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Simple stopwatch Program - Sports Timing International

1. New StopChr Ann Ev MENU Figure 6 By pressing the lt STO gt key a few times we can simulate other finishes and see them on the display 10 15 12 7 STO LPO SPO AXO Num lm 3 12 7 SPL 5 3 12 63 DST 3 0 36 New StopChr Ann Ev MENU Figure 7 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 12 di 66 2 3 6 New race Let s now prepare for the start of the second race We press the F1 key for New REI2 will ask us for confirmation with Are you sure Yes No We confirm with lt F4 gt for Yes At this point running time is set to zero and the event number moves up by one We immediately prepare the device to receive the finishes by pressing the lt F3 gt LastLap key Pressing the lt STA gt key will start timing 2 3 7 False start The start just given must be annulled To set the stopwatch to zero we press the lt F4 gt key for Ann Ev and confirm with lt F4 gt for Yes The count is set to zero and on the printout annulment of the event is indicated We reset to last lap with lt F3 gt and press lt STA gt to start again To make the competitors finish we press the lt STO gt key a few times 2 3 1 Quitting timing Having finished our short race we quit the timing function by pressing key lt F5 gt to select the option MENU The display has now returned to text mode RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GAT
2. The times taken to cover the LinkGate bases are acquired with the precision typical of LinkGate modules of 1 32 768s For details about installation of the LinkGate system consult the User Manual 11 1 Average speed base length This function is used to set the distance between the various time acquisition points for the calculation of the average speed with which the distance is covered Interpretation of the base inserted is shown graphically on the display Measurement of the distance is expressed separately first for the part n metres from 0 to 64 000 and then for the decimal part cm or alternatively in kilometers from 0 to 9999 and meters according to the indications of 11 5 Speed base range on p 48 The enabled function keys are e Fl Ltotal With this key you can set the length to be covered between the start and finish e F2 Llap Each time the key is pressed you are asked to insert the final intermediate lap time of the part of the course for which to calculate average speed and after confirmation with lt ENT gt the relative length is displayed For example Base 1 is the part of the course from the start to the first intermediate stage Base 2 is the part of the course from the 1 intermediate stage to the 2 e F3 LStop Displays the distance between the last intermediate stage lap and the finish line e F4 Reset All Cancels all the speed bases Before canceling REI2 asks for confirmation
3. Discharge the internal batteries are completely discharged before being subsequently recharged e Recharge recharge in progress on the right the time remaining before the end of recharge is shown e Recharge blocked recharge has been temporarily interrupted because of insufficient voltage It will resume automatically as soon as a sufficient level of voltage is restored To recharge the batteries connect a continuous 12 20 volt power source to the appropriate power point on During recharge it is possible to carry out every kind of timing The important thing CERT To recharge the batteries or completely discharge them REI2 must remain switched is not to switch it off 15 1 Discharge recharge When this function is selected the internal batteries are first discharged and then recharged This is the most correct procedure for keeping the internal batteries at maximum efficiency The duration of the discharge phase depends on how fully the batteries are charged and can last up to about 3 hours The duration of the subsequent recharge phase is 7 hours at the end of which the message RECHARGE OK appears 15 2 Immediate recharge If it is not possible to charge or recharge in the correct way because of lack of time or for any other reason it is possible just to recharge In this way recharge time is reduced but this procedure is not recommended as it reduces the efficiency of the batteries REI2 Doc R2U B
4. ENT hours 1 ENT minutes 2 ENT seconds lt 8 gt lt 4 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt ENT 19999 and NOT lt 8 gt lt 4 gt ENT 14 2 Extended day management Functioning is the same as for the normal calculator In addition it offers you the possibility of inserting a figure for the day thus allowing calculations on values which cover a number of days RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 52 di 66 15 Battery recharge During normal functioning the presence of a valid external source of power supply with a socket as symbol or low battery condition with the symbol of a battery is shown in the display to the right of the first line From the moment the symbol appears about 90 minutes of autonomy remain Recharging of REI2 s internal batteries is managed entirely by the microprocessor In this way it has been possible to implement a recharge control which guarantees maximum efficiency of the batteries at all times at the same time prolonging their operational life When you enter this function the current state of power supply is shown on the sixth line of the display as follows e Batteries in use the internal batteries are being used e Maintenance the stopwatch is supplied by the external power source and at the same time the efficiency of the batteries is maintained by a weak charge current but they are NOT recharged e
5. described This is followed by a description of functions in Countdown configuration Athletics Relay race Carving and Motor Sport configuration Statuses e Normal there are no running times e Running there are running times The active functions in normal status are AAA A ee ae Gea eee ea ene 44 1 Memo 16 sc EIE ossia Ele AR 4 4 2 Tim 17 e Lastbap NoLastLap eiue ii 4 4 4 LastLap NoLastLap 18 DRUM A A A tan aes ee eee ee 4 4 3 Run 17 e MENU cuu a GA AA a eias 4 10 Quitting timing 21 The active functions in running status c ING Wit ye pa a a an LM li BE NUN RAD all salla lede e kl MEE 4 4 5 New 18 e SCOP CUP ra el datan 4 4 6 StopCr 18 E La e 4 4 5 New 18 9 Return oc doo es DPA a a UM ca Sa eee IE 4 4 6 StopCr 18 e LastLap NoLastLap 2 4 4 4 LastLap NoLastLap 18 OV MO a cle Pa ahs kat aie Beal tl Poet nat a 4 4 7 Ann Ev 18 MENU ia woudl ii 4 10 Quitting timing 21 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 15 di 66 Countdown configuration Statuses e Normal there are no running times e Running there are running times The active functions in normal status are Sni NEW dero cp 4 6 1 New 19 e TIE oe a al one lk ll am kile dalan AG dies 4 6 2 T I 19 e Cyclical Simple ete tentes eed oot er in 4 6 4 Cyclical Single 19 Ai Pin HIRAP AA ee eRe 4 10 Quitting timing 21 The active functions in
6. in the acquisition of intermediate times which are close together in evaluation tests during training sessions Key lt F5 gt returns you to the hardware configuration menu 8 3 Serial configuration REI2 has two serials with protocol RS 232 for connection to data processors The two serials designated Computer A and Computer B are individually configurable both for transmission velocity and the data presented A few velocity combinations are however not available The configurable data are Velocity for transmission velocity On Line data for sending data as soon as an event has occurred Off Line data for sending data in response to a request by the processor and Tick for the sending of running time for every pre set period When you enter configuration the following function keys are activated e Fl allows you to scroll up the various configurable features e F2 Y allows you to scroll down the list e F3 to pass from serial A to serial B e lt F4 gt edit to change the setting indicated by each time you press one of the values possible is activated lt ALT gt lt F2 gt Tick delay makes it possible to set the delay in ten thousandths of a second in which form the tick is sent on the serial Using a LinkGate system for finishes this is advisable at the minimum 200 to prevent the time displayed from running backwards while for LinkPods 150ms is recommended e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu T
7. is activated N B The velocity set on REI2 must coincide with the velocity set on the displayboard 9 4 Spot program Every time selection is made the activation command and disactivation command of the Advertising program are sent alternately to the displayboards For further details refer to the manuals for the Microgate Micrograph and Microtab displayboards RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 41 di 66 9 5 Visualize competitor s nation Every time selection is made the display of the competitor s nationality is activated disactivated The function is relevant only if the nationality of the individual competitors has been uploaded onto REI2 See chap 20 1 1 List of athletes names and nationalities on p 53 9 6 Configuration line 485 Every time selection is made communication on the serial port RS485 is activated disactivated as well as on port RS 232 Refer to the user manual for further details 9 7 Visualize time without point Every time selection is made the emission of the time without the characters separating hours minutes seconds and fractions of a second is activated disactivated while continuing to follow the dispositions described in Measurement precision chap 8 1 2 p 29 If set to No the display format is HH MM SS DCMd therefore with the separating characters and If set to Yes the display format is HHMMSSDCMd 9
8. key over the lt STO gt key acts exclusively on the Stop logical channel From this menu it is possible to select the lines on which the key is active It is advisable to set lines which can in fact be controlled by the operator The activation or disactivation of the lt LCK gt function on a line is shown by a full rectangle for lock enabled or an empty rectangle for lock disabled A black blinking rectangle shows the position of the cursor The enabled function keys are e Fl allows you to move the cursor to the left on the various lines e F2 3 allows you to move the cursor to the right e lt F3 gt edit pressing this enables or disables the sensitivity of the lt LCK gt key for the line on which the cursor is positioned e F4 N lap allows you to set the lap number of the last rectangle on the right e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu The lt Rearm gt key situated next to the lt LCK gt key operates on the same lines set for the lt LCK gt key 10 4 N O N C line configuration RED is designed to accept commands from devices which have contacts which are normally at rest either open or closed From this menu it is possible to select the type of contact present on each of the main lines both those connected through banana jack sockets or through standard din sockets The enabled function keys are e FI START F2 LAP F3 STOP F4 AUX F5 menu to return to the configurat
9. running status AA 4 6 1 New 19 6 Xnnstop yea NG KAG NANANA a a ae 4 6 3 AnnStop 19 e Cyclical SMA adin ale tale lala adsense 4 6 4 Cyclical Single 19 MENU E 4 10 Quitting timing 21 4 2 Start of session To begin a timing session race after you have chosen the option for the race a request appears asking you to select the program required This manual illustrates the functioning of the Simple stopwatch program so press key lt F1 gt for Simple stopwatch If a previously used configuration is stored and you intend to use it automatisms truncations holdoff times press lt F2 gt for Retain configuration of last race If on the other hand you wish to change the configuration used press lt F1 gt for Delete previous configuration To confirm that you wish to annul the set configuration press lt F4 gt for Yes and the function key corresponding to the new configuration to be used in case of error press lt F5 gt for No Then to activate the session press lt F1 gt for Timing 4 3 Race Athletics Relay Carving Motor Sport 4 3 1 Starts Before the start it is possible to set a race number by keying it in and confirming by pressing lt ENT gt If a mistake is made pressing the lt ESC gt key deletes the first number on the left while keeping the lt ESC gt key pressed down for more than a second restores the number to the original value The number is automatically moved up by one from one r
10. scrolls quickly down e lt F3 gt allows you to specify the competitor whose position you want to find e F4 allows you to specify the position for which you want to find the competitor for example to look for the 15 in the ranking e F5 to return to the previous menu 5 2 Other printouts This function is not available in the current version of this software 5 3 Printout and Visualization mode This function allows you to set a few preferences concerning what you wish to print The options available are e F1 Data visualization each press alternates between Complete and Selection If the choice Selection is activated only the times considered for the ranking calculation are shown on the display If the choice Complete is activated also those times which are of no significance for the ranking displayed are presented e F2 Print gap each press alternates between Disabled and Enabled If enabled the time lag from the first athlete in the rankings is printed e F3 Sort same time Each press switches between Start order and Start order reversed In the first case that is according to start order if two competitors have the same time the first to have started wins e g Nordic ski In the second case the second to have started wins e g Alpine ski So the calculation is not based on the competitor number but on the start time The competitor number is only considered if two or more competitors start at the same
