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Westhold Corporation Westhold Race Manager User Manual

1. 2 1 Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS5 Source TimeProyRaceMgr 1390 Fie Options Export Help Lap 1 D n RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Session Name Laps Lag Christine Three 144480 1 00 000 T Bob Two 14165 1 122 r Fred Five 14649 1 Adam One 14067 1 Fig 2 3 10 1 1 Place Qualify VVindovv Assign Car No 51 Laps 1 j Adjust b g Adjust laps up or Add notes oni Fig 2 3 10 1 2 Notes Clicking the up and down arrows of the Adjust entry will increase or decrease the number of laps for a car Note This adjustment is only a rough adjustment It cannot be used to place a vehicle in exactly the correct spot Be very careful when using this feature When used it may cause a vehicle to appear in the incorrect spot Upon the next crossing of the vehicle over the start finish the vehicle will get an actual crossing time and be sorted in the correct order To more accurately add a lap use the Insert Manual Crossing feature described in section 2 3 21 2 The text box may be used to add notes that may be referenced later 2 3 10 2 Assign To make changes to the car number or assignments right mouse click on the line that will be changed Select the Assign selection and a dialog box will pop up to allow you to make changes or assignments Serial Number 2083 Car Number 5 Cancel
2. Score Red Flag Laps If this box is checked when clicking red flag button the laps will count instead of not being scored in a typical red flag circumstance Auto Delete Partial Laps for Red Flag If this box is checked when partial laps will be marked as red when pressing the Red Flag button on the timing screen For instance if there are 10 competitors on the track and two vehicles cross the start finish line before the red flag is thrown the crossings by the first two vehicles will be automatically marked as red Auto Finish If this box is checked the software will automatically activate the Finish Flag button when the specified number of laps is reached The number of laps for a race is specified per assignment on the Assign Tab See section 2 2 5 Demo Mode On When this checkbox is checked the software is placed in a demonstration mode This is useful for learning about the system without having all the hardware equipment connected In this mode it is also possible to output scoreboard data and test the scoreboard feed In Demo mode the software will output transponder numbers from 1001 to 1010 in random order when the race view is active The race information will continue until the Finish button is pressed If the qualify view is active the numbers 1001 1005 will be shown with each of the transponders numbers making 4 crossings Note that the lap times are not realistic numbers They are simply used to demonstrate some of the soft
3. Practice 2 3 4 Qualify Place View Button 2 3 5 Scoreboard Button 2 3 6 Elapsed Total 2 3 7 Elapsed Green 2 3 8 Refresh Network 2 3 9 Scroll Lock 2 3 10 Place Qualify Window 2 3 10 1 Notes 2 3 10 2 Assign 2 3 10 3 Double Click 2 3 11 Crossing Window 2 3 12 Unassigned Transponder 2 3 13 Pre Start Button 2 3 14 Start Button 2 3 15 Caution Button For non scoring cautions 2 3 16 Caution Score Button 2 3 17 Red Flag Button 2 3 18 Lineup Screen 2 3 19 Finish Button 2 3 20 Stop Button 2 3 21 Crossing Window Pop Up Menu Used to modify crossing status 2 3 214 Changing Crossing Type 2 3 21 2 Insert Manual Crossing 2 3 21 3 Delete Crossing 2 3 21 4 Insert Lap 2 3 21 5 Delete Lap 2 3 22 Results Tab 2 3 23 Print Buttons 2 3 23 1 Print Dialog 2 3 23 2 Print Image 2 3 23 3 Lap Chart Format 2 3 24 Menu Items 2 3 24 1 File gt Open Results Menu Item 2 3 24 2 File gt Close Menu Item 2 3 24 3 File gt Save Results Menu Item 2 3 24 4 File gt Save Results As Menu Item 2 3 24 5 File gt Exit Menu Item 2 3 24 6 File gt Recover 2 3 24 7 Options gt Font Menu Item 2 3 24 8 Export Menu Item 2 3 24 9 Help Menu Item Tutorials 3 1 Split Score Guide 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 26 26 27 27 29 29 29 30 31 32 32 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 Page 4 User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 General information
4. 00 01 46 Adjust Hits Power B Two 71 34 5 E Five 92 35 0 C Three 90 35 5 D Four 39 33 0 4 One 58 34 0 B Two 66 824 54 33 0 E Five 65 587 70 34 0 C Three 60 075 77134 0 4 One 77 632 80 35 5 D Four 49 998 16 31 0 E Five 66 726 21 32 0 B Two 51 851 19 31 0 C Three 58 225 101 35 0 S ay the Caution 4 One 53 019 68 35 0 D Four 48 777 8 30 5 31 351 2 29 0 31 909 13 32 0 E Five B Two C Three 4 One D Four button is pressed here PRE START Fig 2 3 15 2 Before Caution Button Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 3 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View ened Elapsed Time 00 02 53 E Five B Two C Three 4 One D Four B Two 77 34 5 E Five 92 35 0 C Three 90 35 5 D Four 39 33 0 4 One 58 34 0 B Two i 54 33 0 E Five 70 34 0 C Three 77 34 0 80 35 5 Crossings are deleted i e 16 31 0 21 32 0 marked as caution and not i 19 31 0 scored 101 35 0 68 35 0 Print PLACE ALL Fig 2 3 15 3 Auto Delete Partial Lap Page 28 2 3 16 2 3 17 2 3 18 When the Caution button is clicked a screen with the current lineup will appear showing the order the cars crossed the start finish line during the last complete lap See section 2 3 18 for details After the caution period is over click on the Start button to go back to a green condition If the item Count First Crossing on Return to Green is checked on the Setup page described in section 2 1 8 the very first crossing over t
5. 49 Fred Five 14649 1 08 918 0 000 67 Adam One 14067 1 08 927 0 000 ID 14462 14462 l 85 Bob Two 14185 2 36 11 0 000 449 Christine Three 14449 2 36 11 0 000 16 Ernie Four 14716 2 36 11 0 000 49 Fred Five 14649 2 36 13 0 000 Adam One 2 NEUE Print PLAC PRE 6 START IF1 s 50 NOTE If not able to click Finish button before leader crosses start finish then make sure to press Stop button before leader gets back to start finish again CAUTION SCORE 4 Fig 2 3 19 1 CAUTION 3 If the Finish button were accidentally pressed race can be continued by clicking on the Start button The finish flag line will disappear and the deleted crossings will be turned into green flag crossings 2 3 20 Stop Button Click the Stop button to stop all scoring When this is done a window will pop up and the user is given a chance to save the results of the timing session The default file name is the name of the assignment template used You can change this by typing the name of the file to save the data as and click OK If Cancel is clicked no data is saved However it is still possible to save the data by going to the menu item lt FILE gt lt SAVE RESULTS gt NOTE A very useful feature is the auto save feature When the Stop button is pressed Race Manager automatically saves the race data in a folder called AutoSave This folder is located in the directory that Race M
6. First Name b Last Name Four Fig 2 3 10 2 1 Assign Page 23 Make the changes and press the OK button Pressing the Cancel button will cancel and changes made Note Any changes made here will not be reflected on the assignment template 2 3 10 3 Double Click Double click on one of the racers in the Place Qualify window will manually insert a crossing to the end of the crossing list This is useful if a racer should be credited for a lap but went through the in field and missed the detection loop or went into the pits 2 3 11 Crossing Window The Crossing Window is used to display all crossings There are three tab selections for this window ALL Single and Results By selecting ALL every crossing by every vehicle will be displayed By selecting Single the crossings of a single vehicle selected on the Place Window will be displayed To do this click and select the desired line from the Place Qualify Window See section 2 3 22 for information on the results tab Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMor Yer 13770 Release Results My Results Demo cs File Options Export Help Down T AMon Practice TE Elapsed Time Scroll Lap 3 Quality View Scoreboard m HESS Lu Name C Three C Three 9087 E Five 3064 E Tun D Four E Five Hits Power 142 35 5 11 31 5 52134 5 2130 0 66 34 0 2 30 5 126 37 5 22132 5 4130 5 17 32 0 127 35 5 255 37 5 11 32 0 255 39 5 125 3
7. displayed in hours minutes seconds format When the Yellow Red or Finish button is pressed the time stops updating This feature is useful for noting the time it has taken to run the race under race conditions 2 3 0 Refresh Network Clicking this button causes Race Manager to send information via the Network broadcast and RMonitor data feeds This is useful for forcing an update when something has changed 2 3 9 Scroll Lock This causes the crossing screen from scrolling when the RMS detects new crossings Click on the Scroll Lock button to toggle this feature on and off This is helpful when wanting to go back and check on a lap or vehicle that might have lost a lap and would like to find it 2 3 10 Place Qualify Window The Place Qualify Window on the left side of the screen is used to display the current running or qualifying order 2 3 10 1 Notes When the window is displaying the place view the right mouse button may be clicked and a pop up window will display and allow the software user to adjust laps up or down for a vehicle and make notes To do this a vehicle must first be highlighted Use the mouse cursor to click on the desired line in the window and select the vehicle Then right mouse click and click on the Notes selection to bring up the lap adjustment window as shovv in the figure belovv Page 22 _
