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1. cc eeecccccccssseeccccseesseecccsseesseccecsseesseceeeseesseesesssenseseeeesegaees 26 DA PO Date A WU asco cee reece E E E E E E E EE 27 i P E a E E E E A E E E E E E 27 2 13 P9 LED SEEMED FoS Eeen enn ETE 28 2 14 P98 Photocell Radio Signal T St cccsccccsssccccesecccsececesceceeseceeeueceseescessenecessecesseseeees 28 2 15 P99 Parameter Configuration aves ccciccsceusdadacaianne adendeseses inaisandvestedadaiapnsadeadueueesiwasanonardsdadaineas 29 Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 2 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 1 HARDWARE gt MICROGATE WITTY TAB Figure 1 Witty TAB 1341 5 x6 em Hx Wx D Operating temperature 0 C 45 C Unit of time measurement 1 100 s Selectable speed m s km h mph 4x 10 1 25000 LED matrix Numerical 6 digits x 7 segments 10 x 5 LEDs with 4 punctuation marks full stop or colon with manual automatic brightness adjustment Radio module 433 434MHz multi frequency transceiver Radio transmission Digital FSK transmission redundant code with information correctness verification and auto correction Radio frequencies 433 1125 MHz to 434 7375 MHz Radio transmission power 10 mW Radio transmission range Approx 150 meters 12 quartz 8 MHz stability 10ppm between 0 C and 45 C Power supply Two internal Pb batteries Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 3 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT Ye TAB Battery charging Battery life2. T 2 3 P2 START LAP1 LAP2 STOP Similar to the previous but with the addition of two intermediate times Both intermediate times and the final time are displayed for 5 seconds Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 18 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB In the above mentioned cases it is not necessary that the number of photocells be the same as that amount of intermediate times one photocell used as start stop lap is enough e g Lap time on an athletics track Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 19 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 4 P3 SPEED Measures the speed in m s km h or mph between two photocells set up at a certain distance When the P3 program is accessed the following parameters are required to set the length of the speed base and the measurement unit Insert the number of METERS of the speed base length 0 999 Insert the amount of CENTIMETERS of the speed base length 0 99 Insert the measurement unit 0 m s 1 km h 2 mph e g Speed base 36 58 meters 40 yards measurement unit mph When the display board receives the first impulse it displays after the second impulse it shows the calculated speed until the next impulse is detected or the yellow Lap Reset button is pressed T START STOP T lt Mt Cm gt Please note the P3 program expects the impulses to be coming from two different photocells so for timing the lap speed use
3. CONFIGURATION Mode Red blinking light e When switching on the ON OFF button is pressed for at least 5 seconds and the configuration mode is activated TWO PHOTOCELLS Mode Master photocell higher serial number e Battery charged Green Pause e Battery empty Red pause Slave photocell lower serial number e Battery charged Green fast blinking light e Battery empty Red fast blinking light Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 9 of 30 WITTY TAB EQMICROGATE 1 3 3 PAIRED PHOTOCELLS To prevent the photocell being interrupted by an athlete s arm swinging forward in official competitions or in any case when measurement must be as precise as possible the use of paired photocells is necessary This setup ensures that time is measured exactly when the athlete s chest crosses the line as the impulse start stop lap depending on the position is given only when both photocells are interrupted To mount the photocells screw the C bracket onto the tripod platform the photocells and the reflectors as shown in the figure the photocells are mounted at 90 with respect to the C bracket Then mount the bracket onto the tripod and connect it with the photocells using the jack jack cable The MASTER photocell is the one with the higher serial number and blinks more slowly than the SLAVE As the Master photocell transmits the signal to the timer to ensure a wider aerial range the latter should always be
4. WITT Y e TAB User Manual EQMICROGATE WITTY TAB Contents de E a eee eee eee A eer eee ere anette ae eer eee ere ene eer ee eee 3 1 1 ONTO QIN PE E E E E E E E 5 1 2 Power Supply and Battery Charging eisese siasdeaveacccasasavecavaraniasrssascpevencrasieaneecavavevaereanasenincess 6 1 3 PROTOCOL E E E O E 7 1 3 1 Mounting Photocells and Reflectors on Tripods ccccccssecccesececeesceeceseceeeeeceseeeceeaeaees 8 1 3 2 Statuses and Colors of the Photocell LED s nesssssennssssssenssssseerssssssersssssseresssseeressseeeree 9 L33 Pared Photocall earren E 10 1 4 FR CIN SSO e E A cornet E E ET E eee 11 1 4 1 Duration of the Transmission Impulse Radio Power eesssssssessssesseserreserrresrrresrrrerrress 12 1 5 Use of the Display Board in Manual MOde ccccccsssceceesececesececaeccceeseeeseeceseaecesseeeeees 14 1 6 BFA INOS SEN O e T eee anne nace eaten 14 amp Tntermnal PropraniS aisina rer street errr nr iaaa are ee erates airaa mere serra teeter 15 2 1 PO Start and SEO sertacca peepee sareadics dane aot ecenc draececeusimaedaendyaaaued aecsavacseasceensate cb EET 17 2 2 Pal IG AO l EOD energin a E RE 18 2 3 Pa E La o ONO 500 e O E E E E E T 18 2 4 PS I cetera E E A E E E E A E E A 20 2 5 NOE SD OO e E E EE E E E E A 21 2 6 PS E O eea E ee E E ere 22 2 7 PE CONES IMIE ee E E E E iene 23 2 8 OT U SVS O e E A E E 24 2 9 PO VO CO sree ati erect eres N 25 2 10 P9 Parallel Event COUNTED
