- Scalextric Sport Digital Console
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1. Digital AUX Transmit Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor Ra First choose from the drop down menu under the first chequered flag which powerbase type you have installed This is either PB Pro or C7042 the new 6 car advanced powerbase Next you should select the powerbase serial port to use using the powerbase port drop down list Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help ii Powerbase Port A It Timer Usually when using USB ports the port names will start from COM4 and increase Older style D type built in serial ports will have numbers lower than this starting from COM1 Make sure that the powerbase is connected to the computer using a serial cable and a powerbase is switched on Now stop and restart SSDC The powerbase port list is populated with all of the available serial ports at the time SSDC starts Ensure that the status bar is visible by selecting the option to display it in the View menu Now simply work your way through this list selecting each option in turn As you select each option keep an eye on the two LEDs in the bottom right hand corner of the main window When the green LED lights it means that the serial port is open and SSDC is trying to communicate with the powerbase When the red LED lights it means that the device on the other end of the serial line is not responding in the way that that SSDC expects This almos2. Mini white Porsche 1 Porsche 2 Red Ferman F430 Colour Name Mini black Description Fuel Bum Rate Fuel Tank Size Full Tank Speed 40 90 69 Al diy 30 P i 70 a Ai o Po i Pity Speed Limit pit lane and track calls M 90 00 a Lap sound x Chip type Standard InCar Pro Free CHM Help documentation generator 49 20 anil WALID Hiriy 30 a pty a Tv fe Speed Limit pit lane and track calls Mini black Mini white Porsche 1 Porsche 2 Red Ferman F430 _ L y E a Lap sound Chip type Standard InCar Pro Throttle map Linear Non Linear Throttle Curve x Input Output Throttle middle power Throttle middle sensitivity Throttle maximum power Picture A picture of the car that will be displayed on the leaderboard when this car is racing and when the preference settings are for car pictures rather than car names or driver details Colour The colour that the times and other information will be displayed in on the leaderboard when this car is racing Bear in mind that the car colour will only be used if the preference options are to display either the car picture or the car name Name A description of the car that will be used to identify it in the race screen or leaderboard Description A free text field that describes the car Useful for
3. Sounds Fenaties Other Leaderboard Name Other Options Driver name i Display ticker tape Driver image Carname Car image Leaderboard name This option defines what information is displayed in the main leaderboard to identify cars and drivers You can choose either names or pictures of either the car or the driver Leaderboard colours This option defines which colours will be used to identify cars on the leaderboard System means that an entry will use the defined system colours the same as on the powerbase Itself Alternatively you can use the defined colours for cars or drivers When a car is racing and the database details are not known SSDC will default to the system colours System colours In order to match the colour arrangement on your powerbase or Pit Pro you can change the order of the system colours in SSDC Use the list boxes to specify which ID matches the specific colour Race options This screen allows you to define the rules to be used when a race is run They include Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Preferences Automatic Track Call Refuelling E Enabled Refuel rate per second 1 0 seconds of zero throttle Refuel after i gt seconds of zero throttle Out of fuel Do nothing Disable car d Slow car to pit lane speed Start power Power off at start Power on at start End power Stop cas at race end Slow c
4. Created with the Standard Edition of HelpNDoc Free CHM Help documentation generator list 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Laps Results Race analytics Created with the Standard Edition of HelpNDoc Free CHM Help documentation generator Advanced topics Keyboard hotkeys There are a number of hotkeys available when running SSDC which will normally be used by the main race marshall The keys are F1 to F6 Add a penalty to the car ID 1 to 6 respectively Shift F1 to Shift F6 Remove a penalty from the car ID 1 to 6 respectively F7 Start or stop a race F8 Pause or resume a race F9 Switch between the race manager and leaderboard displays Track lights InCar chip upgrades Scorpius SSDC supports two Scorpius Wireless htto www scorpiuswireless com products throttles and locator pros ma Preferences Penalties Other Wireless Throttles Idle timeout 10 minutes Channel Lap Tower F a 4 Auto Reconnect C Scorpius Dongle Throttle Port Locator Port 1 5 Throttle support Free CHM Help documentation generator In the options screen you can specify which USB port has the Scorpius dongle used to receive throttle data You then specify which channel the throttles are configured to use All throttles must use the same channel default is channel 1 Each throttle is then differentiated by the PIN which is configured using the throttle controls Please refer to the Scorpius documentation fo
5. db3 Serial Not connected Power Not connected Alternatively you can click on a inthe race summary window to assign either a car or driver to a specific slot Free CHM Help documentation generator Driver Car Fuel Delay s G j E 100 00 G Lach ry E RN Finally you can define options for each entrant outlined below Starting Fuel What starting fuel level to you want to have at the beginning of the race This will allow you to start fast and perhaps have an early pit stop Delay The number of seconds that this car will be held on the start line after the race start Grid the grid position of the car at the start This is usually determined during a qualification race or in free practice prior to the race itself Programming cars Before you can race you need to program the ID of each car The car ID is stored in the digital chip and will not change unless you use the powerbase to change it This documentation applies to the C7042 Advanced Powerbase For PB Pro and standard C7030 powerbase users follow the steps documented in their associated user manuals lf you have updated your powerbase to firmware version 1 09 you can program your cars very simply The steps are as follows Free CHM Help documentation generator l Race Manager T Fuel Remove all the cars from the track Place the car that you want to program on the track Press the coloured button on the race ma
