2015v3 - TimeTronics
Contents
1. cccceee ii 13 4 2 9 Extra information on Rectangle dimensions Width and Height of field 13 21 UPS hv 14 4 4 ETNE SN 15 A TOOLS NNN 15 4 5 1 How to use the Node programming featUre 16 4 5 2 How to use the Font Display TeSt cece E EERE EERE EERE EES 16 5 Photos of OUR example layouts for 3 display SIZ S sccennssscennnnsennsens 17 www timetronics be TimeTronics NV Tel 32 0 14 23 1911 KBC Bank 414 4191871 52 Fax 32 0 14 23 20 24 SWIFT KREDBE22 Lammerdries Oost 23B VAT BE0440 224 404 IBAN BE64 4144 1918 7152 B 2250 Belgium HR Turnhout 64540 Manual LedSBmanager2015 PREFACE What ts the LedSBmanager software and when will can I need it If you have bought triple color LedScoreboard s of TimeTronics and you only want to show during the races the Running time Split time s and unofficial finish time you do NOT need the LedSBmanager because such timingdata can be sent DIRECTLY from MacFinish This is because the TimeTronics Led BOARDS are compatible with the well known but old MacFinish scoreboard protocol IE 1 0 1 And each Led BOARD is factory programmed to display such Running or split or finish time on a fixed defined setting like position size font and color of this timing text MacFinish Soft E 12 54 63 You can choose in MF to update the timing display 1 sec or 10 sec And if you ever would like to change the fixed p2. Race Live race data TIMING from the selected MacFinish photofinish automatically transmitted ParticResult Live race data PARTICIPANTS or RESULTS which are manually sent from any MF photofinish Schedule Live SCHEDULE data from the selected event in the schedule list File Edit Help 2 Time Tronics software LedSBmanager Number Name i Frefis default Sufix default Description 1 Picture bitmap picture to show on the LED pa WKWII WW A Caeci TEXT to show on the LED pan 3 Date The current DATE of the PC on which t 4 Daytime Hr The current TIME of the PC on which th 5 RaceEventMame The NAME of the current race NOT rE 6 Racelime The LIVE time of the current race keep Y RacewindSp Wis mes The WINDSPEED result of the current r o Racew indT ype The type of Winds peed measurement p 9 RaceSplitTime The SPLIT time of the current race atte 10 RaceSplitUistance m At which distance ig that split time taken 11 RaceSplitSpeed E meHr hat is the average running speed on tl 12 RaceLaplime The LAP tine of the current race perio 13 HaceLapDistance Mi At which distance from start i that LAP I 14 RaceLapSpeed F msHr hat is the average running speed for tl 15 RaceFinishTimeFirst What is the unofficial time of the FIRST TimeTronies Manual LedSBmanager2015 3 5 File Menu Show list of Layouts This window shows you which LAYOUTS currently are available in the datafile You
3. e The S a f column Show After Finish indicates that you want to continue to show the update of a RACETIME field after the finish of the first athlete Mostly used like in our demonstration file only for long distance races where you want to show the unofficial photocell time of the winner but also want to continue to show the running time of the race for the other athletes which did not yet finished their race and perhaps still have 1 or 2 laps to go Warning If you use this S a f feature in your own new layout s make sure that the racetime and first finishtime datasources do not overlap in part or complete The reason is that you can not show two different datasource fields at the same time on the same position In the example of the SPRINT layout both mentioned fields are programmed at the same position on the Ledboards but for sprint races it is not usefull to let the time display continue after the finish of the winner so switch off the Saf option for a SPRINT race display To ADD A NEW datasource in the bottom window double click below the bottom row in other words in an empty row You will then see an Input window where you can choose the type of datasource and all further mentioned settings Some of the settings of a datasource like zoom speed show position size and S a f can be edited directly in the bottom window the other settings can be edited in the Input window after double cl
4. 19 02 2015 1 26 datafile LedSBman ALLsizes 40D 19 02 2015 2 02 _ datafile LedSBman ALLsizes 4DIndx 19 02 2015 0 17 19 02 2015 0 17 datafile LedSBman ALLsizes Match DatasourceDefinitions 20150206 6 02 2015 14 43 4 KE DEMO schedule for IMPORT 6 02 2015 14 26 Text Document 1 KB 2 3 Running the Application The LedSBmanager executable file application is found in the sub folder LedSBmanager software and is called LedSBmanager exe pltp 0 0 erae cee a TT KernellPC dl 17 010 LedSBmanager rsr libeay32 dil 14 09 2011 11 48 Application extension 993 KB EI 4 878 For easy access in the future you could add a shortcut to your desktop by right clicking the executable choose Send To and selecting Desktop create shortcut 5 Kernel di 27 08 2011 3 06 Application extension 1 122 KB EN 27 08 2011 3 06 3 24 LedSEnagnager 12 02 2015 18 51 Application 17 010 KE edsSbBr amp 12 04 2011 9 35 RSR File 4 073 KE PF AWA aS administrator Application extension libeay Troubleshoot compatibility 14 U9 011 11 48 Application extension 993 KE Micros Show how to open this file 29 06 2011 9 25 MANIFEST File 2KB Ee io ARA de amp Monito share with b 13 09 2011 1 25 Application extension 120 KB msvem Pin to Taskbar 15 06 2011 22 09 Application extension 220 KB 3 msvep la wi i 15 06 2011 22 09 Application ex