8. 00 064 255 0 0 4 6 FSix 1006 2 00 084 255 0 0 5 7 GSeven 1007 2 00 125 Say we want to insert a 255 0 0 6 8 HEigh 1008 2 00 191 crossing here 255 0 0 7 9 INine 1009 2 00 282 1602 255 0 0 8 10 1010 1 1 Laps 1003 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 9 01 4 One 1001 1 117 C Three 1003 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 10 2 B Two 1002 1 1 Laps Four 1004 05 585 0 000 255 0 0 E Five 1005 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 25 GS io i 05 487 0 000 255 0 0 HEi set Caution 05 503 0 000 255 0 0 I Nir Sme 05 573 0 000 255 0 0 Force Count Insert Manual Crossing Delete Crossing Insert Lap Delete Lap 4 PRE a ik CAUTION g START s START d CAUTIGN SCORE Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 3 21 2 1 Highlight Driver A car will get a manual lap inserted before first car crosses Note that the manual lap is created such that it is exactly halfway in time between the crossing immediately before and immediately after the point it is inserted Manual laps are useful if a car misses the antenna loop by perhaps driving through the infield area Page 35 Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard DEMO Place Name 3 C Three D Four E Five F Six wo on ejje H Eight co gm ir A One B Two PRE pil d s START CAUTION Setup Assign Timing This first method requires that a transponder already have any entry on the left hand Place windo
9. 1007 T Two 1006 R Ten 1009 Fig 2 3 24 9 1 Page 45 3 Tutorials 3 1 Split Score Guide This section describes how split scoring works Tn this tutorial we will count caution is the leader plus one or more competitors cross the start finish before the caution is thrown 1 Caution Handling Setup Check the Finish Lap on Caution checkbox This setting allows each driver to finish the current lap when the caution drops This only works with the Caution Score button Check the Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution checkbox When the non scoring Caution button is pressed partial laps are highlighted and deleted crossings are still there but not counted If wanting to count the lap check Count First Crossing on Return to Green when green flag is waved before the leader crosses the start finish line to count the lap This is acting like the yellow was never deleted and it will count the first crossing which will put the lap count where it would have been if had taken the lap If you choose not to take a partial lap and consider a lap not complete until the full field 1s pass the start finish line then DO NOT check Count First Crossing on Return to Green Attn If you press the Caution button before the leader goes by the auto delete function will not know that the previous lap was a partial lap It will end up auto deleting the previous lap even though it might be complete Software cannot know that this is the case Race Manager C
10. 12 jima 2355 5 1 Laps Hale 7358 b 17 0 453 0 000 Cliv 7332 5 41 036 0 000 Han 73069 12 41 0 000 lim 7365 5 09 18 0 000 Jon 2356 6 26 26 0 000 IL gt Fig 3 1 7 All subsequent crossings will also not be scored Note that if you accidentally press the Caution button too late and more than 1 car has gone by that is ok The partial lap will still automatically be deleted Fig 3 1 8 6 Down Qualify View Scoreboard n Name T ID Laps Lag Hal 2355 6 0 000 Elapsed Time 00 37 13 Lap Scroll Lock 10 671 Jon 7356 6 09 27 624 10 633 0 000 l 7332 5 1 Laps 16 29 0 000 Han 2359 5 1 Laps 1712 0 000 Jim 17355 15 1 Laps 170 453 0 000 41 036 0 000 19 41 0 000 09 18 0 000 26 26 O 000 MUM HE Say you pressed caution here This 1s OK Fig 3 1 8 The lineup in this case is based on the previous lap completed lap 6 index 28 Fig 3 1 9 below Page 50 Original 0 000 1 1 Laps ET 93 1 Laps EHH 12 1 Laps 4 364 09 27 624 d5 Fig 3 1 9 Note that anything can be changed by highlighting the crossings you vvant to change and right clicking the mouse button on the crossings screen Just select how you want to change the highlighted crossings You can correct mistakes you might have made Fig 3 1 10 Race Manaqer E File Help i Down T
11. Crossing Insert Lap Delete Lap Fig 2 3 21 1 3 Force Count Race Manager E File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Ha E t 00 06 39 00 06 39 TEST pepe No ilan il zai Index No Name Tx ID Lap Laptime Speed Hits Po z 215 z MN 7 61 E Five 9461 1 02 609 0 000 255 34 5 221 8 59 C Three 5859 1 02 599 0 000 255 36 0 3 61 EFiye 9461 2 00 114 4 59 CThree 5859 2 05 331 13 62 9462 1 255 30 5 14 61 9461 1 255 33 0 15 6675 1 249 29 0 16 L 62 9462 2 04 315 0 000 255 31 0 17 23 BB 6675 2 04 161 0 000 18 61 E Five 9461 2 04 257 0 000 255 35 5 19 59 C Three 5859 2 26 720 0 000 153 30 0 Fig 2 3 21 1 4 Crossing is now counted Page 34 2 3 21 2 Insert Manual Crossing There are two ways to add a manual crossing The first way is done by selecting a car in the Place Qualify vvindovv on the left and selecting vvhich crossing the manual lap should be inserted before on the Crossing window Race Manager 2 5 x File Options Export Help Scroll Lock Lap 2 Down RMon Practice gy ality View 5 Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Refresh p 5 yani fd ety ork DEMO To Place Name Tx ID Laps 1Lag Name Laptime 1 3 CThree 1003 2 00 000 saq 255 0 0 2 4 DFour 1004 2 00 019 G Seven 1007 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 3 5 EFive 1005 2
12. Setup Assign Timing pi CAUTION p T p ir Fig 2 3 21 1 1 Crossing window right clicked Page 32 Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard DEMO Place Name Tx ID il 3 C Three 1003 2 4 D Four 1004 a E Five 1005 4 6 F Six 1006 7 G Seven 1007 6 8 H Eight 1008 2 10 1010 8 01 A One 1001 9 2 15 changed 4 s START g 2 Setup Assign Timing Note Be careful using this feature It is a powerful feature but can have unintended consequences Highlighted crossing cu TE 10 J Ten 01 A One B Two C Three D Four D Four E Five F Six 1341 1 1 la G Seven H Eight O N DOAMNA Blum J Ten 01 4 One B Two C Three C Three D Four E Five F Six G Seven Oe uw A w hw H Eight CAUTION SCORE atl CAUTION Fig 2 3 21 1 2 Highlighted Crossing Changed Elapsed m Elapsed Laptime 1010 a 255 0 0 1001 SED 255 0 0 1002 irsi 255 0 0 1003 255 0 0 1004 255 0 0 1004 1 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 1005 i 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 1006 i 05 990 0 000 255 0 0 1007 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 1008 1 05 578 0 000 255 0 0 BEB en o zs 10 1010 05 530 0 000 255 0 0 1001 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 1002 1 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 1003 1 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 1003 2 05 022 0 00
13. V Festhuld PruducbsvRMS5 Snurce TimePru RaceMur 1340044 Recovery L5Y File Options Export Help Open Results Close Down AMon Practice Qualify View ruhsal Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Save Results 00 54 50 00 58 56 Save Results 4s Session Name R Name Tras L La Adjust s SRE 5 i Mame Trns ID Bob Two 141865 3 00 000 0 Christine Th 14444 3 00 001 1 Bae tse ac 7 Ernie Four 14716 49 Fred Five 14649 3 pi 14649 3 Ek Fred Five 14649 4 16 Erni Four 14716 12 1 Laps 0 5 r 14067 2 L 0 sn Bob Two 14185 Christine Three 14449 Ernie Four 14716 Fred Five 1464 Fig 2 3 24 1 2 3 24 1 File Open Results Menu Item Select the File gt Open Results menu item to open previously saved results and display them on the screen Open results may be adjusted using the Adjust Laps and the Set Green Set Caution etc features described above on the crossing screen only The results may then be re saved 2 3 24 2 File gt Close Menu Item This clears the data from the screen and from memory 2 3 24 3 File gt Save Results Menu Item This will save the results on the screen 2 3 24 4 File gt Save Results As Menu Item This will save the currently open race results on the screen to a new file 2 3 24 5 File gt Exit Menu Item This will exit the Race Manager program 2 3 24 6 File gt Recover This item allows for the recover of a race If for instance your PC crashes or
14. crossing Down 1 1 Refresh Sc Lap 1 Dem TETEE is not counted Place Name Tx ID Laps Lag Adjus x H Hame Tx IB Lap Laptim 1 03 C Three 1003 1 00 000 laptim 04 Four 1004 2 04 Four 1004 1 00 061 i 5 E Five 1005 3 05 E Five 1005 1 00 103 is 1 4 One 1001 RS 4 01 4 One 1001 1 00 190 z B Two 1002 S 5 z B 1002 1 00 272 03 C Three 1003 03 C Three 1003 1 05 08 04 Four 1004 1 05 34 05 E Five 1005 1 05 26 l 4 One 1001 1 5 336 B Two 1002 1 05 40 f All Single Results PRE CAUTION i p START ed START p cain FREE p FED FLAG R FINISH D STOP Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 1 7 2 Count First Crossing at Start is unchecked Page 10 2 1 9 Count First Crossing on Return to Green 2 1 10 2 1 11 2 1 12 2 1 13 2 1 14 If this box is checked the very first crossing after returning from either a caution or restart to green condition will be counted Tn this case the start green flag button is pressed after all the vehicles have gone by the start finish and the flag person has thrown the green flag If this box is not checked the very first crossing is not scored after returning to green condition In this case the start green flag button is pressed as the flag person throws the green flag and before the vehicles have crossed the start finish
15. non scoring cautions conditions Finish Button Click the Finish button right before the leader takes the checkered This allows each competitor to be scored for only one more crossing All subsequent crossings are recorded but not scored This prevents the leaders from being accidentally scored if they do not get off the track right after crossing the start finish line Page 30 When the Finish button is pressed a line with checkered flags will appear on the crossing window When a crossing occurs after this line a small checkered flag vvill appear next to the racer on the Place Qualify window to indicate the racer has taken the checkered NOTE This is a useful feature to determine if there are racers still left on a track Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMgr_139049 Recovery CS File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View Srmabaard Elapsed Total Elapsed Green 00 37 36 00 36 24 Session Mame Adjust pz 85 Bob Two 14185 2 00 000 Bob Two 141855 zz 449 Christine Three 14449 2 00 070 0 FE TY Toyu ristine Three 16 14716 00 119 a 3 46 2 16 Ernie Four 14716 pz 49 Fred Five 14649 2 04 697 49 Fred Five 14649 fas 67 Adam One 14067 2 04 699 0 67 Adam One 14067 6 14462 3 Laps 0 449 Christine Thr 14449 1 08 461 0 000 85 Bob Two 14185 1 08 674 0 000 16 Ernie Four 14716 1 08 393 0 000