6. keeping note of the various settings that you may have tried Fuel Burn Rate This defines how quickly a car burns fuel The value ranges from 1 to 10 which means that a car at full soeed will burn this number of units of fuel every 10 seconds The burn rate Free CHM Help documentation generator varies with the square of the speed i e speed which means that at lower speed values the amount of fuel burnt is considerably less Fuel Tank Size The size of the fuel tank on this car which will determine how long it can run for In conjunction with the refuel rate it also determines how long it takes to refuel Full Tank Speed This value defines the percentage of speed or power that is available when the car s fuel tank is completely full In combination with the driver power settings it means that a car s maximum speed when full of fuel is equivalent to the full tank speed x the driver power for example a driver with a power setting of 50 driving a car with a full tank speed of 80 will have 40 power available when the car is full of fuel Speed Limit this value limits the speed of a car whilst it is in the pit lane or during track calls Ensure that the value is set high enough that a car is able to move from a standing start and progress through the pit lane without stopping on lane changers Tips for fuel levelling The fuel usage is directly linked to the throttle usage The more the throttle is squeezed the more fuel gets
7. track Free CHM Help documentation generator In some cases where the recorded data results in laps of significantly different durations it is helpful to normalise the data By pressing the normalise button you can extend the quicker laps and shorten the slow laps so that they all have the same duration The new duration will be the average of the four lap times In addition to shortening and lengthening the durations the normalise function will also modify the throttle positions to account for the fact that a slightly longer lap is probably the result of a Slightly slower car fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port COMB Pit Lane Port Timer Tracks FC ars E Drivers x Picture Colour Name amp wm a E E Description Fuel Burn Rate Fuel Tank Size Full Tank Speed 1 0 145 2 0 seconds after start finish crossing Speed Limit pit lane and track Clear Car Dat Refresh Chart Database Ds Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssdc db3 Serial 64em4 15ms Power ON Should you for whatever reason be unhappy with the data that is held for a car and track combination you can delete it by pressing the Clear Car Data button This will remove all data associated with this car and track combination from the pace car data store You are now free to re record some laps and repopulate this dataset Constant throttle Variable throttle Se
8. used For some cars more throttle is needed to achieve the same speed This is where the fuel burn rate comes in The best way to level the fuel usage for two cars is to set the fuel burn rate to a slow value Then run the cars in qualification mode for approximately 10 laps and look at the fuel usage results graph in the race manager screen If the cars are not using the same amount of fuel increase the fuel burn rate for the car that uses the least fuel and go through the process again Once you have leveled the burn rates use the tank size to determine how far the cars can run before they run out of fuel Tracks Tracks A Name Minimum Lap Time s Minimum Pit Time s Pit Entrance Min s Pit Entrance Max 5 KERS Capacity s KERS Add per Lap s Free CHM Help documentation generator Name A description of the track that will be used when defining races Itis also used by the pace car throttle recording functions to ensure that the right throttle data is used for the right track Minimum lap time The lower limit of valid lap times for this track Any lap times recorded which are less than this value will be discounted and the driver will need to complete another full lap for a lap to be recorded Minimum pit time This is the minimum time a car should take to drive through the pits without stopping and without breaking the pit lane speed limit SSDC will use this time to determine if a car has been speeding
9. value to make cars more driveable on complex tracks or limit the power available to children to reduce the likelihood of crashes Dynamic brake this option enables the automatic application brakes when a car s throttle reduces below a low threshold as a car approaches a corner by re releasing the throttle the breaks will automatically be applied and the car will stop much faster Without dynamic brake the car will take longer to slow down however an experienced driver can use the brake button to decide when to brake Progressive braking this option ensures that the defined brake settings become progressively harder the longer the brake button remains held As a result the car will eventually be brought to a halt even if the throttle level is maintained Brake strength this option defines the amount of braking that a driver requires The Hard setting means that a brake signal is sent to the car in every transmission whilst the brake button is held in The Soft setting means that a brake signal is sent to the car once in every six transmissions If the driver maintains the throttle level whilst braking it is possible to continue driving through the brakes and as such the brakes only slow the car down rather than stopping the car The next options relate to pace drivers only Pace driver this option defines whether or not this driver is a pace driver i e one which can be used to automatically drive a car Lane change this option
10. C will slow the car down in order that the car can remain on the track for the next lap Start speed you can change the start soeed by dragging the needle of the gauge around the scale The value defines the speed at which a pace driver will start the race For constant throttle pace drivers this value will be used for the entirety of the first lap before it will be adjusted For variable Free CHM Help documentation generator throttle pace drivers the start soeed will only be used from the start of the race to the point where the car crosses the powerbase for the first time After this point the car will start to use the recorded variable throttle data In the event that a car performs a very slow lap and a variable throttle data is not available the pace driver will revert to using the start soeed again until the car crosses the powerbase NOTE it is important to recognise that there is a strong link between the target lap time and pace driver starts speed If the start speed is not set at a high enough level and the target lap time is subsequently missed by more than 50 SSDC will actually slow the pace car down rather than speeding it up As a result you need to practice with the settings to ensure that you have values that work effectively together In most cases when the target lap time and start soeed are approximately right SSDC will quickly adjust the car s speed and produce very consistent lap times for pace cars Cars Lotus 7
11. Limit Pace Driver Lap Times Max Ave Min Lap Times Lane Change Race Duration Fuel Usage Fuel Level Target Lap Time Sho Rest Trac Date Post Drive Car Laps Con Variable Throttle Start Speed aoa Drivers eia Cars ia Tracks Database Ds Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssde dbs Serial Not connected Power Not connected gE One of the things you can do Is to arrange window layout to your personal preference By using the view menu you can hide or show any of the SSDC windows and by dragging the window titles you will be able to place and dock the windows in a variety of ways SSDC will remember the layout that you create and each time it starts it will restore this window layout Free CHM Help documentation generator fia Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Prt Lane Port Powerbase Port Timer i Leaderboard V Race Manager Pace Car Editor ka od ka v lt Mame Mode Dura Picture Colour Hame Pronounced As Dynamic Brake Power Limit Pace Driver Points Lap Times Max Ave Min Lap Times Lane Change Race Duration Fuel Usage Fuel Level Sho Rest Trac Date Post Drive Car Laps Con Target Lap Time Vanable Throttle Start Speed moa Drivers eia Cars ia Tracks is Database D Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssdc dbs Seri
