Home

ChronX 3.0 User Manual Track Timing B.V. Manual number: TT

1. results ChronX 3 0 User Manual 27 ee 28 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee 5 Timing amp Scoring STARTING THE RACE QUALIFICATION To start a race or qualification select the appropriate run in the General screen and click the green flag You may also use the F5 hotkey to start the run Please note however that in order the F5 hotkey to work the ChronX program must be active and no other window another program can be active Whether or not to count the first passing is dependent on several factors such as the distance between the starting grid and the start finish line thus the detection loop For instance if the starting grid is formed and is positioned close to the start finish line the front runners may be already detected by the system as indicated by a beep on the headphone before ChronX is even started When the race official starts the race and ChronX is started by pressing the green flag or the F5 hotkey all competitors except for the front runners that already were detected will get a passing This means that the competitors who were detected before the start of the race will be down one passing The remedy for getting a correct lapcount in ChronX is to delete all first passings of the competitors after the start Make sure the count first passing option is selected When the competitors cross the start finish line for the second time they will then get a passing that will automatically count as the first com
2. When the screensaver is activated the ChronX program will still operate in the background Therefore no data will be lost Although the screensaver may not cause any problems it does increase the chances of a computer crash Therefore it is strongly recommended to disable your screensaver 8 ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING 2 Starting ChronX for the First Time Selecting the Windows Start button selecting Programs and clicking on ChronX will start the ChronX program After the ChronX program is started you will note the word Unregistered on the left of the screen and the word Demo on all print outs This means the ChronX program is not registered Although it has full functionality it will halt when 50 transponder passings have been received Note After starting ChronX there will be a 20 second delay before transponder passings can be received Therefore make sure that the ChronX program is up and running before starting a race REGISTERING CHRONX To register the ChronX program you will need a registration code supplied by TrackTiming You will find the registration code on the inside of your CD ROM cover or on the registration form received from TrackTiming after purchasing ChronX After starting ChronX select Options Registration to fill Track Timing Registration Form in the registration code Type the Name Address City Country and Registration Number carefully a mistyped characte
3. ee Exporting Data to Excel When you export data to Excel File Export E Export to Excel the resulis of any run can be exported to Excel All data exported to Passings Excel is organized in a workbook with Pd Sad separate worksheets for each selected item rn The following items can be exportedto Lo AAA Excel X Cancel Passings All passings and flags with for Export to Excel each passing the passing number state start number name lap number photocell time passing time lap time transponder number number of hits signal strength and pit marker are exported to Excel Esport to Excel Results Both the Qualifying and Race results are exported to Microsoft Excel in separate worksheeis The Race results include for each competitor Position Number Name Total Laps Total Time Differential Time Best Lap time In Lap Speed Class Nationality Additional Data and Registration number The Qualifying Results include for each competitor Position Number Name Best Lap time In Lap Speed 2 Best Lap time Last Lap time Class Nationality Additional Data and Registration number Laps of Competitor s All Lap times and Differential Times of the competitor s selected in the results screen of ChronX will be exported to a single worksheet Note Any competitor s that you wish to export to Excel must be highlighted in the run before choosing export to Excel Export data to File Most information ca
4. the scoreboard feed can be stopped temporarily by selecting Scoreboard Hold A refresh of the information can afterwards be forced by selecting Scoreboard Refresh or using the F2 hotkey The scoreboard can be Reset by selecting Scoreboard Reset or using the Ctrl F2 hotkey This Reset will force all information to be resend to the scoreboard RMONITOR SOFTWARE The RMonitor software can be used to display scoring information on another computer and VGA screen The RMonitor software can also run on the timing and scoring computer itself to supply additional information such as track positions use TCP IP making connection between the ChronX and RMonitor software To display the scoreboard information the ChronX program must be started first Then start the RMonitor program and select the correct communication settings The RMonitor program should connect to the ChronX program If the RMonitor program is started before the ChronX program the connection cannot be established Note When RMonitor version 3 1 or before is used the RMonitor program needs to be restarted to reflect the changes made in the communication settings For further information on configuring the RMonitor program please refer to the RMonitor manual Displaying RMonitor on a TV screen If the RMonitor information is to be displayed on a normal TV screen instead of a VGA screen of the computer a separate VGA TV converter is to be used See the figure on the
5. 555 00 26 11 555 z 00 00 00 000 2212 575 See 20 48 560 80 E 23 00 525 mit 21 47950 80 Laps 25 ee 25 3 0 23 48 305 meto 22 47780 80 24 36 145 atm 23 47 840 80 Best 0 47 570 gt 00 47 570 0 00 000 25 23 715 80 26 11 555 eto 25 47 840 80 Hide Time 10 47 23 Chronx lt Noise 15 a Results screen Moving the column separator in the header may alter the width of each column in this window When the mouse pointer is pointing at the column separator it will change to a vertical line with two arrows see picture Press and hold the mouse ical AL Dit Time button and drag the column to the desired width ae efe Dik Time You can change the order of the columns by selecting a column keeping the mouse button pressed and dragging it in between other columns A new information window will appear at the bottom of the screen if a competitor in the result window is double clicked In this window you can view a Summary of the competitors lap times check the quality of each passing number of hits signal strength and assign penalties for the competitor Removing a competitor from a result You can remove a competitor from the result when necessary by right mouse clicking the competitor and selecting Delete Result The competitor will be marked as deleted as indicated by a red line 30 ChronX 3 0 User Manual Jey TRACK TIMING If a competitor is marked as deleted during a run
6. again Competitors may be edited with the Edit button The penalties window will disappear with the Hide button E Edit Hide Note If a result of a competitor is edited this will be indicated by a clipboard icon beside the information that was edited PRINTING RESULTS When a printer is installed you can print all of ChronX results Although printing of previous runs is possible during a race it is our recommendation to only print when Timing amp Scoring is not in progress To print a result just click the Print button which opens the window below Printer Mame HP DeskJet 710 on LPT1 e Pos 11 7 No 10 General Mame 30 Runs in event Results sorted on laps TF Reg No 20 Competitors ih run Results sorted on laps Reduced F Additional Data 31 Passings f Official race report Jv Nat 12 0 Starting grid i Results sorted on laptime Iv Class 2 Lap Chart 7 Laps fr Laps of Competitor s ai 22 J Results sorted by class 29 W Dit Frint Range Customize lt lt 7 E an Preview Y Ok Total Width mm 138 x Cancel Paperwidth mm ala Customize the Print layout Selection Number of Copies e All p You can choose from the following templates e Runs in Event prints all runs in the selected event e Competitors in run prints all competitos of the selected run e Passings prints all passings of the selected run
7. competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator or Alphanumeric Best laptime of competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator Lap the best laptime was set Numeric Average speed of race Class of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters Nationality Additional Data1 of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters Additional Data2 of competitor Alohanumeric max 50 characters Registration number of competitor Alohanumeric max 8 characters ChronX 3 0 User Manual eS ee Appendix C Software License Agreement This document is a legal Agreement between you and TrackTiming B V By using ChronX you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement Software License You may install and use two copies of ChronX or in its place any prior version for the same operating system on two computers when used in combination with an AMB identification and timing system The primary user of the computers on which ChronX is installed may make a third copy for his or her exclusive use on either a home or portable computer You may not use copy modify sell or transfer the software or any copy modification or merged portion in whole or in part except as expressly permitted by this Agreement Any portion of the software merged into another program continues to be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement You acknowledge that all rights in the software including the rig
8. lt T gt 1234BE lt T gt A12 lt T gt 15 lt T gt John lt T gt Johnson lt T gt USA lt T gt 5 lt CR LF gt LastName and FirstName or SA lt T gt 1L234BE lt T gt A12 lt T gt 15 lt T gt MTS Monsoon lt T gt USA lt T gt 5 lt CR LE gt no FirstName so LastName can be 40 chars 56 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee B Run Info Record Format B lt TSRunnr lt T gt RunbDescr lt CR LP gt B record type Runnr Run Number Numeric 1 98 RunDescr Run description Alphanumeric max 40 characters Example 9B lt T gt 12 lt T gt Official practice 1Z230 lt cr lr COMP Competitor Information Record Format SCOMP lt T gt RegNr lt T gt CompNr lt T gt ClassNr lt T gt FirstName lt T gt LastName lt T gt Nationality lt T gt AddData lt CR LF gt COMP Record type Regnr Registration number Alphanumeric max 8 characters CompNr Competitor Car Motorbike Kart number Alohanumeric max 8 characters Classnr Class number Numeric FirstName FirstName of competitor Alphanumeric max 9 characters LastName Family name of competitor Alohanumeric 30 characters Nat Nationality or club name Alphanumeric max 3 chars AddData Addition data max 20 characters Example SCOMP lt T gt 1234BE lt T gt 12YZ34 lt T gt 12 lt T gt John lt T gt Johnson lt T gt USA lt T gt CAMEL lt CR LF gt PASSINGS The exported passings file consists of