5. Buttons Connections Microgate Intelligent external Pb battery charger device gt 10 hours e START STOP button e LAP RESET button e Type B MICRO USB connector to connect to a PC e Jack connector for external input output e SMA connector for connection to an external aerial Witty TAB User Manual Page 4 of 30 E QMICROGATE WITTY TAB 1 1 CONTROL PANEL B STATUS START STOP C LAP RESET use gt VVi i F MICROGATE SUPPLY Figure 2 Control panel Microgate ANT radio aerial connector STATUS status signal LED START STOP Green START STOP button used for manual START and STOP signals and for modifying values in program settings LAP RESET Yellow LAP RESET button used for manual LAP signals and for confirming program settings USB USB cable connector for firmware updating I O 3 5 mm jack for external sensors such as starting pads start gun sensor button etc POWER On Off switch SUPPLY Connector for external power supply and battery charging 1 This button will hereafter be referred to as START STOP 2 This button will hereafter be referred to as LAP RESET Witty TAB User Manual Page 5 of 30 WITTY TAB EYMICROGATE 1 2 POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY CHARGING Witty TAB comes with two internal lead batteries ensuring an average 10 hour life The status LED on the side panel indicates the state of the battery see table below T
6. mounted on top Master Higher S N blinking at regular speed Always on TOP Slave Lower S N blinking fast Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 10 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 1 4 RADIO SYSTEM The Witty TAB display board communicates with the Witty photocells via 433Mhz radio transmission with a maximum range of 150 meters in standard conditions To prevent frequency collisions with other Witty TAB Kits on the field it is possible to change the transmission channel of both the timer and photocells which must have the same channel Please refer to chapter 2 15 for information about changing the channel number In case of rainy weather radio transmission can be disturbed by the water drops and therefore the maximum distance must be reduced For excellent reception position the Witty TAB display board at a height of at least 50 cm without it touching the ground and do not place it on top of metal objects T LAPn STOP N Wireless Radio Transmission Max 150 mt START Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 11 of 30 WITTY TAB 1 4 1 DURATION OF THE TRANSMISSION IMPULSE RADIO POWER EQMICROGATE To increase radio transmission reliability photocell impulse data packages are transmitted repeatedly over a set time of 1 2 seconds This ensures that in case of data loss redundant information can be used to rebuild the event with absolute precision If more than 1 2 seconds p
7. program P4 Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 20 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 5 P4 LAP SPEED Measures the speed in m s km h or mph between two impulses from the same photocell Usually the speed base length refers to the lap e g 400 m athletics track When the P4 program is accessed the following parameters are required to set the length of the speed base and the measurement unit Insert the number of METERS of the speed base length 0 999 Insert the amount of CENTIMETERS of the speed base length 0 99 Insert the measurement unit 0 m s 1 km h 2 mph e g Speed base 400 meters measurement unit km h When the display board receives the first impulse it keeps displaying 0 00 after the second impulse it shows the calculated speed displaying it until the next impulse is detected second third nth lap or the yellow Lap Reset button is pressed Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 21 of 30 WITTY TAB EYMICROGATE 2 6 P5 START LAPN STOP Basic timing program with the possibility of defining any amount of intermediate times as well as the display time in seconds of the final time Insert the number of LAPS 0 20 for inline timing it equals the number of photocells 2 exclude the start and stop photocells e g Three intermediate and waiting times of 10 seconds after arrival before resetting the timer Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 22 of 30 EYMICR