12. Result Fuel Usage Fuel Level Position Driver E Controller My Track 14 09201 1 f Honda F1 My Track TSM09 201 2 A Renault F1 Database D Users AndrewDocuments Scalextric Database ssdc db3 Serial 64m4 19ms Power ON By using the Show Labels button highlighted above it is possible to get exact figures for lap times fuel usage and averages that are displayed in the graphs Finally should you wish to rerun a race for whatever reason you can delete the race results by using the Delete Results toolbar button highlighted below This button will effectively reset the race to its pre run state so that it may be run again A oi Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor ka E Ea O Name Mode Duration Track Why Seres F Free CHM Help documentation generator Configuring options The first thing that you need to do on starting SSDC is to configure the software preferences The preferences window can be accessed by using the Options menu item Each of the preferences pages is described in detail here screen layout When you start SSDC for the first time you will be presented with a window layout similar to the picture below fim Scalextric Sport Digital Console E File View Tools Help Powerbase Port Prt Lane Port Timer OO E E OO Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor ka od Legg v lt i Name Mode Dura Picture Colour Name Pronounced As Dynamic Brake Power
13. Scalextric Sport Digital Console Introduction Welcome to SSDC Slot car racing brought to life Free CHM Help documentation generator Prerequisites In order to install and use Scalextric Sport Digital Console SSDC you need to ensure that you have the following items in your setup a Scalextric Advanced Digital Powerbase C7042 or PB Pro modified C7030 powerbase a serial cable to connect this powerbase to your PCs USB or serial port These cables are available for purchase from the SSDC web site Please note that different cables are required for PB Pro and the Advanced Powerbase eventhough they might look the same Optionally you can include any of the following a Pit Pro This is a modified Scalextric pit lane game and provides pit lane sensing as well as a race light array a modified C7030 powerbase which can also be used for pit lane sensing wireless throttles Bluetooth Throttle Pro wireless throttles are supported which provide adjustable braking and a user definable function button for KERS track calls or car lights SSDC also supports Scorpius and SCS wireless throttles a RichG lap tower No longer in production but nevertheless a great addition to a race circuit if you can get hold of one track and race light circuitry connected via the computer parallel port Velleman K8055 prototyping board or any type of Arduino board that can be connected via USB to a PC upgraded InCar digital chips which provi
14. al Not connected Power Not connected E The picture above shows how when dragging the window to a new location the user interface provides you with feedback as to where you can place your window and what the window will look like if it were placed in this location Each of the square boxes that appear when dragging the window represent a new potential location for that window and by simply dropping your window onto one of these boxes you end up with a new layout Main toolbar options fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port A rd Pit Lane Port NONE A E Sx 6 Of _ Race Manager x j TORT OD amp d iame Mode Dumon Teck Name ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Laps Total i Driver 1 oe OEE 18 90 g P z le ele F lt a ee N ras a Sa Free CHM Help documentation generator File View Tools Help E Powerbase Port z EEF Pit Lane Port NONE EEE Ca E Fa mE oo E iam Me Analog Digital AUX Transmit Timer ee gt Program options Most of the main race options are defined in a single window which is accessed via the Tools Options dropdown menu Each of the tabs in this window are described in the following pages Display In this window you configure your main settings Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Preferences Display Race Options Lighs_
15. ar atraceend C Nomal power at race end Race end End on last lap End on same lap Track call Stop all cars Impose speed limit Allow refuelling OK Cancel Track Call after SSDC can automatically generate a track call flashing ambers lights and slowing or stopping of cars if it detects that the throttle of a racing car is at zero for a period of time This usually happens when a car comes off the track and its driver drops the throttle in order to go and rescue it You can set the value from 0 5 to 5 seconds to enable the feature and define the period that zero throttle must exceed before a track call occurs In order to restart the race you should ensure that all drivers are ready and then press the start button on the powerbase The flashing lights will stop and the race can continue Out of Fuel This option defines what should happen when a car runs out of fuel f SSDC does nothing then the car will continue to run normally The slow car option will limit the car s speed to the defined safety speed limit that is set up as a part of the car configuration This will allow the car to drive Slowly to the pit lane refuel and then continue with the race The disable car option will simply stop the car and prevent it from continuing in the race Refuelling How quickly should cars refuel If you define a car with a tank of 50 units and the refuel rate is 5 units per second it will take 10 seconds to refu
16. ch USB port is used for the Locator Pro receiver Locator Pros use a special channel in the Scorpius world so there is no need to configure the channel number You do however need to use the Scorpius software to configure the ID of each Locator Pro The ID number starts from 0 and goes up to 31 In other words Scorpius can support 32 Locator Pros ona single circuit Once your Locator Pros are setup use the SSDC Locators window to tell SSDC what Locator ID is to be used for which purpose Free CHM Help documentation generator Locators d Locator ID 0 Locator Type Start Finish i J You can use the Add Duplicate and Delete toolbar buttons to create and modify existing records The fields for each Locator record are Name A descriptive name for the locator Locator ID The ID that the locator has been programmed with Locator Type The function of the locator Note When using Locator Pros for pit lane sensing set the pit lane port in the main SSDC window toolbar to NONE and use the chequered flag pit lane menu to determine the pitlane configuration Choose either e No Pit Sensors Exit Before Start to indicate a pitlane which does not span the start finish line or e No Pit Sensors Exit After Start to indicate a pitlane which spans the start finish line Free CHM Help documentation generator Updates SSDC updates are available from the SSDC website at httop ssdc jackaments com You may download and in