9. msec photocell time to determine Max Tx Ph Separation 100 msec if a transponder time can be related Noise control Decoder noise level warning gt 60 Transponder hits warning lt 20 H Transponder strength warning lt feo Max Tx Ph Separation default 100 msec This is the maximum time discrepancy allowed between a photocell and a transponder input when this photocell input needs to be related to the transponder input For more information on using photocells see Appendix A X Cancel Hardware settings Decoder noise level warning default 60 A background noise level indicated in the bottom right of the screen higher than the specified threshold will be marked yellow A higher background noise can degrade the performance of the system This noise level refers to the amount of interference the loop in the track is receiving ChronX 3 0 User Manual 13 Le bere Adao Transponder hits warning default 20 When the number of hits of a passing is lower than the specified threshold it will be marked red in the passing window Transponder strength warning default 80 A transponder strength below the threshold specified will be marked red A lower signal strength gives less reliability in detecting the transponder Refer to Chapter 5 or your hardware manual for additional information on background noise and transponder strength hits Print All data from each run can be stored and printed fr
10. next page a complete depiction of the system set up The VGA TV converter can be bought in a local computer or electronic shop To distribute the signal over multiple TV screens via coax cable a VGA TV converter with an UHF output is needed Since all countries have different standards for signals SECAM NTSC PAL it is best to get further advise from your local shop ChronX 3 0 User Manual 43 Eca das ChronX RentiX RMonitor UHF signal via Coax cable jm jm VGA signal of video card e N Y VGA TV converter S RS232 Null modem cable or E TCPIP network connection Composite Video S Video or RGB output decoder Using a VGA TV converter 44 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee 7 Troubleshooting The word Demo appears on the background of all print outs The word Demo on the background of all print outs or Excel worksheets indicate that the ChronX program is not registered Although the version has full functionality it will halt when 50 passings have been reached When the ChronX program was purchased you will find the registration information inside the cover of the CD ROM case Please see the paragraph on registering ChronX for further information No speed is shown The speed in the ChronX program can only be calculated when a track length is specified The length of the track can be specified in Km Kilometers or Miles by selecting Options General Settings General Depending on the uni
11. paragraph on manual scoring for further information 54 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee Appendix B ChronX File Formats COMPETITORS The competitors file consists of all competitors in the run database Record layout FIELD lt T gt FIELD lt er lf gt Fields can be numeric or Alphanumeric Fields seperator lt T gt is a comma ASCII code 44 decimal Record separator is a carriage return cr plus linefeed If Alphanumeric data is started and ended with quote s Record format UniquelD lt T gt FirstName lt T gt LastName lt T gt TranNo lt T gt CarNo lt T gt Class lt T gt Nat lt T gt AddData2 lt T gt RegNo lt cr 1f gt UniquelD Unique Identifier FirstName First name of competitor Alohanumeric max 30 characters LastName Last name of competitor Alohanumeric max 50 characters TranNo Transponder number TranX or Translation table number Numeric max 7 digits CarNo Car number of competitor Alphanumeric max 5 characters Class Class of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters Nationality Nationality Additional Data1 of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters AddData2 Additional Data2 of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters RegNo Registration number of competitor Alohanumeric max 8 characters RTS_INIT FILE Record layout Sx lt T gt DATA lt cr lf gt ChronX 3 0 User Manual 55 Eca Ada es Where x represents th
12. protocol and the General 5232 TCPIP Daktronics Feed Daktronics protocol are supported The connection between the M R5232 sad H me ChronX computer and scoreboard TCPIP or ChronX and the computer running the RMonitor software is via RS232 via null modem cable or TCPIP network For further information on setting up a scoreboard please refer to Chapter 6 ScoreBoard Feeds Refresh time X Cancel Scoreboard settings Note Most laptops and new desktop computers have only one serial port If this is the case you may have to add a COM port card or change the way you want to distribute the output signal Also note that modems will use a COM port and should either be disabled or removed on the Timing and Scoring machine COM 1 and 3 share and COM 2 and 4 share This means that they are actually the same port just split for different resources This may or may not cause a problem but it is in the best interest not to share the ports It is recommended that you do not share the COM port that the decoder resides on 10 ChronX 3 0 User Manual R GENERAL SETTINGS The General Settings apply to all new subsequent events and runs The General Settings can be found under Options General Settings General Track The length of the track is used to calculate the speed shown on the qu alifying and Additional data fieldnames race resu Its Depending on Additional data fieldname 1 Nat unit of the trac
13. the right hand side is showing the columns which will be printed For not printing a certain column just remove the marker from the checkbox The column width in millimeters is indicated next to the column At the bottom the total available page width and the total width of the selected columns is indicated With changing the columns width or printer these figures will be updated Selecting the Reset button restores the default values for all templates Selecting the Font button lets you change the font and font size on the print out The changes made to the templates can be saved and loaded ina ChronX Print layout file by pressing the Load and Save button Note Changes made with selecting the Font Reset Load and Save button affect all templates and not only the selected template 40 ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING 6 Setting up a Scoreboard The ChronX program can supply a single information feed via RS232 null modem and multiple information feeds via TCPIP network to other computers or scoreboards Both the AMB RMonitor protocol and the Daktronics protocol are supported Please contact AMB if you want to receive the RMonitor protocol In the paragraphs below the complete setup for using a scoreboard is described COMMUNICATION SETTINGS Via Options Communication Settings Scoreboard the communication settings for the information feed s can be specified Mark the RS232 and or the TCPIP selections to enable these f
14. timing and scoring In the remainder of this appendix the set up and use of photocells is further explained SETTING UP PHOTOCELLS Positioning Photocells When the hardware system is set up properly the Photocell detection loop is located y before the actual finish line in that way that the transponder is in the middle of the detection loop when the front of the vehicle is Eos Finish ES p crossing the finish line For a correct match of i transponder and photocell passing times lap times are not effected the photocell should be positioned at the finish line When positioning of the photocells is not possible as depicted in the picture on the right the extra time difference should be calculated in the maximum transponder photocell time seperation Make sure that Transponder L when the photocells are installed the batteries are full and that the photocells are aligned and switched on ChronX 3 0 User Manual 53 Eca dades Setting Photocell delay Each photocell transmitter is equipped with a selector switch for setting the photocell delay This time defines the maximum interval between two interruptions of the light beam that will be considered as one interruption This setting is among others to be used for motorcycles for which multiple interruptions of the light beam will easily occur Time interval photocells The photocell time interval that can be set in ChronX Options General S
15. view another run This is due to the filename being created Minimum lap time Lap times below the minimum lap time will be automatically discarded This option can also be changed during a run Auto finish at lap This property is only to be used for race resulis When the first competitor has reached the number of laps specified the timed session will finish automatically Note that if your type of racing counts laps under yellow but cannot finish under yellow you should disable this function Count First Passing If this option is selected the first passing of the Start finish line of each vehicle will count as the first completed lap Normally the first two passings will count as one lap one passing for starting the lap and one passing for completing the first lap Count During Yellow This option should be selected when lap counting should continue under yellow flag situations Not qualified from pos All competitors from the specified position and below are not qualified applicable to both race and qualification results STARTING GRIDS The configuration of the Starting Grid is chosen in Options General Settings Starting Grid pole left right side two four rows ascending descending order After giving the Print Starting Grid command the window for making the starting grid is opened On the right side of the window the sorting order is chosen Qualifying Results Race Results Random or Manual On the left sid
16. will be the official distributor for Track Timing software ChronX 3 0 User Manual 3 tware Solutions Contents Introducing Track Timing B V sscccsseesesseseeseseeneeeees 3 1 Getting Started ssa assiesascniniaa seer aeswsvewassceccnsaeeotscndvensenenssis 7 INTOQUCI ON aprisa io 7 System Requirements cccccccccncconccnnonccccnnnnccccnanancrnnannnncrnnannnnnrnnnns 7 Installing the Software insiccisaacia iii 8 ChronX on Laptops and Screensavers umeemeseneemeseeeeea 8 2 Starting ChronX for the First Time 9 Registering ChRONA a 9 Language nicas 9 Communication Settings cinco ins 10 General Settings ococccccccconccccannnococcannnncnncannnnnrnannnnncrnaanannrnnnannns 11 3 Organizing your Data seen 17 Competitor Database viii lt 17 Competitors in Run 111scccccsseescnccenesncnnenennsessensenssnsensennenseaaenens 19 Transponder Translation Table cc1ssccccsssccncssesccesnsssseennsssenens 20 Exporting and Importing Data 1ssccsescccnssccenscssennecenensnennssenenes 20 Merge RESUS sonrisa iai 22 4 Preparing a Race Event s esses 25 INTOCUCHO Mos 25 NOW E VON ona ninees 25 Addihg RUNAS 25 AIG CT a o E ri PE ED RO ARDOR ERA DSR SR 26 5 Timing amp Scoring s sessao 29 Starting the Race Qualification eeeeeeeneeeeseeeeeenennoo 29 RESUS SCCO areata a PENE REEERE NE TEEN EATE NEEE 29 Passing Screen sirena 31 Fl