5. Layout 1 These 3 fields define to which layout the program should automatically Race Layout fo SWITCH when data from MacFinish is received with respective data type Result Layout 4 Use value 0 to disable the feature 4 5 TOOLS tab In this chapter we will explain which software tools can be used for example to test cabling and or Led boards Led display testing Press buttons Start LED test for showing a SHOW of rows and columns of lighting leds Clear SB button to clear the whole Led board screen s LED SB NODE programming type numbers X Y for programming ONE board to ROW xX and COLUMN Y Normally you do not have to use this feature because when you have only one board for each display position on your track keep each board on Node nr 0 0 e FONT display test You can show a list of characters on the Led boards in a chosen FONT on chosen start position Xpos Ypos from Start char to End char ASCII codes in decimal format A 65 B 66 s Inputs Layouts Testing the Led Scoreboard I settings IT Tools ni Quiputs LED display testing Start LED test Stop LED test Clear SB LED SB NODE programming PROGRAM NODE NA WARNING NODE nr lo I 0 Connect only ONE LED panel FONT display test Display FONT test Font A 5x7 pixel Color Ped xpos 0 Start char 64 Ypos lo End char Moo TimeTronics KEM Manual LedS
6. Led scoreboards with firmware version 3 21 or higher and to use this speed the settings FONT COLOR POSITION etc of this RaceTime datasource have to be Programmed by this software in advance in each Led board Please read Chapter 4 2 7 for this programming 2 SETUP 2 1 Install Location You will first have to unpack Unzip the downloaded software and place it somewhere on your PC harddisk The LedSBmanager application is portable which means it can be unpacked from it s archive file and then placed on your harddisk wherever the user desires assuming that the operator has read amp WRITE access to the harddisk location that is chosen The recommended location though is in the system s Program Files directory under TimeTronics e g C Program Files TimeTronics LedSBmanager2015 To place the folder in the Program Files directory you might need elevated administrator privileges on your current host system In that case either install the application to your home folder e g C Users JohnDoe LedSBmanager 2015 or contact your organisations IT administrator 2 2 Directory Contents In the folder you have just installed two subdirectories are available one called Demo Datafiles folder and one called LedSBmanager software The first folder initially contains a demonstration 4D database datafile that you can use to start using your LEDscoreboard Step by step you will can but do
7. chapter 4 3 to verify that the correct SERIAL PORT NUMBER is selected to control your led board by serial cable or the correct wireless interface selected if you use such a wireless connection S Inputs iP Layouts o settings IT Tools Layouts define the CONTENTS of the LedScoreboard s Display layout 0 elcome Editing layout 0 ID Name ID Close window T Outputs SB size G4x40Pixels 12 layouts shown out of total of 36 layouts Welcome Name SBsize DELETE selected layout 0 Welcome 0 Welcome 64x40 pixels L oo 1 En Skate le Duplice Geer erme Imse 2 Running Time SPRINT 2 Running Time SPRINT 64x40 pixels 3 Running Time LongDistance 3 Running Time LongDistance 64x40pixels A Results A Results 64xA0pixels Subtitle 8 Empty 8 Empty 64x40pixels g Free message g Free message 64x40pixels 100m WOMEN Heats 10 Countdown to ScheduleTime 10 Countdown to ScheduleTime 64x40pixels en i ia 20 Next race from SCHEDULE 20 Next race from SCHEDULE 64x40 pixels 300m Women Semifinale 21 Next race 100m W 21 Next race 100m W 64x40pixels oo 22 Nextrace 200m M 22 Nextrace 200m M 64x40 pixels 4x100m SemiFinals 4x100m Fl SemiFinals 23 Next race 3000m VW 23 Next race 3000m VW bA4x40pixels 4x400m IlSemiFinals 4x400m Men SemiFinals 100m WOMEN SemiFinals 100m MEN SemiFinals 200m MEN Finals 200rn MEN Final Zoom Speec Show Datasource Prefix Suffix TEXT to displa
8. n Ta QR r DEN 1 E ah a Srl a I LOU LDIII a ia of DL ha I oe 7 CountDown layout ID 10 110 210 Next Race layout ID rimerronics Manual LedSBmanager2015 Good Luck with your operation and use of the LedSBmanager application If you have whatever question or advise to us concerning this user manual Please contact us by email on info timetronics be Copyright 2012 2015 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimeTronics Lammerdries Oost 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 Fax 32 0 14 23 20 24 ETE 20
9. not have to make changes to the default settings of the software to personalise the usage of the software The second folder contains the actual LedSBmanager software used to control the LED boards In this way it is possible to back up your personalized LedSBmanager settings and layouts by simply copying the folder Demo Datafiles folder to a secure directory F Led SBmanager2015d7 Final Application LedSBmanager2015d7 h Search Organize Indudeinlibrary Share with Burn New folder Jo F Date modified Name de Demo Datafiles folder 18 02 2015 18 02 File folder de LedSBmanager software 18 02 2015 18 02 File folder Pl User Manual LedSBmanager 2015a ENG 21 11 2013 13 53 Adobe Acrobat Doc Manual LedSBmanager2015 NOTES for later If you ever want to BACKUP or DUPLICATE your current LedSBmanager database datafile copy ALL 3 files which have the name of your current datafile in the example below datafile LedSBman ALLsizes so copy and keep together the files xxx 4dd xxx 4DINDX file xxx MATCH File You can rename these files to any other chosen name as long as you rename all 3 files with same new name If you want to USE a renamed other datafile press IMMEDIATELY the Alt key on your keyboard AFTER you started up the LedSBmanager program You will then see a window to select another datafile Name Date modified Type Size di temporary files