8. 1 MOUNTING PHOTOCELLS AND REFLECTORS ON TRIPODS EQMICROGATE To mount the photocells and the reflectors on the tripods supplied with the kit proceed as follows Take the little platform off the tripod s top and screw it onto the photocells and below the reflectors the platform is square shaped and therefore allows 4 mounting directions with respect to the tripod Mount the devices onto the top of the tripod inserting the front of the platform and then the rear until the tab clicks into place Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 8 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB Extend the tripod legs to the required height usually the photocell must be interrupted by the chest of an athlete and position the photocells and the reflectors at a distance of 1 7 meters Mh _ vie En Y a a a A i W p en e n gt e wih a 2 ay tt OEN mie aK EOT OEE a a EEN Sea HENA ha A 1 3 2 STATUSES AND COLORS OF THE PHOTOCELL LED PHOTOCELL OFF STATUS STATUS LED e External supply Orange blinking light e Battery charging e External supply Green steady light e Battery charging completed PHOTOCELL ON STATUS STATUS LED NORMAL Mode e Battery charged Green Pause e Battery empty Red Pause BOOTLOADER Mode e The photocell has not been switched on pressing the Red Green ON OFF button but connecting the USB cable to a PC This activates the BootLoader HID and the firmware can be updated
9. B User Manual Page 26 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 11 P10 DATE AND TIME This program allows you to display the date and time of the internal Witty TAB clock The number of seconds after which date and time alternate can be defined by the user To set the exact time and format EUUS see par 2 15 Insert the number of SECONDS after which date and time alternate 5 60 2 12 P11 TIME This program allows you to display the time of the internal Witty TAB clock To set the exact time and format EUUS see par 2 15 The two possible date and time formats are as follows e EU DD MM YY HH MM SS 24h e US MM DD YY HH MM SS AM PM Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 27 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 13 P97 LED SEGMENTS TEST The Test Segment Program is used to check the correct functioning of LEDs the display board turns all 7 segments of the 6 digits and all punctuation marks on and off If a segment or a LED does not turn on please contact our technical support Pressing the green START SToP button the test of each segment is alternated when all segments are turned on simultaneously full display test To begin a new test press the yellow LAP RESET button 2 14 P98 PHOTOCELL RADIO SIGNAL TEST The Radio Signal Test Program allows checking the correct functioning of radio transmission between photocells and the display board as well as the signal power 0 100 Enter the P98 program and generate an impul
10. OGATE WITT YeTAB 2 7 P6 CONTINUOUS TIMING Continuous Timing Program with the possibility of setting a number of seconds the so called dead time during which incoming impulses are not considered Time keeps running until the yellow LAP RESET button is pressed and every incoming impulse is considered as a Lap Insert the amount of SECONDS of the dead time during which no impulse is accepted e g Three seconds dead time T LAP 1 LAP N STOP START Discarded T a Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 23 of 30 EQMICROGATE WITTY TAB 2 8 P7 STARTING SYSTEM Program for testing the start reaction time a circuit or a sprint lap The program includes the following steps z the trainer or athlete starts the test interrupting the photocell or pressing the green START STOP button The display board shows a 5 second countdown After 5 seconds the display board resets and after a random time of 0 5 seconds the writing GO appears If the athlete starts BEFORE the writing GO appears the display board detects a false start and shows a blinking FEFFFF If the athlete starts after the GO sign the reaction time e g 0 31 is shown on the display board for 5 seconds The athlete runs his stretch and when he interrupts the photocell the same as the start photocell on a ring circuit or otherwise a second photocell the total test time is displayed for 5 seconds The display board goes back into
11. RESET button to confirm e Depending on the chosen program further settings may be required or the program is executed immediately Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 15 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB To change the parameters of a particular setting use the GREEN START STOP button to increase digits one by one every time you press it keep pressed to scroll ahead When inputting 3 digit parameters 0 999 counter scrolling speed increases after 99 Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 16 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 1 PO START AND STOP Basic timing program The impulse of the first photocell starts the running time the second impulse stops the timer and the final time is displayed for 5 seconds finally time is reset To reset the display board without waiting 5 seconds press the yellow LAP RESET button No particular photocell configuration is needed the first impulse is the start impulse the second is the stop impulse START STOP Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 17 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 2 P1 START LAP1 STOP Similar to the previous but with the addition of an intermediate time When the second impulse Lap1 is received the display board displays the intermediate time for 5 seconds then the running time is shown again The third impulse stop event has the final time displayed for 5 seconds and then automatically resets to zero Be T T START LAP1 STOP