17. d track combination Should the car record a new fast lap time the recording will be stored in the database for future use by pace cars SSDC holds the four fastest laps for every car and track combination and this information is being monitored and adjusted continuously When you open the pace car editor window you will see the four fastest laps for the currently selected car and track combination You can use the Refresh Chart button to redraw this chart at any stage If you do not see anything in this chart it either means that you have not selected both a car and a track in their respective windows or there is no recorded data for this combination Bear in mind that SSDC will only record the throttles for a car when it is being driven by a person While a car is running as a pace car the throttle data will not be recorded The average of the four recordings is shown as a yellow line and it is this that will be used for variable throttle pace car replay fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port COMB Prt Lane Port Timer Picture A Ne Taag Boia Pa Name Honda F1 Description Throttle position Fuel Burn Rate Fuel Tank Size Full Tank Speed 1 0 145 2 0 seconds after start finish crossing Clear Car Data Refresh Chart Honmalise Database D Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssdc db3 Serial 64m4 24ms Power ON a gt _ a a Speed Limit pit lane and
18. de switchable lights and adjustable braking that are controllable by the driver during a race Scorpius Locator Pro track sensors used to help with management of pit lanes or extend the start finish line to multiple lanes Free CHM Help documentation generator Installation The software can be downloaded from http ssdc jackaments com The installation files and optional libraries can be found on the download page When you click on the download link for the current software version a window will appear asking you to open or save the file SSD Console Windows Internet Explorer ons 19 2 http ssdc jackaments com download html x Secure Search x amp Snagit g cp Favorites 93 Suggested Sites Get More Add ons E SSD Console Home Screenshots Download Installation Purchase FAQ Videos H A E r Pager Safety Toos 7 Release Notes and Downloads User D User manual for version 4 0 which describes all of the features of S5DC v5 0 Lzip from ssdcjackaments com Compl M x 3 x and 4 x Download folder You can use the Do you want to open or save this file e database once the e databaase can be a Name 55DC v5 0 1 zip Type WinZip File 4 14MB ee eee ee ice to your PC s parallel NDOWSASYSTEM32 aia a anced 6 car powerbase Always ask before opening this type of file P While files from the Intemet can be useful some files can poten
19. defines whether or not the Pace driver changes lanes At present the only option available is random lane changing which means that as the car drives around the track the lane change option is set and unset at random If the setting of the lane change coincides with the car driving over a lane change sensor the car change lanes Variable throttle this option defines whether or not a page driver should make use of the variable throttle data that is captured by SSDC if the option is unset the driver will maintain a constant speed whilst driving around the track If the option is set then the driver will use the recorded throttle data for each car as appropriate in order to accelerate and decelerate as it drives around the track Target lap time this value specifies the time that the driver should try and achieve for lap times You should set it at an achievable level where the car does not have to be driven at the limit and as a result is more likely to remain on the track SSDC will adjust the throttle as a race progresses in order to achieve this target lap time Simply put there are three main rules that SSDC will apply Ifa car is driven faster than the target lap time SSDC will slow it down Secondly if a car is driven slower than the target lap time SSDC will increase its speed Finally if a car misses the target lap time by more than 50 SSDC will assume that the car has left the track and been replaced As a result in this last case SSD
20. een These options are described in the following sections see section titled Configuring options Race setup Having setup your preferences and defined your cars drivers and tracks itis now time to race Navigate to the race manager window and use the add button highlighted below to create a new race series a new race event and finally a new race You can use the hierarchy of series events and races to organise your race manager Leaderboard Pace Car Editor Race Manager i ed bsg W gt Mode Duration Track i My Series J iren My Event 7 Once you have done this you can change the race settings The first thing is to define the mode of racing and the duration which can be done by editing the fields in the list next to the race that you have just created In SSDC there are four race modes which are Qualify a time limited race where the winner is the person with the fastest lap Grand Prix a lap limited race where the winner is the person who finishes the lapse in the shortest time Endurance a time limited race where the winner is the person who has completed most laps in the available time Pursuit a variation of the endurance race where you are able to set delays for each entrant so that slower drivers can gain a head start When setting the duration of the race bear in mind that for Grand Prix this equates to the number of laps whereas for the other three race modes the duration is measu
21. el from empty to full This will actually be delivered at a rate of 0 5 units every 1 10th of a second The Refuel After option is used in cases where no pit lane sensors are available This option defines the amount of time that a car must be stopped before it is considered to be in the pit lane and therefore allowed to refuel False start should there be a check for false starts and penalise those who start early Start power is the power cut at the start of a race or not This can help with false starts End power what happens to the power for each car as they cross the finish line The power will be cut for all cars at the race end Race end ina lap limited race what happens when the winner crosses the finish line Do the tail enders need to complete all laps or just their current lap Free CHM Help documentation generator Track call when a track call occurs are all cars stopped or just slowed Lights fea Preferences Lights race Pin number i Pin number fi z n 0 0 L L oo g EET This screen allows you to define any light interfaces that you may have During the race SSDC runs a light display which can be shown by selecting the View Lights menu item The status of these software lights can be relayed to physical hardware lights through a number of interfaces The most common is a PC s parallel port sometimes used for printers The screen all
22. erboard and lane changing without being under race conditions Also track Free CHM Help documentation generator calls cannot be activated during free practice so if a car leaves the track drivers are able to continue driving at normal speeds Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor TE gt Name Mode Duration Track r Family Races z Race Tests a J New Series You can load the currently selected race into free practice at any stage by using the free practice button shown above This can even be done with races that have run It provides a useful way to quickly establish some known car and driver settings The free practice mode is effectively toggled on and off Whilst itis on SSDC is controlling the data sent to the cars from the powerbase This is how all racing and practice sessions are managed Should you wish to ID cars simply turn the free practice session off SSDC will release control of the powerbase and you can then ID cars by pressing and holding the Enter button on the powerbase and then pressing the brake button of the correct handset This is the process outlined on page 13 of the C7042 Advanced 6 Car Powerbase user manual The leaderboard in free practice mode shows the driver with the fastest lap at the top This is the same as it would be in a Qualification race so for some free practice may be sufficient to establish grid positions Here is an example of the leaderboard Lap Ti