10. that this software is a work in progress Not every option is fully developed yet The LedSBmanager software is available for Windows operating systems only We provide no working guarantee for running LedSBmanager using emulation tools like Wine If you after reading this document have any further question regarding the operation or service of this or any other TimeTronics equipment please contact your local distributor or TimeTronics directly by email info timetronics be or call us at 32 14 231911 Please also contact us if you have any remarks or advise regarding this user manual infoQtimetronics be Good luck with LedSBmanager and thank you for your confidence in the TimeTronics products and services The editors Copyright 2015 TimeTronics All rights reserved TimeTronics Lammerdries 23b B 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 19 11 Disclaimer Under no circumstances shall TimeTronics be liable for any loss damage or expense suffered or incurred with respect to any defective product In no event shall TimeTronics be liable for any incidental or consequential damages that you may suffer directly or indirectly from use of any product Microsoft Excel Windows Windows XP Windows VISTA and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation KIDS gt Manual LedSBmanager2015 1 INTRODUCTION Scoreboards are evolving A decade ago most still consisted of combinations of simple 7 segment NUMERICAL displ
11. the rightmost column On air that you can continuously see there WHICH MF is On air active in the network When it is active you will see a small dot inside the radio button and that whole row will be shown in normal color black instead of the grey color used for inactive camera s Conclusion You do not have to fill_in serial number s IP addresses or any other code to find and select your MacFinish camera Inputs 7 Layouts I settings IT Tools Select which MacFinish will control the LedScoreboard s A Outputs List of MacFinish SEIE dp are chick the aC imiia camera SerialMr 00 0 0 30 photofinish cameras 9 WCH VOU Wani fo USE as IMIRG SBUrce MM SS hh in your network sir MERE can send participants ar resins MF Time MM 55 hh Serial Number Mame user modityable Date amp Time last reception On arr 00 00 30 KF MAlk flee eo TimeTronics RR Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 2 LAYOUTS tab This second tab control is the most used and most important window of the software It can be used to SELECT which layout has to be sent live to the Led boards Dark blue area on the left named Display layout the selection of the current EVENT in the Time schedule Light blue area on the right but also to EDIT all details of a chosen Editing layout in the GREEN text areas WARNING If you do not immediate have a display of a selected layout on your Led boards please first check
12. the window We will explain these TABs one by one and their respective functionality 4 LedSBmanager File Edit Help TimeTronics software LedSBmanager LedSBmanager version 2015d o settings IT Tools A Outputs Inputs 7 Layouts 4 1 INPUTS tab This leftmost tab control allows you to CHOOSE which MacFinish photofinish camera from your network will be the ACTIVE camera to send the LIVE RACE TIMING to the LedSBmanager and therefore also to the Led boards Just make sure that you click on the camera that you want to use from that moment on In the example below the camera with serial number 00 00 30 is activated blue row this is also visible in the header of the window where you see the serial nr and the live racetime of that MF If you click for about 2 seconds on the Name column you can change the name of a particular MF camera to your preferred name You can delete a MF record from this list select one and use button Delete but the great thing of this software is that you do NOT have to CREATE this list with YOUR camera s yourself this is fully AUTOMATIC Continuously the software will listen over the entire network within IP range to connected MacFinish cameras and update this list with new camera s Of course the MF7 x or MF8 x will have to be running because it is not the camera itself but the controlling MF software which will communicate with the LedSBmanager Notice in
13. will notice that we have created 3 groups of display board sizes with 64x24 64x40 128x40 pixels respectively for a small max 3 lines LED board a larger max 5 lines LED board and 2pcs of the larger max 5 lines ledboards horizontally next to each other We have made our own preferred layouts with settings for these different sizes of boards but you will understand that it is possible for you to make modifications or your own layout s with your preferred settings Use the bottom right icon to create a totally new layout In this window you can only EDIT the name ID and size of each layout after double clicking on a layout If you want to delete one or more layout s you can select them click and shift click with mouse to select a range and use the button with the green text DELETE selected layouts No warning is given after clicking this button LedSBmanager File Edit Help 2 TimeTronics software LedSBmanager Welcome Farticipants Welcome Participants Running Time SPRINT Running Time LONG DISTANCE Results DELETE selected layouts Race distance LedSBsize b4x40 pixels GAx40pixels GA4x40pixels 128x40Pixels 128x40Pixels 128x40Pixels 128x40Pixels 128x40Pixels TimeTronics gt Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 CONTROL WINDOW When opening the main CONTROL WINDOW see ch 3 2 using the File menu Show CONTROL WINDOW you will notice 5 different TAB buttons on top of
