GiroZ Software Suite for Windows XP User manual Version 1.1
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1. Run link the ZRound software will start DO NOT CLOSE THE FlaCo WINDOW Run the race as outlined in Section 4 a ZRound 1 1 Build 20GiroZ Lite Edition Race timing DAR Z A zaal S i 1 Bill Jones 3 Jim Jones 2 Mike Smith Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 39 Once the zRound software has closed you will be prompted by the FireFox browser that a script is running You must select Continue for race times to be transferred back to the FlaCo software Warning Unresponsive script A script on this page may be busy or it may have stopped responding You can stop the script now or you can continue to see f the script wil complete FlaCo will now show the results for the round FLACO e Free Lap Counter Open Class Prequalifying Heat 1 Round 1 Sample Tournament Settings Select other New J Pan Car Open Class Race settings Duration Min tes Start type a himun lap time Seconds E Drivers 3 z Roir i Settings Manager 4 ounc Select other New A Heats Y lt A bioad results Prequalifying Pa Pos Alias Driver Laps Time Best lap Points noat e 1 Bill Bill Jones 12 00 00 37 96 00 03 02 09 640 fal 41 Ok Cata geen on me 2 Jim JimJones 12 00 00 40 97 00 03 02 02 613 Qualifying 3 Mike Mike Smith 11 00 00 38 66 00 02. GiroZ Software Suite for Windows XP User manual Version 1 1 1 ASSEMBLING THE BRIDGE 2 1 1 Inspect The COMPONCNUS arca dobecelareroenredsieiseeseateaseceet 2 1 2 F me m altogether essee a er EEE A 3 1 3 Installing transponders cian Ea 7 1 4 Checking Transponder power Supply scccaeessvisencesucacessavceendececdevesbocsoncdeecdcxcwebsesstecssdonuseesevse rras 10 2 INSTACCING THE SOFTWARE cocoa 11 2 1 Requirements iaa A A Sites sesns aes 11 2 2 Installation canada 11 3 OVERVIEW OF RACE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE cc cssssseeescesssseeeeeeeeseeeeseeenneees 18 E ZROUND UE a e 19 4 1 Mall Menta ii is 19 4 1 1 Driver Databases radiales liiaalaelliaas 19 4 1 2 Save Race Conticurat ns laa itiads 20 4 1 3 Open Race Contre uration Blesa ai 21 4 1 4 COMIC UT ALON OpPuoa Si a dla et itesandereastaten 21 4 1 5 Print OI TSS o A A mnt Che nat Teer a a CEE Aan Tear Tran ee 23 4 1 6 da O Cre rit Teere em Cer erre Cone mT erent Stree oemN Ter ernT CEE Aan ear Trane 23 4 1 7 SACO PISE Cas Giese CONE o O O Te RTE A O eter a CUL Smt Cay ety Tee 23 4 1 8 SNOW PAG Er n a li a 24 4 1 9 Show HidesRace Pak ane 60s sreo il a e E 24 LA E In AI A A 24 4111 Hardware connectivity warmina arto A it 24 AI Pasea Race Training Sessa 24 4 2 Race Parameters cional 24 4 3 Driver Registration Panel oido cacduscevecpsces veccucnsuschaasecetauenesecseus cocentershaavecedausseeeeyecees 26 4 3 1 UA A ar eee renner Otis a a eae Crarme Tete tent Gerri enemcn ear C
3. Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts n Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Round Race Timing Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 15 Select from the following options For this demonstration we will allow the system to install a start up icon on the desktop ie Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing ZRound Next Create a desktop icon C Create a Quick Launch icon At the confirmation window take the time to review the install options If they are not correct you can go back and fix options that you do not agree with Once you have everything corrected select Install ie Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing ZRound GiroZ Lite on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files ZRound GiroZ Lite Setup type Full installation is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Installing Please wait while Setup installs ZRound GiroZ Lite
4. transpondors for the number of drivers on the track at any one time FLaCo xn Tournament Manager Sample Tournament Pan Car Free Lap Counter Open Class Prequalifying Sample Tournament Settings Select other New Pan Car Open Class Drivers distribution Heat 1 Num Alias Driver Frequency Transponder E Drivers 3 Ba ie Soe 3i Bill Jones 27125 Settings Select other New fal Heats fs brs ce Print J Distribute drivers A ES nq en rate these heats Heat1 Round 1 Round 2 Qualifying Heat 1 Final Heat 1 Undo Ml Generate heats Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 38 5 9 Running a Race The drivers are entered the heats are sorted transponders have been assigned it s time to RACE FLO C i o Tournament Manager Sample Tournament Pan Car Fee Lap Counter Open Class Sample Tournament Prequalifying E Round Settings Race settings _ emmo TA Pan Car Open Class Start type Staggere Drivers 3 Minimun lap time 2 gt Settings Manager ound Select other New J Fl Heats Drivers Prequalifying Num Alias Driver Frequency Transponder Heati i Bill Bill Jones 27125 4 Round 2 Qualifying Y a Heat 1 M a Assign transponders Final Heat 1 Generate heats Once you click the
5. 3 05 07 587 Heat 1 Final Heat 1 Laps Graphs Lunde Lap times Lap Bill Mike Jim Normal Manua Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 40 5 10 Conclusion Continue to follow the steps outlined in section 5 9 for each round in each heat Once all rounds are run for a heat click on the next heat to assign drivers and transponders Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 41
