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RACETIME 2 User Manual - Sports Timing International

1. a 34 5 3 CALCULATING A SPEED hn inte ee eate eee 34 5 6 HARDWARE RESETTING a 34 5 7 RESETTING THE 2 22040 00 00006 35 528 SYNCHRONIZATION oils Su au ana an gei sn 35 RACETIME 2 3 5 9 DOWNLOADING DATA onto 2 35 5 10 THE MODEM FUN O ZS t ee NDS 36 iod Eua aede a ded eee 36 PROGRAMS Po Mn RE IPM 38 INSTRUCTIONS FOR READING THE MANUAL L 39 7 40 7 1 FUNCTION AND CE KEY USE o Cadets 41 20 NUMERICAE DATA INPUTS uu L aum a 41 73 SWITCHING ON THE MACHINE oes eet neo ne an rene EUR Ce aes eto nre eene S 42 SINGLE START AND GROUP START PROGRAMA 44 8 SINGLE START AND GROUP START MopEs 45 9 MAIN MENUS Y 47 10 d unii E der cR M pre ME a 48 10 1 INSERTION CORRECTION FUNCTION Finn aee 49 10 1 1 Start numb
2. 83 19 1 CALCULATOR GU DESDE DUI Mop aso nein fie decise cria base 84 SIMPLE STOPWATCH PROGRAMI 86 20 SIMPLE STOPWATCH PROGRAMA 87 21 TIMING u a e ORI 89 22 SETTING INITIAL TIME START TIMB 91 23 VIEWING MEMORISED TIMES 92 24 DISPLAY OF TIMES ON THE MICROGATE ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY BOAR Dia PT eroto doso eos oor SSE Ces 92 25 DATA TRANSMISSION N 93 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 94 26 1 Racetme CONFIGURATION L Q a um ls Me Pee MN 94 26 1 1 Measurement accuracy Ro Uni sie Pa qom aU 94 26 1 2 Modifying dead times d huit Qe 94 20 4 9 LINKGATE channel u aasan alaq saq an toit a itd 94 26 1 4 Setting of serial transmission parameters 96 26 1 5 Activation deactivation of the printer and of acoustic signalling when KEN SAVE pressedupu ia aV Um e das t Dau i se 96 2
3. RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 27 Racetime2 Connection Box Cable Fig 36 H m 2 etg ed geh 52 E t E 15 pole male high density movable CANNON socket 15 pole male high density movable CANNON socket Digital ground 5 Vcc out 500 mA START signal STOP signal LAP signal AUX signal Analogic input 2 Analogic input 1 Analogic input 0 10 Analogic ground 11 Sync serial clock output 12 Sync serial TX 13 Sync serial RX 14 Async serial TX 15 Async serial RX ONO Ot P O S e Power Box PC Fig 37 EE E uu pt 25552504 tette EE EE ET ut 7 7 HESS zt LE E l i l ze 52 7 eh jh gt TE 52 gt s pio A t e 2 5 ph eed 9 pole male movable CANNON socket 9 pole male movable CANNON socket 6 pole male movable Amphenol plug 2 Serial input 1 Serial output TXD 3 Serial output TXD 6 Serial input RXD 5 GND 5 GND 14446 connected to each other 748 connected to each other MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 28 Racetime2 Photocell Cable Fig 38 oce
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5. 99 all racers an me Press F1 to display an output Press F2 to print the ranking Data output on A Display B Printer A B m MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 68 A Ranking stop time B Ranking interm C Ranking speed A B C more A Eventtimes B NS NA Disqual C Skipped A B gt ss ss ss Data output on A Display B Printer A B Which 09 all runs Printing sos 12 4 PRINTING EVENT TIMES NP NF DISQUALIFIED SKIPPED By choosing other F4 from the first page of the rankings menu you can access a series of auxiliary printouts Printing event times the event times that is the starting times of the various events are printed in the order in which they were acquired For instructions about each event time see par C1 12 Printing non starters non finishers disqualifications non starters non finishers and those disqualified are shown divided according to the various runs and with the time at which they were declared non starters non finishers or in the case of those disqualified at the starting time Using the NS and NF functions from the timing menu see par C1 2 and 1 1 you can note that the non starters and non finishers are only the start numbers declared to be such Printing skipped skipped events not yet assigned to start numbers are shown togeth
6. RACETIME 2 Appendici 100 27 2 TIME CALCULATOR A Time calculator B Battery charge A B TA 12 34 56 TB 10 20 30 02 14 25 A B oth To access the calculator function select A Calculator from the third screen display of the main menu Enter the first time that you wish to add or subtract TA then enter the second time TB Select the operation to be carried out on the two times F1 A B adds the two times F2 A B subtracts time B from time A To modify the times press F3 If only one time must be modified the time which is to remain unmodified can be skipped by pressing CE so avoiding pressing ENTER four times Note 1 the times are normalised at 24 00 hours for example 2 00 000 23 00 000 and not 25 00 00 000 Note 2 be careful when entering thousandths especially if the times to add or subtract are expressed with an accuracy of tenths or hundredths for example to insert the time 1 02 84 one minute two seconds 84 hundredths you must enter 0 ENTER hours 1 ENTER minutes 2 ENTER seconds 840 ENTER thousands and NOT 84 ENTER MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Appendici 101 27 3RECHARGING BATTERIES The recharging of Racetime2 s internal batteries is managed A Time calculator entirely by the microprocessor which controls all of the B Battery charge chronometer s functions Consequently it has been possible to implement a re
7. Enter the single run number chosen If you select one of the set groups the ranking will be calculated only for start numbers belonging to the selected group Group 99 is set as default and includes all start numbers Press F1 to display an output Press F2 to print the ranking MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 67 12 3 SPEED RANKINGS A Ranking stop time B Ranking interm C Ranking speed C more A B Select A Radio Speed if you want to calculate the ranking of the speeds transmitted by the Linkgate system Select Average Speed for the ranking of the A Radio speed average speeds from Start to Stop or from Lap to Lap B Average speed A B Laptime number time number 0 Start 15 Stop Di Start Finish me 212 n Speed ranking can be referred to a particular You can get a ranking for speed measured at a intermediate time Set 0 to obtain the ranking for the particular intermediate time 1 14 at the start average start finish speed The ranking is calculated 0 or at the finish 15 only if the distance has been previously set par 10 2 2 on page 55 Enter the single run number chosen Which run ms If you select one of the set groups the Which group 99 ranking will be calculated only for start B numbers belonging to the selected group Group 99 is set as default and includes all start numbers
8. eerte trt teet teens 20 2 3 3 Radio Encoder Photocell Connection es 20 24 DISPLAYBOARD 0000 0 00 0 21 2 57 MEASURING SPEE Da in enceinte enun fue asqa 22 2 6 CONNECTING THE BATTERY CHARGER 23 271 CONNECTORS sb eec ue Lors kt C Cu AM E Eh POS LO EU 24 28 CONNECTION CABLES orng eee eet ted ees 25 THE GINK GATE SYSTEM eessecesus vocc eo a o o eu eot vo sa eoa env ooo e vea vo anu 30 3 055 eo eo co eee ee Ree a Pe q eee evo Paco edo URDU E Pe REGE ENS Ne PER Pa 31 4 LINKGATE ENCODER 3 FEATURES GUARANTEEING THE RELIABILITY OF RADIO TRANSMISSION cnin Pide E FW 32 4 1 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OF 8 5 32 42 THE REPEAT PUNGTION 22 saa un a a 32 43 INTERNAL MEMORISATION OF EVENT TIMES 32 5 USING YOUR LINKGATE ENCODER 33 5 1 SELECTING THE 33 5 2 SELECTING THE OF SIGNAL a 33 5 3 IMPULSE 2 04000000 000000000 33 5 4
9. the Automatic Skip function is activated the competitor s time has exceeded the set Maximum Time MICRO QI Remed connect power source battery charger turn on the radio and set the volume at approximately 34 check that the radios are operating on the same frequency check that radio connected to Linkgate Encoder is on check that the plug is inserted correctly connect Linkgate Decoder to Racetime 2 check to see whether the symbol appears on the second line of the display If it does disactivate the block by pressing LCK again look for a better position sometimes small changes of position can greatly improve reception keep the antennas vertical replace the antennas with a higher reception performance type 1 4 wave 5 8 wave if possible try a different frequency align the photocell correctly and check that it is functioning correctly from the Racetime Configuration menu enable Automatic finish search disactivate Automatic skip modify the setting for maximum time according to requirements If necessary disable the function set 00 00 00 000 RACETIME 2 115 MICRO amp GATE Microgate S r l Via Stradivari 4 39100 BOLZANO ITALY Tel 39 0471 28 85 45 Fax 39 0471 28 17 60 http www microgate it
10. C menu 18 2 MEMORY LIMITS Racetime2 s memory is large enough to store 1350 events In the case of a single run with individual starts and with only start this is equivalent to the capacity to store about 650 athletes If the memory s limits are exceeded a message appears on the display it is possible to continue with timing but the data will not be stored MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 81 18 3 RECEIVING DATA FROM LINKGATE A Send stored data B LINKGATE download C Signal level A B C sie sx se Connect LINKGATE Start transmiss 299 SERIAL menu sm s Getting data from Lap 1 Time 4 Spe End Press Enter Time referenc A Absolute B Self synchronizing A B sao soc saz sw Microgate LINKGATE Encoders device for radio transmission of impulses allows you to transmit all the event times and speeds obtained during timing up to a maximum of 256 times and 256 speeds to Racetime2 This possibility enhances reliability as it enables you to retrieve later any times which for whatever problem have not been transmitted To access the data transfer function select Rec data LINKGATE F2 from the fourth screen display of the main menu Then connect the LINKGATE Encoder with the cable specified for this par B3 9 IMPORTANT the LINKGATE Encoder device must not be connected to the socket during data transfer fr
11. the acquisition transmission and memorisation of these times are performed with much higher precision approximately 1 8000s which is sufficient to guarantee excellent accuracy in speed measurement even with measurement bases of limited length 3 5 meters 10 2 5Display of average speeds Note only available on Racetime 2 fitted with the optional software Skitest If a distance has already been set for average speeds that is the 2 10 07 22 123 total length of the course or the length between two AV 45 14Kmh intermediate points see par C10 2 2 on the subject of the 12 34 567 setting of average speeds the average speed is shown directly Sk ip ST in the preselected unit of measurement see par C 10 2 3 The letters VM to the left of the speed make it possible to distinguish this speed from that of the radio transmitted speed Note if the average speed and the instant radio transmitted speed are acquired simultaneously only the latter is displayed Obviously however both items of information are printed and memorised MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 59 1 10 07 22 123 F 00 00 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM STO 1 10 09 42 123 1 F 00 00 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM me ase en LCK 1 10 09 42 123 F 00 00 Cle 1 events Yes No fare mw me are 10 2 6 LCK key use The LCK allows you to block one or more timing lines temporari
12. Hz logic signal 1 The digital input signal level RS 232 RS 485 or TTL is connected to the blue banana jack 5 fig 7 signal and the black banana jack 2 fig 7 reference The MODEM function can be activated by pressing the MODEM key 3 times consecutively and rhythmically At the first two presses you will hear a BEEP tone At the third the tones BOOP BEEP will signal entrance into MODEM function If the key is not pressed with the correct rhythm the system will refuse to enter this mode The reason for this complicated procedure for activating this function is that the MODEM function quickly uses up the battery In this way you can avoid the danger of rapidly running down the battery by accidentally touching the MODEM key To terminate the transmission session you need only press the MODEM key once The system will emit the tones BEEP BOOP to signal correct termination procedure 5 11MAINTENANCE The system is designed to avoid the need for any type of standard maintenance In normal working conditions the lithium battery 3 6 V has a life of approximately 6 years When the Linkgate Encoder is in a situation of limited autonomy it emits an acoustic signal to warn the user The low battery signal consists of three brief tones BEEP BEEP BEEP at the end of an impulse transmission In this case you should immediately contact your MICROGATE representative or the company for battery replacement and an overhaul of the system MIC
13. PORT 113 31 PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES 114 MICRO GG A THE RACETI ME 2 SYSTEM RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 1 Overview 1 14 RACETIME 2 Fig 1 Alphanumeric display 4 lines 20 colums with range width of 30 C 70 C Function keys F1 F2 F3 F4 CE key control paper feed START key STOP key LOCK key Arrow T running through times Case in ABS LAP key ENTER key Numeric keyboard 0 9 G q Oy O P O S RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 8 Inserting the printer 1 2 THE PRINTER Fig 2 Changing the printer Changing the paper cartridge roll Y TN j 5 Z Opening the printer compartment The printer Press EE Press to remove printing cartridge Opening paper roll compartment Fig 3 Fig 4 MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Linkgate System o O P O IS Fig 5 1 3 BACK VIEW Case in ABS 15 pole female CANNON panel connector Red LED Power point for battery charger ON OFF switch 5 pole male panel connector RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 10 DO Pom 1 2 3 4 5 1 4 LINKGATE ENCODER I LINKGATE SIGNAL key SECOND FUNCTION 2ND key REPEAT key MODEM key Selector for transmi
14. Signal level A B A Time rounding B Holdoff times C LINKGATE Channel B C more A Sul 3 2 33 Select rounding precision 1 1 100s 1000s 1s 1 10s S S Lap HT AUX HT INKGATE chan 80000000 ms 1 O OFF modify Select A Config RACETIME from the second screen display of the main menu to access Racetime 2 s configuration options Remember however that if you decide to cancel the configuration when turning on the device all the parameters will be set at the values normally most suitable in the greater number of cases 26 1 1 Measurement accuracy select the division in the display of net times from 1 second 1 10s 1 100s 1 1000s 26 1 2 Modifying dead times allows you to modify the disactivation times of inputs after the acquisition of an event This can be done separately for the Start Lap Stop and AUX lines the AUX line is only used in the PC On line mode see chap E of manual 26 1 3 LINKGATE channel allows you to modify the work channel of the LINKGATE system so you can move to another channel if necessary On the display the setting for the dip switch located on the LINKGATE Encoder appears The first selector does not affect channel selection its function is to select signal length and is therefore shown with the letter S Next the status of the other switches is shown 1 switch up O2switch down To modify the setti
15. Using the F2 key you can activate disactivate the automatic printing of event times when the various events Starts Lap Stop take place 17 1 3 Automatic finish search A Runt Print mode If this function is activated during timing Racetime2 will automatically show the athletes net times on the third line of the screen after they have started If it is disactivated you should activate the display by calling up a competitor with the Nsto key F2 or by pressing the T keys See also par C3 1 2 for further explanations A 1 714 Net time print 52 By selecting this function with F1 you access submenu You can choose to print net times after the acquisition of A Holdoff times each event that is after every intermediate time and after A LCK key setup the finish or synoptically after the athlete has reached the B LINKGATE channel finish line This second choice is particularly convenient for competitions such as alpine skiing uphill motor racing downhill mountain biking and other competitions with individual starts and short durations while printing after each event is more convenient in sports such as cross country skiing marathons and road cycling B Maxruntime C Time a more 17 1 5 Maximum time 0 03 00 000 With this option you can insert a maximum single run time 00 00 00 000 above which the competitor will automatically be expelled control disable and therefore no longer ti