14. Add and Delete button and you can EDIT a specific item by double clicking that item You can also IMPORT such list with the Button Import from File from a simple TXT type of file which you can create with preferably a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice or LibreOffice Calc You can find an EXAMPLE of such txt file named DEMO schedule for IMPORT in the folder Demo Datafiles folder Use the button Close window if you are ready with this schedule list and want to close the window LedSBmanager File Edit Help TimeTronics software LedSBmanager Import from File Export to File IL l window ase window E ventCode E ventT ithe LE ventS ublitle EventDi tance 12hr25 100m MEN Heats E 100 2 13105 100m WOMEN Heats 100 11 T5hr3l ZUUm MEN SemiFinals 200 3 T3hr40 300m MEN SemiFinal 300 4 1 4h 300m Women Semifinals 300 When importing a new Time Schedule txt file do not forget to display all TXT type of files see bottom right of picture below E i Application LedSBmanager2015d7 Demo Datafiles folder Search Demo Datafiles folder EJ der EE fil Name Date modified Type Size d temporary files 19 02 2015 4 01 File folder DatasourceDefinitions 20150206 6 02 2015 14 43 Text Document 4 KE DEMO schedule for IMPORT 6 02 2015 14 26 Text Document File name DEMO sc
15. Bmanager2015 4 5 1 How to use the Node programming feature When using a set up with multiple inter connected LED scoreboards next to each other each scoreboard node can be programmed individually so that multiple boards act together as ONE LARGE BOARD Edit the first value before the slash sign to edit a node on the vertical axis ROW and the second value after the slash sign to edit a node on the horizontal axis COLUMN Example Node 0 0 Node 0 1 Node 0 2 Node 1 0 Node 1 1 Node 1 2 Warning Only connect one LED scoreboard at a time when programming because all connected and powered on scoreboards will be programmed with the chosen node number X Y 4 5 2 How to use the Font Display Test Because a LED scoreboard works with a matrix of LED s it s resolution is limited As a result fonts need to be specially adapted to displaying characters using a minimal amount of pixels Use the FONT display test to try out how different fonts look on the board Options Option Description Font Select a font to use the test with Currently about 15 different fonts A B are available Xpos Start generating the test text on this x position Ypos Start generating the test text on this y position Color Selects a color in which to display the font default red Currently only red green and yellow are available Start char Starting chara
16. RaceTime which you would like to display 10 times sec you need to PROGRAM the Ledboard s to remember ALL the settings of that Racetime Like FONT Color Position dimensions This is E ao necessary because otherwise the display board would not be fast enough to display the running time 10x sec Because such settings can be kept the same all the time they can be ERASE Ledscoreboard programmed ONCE in the board and will be memorised by the board Of course if you would change the setting in a Racetime PROGRAM SB with RaceTime settings Close wind layout you would have to reprogram the ledboard For safety reasons this button PROGRAM SB with Racetime settings is only visible if you selected a Editing layout which includes ONE Racetime datasource 12 layouts shown out of total of 36 layouts Note All available boards that are connected can be programmed with this function at the same time 4 2 8 Extra information on Position Xpos and Ypos of field Xpos and Ypos determine the starting position of a displayed text any alphanumeric text message time relative to the top left pixel of the LED scoreboard Text is then rendered relative to the pixel selected with Xpos and Ypos Example This LED scoreboard is 10x10px in dimensions Remember that the LED in the top left of the board is at position called 0 0 A datasource with font A 5x7 pixels and text to show A is crea
17. Timetronics Manual LED SB Manager af legna Layouts 1 Cuppa Eattings Tasks Lavena delinea ihe CONTENTI of tha Lat dcoreptard s BBel ues Cee notte f int Emung yout rice Version 2015v3 i gt Li Un gt N U Z 2 H 14 0 0 nN TimeTronics NV Lammerdries Oost 23B B 2250 Olen Belgium www timetronics be info timetronics be Time ronics Table of Contents TN ol EE EE EEREi 2 L HR OTIS 3 2 SE NJ 3 TEL 3 2 2 ENN NN 3 STN NG 4 TEEN SEN 4 i OFERA TEO iii a 5 PENNEN 5 TD SEN 5 5 0 File Menu Snow Time schedule sia ara 6 3 4 File Menu Show types of dataSOUrces cece EERE EERE EERE EERE EEE E Sena EEE EES 7 3 5 File Menu Show list Of LAYOUTS ccccccccccceccececceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneenteeteeauaatesesauganeeenes 8 Oy CONTROL WINDOW aa ccm 9 TNT ED 9 42 AUS ecc i 10 4 2 1 Selection BENN 10 4 2 2 Selecting which layout is sent to the LED BOARDS i 10 4 2 3 Selecting which layout to EDIT or DELETE or DUPLICATE i 11 4 2 4 Selection of EVENT in Time SchedUle cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeennas 12 4 2 5 How to use the Participants LAYOUT cccccccccce etter E RHEE EEE EERE EEE EEE EES 13 4 2 0 HOW to use th Results Ben 13 4 2 7 Program SB with RaceTime Settings IN OUR EXAMPLE FILE FOR SPRINT LAYOUT 13 4 2 8 Extra information on Position Xpos and Ypos of field