23. g the following files Free CHM Help documentation generator Share with Burn New folde Name Application Files publish htm T setup exe F 5 DC application mM To start the installation double click with the mouse on the setup exe program The installation of the software will start Application Install Security Warning Publisher cannot be verified Are you sure you want to install this application Name SSDC From Hover over the string below to see the full domain CA Users Andrew Desktopi SS0C Install Publisher Unknown Publisher Install Don t Install While applications can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not install this software More Information A message will be displayed stating that the publisher of the software could not be verified and asking if you want to continue with the installation Click on the button as shown above The installation will complete and SSDC will start automatically When you have installed this software for the first time you will be prompted to register the software The following window will appear fa Enter License Key S Email Address License Key You have 30 evaluation day s remaining Evaluate Cancel You can press the Evaluate button each time the program starts and you will be able to use a fully functional version of the software for the 30 day period which start
24. howtopic 21968 amp st 0 Pit Pro s can be bought by contacting Rikorocket tesco net Connecting up your pit lane should be simple as in most cases the serial port will simply be the other available com port i e not the powerbase one For example if the powerbase is on COMB in the pit lane will usually be on COM6 Check the port names available in the pit lane port list and again work through them if necessary The easiest test to ensure that the pit lane is connected correctly is to manually push a car over the pit lane sensor while SSDC is running and listen out for Murray Walker saying and into the pit lane Database creation Before you can do very much with SSDC v5 you need to create a database The SSDC database is responsible for storing all information about cars drivers tracks races and their results and pace cars Data is read from and saved to the database automatically so there is no need to worry about Saving your changes as you use SSDC To create a new database simply select the File New menu option Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port Pit Lane Port Timer aw databas Create tabase as P i D m ES a e aha Search Database Organize New folder a R thy Ch f J Documents library aeie FoS di Public l Database ME Desktop ET a Downloads Tt No items match your search Recent Places Recorded TV coy Librar
25. ies Documents tai Downloads hh hale ial Filename ssde db3s save as type Database Files db3 j if 2 Hide Folders ave Show Resi Trac Date Pos Drive Car Laps Cor Variable Throttle Start Speed E gt moa Drivers ala Cars a a Tracks Database None Serial Not connected Power Not connected You will be prompted for the location of the new database By default the database will be created in your My Documents folder using the filename ssdc db3 When you press the save button the database will be created for you automatically Pai e ee P ru p oe rae s Paints Sp th 7 a Race Duration Fuel Usage IF Sho Resi Trac Database In the bottom left hand corner of the main window it will show the database location once the database is successfully created opened and ready to use Drivers cars and tracks Before you can set up a race you must first define your cars drivers and tracks Each of the Windows Free CHM Help documentation generator that manages these provides a toolbar in the top left hand corner that allows you to add duplicate and delete records Tracks k An example of the buttons from the tracks window is shown above When creating a new record press the add button to add the new record to the list The new record will automatically be selected so that you can edit the options associated with it on the right hand part of the scr
26. in the pit lane and then use the penalty system to allocate a penalty as appropriate Pit entrance min This is the minimum time in seconds that a pace car will take from the start finish line to the entrance of the pit lane Pit entrance max This is the maximum time in seconds that a pace car will take from the start finish line to the entrance of the pit lane SSDC will automatically turn lane changing off between these two times to ensure that a pace car does not accidentally enter the pit lane while other cars are refueling KERS capacity This is the maximum number of seconds of KERS boost a car can hold at any time Any additional KERS storage will be discarded The actual amount of KERS stored is shown on the leaderboard just to the left of the fuel gauge for each car KERS add per lap This is the extra KERS storage a car gains each lap The additional KERS energy is added as the car passes the start finish line Throttles Throttles A VAS AE AE Za Bluetooth T Bluetooth ae Bluetooth cata Bluetooth Sen Bluetooth le SA pne T Baie PN ee aa pe Free CHM Help documentation generator Next steps Pace Cars SSDC records the throttle positions for every car at every moment In the event that race settings are loaded either for racing or in free practice and that a Known car is running on a known track SSDC is able to compare the recorded data against data that it already holds for this car an
27. indow Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor a Ole amp O gt u Name Mode Duration Track C Family Races l Race Tests El New Seres The start lights will appear automatically and the countdown sequence will begin There are 5 red lights followed by a random period and then the green lights will illuminate Then you can start The green lights will remain on for the duration of the race unless there is a track call At the end of the race the 5 red lights will illuminate for a 10 second period and then go out For time limited race modes which includes qualifying endurance and pursuit the timer window will also show the race time counting down This time indicates the number of minutes and seconds that remain in the race During the race the leaderboard will be continually updated to reflect the current situation At the end of the race the results screen will be displayed to show you lap times fuel usage and race difference These results are also saved into your database for future historical analysis When the race has completed you need to press the button on the powerbase to return to free practice mode Until you do this the race will remain in an Ended state with the results visible on the leaderboard Refuelling During the race or in the free practice period you may need to refuel This canbe accomplished by Free CHM Help documentation generator driving into your pit lane or stoppi