16. functions such as the possibility of setting an initial time start time and the countdown mode extend the use of the program to sports events such as riding and carving skiing The possibility of setting measurement accuracy and output for the displayboard allows it to be used as a possible time marker in team sports The basic timing program is selected by pressing F3 from the program functions selection menu which can be accessed after accessing Racetime and canceling the memorised data After program selection you immediately enter the main menu from which the various functions available can be selected MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Appendici 88 A Timing B DispB pause s C Data trans A B 2 A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C Signal level A B C 74 73 8 1 A Speedbases length B Speed unit A B 7 2 A Time calculator B Battery charge A B 8 2 8 3 Select items with the four function keys A To enter timing mode B To set the duration of the viewing of intermediate times expressed in seconds on the displayboard The duration of the display period can be varied from 1 to 500 seconds C To access the memorised data transmission function F4 To show next menu Select items with the four function keys A To access the Racetime configuration menu B Displayboard configuration C To check the efficiency of radio communication Linkgate transmission s
17. increment of 2 the resulting starting sequence will consist of numbers 1 3 5 7 9 11 If you choose an increment of 1 the sequence will include all of the eleven starting numbers the time of the first start the interval in seconds between one start and the next C It is possible to insert up to a maximum of 16 sequences These can overlap partially or totally To end the setting you need only insert O zero in the first field sequence number To cancel a single sequence insert 0 zero in the field for the number of the first athlete or group to start Important automatic starts cannot take place if the times set in the sequences precede the time set on the chronometer It is therefore necessary to temporarily change the synchronization of the clock if you want to generate retroactive sequences Example Start from N 1 to 8 with step 2 at 12 00 with 1 0 run 1 an interval of 10 sec Fr 1 to 8 s 2 Time 12 00 00 no 1 starts st time 12 00 00 000 Time 12 00 10 no 3 starts s 10 Time 12 00 20 no 5 starts Time 12 00 30 no 7 starts timestep 3s as MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 70 14DISQUALIFICATIONSIREINSTATEMENTS A Autom start B Disqualif C Synchronize A B gt Disqualification Insert the run and the name of the athlete to be disqualified Num Run or reinstated confirm the numbers with Enter use F4 to go straight bac
18. ranking isnt etate ei er enc Oa ake 65 12 2 INTERMEDIATE TIME RANKINGS 66 2 5 SPEED RANKINGS iu nr Me Qa Oil mes uum We 67 12 4 PRINTING EVENT TIMES NP NF DISQUALIFIED SKIPPED 68 13 AUTOMATIC STARTS issiecscccnisacsicensiaessebaucsiehveudouecsloansexssdeessebucestshosasionsissunsveabetesvansses 69 14 DISQUALIFICATIONS REINSTATEMENTS 70 15 5 71 16 OFF LINE DATA TRANSMISSION 72 17 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 73 171 RACETIME confruntati esa S ioter nivea set UL ioe 73 MICRO GG RACETIME 2 4 IZAI Time display NOC a euntes te d euet teat 73 TI Event nes DEMON Lupa UU O 73 17 1 3 Automatic finish Searel e et cao et 73 17 1 4 Net time print mode diste T Mese 73 TAE NTI TIO s tatur aut o 73 17 1 6 Measurement QCCNTUGY ii ou o o eie dae ota utate eis 73 17 1 7 Modifying dead Cod DRE 74 17 1 8 Activating the LCK key tte b th a
19. second time TB Select the operation to be carried out on the two terms F1 A B adds the two times TA 12 94 96 F2 A B subtracts time B from time A TB 10 20 30 To modify the times press F3 02 14 25 If you have to modify only one of the times the time not to A B A B oth be modified can be skipped by pressing CE to avoid pressing ENTER four times Note 1 the times are normalized at 24 00 hours for example 2 00 00 000 23 00 00 000 1 00 00 000 and not 25 00 00 000 Note 2 be careful when keying in the thousandths especially if the times to be added or subtracted are expressed with an accuracy of tenths or hundredths for example to insert the time 1 02 84 one minute two seconds 84 hundredths you must key in 0 ENTER ore 1 ENTER minutes 2 ENTER seconds 840 ENTER thousandths and NOT 84 ENTER MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 85 NOTES MICRO QI GATE ED SI MPLE STOPWATCH PROGRAM RACETIME 2 Appendici 87 20SIMPLE STOPWATCH PROGRAM The basic timing program for Racetime 2 is particularly recommended for all applications for which the simultaneous management of two or more competitors on the race field is not required or for which there is a single start The software includes all the main function modes of a normal chronometer split sequential rally Some particular
20. the intermediate times previously taken for that particular number If on the other hand the intermediate time signal has been received via radio the intermediate number corresponds to the one set on the LINKGATE Encoder In this case Racetime automatically manages the correct sequence of intermediate times even if several athletes are on the racetrack at the same time An example may help to clarify this concept suppose we are timing a race with two intermediate times The first athlete starts and completes the first intermediate time Then a second athlete starts and completes the first intermediate time before starter 1 completes the second intermediate time In this case Racetime will attribute the first intermediate time signal 1 to the first athlete and when the second intermediate time signal 1 arrives it will be automatically assigned to the second athlete without the need for any type of action on the chronometer Note Lap 14 Lap E on the Linkgate Encoder is managed by Racetime 2 in the same way as an impulse received from the keyboard or an input Therefore the intermediate number will not be 14 but will be calculated automatically on the basis of the previously taken intermediate times In this way Linkgate Encoder can be used for the transmission of the intermediate time The insertion of the start number is requested or the confirmation of the number already displayed Important The assignment of a ti
21. unreliability and the various problems associated with the old system of radio transmission of impulses LINKGATE Encoder offers a number of innovative solutions 4 1 DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OF IMPULSES Linkgate Encoder transmits sets of data no longer a single impulse that contain a vast amount of information In particular the following are transmitted The transmitter s Code which can be selected with the Channel Select switches The Type of signal transmitted Start Lap number or Finish which can be selected with the Signal Type switch How long ago the event took place Therunning Time of a speed base if present In addition the kit contains numerous control codes and error auto correction codes which prevent a signal from being incorrectly interpreted during reception All the data information control codes is transmitted 16 times in order to reduce the possibility of reception failure Even with very disturbed signal transmission this system ensures maximum reliability and precision 0 4 thousandths of a second in short you only need the complete reception of a single set of data to be able to reconstruct the original time of the event 4 2 THE REPEAT FUNCTION If there are any problems in data reception radio malfunction interference from a more powerful transmission a cable which comes unplugged etc you can use the REPEAT function Linkgate Encoder allows you to repeatedly re transmit impulses
22. 1 3 The time is always shown with all the digits even if zeros and with an accuracy of 1 1000s with approximation by truncation remember that RACETIME acquires all times with an accuracy of 1 25000s CR 4 SPm 11 19 10 985 SK 3 SPi 11 20 46 945 AN 5 STm 11 13 28 432 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 61 Net times together with the information that is needed to characterize them are printed in the following format SPT 1 15 28 Identifier of net time type Net time HH MM SS dcm first two letters and total single run identifier or L4 58 16 Intermediate LAP With progressive Intermediate number The identifier of net time type shows if it is a finish time SP STOP or an intermediate time SL SPLIT or L LAP according to whether the time is a partial time calculated from the start or from the previous intermediate time The consecutive intermediate number appears only for LAP times The total single run identifier shows if the time is the total of run times T or only a single run time M The time is printed only with significant digits and with a number of decimal digits which depends on the selected accuracy of measurement see par C10 1 6 Notice that for the first intermediate event the LAP time is not printed because it is the same as the SPLIT time For subsequent laps SPLIT and LAP times are always printed one after the other In
23. 41h A NF non finisher 81 51h Q SQ squalified 80 50h P NS non starter 97 61h a annulled 83 53h S skipped not yet assigned 115 73h s skipped already assigned 90 5Ah Z control time in the PC Online mode MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 111 Description N ASCII Dec Hex Note Signal origin 1 82 52h R radio 77 4Dh M manual or from the input 82 52h K manually modified event time 65 41h A automatic start 69 45h E received by cable from Encoder Linkgate download event times after interval of time Sign 1 In simple stopwatch mode is equal to 1 if the split time is negative Time 9 Time in 1 25000 s CR 1 13 0Dh Carriage Return loop end and on line end car subtotal 29 loop Epilogue ETX 1 3 03h End of Text Checksum 1 module 128 NOTES When fixed point data is transmitted humidity temperature speed the transmission format is as follows data with positive sign 00000 000 data with negative sign 0000 000 Time events are sent with maximum precision whereas net times are transmitted with the precision set in the relative configuration menu and padded with zeros events teletransmitted via radio the field contains the signal type Start Lap 1 14 or Stop MICRO GG RACETIME 2 112 29 2ON LINE TRANSMISSION DURING TIMING The data is transformed into ASCII format only values lt 127 7Fh SERIAL PORT SETTING No parity 8 data bit 1 s
24. 6 1 6 Initialization configuration hi Renee tense lene 96 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 5 26 2 Setting the length for speed calculation 97 26 3 DISPLAYBOARD 98 26 3 1 Displayboard e Oe a Ru DV IIS 98 26 3 2 Number of displayboards ra o cea eit bt d ce edat 98 Oa Rd RE t Lc hua ayasa 98 27 OTHER FUNCTIONS Q eee esa e eee rete ea 99 21J RADIO SIGNAT QU ADLBDY text istoc iic pte ORE ec MEER PEE SEN 99 27 2 time calculator toe thee cei etd 100 271 3 Batteries EE UR BER PER RENS 101 27 3 1 Low batteries OPI Oe rea dace sente fue rino Opel enis ad 102 APPENDIX m 105 28 TECHNICAL DATA a q cacy nt Ra eee 106 29 RACETIME2 TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL 108 2 1 BINARY TRANSMISSION end hec b R 108 29 1 ASCIL TRANSMISSION S cade sentit acit cocti aqu 110 29 2 ON LINE transmission during timing 112 30 DATA FORMAT FOR THE TRANSFER OF DATA STORED IN THE LINKGATE ENCODER 113 BOY WEEE DER au Supa u dS tau ios cM ML 113 302 DATA FRAME canc Ln Oe 113 30 3 SERIAL
25. 7 22 123 10 04 12 123 No as had n 1 10 07 22 123 A 00 00 LapN ResSk Asl menu rse rs 10 1 6Editing or displaying intermediate times Choose LapN Lap Number by pressing F1 from the SECOND screen display of the timing menu Remember that to access the second screen display you must press the key CE see also par C 2 1 Set the intermediate time number on the second line and then the start number on the third line This number always refers to the start number of the single racer even if the Group Start mode has been set Now with ENTER the intermediate time for the selected start number and intermediate stage number will be displayed You can return to the previous screen by pressing the ENTER key a second time This operation has no effect on stored data Instead of using the ENTER key it is also possible to confirm the setting by pressing one of the function keys F1 F2 or F3 Cle Repl Eevt In this case you will obtain the following results F1 Cle Clear cancels the set finish time however you are asked to confirm before cancelation takes place F2 Repl Replace assigns the event time for the number set to another number and or another intermediate time number The start and intermediate time numbers to which the event time is to be assigned should then be inserted following the instructions in the fourth line of the display This function also calculates the net times of the ne
26. A2 Tee ds chs If the chronometer is off information on the current status of the battery recharge management functions will be immediately shown on the display Specifically the following messages will appear on the first A Time calculator A Rep charge disch A line of the display Status message Function description LED status Maintenance the chronometer is supplied by an external Brief blinking every power source and concurrently the four seconds batteries efficiency is maintained by a week recharge current Discharge at the beginning of a recharge cycle the LED continuosly lit batteries are completely run down before being recharged Recharge recharge in progress On the first line of Blinking LED the display the time still to go until the end of recharge is shown If you see the letters Vext Ins blinking on the first line of the Discharging display this means that the voltage supplied at the A Immediate charge recharge supply input is insufficient ATTENTION when B Break process external power is insufficient recharging is interrupted and so A B cannot be completed correctly and within the time anticipated If the chronometer is in Maintenance press Charging 7 00 00 A Rep charge disch F1 to begin a new charge cycle This will start the running down of the batteries The duration of this discharge phase is variable and depends on how fully the batteries are charged The time needed to disch
27. Complete print F2 on the other hand you RANK T TOTAL will get a synoptic printout with all the net times of every Manche N 1 athlete together with any speeds ordered according to the time on the basis of which the ranking has been calculated E This print mode is particularly useful in training as it makes 42 77 it possible to have a complete picture of how the run went 58 46 The following example gives the final positions for the same V 34 60 km h run presented in both modes L3 34 51 SPT 1 32 97 RANK T TOTAL Manche N 1 Pos 2 Num 1 T 16 28 42 17 58 46 30 88 km h 34 75 1433422 Print select Complete print MICRO RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 66 A Ranking stop time B Ranking interm C Ranking speed A B IT tot IT run Laptime numb Which run al er Which group 99 all racer Data output A Display B Printer A B 99 s 12 2INTERMEDIATE TIME RANKINGS Total SPLIT time refers to the time taken by the athlete from the start of the first run to the intermediate time being considered Single run SPLIT time refers to the time taken from the start to the intermediate time of the single run being considered LAP refers to the time taken from the start to the first Intermediate time and from the first Intermediate time to the finish It is possible to ask for the ranking of a particular intermediate time
28. KGATE Encoder and Racetime2 for an estimate of possible divergences MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 82 Printing of Received times Yes No sse sas ST N 1 110345 789 L 1 N 110451 136 gt 5 N 1 110513 289 O Skp menu lt soe In the example signal follows the start of athlete N 1 and precedes his her finish It is therefore probable that the acquired event time refers to competitor lap time The times and speeds transferred by the Linkgate Encoder can be printed to facilitate the assignment of times After choosing the time reference you will automatically enter the assignment function With this operation you can assign an event time transferred from LINKGATE Encoder to an athlete s starting number for a certain run The transferred times are shown on the second line of the display The event times immediately before and immediately after the acquired time are shown on the first and third line respectively In this way it is easier to orientate yourself amongst the times and find the time or times you wish to retrieve To pass from one time to the next without assigning them press Enter To run backwards and forwards through the acquired times press F2 lt F1 To assign a time to a start number insert the number directly confirm with ENTER and then insert the run number on the fourth line of the dis