18. ake sure that the port number is always less than 10 so you could use any serial port COM port from 1 9 And of course please realize that each serial port can only be used for ONE connection so never use same port number for Numeric board AND for Led boards because you will get an alarm that this is not possible This alarm will also be visible when another software is already using this serial port for example MacFinish for the same reason as mentioned above ERROR The serial port 8 could NOT be opened Port nr Protocol Date amp Time last reception Onar me Device Manager mu Batteries JE Computer ca Disk drives Au Display adapters 5 DVD CD ROM drives H U Human Interface Devices H E IDE ATA ATAPI controllers HJ i IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Imaging devices ES Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices VR Ports COM ia Th USB Serial Port COM8 ua video and game controllers The list of Wireless interfaces is filled automatic just like the list of MacFinish cameras see chapter 4 1 You can enable one or more interfaces by setting the corresponding check box and see which interface s are On air You can edit the name of each interface to your desired name for easy operation NOTE Such an interface can be driven by one or more computers so the limitation mentioned above that each serial port can only be used once is not vali
19. articipants it will send this list further to the LedSBmanager which will display this list in a slideshow mode one by one one screen for each athlete on the Led boards IF a Participants layout is selected manual or automatic The automatic switch over to a participants layout is explained in the chapter 4 4 Also the delay period between each slide of the slideshow is programmable and explained in same chapter 4 4 4 2 6 How to use the Results layout When you choose the Results layout a slideshow of recent or old results of a race can be shown on the Led boards when the MacFinish operator will send a result of one or all athletes The result of ONE athlete is sent when you click in the MF photo with Cntrl button on keyboard pressed at same time The results of all athletes of that race can be sent by the MacFnish menu selection Send results As soon as the MF has sent the result s to the LedSBmanager this last one will display this data in a slideshow mode one by one one screen for each athlete on the Led boards IF a Results layout is selected manual or automatic The automatic switch over to a result layout is explained in the chapter 4 4 Also the delay period between each slide of the slideshow is programmable and explained in same chapter 4 4 4 2 7 Program SB with RaceTime Settings IN OUR EXAMPLE FILE FOR SPRINT LAYOUT EE 10 When your layout contains a datasource of type
20. ays Now LED matrix displays are the de facto standard preferably in MULTIPLE COLORS TimeTronics offers a variety of boards differentiating in sizes colors and capabilities When used for RACES name of race time of day racetime etc these Led boards are controlled by the LedSBmanager application This manual offers a guide through the different menu s and user interface of the software We will continuously use the word datasource A datasource in this LedSBmanager program is one of many types of data fields which can be integrated in each layout to form a total display on your Led boards An example of a simple and fixed datasource is a Text type for which you can enter a fixed text like Welcome or the name of your meet or city An example of a variable information can be a Daytime datasource field which will show the Time of day of your PC A last example of a variable datafield can be a RaceTime datasource which comes from a MacFinish photofinish or a ScheduleTitle which comes from a user selection in the TimeSchedule window Warning MacFinish photofinish data is used for several datasources To properly use the functions described the TimeTronics MacFinish software version 7 7 2 17 for MacFinish ethernet cameras or MacFinish software version 8 0 0 50 for MacFinish USB cameras or later version is required Warning The RaceTime datasource update speed of 10 Hz 10x sec is only for TimeTronics
21. cter ASCII value default 64 meaning End char Ending character ASCII value default 100 meaning d The result of the standard settings font display test E Himetronics TimeTronics RO Manual LedSBmanager2015 5 Photos of OUR example layouts for 3 display sizes _ tt Reminder If you want to use 2 or more Ledboards next to each PA 0 other please program them see chapter 4 5 1 first with their WA 0 50 WA 0 1 corresponding ROW 0 and COLUMN 0 1 2 number see BR 9600 BR 9600 photo on right Here below you see each time 3 examples of same layout type but for different sizes of Ledboards Smallest is one board of HxV 64x24 pixels middle version 64x40 pixels largest example shows 2 boards of 64x40 pixels total of 128x40 pixels display As each pixel is 20mm or 2 cm the largest display area the boards themselves are larger 1s 128x20 2560mm wide 2m56 and has a height of 40x20 800mm 0m80 Note that there is no limitation to place more than 2 boards next to each other to create larger display areas SERB BA ERA JimeTronies Welcome layout ID 0 100 200 si AS e p LI p b gt gt gt boe EE ESE WA TPT TimeTronics TimeTronics 17 Manual LedSBmanager2015 Running time SPRINT layout ID 2 102 202 Running time LongDistance layout ID 3 103 203 A Mai ual el li D siii woe PS Y n AM D m