6. 68 0 134 08 0 592 19 2 JJ 15 2 0 882 00 07 757 0 159 14 0 517 22 Properties Copy to dipboard Dump dassificatior 4 3 3 Increment Lap To add a lap for a driver right click on the driver and select the Increment Lap option from the popup menu 4 3 4 Decrement Lap To remove a lap from a driver right click on the driver and select the Decrement Lap option Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 26 4 3 5 Start Position Order Up Down To order drivers in the window by starting order right click and select Start Position Order To move a driver up the list Right Click on the driver and select Up To move a driver down the list right click on the driver and select Down 4 3 6 Check for conflicts Once all drivers have been added you can check for frequency conflicts and transponder conflicts by selecting the Check option from the right click menu 4 3 7 Properties Driver information can be viewed and modified by right clicking on the driver and selecting Properties from the menu This will open the Car Properties window Car properties m E Notice that the F key has now been assigned This F key assignment can be used to manually count a lap for the driver in the event that the timing hardware misses the lap or is not functioning Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Tr
7. All race parameter information is saved in the race configuration file e Qualifying This setting will determine how a race is won o Laps The race will run for the amount of time specified in the Race Time setting The driver with the highest lap count wins In the event of a tie the driver with the lowest time wins o Best Time The race will run until a driver completes the number of laps set in the Laps setting The first driver to complete the specified number of laps wins e Start This setting determines how the race will start o Staggered Drivers line up in staggered formation Each driver is prompted to start at an interval specified in Time between cars When staggered is selected each driver is running on a unique clock The driver clock starts when the driver passes under the bridge for the first time Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 24 o Le Mans All drivers start at the same time There is one clock for all drivers in the race e Initialize after first finishing line pass This option only appears when Le Mans has been selected as the value for Start When this option is checked the clock will start once the first car passes under the bridge If this option is left unchecked the clock starts when the horn is sounded to start the race e Best Lap Or minimum lap time This is
8. Bill BillJones 2712 i Jim JimJones 2722 1 New driver Name Frequency Transponder 1 Clicking the Add button will add the new driver into the Registered drivers window You can edit the driver by clicking on the Pensil link You can delete the driver by clicking on the blue trash can Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 35 5 6 Generate Heats After the race configuration has been selected and drivers have been entered it is time to generate heats Flaco Free Lap Counter Open Class 2 Race drivers Tournament Manager Sample Tournament Pan Car Sample Tournament Settings Registered drivers Select other J New lt Pan Car Open Class Settings select other New Alias Name Mike Mike Smith 27255 1 Bil Bill Jones 27125 1 Frequency Transponder ole FE Jim Jm Jones 2 225 1 New driver Alias MN Al Heats Name Frequency Transponder 1 In our example we have selected Prequalifying Qualifying and Finals We have 3 drivers We have selected 2 rounds for the prequalifying heats and 1 round for the qualifying and Final heats Our heat window now looks like this lA Heats Prequalifying Heat 1 Round 1 Round 2 Qualifying Heat 1 Final Heat 1 Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and product
9. Round software will be invoked For this reason it is a good idea to read thru section 4 ZRound Light to get a good understanding of how heats are run 5 1 Championship Concepts Before we continue you will need to have an understanding of a few race concepts and terminology used by the FlaCo system e Tournament A set of races run over a period of time A tournament can consist of one or more Races e Race A Race in the FlaCo terminology is a set of heats e Heat Heats are a collection of rounds There are three types of heats outlined below e Prequalifing Heat Results from a prequalifier heat are used to sort drivers into qualifier heats e Qualifier Heat Results from a qualifier heat are used to sort drivers in to the Finals sometimes called Mains e Final Heats The final round of heats This is often called mains in R C racing FlaCo sorts A B and C mains in to Final 1 Final 2 Final 3 etc Points are calculated for Finals e Rounds This is where the rubber hits the road and races run Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 29 5 2 Create a Tournament When the FlaCo software is launched see section 3 for more details on how to launch you will see the following splash screen FLaCo Free Lap Counter tJ gt Tournament Manager Version 0 2 8 Before you can continue you must create a name