11. which is given with lt F4 gt Yes e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu During display of an intermediate or final base the following function keys are active e F2 edit allows you to change the length of the base previously selected e F5 menu to return to the previous display and where required to set a new base See 11 4 Speed base type on p 48 11 2 Radio speed base length When using the Linkgate radio acquisition system two event taking devices typically photocells can be connected to the EncRadio or Encoder module itself for the calculation of the average speed within a base With this function the distance between the two event taking points is set RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P 7 Pagina 48 di 66 Interpretation of the base inserted is shown graphically on the display In addition the position of the second device in relation to the acquisition point is indicated with FTC FTC R indicates a device connected to LinkGate s red input FTC V a device connected to LinkGate s green input The primary device for acquisition of the event Start Lap o Stop should be connected to the input which remains free Measurement of the distance is expressed separately first for the part n metres from 0 to 65 000 and then for the decimal part cm The enabled function keys are e Fl LStart with this function key you can set the length of the
12. 15 BATTERYRECHARGE eee once 52 ISA o A TA aa 22 Docks Immediate tec Bab Ee eo oo aa e es de So I y uic ed d iA 32 15 3 LDEN Gael ia aye capa an a asa l a Baal alk saa Sea al Bana al 53 16 RACE MANAGEMENT 1 eee AA 54 oyle SNOW TAC a all ala aaa AA 54 16 2 Delete Retrieve stored TAC Bee teer re ere eiii 54 16 3 Conti current TA E ais ec ERR eee mec eec he Pee intu 54 od Total memory deletion erke o e a SIR E ERE Au eise an 55 17 EDITING BASIC CONFIGURATION 2 0 ccscceeceecceeceeccneceeccesenecceccneceecenseneceaseneees 56 18 L NE STA DUS maana habaan las akalain 57 19 PRE SET CONFIGURATIONS 0 00xx000000000000 2050K KENNLNNKENN enhn harsh EN ALS SNN KA NN SN KAKANAN rr uua 58 20 REI2 PC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLG cccccesccceecceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeneeeceeseeeseneees 59 201 AL GA ei ol l e 59 20 1 1 lListofathletes namesandnationalitles 59 20 2 ls A A N dn AEE A Se t i TG Alt t Bol 60 21 MENU STRUCTURE 2 0 ccceecceeceecceccneceeccneceeceascneceecenseeeceaseneceesenseusceseneceesensenes 61 DA AD FE menus eot seats tice A Ba 6l MICRO Y GATE 21 2 Race menu REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 Pagina 5 di 66 22 EDITING HISTORY esi hcic i aanas nini o s araa dpa euin pensa dU NIS a dE Ed ER BI RLO RABS ECL MU Ia ER a s REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopw
13. 60 di 66 20 2 ForPC By using appropriate protocols it is possible to ask REI2 for a series of items of information stored in its memory such as net times and time events running times and the status of competitors The details and specifications of communication are given in Communication protocols No command sent through the connectors of computers A and B can change the data present in the stopwatch apart from those specified which in any case have to be confirmed on REI2 For connection between REI2 and computer use the ports Computer A and Computer B Connection of a computer to the Displayboard port is possible but its characteristics cannot be changed You are advised not to make connections to the REI2 NET and LinkPod ports as incorrect instructions can corrupt REI2 s memory Simple stopwatch Program Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Versione 1 07 9 MICRO 69 GATE 21 Menu structure Pagina 61 di 66 The entries marked with are not available in Countdown configuration Those marked with are available only in Countdown configuration 21 1 Initial menu A New race A Single starts B Group starts C Simple stopwatch D Parallel Other A Show jumping B Swimming C PC ONLINE B Delete Retrieve stored race C Continue current race D Total memory deletion Others A Battery recharge A Discharge recharge B Immediate recharge C Interrupt B LinkGate radio signal level te
14. 8 Displayboard block after first finish Every time selection is made blocking of the displayboard after the first finish is activated disactivated If the blocking option is activated the winner s time remains on the displayboard until a new race is prepared 9 9 Max num in RollRank This function is enabled if displayboards with rolling rankings are chosen The maximum number of competitors in the rankings can be set by inserting a value which is not zero 9 10 Displayboard available This function makes it possible to select the displayboard to be used from the various alternatives and to assign it to an address Hh mm ss d Displ Available NUM DISP TYPE ADDR NUM VISUALIZATION b 0 Microtab 1 Running Time gt 1 Microtab Rank Num Example of possible visualizations 2 Microtab 0 Rnk Num T Race 3 Microtab e Athlet Name N N H v Select Menu In the column NUM the progressive configuration number is shown In the column DISP TYPE the displayboard type is shown In the column ADDR NUM the Address value to be set on the displayboard is shown if the configuration has been selected otherwise the symbol appears Remember that the displayboard Address values must correspond to the value indicated in this column In the column NUM the number of displayboards set for the selected combination is shown REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH
15. 8 2 1 MC maka AA ER DEM Sadia ve ied 33 8 2 2 Printer OO estes osann iet paeas NG a ANNA Jk 33 8 2 3 Beep Keys ues tee nia a edeni ilama aE 33 8 2 4 Display COBtraS Ux qct a RA Aa el N a EE 34 8 2 5 Duration of Linkgate transmission z uec ANAN AA Reden V inue 34 8 3 Serial configuration hanee ANA etii eese d arare or aves ia earner 34 8 4 PRES f CONT OULAM ON acid tests 35 9 DISPLAYBOARD CONFIGURATION NN SNN 36 9 1 NG CUA AUDI NA A opes dada qtii AR 36 9 2 Visualization e e a e e e 40 9 3 Serial speed displayboard coe afe eot nde mi oec ileli e eee aa lys 40 9 4 Spot PLO SAMI ses ades ear stein ae ipd a bad 40 9 5 Visualize competitor s DONA oi idco ee be al Ue azla Ert o rbi d ed eire tiet 41 9 6 Configuration AAA dr ag ANGAS 41 9 7 Visualize time without point wc i ac 41 9 8 Displayboard block after first iS O nerede AA 41 9 9 MaxnuminRollRank 41 REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE p pw d Pagina 4 di 66 9 10 Displayboard avallable eee ed e eo a e o 41 O A a a b e e ead deste aho vendue ven A AA 42 2 125 Displayb Trans length chet kisis eene te sa akan ba oae ab ette ati tea spi uns 42 9 13 Visualization pause RollRank sess Haki rti ma t ea re e dede d a Ee ila 42 10 CONFIGURING LINES AA 43 10 1 Physical Logical Channel Assignment iecit eee eoe eet
16. CEN D ca nad alo Jalan MC D CMM 18 4 4 6 jn sans cans waco ca a yar ae aaa aaa da e dna Bayaz dada dalma 18 4 4 7 Art Es 18 4 5 Race COUNTDOWN e Ora os ctis la A A aa cs A 18 4 5 1 gu Ed 19 42 2 AA PA UN 19 4 5 3 SUSPENSION A Co e as Red sve etatis d vaste AUN AA E 19 4 6 Functions Countdown AA ue PA 19 4 6 1 Neu dac stas m cue dM asse o a 19 4 6 2 M MEE A st 19 4 6 3 ANNS LOD dos Lk rondes dose AAA tape ME ME E e lea 19 4 6 4 C velical Single ccce gl iyi gi aaa a lam du a r atcha UA fee DUC Ed 19 4 7 Displayboard management scs Ceo Bamya sas te costes y nde eg suave duet 20 4 8 Lock REVS sa i kala aa zada ias 20 4 8 1 Discarded events management maile sima isa 20 4 9 Holdoff time disactivation atadas 21 DN PA AA 21 dell Printout ote EY o ER beer aeree eere taie ei edes NO NAGA 22 5 RANKINGS AND OTHER PRINTOUTS 11111 0000000000000 s 24 5 1 Printing Display of rankings ue cic bride bem Ud tiec siki larak Baba 24 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 3 di 66 5 2 COier AAO 25 5 3 Printout and Visualization mode Jose coe A al ii si Bee 25 5 4 Print Show climatic daba ansla eta Pire teda ibas 25 5 4 1 View current climatic data aie AG ANA a 26 5 4 2 VIEW Current wind alate aa ona YE a MA KEP AG AA 26 5 4 3 Print CUNT e datai eean oerte scaduta uty ise CARB 26 6 SYNCHRONIZATION 3
17. GATE P P Pagina 42 di 66 In the column VISUALIZATION the type of data which will be sent is indicated with abbreviations The active function keys are as follows e FI to scroll the list up e F2 y to scroll the list down e F3 Select sets the address for the configuration indicated by If an already used address is set the configuration which previously had the same address is deselected e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu 9 11 Vis delay dis tick This function makes it possible to set the delay with which the tick is sent to the serial in ten thousandths of a second If a LinkGate system is used for finishes the minimum of 200ms is advisable to prevent the time displayed from running backwards while for LinkPods 150ms is recommended 9 12 Displayb Trans length check Setting this function activates control of the length of the data transmitted to the displayboard If the displayboard viewing choices made involve too great a quantity of data for the serial speed set RED will show a warning and give the minimum speed that can be set In this case if the function is active RED refuses to allow quitting of the menu until the speed of the displayboard has been modified 9 13 Visualization pause RollRank This function is enabled if displayboards with rolling rankings are chosen The display pause between the displayboard scrolls can be set RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch
18. appears on the screen and then some words of presentation and the version of the software installed If REI2 s internal clock has not been synchronized or has for some reason lost its synchronization a message informs you of this The system has lost synchronization Similarly a message appears if the data in the memory is no longer valid ATTENTION MEMORY NOT VALID Refer to the chap First switching on of the User manual for the relative instructions The information about the software version is also shown on the printout When this phase is over the first menu appears RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Versione 1 07 9 MICRO ec ATE Simple stopwatch Program Pagina 8 di 66 Hh mm ss d Let s select the New race option with lt F1 gt On the NT printout the choice we have just made will be shown Delete Retrieve stored race that is NEW RACE and REI asks us what type of Continue current race Global memory deletion race we are going to time A B C Hh mm ss d Pressing F3 activates the Simple stopwatch Select the program A Single starts program B Group starts C Simple stopwatch D Parallel Hh mm ss d We select F1 for Delete previous configuration Delete previous configuration 3 Re Mr OE dat SUE and confirm our intention to delete the configuration with lt F4 gt Hh mm ss d RED contains several recorded standard Select configuration ACE E e M configurations for the various sports discipline
19. as 1 4 or 5 8 wave antennas instead of the normal charged type The antennas supplied with the integrated LinkGate EncRadio and LinkGate DecRadio transmission system already have a high level of efficiency Note the quality signal test should preferably be performed with the short long selector of the LinkGate Encoder device in the Long L position If the selector is on Short S the maximum quality value indicated by the test is about 25 For further details about the LinkGate system consult the User Manual With the lt F5 gt menu function key you return to the previous menu REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 51 di 66 14 Calculator RED has a sexagesimal calculator 14 1 Normal Key in the first time you wish to add or subtract TA then key in the second time TB The enabled function keys are lt F1 gt A B adds TA to TB lt F2 gt A B subtracts TB from TA lt F3 gt edit allows you to change the two set times e F5 menu to return to the previous menu The times are normalised to 24 hours for example 2 00 00 000 23 00 00 000 1 00 00 000 and not 25 00 00 000 Be careful when keying in thousandths especially if the times to add or subtract are expressed with an accuracy of a tenth or a hundredth for example to insert the time 1 02 84 one minute two seconds 84 hundredths you must key in 0
20. base connected to the Start e F2 Llap each time the key is pressed you are asked to insert the final intermediate lap time of the part of the course for which to calculate the speed and after confirmation with lt ENT gt the relative length is displayed For example Base is the base between a device and the first intermediatestage Base 2 is the part of the course from the 1 intermediate stage to the 2 The number corresponds to the line setting on the Linkgate Encoder e F3 Lstop displays the distance between the last auxiliary device and the finishing line e F4 Reset All Cancels all the speed bases Before canceling REI2 asks for confirmation which is given with lt F4 gt Yes e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu During display of an intermediate or final base the following function keys are active e F2 edit allows you to change the length of the base previously selected e F5 menu to return to the previous display and where required to set a new base 11 3 Unit of measurement With this function you can specify the unit of measurement to use for the display printing of the speeds acquired Each time you press the F3 key one of the available options is activated and that is m s for metres per second kph for kilometres per hour mph for miles per hour land or knt for knots nautical miles per hour 11 4 Speed base type This function is used to specify the LAP type to be