22. cular layout for EDITING Change Name of layout long click but also add remove or modify datasources and settings in bottom window DELETE Select a layout to be deleted and use button DELETE selected layout DUPLICATE Select a layout to be duplicated and use button DUPLICATE Then type copies and first Idnr of the new layout After each click selection on another layout in the green list you will see that the components of that layout DataSources and their settings Font Color position rectangle size etc are updated in the bottom window EXAMPLE When you selected the first layout in the size 64x40 pixels Welcome layout with ID 0 you see the components and settings from the picture below Zoom Speed Show Datasource Prefix Sufix TEAT to display Font IL Color iL T 1 1 1 1 1 F Text I WELCOME B 6x8 Red 8 o 64 10 1 R Text JE inom A 5x7p vellow 10 10 64 8 1 Text sf Betaium J 7x9 Green 5 18 66 10 1 Daytime gt C 7x9 Red 0 30 64 42 We will explain this example in detail to make you understand what the different settings mean and how you can change them later This layout contains 4 items 3x static TEXT fields with programmable text and one variable field with the daytime time of day of your computer Notes Each of these fields is Activated to be shown Column SHOW is selected by checkbox 4 different FONT s
23. d here for wireless interfaces because they are linked by a wireless network connection which is much more modern than an old fashion serial port in windows This means that you could install multiple copies of LedSBmanager on your network and drive one or more Led boards from different locations PC s Of course make sure that the different programs operators do not disturb each other by sending different data to a particular board at the same time UZTA Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 4 SETTINGS tab In this chapter we will explain which general settings can be made Change the light intensity of the Led boards low value f e 15 for nighttime and high f e 95 when full sunshine Choose the DELAY period between each slide show screen in PARTICIPANTS or RESULTS layout mode Example 3500 msec 3 5 seconds Enable the AUTOMATIC switching to another layout number to be chosen or 0 value if not used to Participants Race or Results layout number if the activated MacFinish is in such corresponding mode This means in the example picture below that the LedSBmanager will switch automatically to the Results layout nr 4 when a MacFinish on the network will send one or more athlete RESULTS by click in photo or Send results menu a selection Fig Inputs 7 Layouts i Outputs 0 Settings IT Tools General settings for Led Scoreboard Intensity 5 ResultDelay 3500 msec Partic
24. hedule for IMPORT In the next screen do not forget to select the TABLE for import as TimeSchedule See picture below 4 Import ur Fields E Form Time Schedule TimeTronics Manual LedSBmanager2015 Furthermore you can choose to Append ADD to existing TimeSchedule data in the LedSBmanager or Replace the existing TimeSchedule with the new imported datafile Destination Platform Automatic You will then see a window with the data from your txt type of importfile If everything looks ok press the Import button bottom right of import window antCode Mr EventTitle rEventsSu Av DD Opening Loco Ceremony sr a Bm l ei 100m MEN i iHeats Oi Bo 100m WOMEN Heats re i 33hr05 OO n 11 200M MEN SemiFinals 130030 200 Lc cei tO OM MEN semiFinal i 13040 W JE 300m Women Semifinals i 140022 i 0 Fm 3000mSt MaW 148145 ee 3000 E Eri ia RA mm ITRI AI 1 Chrd ri Cnr 3 4 File Menu Show types of datasources This window shows you which possible DATASOURCES can be used to fill a layout of the LED display boards It is usefull to study these different types and their meaning to get a good idea what can be shown Editing this list is NOT possible to make sure that the coding of these items can not accidentally be changed which would prevent a correct functionality of the software You can notice different groups of datasources like the one that start with
25. icking on the row of the datasource rimeTronics 11 Manual LedSBmanager2015 Picture of the Input window to edit the settings of a new or existing datasource Here you can edit ALL detailed settings Note that some fields are only applicable for some datasources like the field Text to show can only be edited for a datasource Text and S a f can only be edited for a Racetime datasource ENG VG ENE ex y TimeTronics software LedSBmanager Layout ID Name jo Welcome GAx40pixels Show MFtime also after 1st finish 5 a f B 6x8 Rea gt og J 64 lt gt 10 f 1 TEXT to show WELCOME Default Prefix Suffix This layout 4 2 4 Selection of EVENT in Time Schedule In this part of the window you can select the CURRENT or NEXT or PREVIOUS event depending if you want to show a layout with the racetimes of the CURRENT event or a layout with the scheduled time and name of the NEXT event or the slideshow results of a PREVIOUS event The datasources beginning with Schedule like ScheduleTime ScheduleTitle will take the contents from the selected event in the TimeSchedule to display on your Led boards Fast changes of the time or title or subtitle can be made directly in the schedule list click wait and click again or by fast double click in the list to see the input window of the schedule to edit any particu