10. aining Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 27 4 4 Race Events 00 00 18 688 01 CAR FINISHES RACE 00 00 19 093 02 CAR FINISHES RACE Finish of race All cars must stop in boxes area The race events window shows all race events as they happen in real time For example every time the hardware detects a car passing under the bridge the event window shows the event 4 5 Quick Start Guide Run a single event Now that you have read thru all of the basic features for the Zround Light software it is time to put it all together and run a single race Follow these simple steps 1 Start Zround See section 3 Register drivers in Zround Driver Database See section 4 1 1 Register Drivers to race See section 4 3 Set up Race Parameters See section 4 2 Save the race configuration file See section 4 1 2 Start the race See Section 4 1 7 OPEL Sy Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 28 5 FlaCo Championship Manager This section will discuss features available with the FlaCo Championship Manager If you want to run more than one race then this is the place to start It is important to remember that the FlaCo software will not count the laps The FlaCo software will setup all information for the heat when you select Run to run the heat the Z
11. bled The light version does not include tournament management The full version can be downloaded at hitp www zround com news php For more information on this software see section 4 o FlaCo Championship manager This software maintains a separate driver database and manages heats and mains This software will invoke ZRound light to run each heat and each main This software does not count laps it is only responsible for managing the heat data for each race in the tournament as well as calculating points Once a heat has completed ZRound is closed and the data is transferred to FlaCo FlaCo then uses the information to sort the next round of heats or mains For more information on this software see section 5 If you do not wish to track data from one heat to another then you can start with the Zround software However if you wish to run a tournament with more than one heat and then generate Mains based on the heat data you will need to run the FlagCo software It is important to remember that the FlagCo software is setting up heat information and passing that information to the ZRound software There are several configuration issues that must be set up on the ZRound software before the FlagCo software will work correctly It is a good idea to read thru both Section 4 and Section 5 to get a good idea of how the two systems work together Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are pro
12. changes to the database 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 Driver Database Fields ld This field is assigned by the system This is a unique identification for the driver Dorsal A number that can be assigned to each driver in a competition usually the same number as a sticker on the car This can make it easy to identify the car for manual lap counting KEY FO relates to an F Key assigned to the driver for manual counting It is a good idea to set the dorsal to this number for easy reference Ex F1 Dorsal 1 F2 Dorsal 2 F3 Dorsal 3 etc Name The full name of the driver Nick A nick name for the driver The nick name will appear on the race output screen Club Drivers Club if any Tx The Transponder ID For the GiroZ this is the small printed number on the transponder This value will be used to identify any conflicts before the heat is run Freq The Freq that the driver is using This must be a whole number so 27 255 would be entered as 27255 This value will be used to identify any conflicts before the heat is run Save Race Configuration Before a race can be run you must save your configuration settings to a Race Configuration File or rcf file A file with the same name but extension dat is saved with lap times When you attempt to run a race if no file has been selected ZRound will prompt you for a file name To save the file manually click the Save E Icon Note that for Training sessions a file is automatically
13. created with lap times for each driver in the folder Entrenamientos YY YYIMMIDD under the ZRound installation path Y year M month D day saving training session files by driver an day Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 20 4 1 3 Open Race Configuration File Past race information can be reloaded into the system by clicking the Open e Icon See section 4 1 2 for a description of the file system and how to find race data 4 1 4 Configuration Options To open the configuration panel click the Configuration icon Note that information will not be applied unless the new values are saved to the Zround ini file and then re loaded The configuration panel has four tabs 4 1 4 1 Display Options l ZRound Settings Sound Coie Pore English United States e Show hour in total time toggle hour display on and off e Show all race events Check this box to show all events detected in the Race Events window e Show time lags When on this option will display e Language Select language for all labels in the application e Time to remove car registration from training Set in min Set this option to ensure that all cars are on the track that have been registered to race Before you run the race runa short training session see section 4 1 6 Cars that are not detected during training will be remove