29. N DIAGRAMS 2 1 TIMING VIA CABLE Gate and photocell connected to connection box with the photocell powered by Racetime 2 Fig 11 Polifemo MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 14 TIMING VIA CABLE Gate and photocell connected to connection box with externally powered photocell Fig 12 Photocell MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 15 2 2 TIMING VIA RADIO Taking data at finish Keep the antenna In Microphone vertical innut Mic position Gate LI Signal Type on 0 Start Linkgate Keep the antenna in a vertical position Loudspeaker Output Volume at approx 3 4 Linkgate Decoder Photocell Fig 13 RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 16 2 2 1 Free along the Track Taking data from anywhere along the track RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 17 2 2 2 Radio Encoder Gate Connection Fig 15 2 2 3 Radio Encoder Photocell Connection Linkgate Encoder MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 18 Fig 17 Linkeate 2 3 TIMING VIA RADIO Keep the antenna in a vertical position MOOBGAT Signal Type on 0 Start Linkgate DecRadio MICROGY LINKGATE DecRadio Photocell Fig 18 MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 19 2 3 1 Free along the t
30. ND screen of the timing menu enables you to turn the function on and off 1 10 207 222 123 F 00 00 LapN ResSk AsO menu sw me had ws Clear all Config data Si 10 1 9 Returning to the main menu To return to the main menu press CE to go to the second line of the menu and then press F4 10 1 10 Returning to the main menu during timing It is possible to return to the main menu and so reconfigure the device make printouts or prepare rankings even when one or two athletes are on the track Any Start Stop Lap signals that arrive while RACETIME is not set to the timing function and while some athletes are still on the track are memorised In this case when you return to the timing function the following display appears Select Yes F3 if you do not wish to process the events and No F4 if you do MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 54 F StaN StoN Cle 10 2MANAGEMENT OF EVENTS 07222023 00 00 Ask0 5 gt 07 22 123 00 00 5 fasz isil 10 2 1 Displaying starts When a start takes place single or group the time of day shown on the first line of the chronometer stops for 5 seconds indicating the starting time At the same time an asterisk blinks between the number of the starting competitor group and the time If print event times and the printer are activated the time is printed out During these 5 seconds it is not possible
31. RACETIME 2 User Manual The Racetime 2 System The Linkgate System Single Start and Group Start Program Simple Stopwatch Program Release 2 10 MICRO Q9 Microgate S r l Via Stradivari 4 I 39100 BOLZANO ITALY RACETIME 2 2 THE RACETIME 2SYSTUEM ku L u vn eer pe Ge u G oe eo neis vo Suwa 6 f OVERVIEW c 7 RA CE TME 4 x t sam ee tetendit 7 1 2 THE PRINTER 8 1 3 tonto tete ee Cete t tem f a ret 9 L4 uuu suu a ooo es 10 13 CNK GA TE DP COD R heo eem ei 11 1 0 CONNECTION BOX 2 ite deret hee erect ict tet Ee a aea aio 12 2 CONNECTION DIAGRAM amp 13 2 SEEMING VIA CABLE u n See OG aT akamatus 13 2 27 TIMING uum sss puas hasa a uma cet dies e ete eee eee ied ERN 15 2 2 1 Free along the Ele ROME 16 2 2 2 Radio Encoder Gate Connection ttes 17 2 2 3 Radio Encoder Photocell Connection s 17 2 3 TIMING VINA RATOIQ s ee h QS SS 18 ZO GOOElong the ITH RS aqa unu tix amd fes 19 2 3 2 EncRadio Gate Connection
32. RECTION FUNCTION 10 1 1 Start number insertion correction Select Nsta Start Number with the F1 key Use the numeric keyboard to set the number Once again it must be remembered that if group function mode has been set this number refers to the group and not to the single athlete Then with ENTER confirm the number which will be the next number to start If this number has already started the anomaly will be signalled and it will be possible to cancel the previous start You can also confirm the setting by pressing one of the function keys F1 F2 or F4 Cle Eevt NS instead of ENTER In this case you will obtain the following results F1 Cle Clear cancels the start time set however you 10 07 22 123 are asked to confirm before cancellation takes place F2 Repl Replace assigns the event time for the number set to another number which must be subsequently inserted in the fourth line Repl Eevt NS If the number to which the event time is to be assigned the second number set has already been used you can choose whether to cancel the previous event time Cle F2 key switch the two event times around Repl F3 key or leave the stored data unchanged Esca F4 F3 Eevt Edit event time makes it possible to modify the start time of the set number This option also enables you to insert starts manually All you need to do is simulate the athlete s start by activating the start key on the keyboard and then chang
33. RO GG NOTES PROGRAMS RACETIME 2 39 6 Instructions for reading the manual Reading the manual is made easy and intuitive by the numerous illustrations which explain step by step what appears on the display and which keys to press Here is an example of what you will find in it You are always shown what appears on the display at that moment Clear all Stored data Pressing F4 will take you back to a point previously Yes No 4 explained TD Pressing F3 will move you on to the next screen A Single start B Group start C Simple stopwatch A B I 12 more C Chapter reference to have further details about a point you 1 3 can access with F3 in this case Rankings Printout go to chapter 1 3 the number and name of the chapter and paragraph are always shown at the top right hand side A time written in Italics means that this time is running on P 0002 12 14 54 the chronometer A 0001 00 53 123 Ins num 0 An underlined digit shows that the blinking cursor is in that position and the chronometer is waiting for input Example of a printout you are shown what would be printed by the printer at that point MICRO QI GATE RACETIME 2 40 7 General information The software of Microgate s Racetime 2 Chronometer consists of various programs for different modes of functioning which mak
34. SHORT IMPULSE LONG you can set transmission duration approximately 2 3 seconds for long transmission and 0 6 seconds for short By choosing long transmission you will obtain the greatest redundancy of information as the data will be transmitted 16 times If you select short transmission the set of data will only be transmitted 4 times so you will have lower redundancy but with a substantial reduction of transmission time MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 34 For normal use we advise you to use long transmission switch 1 OFF in order to maximize the redundancy of transmitted data However for special applications such as the taking of several intermediate times very close together using short transmission is the only practical solution if transmissions are not to overlap IMPORTANT when using short transmission of impulses it is advisable to turn the receiving radio s control to SQUELCH so that it remains constantly activated In this way you will avoid losing impulses as a result of the delay caused when the transceiver switches over to reception 5 4 THE REPEAT FUNCTION If for some reason data was not received by the Microgate chronometers you can retransmit to them by pressing the REPEAT key 3 fig 6 even after a considerable interval of time If the problem should continue the event data can be re transmitted as many times as necessary until satisfactory reception has been obtained 5 5 CALCULATING A SPEED With Linkgate E
35. Skiing Configuration Automatic finish search disabled Automatic assigning of net times disactivated Maximum time unlimited Display of net times single run times Printout of event times disactivated Net time print mode print after every event Measurement accuracy 1 10s Input disactivation time dead times Start 2s Lap 0 5s Stop 0 5s Unit of speed measurement km hr Generic Timing Configuration Automatic finish search disabled Automatic assigning of net times disactivated Maximum time unlimited Display of net times single run times Printout of event times disactivated Net time print mode print after every event Measurement accuracy 1 100s Input disactivation time dead times Start 2s Lap 0 5s Stop 0 5s Unit of speed measurement km hr MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 47 A Timing program B Ent print groups C Printouts Rankings more A Autom start B Dispualif C Synchronize A B A Send stored data B LINKGATE download C Signal level A B C 9 11 3 11 4 A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C Skitest config A B C more 10 3 10 2 A Time calculator B Battery charge A B 11 5 11 1 9 Main Menus Select the items with the four function keys A To enter timing mode B To enter the group management and printout submenu C To enter rankings F4 To show next menu Select the
36. adio 10 NF non finisher 11 DS disqualified 12 NS non starter 20 annulled 21 skipped not yet assigned MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 109 22 skipped already assigned 99 control time in the PC On Line mode 1 char 1 R radio M manual or from input K manually modified event time A automatic start SIGNAL ORIGIN E received by cable from Linkgate Encoder download of event times after time interval SIGN 1 char 1 in the simple chronometer mode is equal to 1 if split time is negative TIME 1 long integer 4 time in 1 25000 s CR 1 char 1 Carriage return LOOP END AND car subtotal 15 loop ON LINE END EPILOGUE EXT 1 char 1 03h End of Text CHECKSUM 1 char 1 module 128 NOTE For the transmission of fixed point data humidity temperature speeds 2 integers are transmitted The first represents the whole number to the left of the decimal point and the second the decimal part to the right of the decimal point Example 15 44 is transmitted as 65521 that is 15 and 44 Climatic data are expressed as follows first primo integer always nill temperatures are transmitted on the second integer tenths of a degree as a signed value For example 15 1 is transmitted as 151 that 1s 65385 humidity is always transmitted on the second integer as a percentage so 12 UR is transmitted as 12 Event times are sent with maximum accuracy net times are sent with the accu
37. annel of the signal received and the quality of the signal in percentages are shown on the display Obviously the closer the percentage is to 10046 the better the quality Values greater than 40 are to be considered safe If the channel set on the LINKGATE Encoder see par C10 19a and B3 9 does not coincide with the channel set on Racetime2 the message DIFF CHANNEL different channels will appear on the screen If reception is particularly difficult several stratagems can be attempted place both the transmitting and receiving radios the radios connected to the encoder in an elevated upright position ifthe disturbance is generated by interference from other transmitters operating on the same channel change the frequency you are working on use more efficient antennas 1 4 wave or 5 8 wave instead of the normal charged type especially for transmission radios Note testing of signal quality should preferably be made with the short long selector on the Linkgate Encoder see also par C3 2 set to long L If the selector is on short S the maximum value indicated by the test is 20 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 84 19 1 TIME CALCULATOR To access the calculator function select A Calculator from A Time calculator the third display of the main menu B Battery charge A B Key in the first time you wish to add or subtract TA then key in the
38. arge can last up to four hours A Rep charge disch B Break process A B sos ssc m sn MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 80 After discharging the batteries Racetime2 will automatically begin to recharge this takes seven hours After recharging the words End Charge OK indicate that the process has been correctly completed If however battery malfunction has caused premature interruption of charging the messages Err Batteries LV insufficient battery voltage or Err Batteries HV battery voltage too high will appear During recharging the time needed to complete the process will appear on the display During discharging it is possible at any time to go straight over to charging by pressing A Rep charge disch F1 This will shorten the time needed for recharging However you are advised not to charge the batteries without first discharging them as this could cause a reduction in the capacity of the batteries memory effect At any moment you can interrupt discharging recharging by pressing B Break process F2 Note 1 If the external power source is cut off during charging charging will be interrupted and resumed from the same point it had reached before being interrupted once the power source has been restored This represents an extra guarantee of the reliability of the recharge system Note 2 During discharging and recharging Racetime2 b
39. ber io ate Dec us 10 1 4 Turning the Autoskip function on and off The Automatic Skip function that is the automatic assignment of a consecutive number to all lap or finish timings and temporary memorisation for later assignment to a start number can be turned on or off using the F3 ASKO ASK1 key On the display the current status of the function is indicated AskO means that the function is OFF and Ask1 means that it is on See also paragraphs C1 4 C1 6 and C3 3 for further information about the Skip function Note You cannot use the Autoskip function if the printer is not connected 10 1 5Skipped management SkM This enables you to assign numbers after an interval of time to events previously skipped with the skip function To access this function press F4 Gsk from the timing menu Insert the skip identification number and then the start number to which it must be assigned If such an event has already been assigned to the start number indicated e g two finishes for the same start number the anomaly is signalled and you can cancel the previous event To assign the same skipped event to more than one number you need only to recall the relevant skipped number and repeat the procedure In this case the message Already assigned will appear on the display MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 52 1 10207222 123 F 00 00 LapN ResSk AsO menu 10 0
40. cess A B If the chronometer is in Maintenance press A mU Rep charge disch F1 to begin a new charge cycle This COAT LEY a ao RR will start battery discharge The duration of this discharge A Rep charge disch phase is variable and depends on how fully the batteries are B Break rocess charged The time needed to discharge can last up to four hours After discharging the batteries Racetime2 will automatically A B begin to recharge this takes seven hours 717 71 720 71 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Appendici 102 After recharging the words End Charge OK indicate that the process has been correctly completed If however battery malfunction has caused premature interruption of charging the messages Err Batteries LV insufficient battery voltage or Err Batteries HV battery voltage too high will appear During recharging the time needed to complete the process will appear on the display During discharging it is possible at any time to go straight over to charging by pressing A Rep charge disch F1 This will shorten the time needed for recharging However you are advised not to charge the batteries without first discharging them as this could cause a reduction in the capacity of the batteries memory effect At any moment you can interrupt discharging recharging by pressing Break process F2 Note 1 If the external power source is cut off during charging