26. izes are used just for demonstration B 6x8 means that font B is used which takes 6 Led pixels horizontal and 8 pixels vertical 3 different colors can be chosen The LEDboards contain only 2 colors of leds red and green but also yellow can be shown by illuminating both colors red green The HOR POSITION pixel number from the LEFT side of the board of the datasource can be chosen in the gt column e The VERT POSITION pixel number from the TOP side of the board of the datasource can be chosen in the next column e The HOR SIZE width of a rectangle to enclose the contents of the datasource can be chosen in the lt gt column Any parts of the datasource display OUTSIDE this rectangle will NOT be shown e The VERT SIZE height of a rectangle to enclose the contents of the datasource can be chosen in the next column Any parts of the datasource display OUTSIDE this rectangle will NOT be shown The ZOOM factor can be used to enlarge the chosen datasource Do not forget to make the hor and vert size of your rectangle bigger in case you use larger fonts or use a zoom factor The SPEED selection can be used to change an update rate 1x sec or 10 sec only for MacFinish RACETIME datasource Each datasource can contain a PREFIX and or SUFFIX user programmable textfields A prefix means that this optional text will be shown IN FRONT of the datasource a suffix will be shown AFTER the datasource
27. lar item in the TimeSchedule see picture below 4 TimeTronics software LedSBmanager tg Schedule of Events Jof 23 Time Ea p Title f4100mwW Subtitle SemiFinals Code GF_ Distance m fa00 Time Schedule of all events Subtitle 09hr30 Opening Ceremony T2hr2h 100m MEN Heats 13h05 100m WOME Heats qahra 200m MEN SemiFinalz T3hrdO0 300m MEN SemiFinal T hr22 300m Women Semifinals 14445 3000mSt by 15h10 5000m Men FINAL 19hr30 4x100m 4 SemiFinals 15h50 4x100m hi SemiFinals 16h15 4x400m 4 SemiFinalg 16kr30 4x400m Men SemiFinals TAOS 100m WOMEN SemiFinals T hr2h 100m MEN SemiFinalz T hr30 200m MEN Finals T hrdO 300m MEN Final Code Oist m Lee 12 Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 2 5 How to use the Participants layout When you choose the Participants layout a slideshow of all participants of a race can be shown on the Led boards when the MacFinish operator will press the F4 functionkey on the keyboard when using the MF software MF window has to be active frontmost window This is the MF function to communicate with a TimeTronics MM MeetManager or AM AthleticsManager software and to ask for the participants of the next race This is normally done when the athletes are ready for their next race and are standing behind their starting blocks or behind the start line in the long distance race As soon as the MF has received this list of p
28. on to all Led boards together probably trough the MF interfacebox and 12 wire MF cables Wireless connection by WIFI network and a TimeTronics Wireless serial interface for one or each Led board Serial cable connection for running time display on older TimeTronics NUMERIC timing boards Inputs 7 Layouts F Outputs Io settings 3 Tools select output channel s for Numeric and Led Scoreboard s Wired communication to NUMERIC Scoreboard SerQuiPort 0 DAYTIME test Use value 0 to disable the serial port List of detected Wireless interfaces Seed Me checkbax Enabled for Bhe Merefess inieraces Wired communication to Led Scoreboard SerOutPort 0 Use value 0 to disable the serial p Delete used for anything Milici part want la drive he fed Scarefaards Serialii Name user modifvable Enabled P Addrezs E fv r In the top leftt section you can choose the serial port number for a serial cable connection to your NUMERIC TIMING boards Choose port number 0 if you do not use this feature In the top right section you can choose the serial port number for a serial cable connection to your Led board s Choose port number 0 if you do not use this feature If you do not know which is the number of your serial port interface s probably a USB to serial interface look in the Device manager of your WINDOWS machine See picture on the right WARNING Please m
29. rogrammed color red green yellow of this time display on your ledboard you could do this by using the LedSBmanager software And this software is currently FREE OF CHARGE But the LedSBmanager2015 can do much more at least IF your Led BOARD is big enough to show more than this timing information only The LedSBmanager2015 can receive over the ethernet computer network all live timing information of a selected MacFinish camera and the operator has control over USER PROGRAMMABLE layouts to display TEXT messages TIMING data PARTICIPANT lists RESULT lists INFORMATION of NEXT race etc MacFinish Soft gt LedSBmanager gt So this LedSBmanager software can be used as an extra software running on the MacFinish computer or on any other WIN PC in your computer network Please make sure that you have a serial connection COM port or wireless connection between your LedSBmanager PC and the Led BOARDS Welcome to the LedSBmanager user manual May we recommend you to gently leaf through the entire manual first just to have an initial idea of how the book is structured As we cannot possibly explain all details simultaneously this might help you a bit in understanding and tracing things back Of course the table of contents will also help you in doing so Please note that all pictures are examples the delivered version can be different than shown in this manual please inform yourself before purchase Also take note