14. creen Giroz Software Suite 1 0 rc1 for for by Saad a amp ESO Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 11 Click the Windows Icon You will see the following screen Click here to install FireFox GiroZ Software Suite for Windows XP The Giro Software Suits for Windows XP can be installed from this CD The suite includes FLaCo the t yrnamet manager and ZRound GiroZ Lite edition the leg manager 1 Get and install Firefox from thg Internet If you dont have an internet conexion we have included a Firefox installer in this CD Safer Faster Better 2 Install the Giro Software Suite from here This will install both components FLaCo and Round Lite Click here to install the Race ZRound GiroZ Lite Management Software Round is a race timing and scoring system for Windows XP developed by Jesus Broce o that will support many timing systems In this CD you will find a special GiroZ Lite edition thanks a lot for your support Jesus The full version of Round includes display options for the spectators in the meeting Colors and information in the classification window will help the judges to decide if laps have to be splitted in order to maintain the actual order in the race Round also speaks to the spectators and much more You can obtain more information visiting www zround com or sending an email to
15. d from the race This value is the amount of time the system will wait during training to remove the car from the race if it is not detected during training Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 21 4 1 4 2 Sound Options l ZRound Settings resources count way resources car_done way resources eloz way resources init way resources init way resources bocina way resources count way E v a m v v m v v iV resources ding wav Suspected reading Played when system detects an invalid lap For example a driver passes under the bridge to quickly or a transponder that is not registered for the race Finish Line Pass Played when a car is detected under the bridge Best own Time Played when a driver beats his her best lap time Race finished Driver Played when Best lap Played when a driver beats the current fastest lap setting for the race Race start Played to signal the start of the race usually a horn End of race Played when the time has elapsed or the a driver has completed the total number of laps for the race First rank Played when the lead changes from one driver to another Lights Played for each item in the countdown For example A countdown of 3 would sound beep beep beep Horn Staggered starts When staggered mode is selected this is the sound to signal each d
16. e 2 1 2 Putting it all together 1 Put stickers in the bridge parts 2 Attach the two side posts to the top post using the screws that have been provided Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 3 3 Attach the IR receptor PCBs to the receptor holders L shaped plastic part with the receptor facing down Then attach the receptor holders to the bridge as shown in the picture below For best coverage mark the center of the bridge and ensure that the IR pickup is in the exact center of the bridge The receptors should be 10 inches apart Make sure you measure from the IR Pickup the two little black eyes on the IR receiver 4 Connect the cables to the IR picups Note that the cables are three different lengths short med and long Then connect the other end of each cable to the distributing PCB Next connect the distributing PCB to the leg of the bridge that contains a pre cut hole for the RJ45 female connector Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 4 5 Attach the cables to the central part to hide them from view as shown in the figure below 6 Any loose wire can be bundled together at the leg using electrical tape Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and
17. eat Round duration Distribute drivers Round qualify by Start Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Random by frequency Number of laps Lemans 20 720 Minutes y Page 33 5 4 4 Qualifying Prequalifying and Finals parameters Max number of drivers per heat FlaCo will only sort this number of drivers into any heat If you register 10 drivers and this number is set to 5 FlaCo will create 2 heats If you register 10 drivers and this number is set to 3 Flaco will create three heats Heat will contain 3 drivers Heat2 will contain 3 drivers Heat 3 will contain 2 drivers Rounds per heat For each heat of drivers FlaCo will create this many rounds Round Duration The amount of time the race will run Distribute Drivers o Por Orden in the order the drivers appear in the database o Random by Freq randomly select the order o Random by Transponder randomly select the order Round Qualified by This is how the winner of the round is determined Points are awarded by Best lap time or by most laps counted Qualified by This is how FlaCo will decide to advance drivers into the next set of heats By a total count of points for all rounds in a Heat or by the best round in the heat Start This setting determines how the race will start o Staggered Drivers line up in staggered formatio