16. scoring cautions If a caution occurs this button may be pressed and a caution condition will be enabled This causes the crossings on the Crossing Window to display the affected crossings in bronze if it is in the All view All crossings are highlighted and will not be scored ee Race Manager EEE eee File Options Export Help Down T Practice TREN Elapsed Time Refresh Scroll Lap 3 Qualify view Scoreboard H paste Name Tx 10 Laps Adjust Index Name Tx ID Lap Laptime Speed Hits Power E Five 9084 3 0 4 3 D Four 9083 1 36 34 0 B Two 9081 3 5 00 4 One 9080 1 6 33 0 C Three 9082 3 0 6 L 1 B Two 9081 2 23 638 38 074 43 33 0 4 One 9080 3 0 7 4 E Five 9084 2 23 613 38 114 255 37 5 D Four 9083 3 0 8 2 C Three 9082 2 07 360 122 277 2332 5 9 00 4 One 9080 16 805 53 554 87 34 5 10 3 D Four 9083 2 16 839 53 447 136 35 0 11 L 4 E Five 3084 3 19 436 46 306 147 34 0 12 1 B Two 9081 3 21 392 42 071 168 35 5 13 2 C Three 9082 3 20 788 43 294 161 35 0 14 00 4 One 9080 3 11 307 79 599 100 33 5 15 3 D Four 9083 3 11 280 79 789 74134 5 16 Y 17 Y 18 L Y 19 Y 20 Y Fig 2 3 15 1 Caution Page 27 If the Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution checkbox on the Setup page is checked a partial lap will be deleted and not scored Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 4 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Elapsed Time
17. that the button will change text to indicate what will be printed Page 41 Button changes text depending on view mode selected Print un Fig 2 3 23 1 2 3 23 1 Print Dialog When one of the print buttons is pressed a window will pop up Depending on which print button is pressed the window may look slightly different Print Notes uu Print Notes x Enter Notes and Press to Print HE ni Enter Notes and Press OK to Print a OF clicked on the Place print button Cancel clicked on the All print button 222 CW Westholdesthold bmp z bmp ET Print Image Print Image Lap Chart Format OR Fig 2 3 23 1 1 2 3 23 2 Print Image It is possible to include an image such as your organization s logo or sponsor s logo in your printout Click on the folder icon and choose the image you want to print The only format Race Manager currently supports is the bitmap format bmp files If you have a JPEG jpg or GIF gif format image you can open this in a program such as Microsoft Paint and then save as a bitmap file In order to print the logo the Print Image box must be checked 2 3 23 3 Lap Chart Format Pressing the All print button will bring up a print window with a Lap Chart Format See Fig 2 3 23 1 1 checkbox If this box is checked a lap chart will print out instead of the usual All printout Page 42 2 3 24 Menu Items Race Manager E
18. 0 255 0 0 1004 2 05 585 0 000 255 0 0 1005 2 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 1006 2 05 524 0 000 255 0 0 1007 2 05 487 0 000 255 0 0 1008 2 05 503 0 000 255 0 0 Refresh Network There is a special crossing type called Force Count Depending on the selections made in the Setup page sometimes a crossing may not be counted For example after a returning to green from a caution the first crossing is not counted if the Count First Crossing on Return to Green checkbox is not checked If the competitor has say gone to the pits and upon their return the crossing must be counted then select the Force Count selection See Fig 2 3 21 1 3 below Page 33 Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down I RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Retesh Scrol t 00 05 29 00 05 29 etwor 5 bala p pee T Name Tx ID Lap Laptime Speed Hits Po 1 GR LAL R 57 E Five 9461 1 02 609 0 000 255 34 5 LA ood z C Three 5859 1 02 599 0 000 255 36 0 3 61 EFive 9461 2 00 114 4 59 Three 5859 1 1 Laps 255 30 5 61 255 33 0 fa mu 240 20 0 62 04 315 0 000 255 31 0 Say this competitor went into xox FE nsan 255 335 the pits Upon returning to the ei de zi 255 355 track it is not counted since we 19 59 ae just returned to green 5 Set Caution Set Caution Score Set Red Flag Force Count Insert Manual Crossing Delete
19. 000 255 0 0 Delete Crossing 8 3 05 503 0 000 255 0 0 Insert Lap 9 3 05 573 0 000 255 0 0 Delete Lap Fig 2 3 21 5 1 Page 39 2 3 22 Results Tab When the Stop Button is pressed and a timing session is concluded the Results tab on the Crossing window becomes enabled Clicking on the tab shows the final results view of the session 13 489 66 726 21 32 0 11 L E Five 9084 3 12 B Two 9081 3 17 357 51 851 13 31 0 13 C Three 9052 3 15 457 56 225 101 35 0 14 4 One 9060 3 16 975 53 019 68135 0 15 Four 9083 3 18 451 48 9 8 30 5 16 L E Five 9084 4 28 70 31 351 2729 0 17 C Three 9082 4 Manual Manual 15 B Two 9081 4 26 205 31 909 13 32 0 m Single Results Results tab PRE UTEN Fig 2 3 22 1 Results Tab Race Manager C Westhold Products RMSVSource TimePro RaceMaur 133049 Recovery CsV File Options Export Help Lap 3 Down T RMon Practice Qualify View Senrekda Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Hu 2 JEWO 00 53 50 00 58 56 Session Name Place Name Misc 1 85 Bob Two Expert 449 Christine Three Novice 49 Fred Five Expert 16 Ernie Four Novice 67 Adam One Novice Bob Two 14185 Christine Three 14449 Fred Five 14649 Ernie Four 14716 adam One 14067 Bottom Reset Sort by Misc Refresh Network Single Results z R Print PRE CAUTION CAUTION RED FLAG m cacy co _LINEUP real START 5 s m ea F3 di SCORE FA atl p 1775 Hillard a 755 PLACE
20. 02 will be determined to be a backup transponder This is also true if 1002 is detected first and 1001 is detected Page 8 within 1 second What will appear on the screen is the primary transponder number assigned In this case 1001 will always appear whether or not 1002 was detected first 2 1 5 Caution Handling This group of controls is used to set parameters for how caution conditions will be handled 2 1 5 1 Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Caution This feature is used to handle split scoring situations If the box is checked the competitors will be scored only once when they cross the start finish after the Caution Score button on the timing screen is pressed If not checked all scored caution laps will be counted when computing the position of the competitors This is also used in situations when competitors race to the yellow Note Read tutorial section for information on split scoring 2 1 6 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution If this box is checked partial laps will be marked as caution when press the non scoring Caution button on the timing screen For instance if there are 10 competitors on the track and two vehicles cross the start finish line before the caution flag is thrown the crossings by the first two vehicles will be automatically marked as caution 2 1 7 Use Race Results for Lineup If this box is checked the caution lineup will arrange competitors based on their last race position If the box is unc
21. 3 13 VVhen transponders are not assigned to a competitor under the Assign tab the transponder number vvill shovv up in RED under the crossing screen At any point during the race the transponder may be assigned to a competitor under the Assign tab or by right mouse clicking the transponder on the Place Qualify window 5 Total a Green Refresh Scroll Network Lock 002755 2 56 zzo 270 220 35 Christine Three 14449 206135 0 Ernie Four 14716 217 40 0 Fred Five 14649 230135 0 Adam One 1405 701 m 243136 5 Christine Thr 14449 1 08 461 0 000 164 30 0 Bob Two 14185 1 08 674 0 000 159132 5 Ernie Four 14716 1 08 393 0 000 125 33 0 1 1 Fred Five 14649 08 918 0 000 238 34 5 Adam One 14067 08 927 0 000 242 36 5 14462 a 124 32 5 10 14462 Unassigned transponder mill UNEUP Print ul 44 FINISH FE STOP GE stor en FS PLACE ALL Note DO NOT set any extra transponders within 20 Feet from scoring loop cable in ground of track and cable running from tower to track or any computer equipment Computer and decoder These can be picked up inadvertently Pre Start Button This button is used to pre start a timing session The crossings are recorded and shown on the crossing window but not scored This is useful for verifying that each vehicle has a transponder and that it is functional properly Pre start crossings are highlighted in blue S
22. 332 3 2 Laps 2 2 2 di Oliv 7332 2 2 944 0 000 Hale 7358 1 276 0 000 Jon 356 3 7264 0 000 Han 2359 3 7o10 0 000 Jim 7355 d m 0 000 Hale 7358 4 4 906 0 000 Jon 7356 4 2 940 0 000 Oliv 7332 a 15 525 0 000 Han 7359 4 12 343 0 000 Hale 7358 5 10 671 0 000 Jon 7556 10 633 0 000 At least Leader has crossed 1 Single Results CAUTION 2 HWEL E sil ASA FINISH Setup Assign Timing Press this button Fig 3 1 2 The lineup screen will pop up showing the order See fig 3 1 3 below Note how cars 99 and 36A are first and second and in the order they crossed before the caution Now cars 36B 93 are drawn from the previous crossing And car 12 comes in at the end Page 47 Original Modified Pos Laq Pos Laq 1 99 0 000 1 99 0 000 2 362 0 002 2 36 0 002 3 36B z Laps 3 366 z Laps a 4 93 1 Laps 4 93 1 Laps T 12 2 Laps 5 12 2 Laps T o 4 Down JL Bottom F Reset Update Scoreboard Fig 3 1 3 Now as the cars cross the start finish under caution Cars that already crossed are not counted again Single L NEL mil un sa CAUTION 1 esa FINISH Fig 3 1 4 The lineup screen will still show what is in figure 3 1 3 To correct the lag values you can hit the Reset button on the lineup screen See fig 3 1 5 This is not necessary The lineup will still be c