28. ing Start No Pit Sensors Exit After Start Pit Entry Only Exit Before Start Pit Entry Only Exit Using Start Pit Entry Only Exit After Start Pit Entry Exit Exit Before Start Pit Entry Exit Exit After Start With the configuration above the pit lane spans the powerbase It begins before and exits after the Start line Use one of the Exit After Start options SSDC will ensure that a lap is added each time a car exits the pit lane With this second configuration the pit lane begins and ends before the start line However as the powerbase is sufficiently close to the pit lane exit you can use the powerbase as a pit exit sensor In this case you should use one of the Exit Using Start options Free CHM Help documentation generator With this final configuration the pit lane begins and ends either a long way before or shortly after the powerbase As a result itis not possible to use the powerbase as a pit exit sensor as so you should use one of the Exit Before Start options lf you have pit lane sensors then you also need to define which type of sensors you have and which USB or Serial port the sensors are connected to SSDC supports two types of sensors those witha Pit Pro and also a modified C7030 powerbase Articles are available in the slotforum com web forum describing how to modify a C7030 powerbase for sensing should you wish to do this e g http www slotforum com forums index php s
29. leased Penalties Results When a race has completed the results of the race are automatically saved to the database In addition the graphs in the race manager display are also updated Here is an example of one of the graphs showing lap times ina 20 lap race with 2 pace cars Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port COMB Prt Lane Port Timer P Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor x _ Ae eee ka fel bs 4 lt a Name Mode Duration Track Ga My Scie Lap Times eG Co 1 e oa oo 2 J w T 5 a a E A og a La ir 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lap number Fuel Usage Fuel Level i Position _ Driver p My Track 19 09 2071 1 Andrew Honda F1 My Track 19 09 201 Renault F1 K Database D Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssdc db3 Serial 64m4 30ms Power ON It is possible to see from these graphs the variations in each cars performance as they both try and approach the target lap time of 3 2 seconds Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Scalextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port COMB Pit Lane Port Timer Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor ka O oe 42 O Name Mode Duration Track Ga My Series Maximum Average Minimum Lap Times Max Min Average Overall Maximum werall Minimum Lap time seconds
30. me Difference From the left the columns show The driver or car name or picture The most recent lap time larger at the top with the fastest lap time smaller at the bottom The current fuel level LEDS and counters that vary for driven or pace cars For driven cars there is a pit lane indicator at the top that is illuminated while the car is in the pit lane For pace cars there is a pit lane indicator as before and a speed variance indicator used to show how much faster the pace car is going than the settings that were defined The race difference which shows how many seconds your car is behind the car in front of you During qualification this shows the difference between fastest laps and during racing this shows the race difference Free CHM Help documentation generator The current lap count Racing Before starting a race you probably want to bring the leaderboard to the front of the display within SSDC You can do this by clicking on the title of the leaderboard window or more easily by pressing the left arrow button on the powerbase The right arrow button will return you to the Race Manager screen Left arrow o display the leaderboard a G igl D gt Mame Mode Duration Track Bla Family Races j Race Manager f Pace Car Editor You can start a race at any stage from the powerbase by pressing the Start button Alternatively you can start a race by using the start button in the race manager w
31. n a car s fuel tank reaches 100 full during refuelling Out of Fuel the sound that is played when a car runs out of fuel and exits the race Qualification End the sound that is played when the qualification period expires lt is worth noting that some of these sounds are more important that others and there are rules in SSDC to ensure that the high priority sounds are played and not interrupted by other less important sounds Free CHM Help documentation generator Penalties Enabled Penalties Penalty Removal False starts Remove 1st penalty by seconds Starting track calls Remove 2nd penalty by seconds Pitlane speeding Remove 3rd penalty by seconds Track call overtaking Penalty Refueling Race marshall applied Allow refueling when a car has penalties On 3 Penalties At Race End E No effect For 1 penalty add seconds No lap counting For penalties add seconds O Disqualified For 3 penalties add seconds Slow running Idle timeout 2 6 6A minutes Scorpius Dongle Fort a a oo I a e Free CHM Hel documentation enerator Created with the Standard Edition of HelpNDoc Drivers Drivers z Andrew Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3 Driver 4 Driver 5 Colour Name Pronounced As Favourite Car Power Limit Dynamic Braking Brake Button Brake Track Call Disabled Throttle Pro Button Lights Track Call KERS Progressive Braking Hard Brake Streng
32. nager window that corresponds to the ID you wish to use You should see the powerbase flash the ID that you have selected Your car is successfully programmed and you can remove it from the track a o N Follow this process for each of the cars Once you are done you can place the cars on the track and drive as normal lf you haven t installed v1 09 firmware on the powerbase it is still possible to program the cad IDs without disconnecting the USB cable from the powerbase Here are the steps File View Tools Help Powerbase Port COMI A a Race Analytics Leaderboard ca E a lO gt a j Ame a d h ag 1 Press the Disconnect toolbar button in the main SSDC toolbar to disconnect SSDC from the powerbase Take all the cars off the track Put the car that you want to program on the track Press and hold the Enter button on the powerbase to enter programming mode Press the brake button on the throttle that you want to associate this car with Repeat steps 2 5 as appropriate Press the Connect toolbar button in the main SSDC toolbar to reconnect SSDC to the powerbase N Oe Ole PN Free practice lf you want to you can run a free practice period The free practice period is useful to shake down car and driver settings and ensure that everybody is race ready During the free practice pace cars will not run however all other settings are the same as they would be ina race so drivers can practice refueling watching the lead
33. ng on the track if you don t have a pit lane releasing the trigger on your controller so that you are at zero throttle and pressing and holding the lane change button Refuelling will start 0 5 seconds after you have stopped and started pressing the lane change and will continue until you either start moving off or release the lane change button When the fuel tank is full you will hear the sound Go Go Go and you can continue Obviously there is no need to completely fill the tank By moving off sooner you will have a shorter pit stop and your car will perform better because it is lighter Only take on the fuel that you need Track calls During a race if a car de slots a track call can be initiated either automatically by e SSDC after recognising zero throttle positions for racing cars when automatic track calls are enabled e a driver or a track marshal via the powerbase Start button e adriver who presses the lane change and brake buttons together when their throttle is released e ora track marshal via the pause button on the race manager screen lf your car de slots the easiest and fastest way to start a track call is to release your controller SSDC will do the rest for you You can resume the race by e adriver or a track marshal via the powerbase Start button e atrack marshal via the play button on the race manager screen e oradriver who presses the lane change and brake buttons together when their throttle is re
34. ows you to define which pin numbers correspond to which lights so that SSDC knows how to interact with the hardware lights Sounds Free CHM Help documentation generator fa Preferences Lights Sound Start Winner Lap leading Lap nomnal Fastest lap Fuel waming Pitlane entry Pitlane ga Out of tuel Qualification end Track call The sounds screen can be used to define which sounds you would like to play when particular events occur during the race or qualification period For each option you can choose the default sound disable the sound by selecting None or locate your own sound file mp3 or wav files are both supported by selecting the custom option The events are Start the sound at the start can either be enabled or disabled You cannot use a custom sound for this due to the fact that it is specifically linked to the timing of the start sequence Winner the sound that is played when the winner crosses the finish line in a race Lap Leading the sound that is played when the leader of a race crosses the start finish line Lap Normal the sound that is played when any other car crosses the start finish line Fastest Lap the sound that is played when a new fastest lap is set in the qualification period Fuel Warning the sound that is played when the fuel level for a car goes below 25 Pit lane Entry the sound that is played when a car enters the pit lane Pit lane Go the sound that is played whe
35. r details of how to do this The PIN should be set as 0001 for Car ID 1 0002 for Car ID 2 and so on Throttles have been tested with firmware version v9 9 and there is full support for 1 Lane change button 2 Brake button best used for brake or track call Itis possible to set SSDC settings to use the brake button for KERS however it won t work as expected due to the fact that a Scorpius throttle zeroes the throttle value when the brake button is pressed 3 Menu button momentary press used as the Throttle Pro button which s best used for lights track callor KERS 4 Variable brake setting using the brake dial 5 Throttle sensitivity also works but be aware that this is overlaid ontop of the SSDC throttle curve specified in the Car settings Locator Pro support Locator Pros from Scorpius can be placed around a track and used for sensing cars as they pass over the track section They send a signal to a USB dongle to indicate which car was identified and by which sensor SSDC is able to use this data to provide additional features At present SSDC supports Locator Pros used for 1 Pit entry and pit exit By placing a Locator Pro at each end of the pit lane SSDC is able to track pit Stops refuelling limit pit lane soeeds and manage drive through and stop go penalties 2 Start Finish By placing Locator Pros alongside the powerbase SSDC is able to support 4 8 or even 16 lane tracks In the SSDC options screen specify whi
36. red in minutes You should also define which track this race is to be run on This is helpful so that the statistics can be recorded appropriately and in the case of pace cars the right data used to replay variable throttles if you only have one track it will be selected by default Free CHM Help documentation generator Leaderboard Pace Car Editor Race Manager Ew eg ol lege gt i Name Mode Duration Track Grand Prix Endurance Pursuit Once you have defined your race the next step is to establish who is racing which cars To do this you can simply drag and drop cars and drivers from the respective windows into the appropriate slots on the race manager window The IDs correspond to the control IDs on the powerbase with the colour coding being identical to the colours on the powerbase itself a Scalextric Sport Digital Console ol be So File View Tools Help Powerbase Port Pit Lane Port Timer Leaderboard Race Manager Pace Car Editor ka O Eg v gt Name Mode Duration Track 2 My Event Fuel Picture Colour Name Description Fuel Burn Rate Fuel Tank Size Summary Lap Times Max Ave Min Lap Times Race Duration Fuel Usage Fuel Level Full Tank Speed Show Result Track Date Position Driver Car Laps Controller Speed Limit pit lane and track calls gia Drivers qdia Cars lata Tracks Database D Users Andrew Documents Scalextric Database ssdc
37. ries Events and Points lf you want to run a series of events and races you can make use of the Event Wizard to help create the right set of races for you quickly and the series point system to provide an overall scoring system for the series Free CHM Help documentation generator Series points system When you create a new series it has a default point system for each of the race types that you might run You can edit this system to suit your own preference Each series can have its own points system and it doesn t need to be the same as other series Sn ee r Leaderboard y Pace Car Editor Race Manager a To edit the point system select the series in the race list and click on the Point System button on the toolbar mim Points System Grand Prix Endurance Pursuit F 6st place 2nd place rd place 4h place Sth place 6th place Per lap The point system window will appear and you can set the points that a driver will gain for places 1 6 and each completed lap Each race held as a part of this series will now contribute points to a driver s overall standings using the new system If you change the point system at any stage the allocated points will be recalculated and the standings adjusted as appropriate Event wizard To create a set of races and add them to an event quickly you can use the event wizard It uses a simple round robin scheme to ensure that each driver drives each car and create
38. s from the day that you first run the program When you are ready you may purchase a license for the software from the SSDC website You willbe issued with a license key that matches your email address which will then remove this window at the program start and allow the program to continue running after the 30 day period has expired Free CHM Help documentation generator Getting started This chapter will take you through the essentials in order to get started quickly with SSDC Indepth descriptions of program functions are available in later chapters The main steps to running your first race are Setting up the connection to your powerbase Defining the type of pit lane you have and if it has sensors Creating a database for drivers cars tracks races and results Creating your first driver car and track Defining your first race Programming cars Starting free practice to shake down car and driver settings Starting and running your first race Handling refueling track calls and penalties Reviewing your race results Powerbase setup When you start SSDC for the first time you need to define the type of powerbase you are using and the serial port that is used for the powerbase connection You should use the toolbar options in the main window to set up the connection fia gt calextric Sport Digital Console File View Tools Help Powerbase Port CDr Pit Lane Port N PB Pro r C04 Analog Timer