17. 7 rather than to get number 1528395 The list of competitors can also be printed with their assigned Transponder numbers for easy reference 46 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee What does the P in front of the Lap number in the Passing screen mean The P shows that the passing occurred in the Pits This allows the Timing and Scoring personnel to know where the car is at all times The pit loop will only work on TranX2 extended loop and Pro decoders This is labeled as loop 3 or Pit Be careful not to plug in the wrong loop into this connector if you do you will get pit passings instead of normal passings Everything will still work as it should only the passings will be labeled as pit passings instead of a normal lap passing How can I sort the competitors in the run Almost everything in ChronX can be sorted in some way To sort anything such as by competitor s class just left click on the heading called class There are many ways to sort so just left click on whichever heading you intend to sort How can I select multiple competitors in the database ChronX is very much like Windows There are several ways of selecting data in ChronX just as there are in Windows We will explain some of the most commonly used shortcut keys to work fluently within Windows Just remember this when selecting an item we always start with a left click of the mouse e lt CTRL gt lt A gt Select All Must highlight something first in
18. LY A competitor needs to be timed manually when the transponder of that competitor is not detected Reasons for not detecting a transponder can be an incorrect transponder position a transponder that was not charged or a completely missing transponder If multiple transponders are not detected a bad loop installation may be a more likely cause for the failures Assign manual passing Passing Time 00 02 52 852 Typed 43 Select car number Steve Park 10 Johnny Benson 11 Brett Bodine 12 Jeremy Mayfield 13 Robby Gordon 14 Mike Bliss 15 Derrike Cope 16 Kevin Lepage 17 Matt Kenseth 18 Bobby Labonte The F10 hotkey can be pressed at 2 Rusty Wallace Z any time while a race qualifying is In Butter 1 X Cancel running and the ChronX program is To time a competitor manually press the F10 hotkey A manual passing will be recorded at the time the F10 hotkey is pressed and the Assign manual passing window will pop up Assign manual passing ChronX 3 0 User Manual 37 eee active It does not matter whether the general passing results or any other window of the ChronX program is active The Assign manual passing window consists of two lists sorted by starting number The first list in the left side window is a listing of all competitors in the current run Since this list can get extensive the right window contains a list of all competitors for which a manual passing was previously added A manual passing is assig
19. Toggle the Q or R button located below the print button For a further description and use of the passing and result screen please refer to Chapter 5 Timing Scoring In the General screen of ChronX you will find a list of all events runs and run properties All events can be organized in folders An event contains one or more runs with a run added for each timed session NEW EVENT By clicking the right mouse button on an event in the Bu left side of the ChronX result screen a pop up menu A E will appear Now you can create a new event delete an Add Run event or add a run to the selected event Cancel New Event ADDING RUNS A run is created for each timed session or for the RSS combined results generated via the Merge Results Delete Ru function A run is added by selecting the event Seas clicking the right mouse button and select Add run or by selecting a run clicking the right mouse button and Add Run select New run Cancel Run Properties Each new run will have the run properties specified in the Options General Settings Run defaults The run properties mentioned below can be changed for each run separately ChronX 3 0 User Manual 25 TRACK TIMING Name The name of the timed session Date The scheduled date of the timed session Time The scheduled time of the timed session Note Date and time cannot be changed once a competitor has been added to the run and you have chosen to
20. User Manual 11 Ea das The second additional data field has to be filled in for each competitor individually and each entry will not be stored in a drop down box This field is therefore best used for information that is different for each competitor e g Sponsor Run Defaults The run properties in this sheet will become the default values for all succesive runs Of course the settings can be changed within each individual run The default settings are designed to help prevent you from having to retype the same information repeatedly The following properties can be specified Minimum lap time Lap times recorded below the specified minimum lap time General settings ES General Run defaults Hardware Print Excel Export Starting Grial gt will be automatically Minimum laptime coil mmiss discarded and are Auto finish at lap 9999 displayed in red in the C fi ing passing screen ount first passing No Count during Yellow No v You should also note that Not Qualified From Position 7 although you can see these passings they are not accruing in the lap count the laps are not counted Minimum lap times prevent Run defaults racers from accruing two laps in the event they spin out over the loop or cut through a non race area and cut and enter the loop field 1 Note Be cautious of what value you set the minimum lap time to The format is 00 00 minutes seconds If a mistake is made at
21. ags and Stopping the Race scccssssccccsssescccccnenssnecennssseees 33 4 ChronX 3 0 User Manual tware Solutions Special Indications 1sccccssescccecnnnnccneennencsnensnnnssnsenennsnsenanensnsenes 34 PACK OOO NOISE sorento n SA RR DR RR 34 PASSING Counter 1ssccccnssccnensncecensncncenencecenenssennensseonsnsnennansnenens 35 Correcting Competitor Data during a Run 36 Timing a Competitor manually ires esseeneenessenenenoo 37 Penaliziho Competitors msrcccaricriacida nica 38 Printing Results io ios 39 6 Setting up a Scoreboard eee 41 Communication Settings iii 41 Connecting to the Scoreboard 11sscccceneseccnennnseseensnneeseenneneees 42 RMonitor Software oooocccccnocccononcccanonconanoncnnancncnnancncnnananenannnnnnana 43 7 Troubleshooting siso ssisuaicaa saches teen 45 8 Contacting TrackTiming cccssscecsssecceeseeseneeeseesees 51 Appendix A Using Photocelis cscsesessseseenesesesees 53 Setting up PhotocellS sister sseenenneseneneneasenenenecaneneno 53 Photocells in ChronX arica ii iii 54 Appendix B ChronX File Format cscsesssssssseseses 55 COMIC TONS asar rai Onion aaa 55 BTS INITE cocoa 55 PASSINOS ins 57 Qualifying Results ccccccccssssccsccccccenssnsssensssseseensnnennenennnnsnnnnanes 58 Hace ROS IES aaa 59 Appendix C Software License Agreement 61 ChronX 3 0 User Manual 5 ee ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING 1 G
22. al R dio TCPIP Daktronics Feed TCPIP settings When the TCP IP Dial Up Adapter is installed the hostname and IP address will be automatically given in the TCP IP Settings window of ChronX 3 0 Only a free Port needs to be filled in Port 50000 normally will always be available Hostname amb IP address 192 168 4705 Port Enood x Cancel Scoreboard TCP IP settings Daktronics The Daktronics protocol is also _______ both supported via RS232 or Lommunication settings TCP IP Make sure that these Decoder Scoreboard settings are set correctly There General R5232 TCPIP Daknonics Feed Daktronics Feeds are two separate feeds for the Daktronics protocol one for woe tenes E ualifyino resulte sending information on the ss qualifying results and the other An for sending information on the race results Select the appropriate feed and the number X Cancel of lines that are used on the Scoreboard Daktronics settings scoreboard Number of lines 16 E CONNECTING TO THE SCOREBOARD Once all the appropriate settings are made in ChronX the same settings if necessary need to be made at the scoreboard side Connect the scoreboard or scoreboard computer running the RMonitor software with either a network or RS232 null modem cable 42 ChronX 3 0 User Manual eS ee If new information should not be sent to the scoreboard e g when editing of results is in progress
23. all passings containing flags of the selected run Record layout FIELD gt lt T gt FIELD lt ecr Lt gt Fields can be numeric or Alohanumeric depending Fields seperator lt T gt is a comma ASCII code 44 decimal Record separator is a carriage return cr plus linefeed If Alohanumeric data is started and ended with quote s ChronX 3 0 User Manual 57 Le abe dades Record format LineNo lt T gt CarNo lt T gt FirstName LastName lt T gt Lap lt T gt PassTime lt T gt CellTime lt T gt Laptime lt T gt TranNo lt T gt Hits lt T gt Strength or 1E gt LineNo Line number of passing CarNo Car number of competitor Alohanumeric max 5 characters FirstName First name of competitor Alphanumeric max 30 characters LastName Last name of competitor Alohanumeric max 50 characters Lap Number of completed laps of competitor Numeric PassTime Passing Time of competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator CellTime Related Photocell time will be zero when no photocells are used Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator LapTime Laptime of competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses Comma as separator TranNo Transponder number TranX or Translation table number Numeric max 7 digits Hits Number of Hits of the transponder passing Strength Maximum Signal Strength of the transponder passing Flags will be indicated in FirstName Lastame fie
24. anne 49 920 7 80 120 125cc 157 14 Mike Bliss 13 16 35 385 mn ue 49 540 2 80 120 125cc 158 15 Derrike Cope 14 16 44 335 an e 49 050 39 80 120 125cc 159 17 Matt Kenseth 14 16 54 225 selene 50 590 10 80 120 125cc 160 16 Kevin Lepage 14 16 56 695 siete 51 080 8 80 120 125cc 161 10 Johnny Benson 15 17 08 2805 e 49 930 5 80 120 125cc 162 18 Bobby Labonte 13 17 08 835 selene 53 060 3 80 120 125cc 163 1 Steve Park 15 17 10 375 an e 50 700 1 80 120 125cc 19 Mark Shaw 14 lee 12 675 an 52 670 6 80 120 125cc 12 Jeremy Mayfield 14 fe 20 425 ne 49 990 7 80 120 125cc 14 Mike Bliss 14 17 24 875 nn e 49 490 2 80 120 125cc 15 Derrike Cope 15 17 32 565 e 48 230 9 80 120 125cc 17 Matt Kenseth 15 17 46 015 e 51 790 10 80 120 125cc 16 Kevin Lepage 15 17 46 405 e 49 710 8 80 120 125cc 10 Johnny Benson 16 Uist ne 5 80 120 125cc 1 Steve Park 16 18 01 015 1 80 120 125cc 18 Bobby Labonte 14 18 01 895 3 80 120 125cc 19 Mark Shaw 15 18 06 125 6 80 120 125cc 12 Jeremy Mayfield 15 18 09 585 7 80 120 125cc 14 Mike Bliss 15 18 13 915 2 80 120 125cc 15 Derrike Cope 16 18 20 735 9 80 120 125cc 16 Kevin Lepage 16 18 35 285 8 a 120 125cc 17 Matt Kenseth 16 18 38 475 10 80 120 125cc 00 00 00 1 lohan Renson 17 TAAA ARR Ao Ai Ton 1 Aine E Time 10 48 39 Noise 15 4 Passing screen ChronX 3 0 User Manual 31 Eca Rude Signal Strength The signal strength of the transponder should preferably not be lower than 100 Higher figures for instance due to transponders closer to th