23. 4 0 4 One 9080 B Two 9061 Four 9085 4 One 9030 B Two 9061 C Three 9082 E Five 3054 Four 9083 C Three 9082 4 One 9080 B Two 9061 9083 9064 W w a k Al Print PRE R CAUTION LINEUP g l START 6 CAUTION g FED FLAG FINISH Bi START g s n p emi SCORE CAs g PLACE ALL Assign Timing Fig 2 3 11 1 All Tab There are several columns in the Crossings window Most are self evident The last column Hits Power has very useful data This data can help trouble shoot your setup It can help determine if a transponder is mounted poorly or there is possible external interference to the system Each transponder transmits its serial number over and over again very rapidly on a periodic basis The Hits number indicates how many times the system saw the serial number being transmitted as it passes by the start finish line detection point The faster the vehicle crosses the detection point the lower the Hits number will be Page 24 The Povver number 1s a measure of the transponder s signal strength Strength numbers belovv mid 30s indicate possible problems either with the transponder location or poor cable connections in the antenna loop or coax cable Hints 1 As each vehicle crosses the start finish verify that the power numbers are consistent and above high 30 s 2 If a transponder has numbers on average lower than the rest by about 10 then that indicates the transponder is not
24. 9 Recover Fil Options Export Help Scoreboard HTML kb Place Electronic Results Lap csv MAL Crossings Single Qualify View Final Results Full Session Export Place Name Tins Laps Lag Adjust 1 oo Bob Two 14185 3 0 000 2 449 Christine Three 1444040 5 00 001 49 Fred Five 14649 3 00 009 4 16 Ernie Four 14716 12 1 Laps 67 Adam Cine 14067 2 1 Laps 6 14462 60 3 Laps Fig 2 3 24 8 1 Page 44 2 3 24 8 1 Export HTML Menu Items Export gt HTML gt Place Electronic Results Exports only the electronic place results Export gt HTML gt Crossings Single Exports only the crossings data for a single selected competitor Export gt HTML gt Final Results Exports the modified results from the Results tab page Export gt HTML gt Full Session Export Creates a final results page with links to all the single crossings report for each competitor 2 3 24 8 2 Export gt CSV Menu Items The CSV exports operate just like the HTML exports except comma separated CSV files are generated 2 3 24 8 3 Export gt XML Menu Item The XML export operates like the HTML and CSV exports except there is only a single option 2 3 24 9 Help Menu Item This option is used to identify what version of software is being used and copyright information Race Manager File Options Export slim m i Lap z RMon Practice Qualify view Scor E Sixty 1006 R Thirty
25. Box This displays the current lap if the Down checkbox is unchecked If the Down checkbox is checked the display shows the number of laps left in the race If the scoreboard is enabled the lap count will also be reflected in the scoreboard output Page 20 Note A number other than 0 must be entered for the session on the Assign Tab screen if you vvant to count dovvnvvards Othervvise the display will count upvvards 2 3 2 Dovvn Checkbox If this checkbox is checked and the number of laps entered on the Assign Tab screen is greater than 0 then the lap display will indicate the number of laps left in the race If this checkbox is unchecked the lap indicator will indicate the current lap Once the countdown reaches 0 the counter will stop at 0 even if more laps are run 2 3 3 RMon Practice This is used on conjunction with the RMonitor feed If the checkbox is NOT checked the transmitted session name will include the word Race in it Otherwise it will not This is useful software or devices which use this feed to indicate whether the session is a practice session or a race session 2 3 4 Qualify Place View Button This button toggles the Place Qualify window between a running order or place display and the qualify display In the place display the current running order is show with the leader at the top The Qualify view will display the current qualifying order sorted by fastest lap NOTE This view may be changed duri
26. EMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED FURTHERMORE WESTHOLD DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY WESTHOLD OR A WESTHOLD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL WESTHOLD ITS LICENSORS OR THEIR DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF WESTHOLD OR A WESTHOLD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY In no event shall WESTHOLD total liability to you for all damages losses and causes of action whether in contract tort including negligence or otherwise exceed the amount paid f
27. Elapsed Time E eral Lap 5 Qualify Yew Scoreboard Er 00 42 45 Place Mame Tx 10 Lag 1 39 Hal 7358 6 0 000 Lap Speed 10 671 0 000 99 Hale 7358 Fa 364 Jon 2356 6 09 27 624 366 Jon 2356 10 633 0 000 3 366 Oliv 7332 5 1 Laps l 7 366 Oliv 2352 16 29 0 000 4 93 Han 7359 5 1 Laps 12 Jim 7355 17 12 0 000 5 125 Jim 7355 5 1 Laps l 17 0 453 0 000 41 036 0 000 17 41 0 000 184 Hale 7358 366 Oliv 7352 93 Ham 7359 12 Jim 7556 0918 0 000 7356 26 26 0 000 Jon Hale 2358 6 ee er See ee nm Om ulus Ek Hu x Set Pre start Set Green Set Caution Set Caution Score Set Restart Insert Manual Croq Select what you want the Delete Crossing Crossings changed to Single Pesulis All PRE CAUTION 42 LINEL s mik START p l AE p ESTART Ais FINISH Setup Assign Timing Fig 3 1 10 Page 51
28. RESULTS Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 3 22 2 Results Screen The results may be manipulated using the buttons on the right hand side of the screen Highlight the competitor to modify and click on one of the buttons on the right hand side to move the competitor The Refresh Network button is used to send the modified results to applications that use the network broadcast or RMonitor feed Page 40 Note After manipulating the results the data must be saved Do this by selecting the menu item lt File gt lt Save Results gt or lt File gt lt Save Results Ass If the Mise column were used in the assignment template you can sort the finish according to the Misc column information Note in the figure below that the finish order is sorted according to the Misc column as opposed to showing the overall order 9 Recovery CS E Elapsed Total r Elapsed Green 00 59 50 Place No Name Laps Misc 1 449 Christine Three 3 Novice 2 16 Ernie Four 2 Novice 3 167 Adam One 2 Novice 4 55 Bob Twa 3 Expert 5 49 Fred Five 3 Expert T Top 2 3 20 Print Buttons There are two print buttons One button will print what is in the Place Qualify window the other button will print all crossings found in the Crossing window The functionality of the left print button will print the appropriate information depending on whether the software is in qualifying or place mode as defined by the Qualify Place View button Note
29. Screen 2 2 7 Print Line Up This prints the assignment template currently open Click on the Print Line up to print a copy of what is currently displayed on the On Track assignment screen 2 3 Timing Tab This page is used during timing and scoring operations The current running order or qualifying order is displayed on the left hand side vvindovv and the crossings are displayed on the right hand side Race Manager C VVyestholdiProductsi RMS Source TimeProRaceMgr_139049 Recovery CSY File Options Export Help Lap 1 Down JT Practice Qualify View dey Elapsed Total Elapsed Green H r Scrol 00 10 09 00 09 15 Session Name Place No Name Trns Laps Lag Adjust met cree enna or 2 ae cro 85 Two 14185 1 00 122 2 Pre 449 Christine Three 14449 o 16 Ernie Four 14716 1 00 133 3 Pre om 49 Fred Five 14649 1 02 742 14067 5 m 67 Adam One 14067 1 02 780 Pre Fred Five 14649 FE 1614360 6 L Bob Two 14185 220 35 0 7 Christine Three 14449 206 35 0 8 Ernie Four 14716 217 40 0 9 Fred Five 14649 230 33 0 10 Adam One 14067 243 36 5 Chrif tine Three 164 30 0 12 Bob Two 14185 159 32 5 13 Ernie Four 14716 125 33 0 14 Fred Five 14649 238 34 5 15 Adam One 14067 242 36 5 Print PRE rep eee CAUTION CAUTION RED FLAG a 6 START F2 FI aed 7 165 AZA FINISH p STOP 7 z Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 3 1 2 3 1 Lap Display
30. The VVesthold Race Manager Softvvare 1s used to control the VVesthold RMS Race Management System electronic race timing system t has a simple and clean interface to facilitate the operation by the user 1 2 Requirements In order to install and use VVesthold Race Manager you must have the following IBM PC or compatible with 256M Bytes of free memory or more and at least 50M Bytes of free hard drive space on your computer Microsoft VVindovvs 95 98 ME XP VVindovvs NT 4 0 or above VVindovvs 2000 VVindovvs XP Pro Windows XP Home Windows Vista Windows 7 t is recommended that you have the latest service pack for each operating system 1 3 Installation Place the CD in the computer The installation program will automatically start on most computers Some computers will not do this If this is the case click on the Windows START button and then click on run Type in lt CD DRIVE LETTER gt Setup exe Example D Setup exe This will start the installation program Follow the instructions for installation A Windows Desktop icon will be created along with a program folder under the lt START gt lt Programs gt location 1 4 Quick Start Before starting the software verify the hardware has been configured properly Be sure all the cables are connected and secure Make sure the PC is connected to the RMS IDU or the RMS IDEC box via a RS232 serial cable or TCP IP network cable Power on the IDU or IDEC A green power indic