21. competitors only off line disabled e Skipped all skipped events and those not yet assigned for off line or skipped on acquisition for on line disabled e Speeds calculated speeds both average and instant time 7 1 Off Line data transmission With this function it is possible to select the data to be sent to the PC and to begin their transmission The data indicated with On will be sent to the PC through the specified serial port It is possible if required to specify the run and or group of competitors whose data are to be sent the value 0 indicates all The enabled function keys are e Fl to move the cursor up e F2 V to move the cursor down e F3 Edit allows you to change the Run number or to select On deselect Off the data type indicated by the arrow Y to be transmitted e F5 to return to the previous menu During transmission the message Transmission in progress appears on the display and for each type of data requested the type and number of records transmitted 7 2 Configuration of On Line data output This function allows you to specify the data to be sent to the processor in the instant in which REI2 stores them in its memory Some of these such as the START in standard setting are immediately stored and then transmitted Others like the STOP must be confirmed by the operator and are then sent only after the user has given confirmation The enabled function ke
22. icscssscccteccccsscsasccascocscesssnasdecsdecdedetocccassccted teavcedvessudeccdeasucwes 27 6 1 Synchronization A A e e e Ge 27 6 2 Editing synchronization value siye sesini Daelim ds 27 6 3 Synchronization VET A AS 21 6 4 AA HA ety re 28 La DATA TRANSMISSION TO PG arana selama TANANG 29 7 1 Off Eine data transmisstolis coc ctus tnni e a AA EEE S 29 12 ConfigurationofOnlinedataoutp ut 29 7 3 Data e e e o i a A PE E 30 8 REI CONFIGURATION mna asa susu NAUNA 31 8 1 Software Configuratio senii aiea ai nala aaa yk aa la ela ala a 31 8 1 1 Printing of intermediate MES ars elan nee re oo yl ie ai 31 8 1 2 Measurement pre AAA nal dair la lala a ak ae 31 8 1 3 EAP disactivation tines ae a a e ER 32 8 1 4 Setting countdowTs AR eie E Nul ded 32 8 1 5 Stapichrono after finish N ua eoi Ei aeter ded ate iu id istuc aa qu UTR ad 32 8 1 6 End count stop Active Disactive us acce I e reet Qe oe alm une e aed deci RE 32 8 1 7 Nettimes displi VE all al bed e ai e um all 32 8 1 8 Prmtonly Spit time is ais 32 8 1 9 Print Time of Day A A Yedi les badd A a E RU sea 32 S0 2x00 zail Ma ela Sa eee el 32 SLE START like STOP Vett ciens n o Peer bee c e e E ER 33 8 1 12 Newrace after first STOP uie o teen ehe piede ia peint cud e baee ua did 33 Sd oXutomalic least an da elus oen Sall aad recto me maths a sa T ia 33 8 2 Hardware computation alla rectus item M eee Deb rotta Aral Melle uc ut 33
23. inse derer eere Sella 43 10 451 Main lines and eys assignment scu ee ease eei nee a i tur e ders bv AA 43 10 1 2 Radio Channel Assia 43 10 1 3 Assigning LinkPod Channels are ricette ANG laa ak la 44 10 2 Line disactivation tIMES ooooooconononononononononononononononononononono nono eer re nono nono no ea iaaa 44 10 3 Line exclusion configuration Gi a ie Ee eet uet be tote ha kaaa im waite 45 10 4 N O N C line CONN aaa a K aaa Ma s 45 10 5 Noise filter principal MES uu sia elma zlesene lambas na ia 45 11 SETTING OF SPEED BASES 1mm a 47 LEI Average speed base lengh kasa kame AA b hee p e ond 47 TZ Radio speed base length doo ree oneri e dae tees Aw alp e vam 47 11 3 Unitofmeasuremeht 45 cea etam SEYE ea Er a 48 ILA Speed base pe esas eisai yes e li le k aa ayna sd Alaa a 48 TES Speed basic 48 12 DATA RECEPTION FROM PC 2 0 cccceccceeceeceeceeceeccneceeccnsceeccuseueceesensceeseuseneseeseneees 49 12 1 Reception of competitor lists from PC sss ne ai emeret tics 49 12 2 Printmg of competitors Dames devota toe tene eed head slam souls hea ae HERR UE 49 12 3 Deletion of competitor name Isto eio c ai 49 13 LINKGATE RADIO SIGNAL TEST 0 cceeccecceeceecceeceecceeceeceaseneceaceneceescuseneeeeseneees 50 14 MG AE GULEAT OR 3 22 22 eke de NA e aa a eaaa 51 lad Normales na kanda akademisi bandana kana and hahaba ekmek 51 14 2 Extended day management Pale ANAN ANA ls lal es 51
24. key is pressed one of the two countdown modes Cyclic or Single is activated If you select Single the stopwatch does not automatically restart the count when 0 is reached but only reproposes the initial value and waits for a Start If you select Cyclic REI2 automatically restarts the count when zero is reached 8 1 7 Net times display Every time the key is pressed one of the two options Run or Lap is activated If the option Lap is selected the time count on the first line of the display resumes from 0 at each STOP 8 1 8 Print only split time If this function is active REI2 only prints the split time and not the lap time 8 1 9 Print Time of Day If this function is active REI2 prints the time of day as well as the net time 8 1 10 Auto Lastlap Each time the key is pressed one of the two options Active or Disactive is activated If the Active option is selected for each new race REI2 automatically sets itself to LastLap status RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 33 di 66 8 1 11 START like STOP event Each time the key is pressed one of the two options Yes or No is activated If this function is activated as well as starting running time the START event functions in the same way as the LAP STOP event 8 1 12 New race after first STOP Each time the key is pressed one of the two options Yes or No is activated If this function is activated when the
25. made in background so without the need to access the PC s data reception menu 20 1 1 List of athletes names and nationalities The list of the athletes names and nationalities specifies the assignment of a competitor number and a particular name Each assignment is placed on a different line of the text and the complete format is as follows STARTL start of list of names must be written exactly as it appears at the side CR Carriage Return ODh the following information is repeated for each competitor inserted pet athlete s number e g 1 TAB Tabulator 09h naz nation abbreviation of three characters e g ITA TAB Tabulator 09h name First name and surname max 24 characters only one space is allowed between first name and surname e g Isolde Kostner compound names can also be sent by using to divide the name e g Marco Andrea Di Luca CR Carriage Return 0Dh end of repeated part of information about competitor STOPL end of list Indicates to REI2 that the list of names is finished CR Carriage Return 0Dh SSTARTL gt pet TAB naz TAB name CR yp CR gt Example STARTL Start of list of names must be written exactly as it appears here 1 ITA Isolde Kostner Assignment of competitor number 1 to the Italian athlete Isolde Kostner STOPL End of list Indicates to REI2 that the list of names is finished REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina
26. mean e Empty circle Line at rest e Full circle Line active e Hyphen only Pod Pod not present or not correctly connected or line not physically present on the Pod Pod with fewer than 8 inputs REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P PS E Pagina 58 di 66 19 Pre set configurations The table below summarises the standard settings activated when one of them is selected Athletics Relay Carving Countdown Motor Sport Count start Off Yes Yes HON Setting to zero of part in countdown and restart from 0 with LAP ia ee fs fp with LAP Bre o lo fe e OR STOP Measurement precision 1 10 1 100 1 100 1 100 1 1000 Rounding up down Rounding Truncate Truncate Truncate Truncate up gt 1 a mort Start Lap Ani C EU 500 200 500 200 50 50 50 50 top 200 200 200 200 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 59 di 66 20 REI2 PC communication protocols 20 1 From PC To transmit information about athletes names and nationalities a special file must be compiled Within each line the various values are separated by the ASCII Tab 09h character and the various lines by the character CR 13 ODh The key words highlighted in bold should be sent exactly as they are written The data can only be sent to the Computer A output of the REI2 stopwatch Transmission can also be
27. moment e F4 Send printout on serial each pressing of the key changes the serial port on which to send a copy of the printed data The possible alternatives are NOTHING SERIAL A SERIAL B ALL The data are printed in the same format in which they are sent Empty lines are not always sent other e F1 Take previous laps this function is suitable for relay races or races in which the competitors must run more than one lap If enabled also those athletes who have not completed the full number of laps appear in the rankings on printouts and displayboards together with the number of laps by which they are behind e F2 Max athlete in rank makes it possible to set the maximum number of competitors who must appear in the ranking To include all the competitors set to 0 e lt F3 gt Printout competitors name each press alternates between Disabled and Enabled If enabled the competitor s name is printed in the rankings e F4 Printout competitors nation each press alternates between Disabled and Enabled If enabled the competitor s nation is printed in the rankings 5 4 Print Show climatic data This function is for managing the Microgate climatic sensor the light sensor and the wind gauge The climatic sensor measures the temperature and humidity of the air and the snow temperature The wind gauge takes the direction and speed of the wind in the area The light sensor gives the intensity of light as a percentage Fo
28. of Day M 2 1 1b D Auto Lastlap Altro M 2 1 1c A START like STOP event M 2 1 1c B New race after first STOP M 2 1 B Hardware configuration M 2 1 2 A LinkGate Channel M 2 1 2 B Printer M 2 1 2 C Beep keys M 2 1 2 D Display contrast Other M 2 1 2b A Linkgate transmission duration M 2 1 C Serial configuration M 2 1 D Print configuration M 2 B Displayboard configuration M 2 2 A Display selection M 2 2 B Display pause M 2 2 C Displayboard serial velocity M 2 2 D Advertising prog Other M 2 2b A Display of comp nation M 2 2b B Line 485 configuration M 2 2b C Time Display without punctuation M 2 2b D Displayboard block after first finish M 2 2c A Displayb trans length check 7 Data transmission to PC 29 7 1 Off Line data transmission 29 7 2 Configuration of On Line data output 29 8 3 Serial configuration 34 7 3 Data output protocol 30 8 REI2 configuration 31 8 1 Software configuration 31 8 1 1 Printing of intermediate times 31 8 1 2 Measurement precision 31 8 1 2 Measurement precision 31 8 1 2 Measurement precision 31 8 1 2 Measurement precision 31 8 1 3 LAP disactivation time 32 8 1 4 Setting countdown 32 11 5 Speed base range 48 8 1 6 End count stop Active Disactive 32 8 1 7 Net times display 32 8 1 13 Automatic Lastlap 33 8 1 8 Print only split time 32 8 1 9 Print Time of Day 32 8 1 13 Automatic Lastlap 33 8 1 11 START like STOP event 33 8 1 12 New race after fi
29. on the PC If no data are received in this period the message Time Out Serial Reception Press a key appears Press a key to continue Press ENT to return to the group management menu After reception has been activated it is possible to interrupt it before time out by pressing the F2 key for Interrupt and the ENT key again when the message Reception interrupted appears During correct reception the data are rapidly listed on the screen When reception is completed the message End of reception Press a key appears Press ENT to return to the menu Detailed information about the data structure sent from PC to REI is given in section 20 REI2 PC communication protocols on p 59 For connection modes between RED and PC consult the User Manual 12 2 Printing of competitors names With this function the the list of names previously loaded on RED is printed with the numbers assigned and possibly also nationalities 12 3 Deletion of competitor name list This function allows you to delete the list of competitors names To confirm the decision to delete press F4 for Yes otherwise annul deletion with F5 for No When confirmation of the decision to delete has been given the message Competitor names deletion done appears for a few moments on the penultimate line of the display RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 50 di
30. the device sets itself up for the insertion of hours To confirm each individual value hours minutes press ENT 4 6 3 AnnStop This function annuls the STOP event acquired showing it on the printout and reconnects both the display and the displayboard to the countdown in progress before the STOP event Confirmation of annulment is not requested 4 6 4 Cyclical Single Each time the key is pressed one of the two countdown modes Cyclical or Single is activated RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 20 di 66 In Single mode the stopwatch does not automatically restart the count when 0 is reached but only reproposes the initial value and waits fora START In Cyclical mode REI2 automatically restarts the count when zero is reached 4 7 Displayboard management REI2 s management of the displayboard displayboards is very sophisticated The configuration potentialities of the displayboards installed are explained in the section Displayboard configuration on p 36 If the frequency of acquisition of the events to be displayed is too rapid to allow easy reading REI2 delays data display for a time preset in the configuration If the number of events still to be displayed exceeds 4 display time is halved until 4 or fewer events remain to be displayed 4 8 Lock keys The two lt LCK gt keys have similar function features The only difference is that while t