30. sting of race results In Slide Show mode one athlete at a time Manipulating these layouts designing using and modifying them whenever you want is what LedSBmanager is designed for 5 LedSBmanager File Edit Help Show CONTROL WINDOW Bmanager Show time schedule Show types of Datasources Show cameras Show list of Layouts Show list of WIP devices Quit ane r r M at Li T i This e can NA 3 2 Intro Screen When you start LedSBmanager you will see a window like shown above with a photo of a real 400m race The starter is visible but also a LEDscoreboard used for timing and a possible layout to show the name of the race and the live Racetime Using the File menu see picture above different parts of the program can be accessed The majority of operation will be in the Show CONTROL WINDOW item and is further explained in chapter 4 CONTROL WINDOW We will now first explain the other menu items which occasionally can be usefull but definitely will be less used and less important IMPORTANT NOTE When switching between menu items first close the current window so that you again see the photo like above then select a different menu item TimeTronics gt Manual LedSBmanager2015 3 3 File Menu Show time schedule This menu selection will show a window with your current list of events and time schedule You can MODIFY this list using the
31. ted Xpos is set at 1 Ypos is set at 2 This is how it will be generated on the LED scoreboard the white square is also dark in real life The white pixel here signifies where the text will start 1 pixels to the right Xpos and 2 pixels to the bottom Ypos of the top left most pixel of the board The A character is displayed starting at the white pixel and is 5 pixels wide and 7 pixels high font A 5x7 chosen in this example Note that the ledboard will use 1 blank pixel hor and vert between each character so that each character of FONT A 5x7 will take 6x8 pixels respectively hor and vertically Width and height can be used to achieve a crop effect If the width or height is smaller than the amount of pixels required to generate a line of characters the remaining pixels will be cut off and not displayed as a result Example A single line text datasource with text TimeTronics and font A 5x7 has given a width of 30 and a height of 8 The result is the LED scoreboard only displaying TimeT because max 5 chars can be displayed on the width of 30 pixels 30 6 5 NOTE When a character can not be displayed fully the entire character is not displayed E g a cropped L will never display as I AZZ Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 3 OUTPUTS tab In this chapter we will explain which connections can be made with one or more Led boards and optional old NUM board e Serial cable connecti
32. tension 557 KB store previous versions mari _ _ __________ 15 06 9011 92 09 Annliration extension 638 KE Se ees O to ppi d zipped folder Bass Cut i ta Sen Con een create shortcut ee SENN S SQLSe tion extension 947 KE 3 ssleav Create shortcut 2 Dropbox tion extension 196 2 4 Connection Setup Start the LedSBmanager application see 2 3 Running the Application If you set up the cables correctly you are greeted by a message similar to The serial port nr 3 is now opened for SB communication If this is not the case re check your cabling or serial port selection setup see later in this manual in chapter 4 3 Click OK to continue The board should now display the first LED layout it has found Welcome ID 0 by default If everything checks out okay we can now begin to start using the LedSBmanager application TimeTronics Manual LedSBmanager2015 3 OPERATION 3 1 Basic Principle LedSBmanager uses a defined set of rules called layouts By utilizing these layouts LED board operators can display different groups of information at different stages in the event For example Welcome message current time Name and scheduled time of next race or other event like Opening Ceremony e Listing of participants In Slide Show mode one athlete at a time Race timing information like RaceName Live Racetime Time of first finisher Windspeed etc Li
33. y Font Color F 1 1 R Text etcome B 6x8 Red 8 jo 64 110 1 1 F Text JC fmoun a 5x7t Yellow 10 10 64 8 1 1 F Text of Beigim J 7x9 Green 5 18 66 10 1 1 7 Daytime C 7x9 Red O 30 64 142 rm if 7 We will now explain the different elements of this window 4 2 1 Selection of SB size First select which size of Led display board s that you have by clicking in the pull down list to the right of SB size You can choose from three different sizes 64x24 64x40 128x40 pixels Hor x Vert After a new selection only the corresponding layouts will be visible in the blue and green lists to make the further operation easier Sb sIze 6 4xA0Pixels 12 layouts shown out of total of 36 layouts 4 2 2 Selecting which layout is sent to the LED BOARDS At any time you can select which layout has to be sent to the LED BOARDS by clicking on the desired layout in the DARK BLUE list on the left of the window All other features are intentionally disabled in ID this blue list in this window you can NOT edit the name of the layout delete a layout create a new layout change the order in the D list etc Display layout 2 Running Time 5 Name A Yrelcome 1 Participants Running Time SPRINT 3 Running Time LongDistance 4 Results g Empty KITE 10 Manual LedSBmanager2015 4 2 3 Selecting which layout to EDIT or DELETE or DUPLICATE In the GREEN list of layouts you can select a parti
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search