41. charge control which guarantees maximum battery efficiency at all times at the same time prolonging the chronometer s operating life To recharge the batteries connect a 12 20 Volt DC power source normally you will use the AC DC adapter supplied in Racetime s kit to the appropriate power point chap A2 I If the chronometer is off information on the current status of Trickle ch the battery recharge management function will be A Rep charge disch immediately shown on the display A B Specifically the following messages will appear on the first A line of the display Status messagge Function description LED status Maintenance the chronometer is supplied by an external Brief blinking every power source and concurrently the four seconds batteries efficiency is maintained by a weak recharge current Discharge at the beginning of a recharge cycle the LED continuously lit batteries are completely run down before being recharged Recharge recharge in progress On the first line of Blinking LED the display the time still to go until the end of recharge is shown If you see the letters Vext Ins blinking on the first line of Discharging the display this means that the voltage supplied at the recharge supply input is insufficient ATTENTION when external power is insufficient recharging is interrupted and so cannot be completed correctly and within the time anticipated A Immediate charge B Break pro
42. charging will be interrupted and resumed from the same point it had reached before being interrupted when the power source has been restored This represents an extra guarantee of the reliability of the recharge system Note 2 During discharging and recharging Racetime2 becomes slightly but noticeably warm This is absolutely normal It is also possible to access these functions when the chronometer is on In this way you can begin to recharge the device without interrupting a timing session To access recharge management choose A Battery charge from the fourth screen display of the main menu 27 3 1 Low batteries warning When the batteries have nearly run down completely and 2 external power source is not connected the LED lights A Test nuovi up and remains lighted From time LED lights up B you still have a considerable amount of time to finish your work nearly two hours without using the printer but much less if the printer is used frequently If it is not A C possible to quickly connect the chronometer to an external power source it might be better to disconnect the printer see par C8 10 in order to increase remaining autonomous functioning Remember that when fully charged the batteries can be used continuously for approximately 8 9 hours if on average a printout is made every 20 seconds Length of duration may be less in particularly harsh climatic conditions or if the batteries are worn out It i
43. chronometer begins to count upwards S again that is when it has gone past zero This display is in bl conformity with the requirements of Fun Carving ski competitions If you wish to eliminate the minus sign on the Up displayboard all you have to do is set the first column shown on the displayboard to 1 instead of 0 This setting should be carried out on the displayboard itself see the manual for the Microgate alphanumeric displayboard on p 6 Note 2 LAP times are always calculated as the time which elapses between successive START signals even if the negative running time is moved to zero through the activation of the LAP line MICRO QI GATE RACETIME 2 Appendici 92 23VIEWING OF MEMORISED TIMES N 1 0 00 If memo is selected with F2 when the chronometer is S 0 00 annulled Racetime 2 shows the times previously bl 0 00 memorised NTst memo ini T menu N 1 CE ESC With F1 lt and F2 gt you can run backwards and forwards through the memorised times S 16 25 With F3 the number of a trial competitor can be accessed 11 3 75 Press 4 to print entire sequence relating to number find print of trial competitor displayed lt lt gt To return to timing mode press CE 24DISPLAY OF TIMES ON THE MICROGATE ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAYBOARD Check that the Microgate TAB displayboard is set to Program 0 The general timing program manages two lines on the displayboards in part
44. d Press F2 to select the number of displayboards one or two If only one displayboard is used only the time running and final appears If you choose to work with two displayboards a Master displayboard and a Slave displayboard are required or alternatively a second Master set to display column 9 as first column see the Tabmicro manual on this subject The competitor number and the time displayed simultaneously 17 3 3 Advertising If a Microgate displayboard is used it is possible to activate the display program Prog 1 previously memorised in the displayboard itself For further details see the instructions for the Microgate un TAB displayboard on this subject Pressing F3 will disactivate the display program and restore the normal function program Prog 0 on the displayboard MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 79 18OTHER FUNCTIONS 18 1 RECHARGING BATTERIES The recharging of Racetime2 s internal batteries is managed entirely by the microprocessor which controls all of the B Battery charge chronometer s functions Consequently it has been possible to implement a recharge control which guarantees maximum A B battery efficiency at all times at the same time prolonging the chronometer s operating life To recharge the batteries connect a 12 20 Volt DC power 497 source normally you will use the AC DC adapter supplied in Racetime s kit to the appropriate power point chap
45. d the appropriate connection cable obtainable from Microgate must be used For connection of the Telecron displayboard the interface code ACC050 must also be used 26 3 2 Number of displayboards The number of displayboards controlled by Racetime2 in the basic timing program cannot be changed See par 2 3 for the information displayed on the Microgate alphanumeric displayboard 26 3 3 Advertising If you use a Microgate displayboard pressing F3 allows you to activate the viewing program Prog 1 previously memorised in the displayboard itself For further information on this subject see the instructions for the Microgate TAB displayboard Pressing again on key F3 disactivates the viewing program and resets the displayboard to the normal program of functioning Prog 0 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Appendici 99 27OTHER FUNCTIONS 27 1RADIO SIGNAL QUALITY A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C Signal level Ready to receive durante la ricezione Receiving Start dopo la ricezione del segnale Ready to receive Start Channel 4 S 100 CHANEL DIFF menu Racetime2 s software is equipped with a function for the evaluation of the quality of the radio signal received This utility is especially useful when the radio signal is considerably disturbed and it is therefore necessary to evaluate the transmission s degree of reliability Select C Signal quality from
46. e it possible to use the device for most sports both during training and in official competitions Depending on the software version in your possession it is possible that some of the functions described in this manual cannot be used with your system At the beginning of each chapter the program versions which can be used for the function to be described are clearly indicated When you switch on Racetime2 the software version installed will be shown on the display The following screen will appear Microgate Italy RACETIME 2 Vx y zz SN ttt ttt CH ttt From the code of the software version installed Vx y zz it is possible to immediately determine the program options with which your chronometer is equipped Version Single Test Group Parallel On Show Not Optojump Start material Start Line Jumping Microgate Simple Boards Stopwatch control x vv 2 x vv 3 x vv 4 5 6 X VV 7 8 9 10 x vv 1l x vv 12 x vv 13 x vv 14 x vv 15 x vv 16 x vv 17 x vv 18 x vv 19 20 x vv 21 22 X VV 23 x vv 24 x vv The two numbers after y zz indicate your software version After that you will see indicated the serial number of your Racetime2 and the channel currently set for reception of signals v
47. e of 50 events day Elaboration unit C MOS 8 bit microprocessor Keys and controls Signal Repeat Modem and second function keys Rotating selector with 16 positions for type of signal transmitted Start Stop Lap 1 14 Dip Switch to select long short signal Dip Switch to select transmission channel Internal dip switch to allow interfacing to various transceivers Memory 256 times and 256 speeds Radio interfacing Possibility of connecting various types of VHF or UHF transceiver using various cables available and setting machine s internal dip switch correctly Connections Input signal to 4mm plug for a normally open contact Auxiliary input to 4mm plug to obtain speeds contact normally open Modem input to 4mm plug accepts RS232 levels or TTL 5 pole connector for BF signal transceivers PTT activation galvanically insulated output serial output for data transfer galvanically insulated output LINKGATE DECODER Weight Decoder 120g Dimensions Decoder 65 x 50 x 30 mm I x w x h Reception mode Decodifies FSK Time base 4 Mhz Quarz Usage temperature 25 70 C Power supply 5 Vcc directly supplied by chronometer Controls Internal dip switch for adjustment of input level according to transceiver used and for enabling of internal loudspeaker Radio interfacing Possibility of connecting VHF or UHF transceivers of various types Connections 3 pole connector to connect to BF transceiver output Cable with 5 pole connector to conn
48. e the time F4 NS Non starters inserts the number assigned in the list of non starters and prints the event time with the code NS The non starters can then be printed par C5 4 However it is possible to restart an athlete previously marked NS simply by calling him up again and canceling the previous operation MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 50 10 1 2 Finish number insertion correction Select StoN Stop Number with the key F2 Use the numeric keyboard to set the number The number always refers to the start number of the single athlete even if you are A 00 00 working in Group start mode Then with ENTER confirm StaN StoN Ask0 SkM gt the number which will be the next number to finish or to pass an intermediate time point If this number or the group which it is in has already started the net running time will appear on the screen display and displayboard If the number has not yet started running time will be shown only after the 0307222 1 29 start 1 210707 22 123 You can also confirm the setting by pressing one of the function keys F1 F2 F3 or F4 Cle Repl Eevt NS instead of Eevt NS ENTER In this case you will obtain the following results F1 Cle Clear cancels the set finish time however you are asked to confirm before cancelation takes place F2 Repl Replace assigns the event time for the number set to another number which must be sub
49. ecomes slightly but noticeably warm This is absolutely normal It is also possible to access these functions when the chronometer is on In this way you can begin to recharge the device without interrupting a timing session To access recharge management choose charge from the fourth screen display of the main menu 18 1 1 Low batteries warning When the batteries have nearly run down completely and a an external power source is not connected the LED lights A Test nuovi remains lighted From the time the LED lights up B Prove effettuate you still have a considerable amount of time to finish your work nearly two hours without using the printer but much less if the printer is used frequently If it is not 5 possible to quickly connect chronometer to external power source it might be better to disconnect the printer see par C10 1 11 in order to increase remaining autonomous functioning Remember that when fully charged the batteries can be used continuously for approximately 8 9 hours if on average a printout is made every 20 seconds Length of duration may be less in particularly harsh climatic conditions or if the batteries are worn out It is absolutely normal for battery efficiency to decline after approximately 500 1000 recharge cycles If you notice a significant reduction in the duration of the batteries please contact Microgate for replacements C Trasmissione dati
50. ect the start line to the GREEN banana jack Within two minutes give a start signal to synchronize the system either by pressing the SIGNAL key or by closing the start line on the ground On receiving a START signal Linkgate Encoder will emit two tones BEEP BOOP the system is synchronized If you wish to synchronize two or more Encoders with a chronometer the procedure remains the same You must connect all the ground lines BLACK banana jack with the chronometer s ground then for every Linkgate Encoder you must activate the SYNC procedure the second point in the procedure connect the starting line to all the GREEN banana jacks and give a common START NOTE Linkgate Encoder automatically synchronizes itself to the time 00 00 00 000 it is not possible to set other times 5 9 DOWNLOADING DATA ONTO RACETIME2 Linkgate Encoder memorizes the last 256 events and the last 256 speeds if received on an internal permanent memory and so makes possible retrieval after an interval of time of any impulses lost as a result of radio malfunction or for any other reason To be able to download the contents of the Linkgate Encoder s memory onto the Racetime2 Chronometer it is necessary to use the appropriate cable fig 34 which should be connected to the 5 pole connector fig 25 of the LINKGATE Encoder at one end and at the other to the 15 pole connector fig 28 of Racetime2 fig 25 Once the correct menu has been selected on Racetime2 s ch
51. ect to chronometer MICRO GG RACETIME 2 108 29Racetime2 transmission protocol 2 1 BINARY TRANSMISSION The data is transferred in binary format in order to obtain more efficient compacting of data The Header and the Epilogue are present in off line transmissions but are not transmitted during functioning in ON LINE mode The following character types refer to the length of the data char 1 byte 8 bit integer 2 bytes long integer 4 bytes SERIAL PORT SETTING No parity 8 data bit 1 stop bit Standard transmission velocity is 1200 bit s It can be set to 1200 2400 4800 9600 bit s Description N and N ASCII Notes character type bytes code Header STX 1 char 1 02h Start of Text Program Code 10 char 10 R2 followed by 8 spaces CR 1 char 1 Odh Carriage return LOOP START AND ON LINE START 1 char 2 Starts at 1 In the PC On Line mode it is the event counter for the event type During transmission repetition in PC On Line mode it is always equal to 65535 1 char 2 65535 starts from 1 N START In PC OnLine mode it is the global event counter RUN 1 char 1 lt 255 starts from 1 PHYSICAL 1 char 1 eR CHANNEL 25A aux Logical 100a i 17253 lap a 254 aux INFO 1 char 1 O Event time 1 Run net time split 2 Total net time split 3 Lap net time 4 Speed 5 Speed time 6 Air temperature 7 Snow temperature 8 Humidity 9 Average speed not r
52. een will appear By pressing F4 other you can access other function modes Press F4 menu to return to the previous screen With the function keys select the required function mode the following chapters provide a detailed description of the various operational modes MICRO QI RACETIME 2 43 NOTES az SI NGLE START AND GROUP START PROGRAM RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 45 8 Single Start and Group Start Modes These two function modes will allow you to time very easily the great majority of sporting events from alpine skiing to cross country skiing from various types of in line start competitions to those races with mass starts The difference between the single and group start forms is the way in which the numbers which appear on the Racetime2 starting line are considered In the first case Single starts both start and finish numbers refer to the single athlete or single team Consequently for each start there will be one finish In group starts on the other hand the start numbers refer to a group of competitors who will have to start at the same time However the finish numbers will refer to single athletes and net times will be calculated according to the group the athletes belong to When you have chosen a function mode the following screen will ap