18. er record with the same transponder ld 4 1 7 Start Finish Race Press the Start Icon to start a race Note that you must first register drivers for the race see section 4 3 Once drivers have been registered for the race click the Start E Icon to start the race To stop the race click the Stop MM race or training session has started Icon Note that the stop icon will only appear after a Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 23 4 1 8 Show Hide Events The Show Hide events a icon will toggle the Race Events screen on and off 4 1 9 Show Hide Race Parameters The Show Hide race parameters icon will toggle off the race parameters panel See section 4 2 for more details on race parameters 4 1 10 About The About 11 icon will display the ZRound splash screen 4 1 11 Hardware connectivity warning The Hardware connectivity warning displays the current status of the bridge If the system is detecting the bridge then a green light will show if not a red light will display 4 1 12 Pause a Race Training Session To pause a race or training session click the Pause mj Icon To restart the race click the Resume Ml icon Note that the pause and resume icons will only appear after a race or training session has started 4 2 Race Parameters Staggered sr The race parameters panel allows you to set up how a race will be run
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20. for your tournament Click on the New link to create and name a new Tournament FlaCo Ys Free Lap Counter Tournaments Tournament Manager 02 Tournament name Sample Tournament Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 30 5 3 Add a Race to a Tournament Notice that from our terminology above A tournament consists of one or more races For our example we will start with one race Click on the New link to add a race But for reference a race can be all heats that run for that class k e E a Free Lap Counter Y Tournament settings Sample Tournament P Name Sample Tournament ge k j Settings Punctuation format AECAR 90 drivers Select other New Don t take into acount 2 worst races a Races 9 Race name y Pan Car Open Class To configure the race click on the race name ounter Tournament settings Name Sample Tournament Punctuation format AECAR 90 drivers a Races Don t take into acount 2 worst races Pan Car Open Class Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 31 5 4 Race Settings FLA CO ie Tournament Manager Sample Tournament Pan Free Lap Counter Sample Tournament Car Open Class 3 Race se
21. info zround com If you do not have FireFox installed on your computer click the FireFox installer link Note that FireFox is required to run the FlaCo Tournament Manager Once you have completed the installation of FireFox click on the here link to install the Race management Software At the prompt click Run File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Name Round Giro Lite 1 1 Build 19 en_es exe Ml Type Application 2 83MB From DB Giroz_WindowsxP potentially ham your computer F you do not trust the source do not D While files from the Intemet can be useful this file type can i Y run or save this software What s the risk Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 12 If you are prompted with the Unknown Publisher window select Run Internet Explorer Security Warning The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name ZRound Giro Lite 1 1 Build 19 en_es exe Publisher Unknown Publisher should only run software from publishers you trust How can 1 decide what Y This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher You software to run Select you language We will use English for this example Select Setup Language OK You are now prompted with the install wizard Se
22. lect Next is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Welcome to the 7Round GiroZ Lite Setup Wizard This will install Round Giro Lite 1 1 build 19 on your computer lt is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 13 You must accept the License agreement to continue is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this End User License Agreement for ZRound Edici n GiroZ Lite NOTICE TO THE USER THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THE AUTHOR JESUS M BROCENO READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND USING THE PRODUCT IT PROVIDES A LICENSE TO USE THE PRODUCT BY INSTALLING At the information window click Next is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Information Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next This package includes Flato www flaco org championship management system This is not required to install Round but is offered as option We recommend its use next to this edition to organize championships or
23. lifying heats once these heats are run drivers are reshuffled into Qualifying heats Once the qualifying heats are run drivers are reshuffled into Final heats Finals Only No qualifying or prequalifying drivers are not reshuffled Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 32 Example Race format Max number of drivers by heat Rounds by heat Round duration Distribute drivers Round qualify by Qualify by Start Finals Max number of drivers by heat Round duration Round qualify by Start of Qualifying and Finals 5 Minutes Random by frequency Number of laps Best round Staggered 10 15 Minutes Number of laps Lemans Example of Prequalifying Qualifying and Finals Race format Prequalifyi Max number of drivers by heat Rounds by heat Round duration Distribute drivers Round qualify by Qualify by Start Qualifying Max number of drivers by heat Rounds by heat Round duration Distribute drivers Round qualify by Qualify by Start Finals Max number of drivers by heat Round duration Round qualify by Start 8 2 8 Minutes Random by frequency Number of laps Best round w Staggered 8 Minutes Por Orden Number of laps Best round Staggered 6 15 Minutes Number of laps Lemans Example of Finals only Race format Max number of drivers by h