25. any time you can always change the minimum lap time to what is appropriate Auto finish at lap This property is only to be used for race resulis When the first competitor reaches the number of laps specified ChronX automatically places a finish flag and every competitor will be scored for one more lap stopping the timing and scoring manually is still required 12 ChronX 3 0 User Manual eS ee Count First Passing When this option is selected the first passing of each vehicle will count as the first completed lap Normally the first two passings will count as one lap one passing for starting the lap and one passing for completing the first lap Also see Chapter 5 on Timing amp Scoring Count During Yellow This is where you can specify whether or not to count yellow flag passings This option should be set to No if lap counting should be disabled under yellow flag situations Note You will still see the passings even though the laps are not accruing Not qualified from position All competitors from the specified position downwards are not qualified applicable to both race and qualification results When set to zero all competitors are qualified This is primarily used for elimination runs Hardware Photocell Timeout default E 2000 msec General Run defaults Hardware Print Excel Export Starting Grid 4 gt This is the time ChronX will Photocells wait after receiving a Photocell Timeout 2000
26. ckground noise may indicate interference If the background noise is higher the received transponder signal strength should be 60 above the background noise to ensure a reliable detection of the transponder A high background noise level may be indicated for a longer period of time than the actual duration of high noise levels If no 5 second time interval passes without any transponder passings occurring the background noise measurement is taken Therefore the higher and at that moment incorrect value is shown again Any electrical switch in the area or usually at night short wave radio stations can cause peaks in the background noise Electronic equipment or a bad hardware system installation may also cause an increased background noise Please refer to your AMB Hardware Manual for further information PASSING COUNTER The passing counter is activated by selecting View Passing Counter The LEE passing counter increased by one for each competitor passing the finish line or added manual passing Pressing the reset button or using the F72 hotkey resets the passing counter Passing Counter Reset F12 The passing counter provides an easy way to determine that all competitors are on the track and all have working transponders By resetting the passing counter just before the leader will cross the finish line you can easily determine the number of vehicles on the track You can also easily determine when one or more competitor
27. ct all competitors in the run and drag drop them in the competitor database The file specifications for both the competitor comma delimited file and the RTS_INIT file can be found in Appendix B MERGE RESULTS Merging results makes it possible to run several heats and generate a A f erge Runs combined results na seperate run Free Practise Combined Results 2 2 First Qualification Selecting File Merge Results Second Qualification opens the merge results dialogue On the left side window make a selection of runs to combine on the right side window select the run to save the combined results in Please note that all individual results LYK x cancel are merged Thus if a competitor is listed in both or more individual Merge Results Merge Results 22 ChronX 3 0 User Manual Se runs it will be listed twice or more in the combined result Although the combined results for a race will be shown they have no significant meaning This because the combined race results will be sorted on the number of laps and total time ChronX 3 0 User Manual 23 ee 24 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee 4 Preparing a Race Event INTRODUCTION The ChronX program will automatically show the General screen on start up By clicking on the Passing or Result tab you will display the Passing or Result screen The result screen is both used for showing the qualification or the race results depending on which is selected
28. d you wish to have this person at the back of the grid it should be done in this way Sort the grid based upon RACE results After you have done this click on the manual button Once you are in manual mode you may drag the competitor involved to the bottom of the list or wherever your organization decides Then click print and the grid will show them in the order in which you chose When I try to export results to Excel it does not allow me to export laps of competitors why In order to export the laps of competitors you must highlight the competitors in the Results screen to be exported first What should do if get the error message No decoder found Shut down ChronX and then make sure that your decoder is connected to your computer Restart ChronX If still no decoder found check your communications settings in ChronX to make sure they are correct to the appropriate COM port Make sure that no other program is using that COM port the same time the ChronX program is run What does Signal Strength Number of Hits and Noise Level mean Signal strength refers to how strong of a signal a transponder is sending A good signal strength should be at least 60 above the noise level described below The signal strength can be a function of transponder position so if you are observing low signal strengths be sure to check the mounting locations on the cars Number of hits refers to how many times each transp
29. e track give a higher immunity against interference To ensure a reliable detection of the transponder the received signal strength of the transponder should always be 60 above background noise level In the general settings Options General Settings Hardware a threshold for displaying a warning signal can be specified All transponder signal strength observed below the threshold will be marked red in the Passing screen Number of Hits The number of hits indicates the number of times the decoder recognized the transponder during one passing The number of hits vary with the speed of the passing transponder higher speeds yield lower hits In the general settings Options General Settings Hardware a threshold for displaying a warning signal can be specified All number of hits of a passing below the threshold will be marked red in the Passing screen Deleting one or more passing s Passings which for any reason are not correct can be deleted in the passing screen In the passings screen select the appropriate passing s click the right mouse button and select Delete or type Ctrl Del All selected passing s are now marked deleted by a red line Passings from a specified competitor can also be deleted in the Result screen In the Result screen select and double click the appropriate competitor All of that competitor s passings should appear at the bottom right of the screen Select the appropriate passing s and dele
30. e transponder double click on the unrelated transponder during the run and edit the competitor information in the window that will be shown You can either fill in the competitor information or a competitor from the selected competitors in the run or competitor database can be chosen and related to the unrelated transponder Note When the competitor information is entered for the run the competitor database is not automatically updated to reflect these changes Incorrect transponder relations If a competitor is related to a transponder incorrectly you can correct it by selecting the competitor clicking the right mouse button and selecting Make Unrelated 36 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee The unrelated transponder can now be related to a competitor again by double clicking it Please note that the competitor database is not updated Transponder Switch lt is possible for a competitor to switch transponder numbers during a race qualification This feature is beneficial for lost or uncharged transponder To assign a new transponder to the competitor e Go to Competitors in Run list e Right mouse click on the competitor e Select Transponder Switch e Fill in the new transponder number and click OK Both transponder numbers the original and switched transponder number will be related to the competitor Warning If both transponders are used out on the track incorrect lap times will be given TIMING A COMPETITOR MANUAL
31. e Transponder Translation Table is Translation Table designed to facilitate race series that own Fr noses E their own pool of transponders and 1 1959059 assign them to a new competitor before 2 723466 each event Instead of typing the 7 digit CET number in the competitor information a 5 1659701 1 3 digit number can be used The E ete Transponder Translation Table can be g 1325570 found under Options Transponder 3 eae Translation Table On the left side of the 609328 Transponder Translation table window sel 574 sl the 1 3 digit range 1 999 reference number and on the right side the 7 digit 5 Close transponder number is shown Transponder Translation Table To enter a new translation right click inside the window or use the Ctrl Ins hotkey A pop up menu will appear select New Translation and fill in the appropriate transponder and reference number Editing or deleting a translation is done similarly New Translation New Translation k Ctrl lns Shift l rs Edit Translation Delete Translation Ctrl Del Cancel EXPORTING AND IMPORTING DATA ChronX features an Export to Excel as well as Export and Import Data function to a comma delimited text file to give maximum flexibility in both storing and editing data A file format of the exported comma delimited text files is included in Appendix C In the following paragraphs the different export and import functions will be discussed 20 ChronX 3 0 User Manual
32. e all competitors that will be listed on the Starting Grid are given For Starting Grids in manual order select the competitor and drag it up down for changing the position on the Starting Grid A whole Starting 26 ChronX 3 0 User Manual Grid can be easily inverted by selecting the Invert Grid button this will put all competitors in reversed order on the Grid You can also print a separate starting grid for each class fora result with multiple classes In the result with several classes you have to temporarily delete the results that should not appear on the Starting Grid To create a starting grid e Select the run which results Starting grid eee Header Starting Grid Daytona 500 Competitor order 15 Derike Cope 10 Johnny Benson 43 John Andretti 9 Stacy Compton 24 Jeff Gordon 50 Ricky Graven Race Result C Random Manual 11 Brett Bodine 23 Invert Grid 24 Previe 17 Matt Kenseth Print 6 Mark Martin 94 Bill Elliott 33 Joe Nemechek 8 Dale Eamhardt Jr 41 Rick Mast gt gt Close Preparing a Starting Grid should be used for the Starting Grid e Select the Results Tab e Sort the Results on Class by selecting the Class column e Select all competitors that shouldn t appear on the Starting Grid right mouse click and select Delete Result e Select Print Starting Grid for creating the Starting Grid e After finishing printing the Starting Grid undelete the selected