12. TAB display board also has a series of internal programs for various needs in athletic performance evaluation The programs available at the time of printing this guide are Name Description Po Start Stop Basic timing with auto reset after 5 seconds Start Lap1 Stop Basic timing with 1 intermediate time P2 o Start Lap1 Lap2 Stop Basic timing with 2 intermediate times ai Speed Speed measurement based upon any length between two photocells Pa Lap Speed Lap speed measurement with one photocell ie Start LapN Stop Basic timing with n intermediate times and configurable display time P6 Continuous Timing Continuous timing configurable dead time Starting System Start and Stop with reaction time at start PB Event Counter Counter increasing automatically with each impulse Po Parallel Event Counter Two counters left and right for two photocells it Date and Time Displays date and time AKT Time Time display 47 LED Segments Test Checks that the LEDs work correctly XET Photocell Radio Signal Test Checks the correct radio transmission functioning Parameter Configuration Configuration of the brightness radio channel and date amp time parameters To change program follow these steps e Keep the YELLOW Lar ReseT button pressed for at least 3 seconds e The currently selected program is displayed e Press the GREEN START SToP button to scroll down the above listed programs e Once the desired program has been reached press the LAP
13. ass between two impulses e g start and stop photocell there will be no problems of course STA Frame STO Frame lt Trasmission of STA for 1 2s ___ gt lt Trasmission of STO for 1 2s ___ Start Stop lt 2 5 sec gt 1 2 gt Even if the distance is shorter the second impulse will be detected anyway as its tail will be longer than that of the previous one STO Frame STA Frame Trasmission of STO for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of STA for 1 2s gt Start Stop lt 0 8 sec lt 1 2 gt Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 12 of 30 WITTY TAB Problems may arise when intermediate times Laps are used and these are very close to each other or between start and stop Again it is not necessary that the delta difference between the impulses be more that 1 2 s it is enough that the impulse has a period of time green line during which it EYMICROGATE does not overlap with others L1 Frame STA Frame STO Frame lt Trasmission of L1 for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of STA for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of STO for 1 2s gt T h lt 0 8 sec lt 1 2 gt lt 0 6 sec lt 1 2 ___ Start Stop If there are many close intermediate times one of them might be completely obscured by the previous or fo
14. he relative manuals without notice Microgate S r l Via Stradivari 4 l 39100 Bolzano ITALY Tel 39 0471 501532 Fax 39 0471 501524 info microgate it http www microgate it Witty GYMICROGATE Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 30 of 30
15. l photocells which are in configuration mode in that moment It is possible to choose between Automatic A brightness or set to a fixed value of 0 100 with steps of 5 where 100 is the maximum brightness and O the minimum see also chap 1 6 Choose the date time format either EU DD MM YY HH MM SS 24h or US IMM DD YY HH MM SS AM PM Insert Day Month Year or Month Day Year for the US format Time Only for the US format choose if AM PM have to be added to the time displayed Insert Hours Minutes and Seconds of the current time for the EU use the 24h format When confirming the last settings the seconds of the current time using the yellow LAP RESET button the previously selected program appears Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 29 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB Copyright Copyright 2014 by Microgate S r All rights reserved No part of this document or of any of the individual manuals may be copied or reproduced without prior written authorization by Microgate s r l All the trade marks or names of products mentioned in this document or in the individual manuals are or may be registered trademarks belonging to the individual firms Microgate REI2 RaceTime2 and MiSpeaker are registered trademarks belonging to Microgate s r l Windows is a registered mark of Microsoft Co Microgate s r l reserves the right to modify the products described in this document and or in t
16. llowing impulses as in the case of L2 in the figure below and therefore won t be detected L2 Frame L1 Frame STA Frame STO Frame lt Trasmission of L1 for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of STO for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of STA for 1 2s gt lt Trasmission of L2 for 1 2s gt T Stop 5 D lt 0 8 sec lt 1 2 gt lt 0 6 sec lt 1 2 gt lt 0 5 sec lt 1 2 gt Start Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 13 of 30 WITTY TAB EQMICROGATE 1 5 USE OF THE DISPLAY BOARD IN MANUAL MODE The display board can be used in manual mode using the two buttons on the side panel GREEN START SToP button Simulates a START or STOP impulse YELLOW Lap RESET button during a running time it simulates a LAP impulse when the timer is stopped the display board is reset to the starting time 1 6 BRIGHTNESS SENSOR Display board LED brightness can be set manually from the menu or assessed automatically depending on the ambient light detected by the brightness sensor in the lower part of the first digit There is another sensor on the fourth digit but only the one in the upper left corner is used for active control The manual minimum maximum brightness values range from 0 to 100 at 5 steps see program 99 Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 14 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB Z INTERNAL PROGRAMS The Witty
17. o recharge the display board or for mains operated use connect the power adapter to the Supply socket and to the outlet A LED on the power adapter see below allows monitoring the charging process which is approximately 5 hours STATUS STATUS LED on WITTY TAB NORMAL Mode e Battery charged Green steady light e Low battery Red pause e Battery completely empty LED matrix turned off Red steady light BOOTLOADER Mode e WittyeTAB has been turned on with the ON OFF Red Green switch by keeping the two buttons START STOP and LAP RESET pressed The LED on the power adapter indicates the following statuses STATUS STATUS LED on the POWER ADAPTER e Charging Yellow e Charged maintenance Green Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 6 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 1 3 PHOTOCELLS ON OFF button Status Led USB connector for charging and updating the firmware 3 5mm jack for photocell pair and external inputs To switch on the photocell press the ON button for one second the status LED blinks with a green light if the battery status is sufficient or with an orange light if the battery status is low A continuous beeping sound is produced until the correct alignment with the reflector or a similar reflecting surface is found To switch off the photocell press the button until the LED turns red then release it Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 7 of 30 WITT Ye TAB 1 3
18. se interrupting the photocell reflector beam If nothing appears on the display board check and change the transmission channel as per program P99 see chap 2 15 If the impulse is received on the left side a counter is shown which increases with each impulse and on the right side the percentage indicating the signal power To begin a new test press the yellow LAP RESET button in order to reset the counter and percentage Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 28 of 30 GYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 15 P99 PARAMETER CONFIGURATION The program P99 allows setting three different parameter types i e the radio channel the brightness and internal time date Changing the Radio Channel display board and photocells are set on CH 1 by default may be necessary to prevent frequency collisions with other Kit Witty TAB on the field Put the n photocells that must be set into configuration mode turn off the photocells and then press and hold the on off button for 5 seconds see chap 1 3 2 When all photocells have a red blinking light continue with the channel configuration on the Witty TAB Confirming the channel number with the yellow LAP RESET button it is transmitted to all listening photocells emitting a dual tone beep restarting them and turning them on in normal mode Use the P98 program chap 2 14 to ensure that the channel has been set correctly Insert the radio channel number 1 8 assigned to the display board and to al
19. waiting mode for the next athlete displaying Ttotal TReadtion T START STOP In order to have homogeneous data for various athletes it is advisable that they all start at the same distance from the first photocell for instance applying an adhesive strip a few cm before it Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 24 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 9 P8 EVENT COUNTER This program works as a counter that is increased with each impulse or when the green START STOP button is pressed To reset the counter press the yellow LAP RESET button Examples of use counting push ups or Go amp Back in a certain amount of time me How many in 1 00 lt p A Yy y Start Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 25 of 30 EYMICROGATE WITT YeTAB 2 10 P9 PARALLEL EVENT COUNTER Similar to the previous program but for parallel tests of the same athlete or two different athletes two photocells are used The first impulse of two photocells is used to define which photocell is displayed on the left side and which on the right side In the example below first interrupt photocell A so that it is shown on the left the display board changes from to O and then photocell B when both sides show 0 the test can begin To reset both counters press the yellow LAP RESET button Microgate Witty TA
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