24. n Each driver is prompted to start at an interval specified in Time between cars When staggered is selected each driver is running on a unique clock The driver clock starts when the driver passes under the bridge for the first time o LeMans All drivers start at the same time There is one clock for all drivers in the race 5 5 Driver Setup Before heats can be sorted and races can be run drivers must be entered into the FlaCo database Drivers must be entered into each Race If a championship is to span more then one race day it is important to enter the driver name exactly the same for each race 9 9 1 Open Driver Setup Window Click here to enter drivers Select other Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 34 5 5 2 New Driver Window Race drivers Registered drivers Alias Name Frequency Transponder New driver Alias Name Frequency Transponder e Alias This is the name that will show in the race status window of zRound e Name The full name of the driver e Frequency The frequency that this driver will use for the day Used to resolve conflict in the zRound software e Transponder If the driver has a personal transponder this is the place to register it 5 5 3 Registered drivers Window Race drivers Registered drivers Alias Name Frequency Transponder 1 amp
25. on your computer Extracting files C Program Files ZRound GiroZ Lite Doc ZRound Quick Start Guide pdf Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 16 That s it your new timing system has been installed Note that the install program will automatically open ZRound Light For more information on ZRound Light see section 4 6 Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Al Completing the ZRound GiroZ Lite Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Round Giro Z Lite on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Open readme bd Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 17 3 Overview of Race Management Software The GiroZ system ships with two components It is important to understand what each component does and does not do as well as how they work together On the desktop you will see two Icons or under the start menu if you did not install to the desktop a i a 8 Round FLaCo GiroZ Lite Champions Race hip manager manager E if J Fi e ZRound Light This software is responsible for counting laps o Note that this is a stripped down version of the ZRound Race management system Several of the features from the full product have been disa
26. our purchase of the GiroZ lap counting system We hope you find our system easy to setup and use The GiroZ system ships with a CD containing software for Unix as well as Windows XP This manual will only deal with the Windows XP software suite This manual will explain how to assemble the bridge install and test transponders install the software and finally how to manage and run a race The software is simple to use but we recommend reading through the entire manual before attempting to run a race Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 1 1 Assembling the Bridge 1 1 Inspect the components First inspect the box of parts to insure that everything has been included to assemble the bridge Contents e Bridge structure o Two sides with corners Left and Right o Once Top Center o Two Legs e Two Logos e Decorative stickers e Screws e IR receptor PCBs 3 e IR Receptor Holders 3 L shaped plastic parts e Distributing PCB with connectors for IR receptors and RJ45 wire e Wires to connect Distributing PCB and IR receptors e 300CM 120IN UTP Wire Cable to connect bridge and PC e RJ45 DSUB25 adapter to connect to the PC parallel port e Free Lap Counter software e Assembly guide Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Pag
27. perty of their respective owners Page 18 4 ZRound Light This section will discuss features available with the ZRound Light version that ships with the GiroZ system It is important to note that ZRound Light is a stripped down version built to be distributed with the GiroZ lap counting system The standard version of ZRound includes many more features as well as a complete tournament management system and can be downloaded for free at http www zround com 4 1 Main Menu 4 1 1 Driver Database Before you run a race you must register Drivers ZRound allows you to save a list of drivers in your club so that you do not need to re enter driver information for each heat you run Click the Helmet icon to open the Registration page for the Driver Database To add a new driver click the Add button To edit an existing driver Right Click on the driver you wish to modify select Properties from the pop up menu a Registration a Registration 1 Rod Stuart 2 Jessie James 3 Tom Jones 4 Bubba Smith 5 ul I r I H J I Oo00000000sy wm mM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 19 Car properties Changes to the driver information are made on the Car properties page Select Cancel to ignore your changes or select Accept to save your
