications Port In the window that appears select the communication port number corresponding to your USB cable If you are unsure it will usually be a number higher than 2 It may take some guess work and trying of somesettings to see which one works When you have made your selection press Save and Exit FragTag 2009 Page 39 of 41 Communications Port Comm Laa Comm2 Step 4 Select the Tools menu and then Firmware Upda
30. rease the primary fire rate FragTag 2009 Page 25 of 41 Setting the iButton enable After the weapon parameters have been selected you will be given the option to enable the Button system If you wish to use membership buttons or bleed simulation or real ammo mag carrying and you have fitted the port and resistor as detailed in the hardware section then use the Primary reload and Fire Mode buttons to select YES and then Fire to accept Otherwise select 0 Setting this value incorrectly will result in an alarm sound being heard over and over again Enabling Safety Fire Mode For enhanced realism guns can utilise a Safety fire mode where the gun can be placed into a Safety mode and cannot fire This may not suit all player types hence this feature can be enabled or disable Use the Primary reload and Fire Mode buttons to select 1 to enable it or O to disable and then Fire to accept FragTag 2009 Page 26 of 41 PLAY MODE At the completion of the boot up stage the system is ready to begin playing The display will change to the main screen Main Screen The main screen shows a summary of the current player status Player Health Number of ammo rounds left in current clip When this screen is active pulling the trigger will begin to shoot rounds The number of rounds fired depends on what Fire Mode you have selected lt The HEALTH value shows the amount of health the player has left The F
31. te Step 5 In the window that appears select the Open File button and browse to the firmware file downloaded in Step 1 Source File D AProjects laser skirmish fragtag mainboard mainboard_2 06 ftc FragTag 2009 Page 40 of 41 Step 6 Press the Download button E Firmware Upgrade E Source File D Projects laser skirmish fragtag mainboard mainboard_2 06 ftc Step 7 Switch on the gun After a short time the FragScore display should show that it has connected and the progress bar will begin to move across the screen At this time the gun display will be blank and the hit led will be illuminated Step 8 After approximately 60 seconds the progress bar will reach 100 and the gun will start up automatically and you will be taken to the configuration menus refer to configuration section Unplug the stereo audio cable from the gun This completes the update procedure Additional guns can be updated by plugging in a new gun with the gun power off and repeating steps 6 to 8 At the completion of all updates exit from FragScore and unplug the cable Troubleshooting If the above procedure does not work check these items Y Try a different comm port number in the step 3 It can be difficult to identify which port the USB cable adopts on the PC Z Double check all of your connections and cables including the connection between the mainboard and the Odin port insid
32. the open protocol MilesTag based on the industry standard 56kHz carrier frequency Z Supports the standard 4 digit 7 segment LED display Z Programmable solid state sound effects chip based on the Winbond ISD25xx series of Chipcorder devices Fire Outputs lt Support for simulation of number of rounds per clip number of clips and reloading delays Z Supports user selectable primary and secondary fire modes e g secondary grenade launcher Z Optional support depending on Gun Build for Alternating fire output Either in a dual barrel type arrangement alternating fire between them or linked outputs together in a single barrel for very fast fire rates Sensors Z Supports BFS sensors connected to standard sensor connector on BFS board Z Supports FragTag sensors connected to J3 FragTag Sensor Connector Fire Modes Fully selectable fire modes full auto burst fire or single shot Data Logging Z Full support for the FragTag Odin Master Controller for score uploading Special Features Z Self hit prevention Both WOW and Miles mode have self hit prevention algorithms to prevent hitting yourself via IR bounce Z Sensor failure detection If all of the sensors fail in the system e g cable fault or a cable is unplugged cheating attempt a loud alarm is heard and the system shuts down FragTag 2009 Page 6 of 41 Proteus Hardware Layout Installation Figure 1 FragTag Proteus upgrad
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