53. er insertion correction eee 49 10 1 2 Finish number insertion correction eee 50 TU L3 Use OP keys ea ntn beo t Bate p tede eiu Maddalena 50 10 1 4 Turning the Autoskip function on and off ses 51 10 1 5 Skipped management SKM etes 51 10 1 6 Editing or displaying intermediate 52 10 1 7 Cancelling Skipped events memory 52 10 1 8 Activation disactivation of automatic assignment of finishes and intermediate times on and et ase 52 10 1 9 Returning to the main PRU ota dte o end 53 10 1 10 Returning to the main menu during timing sss 53 10 2 tle neue a e hue in dece eds 54 DISDIQyIARSOSIQPIS uu a u a laaya hatu dan ai 54 10 2 2 Pintshes manqeemehts cas susunan ak T a ats 55 10 2 3 Intermediate time management 57 10 2 4 Displaying speeds transmitted by the LINKGATE Encoder 58 10 2 5 Display of average iacu ce eee fedi eg pte 58 10 20 LEK ROMS Gu D m matukana ala aa n raf ad asp 59 11 INTERPRETATION OF PRINTED DATA DURING TIMING 60 12 GROUP MANAGEMENT ois H encima yas 62 12 1 RANKINGS FOR FINISH TIMES INTERMEDIATE TIMES AND SPEED 64 12 1 1 Viewing on the SCT CON Se eet o DER 65 12 1 2 Printing the
54. er with the event times Press F1 for display output Press F2 for printer output Indicate the run 0 or empty for all runs and press ENTER to print When you have finished printing you will automatically return to the first menu MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 69 13AUTOMATIC STARTS RACETIME2 enables you to set a sequence of programmed starts at pre established times This setting is possible in both Single start or Group start mode From the second display screen of the main menu press F1 Autom start to go to the automatic start submenu Press F1 Ent edit sequence to insert new pre set start sequences or to edit them A Autom start B Disqualif C Synchronize A B C F1 Allows you to insert new pre set start sequences or to edit them A Ent edit sequence F2 Cancels all set sequences you are asked to confirm B Clear sequenc F3 Printout of only the automatic starts which have yet to take place C Print sequence n F4 Returns you to the main menu menu Now the following settings have to be made the number of sequences this is proposed automatically therun the start sequence refers to the number of the first athlete or group to start the number of the last athlete or group to leave the incremental step of the start numbers within the sequence If for example you choose numbers 1 to 11 with an
55. et must correspond to the distance covered Speedbase between one time taken and the next In circuit races this will typically correspond to the track Input length me length First insert the meters up to a maximum 65000 then the centimeters A value of nill indicates that the speed does not need to be calculated Note insertion is always possible also later as Racetime 2 measures only the time taken to cover the base The speed is calculated at the moment of presentation 10 0 0 test Also from the second display of the main menu select Select A Speed unit with F2 to select the measurement unit for Speed unit speed calculation using the function keys to select from m s km h mph land miles per hour and knots nautical miles km h mph knot per hour MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Appendici 98 26 3 DISPLAYBOARD CONFIGURATION ME config B Disp Board conf level A Type C Signal A B B Num of A B C C Microgate BispeB z d C Advertising Off menu Select Displayboard config from the second screen display of the main menu to access displayboard configuration 26 3 1 Displayboard type ATTENTION this configuration is present only on versions 20 x yy 21 x yy and 22 x yy Select the type of displayboard that you wish to connect to the Racetime 2 chronometer Remember that for each displayboar
56. g Fig 29 9 pole male mavahle CANNON 5 pole male movable Amnhenal nino MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 25 2 8 CONNECTION CABLES Note the numbering of poles refers to the numbers previously indicated Fig 32 M 5 pole female 2 5mm diameter movable plug mono Radio 5 pole female movable plu 2 5mm diameter mono radio jack 1 QND Base GND 2 Signal Point Signal Fig 33 3 pole female movable plug 3 5 mm diameter mono Radio Taal 3 pole Female movable plu 3 5mm diameter mono radio jack 1 Signal Point Signal 3 Signal ground Base GND MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 26 Linkgate Encoder Racetime2 Cable for serial download of data Fig 34 g 5 pole female 15 pole male high ble pl FUP density movable CANNON socket 5 pole female movable plu 15 pole male high density movable CANNON socket 4 Photo coupler emitter 15 Asynchronic serial RX 5 Serial photo coupler collector 2 45 Vcc 12 Connected with 3900 Ohm resistance to pin 15 Encoder Photocell Gate Fig 35 MICRO QI
57. g to the selected group Which group Group 99 is set as default and includes all numbers 99 all racers Now you can choose whether to transmit only the event times or the net times In both cases times are transmitted according to the protocol described later Note that the data Data to transmit is transmitted in binary form and not as text For a detailed description of transmission protocol see Appendix B EvT NSNASQ menu RT When all the data has been transmitted you return automatically to the first menu Wait please MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 73 17SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 17 1 RACETIME CONFIGURATION A RACETIME contig The configuration menu enables you to modify numerous B Disp Board conf settings that affect the way Racetime2 functions Remember C Skitest config however that if you choose to cancel the configuration when C other switching on the machine see chap C2 3 or to reset a configuration and select one more suitable for your timing session all of the parameters will be set to values which are Displ mode Run normally the most appropriate in the majority of cases 17 1 1 Time display mode Allows you to choose whether to view total times single run i times or lap times on the screen display and displayboard sey Choose with F1 key Next ar search Yes C other 17 1 2 Event times printout
58. ia radio see par C 10 1 9 and chapter B Microgate LINKGATE s radio system for further information on the subject Note if you contact Microgate for any problems or explanations please be sure to indicate the serial number and the software version of your Racetime2 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 41 7 1 FUNCTION AND CE KEY USE The four function keys F1 F2 F3 and F4 enable the user to converse with the machine All the operational choices are shown on the bottom line of the display menu line To select the option you want Just press the corresponding function key If an arrow appears at the beginning or end of the menu line this means that a second group of setting options is available You can go to them with CE If you hold down the CE key for more than 0 6 seconds the printer paper will move forward provided your printer is connected see par 10 1 11 1 10 07 22 123 Press the key CE to 1 10 07 22 123 change the menu line 00 00 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM 00 00 lt ResSk 51 menu Bs ps m bs 7 2 NUMERICAL DATA INPUT It will often be necessary to insert numerical data for example an athlete s start number with the numeric keyboard This possibility is indicated by a blinking cursor on the relevant field After indicating the number you want you can confirm it by pressing ENT Enter If any options are available on the menu line you can quit the input data phase by pressing o
59. icular Line 0 Address 0 running time is shown the same as that displayed on the first line of the Racetime 2 display At each START signal line 0 stops on split time for a period which can be set according to the user s desires see par 1 Line 1 Address 1 displays LAP times also in this case the length of the display period depends on the value set in the main menu Line 2 Address 2 shows average speed only if a reference length has been set Line 3 Address 3 shows lap speed only if a reference length has been set xxxxxx MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Appendici 93 25DATA TRANSMISSION It is possible at all times to transmit the times memorised to a Personal Computer Select Data transmission with F3 from the first screen display of the main menu A Timing B DispB pause s C Data trans A B Press F1 to start transmission 4 to quit The data is transmitted in sequence in the same order in which it was acquired Only the transmission of net times is possible The transmission protocol is given in Appendix B tart data trasm The lap times are transmitted as Lap code Info 3 while the code Info 1 is assigned to Split times Lap speeds are marked by the code Info 4 while average speeds bear the code 9 esc MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Appendici 94 26SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 26 1RACETIME CONFIGURATION A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C
60. ish on the far right The presence of the block is indicated by the symbol Note that the lap times refer to the signals transmitted via radio using the LINKGATE system The activation of the block on LAP 14 E also block LAP signals coming from the keyboard or the inputs 17 1 9 LINKGATE channel Allows you to modify the LINKGATE system work channel so you can move to another channel if necessary On the display the setting indication for the dip switch located on the LINKGATE Encoder will appear The first selector does not affect channel selection its function is to select signal length and is therefore shown with the letter S Next the status of the other switches is shown 1 switch up O switch down To modify the setting press Edit F1 Remember once again that it is absolutely essential that Racetime2 and the LINKGATE Encoder are set on the same channel see chap B3 MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 75 A Baudrate B Format A B A Printer On B Keyb beep On C Initialize Setup A B C menu 17 1 10 Setting of serial transmission parameters ATTENTION this configuration is present only on versions 20 x yy 21 22 24 x yy Serial transmission velocity is modified by pressing F1 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 bit s Pressing F2 allows you to choose between binary and ASCII for the format of transmitted data The transmission
61. items with the four function keys A Automatic start management B Disqualifications management C To synchronize the internal clock F4 To show next menu Select the items with the four function keys A Data transmission to PC B To receive data from LINKGATE module C Radio signal quality test Linkgate system F4 To show next menu Select the items with the four function keys A Machine configuration B To access displayboard configuration menu C To access skitest configuration menu F4 To show next menu Select the items with the four function keys A To access time calculation function B To access battery charge function F4 To main menu MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 48 10Timing 9 Press 1 for timing to get to know the machine practice A TIMING Program with the manual keys START STOP LAP which will B Ent print groups then be replaced by starting gates and photocells C Printouts Rankings C more A B Set the run number usually the last number used is shown which will immediately be printed Wich run During timing the display lines show the following information 1 10 07 22 123 Line 1 This is for the start and shows the number of the athlete starting and the current time which can be set by selecting Synchronization from the main menu see F 00 00 chap C8 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM gt Line 2 Normally empty it is used to set the lap numbe
62. k to the menu Toggle other menu Disqualification Num 1 Manche qualified When you have identified the athlete and run press F1 to disqualify or reinstate Toggle other menu F3 to insert another athlete code or run F4 to return to the menu Disqualification Num 1 Manche diqualified Toggle other menu MICRO QI GATE RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 71 15SYNCHRONIZATION A Autom start B Disqualif C Synchronize C To set the exact time Input daytime 22 31 58 289 Example to synchronize RACETIME at 10 54 AM Press 10 ENTER 5 4 ENTER 0 ENTER 0 ENTER To correct press F2 otherwise press F3 Inserire l ora 10 54 00 000 Input daytime Press START to synchronize RACETIME at the set time 10 54 00 000 START synchronize After a message of confirmation you are automatically returned to the first menu Synchronized MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 72 16OFF LINE DATA TRANSMISSION It is possible to transmit stored times to a PC at any moment A Send stored data To do this select Trans Data F1 from the third screen of B LINKGATE download the main menu C Signal level C more A B Insert the run number If you choose 0 data for all the runs will be transmitted Which run 0 all runs If you select one of the groups set ranking will only be calculated for start numbers belongin
63. lug 1 Serial Output 6 Serial Input RXD 5 GND 5 GND 6 Serial Input 1 Serial Output TXD MICRO QI NOTES THE LINKGATE SYSTEM RACETIME 2 31 3 INTRODUCTION The transmission of an impulse via radio is a critical phase in timekeeping The possibility of losing the data transmitted of having very inaccurate timing and the transmission difficulties in some zones has often made timekeepers and trainers skeptical about this type of approach The LINKGATE Encoder system represents a radical innovation in the field of radio transmission of impulses for timekeeping Technological evolution has enabled us to go from the old impulse transmission systems to the more modern data transmission concept which can guarantee extreme accuracy the transmission of large quantities of information and greater reliability In addition the compact size of the system and the possibility of using it with any type of VHF or UHF transmitter radio makes the LINKGATE Encoder the ideal instrument for training and competitions at every level MICRO GG RACETIME 2 32 4 LINKGATE ENCODER 3 features guaranteeing the reliability of radio transmission To overcome
64. ly Even if as previously seen unwanted events can always be annulled later sometimes it is convenient to block a line in advance to avoid an annoying sequence of annulments for example when a whole group of tourists crosses the finishing line You only have to press the LCK key to block the lines on which it is active and these can be configured as you want see par The block is indicated by the presence of the symbol on the second line of the display By pressing the LCK key again you can reactivate the lines At this point if at least one event has been discarded the message Canc x eventi Yes No will appear on the fourth line of the display Answer Yes with F3 to cancel irreversibly the acquired events Answer No F4 to deal with the events one by one deciding whether to annul them or assign them to a competitor MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 60 11INTERPRETATION OF PRINTED DATA DURING TIMING The removable printer on your Racetime allows you to print event times net times and speeds during timing The printing mode depends on the setting of two configurations which are accessible under the menu heading Config RACETIME In particular the printing of event times that is the time of day at which the various events Start Lap Stop take place can be activated disactivated by intervening on the relevant configuration see par C10 1 2 on this subject With regard t
65. m e lg ta 74 171 9 LINKGATE channel coe eu 74 17 1 10 Setting of serial transmission parameters sse 75 17 1 11 Activation disactivation of the printer and of acoustic signalling when keys are pressed teh PTET ESTATE TER RTT lene e 75 17 1 12 Initialization of configuration po en 75 17 2 SKITEST CONFIGURATION aic aaa Ee Sn eeu ee aen ae e 76 17 2 1 Radio speed base lenglh eee tuba m etie 76 17 2 2 Average speed base lenglli a ee ie o P den 76 17 2 3 Speed measurement unil ao e Sansa tessera ben 76 17 2 4 Temperature and humidity probe tests sse 77 17 3 DISPLAYBOARD CONFIGURATION 24 200 201 0 ennt ennn ettet et tnne enn 78 LAO JDsSplayDoard tvDe etl tan Gor ok 78 17 3 2 Displayboard number eet ie ripe ossi ba eh 78 dS Oe UAV CLES TIN eA cerit a hast nas aaa Meu CHE M LEE 78 18 OTHER FUNCTIQONS 55556 9 bb soxaetaiseausnsassonsesdassvantnascasiniechuseuassersesdeseensn 79 181 RECHARGING BATTERIES e a e 79 18 21 Low batteries warning ease ep e e hunaq bi 80 18 2 MEMORY LIMITS u uamata 80 18 3 RECEIVING DATA FROM 81 19 RADIO SIGNAL QUALITY