31. truncations adding together the times of each relay runner can result in a total different from the total race time Truncation of chronological data is an irreversible operation Once the intention to truncate the data present in the memory has been confirmed it is no longer possible to retrieve the truncated part Similarly it is no longer possible to acquire the truncated part for all the new events recorded RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 32 di 66 8 1 3 LAP disactivation time With this function the time is set in seconds in which REI2 must not acquire STOP events while in NoLastLap mode 8 1 4 Setting countdown With this function the value from which REI2 must begin to count time is set This value positive or negative must lie between 0 and 23 59 59 9999 10000 When you enter the function either the last value inserted or if no value was previously inserted the default value is proposed and the device sets itself up for insertion in the hours field 8 1 5 Stop chrono after finish N With this function it is possible to set the number of finishers in LastLap mode after which REI2 must STOP counting In practice the function 4 4 6 StopCr see p 18 is automatically activated after the number of finishers indicated and confirmed with lt RET gt once the function has been activated 8 1 6 End count stop Active Disactive Each time the
32. zero in exactly the same way as function 4 4 5 New described on p 18 e F2 Reconnect Reconnects running time on the display and displayboards to the internal clock as if it had never been stopped If a START event is taken when this function is activated running time is resumed starting from the value shown on the display whether this is an intermediate time or the time of the first finisher The time passed between the displayed event and the START impulse taken is printed on the printed strip 4 4 7 Ann Ev This function annuls the last event acquired whatever it is indicating this on both the printout and the display Each time the lt F4 gt key is pressed the most recent event still valid is annulled Confirmation is requested in the case of annulment of a START impulse No confirmation is requested for the annulment of events which are not START 4 5 Race Countdown The configuration Countdown is immediately recognizable by the indication of the letters Cntdwn on the first graphic line of the display Race numbers cannot be inserted in this configuration RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 19 di 66 4 5 1 Start The Start event sets the countdown running from the value previously set with the function 4 6 2 T Ini p 19 A START impulse received after a STOP restarts countdown from where it was previously stopped When the value 0 is reached REI2 emi
33. 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 53 di 66 19 3 Interrupt With this function the discharge and recharge phases are interrupted REI2 returns to maintenance status REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 54 di 66 16 Race management REL can memorise up to 8 different races and their relative configurations It is possible to suspend arace at any moment to manage a different one and then to retrieve the suspended race As soon as REI2 has finished checking synchronisation and memory content it activates the race management menu At the end of timing no operation is necessary to memorise a race All the data are automatically recorded in the stopwatch s memory and retained also when the machine is switched off For stored data retention times consult the User Manual 16 1 Newrace Selecting this option allows you to start a new race You are asked for the program to be used and when you have selected this you are given the indication NEW RACE and the number assigned on the printed strip If all the eight races available have been stored the message ATTENTION Race Memory Full Delete one or more races Press a key to continue appears and you must delete one of the stored races to be able to continue 16 2 Delete Retrieve stored race This option allows you to retrieve or delete a previously stor
34. 4 4 2 T ini With this function the value from which REI2 must begin to count time is set This value positive or negative lies between 0 and 23 59 59 999910200 When you enter the function either the last value inserted or 1f no value was previously inserted the default value is proposed and the device sets itself up for insertion in the hours field To confirm each individual value hours minutes press ENT When the value of the decimal part has been inserted and confirmed you can specify if counting must take place upwards F1 Upwards or downwards F3 Downwards In the latter case the symbol appears next to the value set 4 4 3 Run If a competitor has to repeat the race this can be done by leaving the race number unchanged and setting the run number The run times of the same competitor are NOT added together and no check is made on the number Their only purpose is to distinguish between the various races which have the same race number When a run number has been set this remains active also for numbers which have not made the previous run If the number of a run already made is set for a competitor number an attention warning appears which indicates the competitor number and run The possible options are F1 Delete to delete the data of the previous run F3 Continue to resume timing of the previous race in Last Lap mode F5 Quit to quit if an error has been made This function is not a
35. 66 13 Linkgate radio signal test An essential condition for the correct use of the LinkGate system is a sufficiently high level of the quality of its radio signal With this function REI2 allows you to test its efficiency When you enter this function the words RADIO SIGNAL QUALITY TEST appear followed on the next line of the display by the message Ready to receive At this point you can start a test transmission for example a start signal After about 3 seconds from the start of transmission during which the message Reception in progress is shown the channel of the signal received and the quality of the signal expressed as a percentage are displayed Naturally the higher the percentage the higher the quality of reception Values above 40 are considered safe If the channel set on the LinkGate Encoder does not coincide with the channel set on REI2 see section LinkGate channel on p 33 the message RADIO XXXX Channel xxx Signal xxx Different channel received appears If the level of quality of the signal received is below 40 one or more of the following steps can be taken e place both the transmitting and receiving radios the radios connected to the Encoder in an elevated upright position e change the working frequency to avoid interference from the frequency used by other transmitters e especially for the transmitting radio use more efficient antennas such
36. 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 10 di 66 2 3 2 First lap To simulate the crossing of the finishing line after 300 metres we press the lt STO gt key On the display the time since the start of the race split and the lap time lap are shown In this first time taking these are the same The stop line is blocked for 40 seconds in order to take only the leader s time and the athletes coming after are ignored So further lt STO gt s are ignored until the line becomes active again The display appears as below A B 10 12439 9 STO LPO SPO AXO Num SPL 1 LAP 1 New StopChr LaBtLap Ann fv MENU Figure 3 In the various positions we see a The Split number b The Split time c The Lap number d Indication of logical blocking of the line e The Lap time When line disactivation time by default 40 during which the block indicator bar grows smaller finishes the line is once again activated and the symbol on the LAP line disappears 2 3 3 Second lap When the stop line is reactivated we can simulate completion of the second lap 700m once again by pressing the lt STO gt key The display appears as below 10 13 2327 9 STO LPO SPO AXO Num Im 1 32 9 SPL 2 1 31 01 LAP 2 4l 52 07 New StopChr LastLap Ann Ev MENU Figure 4 REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GATE P P E Pagina 11 di 66 2 3 4 Thousand meters To simulate the completio
37. Attention to be able to carry out synchronization the START line must be at rest when F4 is pressed open for line N O closed for line N C If the line is not at rest the message IIILATTENTION START line unable to give synchronization impulse will appear With e F2 the inserted data can be modified if a mistake has been made e F4 to confirm synchronization data With the next START impulse the internal clock starts e lt F5 gt returns you to the previous menu 6 2 Editing synchronization value In certain situations it may be necessary to change the synchronization of RED to align it with other devices which cannot be resynchronized After establishing the gap in synchronization between the two devices for example with a STOP in parallel insert the value as Time change paying attention to the alignment for example 3 hundredths should be inserted as 3000 ten thousandths The date can also be changed Each value should be confirmed with ENT The enabled function keys are e Fl Time to change the sign of variation with each press it enables the increase or reduction of values e F3 Correct to change any incorrectly inserted data e F4 OK to carry out correction of synchronization e F5 menu to quit the function 6 3 Synchronization verify Calling up this function makes RED ready to receive an impulse from a line main or LinkPod or the LinkGate system The me
38. Display of rankings This function offers a wide range of choice for the data to be shown on the display or the ranking printout The following options are always available e lt ESC gt to quit this choice e ENT to show the list on the display e lt ALT gt lt ENT gt to print the selected ranking e F3 Run to set the run number to refer to e F4 Group to select the group whose ranking is required 0 for all the athletes inserted Each time the F1 Ranking key is pressed a different ranking type is proposed The functioning of the F2 and F5 keys changes according to the choice made with F1 The following table summarises the various combinations possible Finish times Total times Ranking calculated on the total time of runs Intermediate LAP Intermediate number times Intermediate Total of SPLITs times If you decide to consult the ranking on the display you can run through the whole list or search for a specific competitor number at a specific position in the ranking Intermediate SPLIT run Intermediate number times Options available e lt ESC gt to return to the choice of time limits e Fl to scroll one event back on the list e Fl when pressed for over 2 seconds scrolls quickly back up the list e F2 to scroll one event down REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 25 di 66 e F2 when pressed for over 2 seconds
39. E P P E Pagina 13 di 66 3 Program characteristics In the short race illustrated in Starting we have used only a minimal part of the function features offered by the Simple stopwatch program In the following sections the various configuration possibilities and the various operations to be performed for particular events will be analysed RED stores all the events start intermediate stop and allows you to make all the modifications that may become necessary at any time also of races runs already finished The values that depend on the modified events net time lap time total times are recalculated after each modification On the printout all the events recorded are shown with the indication of the type number run channel type channel and time and all the modifications made to them annulments variations re assignments Firstly the functions available within the Timing function will be illustrated Then the possibilities which can be accessed from the program menu will be illustrated The various choices possible both as regards the various menus and options and the various modifiable values are assigned each time by the 5 function keys lt F1 gt lt F5 gt If not otherwise specified times are taken with an accuracy of 1 25 000 of a second they are printed and displayed with an accuracy of 1 10 000 All the calculations are made at 1 25 000 and then net times are rounded up or down as requested
40. Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 43 di 66 10 Configuring lines REI2 can receive impulses through various channels As well as the line keys the main lines START LAP AUX and STOP the LinkGate radio system with or without built in radio system and the LinkPod system can be used For operational and connection modes consult the User Manual 10 1 Physical Logical Channel Assignment This menu allows you to specify how REI2 must interpret the signals coming from the various input devices 10 1 1 Main lines and Keys assignment This function allows you to change the types of events acquired both on the main lines Start Lap Aux and Stop and on the corresponding line keys The enabled function keys are e Fl c logical each time you press one of the possible options for the channel indicated by the symbol 4 is enabled The options possible are STOP N ASS for unassigned START LAP and MANUAL to only print the time event and not store it afterwards If the LAP option is selected REI2 asks which intermediate stage lap from 0 to 240 it must be assigned to If set at 0 REI2 will automatically move the lap number forward with each impulse e F2 ANY allows you to scroll the list of physical channels e F3 allows you to pass quickly from the line management column to the key management column e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu Although it is possible to change assignment of the phys
41. RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E MICRO G ATE Simple stopwatch Program ge is simple stopwatch Program REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P ES Pagina 2 di 66 Summary 1 CONVENTIONS area ke Ka cade a a a ka an sais zu a ent kl NR sass eR cast EUR m 6 2 TARINGA 7 2 1 LOCO MEER 7 2 2 Switching on and choosing the program essere 7 2 3 TN 9 2 3 1 First Tace Start nener naa ts 9 242 First io E PC TA i RAE NK AMME TEA YE Re AR OMUR 10 2 3 3 Second a E E NA e e e 10 2 3 4 Thousand meters escono eder d ee tnde a beri deed OG dns Gunes 11 2 3 5 GE ER AA AA EA 11 2 3 6 AA 12 2 3 7 e SAT e e AA 12 2 3 1 QUITA O A RP aae Eni 12 3 PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS cccecicsissscssnsscscisecssscssacsnecnsecnsecnsedsnecssecenssssecntscnses 13 C a A A A S 14 4 1 PUNCH e contexte EA A Ye KR 14 4 2 NG al o a ld A m Ml eile ide 15 4 3 Race Athletics Relay Carving Motor Sport 15 4 3 1 IE ARA e AA ee ER E AA na 15 4 3 2 NN 16 4 3 3 RESET Aa 16 4 3 4 Finishes fo pixie M EIER 16 4 4 Functions Athletics Relay Carving MotorSport 16 4 4 1 DITA oec al le AA AA C cet Pu UE 16 4 4 2 i oz a AA haan nao da ynda kaykay si ella 17 4 4 3 ve 17 44 4 e Ba vE AD A 18 44 5 EE e uc
42. To meet special requirements times can be taken and stored at lower levels of accuracy and adjusted to the same level required by the competition e g relay races timed at 1 10 It is possible to start a competitor in a run even if he she has no time for previous runs Co The storage of all the events and the calculation of results when needed allows maximum flexibility of race management such as the editing of events for previous runs re printing of the rankings of runs already completed the simultaneous management of two or more runs or even starting competitors with their run order inverted This manual refers to version 1 07 9 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 14 di 66 4 Timing 4 1 Functional context The various functions are associated with the 5 function keys in different ways according to the events to be managed the virtual keyboard enabled and whether an operation on the proprietory competitor number is necessary In the first sessions you are therefore advised to check the function associated with the different keys which is always shown on the display before pressing them Below are shown the various active functions within the various statuses in which REI2 can operate during the timing session and the section in which their use is described For the sake of simplicity functions in Athletics Relay races Carving and Motor Sport are
43. TypeTab I Items Hh mm ss d LINE DISPLAYBOARD NUM TAB DISPLAY At this point to set up the second line press F2 to 04 Microtab 2 Ppos Nnum TRace i da gt Ae or m O RRA move next to N 1 lt F3 gt for Edit lt F3 gt again for 1 Sooo es SECUN IRA TabType until the word Microtab appears on the second line F4 2 ENT to set the two items and F2 until the words Name Athlete appear on the third from bottom line Hh mm ss d Press 5 to confirm the setting and to return to the Displayboard Microtab N Items configuration menu Surname First Name Name Athlete ESC quit without confirming V TypeTab I Items Hh mm ss d LINE DISPLAYBOARD NUM TAB DISPLAY 5 s d iu e E oe aS Your configuration is now ready and you can quit the Microta Name Athlete function with lt 5 gt Menu Hhimm ss d At this point to set the second line press lt F2 gt to non persuade 2 NW E e palag place yourself next to N 1 lt F3 gt for Edit lt F3 gt again for TypeTab until the word Microtab appears on the second line lt F4 gt 2 lt ENT gt to set the two items and lt F2 gt until the words Athlete s name appear on the third line from the bottom RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P a Pagina 40 di 66 Hhimm ss d Confirm the setting with lt ENT gt so that the arrow Displayboard Microtab a E appears and press lt F5 gt to return to the menu Sur
44. ace to the next and can have a number from 1 to 59999 When you receive a start impulse you should consider the race as started RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 16 di 66 If there is a false start it is possible to annul it by pressing the lt F4 gt Ann Ev key and confirming with lt F4 gt Yes in answer to the request Are you sure Running time can start from any positive or negative value This value can be set by the user with the function 4 4 2 T ini described on p 17 You are asked if you want to manage or eliminate any Start events received before the stopwatch has been set to zero To eliminate them press lt F1 gt Eliminate to manage them press lt F2 gt for Manage and confirm the operation with lt F4 gt Yes In this way REI2 considers the race in progress terminated and starts again with a new race beginning with the Start received 4 3 2 Transit In Simple stopwatch both transit and finish are connected to the STOP line There is therefore no physical difference between a LAP and a STOP but management is made logically on the basis of the activated mode LastLap or NoLastLap When a transit is received and therefore a STOP in NoLastLap mode REI2 disables the reception of other events on the STOP line for a time which can be set by the user with the function 8 1 3 LAP disactivation time see p 32 Normally the START line is set for start event mana
45. akes a printout of all the events results and operations made When there is a START a few lines of information about the race in progress are printed as in the example below for the first run of race or competitor number 123 N 123 Run N 1 Other informative notes concern activation of the last lap and its disactivation LAST LAP Ann Selection LastLap Or the annulmentof an acquired event Event annulled For each intermediate or final impulse acquired two or more lines containing the values of the result obtained are printed Let s look in detail A B D E 9 15 2 65 39 34 Kmh 135 84 Kmh A letter N for number B Consecutive number of finish impulse C Type of result this can have one of the following values REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 23 di 66 e SLM split time e LAP lap time e DIST time behind the first finisher e RESET countdown set to zero e Vspl speed value calculated on split e Vlap average race speed value D Consecutive result number of same type consecutive Lap consecutive finish E Value of result obtained and possibly unit of measurement used if this is not in hours minutes seconds and fractions e g m s gt meters a second REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 24 di 66 5 Rankings and other printouts 5 1 Printing
46. atch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P PS E Pagina 6 di 66 1 Conventions In this manual the keys to be pressed are shown inside angled brackets For example press lt F1 gt means the yellow key marked F1 while the options proposed by REI2 are indicated in bold type A time which is shown in italics on the display indicates that this time is running on the stopwatch An underlined figure indicates that the blinking cursor is in that position and the stopwatch is waiting for an input REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P PS E Pagina 7 di 66 2 Starting 2 1 Introduction The best way to learn to use Microgate s REI2 stopwatch is to begin trying Bear in mind that there is no sequence of keys which can damage your stopwatch However make sure you read this manual carefully before connecting any accessories This first section will guide you step by step through the management of a short athletics session with a 1 500 and a 100 meter race on track 400 m During this first time of use we will simulate the various stop and start impulses using the line keys REL behaves in a similar way whether the impulse comes from the keyboard or from an external line Let s suppose that no displayboard is connected 2 2 Switching on and choosing the program We start of course by switching on the stopwatch with the relative switch For a moment the message SYSTEM BOOTING
47. ctivated 8 2 3 Beep keys This allows you to enable the emission of a beep each time a key is pressed Each time the lt F3 gt key is pressed one of these two alternatives is activated Disabled no beep or Enabled a short beep each time a key is pressed Beep emission always remains active RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 34 di 66 8 2 4 Display contrast This allows you to vary the contrast on the display to improve its legibility in conditions of bad light The lt F2 gt key enables you to reduce contrast while the lt F4 gt key enables you to increase it By pressing the two keys lt F1 gt and lt F4 gt for more than 2 seconds you can regulate contrast more rapidly Remember that you can activate back lighting of the display with the lt Light gt key Be careful not to quit this function when contrast on the display is regulated in such a way that it is impossible to read it The lt F5 gt key returns you to the hardware configuration menu 8 2 5 Duration of Linkgate transmission Each time the lt F1 gt key is pressed one of the two alternatives L or S is activated The setting chosen must correspond to the one made on the Linkgate Encoder see user manual for further information With transmission duration set to S signals from the same EncRadio channel can be transmitted in rapid succession This configuration is particularly suitable for example
48. d by pressing lt Start stop gt lt ALT gt The key lt LCK gt over the lt Start gt key also operates on the STOP line 4 8 1 Discarded events management This function allows you to retrieve or delete the last 5 events discarded because of the line block RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 21 di 66 Logical channel PhysicC Time START Line hh mm ss a STOP Line hh mm ss Physical channel i i PM e UEFA HEEL OA KA eae AA wi od Event date y Manage Manage all Del Event time Options available e F1 4 to scroll up the list of the 5 choices available e F2 Vv to scroll down the list of the 5 choices available e F3 Manage manages the event selected and quits automatically e F4 Manage all manages all the events proceeding from the bottom to the top and quits automatically e F5 Del to delete the event from the list e lt ESC gt to quit the management of discarded events menu Co If you choose to manage or delete an event this is removed from the list of discarded events ES If other events are discarded while you are operating inside this menu the list is updated only when you quit 4 9 Holdoff time disactivation keys The two lt Rearm gt keys have similar function features The only difference is that while the lt Rearm gt key over the lt St
49. e current race 16 3 Continue current race 54 D Total memory deletion 16 4 Total memory deletion 55 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P PS d Pagina 64 di 66 M 5 B Editing basic configuration 17 Editing basic configuration 56 M 5 C Line status 18 Line status 57 REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 65 di 66 22 Editing history The table below summarises the main changes made to this document Program Chapter Page Editing description version 1 03 3 13 Point to stress inserted in Program characteristics 1 03 5 24 New organization of Rankings and other printouts chapter 1 03 5 1 24 Changed Printing Display of rankings chapter numbering 1 03 5 2 25 New chapter Other printouts 1 03 5 3 25 New function Printout and Visualization mode 1 03 9 2 40 Function Visualization pause changed 1 03 9 7 41 New function Display time without punctuation 1 03 21 2 61 Race menu updated 1 03 22 65 Insertion of Editing history chapter 1 07 9 General edit for version 1 07 9 REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 66 di 66 Copyright Copyright O 1999 2005 by Microgate s r l All rights reserved No part of this document or of any of the individual manuals may be copied or reproduced without previously maki
50. ed respectively by P and N and the time on the first pair and the personal details of the competitor on the second pair For instructions concerning the connection and setting up of the displayboards consult the MicroTab manual In the example displays it is supposed that none of the displayboards have been previously configured After entering the function Selecting displays press the lt F1 gt key until the cursor 4 is positioned alongside the 0 in the LINE column then press Hh mm ss d lt F3 gt for Edit LINE DISPLAYBOARD NUM TAB DISPLAY lt F3 gt again for Type Tab until the message Displayboard Microtab appears on the second line ESC quit without confirming V TypeTab I Items Conf RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GATE Simple stopwatch Program Pagina 39 di 66 Hh mm ss d Press F4 for N Items and set the number of items Displayboard Microtab N Items 1 for line lt gt and press lt ENT gt 34 56 78 Race time ESC quit without confirming V TypeTab I Items Conf Hh mm ss d Press the F2 key until the message Ppos Nnum Displayboard Microtab Pai TRace appears on the third line from the bottom 123 45678 34 56 78 Pos Num T Race ESC quit without confirming Y TypeTab I Items Hh mm ss d Confirm setting with F5 You automatically return Displayboard Microtab N Items to the configuration menu P12 N345 34 56 78 PPos NNum T Race ESC quit without confirming V
51. ed race from the list of races proposed In the column e RACE the consecutive race number appears The symbol to the left of the number indicates the last active race which is retrieved if Continue current race is selected e DATE the start date e START the start time e TYPE the type of program used for the race The positions which are free for memorisation of a race are indicated by The enabled function keys are e Fl to scroll up the race list e F2 V to scroll down the list e F3 Delete deletes the race shown by the symbol You are requested to confirm that you wish to delete the race F4 to delete F5 to annul deletion If you select an unused race number the message Impossible to delete appears e F4 Retrive retrieves the race indicated by the symbol 4 and allows you to resume timing it If you select an unused race number the message Race not available appears e F5 menu to return to the previous menu 16 3 Continue current race By selecting this option you resume timing of the last race stored and retain all its timings and configuration settings REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 55 di 66 16 4 Total memory deletion Selecting this option allows you to delete all the data of all the stored races On the display the message ATTENTION All data and races will be irreversibly cancelled pr