28. products names are property of their respective owners Page 5 7 Attach the plastic lid to the legs to hide the wires 8 Screw legs and stick the logo Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 6 1 3 Installing transponders GiroZ transponders emit an infrared light that 1s read by receptors placed in the bridge The transponder must be attached to the car with the emitter facing up so that the emitter can be read by the receptor in the bridge The receptor must have clear line of site to the emitter With that said it is possible to place the transponder inside the car with the emitter showing thru the windscreen But it is important to remember that a dirty window a scratched window or decals on the window may cause the system to miss laps The transponder must be connected to the power supply of your MiniZ and can be easily plugged and unplugged thanks to the provided connectors The power consumption is very low and the transponder is able to work with only two AAA batteries WARNING If the transponder is plugged in and batteries are in the car then the transponder is working The transponder is not turned off when the switch on the car 1s turned off Leaving the transponder plugged in for extended periods can damage the transponder To avoid damage to the transponder unplug it or remove the batteries from the car when no
29. river to start 4 1 4 3 Colors This tab allows you to change the colors for the application ill Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 22 4 1 4 4 GiroZ hardware settings El ZRound Settings e Activate GiroZ This must be clicked for the GiroZ hardware to be detected e Enable alarm detection toggle alarms on and off e Enable error detection toggle errors on and off for example a bad read of a transponder 4 1 5 Print Classifications A To print out the final results of the race click the Print Icon Num Driver Laps Knk Last Total Best Mean Est 2 JJ 36 l 0 153 00 1S S85 0 153 36 0 516 39 i Rod kE 2 0478 00 18 515 0J4r ia 0 543 37 4 1 6 Training Mode To begin a training session click on the training icon To stop training click the Stop Icon Note that the stop icon will only appear after a race or training session has started Training mode will allow you to test if all cars registered for the race have the correct transponder and are being detected by the bridge Training mode can also be used to register cars to race If a car passes under the bridge during training mode the system will look up the transponder in the driver database see section 4 1 1 If a match is found the driver will be registered for the race For this feature to work properly there must not be more than one driv
30. s names are property of their respective owners Page 36 5 Distribute Drivers Next drivers must be placed into rounds Click on the top level in our example this is Prequalifying Al Heats Drama E i L in i ners AS Heat 1 Round 1 Round 2 Qualifying Heat 1 Final Heat 1 Undo Generate heats J Next Click on the Distribute drivers link to add drivers to the round FLaC ya Tournament Manager Sample Tournament Pan Car rree Lap Counter lamen Class Prequalifying f Sample Tournament settings select other New Pan Car Open Class Drivers distribution Heat 1 a Dri 3 The are no drivers assigned to this heat Drivers 3 e no drivers assigned to this hea Settings Select other New Print Assign transponders Distribute drivers Regenerate these heats Qualifying Heat 1 Final Heat 1 Undo Hf Generate heats Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 37 5 8 Distribute Transponders The transponders numbers entered into the driver screen will be displayed Red will indicate a conflict If you have more drivers then transponders use the Distribute Transponders feature to automatically assign transponders to drivers With this feature you can run a race with 50 or more drivers with only 4 transponders You only need enough
31. several race events FLlaGo needs to Mozilla Firefox to work The installer will create a shortcut for FlaGo if you have Firefox installed Please install Firefox on your computer if it is not installed and you want to use Flaco You can free download now from http ww mozilla com firefox FLaGo is a Free Software initiative promoted by the Spanish firm Giro www sigiro com Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 14 Select a location for the files and click Next i Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Select Destination Location Where should ZRound GiroZ Lite be installed O Setup will install ZRound Giro Z Lite into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse AProgram Files ZRound GiroZ Lite At least 6 9 MB of free disk space is required Make sure that all components are selected and click Next is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Full installation FLaCo Championship manager ZRound ZRound Data Viewer Current selection requires at least 8 1 MB of disk space Select a location for the Start menu Folder is Setup ZRound GiroZ Lite