33. e connected to LPT1 Make sure that print spooling is disabled for the printer connected to LPT 1 You can check this in Windows by doing the following e Select Start Settings Printers e Right mouse click the printer connected to port LPT 1 e Click Properties e Select the Details tab sheet and click the Spool settings e Choose the option Print directly to the printer and click OK Note When the log print is enabled no other printer can print to LPT1 The specified printer is used as a dedicated printer meaning that it will not accept any other print jobs 16 ChronX 3 0 User Manual 3 Organizing your Data COMPETITOR DATABASE fey TR ACK TIMING tware Solutions All competitors with their own unique transponder number are stored in one competitor database This database which is organized in classes can be used for every race event Select View Competitor Database or use the F3 hotkey to open the competitor database Close the competitor database by clicking the close button or by using the F3 hotkey or Escape key Competitor Database Classes F1 2 Rusty 3 Dale 4 Bobby 5 Terry 6 Mark 7 Michael 8 Dale 9 Stacy 10 Johnny 11 Brett 12 Jeremy 13 Robby 14 Mike 15 Derrike 16 Kevin 17 Matt 18 Bobby 20 Tony 21 Elliott E 22 Ward Print G Close 24 Jeff 2R Larra New Class Wallace Earnhardr Hamilton Martin Waltrip Earnhardt Jr Compton Benson Bodine Mayfield Gordon Bli
34. e flagman does This really depends on whether you had the count first passing enabled In most cases you do not use the count first passing option If this is the case once all the competitors have crossed the detection loop delete those passings that were under GREEN Then change the run properties to count first passing As the competitors come around for the 1 lap they will be counted If you had initially set the run properties to count 1 passing and this is required you would have to assign manual inputs F10 to every competitor that was missed What can I do if missed the caution and several competitors crossed under GREEN Every input that is manual can be manipulated in the passings screen This includes a manual time and manual flags If a couple of competitors crossed under GREEN when you wanted them to be under YELLOW just throw the YELLOW flag and drag it onto the position passing where the 1 passing was where the GREEN should have been placed Please note that you want to place the yellow ina position not above or below the competitor 48 ChronX 3 0 User Manual eS ee How can make a grid line up for a restart of a race when we penalize someone Many organizations penalize a competitor when he or she creates or is involved in an accident Creating a grid line up is very similar for this as it is in anormal grid line up If a competitor is involved in or was the cause of the accident an
35. e record type Data can be numeric or Alphanumeric depending on record type Field separator lt T gt can be a comma ASCII code 44 decimal semicolon ASCII 59 or Tab character ASCII 9 Record separator is carriage return cr plus linefeed If Alphanumeric data is started and ended with quote s ASCII decimal values lt T gt 44 59 or 9 can be used Carriage return cr 13 Linefeed If 10 Quote 34 B Run Info Record Format SB lt T gt Runnr lt T gt RunDescr lt CR LF gt B record type Runnr Run Number Numeric 1 98 RunDescr Run description Alphanumeric max 40 characters Example B lt T gt 12 lt T gt Official practice 12 30 lt cr 1 f gt A Driver Information Record Format SA lt T gt Regnr lt T gt Nr lt T gt Trannr lt T gt FirstName lt T gt LastName lt T gt Nat lt T gt Classnr lt CR LF gt A record type Regnr Registration number Alphanumeric max 8 characters Nr Competitor Car Motorbike Kart number alpha numeric Q 999 also 8 char for future Trannr Transponder number numeric O means not related 0 10000 2097151 for TranX decoders FirstName FirstName of competitor Alphanumeric 9 characters LastName Family name of competitor Alphanumeric max 30 characterss or 40 characters when FirstName is empty Nat Nationality or club name Alpanumeric max 3 characters Classnr Class number Numeric 1 99 Example A
36. ee Track Timing B V Manual number TT ChronX30 01 All rights reserved This publication is to be used for the version of the software given on the bottom of the page Therefore the manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage resulting from the application of this publication to the version actually delivered to you This publication has been written with great care However the manufacturer cannot be held responsible either for any errors occurring in this publication or for their consequences ChronX 3 0 User Manual 1 ee ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING Introducing Track Timing B V Track Timing B V specializes in designing timing and scoring software packages for car motorcycle go kart and RC model car racing TrackTiming is staffed by the same group of people who brought you software packages such as ChronX SimpliX PractiX and TimeGear which come with AMB timing and scoring systems The establishment of TrackTiming B V will allow AMB s customers to get the best in both hardware and software AMB identification and timing can now concentrate on providing the world with the best automatic timing and scoring hardware available while TrackTiming can focus solely on producing more sophisticated software programs to work with AMB systems This means more race specific software programs such as designed specifically for RC model car racing series short track enduro races etc with more features AMB i t
37. eeds Note Notice that when one of these options is checked new tabs appear under the scoreboard feed The scoreboard receives an information update after each passing and a refresh of all changed results after a specified time interval in milli seconds By clicking the RS232 TCP IP or Daktronics Feed button the communication settings for each feed can be installed default no scoreboard feed is selected RS232 Set the correct COM port that the scoreboard is connected to The following settings should be filled in for the RMonitor Communication settings Decoder Scoreboard TCPIP Daktronics Feed Baudrate seno R5232 General Select Port Coml protocol Baud rate 9600 Data a als 8 bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity nz stombts E None Com 4 Parity None x Cancel Scoreboard TCP IP settings ChronX 3 0 User Manual 41 Era das TCP IP To use the TCP IP protocol first make sure that it is installed on your computer You can check this by double clicking the Network icon in the Control Panel of Windows Start Settings Control Panel In the list of Configurations the TCP IP Dial Up Adapter should be installed If this is not the case press the Add button to add the Dial Up Adapter For further help on this subject and on configuring the TCP IP settings please refer to your Windows Communication settings manual Decoder Scoreboard Gener
38. endrick Motorsports Hondrick hdatarcnarts Ctrl lnz New Class Ctrl tt No Fist LastName Class Transponder Nat Team Reais El 17 Eca dades New Competitor New Competitor Ctrl lns By clicking the right mouse button on the right Edit Competitor H Shift Ins side of the Competitor Database another pop Delete Competitor Ctrl Del up menu will appear for entering editing or Else A deleting competitors Again the short cut keys Select All Ctrl are mentioned on the right hand side of the options pop up menu Cancel New Competitor The function Reset Transponder will remove the associated transponder number of the competitor This function is especially convenient for removing the transponder numbers for multiple competitors at once For all competitors the following information can be entered Number First Name Last Name Transponder Number Class Additional Data default is Nationality Additional Data2 and registration number of the competitor The Additional Data1 and Additional Data2 fields can be named in the General Settings a The Additional Data field is ri organized in a drop down box Last Name Do When other data instead of the Transponder Mo o Nationality will be stored for each ass CTT competitor it is advisable to enter information that can be the same S El Enter new competitor for multiple competitors e g type Tem of car bike in thi
39. ers Nationality Nationality Additional Data1 of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters AddData2 Additional Data2 of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters RegNo Registration number of competitor Alohanumeric max 8 characters RACE RESULTS The exported race results file contains the race results of the competitors in the selected run Record layout PILLO lt T FLELD lt er 1f gt Fields can be numeric or Alohanumeric depending Fields seperator lt T gt is a comma ASCII code 44 decimal Record separator is a carriage return cr plus linefeed If Alphanumeric data is started and ended with quote s Pos lt T gt CarNo lt T gt FirstName LastName lt T gt Laps lt T gt TotalTime lt T gt DiffTime lt T gt BestLapTime lt T gt BestLap lt T gt Speed lt T gt Class lt T gt Nat lt T gt AddData2 lt T gt RegNo lt cr 1f gt ChronX 3 0 User Manual 59 Le bere Redes Pos CarNo FirstName LastName Laps TotalTime DiffTime BestLapTime BestLap Speed Class Nationality AddData2 RegNo 60 Finish position of competitor in race result Numeric Car number of competitor Alphanumeric max 5 characters First name of competitor Alohanumeric max 30 characters Last name of competitor Alohanumeric max 50 characters The number of laps of competitor Numeric Total race time of competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator Differential time or laps of
40. etting Started The ChronX 3 0 manual helps to familiarize you with the ChronX program and helps you handle different race situations INTRODUCTION ChronX 3 0 is TrackTiming s latest timing and scoring program for both professional and club racing It is compatible with all TranX Pro systems version 6 40 and above and TranX260 TranX160 AMB130 and Cyclip systems equipped with a TranX 2 decoder ChronX 3 0 is Windows based and therefore very user friendly and Straight forward to use It combines easy operation with extensive features like e Print outs of the qualifying and race result lapchart competitors laps of competitors runs etc e Customizable column lay out on both screen and print outs e Printing and preparing starting grids on qualifying results race results random or manual order e Preparation of multiple events and runs e Combining Qualification Results Marking competitors as DNF Did Not Finish DNS Did Not Start and DQ Disqualified e Multiple serial and network scoreboard feeds e Exporting of all results to Excel or comma delimited text file e Importing of Competitor and RTS Init files Separate Passing and Race Results windows Support for Photocell backup timing e Hardware system performance warnings e Log printing SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The minimum hardware specifications to run the ChronX program are e IBM compatible computer with Pentium processor min 166 Mhz e Windows 95 98 2000
41. ettings Hardware defines the maximum time interval between a photocell and transponder input that will be considered as related inputs This time is mostly dependent on the photocell position in reference to the detection loop Preferably range is 50 300 msec Connecting Photocells to the decoder Photocells are connected via an AMB photocell interface cable AMB No 5503 to the Auxiliary port of the AMB decoder Please refer to the hardware manual of your system for the exact pin specification of the Auxuliary connector PHOTOCELLS IN CHRONX The transponder system Is always used as a primary system photocells can be used as a backup system in case of a failing or missing transponder Related transponder photocell inputs When a transponder input is related to a photocell input the transponder time will be used as official passing time for timing amp scoring In the passing screen both the passing time transponder time and photocell time will be shown in case of related inputs Single Photocell inputs A single photocell will occur when the photocell input cannot be related to a transponder input within the specified photocell time interval Therefore there is a delay of 2 seconds default before the single photocell input will appear in the ChronX passing screen The single photocell input can be related to a competitor by double clicking it Now the same window that is used for entering a manual input is used See the