52. enu to return to the configuration menu The number of LinkPods configured does not depend on the position of the cable but on the value set on each LinkPod 10 2 Line disactivation times This allows you to modify the disactivation times of inputs after the acquisition of an event Each line can be configured individually The enabled function keys are e Fl NN allows you to scroll through the list of the various configurable lines The line selected is indicated by the character 4 and the disactivation time expressed in milliseconds can be inserted immediately e F2 allows you to pass quickly from one column to another e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu The last lap value the one at the bottom on the right can be configured for the channel number as well as for holdoff time The disactivation value can adopt any value you like between 0 and 60 000 milliseconds 1 minute If you try to change the value for a channel for which there is no corresponding physical channel for a few seconds the message Logical chan not assigned to physical chan appears REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 45 di 66 10 3 Line exclusion configuration The lt LCK gt key situated over the lt STA gt key can be configured so as to offer the user the possibility of operating on one or more logical channels of his her choice Vice versa the lt LCK gt
53. first competitor finishes the stopwatch automatically configures itself for the start of a new race 8 1 13 Automatic Lastlap Every time the key is pressed one of the two options Active or Disactive is activated If the option Active is selected REI2 switches itself automatically to LastLap status for each new race 8 2 Hardware configuration This menu contains the settings which guide the functioning of the stopwatch 8 2 1 LinkGate channel Pressing key lt F1 gt opens a submenu which shows the setting the dip switches must have on the LinkGate amp Encoder for the channel previously stored Pressing F2 Modify activates the cursor next to the channel number from 0 to 127 Key in the number you intend to use When you have inserted the number and pressed lt ENT gt the new setting the dip switches must have on the LinkGate Encoder is shown The first dip switch does not affect channel selection and so is shown as LONG or SHORT Pressing lt F3 gt Length modifies the position of the first dip switch shown alternately as LONG or SHORT The lt F5 gt menu key returns you to the hardware configuration menu Remember that it is absolutely essential that the channel set on REI2 and on LinkGate Encoder should coincide For further information see the User Manual 8 2 2 Printer on off This of course allows you to turn the printer on off Each time the lt F2 gt key is pressed one of the two alternatives Off or On is a
54. gement only By selecting the START configuration as a STOP event see chap 8 1 11 START like STOP event on p 33 as well as for the race start it can likewise be used on the STOP line As well as crossings of the finish line transits can be acquired on the AUX line These transits typically used for transits to be acquired at points other than the finishing line e g 1000m in the 1500m are not timed and are not used for the calculation of lap time If the time count is positive an event on the LAP line also causes it to be printed and a net time to be sent on the serial This function is suitable for counting the number of times the finish line is crossed in athletics The event acquired is subsequently annulled 4 3 3 Reset If counting has been made to start from a negative value as for example in carving competitions it is possible to set the coundown part of the count to zero with a LAP impulse 4 3 4 Finishes As mentioned above REI2 considers events acquired on the STOP line in LastLap mode as finishes Unlike transits in which the line remains disabled for a certain period during finishes there is no disactivation time and all the events are acquired As well as printing the split time of all the competitors and the lap time of the first REI2 calculates and prints the time separating the first competitor detected at the finish from the competitors coming after indicating it as time lag 4 4 Functions Athletics Relay Carv
55. he lt LCK gt key over the lt Stop gt button operates only on the STOP line the key over the lt Start gt key can be configured in whatever way the user likes see the section Line exclusion configuration on p 45 The last five impulses acquired on the lines placed in lock status are nevertheless stored Pressing a second time on the LCK key reactivates the line and turns off the relative led At this point if at least one event has been acquired the message Annull nn events xxx Yes No appears on the last line of the display where nn is the number of events acquired and xxx is their type Reply Yes with lt F4 gt to irreversibly eliminate the acquired events Reply No to operate one at a time on the events in question deciding whether to annul them or manage them If necessary it is possible to reactivate the lock once again with the lt LCK gt key without losing any events The next time the lt LCK gt key is pressed you are offered the chance of managing both the events acquired in the previous lock phase and those in this one Co Note that the lock keys act on all the inputs line LinkPod radio assigned to the blocked logical channel but have no effect on the line keys The last event discarded can be retrieved by pressing the key lt START STOP gt and then by pressing the key lt F4 gt in reply to the question Manage XXX Sure Yes No Alternatively the last 5 discarded events can be displayed and or manage
56. he values which can be set are e Velocity in bps 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 e On Line data Yes for transmission activated No for transmission not activated REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 35 di 66 e Off Line data Yes for transmission activated No for transmission not activated e Radio In Yes to enable the serial for wireless reception of events and to modify the speed to 1200 e Tick Disab For no transmission 1s 1 10 and 1 100 The values set can be changed with the appropriate commands sent by the processor REI2 For details of transmission and reception protocl consult 20 REI2 PC communication protocols on p 59 Not all the combinations of Serial A and Serial B velocity are compatible REI2 indicates this by putting a line through the speed which cannot be set e g Ser A 1200 Ser B 115200 8 4 Printing of configuration With this function which can be obtained by pressing the F4 key Printing of configuration you can get a complete printout of the configuration set on REI2 REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 36 di 66 9 Displayboard configuration With this menu the type of displayboards connected to REI2 can be set and some of their operational modes specified 9 1 Selecting displays RED can directly pilot up to 16 strings of Micr
57. ical channel of the keys o you are advised to do this only in cases of absolute necessity taking great care after the modification has been made not to be misled by the characters on the keys 10 1 2 Radio Channel Assignment This function allows you to change the event types acquired through the LinkGate radio system The radio channels are presented on two distinct screen displays the first from 0 start to 7 and the second from 8 to 15 Stop Initial assignment of radio channels is as follows e radio channel 0 as logical Start channel e radio channels from 1 to 9 as logical Lap channel from 1 to 9 and then radio channels from A to D as logical channels from 10 to 13 e radio channel E as generic Lap Lap 0 e radio channel F as logical Stop channel The enabled function keys are e FI c logical each time you press one of the possible options for the channel indicated by the symbol is enabled The options possible are STOP N ASS for unassigned START LAP and MANUAL to only print the time event and not store it afterwards If the LAP option RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 44 di 66 is selected REI2 asks which intermediate stage lap from 0 to 240 it must be assigned to If set at 0 REI2 will automatically move the lap number forward with each impulse e F2 AN allows you to scroll the list of radio channels e F3 allows you to pass quickly fr
58. ing Motor Sport 4 4 1 Memo This function allows you to look at and reprint previously acquired races On the display the same information which was shown when the retrieved event was acquired appears RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 17 di 66 The letters FN S on the first graphic line indicate that the information shown is for a finish acquired in LastLap mode The enabled function keys are e lt Arrow up gt Runs forward through the various races in the order in which they were made e Arrow downs Runs through the races in reverse order e Fl Runs backwards in reverse chronological order through the events of each race After reaching the first event of a race it goes back to the last event of the previous race e F2 3 Runs through the events of each race in chronological order After reaching the last event of a race it goes on to the first event of the next race e F3 Search Allows you to rapidly find the race you want When the key is pressed the cursor places itself next to the number and after this has been inserted and confirmed next to the run number If the race searched for is not present an error message is shown on the last line for a few seconds e F4 Print Gives a complete printout of the race selected e F5 Quit Returns to the timing function Attention During use of this function acquired events are ignored
59. ion menu Each time the key associated with a line from F1 to lt F4 gt is pressed one of the two options Normally open or Normally closed is enabled The LinkPod O inputs can be configured by acting directly on the device For further information refer to the User Manual 10 5 Noise filter principal lines RED filters spurious events coming from external lines e g start gates or switches The enabled function keys are e Fl Start e F2 Lap e F3 Stop REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 46 di 66 e lt F4 gt Aux e F5 quit to return to the configuration menu By default the noise filter is active on the Start line Every time the key assigned to a line is pressed from lt F1 gt to lt F4 gt one of the two options Yes No is enabled RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 47 di 66 11 Setting of speed bases REI2 allows you to calculate both the average speed between two acquisition points Start Lap x and Stop and instant speed through the LinkGate system which as well as sending the time acquired is able to send the time taken to cover a specific base REI2 does not store speeds but only the data necessary to calculate them such as times taken to cover the distance between acquisition points and time taken to cover the bases as well as the relative lengths
60. m ss d Wind gauge data taken for current moment Current air speed 10 2m s gt ee Current direction 13 5 3 3 Current lux 35 a Vind gauge data taken when competitor finished Stored data Air speed 11 5m s Number 7 Direction 13 7 Manche 1 37 32 Number of competitor and run for which data was y Print Rep 7 taken Options available e FI N display previous set of data e F2 Y display next set of data e F3 Print print data on display e F4 Rep insert in hours minutes and seconds the frequency with which the sensor is to be read and the data taken printed e F5 Quit return to previous menu 5 4 3 Print climatic data Pressing the key lt F2 gt switches between Yes and No activating or disactivating measurement and printing on the printed strip of the climatic data taken at the moment each competitor finishes REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 27 di 66 6 Synchronization REI2 can be synchronized by means of the keyboard the external line or via radio with the LinkGate system If necessary synchronization can be corrected by putting the internal clock forward or back 6 1 Synchronization Through this function REI2 s internal clock is synchronized The operation is performed by inserting the time of synchronization confirming each field hour minutes with the lt ENT gt key and then the date
61. n of a thousand meters we press the lt AUX gt key On the display only the SPL split time is shown The AUX line is active even if the Stop line disactivation time is not yet completely finished Events acquired on the AUX line are not used for calculation of the Lap time As soon as the line is active again we press lt STO gt to simulate the completion of 1100 meters 2 3 5 Finish We have seen that REI2 ignores all STOP events while the line is not active If on the one hand this is useful for acquiring an event generated by the passing of the leader on the other hand it would not allow us to take the times of the various athletes who reached the finish line after the first To make this possible we must indicate to REI2 that the event we want to acquire is the last lap To do this we press the key lt F3 gt LastLap On the last line of the display the message ATTENTION LAST LAP SELECTED appears for a few seconds and on the printout the indication LAST LAP is printed The first time the STO key is pressed the same information we saw in the previous laps is shown on the display 10 15 12 4 STO LPO SPO AXO Num Im 3 12 4 SPL 4 3 12 25 LAP 4 49 23 New StopChr LastLap Ann Ev MENU Figure 5 The next time the lt STO gt key is pressed the Split time and the time separating the competitor from the first athlete to finish are shown 10 15 12 6 STO LPO SPO AXO Num lm 3 12 6 SPL 5 3 12 50 DST 2 0 23
62. name Name Athlete s name ENT select N TypeTab I Items menu Hh mm ss d Your configuration is now ready and you can quit the LINE DISPLAYBOARD NUM TAB DISPLAY s 3 0 Microtab 2 Ppos Nnum TRace function with lt F5 gt Menu 14 Athlete s name 9 2 Visualization pause By pressing the F2 key it is possible in the field with the indication STOP to set the time the data of the finished competitor remains on the displayboard and in the field with the indication Lap the time the data of the competitor who has arrived at the intermediate stage remains The times of display can be set from 1 to 60 seconds and confirmed with ENT For the modes with which REI2 uses this item of data see Displayboard management on p 20 Remember that when the value of the elements to be displayed has exceeded 4 the time they are shown for is halved until only 4 elements are in the queue This value must be set at a value which enables the competitor to read the displayboard and avoids excessive queuing 9 3 Serial speed displayboard With this function you can set REI2 s velocity transmission to the Microgate GRAPH displayboards Remember that the velocity of the serial lines of the GRAPH displayboards can be configured by the user while that of the uTAB displayboards is fixed at 1200 except for special versions Each time you activate the F3 key one of the possible options 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 28800 38400 57600
63. ng a written application to Microgate s r l for authorisation All the marks or names of products mentioned in this document or in the individual manuals are or may be registered marks belonging to the individual firms Microgate REI2 REI RaceTime MicroTab uTab MicroGraph uGraph MicroBeep Beep Uploder Microrun MicroLink yuFlasher LinkPod LinkGate LinkGate encoder LinkGate decoder EncRadio DecRadio Polifemo MicroSem uSem are registered marks of Microgate s r l or of licensed users Microgate s r l reserves the right to modify the products described in this document and or in the relative manuals without notice Collaborators in the creation of REI2 and the preparation of the relative manuals are Ing Roberto Biasi Dr Vinicio Biasi Ing Federico Gori Ing Alessandro Miorelli Giuliano Menestrina Daniele Veronesi The software and manuals are available in the following languages Italian English German and French Microgate S r L 39100 Bolzano Bozen Via Stradivari 4 Stradivaristr ITALY Tel 39 471 501532 Fax 39 471 501524 e mail info microgate it MICRO GATE
64. ntermediate event is printed also in this case at the moment the event is confirmed 8 1 2 Measurement precision When you select this option you are asked for the precision of the measurement to be used for the calculation of Lap and net time Remember that all the time events are recorded with the maximum precision 1 25000 of a second which is also used to make calculations whatever precision is set unless the time event truncation function is active The options available are e lt F1 gt Each time you press this key one of the 5 alternatives 1 1 10 1 100 1 1000 e 1 10000 is activated e F2 allows you to insert the figure first not significant starting from which you pass to the significant unit above e g with precision at 1 100 setting 4 xx 2842 becomes xx 29 while xx 2839 becomes xx 28 If you set 0 truncation is always carried out e F3 activates the truncation of time events at the moment they are recorded Each time you press the key one of two alternatives is activated Yes for truncation activated No for no truncation If truncation is activated REI2 asks if truncation should be extended to all the time events of the race in progress and so also to those already recorded With lt F5 gt extension of truncation is not accepted with lt F4 gt irreversible truncation of all time events is accepted Time event truncation is useful in those races such as the relay in which because of the various
65. oceed Press lt F4 gt for Yes to delete all the stored races press lt F5 gt for No to annul deletion REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 56 di 66 17 Editing basic configuration This function allows you to select which configuration of the 4 proposed is most suitable for the requirements of the event you intend to time When you have selected the basic configuration you can make whatever change you like to the configuration proposed The enabled function keys are e F1 Athletics e F2 Relay e F3 Carving e F4 Countdown F5 Motor Sport Because of its special characteristics the data in the memory of the race in progress CS cannot be kept when you pass to Countdown configuration from a different configuration but all the stored events are irreversibly deleted REI2 informs you of this with the usual procedure of request and confirmation For the values set by REI2 see Pre set configurations on p 58 REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 57 di 66 18 Line status This function allows convenient management of the status lines connected to REI To the right of their description the main lines START LAP STOP and AUX have a little circle which indicates their status For the Pods of the LinkPod system the status of each of the 8 inputs of each Pod is indicated The indicators
66. ogate uTAB displayboards each string is formed of a master displayboard and if required up to three slave displayboards or uGRAPH displayboards This function allows you to select their type number and the data to be presented on each of them When you have entered the configuration function with the F1 key Selecting displays a list is proposed in which the configuration currently set is indicated In the column ADDR the Address value to be set on the displayboard is indicated Remember that the Address values of the displayboard must correspond to the value indicated in this first column In the DISPLAYBOARD column the type of displayboard chosen is shown a series of indicates an inactive line In the column NUM TAB the number of displayboards set for that address is indicated In the column DISPLAY the type of data which will be sent is shown with some abbreviations The active function keys are e Fl Y allows you to scroll up the list providing this is compatible with the displayboard type and the number of items selected e F2 Y allows you to scroll down the list e F3 edit to change the displayboard setting to the address indicated by 4 e F5 menu to return to the configuration menu When the Edit function has been selected the configuration set for the line address selected is shown The active function keys are e Fl 4 allows you to run through the list of config
67. om one column to another e F4 Others allows you to pass from the management of the channels from 0 radio start to 7 to the management of the channels from 8 to 15 radio Stop e lt F5 gt menu to return to the configuration menu 10 1 3 Assigning LinkPod Channels As better described in the User Manual the Microgate LinkPod system consists of a series of from 1 to 10 concentraters pods connected via cable Depending on the type each concentrater has up to 8 inputs making up a total of 80 lines This function allows you to assign the physical channel corresponding to each of the single pod inputs to a logical channel Each pod is presented on its own screen display The enabled function keys are e FI c logical each time you press one of the possible options for the channel indicated by the symbol 4 is enabled The options possible are STOP N ASS for unassigned START LAP and MANUAL to only print the time event and not store it afterwards If the LAP option is selected REI2 asks which intermediate stage lap from 0 to 240 it must be assigned to If set at 0 REI2 will automatically move the lap number forward with each impulse e F2 NY allows you to scroll the list of inputs of each LinkPod e F3 allows you to pass quickly from one column to another e F4 N Pod allows you to pass from the management of one LinkPod to another by inserting their respective numbers from 0 for the first to 9 e F5 m
68. onfiguration 45 M 2 3 C Configuration of N O N C lines 10 4 N O N C line configuration 45 M 3 3 b A Noise filter principal 10 5 Noise filter principal lines 45 M 2 D Setting of speed bases 11 Setting of speed bases 47 M 2 4 A Average speed base length 11 1 Average speed base length 47 M 2 4 B Radio speed base length 11 2 Radio speed base length 47 M 2 4 C Unit of measurement 11 3 Unit of measurement 48 M 2 4 D Speed base type 11 4 Speed base type 48 Others M 2 4b A Speed base range 11 5 Speed base range 48 Others M3 M 3 A Reception of data from PC 12 Data reception from PC 49 M 3 1 A Reception of competitor list from PC 12 1 Reception of competitor lists from PC 49 M 3 1 B Printing of competitor list 12 2 Printing of competitors names 49 M 3 1 C Deletion of competitor name list 12 3 Deletion of competitor name list 49 M 3 B LinkGate radio signal level test 13 Linkgate radio signal test 50 M 2 C Calculator 14 Calculator 51 M 2 3 A Normal 14 1 Normal 51 M 2 3 B Extended day management 14 2 Extended day management 51 M 4 D Battery recharge 15 Battery recharge 52 M 4 4 A Discharge recharge 15 1 Discharge recharge 52 M 4 4 B Immediate recharge 15 2 Immediate recharge 52 M 4 4 C Interrupt 15 3 Interrupt 53 Others M5 M 3 A Race management return above 16 Race management 54 A New race 16 1 New race 54 B Delete retrieve stored race 16 2 Delete Retrieve stored race 54 C Continu
69. op gt button operates only on the stop line the key over the lt Start gt key can be configured in whatever way the user likes see the Line exclusion configuration on p 45 Pressing the key once annuls the waiting time set for the lines on which it is configured In this way REI2 can be set up to receive impulses without waiting for the end of the holdoff time set see section 10 2 Line disactivation times on p 44 Annulment of holdoff time shown by the blinking of the led on the key remains active until the lt Rearm gt key is pressed again Of course the key has no effect on the holdoff times set on the peripherals e g Polifemo cell 4 10 Quitting timing To return to the competition menu at the end of the timing session press the lt F5 gt key for MENU It is possible to quit the timing menu make changes and return to timing also during the race Of course all the data are retained If some events for example a STOP are acquired when you return to the timing function the message Some events have been acquired Do you want the events acquired to be deleted appears To cancel the stored events press the lt F1 gt key and then confirm the decision to delete with the lt F4 gt key for Yes If you press lt F2 gt you wil return to timing with the events ready to be managed REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P a Pagina 22 di 66 4 11 Printout of time events RED m
70. r information about the use of the sensors the wind gauge and the relative consult the relative manual RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P Pagina 26 di 66 5 4 1 View current climatic data This function continuously reads the climatic sensor and shows the data taken on the display It also shows the data taken when the various competitors finish if activated with the function 5 4 3 Print climatic data p 26 Hh mm ss d Current climatic data Current Air temp 10 2 C e cs d Current Snow temp 13 5 C Current Air humid 35 RU y Climatic data measured at the moment the competitor Store data Air temp 11 5 C finishes Number T Snow temp 13 7 C Run 1 umid 3 SRU T Y Print Rep 7 77 it Competitor number and run for which the data have been taken Options available e lt FI gt N to visualize the previous data acquisition e F2 V to visualize the next data acquisition e F3 Print to print the data on the display e F4 Rep to insert the frequency in hours minutes and seconds with which to read the sensor and the printout of the data lt F5 gt Quit to return to previous menu 5 4 2 View current wind data This function continuously reads the wind gauge and shows the data taken on the display If the function Print climatic data has been activated it also shows the data taken when the various competitors finish Hh m
71. rst STOP 33 8 2 Hardware configuration 33 8 2 1 LinkGate channel 33 8 2 2 Printer on off 33 8 2 3 Beep keys 33 8 2 4 Display contrast 34 8 2 5 Duration of Linkgate transmission 34 8 3 Serial configuration 34 8 4 Printing of configuration 35 9 Displayboard configuration 36 9 1 Selecting displays 36 9 2 Visualization pause 40 9 3 Serial speed displayboard 40 9 4 Spot program 40 9 5 Visualize competitor s nation 41 9 6 Configuration line 485 41 9 7 Visualize time without point 41 9 8 Displayboard block after first finish 41 9 12 Displayb Trans length check 42 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P PS E Pagina 63 di 66 M 2 2c B Displayboard available 9 10 Displayboard available 41 M 2 2c C Vis delay dis tick 9 11 Vis delay dis tick 42 Other M 2 2d A Max num in RollRank 0 all 9 9 Max num in RollRank 41 M 2 2d B Visualization pause RollRank 9 13 Visualization pause RollRank 42 M 2 C Line configuration 10 Configuring lines 43 M 2 3 A Physical Logical Channel Assignment 10 1 Physical Logical Channel Assignment 43 M 2 3 1 A Main lines and Keys assignment 10 1 1 Main lines and Keys assignment 43 M 2 3 1 B Radio Channel Assignment 10 1 2 Radio Channel Assignment 43 M 2 3 1 C LinkPod Channel Assignment 10 1 3 Assigning LinkPod Channels 44 M 2 3 A Line disactivation times 10 2 Line disactivation times 44 M 2 3 B Line exclusion configuration 10 3 Line exclusion c