32. t in use Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 7 Here are a few examples of mounting transponders to different Mini Z chassis bodies and models e Mounted ina MROI e Mounted in a MRO2 Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 8 e Mounted externally on the F1 Note that the wires can be routed through the nozzle Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 9 1 4 Checking transponder power supply To test if the transponder is working correctly and has line of sight to the receiver use a cell phone or a digital camera The infrared light is invisible to the naked eye but can be clearly seen from the viewfinder of a camera enabled cell phone or digital camera For example Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 10 2 Installing the Software 2 1 Requirements CD Rom Drive Parallel port Windows XP Minimum system requirements to run Windows XP FireFox Web Browser The CD will install FireFox if it is not detected on your system 2 2 Installation Insert the CD You will be prompted by the following s
33. ted to start Giro Z Software Suite Windows XP Training Manual LEGAL NOTICE All company and products names are property of their respective owners Page 25 4 3 Driver Registration Panel Num Driver Laps Rnk Last Total Best Mean Est 01 Rod 17 1 2 441 00 10 068 0 134 08 0 592 19 2 JJ 15 2 0 882 00 07 757 0 159 14 0 517 22 The driver registration panel is used to show what drivers are registered for the race as well as the current statistics for the driver while the race is under way 4 3 1 Register a driver To register a driver for a heat right click on the Driver Registration Panel and select Register Driver Start position order Increment lap Decrement lap Check Num Driver Laps Rok Last Total Best Mean Est 1 Rod 17 1 2 441 00 10 068 0 134 08 0 592 19 AT 15 2 0 882 00 07 757 0 159 14 0 517 22 Copy to clipboard Dump classification The Driver Database window will appear Double click a driver from the Driver Database window to add the driver to the race Notice that the Driver database window only shows drivers that are not already registered for this race 4 3 2 Unregister a driver To remove a driver from the Driver Registration Panel Right Click on the driver and select Unregister Start position order Up Down Increment lap Decrement lap Check Num Driver Laps Rnk Last Total Best Mean Est A deen 01 Rod 17 1 2 441 00 10 0
34. the amount of time that must expire before a new lap will be counted for the driver This value is used to prevent a driver from being accidentally counted more than once For example If the best possible time that a driver can complete a lap is 10 seconds Then a good setting would be 8 seconds If a driver crashes under the bridge the system will wait 8 seconds to count the car a second time This gives the driver time to recover and be well away from the bridge before the minimum lap time expires e Race Time H M S This option only displays when the value for Qualifying is set to Laps This is the amount of time in Hours Minutes Seconds that the race will run e Race Time Laps This option only displays when the value for Qualifying is set to Best Time This is the number of laps that must be completed before the race is complete e Countdown Time the amount of seconds that will pass before from the time the start icon is pressed until the race starts For example if the value is set to 3 the drivers will here 3 beeps and then a start horn e Call to start Not supported e Time to Finish The time allotted for a driver to finish his or her last lap after the race has completed Usually a value three times greater then the mimumum lap time is sufficient e Time between cars This value is only used with a staggered start This is the amount of time that will elapse before the next driver in the formation is prom
35. ttings settings Track Select other New Name My Home Track a Pan Car Open Class Drivers 0 Length 20 meters Minimun lap time 3 General configuration Available transponders 4 5 22 23 for automatic transponder assignments Use manual laps in classifications Select format Qualifying and Finals 9 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 Prequalifying Qualifying and Finals Only Finals Track Settings Name The name of the track only used for documentation Length Linier length of track not used General configuration Minimum lap time This setting will be pluged into the ZRound software Best Lap setting See section 4 2 for more details This is the amount of time that must expire before a new lap will be counted for the driver Available transponders Used to automatically assign transponders to drivers for each heat This is a very useful feature Not that in the example above the club only has 4 transponders 4 5 22 and 23 A comma delimited list of transponder numbers that will be used for the race Use manual laps in classifications this allows you to hit one of the F keys to count laps Format choose from one of three Qualifying and Finals Drivers are first sorted into heats Once all heats are run the Finals are sorted Drivers are not reshuffled until the finals are sorted Prequalifying Qualifying and Finals Drivers are first sorted into prequa
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