42. h passing A line up according to results of the last completed lap can be printed by selecting the passings in th epassing screen and performing a selection print of those passings fellow FE Red flag F7 Select the Red flag when a red flag situation occurs During a E red flag situation the lap count is never increased but the Red F7 passings will still be registered Finish flag F8 When the Finish flag is dropped each competitor can get one more passing After the finish flag is dropped the next Finish F8 passing by each competitor will be marked as finished and all subsequent passings will be marked as extra and will not affect the race qualifying result ChronX 3 0 User Manual 33 Le bee dades Stop Select the Stop button to stop the timing and scoring for this run Once a run is stopped succesive transponder passings will not be registered The run can be restarted by selecting the green flag or pressing the F5 hotkey Stop SPECIAL INDICATIONS Red Competitor Number A red competitor number in the passing or results screen indicates a transponder sending out a low battery warning The transponder of this competitor needs to be recharged the expected operating time left is between 0 and 24 and therefore needs to be charged before the next race run Red Lap time Last Lap time A red lap time or last lap time in the passing or results screen indicates a minimum lap time violation When two passi
43. hts to modify the software and to incorporate it in other programs remain with TrackTiming B V Disclaimer of Warranty The software including documentation is provided as is without warranty of any kind TrackTiming B V further disclaims all implied warranties including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose The entire risk arising out of the use of the software and documentation remains with you In no event shall TrackTiming B V or anyone involved in the creation or documentation of the software be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits interruption of business activity loss of business information or other monetary loss arising out of the use or inability to use the software or documentation You agree not to obtain or use the software in any state or country that does not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages Applicable Law This Agreement shall be governed by the applicable laws of the Netherlands Disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the competent courts in Amsterdam the Netherlands ChronX 3 0 User Manual 61 Ca Rad 62 ChronX 3 0 User Manual
44. k length Track length Units Additional data fieldname 2 specified kilometers or fono fkm El fadditionatData miles the speed will be S h own j n km i h orm p h Qualifying results sorted on Time display C Best laptime and second best laptime Hours minutes seconds or Best laptime and time best lap was set Only seconds Note that the Qualifying speeds are actual speeds and Race speeds are X Cancel average racing speeds General settings Qualifying results sorted on Qualifying results are always sorted on best lap time In case of a tie the results for these competitors can either be sorted on their second best lap time or the time the fastest lap was set in the Run Time Display Depending on the selection all passing and lap times are shown in hours minutes and seconds or in seconds only Additional Data Fieldnames For each competitor there are two fields that can be used for data specified by the user In the General Settings you can specify which headers should be used for these data fields With the first additional data field all inputs are stored and can be chosen from a drop down box Therefore each input given for a specified competitor will be available as an entry in the drop down box for all other competitors as well For this reason it is useful to use this field for information that can be the same for multiple competitors this field is default set to nationality ChronX 3 0
45. ld only Lap and Pass Time fields contain significant values Other fields may be zero QUALIFYING RESULTS The exported qualifying results file contains the qualifying results of the competitors in the selected run Record layout FIELD lt gt FIELD lt Sor LE gt Fields can be numeric or Alphanumeric depending Fields seperator lt T gt is a comma ASCII code 44 decimal Record separator is a carriage return cr plus linefeed If Alphanumeric data is started and ended with quote s Pos lt T gt CarNo lt T gt FirstName LastName lt T gt BestLapTime lt T gt BestLap lt T gt Speed lt T gt 2ndBestLapTime lt T gt 2ndBestLap lt T gt Class lt T gt Nat lt T gt AddData2 lt T gt RegNo lt cr 1f gt 58 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee Pos Finish position of competitor in qualifying result Numeric CarNo Car number of competitor Alohanumeric max 5 characters FirstName First name of competitor Alohanumeric max 30 characters LastName Last name of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 characters BestLaptime Best Laptime of competitor Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator BestLap Lap the best laptime was set Numeric Speed Average speed of best lap 2ndBestLapTime Second best laptime of competitorr Floating Point with 3 decimal places uses comma as separator 2ndBestLap Lap the second best laptime was set Numeric Class Class of competitor Alphanumeric max 50 charact
46. n From the list of competitors in the prepared run you may generate a random starting grid or starting grid in manual order by selecting Print Starting Grid and follow the instructions in the dialogue Another reason for adding the competitors to the run is to simplify the task of matching unrelated transponders to competitors during a race qualification When in a race or qualification an unrelated transponder is double clicked all enlisted competitors will be visible in a separate window making selecting the correct competitor much easier Updating the Competitors Database Only unrelated competitors for which information was filled in during a race or newly entered competitors will be updated in the Competitor Database All other information that was changed during a race qualification will not be automatically updated in the Competitor Database Also the changes made in the Competitor Database during a race qualification are not reflected in the competitors in the prepared runs ChronX 3 0 User Manual 19 Eron das Updating changes is done by selecting the appropriate competitors in either the list of Competitors in run or the Competitor Database and dragging them into the Competitor Database or the list of Competitors in run It is not important which class is selected in the Competitor Database the updated competitors will automatically be placed in the correct class TRANSPONDER TRANSLATION TABLE Th
47. n be exported to a commonly used comma delimited text file These files can then be used to import the information in third party programs The following information can be exported Competitor Database Current Passings Current Qualifying Results Current Race Results and Run Competitors in RTS_INIT format The export of Run Competitors to RTS INIT format is designed to make ChronX compatible with previous AMB timekeeping programs such as ChronX 3 0 User Manual 21 ae RTS and RTSX More information on comma delimited text files can be found in Appendix B Import data from File Competitor Database If competitor data from another program such as a database or spreadsheet is stored as a comma delimited text file according to the file specifications in Appendix B it can be imported into ChronX File Import from File If a competitor database was exported to a comma delimited text file from ChronX it can also be imported back into ChronX The competitor information contained in the imported file will be added to the competitor information already stored in the Competitor Database Note that no existing information will be overwritten or updated Competitor from RTS_INIT file Competitors may also be imported from an RTS _INIT file Please note that the competitors listed in this file are imported in the selected run only and not in the competitor database If the competitors should also be added to the competitor database sele
48. ned to a competitor by selecting a name from the list and clicking the OK button or merely by typing the starting number of the competitor and hitting the Enter key Note If a competitor was not in the Competitors in run list you will have to manually type this information in This can be done in the Passing Results or Competitors in run screen Adding multiple laps If a competitor was missed for more than one lap insert the appropriate number of manual passing in a row Lap times from manual passings cannot violate the minimum lap time Multiple laps can also be added in the penalizing window in the results screen PENALIZING COMPETITORS You can give penalties to each separate competitor by correcting Total time Number of laps and or Best lap time The penalties can be given during and after the race qualification To give penalties e Select the results window e Double click the competitor to 2 WardBuron 2 open the penalties Window if Total 01 05 53 678 01 05 678 00 00 05 000 already opened clickonce to Las p ee fa 3 ig update the penalties window l Best 1 48 373 mi 01 48 379 0 00 000 for the desired competitor 3 e Enter in the desired end result Edi d Hide the correction for this result is shown between brackets Penalties window 38 ChronX 3 0 User Manual edad To remove penalties fill in the original values mentioned on the left side correction will show zero
49. ngs decoder passings only form a lap time below the minimum lap time specified in the run properties it will be highlighted in red However two manual passings or a decoder and manual passing cannot give a lap time violation Purple Lap time A purple lap time indicated the fastest lap time for that competitor in the current run This will be indicated in the Passing window and in the penalties window at the bottom of the results screen Red Signal Strength Hits A red signal strength number of hits indicates a value lower than the specified threshold in the General Options Options General Options Hardware Yellow Background Noise A Yellow Background Noise indicated a value higher than the specified threshold in the General Options Options General Options Hardware BACKGROUND NOISE The background noise in combination with the signal strength is the most important indicator of the performance of the hardware system Ifa 34 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee decoder is connected to the computer and the correct COM port in ChronX is selected the background noise will be indicated in the bottom right of the screen When no decoder is connected the message No decoder will appear highlighted in red The average background noise is sent every five seconds by the decoder to the computer The normal value for the background noise is between 0 and 30 The noise level should best not exceed 40 A increased value of the ba