66. me switch configuration on the Encoders that you want to use you can be certain to receive only the signals from your own timing system This type of filter for signals being received is particularly useful as by selecting different channels you can use several systems chronometer Encoder in the same zone and even on the same frequency without any risk of timings interfering with one another 5 2 SELECTING THE TYPE OF SIGNAL Linkgate Encoder can identify the type of impulse that is being transmitted Start Lap number or Finish The rotary selector marked SIGNAL TYPE 5 fig 6 has 16 positions from 0 to F with the following meanings 0 START 1 LAP n 1 A LAP n 10 B LAP n 11 C LAP n 12 D LAP n 13 E LAP n 14 F STOP The type of signal is chosen by placing the number or letter for the signal you want next to the black dot by the words SIGNAL TYPE Note the letters are written on the edge of the selector 5 3 IMPULSE TRANSMISSION An impulse can be transmitted in two ways 1 with the manual activation key SIGNAL key 1 fig 6 2 by means of any signal given by the closing of a contact normally open produced by a gate or photocell using the BLACK banana jack as a ground 2 fig 7 and the GREEN banana jack as the signal 3 fig 7 At the end of data transmission the Linkgate Encoder will emit a BEEP which signals that the device has functioned correctly By using switch 1 next to the words
67. me to the number displayed can only operate automatically if the function for automatic assignment of net times is on see par C3 1 8 If another intermediate time already corresponds to the confirmed starting number and intermediate number of an athlete a warning will be signalled and you will be able to cancel the previous event MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 58 10 2 4Displaying speeds transmitted by the LINKGATE Encoder note only available on Racetime2 equipped with the optional Skitest software The LINKGATE Encoder systems used for the transmission of timing signals start intermediate time times or finish can also be set to transmit passing speed for installation instructions see par B3 5 In this case when a timing impulse is received via radio passing speed data will appear on the second line of the display If a length for the speed base used was previously set see par 2 T0 07 22 123 C10 2 1 speed will be immediately displayed in the selected 58 64Kmh unit of measurement see par C10 2 3 However if the base F 12 34 567 length has not been set base running time will be shown Cle Skip Nlap ST NOTE 1 Racetime2 only memorises running time so it is always possible subsequently to set or modify both the measurement length base and the speed measurement unit NOTE 2 The speed base times are displayed with an accuracy of one thousandth of a second However
68. med Note however that it is still possible to reinstate a competitor with times greater than the maximum simply by modifying the maximum time or by disactivating the function To disactivate the maximum time set the time at 00 00 00 000 Select roundin 17 1 6 Measurement accuracy You can select measurement precision only for net times 1 1 between one second 1 10s 1 100s and 1 1000s 15 1 10s 100s 1000s precision MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 74 A Holdoff times A LCK key setup B LINKGATE channel A B C more Start HT S HT Lap HT A HT SLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS T123456789ABCDEP Modify lt menu INKGATE chan 50000000 1 ON O OFF Modify menu 17 1 7 Modifying dead times Allows you to modify the disactivation times of inputs after the acquisition of an event This can be done separately for the Start Lap Stop and AUX lines the AUX line is only used in the PC On line program see chap E in the manual 17 1 8 Activating the LCK key Choose this option to modify the lines on which the LCK key is active see also par C3 2 6 With the arrows F2 and F3 it is possible to move the cursor from one field to another With Edit F1 the blocking of the line on which the cursor is positioned can be activated or disactivated beginning from the Start on the far left passing through Laps 1 14 to the fin
69. ncoder you can receive up to 16 pass by speeds from as many different measurement zones The basic idea is to calculate the speed base time extremely accurately and transmit it together with the corresponding impulse START LAP or STOP Then by inserting the length of every single speed base into the Microgate chronometer you can obtain the value for the average speed for that stretch The input speed base signal must be brought onto the RED banana jack 1 fig 7 and the relative ground onto the BLACK banana jack 2 fig 7 the output speed base signal must be brought onto the GREEN banana jack 3 fig 7 together with its ground which must be connected to the BLACK banana jack When an impulse is received from a speed base input from the RED banana jack the LINKGATE Encoder sets the time running If within 8 seconds there is an impulse from the speed base output from the GREEN banana jack the LINKGATE Encoder will transmit the time between the two signals speed base time and the impulse of the speed base output that is the corresponding LAP or STOP impulse In the case of a START signal with the rotating selector on position 0 the impulse of the output signal from the speed base will always be transmitted but the receiving chronometer will reconstruct the correct time If more than 8 seconds pass between an input speed base impulse and an output impulse the system will automatically discard the value only transmitting the output
70. ne of the active function keys In this case the number inserted will be used as input data for the operation you have chosen as will be clear in chapter C 3 Timing 1 10 07 22 123 Blinking cursor shown underlined in the rest of the manual F 0 Ent skip N 0 end 21 21 24 2 MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 42 Microgate Italy RACETIME 2 Vx y zz SN CH ttt 21 Memory corrupted Press ENTER as n System halted Call MICROGATE s s oe iss Clear all Stored data Si A Single start B Group start C Simple stopwatch B C more A A Parallel mode B PC ON LINE mode C OptoJump A B C 7 3 SWITCHING ON THE MACHINE After switching on the machine you will see the screen display previously described Press a key to proceed At this point one of the following screens will appear This message appears if the device completely emptied itself after the last work session Any data previously stored has been irretrievably lost Press ENTER to continue This message appears if something has gone wrong during the initial tests on the machine Contact Microgate for further information This message normally appears when you switch on Press F3 to cancel the timing data previously stored you must confirm your choice It is possible to choose the function mode only if stored data has been erased The following scr
71. ng press Edit Fl Remember once again that it is absolutely essential that Racetime2 and the MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Appendici 95 LINKGATE Encoder are set on the same channel see chap B RACETIME 2 Appendici 96 A Baudrate 9600 B Format ASC A B A Printer On B Keyb beep On C Initialize Setup A B menu C 26 1 4 Setting of serial transmission parameters ATTENTION this configuration is only present on versions 20 x yy 21 x yy and 22 x yy Press F1 to modify serial transmission speed 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 bits s By pressing F2 you can select the format of the data transmitted from binary and ASCII The transmission protocols for the two modes are given in Appendix B 26 1 5 Activation deactivation of the printer and of acoustic signalling when the keys are pressed To modify the settings use keys F1 and F2 respectively 26 1 6 Initialization configuration when F3 is pressed and the operation subsequently confirmed all the configuration parameters with the exception of the LINKGATE channel revert to default values RACETIME 2 Appendici 97 26 2 SETTING THE LENGTH FOR SPEED CALCULATION From the second display of the main menu select A A Speedbases length Speedbases length with F1 to insert the reference distance B Speed unit for speed calculation A B The length s
72. o net times depending on the setting of the net times print mode see par C10 1 4 these can be printed after every event that is after every lap time or finish or a synoptic printout can be made but only after the athlete has finished Event times together with the information that is needed to characterize them are printed in the following format CR 3 SIm 12 23 45 678 Operation Start number Event time type Time HH MM SS dcm identifier serial for and id source skipped The operation identifier 2 characters shows which operation is coupled with the event time that is ET event time printout for normal event acquisition CA event time cancelation SK event time skip in this case instead of the start number the unique consecutive identification number is printed EE event time editing RE replacement printed together with cancelation when an event time start number is replaced The event time type 2 characters shows if the event time is coupled with a start intermediate time or finish ST start time start SP finish time stop LP intermediate time lap The source identifier 1 character shows how the event time has been acquired manually with the Start Lap Stop keys received via radio manually edited with event time edit option Eevt automatically generated only for automatic pre programmed starts acquired subsequently through download of event times from Linkgate see cap C1
73. om the LINKGATE Encoder Press F1 to choose Recep and then begin transfer Press 2 9 on LINKGATE Encoder and keeping it pressed down press SERIAL Within two seconds two counters will appear on the screen to indicate the number of times and speeds actually transmitted When you have finished transmission if you press Enter another menu will appear If you choose Absolute F1 the event times are simply transferred and shown in the same way they were acquired It is therefore essential for the LINKGATE Encoder device and Racetime2 to have been synchronized see par C6 and B3 8 before the beginning of the timing session if you do not want to have to make a laborious series of calculations and corrections later If you choose Autom Synch instead F2 the two devices are synchronized later when the data are transferred In this way the times will be restored to the correct values even if the LINKGATE Encoder and Racetime2 were never synchronized This second option is usually the most convenient one However you must not switch off Racetime2 or change its synchronization in the time between the end of the timing session and the moment when data transfer is made Also it is better to transfer data immediately after the end of the timing session so as to reduce the deviation caused by the inevitable slight divergence between the base times of the two devices see the technical specifications of the LIN
74. pear If your answer is YES F3 a second confirmation is then Clear all necessary it will be possible to configure the parameters automatically so as to set the chronometer for the type of timing you wish to make In particular the following choices will appear Config data Yes No A Training setup B Alpin Ski setup c Nordic Ski setup B A Generic timing more se le The following configuration parameter settings correspond to each of the various options for a complete description of the meaning of each parameter see chap C 10 Training Configuration Automatic finish search enabled Automatic assigning of net times activated Maximum time 3 minutes Display of net times single run times Printout of event times disactivated Net time print mode print after finish Measurement accuracy 1 100s Input deactivation time dead times Start 2s Lap 0 5s Stop 0 5s Unit of speed measurement km hr MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 46 Alpine Skiing Configuration Automatic finish search enabled Automatic assigning of net times disactivated Maximum time 3 minutes Display of net times total times Printout of event times disactivated Net time print mode print after finish Measurement accuracy 1 100s Input disactivation time dead times Start 2s Lap 0 5s Stop 0 5s Unit of speed measurement km hr Cross Country
75. play If you try to assign a time already used the chronometer will show a warning signal Note 1 it is better to have an approximate idea of when the missing event time or times took place To this end it could be useful to print out the event times beforehand Note 2 for reasons of space the event times are shown with only one dot separating the thousandths of a second The display format is hours minutes seconds thousandths of a second MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 83 19RADIO SIGNAL QUALITY A Send stored data B LINKGATE download level C Signal A B C more Ready to receive Receiving Start sac ss 880 ssi After receiving signal Ready to receive Start Channel CHANNEL DI 4 ER 5 100 menu sse sss Racetime2 s software is equipped with a function for the evaluation of the quality of the radio signal received This utility is especially useful when the radio signal is considerably disturbed and it is therefore necessary to evaluate the transmission s degree of reliability To access the function select C Quality signal F3 from the fourth screen display of the main menu The words Ready to receive indicate that the system is waiting to receive a radio transmitted impulse 3 seconds after the start of signal reception during reception Reception in progress is shown the ch
76. protocols for the two modes are given in Appendix B 17 1 11 Activation disactivation of the printer and of acoustic signalling when keys are pressed To modify the settings press keys F1 and F2 respectively 17 1 12 Initialization of configuration Press F3 and then confirm to go to the configuration options menu par C0 5 MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 76 17 2 SKITEST CONFIGURATION A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C Skitest config C other A Speedbases length B Speed unit 4 test A B menu A Radio speed B Average speed Speedbase N 1 CE to exit Input length meter 10 0 0 test Select Speed unit m s km h mph knot Note available only on Racetime2 equipped with the optional Skitest software To access the Skitest configuration submenu with F3 select Config Skitest from the third screen display of the main menu From this menu you can modify the parameters that affect the speed measurement and climate data measurement functions 17 2 1 Radio speed base length Insert the speed base lengths that you intend using Specify the measurement base number 0 Start base 1 14 Lap bases 15 2 Stop base Next key in the length of the base first meters up to a maximum of 65000 then centimeters A value of zero indicates that on the base concerned the speed does not need to be calculated Note you can al
77. r F2 memo Accesses the function for display of times already memorised T ini Allows you to set initial time start time F4 To return to main menu To start the chronometer activate the START line the impulse can be given manually with the start key or from the start line or via the Linkgate radio system At each successive START impulse the chronometer presents the split and acquired intermediate times A progressive number 1 2 3 is assigned to the lap number The chronometer can be reset at any moment by pressing F1 reset and then confirming the operation Press F4 to access the main menu obviously this does not stop the chronometer If a reference length for speed calculation has been set the chronometer presents the lap speed and average speed values In particular e the average speed appears on the split line second line The chronometer automatically calculates the length by multiplying the length set by the number of laps completed e the lap speed appears on the lap line third line MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Appendici 90 2 34 56 2 34 56 1 38 68 reset ClSto menu Note obviously for speed calculation the chronometer uses the times with the maximum available precision that is 1 25000s When the STOP line is activated running time stops and the split and lap times are shown At this point when START is activated again the chronometer starts from