72. s Let s Relay opt for Athletics with the F1 key Carving Countdown Motor Sport A B Hh mm ss d The choice we have made is shown on the printout again Now we are ready to start the Timing session Timing Rankings and other printouts which is done by pressing lt F1 gt again Synchronisation Data Transmission to PC A B C From this moment on the REI 2 display no longer operates in text mode but switches to graphic mode Let s pause for a moment to analyse in Figure 1 what now appears on the display RED Simple stopwatch Program Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Versione 1 07 9 Pagina 9 di 66 MICRO amp GATE a es 10 12 00 0 Num SPL STO LPO SPO AXO lm 0 0 0 00 Memo T ini astLap Figure 1 In the various positions we see a Running time of day b Status of the lines c Power status d Identifying number e Run number f The options which can be activated with the function keys 2 3 Timing 2 3 1 First race start We can now start our first race by pressing the lt STA gt key On the printout the indication of the event is printed As shown in Figure 2 on the graphic display new elements appear while others change in particular A Running time 10 12 02 5 Num SPL New Figure 2 StopChr STO LPO SPO AXO lm LastLap Ann Ev 2 5 0 00 MENU REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07
73. ssage SYNCHRONIZATION VERIFY Wait for impulse appears on the display When RED receives an impulse the channel the impulse comes from and the date and time when it was acquired are printed on the printed strip REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 28 di 66 6 4 Signal With this function a synchronization impulse for the synchronization of other devices can be generated When the function is activated a request is made for the time and date for generation of the impulse Every value must be confirmed with lt ENT gt The signal is generated by switching pin 6 of the I O digital port to level 0 REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 29 di 66 7 Data transmission to PC When a competition is in progress or at its end the transmission of data to the electronic processors may be requested without the processor itself requesting this The port to use and the transmission velocity can be specified with function Serial configuration see section 8 3 on p 34 There are two data transmission modes Off Line and On Line The data which can be sent are e Time events all the events recorded e T Totals total times disabled e T Run the times of individual runs e T Lap intermediate times e NP NA SQ all the competitors not in the competition such as non starters non finishers and disqualified
74. st C Line status main and pod D Autotuning Battery 21 2 Race menu M 1 M 1 A Timing M 1 B Rankings and other printouts M 1 2 A Printing Display of rankings M 1 2 B Other printouts Disab M 1 2 C Print and display modes M 1 C Synchronization M 1 3 A Synchronization M 1 3 B Edit synchronization value M 2 1 C Synchronization verify M 2 1 D Signal 4 Timing 14 5 Rankings and other printouts 24 5 1 Printing Display of rankings 24 5 2 Other printouts 25 5 3 Printout and Visualization mode 25 6 Synchronization 27 6 1 Synchronization 27 6 2 Editing synchronization value 27 6 3 Synchronization verify 27 6 4 Signal 28 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Versione 1 07 9 RED MICRO GATE Simple stopwatch Program Pagina 62 di 66 M 1 D Data transmission to PC M 1 4 A Off Line data transmission M 1 4 B On Line data output configuration M 1 4 C Serial configuration M 2 3 D Data output protocol Others M2 M 2 D RED configuration M 2 1 A Software configuration M 2 1 1 A Print intermediate times M 2 1 1 B Measurement precision A Measurement precision B Rounding up down 0 truncation C Time event truncation M 2 1 1 C LAP disactivation time M 2 1 1 C Set countdown M 2 1 1 D Speed base range M 2 1 1 D End count stop Active Disactive Others M 2 1 1b A Display of net times M 2 1 1b B Automatic last lap M 2 1 1b B Print only split time M 2 1 1b C Print Time
75. t greater distances On serial A however the Microgate protocol is used for data output For greater completeness and flexibility we recommend that you use the Microgate protocol and that you use the Alge protocol only if there are problems of computing with the software used for data processing Transmission velocity is automatically set to 2400 for both serial ports see chap 8 3 Serial configuration on pag 34 RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 31 di 66 8 REI2 configuration The various configuration menus allow you to edit the numerous settings that affect the way REI2 functions When you decide to delete the configuration at the start of a new race or select Editing basic configuration see relative section 17 on p 56 and select the configuration most suitable for the timing session all the parameters will be set to those values most suitable in the greatest number of cases 8 1 Software configuration This menu contains the settings which guide the functioning of the program 8 1 1 Printing of intermediate times Allows you to choose when to print the acquired times Each time you press the lt F3 gt key one of two possibilities is activated namely e at each event the times are printed at the moment the event is acquired e at the finish all the times acquired are printed at the moment the new race is confirmed The time of day of the i
76. ts a beep and prepares itself to receive a new START 4 5 2 Reset The reception of a LAP or AUX impulse resets the countdown with the count value being reset to the value set as the start value The value the countdown had at the moment the impulse was received is printed on the printout with the indication Reset LAP and AUX events cannot be annulled 4 5 3 Suspension A STOP suspends the countdown in progress On the printout the value of the countdown when the STOP SPLIT was received and the time which has passed since the last STOP managed LAP are printed The same information is shown on the display Unlike LAP and AUX events STOP does not set the count to zero but freezes it A START impulse restarts the count from where it was interrupted The STOP event can be annulled with the lt F2 gt AnnStop function 4 6 Functions Countdown 4 6 1 New This function sets the time count to zero and sets up REI2 for a new event acquisition This function cannot be annulled so REI2 asks for confirmation of your intention to set to zero To confirm you intend to set to zero press lt F4 gt for Yes alternatively press lt F5 gt for No 4 6 2 T Ini With this function the value from which REI2 must begin to count time is set This value positive or negative lies between 0 and 23 59 59 9999 10000 When you enter the function either the last value inserted or 1f no value was previously inserted the default value is proposed and
77. up to 3 figures Running time or net time Micrograph 1 Pos Num Time Medium size characters first line letter P position in 3 figures letter N number in 5 figures second line hours minutes seconds tenths and hundredths Micrograph 1 Split lap time Small characters first line letter T and time second line Split time and third line for Lap or to time difference if the first competitor has finished RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 38 di 66 Type Tab Tab Abbreviation Description Micrograph 1 V split V lap Medium size characters first line Vsp aand split speeds second line Vlap and lap speeds Gil i e Time Using medium size characters first line name mc line time el 2 P N Num TimeG First element with medium size characters first line letter P position in up to 3 figures letter N number in up to 5 figures second line First Name and Surname Second element time in minutes seconds and hundredths in full size Micrograph 2 Graphic time Time in hours minutes seconds and hundredths with full size characters Micrograph 2 Lag Graph Time behind 1 finisher The configuration chosen previously is activated as soon as you return to Displayboard configuration Let s look for example at how to set a configuration in which we have 4 MicroTab displayboards 2 masters and 2 slaves on which we want to display the position number preced
78. urations available in one direction F2 N allows you to run through the list of configurations available in the other direction F3 Type Tab allows you to select the type of displayboard F4 N Elem allows you to select the number of displayboards on the line F5 menu to return to the configuration menu lt ESC gt Quit without confirming to return to the menu and the previous configuration While you are choosing the configuration inside some rectangles you are shown how the data will appear on the displayboard In the table below the variations currently available are listed REI2 Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw E Pagina 37 di 66 Microtab 1 Pos Num Position in up to 3 figures and number in up to 5 figures DH ka Letter P position in up to 2 figures letter N and number in up to 3 figures PS Mee a ma Mes uer inst Microtab T Race Spl Lap Running race time At the intermediate stage split time followed by lap and once again running time Microtab 1 Num Race T Competitor number and running time Microtab 1 L Lap N Num Letter L lap intermediate number letter N and competitor number Microtab 2 Pos Num Trace Position in up to 3 figures and number in up to 5 figures Running time or net time Microtab LN NE Athlete s Name Athlete s surname and name Microtab Ppos Nnum Trace Letter P position in up to 2 figures letter N and number in
79. used Each time you press the F4 key one of the two options Multibase Lap is activated With the Multibase configuration you must indicate the length of all the bases between the various intermediate points to have all the average values With the Lap configuration you only have to insert the length of a lap to have the average times of all the laps 11 5 Speed base range This allows you to set the measurement range for the bases on which to calculate average speeds Each time you press the F4 key one of the two alternatives Kilometers Meters and Meters Centimeters is activated Each time the range of the bases is changed all the base measurement values which may already have been inserted are deleted and for this reason REI2 requests confirmation Attention all values will be lost Are you sure Yes No before accepting the change Of course if you press F5 for No the range is not changed REID Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 49 di 66 12 Data reception from PC 12 1 Reception of competitor lists from PC This function allows you to download the list of competitors generated by the Microgate Uploader O or Microrun O Press key lt F1 gt for Reception of lists from PC and lt F1 gt again for Receive list of competitors from PC On the second line of the display the message Ready to receive appears and you have 20 seconds to start data transmission
80. vailable in Countdown configuration RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P P E Pagina 18 di 66 4 4 4 LastLap NoLastLap Each time the lt F3 gt function key is pressed one of the two alternatives NoLastLap to disactivate the finish functions and LastLap to activate the finish functions is proposed Activation of the finish function is indicated on the printout with the message LAST LAP while disactivation is shown with Ann selection LastLap For details of the functioning of the two function modes see 4 3 2 Transit on p 16 and 4 3 4 Finishes on p 16 4 4 5 New This function sets the time count to zero and sets up REI2 for a new event acquisition This function cannot be annulled so REI2 asks for confirmation of your intention to set to zero To confirm that you intend to set to zero press lt F4 gt for Yes alternatively press lt F5 gt for No 4 4 6 StopCr This function freezes the time count and the sensitivity of the lines except the Start line When it has been activated REI2 ignores any events which may be acquired and sets the value shown on the display and displayboards to zero There are two possible ways of quitting this status New and Reconnect If any finishes have been taken STOP with LastLap the time of the first finisher is displayed Otherwise the last event taken is shown The enabled function keys are e F1 New Sets the stopwatch to
81. ys are e Fl N moves the cursor up e F2 y moves the cursor down e F3 Edit allows you to select On deselect Off the data type indicated by the arrow 3 to be transmitted e F5 to return to the previous menu RED Doc R2U B 1079 001 E Simple stopwatch Program Versione 1 07 9 MICRO GH GATE P pw gt Pagina 30 di 66 On Line data transmission can be activated and disactivated as you desire while a competition is in progress You should keep in mind however that REI2 does not transmit calculated events and values on line while transmission was disactivated 7 3 Data output protocol This allows you to choose which protocol to use for data transmission to PC Each time a selection is made one of the possibilities is activated namely e Microgate All the potentialities of the stopwatch are exploited e Alge 4000 Data is transmitted using the same protocol as for Alge 4000 The choice of data which can be transmitted with this protocol see chap 7 1 Off Line data transmission on p 29 and 7 2 Configuration of On Line data output on p 29 is limited to net times only e Radio Mod Two REI2s can be connected through the Computer B output with a crossed cable All the data are exchanged between the two stopwatches The principle on which functioning is based is similar to Rei2Net with the difference that only two stopwatches can be connected but the connection can also be made via modem and so a

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