50. om General settings ES General Run defaults Hardware Print Excel Export Starting Grid 4 gt the ChronX program To give how Preview o maximum flexibility in using F Black header o x T Don t print vertical lines and processing the data the ChronX program also makes Footer text It possible to export all data maine sei by Track Timing BY to Microsoft Excel or as a Comma Delimited Text File Header margin Footer margin 20 H mm 20 mm csv file The following settings determine the layout of the Excel worksheet or Yo X Cancel ChronX print out Print settings Show Preview If the Show Preview option is selected a print preview will be shown before printing Black Header If selected a black header will appear in the print out This setting is not recommended for Inkjet printers Don t print vertical lines If selected vertical lines will not appear on the print out or in the Excel worksheets Grey level on print out This setting is used to determine the grey level used in the header for inkjet printers Footer text The footer text will appear on all print outs of the system e g Official Timing and Scoring by Track Timing BV 14 ChronX 3 0 User Manual ee Header margin The amount of spacing to be used on the header of the print out This option is to be used when printing on pages with a logo or special header Footer margin The amount of spacing to be used on the foote
51. onder was picked up during a passing This number will vary depending on the speed of the passing but an ideal number would be around 15 Faster passings will yield lower hit counts whereas slower passings will result in higher hits ChronX 3 0 User Manual 49 Eca dades Noise level refers to the amount of electrical noise in the environment This number should be as low as possible Several factors can affect the noise level such as nearby electrical wires and short wave radios The noise level should not exceed 40 for best results Oops l hit the green flag too early What should do Delete all passings that should not have been timed If you have plenty of time stop timing and go to the General screen From here you can right click on that run and clear results Now you have a fresh run How do mark yellow flag passings back to green Delete the yellow flag or drag it to it s correct position in the passing list My computer crashed What should do All passings of the race are stored in the memory of the decoder Therefore the ChronX program will be able to restore all passings of the race when the power to the decoder was not interrupted After restarting the computer and ChronX program ChronX will prompt whether you want to restore all passings and continue timing 50 ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING 8 Contacting TrackTiming In case of problems you may contact TrackTiming at any time Please send a fax o
52. or NT Windows 98 or 2000 preferred e 16 Mb of internal memory approximately 10 Mb of hard disk space e CD ROM drive ChronX 3 0 User Manual 7 Rca Adao INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The ChronX 3 0 program is supplied on a CD ROM together with both the AMB hardware and TrackTiming software manuals as well as other TrackTiming software To install the ChronX program 1 Putthe CD ROM in your CD ROM player 2 A window will open automatically if your computer does not support this Autorun function please run the SETUP EXE program on the CD ROM Select the option Install ChronX 3 0 Follow the instructions of the installation program A shortcut to the ChronX program can be found in the Windows Start menu OV q DO CHRONX ON LAPTOPS AND SCREENSAVERS To avoid possible problems when timing and scoring is in progress we advise you to deactivate any Screensaver or Power Safe mode on the computer To do this 1 Go into the Start menu and choose Settings Control Panel 2 Double click on the Display icon This will bring up the display properties 3 Choose the Screen Saver tab 4 From the Screen Saver pull down menu select None 5 To remove the power schemes click on the Settings button in the Screen Saver tab and select Always On from the pull down menu 6 Click OK and all Screensavers and power save features should be disabled Note When the computer activates it s Power Safe mode all timing and scoring will be halted
53. order for this to work e lt SHIFT gt lt T or 4 gt Selects multiple items in the direction you aim the keyboard arrows e Left click on the 1 item then hold the lt SHIFT gt down and left click on the last item you want to select This will highlight those 2 items and everything in between e lt CTRL gt and left click on any item you want to select This will select every item you left click on until you release the lt CTRL gt e lt SHIFT gt lt pgdn gt or lt pgup gt Selects 1 page at a time either up or down ChronX 3 0 User Manual 47 TRACK TIMING Why is there a blank or no named class in the competitor database This class is an unassigned class Either a competitor was created with no class or there was a Transponder that was unrelated during a run Just relate the competitor and drag him her to the database with a Class How can change a persons class in the competitor database The class can be changed a couple of ways You can right click on the person you wish to change and choose edit competitor This will allow you to either type in a new class name or choose from a list of existing classes The easiest way to move a competitor from 1 class to the next is to left click on that competitor then hold the left button down and drag him her to the new class that has been created This will move that person to the new class What can I do if forget to hit the GREEN flag at the start of a run when th
54. pleted lap Note You should try to grid the competitors at least 5m 15 feet from the detection loop RESULTS SCREEN The Results Window is both used to display the qualification and race results and can be selected by clicking the Results tab Once the Results worksheet is selected a Q or R button will appear on the left side of the ChronX screen just below the Print button This button indicates whether the Qualifying or Race Results are shown Pressing the button with the mouse will toggle between them The figure on the next page shows an example of the Qualifying Race Results screen ChronX 3 0 User Manual 29 VT Wi TRACK TIMING oftware Solutions ae KCN Championship 2001 125cc 29 1 2001 File Scoreboard View Options Help General Passings Results A QQE Green F5 2 Jeremy Mayfield 7 z 14 Mike Bliss 47 950 25 48 830 48 320 12500 USA 3 15 Derrike Cope 48 170 16 48 230 1 49 130 125cc USA Yellow FE 4 10 Johnny Benson 48 330 21 48 610 49 270 125cc USA 5 18 Bobby Labonte 48 720 25 49 320 48 720 125cc USA My 6 16 Kevin Lepage 48 880 16 49 710 52 120 125cc USA Red F7 7 17 Matt Kenseth 49 270 22 49 870 49 870 125cc USA 8 1 Steve Park 50 640 16 50 700 1 43 310 125cc USA My g 19 Mark Shaw 51 790 24 51 850 51 790 125cc USA j DO 33 Clay Thoreson ooo ne aloe me a 1250C USA Finish EB Stop e 12 Jeremy Mayfield A A 21 24 015 19 49050 80 Total 100 26 11
55. r can cause the Mo errata weur earn dem registration to fail Be sure to Reg Number check for mistaking the letter O for the number 0 Print registration form X Cancel If you don t have a registration code yet you may purchase a registration code by faxing the registration form which can be filled in and printed from the ChronX program under Options Registration Please contact TrackTiming for more details Address fot Chrores Please register City Country Registering ChronX LANGUAGE ChronX 3 0 supports multiple languages The choice of language can be changed before during or after the race Selecting Options Switch ChronX 3 0 User Manual 9 Eca Ada es Language followed by selecting the required language from the drop down list changes the language ChronX 3 0 is currently supported in English French and Spanish Please contact TrackTiming for the availability of other languages COMMUNICATION SETTINGS The communication settings which can be found under Options Communication Settings specify the COM port and or network connections to be used for the Decoder or Scoreboard Decoder This is where you select which COM port the decoder will be connected to We recommend keeping the decoder on COM1 whenever possible Scoreboard The ChronX Timing amp Scoring software can send multiple scoreboard feeds to other computers or scoreboards Both Decoder Scoreboard the AMB RMonitor
56. r e mail with description of the problem and the following information e which type of computer processor speed memory you are using e which type of AMB decoder e which version of Windows version of the ChronX program select Help About ChronX to display the version information e if present please send the file ErrorReport txt from the ChronX directory by e mail to Support tracktiming com Manufacturer TrackTimting B V Herenweg 29A 2105 MB Heemstede The Netherlands Tel 31 23 528 7213 Fax 31 23 528 8003 Homepage www tracktiming com E mail support tracktiming com Distributor US Distributor AMB i t B V AMB i t US Inc Herenweg 29A 3200 Highlands Pkwy Ste 104 2105 MB Heemstede Smyrna GA 30082 The Netherlands U S A Tel 31 23 529 1893 Tel 678 816 4000 Fax 31 23 529 0156 Fax 678 816 4001 Homepage www amb nl Homepage www amb us com E mail support amb nl E mail support amb us com ChronX 3 0 User Manual 51 ee 52 ChronX 3 0 User Manual TRACK TIMING Appendix A Using Photocells For back up purposes photocells and manual time keeping can be used The photocells can be connected to a separate photocell printer or to the decoder The decoder is triggered each time the light beam of the photocell is interrupted The transponder and photocell inputs can be related to each other Note that in ChronX the transponder system is used as primary system and therefore the transponder time is taken for
57. r of the print out Excel Export When in an Excel Export no correct times are General Run defaults Hardware Print Excel Export Starting Grid gt shown or they are shown Category in an incorrect format you ie may change the format in es this tab sheet Two bh moss 000 catogeries exist Time and Short Time for which either the General value can be chosen or a selection in hours minutes seconds X Cancel can be made Excel export settings Starting Grid The ChronX program can print and export starting grids in a number of ways The grid layout for the starting grid can be two or four rows with a pole position either on the left or right side The grid can be printed in ascending or descending order After giving the print command the actual dialog for making the starting grid is shown Also refer to Chapter 4 Preparing a Race Event for making the Starting Grid Log Print When the Log Print function is enabled each passing registered will be printed to a line printer immediately In the log print settings you can enable or disable the log printer and specify the number of lines to be used on each sheet of paper Please note that a dot matrix printer or inkjet printer is the best choice for log ChronX 3 0 User Manual 15 TRACK TIMING printing If a laser printer is used you will not be able to see a live feed of the transponder passing until a full page is filled in memory The Log Printer has to b