78. r to display speeds transmitted from the Microgate LINKGATE system and to show the number of events starts laps and finishes in the events memory maximum 64 times Line 3 It is used to show net times either for finish or laps and to insert the start numbers of athletes at the finish or for laps Line 4 Normally offers a menu of operational choices which can be activated with the function keys sometimes messages for the user are displayed The start number automatically increases after each start If the automatic finish search is activated see par C10 1 3 at the finishing line the number of the first athlete to start from among the numbers of athletes still in the race will be shown However it is possible to use the keys T to run through the athletes still in the race or to set directly the number of the athlete who is finishing As you will be able to see from the following notes Racetime2 s software is extremely flexible and makes possible all types of modifications and or corrections It is important to note that every operation can be made with the necessary calm as all the events which take place while you are making a correction or modification are automatically memorized in a buffer memory which is capable of holding 64 events These are then presented to the user in the same sequence in which they took place MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 49 10 1 INSERTION COR
79. r with the time of day Pressing F2 allows you to set an interval in minutes for automatic data printing The maximum value that can be set is 720 minutes or 12 hours Automatic printing continues at regular intervals until you quit the function or until the time interval is set to zero To quit the function press F4 When the probes are not connected Racetime2 shows an error message MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base 78 17 3DISPLAYBOARD CONFIGURATION A RACETIME config B Disp Board conf C Skitest config C other A Type Microgate B Num of Disp B 1 Off menu Select B Displayboard Config from the second display of the main menu to access displayboard configuration 17 3 1 Displayboard type ATTENTION this configuration is only present on versions 20 x yy 21 x yy 22 x yy and 24 x yy Select the type of displayboard you wish to connect to the chronometer Racetime 2 Remember that for each displayboard the appropriate connection cable available from Microgate must be used For the connection of the Telecron displayboard it is also essential to use the code ACCO50 interface 16 3 1 1 PC ONLINE Output It is possible to choose the PC Online displayboard type In this case On line output of data is activated as explained in appendix 2 3 on p 110 17 3 2 Displayboard number This option is only active if Microgate displayboards are use
80. rack Taking data anywhere along the track MICROG LINKGATE DecRadio MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 20 2 3 2 EncRadio Gate Connection Keep the antenna in a vertical position Gate Linkeate ERE Signal Type on 0 Start Fig 20 2 3 3 Radio Encoder Photocell Connection Fig 21 Linkgate MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 21 2 4 DISPLAYBOARD CONNECTION Fig 22 9 digit MICROTAB Alphanumeric displayboard Connection Box Serial 1 ob tef et X Serial in out MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 22 2 5 MEASURING SPEED Fig 23 Speed base running direction Linkgate Encoder T PH Length of Z speed hase Speed base output on GREEN Speed base banana box input on RED banana box Photocell MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 23 2 6 CONNECTING THE BATTERY CHARGER Recharging status indicator Supply socket see Chap C10 Supply jack Permitted voltage 12 20 VDC Polarity any Fig 24 _ Supply unit RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 24 2 7 CONNECTORS 5 pole male panel 3 pole female Aya antay movable connector 5 pole female 15 pole male high density movable Fig 28 6 pole male movable Amphenol plu
81. racy set in the relative configuration menu events teletransmitted via radio the field contains the signal type Start Lap 1 14 or Stop MICRO QI RACETIME 2 110 29 1ASCII TRANSMISSION The data is transferred in ASCII format only values lt 127 7Fh The Header and the Epilogue are present in off line transmissions but are not transmitted during functioning in ON LINE mode SERIAL PORT SETTING No parity 8 data bit 1 stop bit Standard transmission velocity is 1200 bit s It can be set to 1200 2400 4800 9600 bit s Description N ASCII Dec Hex Notes Header STX 1 2 02h Start of Text Program Code 10 R2 followed by 8 spaces CR 1 13 0Dh Carriage Return Loop start and on line start Consecutive counter 4 Starts at 1 In the PC On line mode it is The event counter for the Event typer During Transmission repetition In PC On line mode it is Always equal to 65535 Start N 4 265535 starts from 1 In PC Online mode it is The global event counter Run 3 lt 255 starts from 1 Physical channel 3 000 start 255 stop 1 253 lap 254 aux Logical channel 3 O start 255 stop 1 253 lap lap no 254 aux Info 1 48 30h 0 Event time 49 31h 1 Run net time split 50 32h 2 Total net time split 51 33h 3 Lap net time 52 34h 4 Speed 53 35h 5 Speed time 54 36h 6 Air temperature 55 37h 7 Snow temperature 56 38h 8 Humidity 57 39h 9 Average Speed non radio 65
82. rocessor Printer Removable on impact 16 characters per line speed approx 1 line s functions with normal paper Keyboard Start Stop Lap keys Numerical keys 4 function keys 4 control keys Key to disable inputs Memory Approx 1350 chronometric events Maintains memorised data also when turned off Connections Connections to polifunctional 15 pole plug Start Stop Lap and Auxiliary signal inputs Output 5V stabilised for external device power supply Serial input output RS 232 for connection with alphanumeric displayboards and PC Penta polar plug to connect Microgate s LINKGATE radio transmission system Input for external power source and or battery recharger 3 analog inputs for connection of air humidity and snow temperature probes MICRO QI RACETIME 2 107 LINKGATE ENCODER Weight 110g Dimensions 110 x 50 x 27 mm I x w x h Transmission mode FSK digital transmission redundancy code with information correctness verification and auto correction Transmission channelization 127 selectable channels Impulse transmission acc 0 4 ms Velocity resolution meas 1 22 10 4s 1 8192s Time base Real Time Clock with quarz from 32768 Hz digitally compensated Quarz from 4 MHz 10 ppm between 25 and 50 C Precision 0 85 s day for external temperatures between 25 and 50 C Usage temperature 25 70 C Power supply 3 6 V 120mAh Lithium batteries Autonomy Approx 6 years at average use rat
83. ronological impulse Time_LL 13 in 1 32768 di sec Time_LH 14 Time_HL 15 Time_HH 16 Speed value in 1 8192 Speed_Low Of a second 17 Speed_High 30 3SERIAL PORT SETTING 1200 baud NO parity 8 data bit 1 stop bit MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 114 31PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES Problem When Racetime is turned on nothing appears on the display The start lap time stop impulses are not being received via radio Radio reception does not work well impulse loss The photocell is connected but impulses are not being received On receiving a start impulse the chronometer does not start The finish or lap impulses do not stop the chronometer During a race a competitor can no longer be seen and cannot be called up on the display Probable Cause batteries flat the radio connected to Racetime 2 is off or the volume is too low the radio is not receiving the plug which connects the Linkgate Encoder to the radio is not inserted correctly Linkgate Decoder is not connected to Racetime2 the LCK key has been pressed and so the line is blocked bad positioning of the transmitting and or receiving radio transmitter and receiver too far from one another disturbance generated by other transceivers operating on the same or adjacent frequencies bad alignment of photocell the Automatic finish search function is not enabled so the start is received and memorised but the running time does not start automatically
84. ronometer chap C11 3 you can proceed with data downloading by pressing 2ND key and then by pressing and releasing the MODEM SERIAL key The start of downloading is signalled by the two tones BOOP BEEP then within 2 seconds two counters will appear on Racetime2 s display screen to indicate the number of times and speeds actually downloaded At the end of data downloading the two tones BEEP BOOP indicate that the procedure has terminated correctly ATTENTION if you download data immediately after performing a memory RESET 2ND REPEAT RESET and without transmitting any impulses LINKGATE Encoder will download the entire contents of the memory 256 times 256 speeds IMPORTANT During data downloading onto Racetime2 disconnect the Linkgate Decoder from the chronometer Also disconnect the data download cable during timing via radio MICRO QI RACETIME 2 36 5 10THE MODEM FUNCTION Linkgate Encoder can also be used as a modem transmitter Contrary to what happens when transmission is generated during an event however input does not take the form of sets of data with error correction codes but is simply transformed into a signal compatible for radio transmission Data reliability is left entirely to the effectiveness of the radio system In this function mode Linkgate Encoder accepts a Serial signal for inputs with a maximum speed of 1200 Baud and generates a FSK modulation between 1200 Hz logic signal 0 and 1800
85. s absolutely normal for battery efficiency to decline after approximately 500 1000 recharge cycles If you notice a significant reduction in the duration of the batteries please contact Microgate for replacements Prove effettuate C Trasmissione dati B menu MICRO QI GATE RACETIME 2 Appendici 103 NOTES RACETIME 2 Appendici 104 NOTES MICROG GATE APPENDIX RACETIME 2 106 28TECHNICAL DATA RACETIME2 Weight 595g including batteries chronometer 420g printer 175g Dimensions 245 x 114 x 57 mm I x w xh chronometer 170 x 90 x 47 mm printer 120 x 114 x 57 mm Unit of measure Time selectable 1s 1 10s 1 100s 1 1000s speed selectable m s km h Mph knots Resolution measure 4 10 5 s 1 25000s Display Alphanumeric display 4 lines of 20 characters each Character dimension 5x3mm Time base 12 8mhz Quarz stability 10ppm between 25 and 50 C Precision 0 85 s day for external temperatures between 25 and 50 C Usage temperature 25 70 C Power supply Internal NiCd batteries externally supplied 9 20V Battery recharge Intelligent recharging device incorporated automatic discharge recharge after checking charge Autonomy gt 7 hours with average print rate of 1 every 20 seconds Elaboration unit C MOS 16 bit microp
86. s the rankings menu press F3 Rankings printouts from the first screen of the main menu 12 1 RANKINGS FOR FINISH TIMES INTERMEDIATE TIMES AND SPEED From the menu it is possible to choose from rankings calculated on the basis of total or single run finish times intermediate times split total split run or split lap or the running speed acquired by the LINKGATE Encoder By total split time we mean the run times for runs prior to the one selected added to the time between the start and the selected intermediate time All the rankings can be limited to a particular group or can be extended to all the start numbers The latter choice can be selected by inserting 99 in the screen for group settings The rankings can be viewed on the display or printed out Total time refers to the sum of the single run times up to the selected run it only exists if the athlete has in fact the times of the runs prior to the selected one Enter the chosen run number If you select a group from those set see chap C4 the ranking will be calculated only on the basis of the start numbers belonging to the group selected Group 99 is set as default and includes all start numbers MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 65 12 1 1 Viewing on the screen If you choose F1 to view the display the screen display in Fig A will appear In this display Data output on A Display B Printer N number of athle
87. sequently inserted in the fourth line It also calculates the net times of the new number to which the event time is assigned If the number to which the event time is to be assigned the second number set has already been used you can choose whether to cancel the previous event time Cle F2 key switch the two event times around Repl F3 key or leave the stored data unchanged Esca F4 F3 Eevt Edit event time makes it possible to modify the finish time of the set number F4 NS Non finishers inserts the number assigned in the list of non finishers and prints the event time with the code NS at the same time the number is removed from the list of athletes in the race The non finishers can then be printed par C5 4 However it is possible to reinstate an athlete previously marked NS simply by calling him up again and canceling the previous operation 05041222122 10 1 3Use of keys 74 On the display the 7 and keys allow you to run through the athletes on the track at that moment Press to view the athlete who started before the one currently shown on the display press to view the athlete who started after MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 51 10 07 22 123 10 042212 123 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM 10 07 22 123 10 04 12 123 StaN StoN Askl SkM 2 10 07 22 123 P d Ent skip N 0 end 10 07 22 123 OF 109 05212 543 Start num
88. so insert a speed base length afterwards as Racetime2 only memorises base running time The speed is calculated at the moment of display To quit this function press CE 17 2 2 Average speed base length Insertion of speed base lengths for taking average speeds By average speeds is meant the speed taken to cover the various stages of the course The measurement base number refers to the various stages timed If for example we suppose that the course is 1000m long and that there are two intermediate points the first 200m from the start the second 500m after the first intermediate point the distances will be set as follows N 0 start finish distance 1000m N 1 start intermediateldistance 200m N 2 intermediate 1 intermediate 2 distance 500m N 3 intermediate 2 finish distance 300m 21000 200 500 Also in this case the distances can be inserted or modified after the times have been acquired 17 2 3 Speed measurement unit With the function keys choose the measurement unit in which speeds must be shown from m s km h mph and knots nautical miles per hour MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Software Cronometro Base TI ud 5222 90 78 5 60m menu 17 2 4 Temperature and humidity probe tests It is possible to view the values for air and snow temperatures and air humidity if the relevant measurement probes are connected Press F1 to print the values displayed togethe
89. speed base impulse the signal corresponding to the GREEN banana jack 5 6 HARDWARE RESETTING It is possible to reset Linkgate Encoder to hardware mode The hardware reset deletes all the data in the memory sets the internal clock to zero and if the system has crashed for any reason restores it to an operational state On the back of the chronometer there is a hole in the case By inserting a pointed instrument you will press a button which will reset it Keep the button pressed for a few moments to ensure the machine has been reset MICRO QI RACETIME 2 35 5 7 RESETTING THE MEMORY Resetting the memory causes the deletion of stored data and of the system s internal time You can activate reset by keeping the 2ND key pressed down and then releasing the REPEAT RESET key When this command has been received Linkgate Encoder will emit three tones as follows BOOP BEEP BOOP The system is reset 5 8 SYNCHRONIZATION Linkgate Encoder is equipped with a REAL TIME CLOCK which enables you to associate any event with a time It is therefore possible to synchronize the Linkgate Coder s internal clock with any type of chronometer The procedure for synchronizing the system is as follows Connect the chronometer s ground GND with the Linkgate Encoder s BLACK banana jack Hold down the 2ND key and then press and release the SIGNAL SYNC key Linkgate Encoder will emit the tones BOOP BEEP the system is waiting for a START Conn
90. ss the following sequence of keys 1 Enter 1 Enter 10 Enter 15 Enter 15 Enter 20 Enter 28 Enter 0 Enter end of group 1 3 Enter group 3 setting group 2 is not used 40 Enter 50 Enter 0 Enter 0 Enter to quit the setting You can check the correct setting by selecting C Print groups F3 or by viewing the groups you are interested in by means of A Ins edit groups MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 63 To cancel completely the current setting for groups select B Cancel groups F2 To cancel one group only insert 0 in choice 1 of the group to be canceled 228 1 2 A Ent edit groups B Clear groups c Print groups t 222 220 292 131 A Ent edit groups B Clear groups c Print groups aso mw ase RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 64 A Timing program B Ent print groups C Printouts Rankings A B A Ranking stop time B Ranking interm more C as C Ranking speed A B C more A Eventtimes B NS NA Disqual C Skipped A B ase A Total times B Run times 280 osi Which run Wich group 99 99 all racers Printout and rankings management Racetime 2 is equipped with such powerful management of rankings that it can almost totally replace the Personal Computer in subsequent data revision To acces