31. VVesthold Corporation VVesthold Race Manager User Manual Version 1 39 0 63 This manual vvas vvritten for use vvith the VVesthold Race Manager for VVindovvs softvvare version 1 39 0 63 This manual and the VVesthold Race Manger software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved This manual and the VVesthold Race Manager software may not be copied except as otherwise provided in your software license or as expressly permitted in writing by VVesthold Corporation VVESTHOLD Copyright 2002 2010 by WESTHOLD All rights reserved Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Use of the Westhold Race Manager software and other software and fonts accompanying your license the Softvvare and its documentation are governed by the terms set forth in your license Such use is at your sole risk The Software and its documentation including this manual and WESTHOLD software maintenance and extended maintenance if applicable are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind and WESTHOLD AND ITS LICENSORS HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS WESTHOLD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT WESTHOLD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIR
32. Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMgr_139049 Recovery CS File Options Export Help System Status Control Scoreboard Control Receiver Type IDU IDEC Total Positions Set Comm Port 1 5 Daktronies 15 J Enable Scoreboard Output IDEC Status Version1 Version2 V TCP IP Network Broadcast Control Set TCP IP 192 168 1 43 10001 IP Address 192 168 1 102 TCP IP Port 6000 G l lz 0 sec Enable Server Set Parameters Set Min Power 0 dB Set Port 50000 Set Backup Tins nterval 1 sec Enable Network Set Comm Port 0 Enable Serial il apCelver a Enable LapCeiver et Comm Port Sound On Auto Finish DEMO MODE ON Setup Timing Fig 3 1 1 Page 46 2 If the yellow flag is throvvn after at least the leader has crossed press the Caution Score button See fig 3 1 2 Race Manager joj xi Fil Help Down dun Elapsed Time Scroll Lap 5 Quality View Scoreboard an 00 04 33 Name Tx ID Lap Laptime Speed Place Name Tx ID Laps Lag 1 99 Hal 7358 5 0 000 Jon F356 71 934 0 000 2 364 Jon 2356 5 0 002 Hale 7356 7 925 0 000 2 93 Ham 7359 4 1 Laps lim 7355 5 890 0 000 4 12 11m 7355 3 2 Laps Han 7358 5 901 0 000 5 368 Oliv 7
33. an even be a computer hooked up to the internet When Race Manager is timing a race and the web data section is enabled Race Manager will output a file called racedata xml file every 1 second This file contains information about the race including the race order and lap time information This file can be used with the additional data files Race Manager generates as described below or can be parsed and used in a custom setting 7 PCs PDAs or Cell Phones in the Pit Area or other parts of the facility Race Manager PC Data Server This can be the same as the Race Manager PC Computers on Internet Fig 2 1 23 1 2 1 23 1 Set Data Path Click on the folder icon to set the directory where you would like the race data file to be output If Race Manager determines the folder does not contain the default web pages and associated files needed to display Page 16 in the pits information it will ask if it should create those files The files include HTML PHP and Java Script files You must have your web server configured properly to serve up this data It is not necessary to have these files if your IT person will not be using them Instead your IT person can use the racedata xml file and create custom web pages and data feeds For an example of usage visit the LiveTiming section of the www westholdtiming com website Web Data Set Data Path Ww estholdtinirig saa webroot DJ W E
34. anager is located in Attention For Windows Vista machines and higher this may not be the case If your PC is configured for multiple users User Control ON default for Vista PCs you data will be stored in a virtual directory under your main C drive This is often called C Users AppData Local VirtualStore Program Files Perrano The auto saved races are named with the assignment name first followed by a date time stamp Page 31 2 3 21 Crossing VVindovv Pop Up Menu Used to modify crossing status A pop up menu will appear by right mouse clicking when the mouse pointer is over the Crossing window Various selections may be made to change selected crossings from pre start to green to caution to scoring cautions and red conditions There are also four other selections Insert Manual Crossing and Delete Crossing These selections are used to insert a manual crossing or delete crossings manual or electronic for the driver selected on the running order window on the left hand side of the screen The last two selections Insert Lap and Delete Lap These selections are used to insert a full lap to or delete a full lap from a single car or the entire field 2 3 21 1 Changing Crossing Type Individual or multiple crossings may be selected for and their crossing type changed by first highlighting the desired crossing and then right clicking the mouse with the mouse cursor in the Crossing window Select the desired choice such as Set Caution and the cr
35. ator on the front of the unit will light up Start the Race Manager program by double clicking on the Desktop icon or selecting the program from the lt START gt lt PROGRAMS gt lt Perrano gt location When the software is started for the first time some warning messages may appear regarding the setup of com ports and the RMS Fig 1 4 1 This is normal Click on the OK buttons for the warning messages Page 5 xi AN Cannat Open Serial Port xi AN Can t Find RMS Check Power Check and Select Port Fig 1 4 1 2 Overall Description The program is segmented into several logical sections These are indicated by tabs at the bottom of the program window The three sections are Setup Assign and Timing The tabs are set up from left to right in an attempt to indicate the typical flow of operation by the user 2 1 Setup Tab The setup page includes a number of parameters used to set up the software to communicate with the RMS and scoreboard 2 1 1 System Status Control The System Status Control box is located in the upper left corner It allows you to select the type of system you are using and indicates the current status of the system The Status box will initialize with the words Not Found and the background will be in red color If the RMS components are found the box will display the appropriate data and the background color will be green Typically the first time the system is started the softwar
36. ble the PC to output a beep each time a crossing is detected during a race This is a useful feature to help determine if a transponder was detected Organization Name Enter your organization name e g Westhold Raceway that will be placed on printouts the RMonitor data output and exported data Default Track Length Click on the Default Track Length button to bring up a window that allows the entry of the default track length This is used to set the default track length when creating a new transponder assignment template Track Length E x 0 000 Miles Cancel Use Metric Units Fig 2 1 22 1 Page 15 Click on the Use Metric Units checkbox to change the type of units to use for the speed calculation NOTE You must set this to a non zero number in order to see the average lap speed displayed on the timing screen 2 1 23 Web Data This section describes how it is possible to generate data for live internet feeds to the World Wide Web or for a local in the pits data feed that racers or fans may view Many Microsoft based PCs have a web server built in It is possible to configure a PC to feed race data information which can be broadcast over a wired or wireless network to racers or fans Data can then be viewed with a PC PDA or other devices with that can connect to the network and have a web browser The server PC can be the computer running Race Manager or it can be a different computer on the local network It c
37. e the IDEC address NOTE It is also possible to connect your PC directly to the IDEC with a cross over network cable However you will have to assign your PC an address in the same domain e g 192 168 1 5 as the IDEC Normally this will have to be done by giving your PC a static IP address 4 Click the OK button Race Manager will attempt to discover and communicate to the RMS components When it successfully locates the components the indicators will light green and display the appropriate data For IDU systems the windows will display the IDU serial number as well as the decoder serial numbers In IDEC mode the time and date stamp will appear and update The other 2 boxes will show firmware version numbers File Options Export Help File Options Export Help System StatusControl Receiver Type f DL IDEC IDU SH Daisy Dec SM System Status Control Receiver Type IDU IDEC IDEC Status Version2 i 192 168 1 49 10001 IDEC Fig 2 1 1 2 Page 7 2 1 2 Set Min Lap Time This is used to set the minimum acceptable lap time t is used to prevent unvvanted detections such as when a car spins out over the antenna and crosses it multiple times or when a transponder is accidentally brought near the antenna or some other point where it can be detected by the Decoder To set the minimum lap time click on the Set Min Lap Time button and enter the n
38. e will not discover the components Some setup must first occur Follow the procedure below to initialize the system Page 6 1 Select the Receiver i e decoder type IDU or IDEC File Options Export Help System Status Control IDO SH Dec SN Daisy Dec SH Set Comm Port File Options Export Help System Status Control IDEC Status Version Version TCP IP Set Comm Port OR Fig 2 1 1 1 2 If you are using an IDEC select whether you want to use TCP IP or not If you are not using IDEC skip to step 3 Depending on whether the TCP IP checkbox is checked you will see the button below change to either Set Comm Port or Set TCP IP 3 Click on Set Comm Port in the System Status Control box A list box will appear with the operational com ports Or in TCP IP mode click the Set TCP IP button and a window will pop up allow the entry of the IP address and port number The port number for the IDEC is 10001 You will have to use your hub or router to determine the IP address that is assigned to the IDEC unit The default IDEC address is 192 168 1 49 The name of the device will start with a C and the last 6 digits of the IDEC serial number eg CA6D2E1 NOTE If your router assigns addresses to your computer as 192 168 0 X XX you will not be able to connect to the IDEC You must either change the router such that it assigns address in the same domain 192 168 1 X XX or you must chang
39. ecrement the number 2 1 14 3 Scoreboard Type Use the scoreboard type list box to select the type of scoreboard that will be used Daktronics This is for Daktronics scoreboards operating with the All Sport 5000 series controller In order to use this option there are certain settings that must be made to the All Sport controller First the console must be placed in proper configuration by using the code corresponding to transponder usage and the proper scoreboard Second place the console in race mode not qualify and press either Display Time or Display Laps button Generic This is for scoreboards that are programmed to work with the generic scoreboard protocol provided by Race Manager Both All American scoreboards from Everbrite as well as TSI Timers scoreboards can be configured for operation with Race Manager Note that a separate hardware or software update may be necessary from the scoreboard manufacturer Please contact the appropriate manufacturer for additional information Race America and Westhold selections will work with those respective scoreboards 2 1 14 4 Enable Scoreboard Output Before the Race Manager software will output data to the scoreboard this checkbox must be checked Page 12 2 1 15 Netvvork Broadcast Control This section contains the controls to set up the softvvare to act as an information broadcast server that can broadcast information to an IP address on a network wired or wireless This
40. ee fig 2 3 13 1 below Note Highly recommended to use on pace laps before start of race Page 26 nixi Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMgr_139049 Recovery CS File Options Export Help Lap 1 Down RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Retesh Scol i t 00 34 27 00 33 33 etwor ER Session Name Christine Three 14449 1 00 000 Me mm t p min eed i Bob Two 14185 1 00 122 49 e Ernie Four Fred Five 14649 1 02 742 Adam One 14067 1 02 780 14462 0 2 Laps Bob Two 14185 220 35 0 Christine Three 14449 206 35 0 Ernie Four 14716 217 40 0 Fred Five 14649 230 33 0 Adam One 14067 243 36 5 Ehristine Thr 14443 08 461 0 000 164 30 0 Bob Two 14185 08 674 0 000 159 32 5 Ernie Four 14716 06 393 0 000 125 33 0 Fred Five 14649 08 918 0 000 238 34 5 Adam One 14067 08 927 0 000 242 36 5 ID 14462 14462 124 32 5 Fig 2 3 13 1 Pre Start crossings in blue 2 3 14 Start Button To begin a timing session click on the Start button It is not necessary to select an assignment template from the Assign page If no assignment template is selected or a blank one is selected the display will only indicate the transponder ID numbers Although it possible to change a template selection during a session it is NOT recommended as this will change the output to the Timing page and the scoreboard 2 3 15 Caution Button For non
41. ert Manual Crossinq 05 503 0 000 255 0 0 Delete Crossing 27 9 2 05 573 0 000 25570 0 Insert Lap Delete Lap Fig 2 3 21 4 1 Page 38 5 Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Refresh Scroll FRE M Network Lock Laptime F Six 1006 1 05 550 0 000 255 0 0 G Seven H Eight I Nine J Ten A One 1001 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 B Two 1002 1 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 C Three 1003 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 Note all crossings after inserted lap are bumped up by 1 lap m C Three 1003 3 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 D Four 1004 3 05 585 0 000 255 0 0 E Five 1005 3 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 F Six 1006 3 05 524 0 000 255 0 0 G Seven 1007 3 05 487 0 000 255 0 0 Eight 1006 3 05 503 0 000 255 0 0 I Nine 1009 3 05 573 0 000 255 0 0 All Single Results R 4 p ED FLAG ath FINISH LINEUP Print va 4 Fig 2 3 21 4 2 2 3 21 5 Delete Lap A manually inserted lap may be deleted by highlighting the manual lap ie Lap 1 and selecting Delete Lap from the pop up menu 9 I Nine 1009 1 05 582 0 000 255 0 0 10 J Ten 1010 1 05 530 0 000 255 0 0 01 A One 1001 i 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 2 Two 1002 L 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 3 C Three 1003 1 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 Set Prestant qun 3 Set Green 3 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 4 3 105585 0 000 255 0 0 Set Caution Score 5 Set Red Flag 3 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 6 Force Count 3 05 524 0 000 255 0 0 7 Insert Manual Crossinq 3 05 487 0
42. feature is used in conjunction with programs such as the VVesthold Viewer a software application used by announcers and other personnel monitoring the race from a netvvorked computer The IP Address shown in the window is the address of the computer the Race Manager software resides on Scoreboard Control Total Positions Steboar Enable Scoreboard Output Network Broadcast Control IP Address 192 168 1 101 Fort 6000 Set Parameters Fig 2 1 12 1 hz Enable Server 2 1 15 1 Set Parameters This is used to set the IP port that the information service will broadcast over The default is 6000 2 1 15 2 Enable Server To enable the network information broadcast server this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled the RMViewer software or other software using this data feed will be unable to connect to the service and obtain race information 2 1 16 RMonitor This section contains the controls for outputting an RMonitor protocol stream This is similar to the Network Broadcast Control Section 2 1 15 However the output data stream is different and is used to support software and hardware devices that use this protocol NOTE Some scoreboards will use the RMonitor feed In this case it is not necessary to set up the Scoreboard Control section 2 1 16 1 Set TCP IP Port This is used to set the IP port that the RMonitor information will be broadcast over Page 13 2 1 16 2 Enab
43. he start finish line will be scored If this is the case the computer operator should wait until all the vehicles have passed the start finish when the green is thrown before clicking on the Start button If the option Count First Crossing on Return to Green is not checked the operator should click on the Start button just as the green is thrown but before the vehicles cross the start finish The very first crossing will not be counted The subsequent crossing will then be counted as the first completed lap Caution Score Button The Caution Score button is used when the caution crossings will be scored All crossings in this case will be scored unless the Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Cautions checkbox described in section 2 1 4 1 See the tutorial section 3 1 for a guide to split scoring Red Flag Button If a red flag condition occurs pressing this button will cause a red flag to be enabled All crossings affected will be highlighted in red See section 2 3 18 for details on the lineup screen When the red period is over click on the Start button to go back to a green condition Note Leave red even if running under yellow until ready to go back green then press Start button unless scoring yellows then press Start button and press Caution Score Lineup Screen When the Caution Caution Score or Red Flag buttons are clicked a screen with the current lineup will appear showing the order the cars crossed the start finish line during
44. hecked the lineup is created based on the order the cars crossed the start finish Typically this box is left unchecked Note Check box if wanting to put lap cars to rear of the field 2 1 8 Count First Crossing at Start If this box is checked the first crossing will be counted as a lap This is often used when the start is different than the finish scoring line such as in motocross racing If the box is not checked the first crossing will not be counted but the second crossing will be counted as the completion of the first lap Page 9 Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 2 ali ilan Practice Qualify View Scorebd First crossing is counted Retresh Network Place Mo Mame Tx ID Laps Name A Lap Laptime Speed 1 uz E Two 1002 2 04 Four 1004 1 Fa 05 C Three 1003 2 05 E Five 1005 1 3 04 Four 1004 Z 01 4 One 1001 1 aoe 4 05 E Five 1005 o z B Two 1002 1 ERE 5 01 4 One 1001 2 05 C Three 1003 1 02 B Two 1002 2 05 111 0 000 3 C Three 1003 2 05 079 0 000 04 Four 1004 2 05 293 0 000 05 E Five 1005 Fa 5 323 0 000 ai 1001 2 05 344 0 000 4 All Single Results l PHE CAUTION 4 g LINEUP F HER p START cain SEE p Fe FINISH D STOP Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 1 7 1 Count First Crossing at Start is checked Race Flanaqer File Options Export Help First
45. le Netvvork To enable the RMonitor information broadcast server this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled devices expecting a data stream will be unable to connect to the service and obtain race information 2 1 17 Set Comm Port This is used to select the serial port to output the RMonitor data on Click on the Set Comm Port button A vvindovv vvith a list of ports vvill appear Select the appropriate port and click OK Select Port E Com 1 Com 2 Lom 4 Cancel Fig 2 1 17 1 2 1 18 Enable Serial To enable the serial port to transmit RMonitor data this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled devices expecting a data stream will be unable to obtain the data feed 2 1 19 LapCeiver This section contains controls used to enable the output used for the LapCeiver hand held Fig 2 1 19 1 LapCeiver and LapCeiver Transponder Page 14 2 1 19 1 Set Comm Port This is used to select the serial port to output the LapCeiver data to the LapCeiver transmitter Click on the Set Comm Port button A vvindovv vvith a list of ports vvill appear Select the appropriate port and click OK Select Port Kum 1 Com 2 Com 4 Fig 2 1 19 1 2 1 19 2 Enable LapCeiver 2 1 20 2 1 21 2 1 22 To enable the serial port to transmit LapCeiver data this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled no data will be transmitted by the LapCeiver transmitter Sound On Check this box to ena
46. mounted in the same way as the other cars If the Power number is low then the transponder should be relocated to a better position 3 If the Power number is in the good range about 40 and above but the Hits number is low compared to other cars this indicates poor mounting position This means that the transponder is not being seen very well It could be that the transponder is in a recessed location surrounded by metal or facing the wrong direction Label side of transponder should fact the antenna loop 4 If the Power number is good but the Hits number is erratic at a given speed this indicates either poor mounting or interference 5 Low power number on all vehicles indicates poor connectivity in the wiring or poor mounting on all vehicles Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMgr_139049 Recovery CS m File Options Export Help Lap 1 T Down RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Retesh Scol t 1 00 24 56 1 00 24 02 etwor Session Name Christine Three 14449 1 00 000 i i Bob Two 14165 1 00 122 16 Ernie Four 14716 Ernie Four 14716 1 I Ernie Four 14716 1 z eu TL Fred Five 14649 1 02 742 Adam One 14067 1 02 780 All Print PRE a eae x CAUTION CAUTION RED FLAG 2 LINEUP START F2 STOP Setup Assign Timing Fig 2 3 11 2 Single Tab Page 25 2 3 12 Unassigned Transponder 2
47. nable Live Web Data Fig 2 1 23 1 1 2 1 23 2 Enable Live Web Data Check this box to enable the output of the racedata xml data file to the specified directory 2 2 Assign Tab The Assign page is used to create a mapping between transponder serial number identifications and vehicle numbers and participant names Serial number Fig 2 2 1 Transponder Page 17 ETT II T T S nil xi File Options Export Help LATE MODELS MODIFIEDS Columns are sort able Click on a column header to sort ascending or descending Add New Delete On Track Assign DEMO Number of Laps 5 Track Length 0 000 Index Trns ID Racer Last Name Backup Trns ID 1001 One Adam 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 xpert 1011 TWO Bob Novice Three Novice Four David Novice Five Ernie Expert Six dz Expert Seven Ginger Novice Eight Helio Expert wo Oo oe oy ee O lm Cf MM oe Mine Igor Novice Novice Print Line up Setup Assign Fig 2 2 2 Assign Tab Enter the transponder serial number Trns ID and the racer number Race No the transponder is assigned to This is the minimum data needed to score a race The Mise column can be any data desired This can be useful for classifying different types of racers It is possible to assign two transponders per racer The second transponder would be entered in the Backu
48. ng a race or qualifying session However the scoreboard display will also change so caution must be used when selecting the view Each column s contents are described by the header at the top of the column The Tx ID column also displays additional information besides the transponder ID number If the battery of the transponder is low 1 day or less battery life the word Batt will appear next to the transponder ID 2 3 5 Scoreboard Button The scoreboard button opens up a scoreboard control dialog The G button informs the scoreboard to turn on its green light The Y button turns on the yellow light and the R button the red light The Clear button will send a reset command to the scoreboard which will either blank the scoreboard or put all zeroes into the scoreboard positions Note that not all scoreboards will respond to all the buttons Clear Refresh eal R Dear Refresh Fig 2 3 5 1 Page 21 2 3 6 Elapsed Total The elapsed total display shovvs the total time that has elapsed since the Start button vvas pressed The time is displayed in hours minutes seconds format When the Finish button is pressed the time stops updating This feature is useful for noting if a race is going beyond its allotted time frame The information is saved along with the race information 2 3 Elapsed Green The elapsed green display shows the total time that has elapsed under Green flag conditions The time is
49. or the Software and its documentation Page 2 Table of Contents Introduction 1 1 General Information 1 2 Requirements 1 3 Installation 1 4 Quick Start Overall Description 2 1 Setup Tab 2 1 1 System Status Control 2 1 2 Set Min Lap Time 2 1 3 Set Min Povver 2 1 4 Set Backup Transponder nterval 2 1 5 Caution Handling 2 1 5 1 Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Caution 2 1 6 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution 2 1 7 Use Race Results for Lineup 2 1 8 Count First Crossing at Start 2 1 9 Count First Crossing on Return to Green 2 1 10 Score Red Flag Laps 2 1 11 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Red Flag 2 1 12 Auto Finish 2 1 13 Demo Mode On 2 1 14 Scoreboard Control 2 1 14 1 Set Comm Port 2 1 14 2 Total Positions 2 1 14 3 Scoreboard Type 2 1 14 4 Enable Scoreboard Output 2 1 15 Network Broadcast Control 2 1 15 1 Set Parameters 2 1 15 2 Enable Server 2 1 16 RMonitor 2 1 16 1 Set TCP IP Port 2 1 16 2 Enable Network 2 1 17 Set Comm Port 2 1 18 Enable Serial 2 1 19 LapCeiver 2 1 19 1 Set Comm Port 2 1 19 2 Enable LapCeiver 2 1 20 Sound On 2 1 21 Organization Name 2 1 22 Default Track Length 2 1 23 Web Data 2 1 23 1 Set Data Path 2 1 25 2 Enable Live VVeb Data 2 2 Assign Tab 2 2 1 Assignment Template List 2 2 2 Add New 2 2 3 Delete 2 2 4 On Track Assign 2 2 5 Number of Laps Page 3 3 2 3 2 2 6 Track Length 2 2 7 Print Line Up Timing Tab 2 3 1 Lap Display Box 2 3 2 Down Checkbox 2 3 3 RMon
50. orrect The number of laps displayed on the scoreboard should be lap 5 since that is the leader s current lap Page 48 Original 0 000 0 002 1 Laps 93 17 36 979 12 1 Laps Fig 3 1 5 3 In the case where it is decided that the caution will not be scored and the leader has crossed before the caution is thrown hit the non scoring Caution button Fig 3 1 6 Race Manager E zi xl File Help Lap 7 Down qualify view Scoreboard Elapsed Time Scroll Lock 00 31 43 Lap Mame Tx ID Tx ID 1358 7356 7332 7300 2350 7332 7359 7355 7356 F355 Laptime 10 671 10 633 16 29 17 12 17 0 453 41 036 184154 09 18 26 28 09 32 UN A on m RB tn Press caution button Single Resulta mi 21 PRE ca 4 L MEL d oe d START CAUTION SED g restart FINISH Assign Timing Fig 3 1 6 Only leader has crossed The partial lap will automatically be deleted Fig 3 1 7 Page 49 Race Manager ER zl Fil Heln Lap Down Qualify View Scoreboard Place Mame Tx ID Laps Lag 1 99 Hal 7355 6 0 000 Scroll Lock Elapsed Time 00 54 37 Name ID Lap Laptime Speed Hale 7358 5 10 671 0 000 2 364 Jon 2556 6 09 27 624 Jon 7356 5 10 635 0 000 3 368 Oliv 7332 5 1 Laps i Oliva 2532 4 16 29 0 000 4 93 Han 7359 5 1 Laps Jim 2355 4 12 12 0 000 5
51. ossing type will change This is a very useful feature used to correct mistakes such as accidentally pressing the Caution button at the wrong time Race Manager File Options Export Help Lap 2 Down RMon Practice Qualify View Scoreboard Elapsed Total Elapsed Green Refresh 1 N elw ork DEMO To Serall Lock Place Name Tx ID Laps Lag No Lantime 1 3 CThree 1003 2 00 000 z oe z nn SENG 2 4 DFour 1004 2 00 019 SER 3 5 EFive 1005 2 00 064 a n s r 4 6 IF Six 1006 2 00 084 4 D Four 1004 1 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 7 les 1007 2 00 125 z 25 5 E Five 1005 1 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 H Ei 00 2 z Eight 1008 6 F Six 1006 1 05 550 0 000 255 0 0 2 7 me 7 G Seven 1007 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 10 JTen 1010 1 1 Laps R 8 Eight 1008 1 05 578 000 255 0 0 9 01 A One 1001 1 1 Laps 10 R Ural 10 2 B Two 1002 1 1 Laps Set Pre start 0 1 05 530 0 000 255 0 0 Set Green i i Set Caution 1 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 Set Caution Score 2 1 05 594 0 000 255 0 0 Set Red Flag ea 3 1 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 Insert Manual Crossing 3 2 05 022 0 000 255 0 0 Delete Crossing 4 2 05 585 0 000 255 0 0 Insert Lap 5 2 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 Delete Lap 6 2 05 524 0 000 255 0 0 G Seven 1007 2 05 487 000 255 0 0 H Eight 1008 2 05 503 9 000 255 0 0 I Nine 1009 2 05 573 0 000 255 0 0 4 si PRE s START s START
52. p Trns ID column Backup transponders are rarely used but in cases where the race data is critical such as for television broadcast it can be useful See section 2 1 4 for additional information on backup transponder usage 2 2 1 Assignment Template List A list of available assignment templates is show in the box at the top of the screen Each template has a set of mappings between transponder ID and car numbers A template may be selected at any time even during a race NOTE Be careful when selecting a template during a race as this will change what is displayed on the Timing screen as well as on the scoreboard The assignment template can be viewed as a class or even a heat assignment Usage will vary depending on the user and how they choose to organize the assignment templates Page 18 2 2 2 Add Nevv This is used to create a new assignment template Click on the Add New button and a window will pop up asking for an assignment name Type in a name and click OK when done Click Cancel to abort New Assignment x New Assignment Cancel Fig 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 Delete This button is used to delete an assignment template To delete a template click on the template to from the list and click the Delete button This will permanently delete the assignment template and all the assignment information 2 2 4 On Track Assign The On Track Assign window is used to create the mapping between the transponder ID and the vehicle n
53. someone exist the Race Manager program before the Stop button was pressed you can recover the race data Normally when Race Manager is restarted it will detect that the software was closed prematurely and will ask whether the user wants to recover the race Page 43 In some circumstances the user may have accidentally pressed the Stop button before the race finished By selecting the File gt Recover menu item it is possible to recover the data NOTE This will not work for IDU systems On IDU systems once the Stop button is pressed the data in the IDU will be deleted However some of the recovery data may still be on the PC hard drive and that data may be recovered 2 3 24 7 Options gt Font Menu Item This option is used to change the font size of the place and crossings grids text Note that the font is not saved when closing the program Race Manager C Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMgr Yer 13770 Release Results File Options Export Help Lap Down 1 Practice Qualify View Scoreboard 1 2 C Three 9082 3 0 2 4 One 9080 3 0 3 1 B Two 9081 3 0 4 3 D Four 9083 3 0 5 4 E Five 9084 3 0 Fig 2 3 24 7 1 2 3 24 8 Export Menu Item The export menu allows the race data to be exported to HTML files or comma separated ASCII text files for either uploading to a website or for further processing Race Manager C gt Westhold Products RMS Source TimePro RaceMqr 13904
54. the last complete lap or it will show the last race position depending on whether or not the Use Race Results for Lineup checkbox on the Setup page is checked Page 29 2 3 19 i m Y le le 3 Update Scoreboard Update Network Print 1 Fig 2 3 18 1 The left hand side of the screen shows the lineup according scoring system right hand side is used to modify the scoreboard output Adyustments can be made on the right hand side of the screen To do this you click on one of the entries on the right so that it is highlighted Then click on one of the buttons on the right to either move the selected entry up or dovvn The Top button moves the entry all the way to the first place position The Bottom button moves the participant to very bottom of the list The Up and Dovvn buttons move the entry up and dovvn one position respectively Once you are satisfied with the rearrangement the Update Scoreboard button may be clicked to send the modified arrangement to the scoreboard The Update Network button may be used to send the modified update over the RMonitor feed This is useful for updating devices with the lineup that use the RMonitor feed Note 1 Modifications on the Lineup screen do not change the actual positions of the cars The modifications are for the benefit of the scoreboard display Note 2 While the Lineup screen is displayed the scoreboard will not update positional changes in
55. ther select the racer to add a crossing for and click the OK button or double click on the racer This vvill add a nevv manual crossing 2 3 21 3 Delete Crossing A crossing may be deleted by highlighting a crossing right mouse click over the Crossing window and selecting Delete Crossing from the pop up menu Manual crossings will be permanently deleted Electronic crossings will be grayed out and not counted towards scoring E Five Four 9083 CThree 9082 00 4 One 9050 3 D d 3054 Four 9065 3 11 455 D I E Five 3054 3 17 571 Electronic crossing deleted still saved Fig 2 3 21 3 1 Page 37 2 3 21 4 Insert Lap To add a lap to the entire field highlight the line where the lap should be inserted right mouse click over the Crossing window and selecting Insert Lap from the pop up menu Z x m Fefresh Hame Tx ID Lap 1 Laptime Speed Hits Po 6 F Six 1006 1 05 550 0 000 255 0 0 7 G Seven 100 1 05 591 0 000 2550 0 Eight 1005 1 05 578 0 000 255 0 0 9 I Mine 1009 1 05 582 0 000 2550 0 10 J Ten 1010 05 530 0 000 255 0 0 01 4 One 1001 1 05 591 0 000 255 0 0 2 Two 1002 1 03 594 0 000 255 0 0 C Three 1003 1 05 589 0 000 255 0 0 z RIN 2 105 022 0 000 255 0 0 22 4 Set Green 2 05 585 0 000 25510 0 25 5 2 05 544 0 000 255 0 0 Sek Caution Score 24 6 set Red Flaq 2 05 524 0 000 255 0 0 25 7 Force Count 2 05 487 0 000 255 0 0 36 Ins
56. umber Select the assignment template from the list of assignment templates Now enter new data or modify existing data from the template First enter the transponder serial number which is four numbers This is found on the outside of the transponder Then enter the vehicle number and other relevant information It is not necessary to enter driver names but it can be helpful when generating reports later on To create a new entry simply hit the Enter key on the PC keyboard and a new line will appear To delete an entry simply highlight the data to delete and hit the Delete key on the PC keyboard 2 2 5 Number of Laps The total number of laps may be entered in the edit box When the total number of laps is reached during a race the race is automatically finished as if the Finish button on the timing page were pressed This gives every competitor one more valid crossing Note that if this feature is being used the number entered should always be verified prior to a timing session since the number of laps for heat races are often different than that used for the feature race 2 2 6 Track Length The track length is the length of the track in miles or kilometers depending on the default mile km setting found on the Setup page When a new assignment template is created the default track length from the Setup page is entered for the new template Page 19 Note Make sure both track lengths match so that speeds will appear on Timing
57. umber of seconds in the vvindovv that pops up Fig 2 1 2 1 Click OK vvhen finished or Cancel to abort the operation Note The crossing on the crossing screen vvill be Gray in color Enter Minimum Lap Time 5 10 Seconds Cancel Fig 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 Set Min Power This is used to set the minimum acceptable detection power level It is used to prevent unwanted detections from stray transponders on the edge of the Decoder detection range To set the minimum power click on the Set Min Power button and enter the number of dB in the window that pops up Click OK when finished or Cancel to abort the operation A typical threshold number is about 19 20 dB Some experimentation may be necessary to pick an appropriate value Note Can leave set at 0 Enter Minimum Power dB c dE Cancel Fig 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 Set Backup Transponder Interval This is only used if you are using two transponders per racer To use this feature a backup transponder number must be assigned in the Assign page Section 2 2 This setting is the interval in which both transponders must be detected to be considered a single crossing Enter Backup Transponder Time Interval xl Seconds L Cancel Fig 2 1 4 1 For instance say transponder number 1001 is the primary and 1002 is the backup used for one racer Say the interval is set to 1 second If 1001 is detected first and 1002 is detected within 1 second of 1001 10
58. w The G Seven Tx ID Lag 1003 2 00 000 1004 2 00 019 1005 2 00 064 1006 2 1007 2 1008 2 2 1001 1 1 Laps 1002 1 1 Laps di CAUTIGN Index 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 L 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ain FINISH Elapsed mr Elapsed Name Tx ID Lap Laptime F Six 1006 1 05 550 G Seven 1007 1 05 591 H Eight 1008 1 05 578 I Nine 1009 i 05 582 J Ten 1010 1 05 530 4 One 1001 1 05 591 Dour 1004 2 05 585 Five 1005 2 05 544 J Ten 1010 2 Manual F Six 1006 2 05 524 G Seven 1007 2 05 487 H Eight 1008 2 05 503 I Nine 1009 2 05 573 Figure 2 3 21 2 2 Inserted Manual Crossing Speed 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 Manual 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 Refresh Network Hits Po 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 second method does not require this To insert a crossing double click on the line on the Crossing window that the manual crossing will be entered at The Manual Racer Quick Add window will pop up Manual Racer Quick Add D 0O Ss om A E a Ta Mame One Two Three Four Five E Six F Seven da Eight H Mine I Ten 1 Eleven K Twelve L Trns ID 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1011 1012 Figure 2 3 21 2 3 Manual Quick Add Window Page 36 Serall Lock Now ei
59. ware features and exercise the scoreboard output Note System Status Control com ports will turn yellow with DEMO MODE inside of them It is recommended that the Min Lap Time is set to 0 sec and Min Power is set to 0 dB in demo mode Scoreboard Control This section contains the controls to set up the scoreboard In order to use the scoreboard to display data you must first properly connect the computer to the scoreboard controller The PC must have a second available RS232 serial port or a USB to serial adpater in order to use the scoreboard Be sure to have the PC and scoreboard controller connected before enabling the scoreboard output Page 11 2 1 14 1 Set Comm Port This is used to select the port that will output data to the scoreboard Click on the Set Comm Port button A vvindovv vvith a list of ports vvill appear Select the appropriate port and click OK Kum 1 Com 2 Lom 4 Cancel Fig 2 1 11 1 1 2 1 14 2 Total Positions This control is used to set the number of positions on the scoreboard Be sure to select the proper number for the scoreboard being used This limits the amount of data sent from the software to the scoreboard If the software is set for more positions than the scoreboard supports both the software and scoreboard have to process extra data Some scoreboards may also exhibit unpredictable behavior To set the number of positions use the up and down arrow buttons next to the control to increment or d

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