39. s the set of races that achieve this To invoke the wizard first select the event in the race list and then press the event wizard icon on the toolbar Free CHM Help documentation generator Mode Duration Track L My Race Endurance 20 My Track i The event wizard screen will now be displayed You can now select the drivers and cars that will be taking part in the event and the grid will show the sequence of races that will be created mt enon free re 2 iwton Paces Pace2 w a Pace Pace2_ andew Finally you can set the race mode duration and track that will be used before finally pressing the Create button to create the races The races will be added to the selected event You can use the event wizard multiple times with the same event if required Each time the new races will be added to the event not overwriting the previously created races Points Having set up your series point system and events you can now see the points leaderboard on the main part of the race manager screen The screen will show the points that have been allocated to each driver for the different results as well as the total points You can sort the grid by clicking on the title of the column that you want to sort by If you select the series in the race list you will see the points leaderboard for the entire series If you select the event in the race list you will only see the points leaderboard for that event
40. stall these updates as described on the installation page or alternatively use the Help menu option Check for updates which will automatically contact the SSDC website and download updates should they exist Free CHM Help documentation generator Troubleshooting In the event that you experience problems with this software there are a number of places that you can turn Use the Scalextric Sport Digital forum at htto www slotforum com forums index php showforum 63 There is a huge amount of information relating to how people are using this software Email ssdc jackaments com will do my best to help but please bear in mind that this is a hobby of mine too When sending requests for help it is always useful to attach a trace of the communication between SSDC and the powerbase This can almost always provide the reason for the problems that you are experiencing You can take a trace very simply by using the File Trace connection menu option You will be asked to specify the location of the trace file to create Once the trace is running indicated by a check mark against the menu option try and repeat the problem that you experienced When complete close the trace file by selecting the File Trace connection menu option again The menu item check mark will disappear Attach the text file that you just created to any email that you send It is always helpful Free CHM Help documentation generator
41. t certainly means that the currently selected serial line is not the right one When the red LED goes out and the green LED remains lit you can be sure that you are now connected successfully to the powerbase Troubleshooting In the event that you still cannot get the responses above after trying all the available settings it may be that there is another program using the serial ports and SSDC cannot open them Examples may include Microsoft ActiveSync which synchronises phones and PDAs with Outlook Email and Contacts There is a useful tool available at http technet microsoft com en us sysinternals ob896644 aspx that allows you to monitor the available ports on your PC to see which programs might be using them Pit lane setup The next step is to tell SSDC what pit lane configuration you have The chequered flag menu option to the right of the pit lane port shows the available configurations If you don t have any pit lane sensors but do have a pit lane then choose one of the No Pit Monitor options If you have a pit entry sensor only then select one of the Pit Entry Only options Finally if you are lucky enough to have a pit sensor at both the pit entrance and pit exit then select one of the Pit Entry Exit options Free CHM Help documentation generator Pit Lane Port COM A Pit Pro C7030 No Pit Sensors Exit Before Start No Pit Sensors Exit Us
42. th Lane Change W z chance 30 Variable Throttle Target Lap Time 45 50 at a itp 70 ee Start Speed peepee Py Picture a picture of the driver that will be displayed on the leaderboard when this car is racing and when the preference settings are for driver pictures rather than driver names or car details Colour the colour that the times and other information will be displayed in on the leaderboard when this driver is racing Bear in mind that the driver colour will only be used if the preference options are to display either the driver picture or the driver name Free CHM Help documentation generator Name a description of the driver that will be used to identify them in the race settings screen and also displayed on the leaderboard when this driver is racing Again this depends on the preference settings Pronounced As this field provides you with an opportunity to refine the way in which the driver s name is pronounced by the computer during racing In many cases you can achieve better pronunciation by misspelling the driver s name Use the speaker button on the driver window toolbar to test how the computer pronounces the current spelling Power Limit the power limit defines how much power is available for this driver as a percentage of the available top speed You can refine this
43. tially y Pursuit Endurance and ham your computer f you do not trust the source do not open or i save this file What s the risk gt performance changes for Pitlane monitoring and speed limiting when used with the Pit Pro Track calls and auto track calls on no throttle Race management to allow for series events and races Fixed and variable throttle pace cars that learn from real drivers Support for track lights via the PC parallel port interface Sounds and speech to advise of race status and events Flexible user interface to allow for PC s with multiple displays Race analysis with graphs of major race statistics Driver and car preferences stored in a database Download et Internet Protected Mode On fa 100 Click onthe Save button and save the file onto your desktop you will delete it later When the download is complete you can repeat the process for the system library io dll Download this file into your C WINDOWS SYSTEM832 directory using the same approach as described above Once this file is installed in this location there is nothing more that you need to do with it NOTE You only need to install io dll if you want to use the parallel port to drive track light LEDs Having downloaded the software package onto your desktop you now need to install it Locate the ZIP file on your desktop and right unpack it using WinZip You should end up with a folder containin
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