91. ssign the same time to more than one start number It is particularly useful for group finishes All the start numbers which have to be assigned a finish can be set later Once again use S T to confirm To finish the sequence press ENTER MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 56 Fig C Assignment of the same time to athletes n 5 and 2410406221452 d 202062222544 T Skip Eevt S T Skip Eevt S T Press 5 F4 7 10 07 22 123 10 07 22 123 F4 ENTER j fig D 10 07 22 123 10 07 22 123 If a previously used start number is inserted confirmation is always F 5 10 06 21 547 F 5 10 06 21 547 requested for Already used number Che spre Yes overwriting in the memory No RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 57 1 10 07 22 123 F 00 00 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM 2 10 07 22 123 F 12 34 567 Cle Skip 51 gt fig A 2 10 07 22 F 12 34 lt 10 07 22 10 06 21 Skip Nlap fig C 10 2 3 Intermediate time management If a finish number has been set with the chronometer showing net running time on line 3 on the arrival of an intermediate time signal the net time for the number previously set is displayed If the impulse has been generated manually or received via cable from the LAP input the consecutive intermediate number will automatically be calculated on the basis of
92. te A B L intermediate number to which speed and split lap times refer split time lap time time on the basis of which the ranking has been calculated total single run split lap or speed according to choice position N 7 L1 V 123 45Kmh 28 31 With the function keys and the keys it is possible to move around inside the ranking In particular 1 06 247 2 E lt gt 1 F2 allow you to go from one position in the idi 7 ranking to next previous search F3 you are asked for a start number and after confirmation the times and position of that number are displayed T and keys allow you to view in succession all the fig A intermediate times and speeds obtained for an athlete currently shown in a ranking Note that the time and position shown on the third line do not change when you use these keys as the ranking was calculated on the basis of these times In addition if only a net time has been taken for an athlete in the ranking nothing will happen when you press and T find menu 12 1 2 Printing the ranking If you choose data output on printer F2 key a new menu A Print select only will be shown on the screen B Complete print If you choose Print selection F1 apart from the athlete s position and number only the times requested from the options of the rankings menu for example only the total times for the second run will be printed If you choose
93. th the finish or intermediate time of the previous number or net time for a group still running this last case being identifiable by the presence of the letter on the third line on the left of the display the event time for the finish will be shown fig B In both cases you are asked to insert a start number The time of the number indicated or previously displayed can be confirmed by pressing ENTER Important the assignment of the time to the number displayed takes place automatically if the function for automatic assignment of net times is on see par C3 1 8 If the number has already finished this is signalled and it is then possible to cancel the previous finish You can also confirm the setting by pressing one of the function keys F1 F2 or F4 Cle Eevt NS instead of ENTER In this case you will obtain the following results F1 Cle Clear cancels the event This is the option to choose if the stop impulse was accidental e g unintentional crossing of the finishing line however confirmation is requested before cancelation takes place F2 Skip assigns the time measured to a unique identification number In this way it is possible to manage a rapid sequence of finishes extremely efficiently leaving the matching up of finishes with start numbers for later see par C3 1 5 F3 Eevt Edit event time makes it possible to modify the finish times measured F4 ST Same Time allows you to a
94. the point at which it had stopped and timing restarts as previously described Pressing F1 on the other hand annuls the chronometer With F2 Annul Stop the STOP sign is annulled and the time starts running again as if the STOP had never been acquired F4 menu allows you to access the main menu Note the LAP line is inactive in the sequence just described it can be activated without any effect on timing See par 2 1 for the particular function of the LAP line in the simple stopwatch MICRO GG RACETIME 2 Appendici 9 22SETTING INITIAL TIME START TIME The start time can be set by selecting T ini with F3 when the N 1 0 00 chronometer is annulled Confirm each field hours min S 0 00 sec thousandths with ENTER L1 0 00 NTst memo ini T menu Select whether the chronometer should start from the initial time counting up as normally or down If Back F2 is chosen the chronometer will count down to zero and then start to count upwards again Any SPLIT times acquired while the chronometer is counting down will be 0 00 00 00 displayed and printed with a minus sign 0 00 During the countdown the LAP line inactive in all other 0 00 situations allows you to immediately take the chronometer to 0 000 and to begin the count upwards On the printer the value of the counter at the moment of annulment is given RES 12 78 Note 1 with counting down the displayboard shows the N 1 minus sign when the
95. the second screen display of the main menu and access displayboard configuration The words Ready to receive indicate that the system is waiting to receive a radio transmitted impulse After about 3 seconds from the start of signal reception during reception Reception in progress is shown the channel of the signal received and the quality of the signal as a percentage are shown on the display Obviously the closer the percentage is to 10046 the better the quality Values greater than 4046 are to be considered safe If the channel set on the LINKGATE Encoder see par 4 3 and B3 9 does not coincide with the channel set on Racetime2 the message DIFF CHANNEL different channel will appear on the screen If reception is particularly difficult several stratagems can be attempted place both the transmitting and receiving radios the radios connected to the encoder in an elevated upright position ifthe disturbance is generated by interference from other transmitters operating on the same channel change the working frequency use more efficient antennas 1 4 wave or 5 8 wave instead of the normal charged type especially for radios in transmission Note testing of signal quality should preferably be made with the short long selector on the Linkgate Encoder see also the paragraph set to long L If the selector is on short S the maximum value indicated by the test is 20 MICRO QI
96. this way the intermediate time displayed is immediately recognizable by the number which is shown together with the LAP time The speed or speed base times are printed in the following format V 138 25km h For printing of speed only if the length for the base being considered has been set or Tv 0 234s If the running time of the base is printed without its length Printing immediately follows the net time calculated in relation to the speed measurement base The average speed is printed in the following format VM 123 45km h MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 62 12Group management edes A Ent edit groups B Clear groups c Print groups Group N to 0 to end input Group N Choice N 3 fr 20 to 28 0 to input as ams It is possible to define up to a maximum of 98 groups subdivided in turn into 8 subgroups each Groups are used both when working in the Group starts mode to define the numbers assigned to the groups at the start and when printing rankings by category For the definition of groups select B Ins group printouts from the main menu F2 and then A Ins edit groups from the submenu F1 At this point suppose you wish to define the following groups categories Group 1 start numbers 1 to 10 start number 15 start number from 20 to 28 Group 2 not used Group 3 start numbers from 40 to 50 You must then pre
97. to correct the starting number In particular by setting a number different from the one presented and confirming with ENTER the start is assigned to the number set Simply by pressing ENTER without changing the competitor number the start of the number presented is confirmed It is also possible to annul the event with F1 Ann if the START impulse was accidental or declare the competitor to be a Non Starter by pressing F4 NP When the competitor is declared NP the start time is automatically assigned to the next competitor due to start The start event can in any case be corrected later see the paragraph on this subject If automatic assignment of finishes is disabled and there are a number of events that have accumulated in the memory Racetime 2 automatically enters the correction mode described above when the START events must be managed MICRO QI GATE RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 55 1 10 07 22 123 00 00 StaN StoN Ask0 SkM so m sss STO 2 10 01 22 123 12 34 567 Cle Skip Eevt S T HOPED 12 3 06 21 547 Eevt S T e es fig B 10 2 2 Finishes management If a finish number has been set with the chronometer showing net running time on line 3 when a stop signal arrives whether manual from input or via radio the net time in relation to the number previously set is shown fig A However if no number has been set stop line on 00 00 or wi
98. top bit Standard transmission velocity is 2400 bit s Description N ASCII Dec Hex Notes Start N 3 lt 999 starts from 1 Aligned to the right Non significant positions are the spaces for net times and zeros for time events Info 1 Type of information sent point running time space net time 0 zero time event annulment substitution s skipped K manual correction P not started A not finished Space 1 Reserved for future uses Type of signal 3 000 Start 255 Stop Xxx Intermediate nr Time 12 Format HH MM SS dcm The non significant positions to the left are spaces for net times and zeros for time events Spaces 2 Reserved for future uses CR 1 13 0Dh Carriage Return Total char 23 MICROG GATE RACETIME 2 113 30Data format for the transfer of data stored in the Linkgate Encoder The data download protocol consists of a Header containing 10 characters and the actual data 9 characters organized in n record where n is the number of impulses 30 1 HEADER Byte progressive N Description Content 1 Initial Header Code OxAA 2 Linkgate Channel 0 127 Dec 3 Signal type 0x00 Start 0 01 0 0 Lap 0 Stop 4 Transmission start time Time LL 5 in 1 32768 di sec Time LH 6 Time HL 7 Time HH 8 Internal Code Ox77 9 Internal Code OxBA 10 Internal Code 0x31 30 2DATA FRAME Byte progressive N Description Contents 11 Initial frame code OxAA 12 Ch
99. tted signal type Start Lap Stop Selector for transmitted signal redundancy High short signal Low long signal Selector for transmission channel Dip Switch Top Bottom SPEED input RED banana jack GROUND BLACK banana jack SIGNAL input GREEN banana jack Power point for radio connection and serial data download MODEM input BLU banana jack MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 11 1 5 LINKGATE DECODER EH LINKGATE DECODER 2223 25253 E 52 jh PPM VL 7 52 T Ed ii jh E eh E 52 Ed r pu pus Bottom Top Fig 9 1 Connection cable for Racetime2 female 5 pole movable connector 2 Loudspeaker 3 Cable output to connect with Racetime2 4 3 pole male connector RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 12 1 6 CONNECTION BOX CONNECTION BOX AUX LAP START STOP LAP AUX INPUTS SERIAL I O ANALOG IN AUX OUT Fig 10 15 pole female CANNON panel connector to connect to Racetime2 GROUND banana jack COMMON START banana jack 6 pole Amphenol connector for inputs START STOP LAP AUX STOP banana jack 6 pole Amphenol connector for serial inputs outputs LAP banana jack 6 pole Amphenol connector for analogic inputs and auxiliary outputs AUX banana jack RACETIME 2 Linkgate System 13 2 CONNECTIO
100. w number to which the event time is assigned If the number to which the event time is to be assigned the second number set has already been used you can choose whether to cancel the previous event time Cle F2 key switch the two event times around Repl F3 key or leave the stored data unchanged Esca F4 F3 Eevt Edit event time makes it possible to modify the intermediate time of the set number 10 1 7 Cancelling Skipped events memory Skipped events which have not yet been assigned can be canceled in a block by pressing the F2 key from the SECOND screen of the timing menu Cancellation is irreversible and must therefore be confirmed before it is carried out 10 1 8 Activation disactivation of automatic assignment of finishes and intermediate times on and off When the function for automatic assignment of finishes and intermediate times is on the net time calculated when there is an intermediate time or finish is automatically assigned to the athlete and memorised 5 seconds after the timing is taken This only takes place if the racer was already on line that is if the net time was running before the event Even if no athletes were on line manual assignment and confirmation are still necessary MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Single Start and Group Start Program 53 The current status of the automatic assignment function is indicated by the symbols AS1 on and ASO off Key F3 on the SECO
101. which have not been received even after a considerable length of time has passed As soon as the transmission of an event begins Linkgate Encoder starts counting the time from the start By pressing the REPEAT key you transfer the correct time to the chronometer which takes into account the time which has passed up to that moment 4 3 INTERNAL MEMORISATION OF EVENT TIMES Linkgate Encoder is equipped with a Real Time Clock that allows you to use event times in event management This special characteristic enables you to save the times of every event on a permanent memory Then it gives you the possibility of downloading its contents through serial link onto Microgate s chronometers The device memorizes the last 256 event times and speeds and therefore allows you to retrieve any data lost because of radio malfunction or any other reason MICRO QI RACETIME 2 33 5 USING YOUR LINKGATE ENCODER 5 1 SELECTING THE CHANNEL Every Linkgate Encoder is equipped with a 7 switch panel CHANNEL SELECT switch from 2 to 8 7 fig 6 page 11 for setting the transmission channel The transmission channel is used in such a way that only the chronometers Racetime2 and REI set to the same channel for reception can recognize the transmission signal as valid When it is turned on every Microgate chronometer displays the currently selected channel both as a number and as an ON OFF configuration of the Linkgate Encoder switches By choosing the sa
102. ystem F4 To show next menu Select items with the four function keys A To set the speed base length B To set the speed measurement unit F4 To show next menu Select items with the function keys A Sexagesimal calculator addition and subtraction of times B Battery recharge management F4 To show next menu MICRO QI RACETIME 2 Appendici 89 A Timing B DispB pause s C Data trans A B C 0 00 0 00 0 00 NTst memo ini T menu 2 X Start Or if the length for speed calculation has been set xxx N 1 L2 1 05 89 S 38 15kmh 55 29 L 39 25kmh 12 84 reset menu 21TIMING When you select Timing with F1 Racetime2 presents a display screen similar to the one shown In the first line of the display the number of the trial or competitor and the running time or final time are shown In the second line the SPLIT times times from the start to the impulses subsequently received are shown In the third line the LAP times difference between two impulses received in succession appear The fourth line as usual shows the options which can be activated with the function keys in particular F1 NTst Allows you to set the trial or competitor number Unlike other Racetime 2 programs the basic timing software does not verify if the number set has already been used or not It is therefore possible to memorise two or three sequences of times assigning them the same numbe

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