58. s field The Registration Mo n Additional Data2 field can be different for all competitors it can HARE be used for e g a sponsor name Enter New Competitor or team The transponder number can either be the 7 digit number indicated on the transponder or the corresponding 1 3 digit reference number entered inthe Transponder Translation Table See paragraph Transponder Translation Table for instructions on setting up the transponder translation table 18 ChronX 3 0 User Manual Se In the Class drop down box all classes from the Competitor Database are listed If a class was selected on selecting New Competitor this class will be pre selected in all Enter New Competitor windows For entering the next competitor the Next button can be selected Once finished entering in all competitor information select the OK button COMPETITORS IN RUN For each run a selection of competitors from the database can be added to the run After selecting a run in the general screen of ChronX a window titled Competitors in this run will be visible If multiple competitors from the competitors database are selected they can be added to the run by dragging the competitors into the Competitors in this run window To do this highlight the selected competitors hold the mouse button down the mouse pointer will change to the icon indicated on the right and drag the competitors into the Competitors in this run window and release the mouse butto
59. s have dropped out of the race or were lapped during the last lap ChronX 3 0 User Manual 35 ee CORRECTING COMPETITOR DATA DURING A RUN You can change all competitor information except for the transponder number during a run to switch transponder numbers you can use the Transponder Switch function which is described below To edit a competitor s information double click the competitor or select the competitor click the right mouse button and select Edit Competitor All changes made to competitor information during the run will not affect the competitor information stored in the competitor database To update the competitor information in the competitor database select the competitors in the list of Competitors in run in the General screen and drag them in the Competitor Database Unrelated Transponders An unrelated transponder will appear in the list of Competitor in run passing or result screen whenever a detected transponder has a transponder number that is not recorded in the database Note When a transponder number is not listed in the Competitors in run list ChronX will automatically search in the Competitor Database If the transponder number is found in the Competitor Database the corresponding perhaps incorrect competitor information is displayed An unrelated transponder will be considered a normal competitor so the results will not be lost for the actual competitor on the track To relate th
60. ss Cope Lepage Kenseth Labonte Stewart Sadler Burton Gordon hl ada gt Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup Winston Cup finetoan Fin Competitor database By clicking the right mouse button in the classes window on the left side of the competitor database a pop up menu will appear for entering or deleting a class Note that deleting a class will result in deleting all competitors listed in this class On the right side of this options pop up menu the short cut keys for the various options are mentioned 648834 Frd 1964962 Chv 1051912 Chv 1246326 1659701 Frd 720624 Chv 676455 Chv 1842310 Frd 986649 Pon 874802 Frd 1103684 Frd 1416133 Frd 1508247 Pon 723466 Frd 555592 Frd 1159902 Frd 672385 Pon 421951 Pon 1876028 Frd 1395546 Frd 1482016 Chv 14623129 Che Select All ChronX 3 0 User Manual Cancel Penske South Racing Richard Childress Raci Morgan McClure Moto Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing Mattei Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Inc Melling Racing Tyler Jet Motorsports Brett Bodine Racing Penske Kranefuss Rac Team Gordon A J Foyt Fenley Moore Mtrsprts Roush Racing J Roush M Martin Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Wood Brothers Racine Melling Racing H
61. t specified the speed will be shown in Km h Kilometer per hour or Mph Miles per hour No laps are counted This situation can occur when the yellow or red flag is selected In case of a red flag the laps will never be counted In case of a yellow flag this depends on the selection of the run property Count during yellow The Competitor number is shown red A red competitor number in the passing or result screen indicates a transponder sending out a battery low indication This transponder needs to be recharged the expected operating time left is between 0 and 24 hours and therefore gives no assurance for a reliable detection The Signal strength or Hits is shown red A red signal strength or number of hits indicates that the value is below the threshold specified in the General Settings Options General Settings Hardware ChronX 3 0 User Manual 45 Eca dades The Background Noise is shown yellow A yellow Background Noise indicates that the value is higher than the threshold specified in the General Settings Options General Settings Hardware No information is shown on the scoreboard When the scoreboard does not display any scoring information make sure that the scoreboard is not put on hold Scoreboard Hold When the scoreboard is not set on hold try sending a refresh to the scoreboard by selecting Scoreboard Refresh or using the F2 hotkey When still no scoring information is shown it is most likel
62. te them If all passings of a competitor are to be deleted and subsequent passings are to be ignored select the competitor in the results screen click the right mouse button and select Delete Result This will delete all previous and subsequent passings of the selected competitor 32 ChronX 3 0 User Manual eS ee Note Deleted passings are not removed from the run they are just marked as deleted Therefore it is still possible to undelete the passings result select the passing click the right mouse button and select Undelete Result FLAGS AND STOPPING THE RACE The Green Yellow Red and Finish flag can be selected by clicking the flag with the mouse or using the corresponding hotkeys However stopping the race can only be done by clicking the stop button since no hotkey is made available A separate line in the passing screen indicated the flag change For each transponder passing the current flag situation is shown in the first column of the passing screen Flags may be dragged into the correct position when dropped late Green flag F5 Select the Green flag to start the race or to change from a yellow red flag situation back to a green flag A stopped race Green FS Cam also be restarted by selecting the Green flag Yellow flag F6 Select the Yellow flag when a full course yellow is given Depending on the selection of Count During Yellow in the run properties the lap count will or will not be increased for eac
63. then all subsequent passings of this competitor will be deleted automatically Although the competitor is still shown in the ChronX program it will not appear on the print out of the results or exports to Excel Deleting a competitor can be undone by selecting the competitor in the result sheet right mouse clicking on the competitor and selecting Undelete Result PASSING SCREEN The Passing Screen displays all information from the decoder along with any manual additions to timing amp scoring e g adding of a manual passing dropping of yellow and red flags etc Each passing or flag change is shown on a separate line The following information is displayed for each passing Line number Number Name Lap Passing Time Photocell Time Lap time Transponder Number Number of Hits Signal Strength and Class A horizontal black line will appear before each passing of the current race leader The figure below shows an example of the passing screen mt KCN Championship 2001 125cc 29 1 2001 File Scoreboard View Options Help General Passings Results dt da dali Lota uu dit tim lt do Green F5 BEE 16KevinLepage 16 05 615 51 740 8 120 125cc 152 18 Bobby Labonte E 16 15 775 an ne 53 220 3 E 120 125cc 153 10 Johnny Benson 14 16 18 355 an 49 270 5 380 120 125cc Yellow FE MEE 1 Steve Park 14 16 19 675 An ue 51 520 1 80 120 125cc 155 19 Mark Shaw 13 16 20 005 an e 53 720 6 80 120 125cc 156 12 Jeremy Mayfield 13 16 30 435
64. with columns Line Number State Number Name Lap Passing Time Photocell Time Lap Time Transponder Number Number of Hits Signal Strength ChronX 3 0 User Manual 39 Ee bee dades e Starting grid opens the Starting Grid dialogue window For more information see the paragraph on preparing a Starting Grid e Lap Chart prints a Lap Chart competitors on X axis laps on Y axis e Laps of Competitor s prints all lap and differential times of the selected competitors e Results sorted on laps prints the race results with columns Position Number Name Additional Data Nationality Class Laps Total Time Differential Best Lap Time In Lap Speed e Results sorted on laps Reduced prints the race result without best lap time information The following columns are displayed Position Number Name Additional Data Nationality Class Laps Total Time Differential e Official race report prints the reduced race result including the competitors registration number e Results sorted on lap time prints the qualifying results with columns Position Number Name Additional Data Nationality Class Best Lap Time In Lap Speed Second best Lap Time Note Qualifying speeds are actual speeds and Race speeds are average racing speeds The print out of the Passing and all Race and Qualifying results can be customized Select the template you want to print and press the customize button Now the print window is enlarged and on
65. y that the connection to the scoreboard was lost or was not set up properly Please refer to chapter 6 Setting up a Scoreboard for checking the set up ChronX stops after showing the introduction window When the ChronX program is started it will be initialised and the existing results will be loaded During this time the ChronX introduction screen will be shown for a few seconds It is a known bug that under Windows NT when no decoder is connected the ChronX program will halt Windows NT requires a device connected to the COM port when it is initialised unfortunately this cannot be circumvented Why should I use the Transponder Translation table The Transponder Translation table is used for many reasons The only time you would want to use this table is when you are either renting or loaning the Transponders to the competitors If a competitor has their own Transponder you would only have to enter them into the database one time per class they are in The translation table was created to ease the input of the timing and scoring people and communication to the race coordinator By assigning a Transponder up to 7 digit number to a 1 3 digit translation eliminates a lot of typing Instead of typing in 7 digit numbers all the time you could just type in Transponder 5 which could equal Transponder 1826582 You could place a sticker or even mark the 1 3 digit number on the Transponder It is also easier to tell someone to get Transponder 1

ChronX 3.0 User Manual Track Timing B.V. Manual number: TT

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents