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OptoJump Next User Manual - Sports Timing International

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1. User Manual EY MICROGATE TTT Contents bl ibi 4 1 1 Quick Start Online Video Tutorial ssicccasscnsivanistcrcnessiotenctsduseacnenecwaeaweccenosedobencdsdusseeennedenerwncedes 4 2 SOWIE MS ON E 5 ER e e E 9 Aslan aa 9 32 lei I I RN A 10 39 Results and Video NY SIG naar 10 4 OptoJump Next Driver and Hardware Installati0N iene 11 AL DAVET INST ANN aE ON RE 11 4 2 OptoJump Next Hardware Installation 11 43 POWT EE 15 5 Description Of AT Lei e le LEE 17 SC We le eee eee eee 17 5 1 1 Insert Edit Athletes E 17 SLL Athlete Data Input Mask eege 19 5 1 1 2 Importing and Exporting Athletes Personal Data Excel cecer 20 SLZ insert d EELER 21 e ela o 23 ll e Tu E 23 5 2 1 1 Execute Conert ON cereiro eil 26 22 Dene Ed TO EE 28 5 2 2 1 Main and Secondary Parameters 29 52 3 Defi ne Edit eg E 40 Bo RECU E 41 kol Nani 46 Soil sCONTISUNATIOM Panel E 48 SE ES ES era 50 5 3 1 3 Table with Numerical Data 51 5 23 44 Viewing OF the OptolUmp Bafs 54 odo Palena 56 SE Ee D SE EE ernia 57 De ANIN SIGS Leg 57 Deus SERI a 57 Deke DEE E Sctsacenenesctmenie nesade ss thcaecp asec gsactespcearopaaacasteerancqudocncar see ERE EEEN ERR 57 Microgate Srl Pag 2 di 89 EYMICROGATE Or TO LUMP next pi OP 58 5 3 2 1 Print Analysis Notes Signature 59 e E DC WEE ge le EEN 60 E EO EE 61 NNN E 63 Sit Basle SONES eepe E EE 63 CE E o gt PRIA 63 SE D De JUMP TESt CO
2. Humber of jumps 8 E Figure 33 Define Edit Tests If the mouse is pointed on a test its characteristics which are those that will be used to define a new one will be displayed Microgate Srl Pag 28 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS By pressing lt New Test gt the section for defining a test is opened The fields necessary for defining a test are the following e Name name identifying the test type e g left foot monopodalic or continuous jumps 30 seconds etc e Test Type this type indication is very important and conditions the fields below which appear dynamically only after the type has been chosen from this drop down menu o Jump Test type of test that measures flight time and consequently height as well as contact time during a series of jumps in the former version this was called Contact Flight time o Reaction Times measures the reaction time to a visual or sound stimulus o Sprint and Gait Test test for the analysis of a run or walk in addition to flight and contact times step or stride length and consequently other indicative parameters are also registered in the former version this was called Walkjump o Treadmill Running Test test analyzing running to be used on a treadmill in the former version this was called Rolljump o Treadmill Gait Test test analyzing gait to be used on a treadmill o Tapping Test frequency test registering separate data for each foot e Notes Mnemonic
3. oD ep lb Figure 85 Acceleration calculation k a Z Tea Tyi Tez Ty2 Stride Angle This is the angle of the parable tangent deriving from the movement of a stride L stride length h height to which the foot is risen E ae Ges fp Figure 86 Stride angle Microgate Srl Pag 78 di 89 OPTOW IMR GYMICROGATE a Gait Analysis Definition Note The names of these measurements are used in English also in other locales because the English terms are standard technical Gait Analysis terminology Terms such as Single Support Double Support Stance Swing etc are well known among professionals therefore these terms are not translated in any language The following are some useful definitions to explain the values displayed on the table with numerical data een RIGHT CYCLE REINA 4 Right Single E 4 Left Single ps i Support Support ui ti Left Step Time Right Step Time NO CONTACT Right Stance Right Swing RIGHT FLOOR CONTACT NO CONTACT Left Swing Left Stance LEFT FLOOR CONTACT per crue TIME Figure 87 Gait analysis terminology The Gait Cycle begins when the heel of one foot touches the ground and ends when the same foot after having executed one step is set down The cycle begins with the Stance phase the heel to toe contact sequence of the foot and continu
4. empi Contatto Altezza Dati Valor Medio v Tutte Velocita Scelta Accelerazioni Sinistro Passo Destro Falcata Delta Rimo 0 146 fr Alfa Menu gt gt Sbilanciamento Tempi Passo Double Support Zoom Run Data Test atis SPRINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 21 25 0 161 0 155 B OP TOW UMP next Dati Valor Medio Figure 69 History of the left foot step length of an athlete 0 168 Ba A Alexandre SPRINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 15 07 54 PM OJN 20 07 2010 11 49 54 RINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 52 15 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 31 49 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 17 38 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 45 30 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 13 14 NT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 29 21 12M OJN 20 07 2010 16 30 59 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 24 06 2M QJN 20 07 2010 12 08 39 IT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 26 16 RINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 18 09 12M OJN 20 07 2010 10 51 51 T 12M OJN 20 07 2010 11 18 19 2M OJN 20 07 2010 11 58 42 TCont Dati Valor Medio 0 168 0 171 0 173 0 174 0 174 0 175 0 175 0 178 0 178 0 215 0 206 E 0 196 0 198 ar 0 188 0 490 0 190 a 0 178 0 178 0 179 0 179 p u a d LL CT B B A BC BC CH pg eg A wm a_ a a TVolofs Altezza cm Veloc m s Accel m s 2 0 097 0 100 0 068 Ritmo p s Passi cm Falcata cm Figure 70 Team analysis tests ordered by contact time from the best to the worst The lt Print gt option allows to create a report to be printed or exported in pdf Excel Wo
5. e Draw three point arc Start Include End e Draw lines viewing internal angle e Draw lines viewing external angle e Text tool e Line with measure draw a line with length indication calculated after having used the tool Measurement Ruler WARNING the measurement must be made on the same level of the item measured before e g have the athlete stand sideways to a step of a known height use the tool Sample Ruler to measure the step then measure the athlete with this tool To exit press the EXIT symbol at the end of the tool bar Clear all 7 Open al Save A Add To Report Add Overlay Delete Overlay le Select Pan lt gt Move Undo Redo W color AP Font H Grid Ruler Pencil Lines Circle 2P gt Circle CR Arc 2P ek Arc CR gt gt Arc 3P Zus Arc 3P gt Line Angle Left Line Angle Right A Label Ruler dhe Exit Figura 91 Toolbar and double image under analysis Microgate Srl Pag 86 di 89 OPTOW ILM GYMICROGATE a 7 APPENDIXA OPTOJUMP NEXT BATTERY LIFE hall na Fe o ea ei e e Theoretical Table 2 Battery life expressed in hours Microgate Srl Pag 87 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 8 APPENDIX B DATABASE AND VIDEO The OptoJump Next program is based on an SQL Server Compact 3 5 Desktop database The database is a file where all OptoJump Next data is stored A number of database files can be created for particular purpose
6. Basic Configuration e Finish for the Stop type Timeout it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Seconda ry Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above In order to perform a Tapping Test it is important that the athlete s feet are vertical to the OptoJump bars Figure 41 Correct execution of a Tapping Test Microgate Srl Pag 38 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT After inserting the data remember to press lt Save gt to save and return to the list of defined tests To review the parameters of a defined test pass over them with the mouse or double click on them this is equivalent to pressing lt Edit Test gt Editing a test definition is only possible if no tests using this definition have already been performed To delete a test definition select it from the list and press lt Delete Test gt obviously all the tests connected to this definition will be deleted To duplicate a test definition useful for example if a left foot test has been defined and the same Shall be applied to the right foot or vice versa select the test from the list and press lt Duplicate Test gt This creates
7. g e Specific power W kg specific power expressed during the test calculated with the following formula J ET Tt XI Au jumps T Where T Flight Time T Contact Time e Athlete s weight kg or Ib athlete s weight in kg or pounds e Total energy J if the athlete s weight is available this field contains the total energy expressed by the athlete during the test SpecificEnergy AthleteWeight e Total power W if the athlete s weight is available this field contains the total power expressed by the athlete during the test SpecificPower AthleteWeight Microgate Srl Pag 47 di 89 EYMICROGATE TTT At the top left see figure below is the command panel for checking test progress 00 05 39 A Kl Ph Figure 51 Command panel From left to right the commands available are e Back to the start of the test e Back one frame e Play Stop e Forward one frame e Forward to the end of the test Move the progress bar slider by moving the cursor with the mouse Instead of the buttons Back Next the right and left arrow keys on the keyboard can be used to move forward backward by single frames whereas CTRL Right Arrow and CTRL Left Arrow allow to move by a thousandth of a second 5 3 1 1 CONFIGURATION PANEL Pressing lt Configure gt displays the choices available Set Start Set Stop Parameter Search parameter Chart Chart Grid Labels Show Data Window Data Data Bars Vid
8. 5 Save as type AML Spreadsheet 2003 em Next preparing a normal Excel file with the same E LE xml format as the export file number location column headers and format XML Spreadsheet 2003 It is recommended to export an empty personal data base to create a file template and then to fill it with the desired information Attention must be paid to the birth date format DD MM YYYY and the Gender field which must be M or F The pre configured fields Sport and Discipline can only be one of those available from the dropdown menu Possible errors during the import are listed in a log window at the end of the import if the error is not blocking the athlete is added anyway but with any possible wrong fields empty Microgate Srl Pag 20 di 89 Or TO LUMP 5 1 2 INSERT EDIT GROUP In this section infinite groups and subgroups can be created making it easy to manage the athletes personal data Athletes Track and Fields High Jump Football Long Jump Volley Triple Jump Members of Athletes Track and Fields Long Jump Figure 29 Managing groups As a default there is always a group called Athletes which is the Parent group of the ones we will subsequently create All the athletes we insert are automatically added to this group To create a subgroup choose the parent group under which to create it press lt New Group gt key in the name and confirm e g if you want to create Team A as a
9. Stop gt and lt Reset gt there is also the lt Synchro gt command Pressing this button the point on which the two tests should be synchronized is set Let s make an example search for the First T Flight with the command lt Search Parameter gt and press lt Synchro gt Move the cursor of both tests back a little and press lt Set Start gt move it slightly forward after the yellow Synchro marker and press lt Set Stop gt Microgate Srl Pag 58 di 89 OPTO JUMPY GYMICROGATE a A range to be analyzed has been set and the two tests will be synchronized on the point of the vellow marker that is when the two athletes begin the test Another use of the lt Synchro gt button is to synchronize the two tests on a precise instant e g 10 seconds after the beginning of the test Set the yellow marker at 10 seconds for both tests set the start with lt Set Start gt of Red Test at 6 seconds and of Blue Test at 8 seconds Pressing the play button will play the Red Test only until the 8 seconds are over At that moment Blue Test starts and the two tests will play in synchronization until the end or possibly until the point chosen with lt Set Stop gt NB when you press lt Synchro gt lt Set Start gt or lt Set Stop gt make sure you have correctly positioned the two tests at the time chosen as these actions are applied simultaneously to the two tests AT Xiao den As OJN amp m start Srna 21 04 2009 10 02 3 A Li ze oJ
10. a copy of the test which can then be renamed and fully edited The tests preconfigured by Microgate can be neither edited nor eliminated but duplicated Microgate Srl Pag 39 di 89 Or TO LUMP 5 2 3 DEFINE EDIT PROTOCOLS In this section the protocols to be performed can be defined or edited The protocols can be considered as a pre defined series of tests to be performed in sequence e g one Squat jump one CMJ one Jumps 15 sec To create a new protocol select one of the three test macro typologies Performance Gait Analysis Rehab and press lt New Protocol gt Insert a mnemonic name and optionally general notes Select the tests in the desired order that will make up this protocol using the symbol O If a mistake has been made or a test has to be removed from the protocol use the symbol Q Balzi 15 30 60 Finish Inside the area Notes Preconfigured test Figure 42 Creation of a protocol If you do not remember the parameters of a test definition place the mouse cursor on it and its characteristics will be displayed After inserting the data press lt Save gt to save and return to the previous section The command lt Edit Protocol gt allows to edit its name and notes and to change its composition while lt Delete Protocol gt deletes its definition Unlike the deletion of a test definition the deletion of a protocol does not cause the chain effect deletion of all correlated test
11. case a scrollbar allows to move to the right and left inside the chart o Data Window in the table of numerical data displays only the n number of data based on the window in blue shown in the chart To move the window right click it with the mouse and drag it onto the chart Rossi Pierluigi STIFFNESS 29 06 2009 9 56 28 00 07 23 Se Zo D 3 kk erage window Ay a F Set Start Set Stop Reset Search parameter Chart Chart ow ide Show Hid ee ss ow ide 0 1 2 d 5 6 7 9 Grid Labels Show RM TCont s TFlight s Height cm Power W Kg Pace step s 3 0 216 0 536 35 2 44 85 1 33 Data Window Data j Data ow 5 0 240 0 568 39 5 45 97 1 24 Bars Video Best 3 0 216 3 0 536 4 39 5 5 45 97 3 1 33 Video Avg 0 243 0 557 38 1 44 33 1 25 Play Figure 53 Display 10 events at a time and take 3 of them into consideration blue window e Data o Data shows hides the grid with numerical data Microgate Srl Pag 49 di 89 yMICROGATE TTT o Bars shows hides the OptoJump Next bars e Video o Video shows hides the acquired video o Play you can play Single only once or Continuous looping the test o Overlay using graphical tools draw on a still picture and save this image as an overlay use this flag to show or hide it Video choice Allows to choose whether to show or hide one of the two videos Speed sets the playing speed normal 1x or slowed down by a fac
12. centimeters or inches used as a basis to calculate the step length for a Run Gait test Minimum foot length cm is the minimum foot length in centimeters or inches used to filter possible incorrect acquisitions Split 1 or 2 at distance cm insert at how many cm from the start the first or second split time will be taken leave 0 to disable split times Test timeout ms this is the end of test timeout in milliseconds if during a Sprint Gait test with Timeout stop type no input or output signal is received from the Microgate Srl Pag 34 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT measurement area by the OptoJump device for a period longer than or equal to the time set here the test is considered completed e 3rd 6th 9th step speed reference insert the reference speed for the 3 6 9 step in m s inserting the value 0 this option is disabled e Consider first step if set to No the length of the first footfall is not taken into consideration For this test type the structure of the system has to be defined as well i e how many bars the system is composed of and whether there are gaps between the bars In the field Number of bars the number of connected bars must be inserted This field is necessary for correct test acquisition If the inserted number of bars differs from the number of bars actually installed the software will signal this error suspending the test currently in progress Example A system is made of 20 meter
13. data are displayed average minimum maximum etc OptoJump bars displays the n number of bars connected at the time the test is carried out and which LEDs turn on during the test The table shows the list of all the external flight and contact times acquired during the test The data has been processed to obtain further information such as jump heights energy developed power etc See chap 6 1 In the case of Sprint Gait test step length speed and acceleration are also displayed By checking the various rows invalid flight and or contact times can be deleted see chap 6 2 In the bottom left area total test data is displayed such as e Effective time mm ss dd actual time of the test in the format minutes seconds and milliseconds this is the difference between the actual start of the test calculated from the first event eg the first take off from the ground and the end of the test e Total time mm ss dd total time of the test in the format minutes seconds and hundredths of a second this is the difference between the start of the test signaled by the acoustic signal and the end of the test If for example 10 seconds pass between the two start beeps and the end of the test and the athlete begins to jump 3 seconds after the first beep the two values will be Total time 10 Effective time 7 e Specific energy J kg specific energy produced during the test calculated with the following formula H ns
14. graphical and video data This data can be saved and stored for immediate review or future consultation Depending on the users requirements information not of interest can be temporarily hidden in order to highlight other information For example the charts and tables can be hidden to show only the videos in larger size 3 3 RESULTS AND VIDEO ANALYSIS In this section it is possible at any time to call up previously performed tests By displaying the results it is possible to compare the images with the numerical and graphical data The video images are synchronized with the athletes movements This makes it possible to accurately establish what happened when a certain piece of data was acquired For example if a contact time is too long it is possible to find out why by observing the images at the time that value was recorded The speed of the video can be reduced down to frame by frame or still picture There is also a video analysis utility that makes it possible to draw on the still picture thanks to various graphical tools lines arcs circles ruler goniometer etc In the Results section it is also possible to compare two or more tests without the assistance of additional software for example it is possible to ascertain the performance of an individual over a period of time or compare the results of tests performed by two or more different athletes All the data numerical as well as graphical can be printed or expor
15. inserting the value O Minimum flight ms allows to set a minimum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is lower it is considered incorrect if the system registers a flight time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated contact time This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value O Maximum flight time ms allows to set a maximum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is higher it is considered incorrect This is for example useful for a round Microgate Srl Pag 63 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT trip test where the athlete exits the measurement area turns around and enters it again The time for changing direction would be considered an abnormal flight time this parameter allows to prevent this 5 4 1 3 REACTION TEST CONFIGURATION Reaction time configurations include e Reaction time range ms indicates the time frame in milliseconds within which the reaction signal must be given randomly e Acoustic signal type allows to choose whether to generate the acoustic signal using the sound card which may not be present or the internal loudspeaker generally always available in personal computers 5 4 1 4 VIDEO After connecting the webcam s to the PC USB port and installed the drivers the video camera can be tested Under the heading Video select a Logitech webcam from those available and press lt Test gt The choice of webcams has been limited only to high rang
16. or below as valid Delete row deletes the selected row deleted rows are not considered in the calculation of averages and of total values for the test and are displayed in strikethrough syle Delete TCont deletes a contact time from the selected row as a consequence the associated contact and flight times are added to the flight time in the row above Delete TFlight deletes the flight time from the line row as a consequence associated flight and contact times are added to the contact time in the row below Show marked rows allows to show hide deleted rows or rows with deleted flight or contact time Change starting foot allows to set the right foot or the left foot as starting foot It is very useful to use the video to discern with which foot the athlete has started If you do not have video recordings and you do not remember the foot specify Undefined It should be highlighted that the starting foot is the foot set as first inside the area and is the one to be indicated in the pop up menu The data of the first row refer to the other foot though as this is the THRUSTING foot and not the support foot For example in the image below an athlete enters the OptoJump measurement area with the RIGHT foot as shown in the video therefore this is the foot to be indicated in the menu confirmed by the green footprint shown in the section below The data of the first row shows L left as it refers to the preceding thrust o
17. phase of each gait cycle It begins with the contact of the heel and finishes with the set off of the tip of the same foot It is therefore the time between the first and the last contact of two consecutive supports of the same foot It is also presented as a percentage of the total gait cycle e Swing Phase s The swing phase begins when the tip of the foot leaves the ground and finishes with the contact of the heel It is therefore the time between the last contact of the first support of the foot and the first contact of the following support It is expressed in seconds sec and as a percentage of the gait cycle of the same foot The swing time of one foot corresponds to the single support time of the other foot e Single Sup s Single Support This is the time between the last contact of the current support and the first contact of the following support of the same foot i e the time when only one foot touches the ground The single support corresponds to the swing time of the opposite foot It is expressed in seconds and as a percentage of the total gait cycle time e Total Double Sup s This is the sum of two partial double supports defined DS1 and DS2 in Figure 87 Gait analysis terminology e Step Time s This is the time between the first contact of a foot and the first contact of the opposite foot it corresponds to the Step Time in the Run Data e Init Double Sup s This is the first Double Support Time DS1
18. row and thus the contact flight time couple As a result such values will not be considered in the calculation of average values and will not appear in the charts In these cases add the contact flight time couple to the flight time of the previous contact flight time couple if it is the contact time that is not average or add the contact flight time couple to the contact time of the following contact flight time couple if it is the flight time that is not average The following chart clarifies this concept Microgate Srl Pag 83 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Invalid contact time delete contact time Cont time Flight time is Cont time Flight time 0 35 0 43 0 35 0 43 0 30 0 15 0 30 0 45 0 15 0 05 0 25 0 05 inval 0 25 0 32 0 41 0 32 0 41 Invalid flight time delete flight time Cont time Flight time is Cont time Flight time 0 35 0 43 0 35 0 43 0 10 0 05 inval 0 15 0 42 0 30 0 10 0 05 0 15 0 42 0 32 0 41 0 32 0 41 The command Show marked rows accessible from the Row Management Menu see chap 5 3 1 3 1 allows then to remove the deleted rows from the view and only from the view in order to analyze only the data of interest Note if the OptoJump device is not installed correctly and consequently generates spurious times during a test it is however better for the user to correct the installation of the device to eliminate spurious times beforehand rather than to filter invalid times afterwards Correc
19. s or ft s Average speed of a single step see Fig 78 Accelerations m s or ft s Speed variations of the two preceding steps Steps cm or ft Step length see definition above Stride cm Stride length see definition above Pace step s Rhythm expressed in steps per second Stride angle deg Alpha angle of the stride parable Imb imbalance indices of the run between right and left step Double Sup s Double Support Period of time when both feet touch the ground Step Times s time between the first contact of one foot and the first contact of the opposite foot Contact Phase s the time between the first contact of the heel and the complete support of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Foot Flat s the time the foot touches completely the ground the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Propulsive phase s the time between the lifting of the heel to the complete set off of the tip of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Microgate Srl Pag 81 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Gait Data Columns e TExt s External time available only for external impulse this is the time between the event start stop of the impulse and the entry exit into from the OptoJump bars it can also comprise split times e Stance phase s The stance phase is the weight phase supporting
20. see above e Maximum flight time ms see above e Step length calculation see above e Minimum step length cm see above e Minimum foot length cm see above e Automatic Data Filter from 10 to 90 default deactivated activating this parameter the user can check if the values for flight time contact time gait time swing time and step length are within the average value the chosen percentage If one of these data is out of range the table line will be deleted from the calculation of average values and the values on the grid will appear in strike through format e g average 0 8 filter 20 all values above 0 96 and below 0 64 will be deleted Microgate Srl Pag 37 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Tapping Test Main Parameters e Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets e Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Starting foot if known the foot with which the test starts right or eft can be indicated otherwise leave as not defined e Stop type Indicates how the end of the test must be interpreted i e as external impulse e g a photocell at the end of the lane or as timeout the number of milliseconds of Test timeout can be customized in Utility
21. together with all videos and still pictures processed in a single compressed file with the extension OJN you will be asked in which directory or on which drive for example a USB stick with sufficient space to create and store the file and how to name it It is possible to export only the database without videos and images choosing Database sdf from the File Type dropdown menu Microgate Srl Pag 70 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT computer gt user ie Organize v New folder Se Name Date modified Type No items match your search Filename Test_TeamXYZ Save as type Database OJ ojn v Hide Folders Figure 78 Saving the OJN file 5 4 4 7 IMPORT Imports an OJN file previously exported to another PC or to the same PC in case of data deletion or removal restore This command can also be used to merge two databases in one database This operation is carried out in THREE steps e You will be asked if you want to import into a new database Import or in the current one Merge e The first dialog box asks to locate the file with the extension OJN to import e The second dialog box only if you clicked YES in the first message window asks in which folder to extract the ojn file and as a consequence to store the database file sdf and its subdirectories Video and Images It is recommended to use the suggested default destination directory which is the local appdata folder Exam
22. type no input or output signal is received from the measurement area by the OptoJump device for a period longer than or equal to the time set here the test is considered completed e External signal holdoff ms is the holdoff time between two consecutive external signals Caution has to be applied for this value because it may depend on the type of test being carried out e Step length calculation allows to choose whether to calculate step length as the distance between the tips of two successive feet or as the distance between the heels of two successive feet Figure 75 Tip to Tip or Heel to Heel Step Length e Minimum Step Length cm or ft is the minimum step length in centimeters or feet used as a basis to calculate the step length for a Run Gait test e N step speed reference insert the reference speed for the 3rd 6th 9th step in m s insert O to disable this option e Split N at distance cm or ft insert at how many cm from the start the first or second split time will be taken leave 0 to disable split times Microgate Srl Pag 66 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS e Minimum foot length cm is the minimum foot length in centimeters or inches used to filter possible wrong acquisitions 5 4 1 6 SCREEN The OptoJump Next software works on most desktop PCs and notebooks of the most recent generation usually with a resolution of 1024x768 which is the minimum recommended resolution For users who desire to use com
23. 06 4 86 27 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 41 0 128 0 088 2 7 49 4 63 28 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 41 STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 415 0 104 0 096 1 3 5 21 5 29 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 416 0 192 0 096 4 5 13 85 3 47 30 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 417 0 224 0 096 6 1 17 95 3 13 Figure 71 Export result in Excel with the Extended version Microgate Srl Pag 62 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS 5 4 UTILITY 5 4 1 BASIC SETTINGS The Basic Configuration section includes the following items 5 4 1 1 GENERAL Language the language can be changed at any moment during the execution of the program Select the desired language from the drop down menu and press lt Save gt Unit of Measurement allows to set the unit of measurement type for viewing test output values In particular en User Mi RIO DEA J Specific energy J kg J kg weg NE E cm W m kg J m Step amp Stride ft inch decimal Table 1 Units of Measurement 5 4 1 2 JUMP TEST CONFIGURATION The flight and contact time configurations include Minimum contact time ms allows to set a minimum contact time in milliseconds if the contact time is shorter it is considered incorrect so if the system registers a contact time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated flight time usually the previous one This control can be enabled disabled by
24. 23 04 2010 16 52 36 Rossi Pierluigi 15 sec jumps 23 04 2010 15 43 16 Rossi Pierluigi CMJ 25 04 2010 15 43 01 Rossi Pierluigi 5 BALZI 23 04 2010 12 56 00 Rossi Pierluigi TRE BALZI 24 04 2010 12 20 13 STIFFNESS SALINA 10 AS ti WW SCC gt gt 3 3 3 3 gt 3 ZA 9 Figure 4 47 T E Microgate Srl Pag 43 di 89 OPTOW ir EYMICROGATE GC From the test list it is possible to perform two operations by RIGHT CLICKING on one test line more precisely e Change person allows to associate a test with another person if the wrong association was made during execution select the command and choose an athlete from the displayed mask press lt Confirm gt to choose the new person e Edit note allows to view edit the note inserted immediately after test completion the note will be printed on the report in the General Data section on the first page of the test LIST TEST SC Se PS person Edit Note Smith John WA Da SP AP i i a l Yem Figure 48 Context menu under a single test Microgate Srl Pag 44 di 89 OPTOLLIVIE GYMICROGATE a Test Analysis To view a single test select the corresponding line in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt View gt or double click with the mouse See chap 5 3 1 ViewTo compare two tests insert the relevant tests in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt Compare gt See chap 5 3 2 The button is disabled if the numbe
25. 272 0 568 39 5 42 18 1 19 Q 5 0 240 0 568 39 5 45 97 1 24 e Best 3 0 216 3 0 536 4 39 5 5 45 97 3 1 33 Worst 4 0 272 4 0 568 3 352 4 42 18 4 1 19 CG Avg 0 243 0 557 38 1 44 33 1 25 StdDev 0 028 0 018 2 5 1 94 0 07 Figure 63 Report Print The radio buttons on the left allow to show or hide particular sections of the report for both Data and Charts The command toolbar above the report allows to perform the following operations 4 S fa Po H ji M di Figure 64 Print Report Command Toolbar e Prints the report on the printer set in the dialog box e Refreshes the data e Shows Hides the page index e Goto first page e Go to previous page e Goto next page e Gotolast page e Goto page No e Close the report e Search e Zoom Microgate Srl Pag 56 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS The buttons lt Change logo gt and change footer gt allow to customize the report adding your logo and your personal data they are respectively printed in the top right corner and on the bottom line Pressing lt Export gt on the left it is possible to export the report in PDF Excel Word or Html format Choose the desired format from the drop down menu select the position name the file then press Save Folders my File name report Hide Folders Excel lei Html CG bt Figure 65 Dialog box for saving a report The functionality of Report creation printing and saving are o
26. 2nd level group select Athletes and press lt New Group gt whereas if you want to create a 4th level group under Midfielders make sure to select it before pressing lt New gt When a group is selected the grid below will show the athletes belonging to the group chosen and its relationship Microgate Srl Pag 21 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS To add one or more athletes to a group there are two possibilities apart from the one already seen in the previous point which made it possible to add one athlete at a time e Select the group to which you want to add an athlete and press lt Add to a Group gt select one or more athletes by checking them in the grid and press lt Confirm gt It is possible to use lt Select All gt or lt Deselect All gt to speed up checking operations Press lt Cancel gt to exit this function without adding athletes e Select the root group Athletes which always contains all of them select one or two athletes by clicking on them see below and drag them with the mouse the classic drag n drop function to the destination group the message Done will confirm that the operation has been successfully completed To make multiple selections use the SHIFT keys to select a range of athletes from to or the CTRL key for selections that are not adjacent Members of Athletes Members of Athletes Last name Last name Finesse Charles Huber Franz Rossi Pierluigi i Rossini Smith
27. Chart shows hides the chart during the execution if show is chosen it is possible to choose which values to display Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace etc and how bars or lines Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace o Grid shows hides the white dotted lines forming a grid on the chart o Labels displays hides the labels for the numerical values on each spot of the chart o View displays the last n number of acquired data items e Data o Data shows hides the numerical data table with its lines and columns e Video o Video shows hides the videos acquired by the webcam Microgate Srl Pag 27 di 89 yMICROGATE SPTOIULIME 5 2 2 DEFINE EDIT TESTS In this section the definitions of the tests to be performed can be defined or edited As described in the section above in the OptoJump Next software the definition execution and viewing of tests are often characterized by three categories Performance athletic performance Gait Analysis and Rehab rehabilitation Gait Analisys Rehab Figure 32 Test Macrotypology These categories are used to filter data in order to prevent for example viewing the results for athletic performance together with those for rehabilitation Click on one of the three categories to view the list of tests pre defined by Microgate or those you have added yourself in the grid in the example below Three Jumps is a test added by the user
28. GATE a 6 OPERATING PRINCIPLES 6 1 DEFINITION OF RESULT COLUMNS General information e Column contains information on the various row types The following values are possible O Microgate Srl External row with a time generated by an external or end of test signal with a timeout or end of time 1 2 n0 progressive number valid row Each row represents a jump and can contain a contact flight step time or only flight step time Averages average values for the various columns the average is not calculated for all columns it is calculated using only the times of valid rows indicated with a progressive number Std standard deviation of the column compared to the average the standard deviation is not calculated for all columns Interrupted if a test is interrupted prematurely by the user the test finishes with this warning message Error in a reaction test if single repetition fails this is signaled with Error Deleted row with contact and or flight step times deleted from displays and calculation of average and total values see Management of invalid times for more details Tc not valid row with invalid contact time contact flight step times for this row are therefore added to the flight step time of the row above see Management of invalid times for more details Tf not valid row with invalid flight time contact and or flight step times for this row are therefore added to the contact time of the line below s
29. L gt Elimina Led Figura 62 Deleting LEDs for a certain amount of time If you want to delete the whole series of LEDs a complete footprint for the entire test press CTRL right mouse click on any red led of the footprint and then confirm the deletion pressing YES Microgate Srl Pag 55 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 5 3 1 5 PRINT When lt Print gt is pressed a multi page report is printed with the athlete s data summarizing average test data numerical test data times heights power etc and all the charts of the previous window A box containing the index with the pages allows by clicking on each page to rapidly select the desired section Data o S gt N S oh e Test ow e D Test Data Main Report D Flight times Chart IN Contact times Chart D Height Chart h Charts D Power Chart Report DP CL MID Flight times 02 07 2009 11 37 07 Athlete Contact times w WWW OPTOJUMP COM a STIFFNESS 29 06 2009 9 56 28 Power Athlete Data Athlete Test Data Last name Rossi Athlete s weight Kg 75 0 First name Pierluigi Time effective 00 05 51 Birth date 23 02 1985 Total time 00 07 23 Gender M Specific energy J Kg 24 566 Weight 75 Total energy J 1842 467 Height 181 Specific Power W Kg 40 910 Foot size 41 Total Power W 3068 274 Notes personale di 7 55 estData TCont s TFlight s Height cm Power W Kq Pace step s K 3 0 216 0 536 35 2 44 85 1 33 K 4 0
30. M 757181 41 BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 448 0 52 0 336 33 2 31 86 1 17 12 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 Di BALZIISSEC 14 04 2009 9 449 0 736 0 376 66 4 52 33 0 9 13 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 4410 0 656 0 2 52 7 67 49 1 17 14 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZIISSEC 14 04 20099 44 11 0 56 0 248 38 4 43 85 1 24 15 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 BALZIISSEC 14 04 2009 9 44712 0 696 0 288 59 4 57 2 1 02 16 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 4413 0 648 0 256 51 5 55 02 1 11 17 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 4414 0 608 0 312 45 3 43 11 1 09 18 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 BALZI1SSEC 14 04 2009 9 44715 0 696 0 264 59 4 60 85 1 04 19 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 BALZI1SSEC 14 04 2009 9 4416 0 584 0 264 41 8 45 09 1 18 20 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 BALZI1SSEC 14 04 2009 9 44 17 0 616 0 288 46 5 46 48 1 11 21 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 4418 0 24 22 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 44 Esterno 0 056 23 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di SQUATJUMP 20 04 2009 16 431 0 432 22 9 24 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 411 0 294 0 226 10 6 16 28 1 92 25 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 4172 1 922 0 12 453 789 53 0 49 26 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di STIFFNESS 30 04 2009 16 413 0 104 0 102 1 3 5
31. N 6m start running 6m 2 21 04 2009 10 09 18 ee SS KP EE KE t ira D Ee ao d donz I ee gp 20 Figure 67 Synchro Start and Stop Settings Test data viewing can be configured by the user These settings are similar to those explained in the previous section except for e Chart o View data can be viewed horizontally as in Figure 66 Compare o or vertically In the latter case the numerical values are scrolled horizontally o Bars synchronization of the bars means that if for example the Blue Test time slider is moved the red bar for the Red Test time is automatically moved too If No Synchro is chosen the two scroll bars are disconnected and can be moved independently from each other e Video o Video choice if two movie clips have been acquired i e two webcams are connected for each test it is possible to choose which movie clip to view Video 1 or Video 2 It is not possible to view the Video taken by Webcam 1 for Blue Test and that by Webcam 2 for Red Test or vice versa 5 3 2 1 PRINT ANALYSIS NOTES SIGNATURE The options are mainly the same as in the View section Printed data is obviously that of the comparison between the two tests therefore the name of the test the values and charts refer to is always displayed at the top Microgate Srl Pag 59 di 89 yMICROGATE TTT 5 3 3 HISTORY The History section allows to analyze the progress made by an athlete by graphic
32. N NEXT HARDWARE After having enabled the use of the software with bars of the previous model it is possible to set the serial port for system connection and if applicable the serial port for connecting Racetime2 for data download Microgate Srl Pag 67 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 5 4 3 OPTOJuMP HW TEST In this section the connected hardware OptoJump Next bars and or webcam can be checked Opening the function if the webcam or both webcams is are connected the live image should be displayed If one or both images do not appear check that they have been selected in the Basic Configurations Video or drivers have been installed correctly To check the connection with OptoJump bars press lt Execute gt to start the test The test continues until lt STOP gt is pressed If there are no interrupted LEDs the test ends with a positive result The test can now be repeated by pressing lt Execute gt and interrupting the LEDs manually for example by putting a foot between the bars Please note that some LEDs turn red indicating interruption of the signal caused by entry of the foot If lt End gt is pressed the software will show the interrupted LEDs in the table below indicating that the test has not had a positive result because of this intentional interruption This test is also very useful to check mainly in case of outdoor installations of long bar combinations if there are obstacles like leaves stones hills etc b
33. NTICULATION EE 63 5 4 1 3 REACTION Test CONT TC gen E 64 Sidi MASO a Ia E E E E E AEE 64 544145 Sprint GaltTest Configuration i ii rina 66 SA STR 67 Duele NEWN CCE VSIA S ne iaia inni 67 5 4 2 OptoJump only for non Next HardWare 67 Ibi OMONE AN EE 68 DAA tele 69 E E a BE ee ul RE EE 70 5442 NW 70 SE WE E 70 Siddi Clodio ori 70 5 4 4 5 Ing teteig dee TE EE 70 5 4 4 6 20 RR EEA 70 5 4 4 7 IMPORTA 71 Ao DANA 74 e RS SR n e ee E EE 74 546 ADI 74 o OPET ig ei ai 75 6 1 Definition of Result EIERE a ir 75 6 2 Invalid Times Management 83 SC Me ae EE iii 85 7 Appendix A OptoJump Next Battery life 87 8 Appendix B Database and Video uu ssssseseseeeseesesesessssssessesesasseaeaesesesesssseseesesesasaeaeaesesesessesesseseees 88 Microgate Srl Pag 3 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 1 INTRODUCTION OptoJump Next is an innovative system of analysis and measurement that brings a new philosophy of performance assessment and optimization to the world of competitive sport By acquiring the fundamental parameters that characterize the level of an individual s performance and physical condition OptoJump Next allows coaches trainers and researchers to constantly test and monitor their athletes This makes it possible to ascertain the abilities or physical fitness of an athlete in a simple and instantaneous way creating even over a period of time a database that allows to compare values for that athlete or differe
34. POST 1 Temp Optojump Next Change Figure 2 Installation wizard In the first installation program window click on lt Next gt i Optojump Next The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Opto Jump on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Figure 3 Installation welcome In the next window you can insert a folder where the software will be installed If you want everyone with access to the computer to be able to use the product select Everyone otherwise select Just me Microgate Srl Pag 5 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT We advise you to leave the folder unchanged and select Everyone Click on lt Next gt to continue i Optojump Next The installer will install Optojump Nextto the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder CAProgrammi Microgate Optojump Next Disk Cost Install Optojump Next for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me Figure 4 Installation data insertion The next window offers to launch software installation If all the data is correct
35. Torres Selecting a range Click on Finesse keep SHIFT pressed Selecting a number of non adjacent athletes keep CTRL click on Rossini pressed and click on the athletes It is also possible to move athletes from one group to another with these two methods e Select the source group of an athlete you want to move select one or more athletes press lt Move into a Group gt select a destination group and press lt Confirm move gt Press lt Cancel gt to cancel the operation in progress e Select the subgroup from which to transfer the athlete or athletes and perform the same drag n drop operations described above The difference between operating from the root group Athletes or from others is that in the first case the athletes are always copied while they are transferred without copying when moved from one subgroup to another With lt Delete Group gt the group selected and its dependent subgroups are eliminated but not the athletes that formed it while with lt Edit Group gt its name can be changed With lt Remove from Group gt the athlete selected in the grid is removed the athlete is only removed but not eliminated from the database The button is disabled when no athlete is selected or when the first level group Athletes is displayed Microgate Srl Pag 22 di 89 ROGATE enker 5 P p ae 2 L 419 5 2 TEST ATHLETES eer RESULTS 5 2 1 EXECUTE In this section the pre defined tes
36. We have seen that it is possible to select more than one athlete and or trials using multiple selections or choosing a protocol which is simply a pre defined sequence of pre defined tests and therefore have a cycle of tests performed In this case the QOO arrows will appear in the respective boxes for moving around the selected data Let s suppose we select two athletes Rossi and Smith and two tests Squat jump Stiffness Depending on how the parameter Rotation based on is set the following types of sequence can be set Execution Rotatation based on Test Athletes Rotation based on a Test Rotation based on Athletes Rossi Stiffness Rossi Stiffness Rossi Squat jump Smith Stiffness Smith Stiffness Rossi Squat jump Smith Squat jump Smith Squat jump TIP When athlete test or protocol selection is made it is possible to double click with the mouse on the line of the grid to select the single data item and confirm automatically The videos are always acquired in size 640 x 480 even if they are displayed small The test acquisition can be simulated even if the OptoJump Next hardware device is not connected The keys that simulate the device are e F8 when pressed simulates the status inside the measurement area when released simulates the status out of the measurement area e F4 every time it is pressed it simulates an external impulse e g photocell etc Note the only f
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38. ally and numerically analyzing a series of tests Or it can be used to analyze the team members comparing them using the same test type Select two or more tests generally of the same type or in any case uniform in order to have plausible data and press lt History gt It is possible to decide first the sequence to view the progress in usually chronological from the oldest to the newest clicking on one of the column headers e g Date and then clicking on the lt History gt button Athlete Compare History Figure 68 History analysis of three tests ordered by date Pressing lt Configure gt allows to choose which value to take into consideration for progress analysis it is possible to select one of the number of jumps or the average best worst or standard deviation value If the tests had a defined starting foot it is possible to view the data and progress graphs for only one foot or the difference of both feet Clicking on the column headers data are ordered by measure and the graph is updated this is very useful for example to order the team members from the worst to the best value of any parameter e g from the slowest to the fastest in a 12 m sprint test Microgate Srl Pag 60 di 89 Tempi Volo Tempi Contatto Altezza Valor Medio wn Velocita Tutte Accelerazioni Sinistro Passa Destro Falcata Delta Ritmo Alfa Menu gt gt Sbilanciamento Tempi Passo Double Support Zoom 0
39. by inserting a range of data with the calendar control To view all the tests and reset the various filters press lt Delete filter gt Microgate Srl Pag 42 di 89 OPTOW ILM GYMICROGATE a Test List Select All Delete All select for Delete Analysis Figure 46 Test List Components Click on the column names Athlete Test Data to display the list in order according to that field Press again to reverse the order A Z Z A To delete a test press the Q symbol on the corresponding line of the chosen test to delete all displayed tests press Q on the table heading at the top To select a test to analyze press the symbol on the corresponding line or double click with the mouse the test will be moved from the LIST table to the ANALYSIS table and a filter will automatically be set on the type of test e g if a Squatjump test is chosen the Test List is filtered in order to contain only Jump tests this allows to choose only tests of the same type to be submitted to Comparison To add all displayed tests press on the table heading To make multiple selections use the SHIFT key to select a range of athletes from to or the CTRL key for selections that are not adjacent as explained in section 5 1 2 Pressing Q only the selected tests will be moved whereas pressing O those lines will be deleted LIST TEST Test THREE JUMPS 1905 2010 14 17 55 Rossi Pierluigi TRE BALZI
40. click on lt Next gt i Optojump Next The installer is ready to install Optojump Next on your computer Click Next to start the installation Figure 5 Installation confirm installation The setup program will install the product on the PC showing state of progress Microgate Srl Pag 6 di 89 Eg MICROGATE TTT During installation the OptoJump Next and Logitech webcam drivers will also be installed If for any reason this does not happen please install the drivers separately These are available on the Microgate USB key supplied with the hardware or on the site www optojump it in the Support section Installazione guidata driver di periferica Installazione guidata driver di periferica Questa procedura guidata consente di installare i driver software richiesti per il funzionamento di alcune periferiche del computer Per continuare scegliere Avanti ndietrc Avanti gt Annulla Figure 6 Driver Installation Press lt Next gt to install the drivers and then lt Finish gt to complete installation Installazione guidata driver di periferica Completamento Installazione guidata driver di periferica Installazione driver completata ora possibile collegare la periferica al computer Se disponibili leggere le istruzioni della periferica prima di collegarla Nome driver Stato V Logitech FilterServi Pronto all uso V Logitech lvpopfit M Pronto all uso w Logitech LVUVC I P
41. ction to the right in this figure in jumps with feet parallel to the bars indicate forward back displacements Occupied area cm Difference in cm between the first and the last activated LED indicates how much the legs are apart o Be Jump tA 20068 00o Jump a Figure 81 Centroid Example C Centroid Distance D and Occupied Area A Sprint Gait Test Microgate Srl Pag 76 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT The following are some useful definitions to explain the values displayed on the table with numerical data Step the distance between the tip toe of two subsequent feet or the distance between the heel of two subsequent feet depending on the settings in the parameter Step length calculation see chap 5 4 1 5 d d Step toe si heel e bi eJ oJ Stride the distance between the tip of two subsequent footprints of the same foot or the distance between the heel of two subsequent footprints of the same foot depending on the settings in the parameter Step length calculation see chap 5 4 1 5 Figure 83 Stride definition Speed is the relation between the distance between the two feet and the sum of the first Contact time Tc and the Flight time Tf Figure 84 Speed calculation Microgate Srl Pag 77 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Acceleration is calculated as the relation between speed delta of the two steps and the sum of the contact and flight time Ta Th
42. e Athlete gt WARNING When deleting an athlete all his her tests protocols and analyses will be deleted without any possibility to restore them To insert an athlete into a group select from the list press lt Add to a group gt select the group to insert him her in possibly using the right arrow to select a dependent subgroup and press lt Add to a group gt again Press lt Back gt to return to the athletes list For the management of groups and other ways of associating with groups we suggest you read the next section By pressing lt Export gt the athletes personal data can be exported to a file with the extension xml which can be used with Excel Excel XP versions 2003 and 2007 or with other programs using this well known exchange format Microgate Srl Pag 19 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS 5 1 1 2 IMPORTING AND EXPORTING ATHLETES PERSONAL DATA EXCEL Once compiled in Optojump Next the Athletes Personal Data can be Esporta Lista exported into an Excel compatible format XML Spreadsheet 2003 Press lt Export List gt and specify the name and location of the XML file If Importa Lista you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer double click on the file icon to launch the program and view the columns with all relevant athletes data If you already have an athletes list created with f File name Anagrafica OJ xml another software it can be imported with Optojump i
43. e CURRENT database This can be useful for backups or e g to have a copy of the database in which to keep the data of Athletes and Groups but where you do not want test data e g when beginning a new season You will be asked in which directory to store the file and to name it ATTENTION Unlike the command Export Database sdf Save as saves the sdf file but also the videos and the still images 5 4 5 CHECK UPDATE This checks if the installed version is the most recent one If not OptoJump Next suggests to download the newest version from the site NB before pressing lt Check Update gt check that the Internet connection is active 5 4 6 ABOUT This section displays respectively e Hardware and software characteristics of the computer e Version of the OptoJump Next software and of the video component e Version of the OptoJump Next bars LED definition 10 mm or 30 mm and system structure number of bars in X and Y If our Support Team asks you to provide this data select the whole field with the cursor right click on it and select COPY Then send an e mail in which you PASTE the copied data OPTO JLME DISCOUER YOUR POTENTIAL Software Data Software Version V1 1 2 11 Database Version V1 1 2 7 Video Version v8 2 build 8 2 4 2 April 12 201 OJ Data Figure 80 About window showing the technical data for the Support Department Microgate Srl Pag 74 di 89 OP TOJUMP GYMICRO
44. e Logitech webcams to prevent synchronization problems between OptoJump Next and video data Webcams by other manufacturers are displayed in gray Video Videot QuickCam Communic v Figure 72 5 4 1 4 1 Video Test After pressing lt Test gt the webcam configuration panel in basic mode with the commands for changing gain and exposure shutter time is displayed For better quality and fluidity of videos we recommend using a brief exposure time such as 1 100 or 1 200 and then adapting gain to obtain the correct image exposure neither too bright nor too dark We also recommend not to set Auto to prevent slowing down the movie clip acquisition With lt Device gt you can recall the control panel of the webcam s standard driver whereas lt Default gt sets the standard value pre defined by the manufacturer Microgate Srl Pag 64 di 89 Confirm Cancel Advanced gt gt gt Figure 73 Basic Panel for Webcam configuration Pressing the lt Advanced gt button other commands are displayed e Zoom allows to apply a digital zoom via software e Contrast Brightness Saturation Sharpness allow to adapt the image it is advisable to move the corresponding cursor to test the effects of the command e White Balancing is useful when working in closed rooms with very warm lights tungsten which gives a yellowish hue or very cold lights neon which gives a bluish hue You should frame a sheet of white paper or someth
45. e knocks against the device if during the test the athlete knocks against the device without however causing it to lose its alignment this may only temporarily generate some invalid times e the athlete exits the measurement area usually in very long tests it can happen that the athlete exits the measurement area just for one jump and then re enters the area In these cases it may be convenient to keep the test and make a manual automatic correction to times rather than repeat the test itself In fact the OptoJump program contains an automatic and manual system for managing spurious times acquired during a test Checking for spurious times is only done on flight step and contact times with any external times always considered as valid The basic criterion is that acquired times are always coupled with contact time flight time or step time Only at the beginning or end of a test contact flight or step times without a corresponding contact flight or step time are possible because of the start or finish type set in the test In the case of a very brief contact flight or step time there is an automatic procedure that identifies any invalid times i e below a certain threshold This threshold can be set or deactivated see chap 5 4 1 2 If there are other errors that are not automatically deleted it is possible to manually correct them What to do select the row with the invalid contact flight or step time and delete the entire
46. e s Distancefcm TCont s TFlight s Height cm Speed m s Acc m s 2 Stepl cm Stride cm Pacefstep s Step angle deg Go AS 0 214 vam 0 209 0 204 Time effective 00 01 27 Ys Minimi 4 6 0 203 3 0 040 EN 5 02 Total time 00 10 76 Maximum 7 1076 3 0 231 2 0 289 6 7 08 Specific energy J Kg 1 259 Explosivity rate 98 35 Figure 50 View The items on the left from top to bottom are the following e nameofthe athlete e test type and execution date e VCR player with slider and commands for managing the acquired video s e command buttons for activating various functions e lt Back gt button to close the mask View and go back to the Test list e totaltest data On the right there are 4 types of information regarding the current test each set of information can be shown hidden using the configuration commands The items from top to bottom are the following e Videos acquired by one or two webcam s if the webcams are not connected when the test is performed a fixed image with the Microgate logo will appear e Charts displaying the results it is possible to choose the chart type lines or bars and the measurement to be displayed times heights powers etc Microgate Srl Pag 46 di 89 EYMICROGATE OP TOW UMP next Table with numerical data a grid with various lines and columns displays actually acquired data and calculated data at the bottom of the table statistical and aggregated
47. ee Management of invalid times for more details No step in a running gait test when the number of steps acquired is lower than the number of rows with contact flight times excessive rows are signaled like this Suspended indicates that a treadmill type test was suspended for a certain time and then resumed the suspension time Split time passed from the Start to the reception of an external split signal valid only for running gait tests Pag 75 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Jump and Reaction Test TCont s Contact times TFlight s Flight times Height cm or in Height of jumps calculated with the following formula EA g Power W kg Expressed power calculated with the following formula Tr Te AT g gravity acceleration T Flight Time T Contact Time Rhythm p sec Rhythm expressed in jumps or steps per second Centroid cm This is the distance between the beginning of the bar drum and the middle support point In the case of jumps with both feet perpendicular to the bars it will show where the center of gravity is Centroid Distance cm Distance between the current centroid and the previous centroid i e how much the centroid is displaced with respect to the previous jump A value 0 indicates the perfect repeatability of a jump useful mainly for one leg jumps negative values indicate a displacement towards the drum to the left for example positive values displacements in the opposite dire
48. eo Video Play Single Continuos Overlay Show Hide Video choice Speed Lox Close Config Panel Figure 52 Configuration Panel for the View test function Microgate Srl Pag 48 di 89 yMICROGATE TTT The lt Set Start gt lt Set Stop gt buttons are for defining the start and end respectively of the part of interest Place the cursor at the start and finish points of the desired movie clip and press lt Set Start gt and then lt Set Stop gt Thus a part of the movie clip is isolated deleting the uninteresting dead periods 00 19 06 m Press lt Reset gt to cancel the Start and Stop references and restore them to their initial values With lt Search Parameters gt it is possible to look for a parameter selected from the Parameter drop down menu e g select first flight time and press Parameter Search you will see the film clip and the slider go forward to the frame corresponding to the athlete s first take off from the ground By using Next T Flight you will go forward to the next corresponding event This function is very useful when comparing two tests The display of test data can be configured by the user e Chart o Chart shows hides the chart o Grid shows hides the dotted lines forming a grid on the chart o Labels shows hides the labels for the numerical values of the times on the chart O View shows all the data acquired or only certain data in this
49. eout can be customized in Utility Basic Configuration Finish for the Stop type Timeout it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Number of intermediate times Indicates how many intermediate times are inserted between the start and the stop from 0 to 99 Secondary Parameters Minimum contact time ms see above Minimum flight time ms see above Maximum flight time ms see above External signal holdoff ms is the holdoff time between two consecutive external signals Caution has to be applied for this value because it may depend on the type of test being carried out Entry point allows to indicate if the entry point of the Sprint Gait test is entering from the interface side drum or from the opposite side If automatic is chosen OptoJump Next automatically calculates the direction considering the LED nearest the center of the foot as the beginning of the LEDs Step length calculation allows to choose whether to calculate step length as the distance between the tips of two following feet or as the distance between the heels of two following feet see also Figure 75 Tip to Tip or Heel to Heel Step Length Minimum step length cm or ft is the minimum step length in
50. es with a Swing phase where the foot is suspended and proceeds in the air on average the stance phase accounts for 60 and the swing phase for 40 Microgate Srl Pag 79 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Figure 88 Gait Cycle Stance amp Swing Each gait cycle consists of two phases where both feet are in contact with the ground called Double Support the first Double Support DS1 in Figure 87 Gait analysis terminology referred to the right foot is also called Load Response whereas the second DS2 is called Pre Swing When only one foot is in contact with the ground this is called Single Support A amp Single Support Stance Phase Swing Phase Heelstrike Toe off Heelstrike Figure 89 Stance and Swing Phases The definitions of Step and Stride correspond respectively to those of Step and Stride explained in the section above Microgate Srl Pag 80 di 89 EY MICROGATE SPTOIULIME Run Data Columns TExt s External time available only for external impulse this is the time between the event start stop of the impulse and the entry exit into from the OptoJump bars it can also comprise split times Time s progressive time split from the test beginning Distance cm progressive distance walked run by an athlete TCont s Contact times TFlight s Flight times Height cm or in Variation of the center of gravity height during the execution of jumps runs Speed m
51. etween the transmitting and the receiving bar If the obstacle cannot be removed it is possible to exclude it via the software in this case all interruptions of those LEDs will not be taken into consideration for the test The picture below shows for example LED no 66 68 of bar 1 which has been interrupted with the request to exclude it from acquisition Bar N 1 Test terminated Some leds are interrupted Filter these leds during the acquisition Yes No Figure 76 Excluding an interrupted LED If you reply YES next time when using this function the excluded LED will be BLUE and the button in the lower right corner lt Active LED filter gt will indicate that one or more LEDs have been excluded from the acquisition the same button appears every time a new test is performed Pressing the button the filter can be removed and all LEDs of this bar can be taken into consideration again Microgate Srl Pag 68 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 5 4 4 DATABASE OptoJump Next stores all data athletes tests results settings etc in a database file Sql Server CE format with the extension SDF Most users can use a single file to store all information which by default will be called OptojumpNext sdf and located in the following directory appdata Microgate Optojump Next The name of this directory changes depending on the operating system used and the language but typing it in the address bar of an Explorer window
52. f that foot The contact time of the right foot will therefore be printed only on row 2 Microgate Srl Pag 52 di 89 Or TO LUMP Stance phase s Swing phase s Sir Total Double Sup s Restore Row Minimum Delete Row mun Delete TCont Avg Delete TFlight seal Show marked rows Change starting foot Undefined Left foot Right foot Bar N 2 Hi Figure 59 Choice of starting foot Microgate Srl Pag 53 di 89 PA MICROGATE OPTOJUMP 5 3 1 4 VIEWING OF THE OPTOJUMP BARS The OptoJump bars allow to view afterwards the LEDs that have been interrupted in red and if a starting foot has been set to view the footfall thanks to the graphical footprints The footprint length is directly proportional to the number of interrupted LEDs Similarly also the labels of the numerical data chart and row values always display which foot they are referring to E pi Leem Double Ger Bar N 2 Figure 60 Indicating the foot on charts tables and bars When watching a run gait video of a modular system composed of many meters as the time progresses the bars scroll in synchronization with the video and the charts allowing to follow the LEDs interrupted during the test Bar scrolling can be disabled clicking on the lock icon in the bottom right corner The button has a toggle function so when clicked scrolling is enabled again From this view a Measuring Ruler can been used to see how many centimeters or i
53. ffered by the external Crystal Report component If this does not work correctly we advise you to ensure you have not installed different versions or editions of this software If you have uninstall the old versions and re install the OptoJump Next packet 5 3 1 6 SAVE ANALYSIS This function allows to give the current settings configuration a mnemonic name so that it can be recalled from the list of saved analyses for future use 5 3 1 7 ANALYSIS NOTES This function allows to add a note which will be saved with the analysis This note DIFFERENT from a note added immediately after completing the test will be printed on the bottom line of the report in the provided section whereas the test note is printed on the first page with the General Data Warning the analysis note is saved with the analysis by not storing it you will lose it 5 3 1 8 SIGNATURE The signature works in a way similar to the notes e g Wario Rossi trainer The signature is print on the bottom line of the report and saved with the analysis 5 3 1 9 PARAMETERS As explained in chap 5 2 2 1 secondary parameters can be customized for each test based on specific needs Microgate Srl Pag 57 di 89 OPTOLLIVIE G YMICROGATE a 5 3 2 COMPARE In this section two selected tests are compared The display structure is similar to the one presented in the previous section Due to lack of space it is not possible to simulate the bars with the LEDs whic
54. flight time is lower it is considered incorrect if the system registers a flight time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated contact time This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value O Maximum flight time ms allows to set a maximum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is higher it is considered incorrect if the system registers a flight time longer than this value the time is not considered Microgate Srl Pag 32 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS Reaction times Main Parameters e Start type Indicates what type of reaction the test must assess that is o Visual stimulus on the PC screen a red circle becomes green after a random period of time the athlete must react to this stimulus for example by jumping o Acoustic stimulus the reaction stimulus is a sound emitted by the PC using either an internal loudspeaker or a sound board after a random period of time o Visual Acoustic stimulus the visual red green circle and the acoustic stimuli beep from the PC alternate randomly o External impulse the start to calculate the reaction time is given by a device e g a start horn or a start button connected to the jack sockets e Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Minimum pause minimum pause time in minutes seconds between one test and another the pa
55. general notes on the test definition e Example movie with the webcam connected it is possible to acquire a movie clip that can be viewed in the future as a reminder Press lt Acquire gt to acquire the movie and lt Play gt to view it 5 2 2 1 MAIN AND SECONDARY PARAMETERS The parameters of a given test type are divided into Main Parameters and Secondary Parameters To switch from one mask to another press the corresponding button on the right Secondary parameters are the same in the Utility menu under Basic Settings chap 5 4 1 2 5 4 1 3 and 5 4 1 5 When creating a new test definition the values of these parameters are retrieved from the general data It is possible to edit them for a specific test for particular needs All tests of that type will then have the modified parameter It is also possible to change one of these parameters in a SINGLE test the test of Mario Rossi on April 12th without influencing the test definition itself Therefore it is important to understand how the secondary parameters have a hierarchical structure and a sort of parent child relation Microgate Srl Pag 29 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Basic Configuration Parameter Test Definition Parameter Single Test Parameter H For example Under Utility Basic Configuration set the Minimum contact time to 60 ms From this moment every time new types of Jump Test are created they will have a default value of 60 ms and if this value is
56. h is possible when viewing a single test To compare two tests bring them together in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Compare gt 26 BS4PR Stiffness free arms 16 04 2009 3 06 04 23 B Stiffness free arms 16 04 2009 3 05 38 E Synchro Set Start Set Stop Reset A Te N Leg GH N Search parameter Chart Chart Show Hide Grid Show Hide Labels Show Hide Bars Synchro Not Synchro i View Vertical Horizontal Show 40 JUMPS lanzo Data Data Video Video Show Hide Play Single Continuos Video choice Video 1 D 2 3 5 Speed T e TCont s TFlight KR Height en Power ae Pace step s ge gt om 0418 24 170 168 e 5 a S WC 7 n A OT n Ces e eA Aa An Close Config Panel Ai EI 0 1 do 0 4 dI 29 7 42 04 1 48 TCont s TFlight s i Power wel Pace step s Figure 66 Compare Pressing lt Play gt on the command panel at the top the two tests in this example Blue Test and Red Test because of the color of the two sliders below the video will start running allowing visual comparison The lt Configure gt button opens an options panel very similar to the one in the previous section therefore only differences will be described The Search Parameter button allowing to spot a common point e g the first take off from the ground called First T Flight of the two tests is very important Besides the above described commands lt Set Start gt lt Set
57. in e Terminal Double Sup s This is the second Double Support Time DS2 in e Step Length cm Step length see definition above e Gait cycle s time between the first contact of two consecutive steps of the same foot e Stride Length cm Stride length see definition above e Speed m s Average speed of a single step see fig TODO e Accel m s Speed variations of the two preceding steps e Cadence step s Rhythm expressed in steps per second e Total dist cm progressive distance walked run by an athlete e Contact Phase s the time between the first contact of the heel and the complete support of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time e Foot Flat s the time the foot touches completely the ground the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time e Propulsive phase s the time between the lifting of the heel to the complete set off of the tip of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Microgate Srl Pag 82 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 6 2 INVALID TIMES MANAGEMENT There are cases where during a test the program may acquire invalid times The main cases are e OptoJump device not installed correctly if the OptoJump device is badly positioned on the ground or the ground is particularly uneven during performance of a test invalid flight or contact times may occur e the athlet
58. ing neutral and then remove any dominant colors using the cursor e Focus allows to focus manually in those rare cases when the autofocus does not work Exposure Contrast Brightness Saturation Sharpness White Bal 1 51 Defautt Defautt Defautt Defautt MI auto MI auto MI auto MI auto Confirm Cancel Basic lt lt lt Figure 74 Advanced Panel for Webcam configuration Remember to save changes by pressing lt Confirm gt Other video related configurations are Microgate Srl Pag 65 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT e End of time video acquisition s this is the time between the end of the test and the end of video acquisition i e a certain number of extra seconds are recorded after the end of the test e Acquisition Format allows to choose the format for saving videos which can be in ASF more compact and compatible with Windows Media Player or AVI compatible also with other players but less efficient compression 5 4 1 5 SPRINT GAIT TEST CONFIGURATION The configurations of this test type include e Direction of entry allows to indicate if the Running Gait entry direction is from the interface side drum or from the opposite side If automatic is chosen OptoJump Next automatically calculates the direction considering the LED nearest the center of the foot as the beginning of the LEDs e Test timeout ms this is the test end timeout in milliseconds if during a test with Timeout stop
59. le test or for filtering according to various parameters e TEST LIST contains all the tests made possibly filtered by your parameters the same window also displays the list of saved analyses e TEST ANALYSIS contains the tests analyses manually selected for viewing comparing printing or exporting Microgate Srl Pag 41 di 89 OPTOLLIVIE GYMICROGATE ae Filters Panel Select one of the three macro categories Performance Gait Analysis Rehab using the corresponding buttons and with the Data radio button select whether single tests protocols or analyses should be viewed In the latter case with the and icons expand or collapse the tests contained in the protocols LIST TEST Athlete f Lye Ml YY iets MEE MLE Ge Figure 44 Expanded Protocols List Choosing Analyses all saved analyses will be viewed with the saving date which can be much later than the execution of the analyzed tests LIST ANALYSIS Analysis Date E mpare Stiffness Paul Re oger A See 11 56 09 Ch 2 Post Trauma John Smith Analysis 2405 21 05 2010 11 55 2 Post Traum John Smith Analysis s 21 05 rie 1 55 2 Figure 45 Saved Analyses To look for an athlete or a test protocol the data can be inserted manually into the search boxes e g key in Rossi in the Athlete field or CMJ in the Test field or press to display a list of athletes or tests to choose from Similarly it is possible to filter by data
60. moval Figure 19 Alternative method for removing the cap Microgate Srl Pag 13 di 89 OPTOLLIVIE E YMICROGATE ae e Connect the USB cable from interface Tx to the computer USB port The USB port on the computer is marked with the symbol P i Figure 20 PC connection e If more than three OptoJump Next meters are used three Tx bars and three Rx bars we recommend you use the adaptor e Switch on the OptoJump Next device e Check that the bars are correctly positioned Rx LED green Figure 21 Led indicator e red at TE one LED interrupted If the software is being installed for the first time or being re installed the operating system will load the correct driver see section above At this point the OptoJump device is ready for use If other bars are connected remember to switch the device off and switch it back on If you notice that the device is not working correctly perform an OptoJump Next bars Test see chap 5 4 3 Microgate Srl Pag 14 di 89 Eg MICROGATE TTT NB Do not mix 10 mm and 30 mm bars The bars are clearly marked and distinguishable with regard to both resolution 10 and 30 and for TX and RX Figure 22 RX bar Figure 23 TX bar 4 3 POWER SUPPLY OptoJump Next runs on batteries with a life dependent on the number of bars connected see Appendix A OptoJump Next Battery life The blinking LED next to the adaptor connector shows the battery charge status Green blinking ba
61. nches there are between a series of lit LEDs or anyways between two points Double click on the first LED and Microgate Srl Pag 54 di 89 EY MICROGATE SPTOIULIME then on the second led to view the measure the markers are green and red for the first and second point Click anywhere on the bars and ESC to delete the measure L 16cm Barra N 2 Figura 61 Measure in cm or inches of the distance between two points In this view you can also temporarily delete a series of LEDs for a certain period of time Unlike the command lt LED Filter gt see chap 5 4 3 which excludes a series of LEDs for the entire test this allows you to work also during the test analysis and exclude a series of contiguous LEDs or one single led for a certain number of thousandths of seconds Let s suppose that during a treadmill gait test the athlete has been dragging his foot and that we want to delete the series of LEDs for those 2 seconds press and hold down CTRL and click on the first wrong led and without releasing the CTRL and mouse keys drag it to the second led of the segment a red area indicates the portion to delete Confirm pressing YES when asked if you want to delete the LEDs and indicate the number of thousandths of seconds for which the change is to be applied in this example 2000 and the numeric data table will be displayed Confirm pressing lt OK gt in the upper left corner if you want to save the data or press lt CANCE
62. nt athletes even at a distance of months or years 1 1 QUICK START ONLINE VIDEO TUTORIAL For a brief introduction to the software for OptoJump Next we strongly recommend you to watch the introductory webcast available on the official site http www optojump com support software tutorial asox In about ten minutes all the software modules will be illustrated and after watching it you will be able to perform the most common operations which can be summarized as follows e Graphic and surfing interface e Checking of general parameters e Checking of status of bars and webcams e Insertion of athletes data e Performance of tests e Viewing results e Comparison of tests and statistics e Printing and exporting of data to other programs td Figure 1 Webcast Tutorial Microgate Srl Pag 4 di 89 OPTOLLIVIE GYMICROGATE a 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Start the OptojumpNext exe setup program in the usual way for Windows In the first installation window the user is asked where to save the files for the installation of OptoJump Next We advise you to leave the directory unchanged and to click on lt Next gt to continue Z Optojump Next InstallShield Wizard Location to Save Files Where would you like to save your files Please enter the folder where you want these files saved If the folder does not exist it will be created for you To continue click Next Save files in folder C DOCUME 1 alemio IM
63. nteresting case studies of several sports and samples of test tipologies are published seni Manual English User Manual now available Microgate Systems at Li Ning s CBDC 4th edition Ontoh jump Next was used for evaluating professional youth players come from clubs in CBA chinese basketball association during one of the greatest b ball training camp in China Figure 9 First page The interface with which the OptoJump Next system is managed is divided into three main sections Athletes Tests and Results 3 1 ATHLETES In this section the profiles of the athletes or patients are created and catalogued Each profile can contain many items of information personal data notes athlete s photo etc Membership Groups can be created to improve subdivision into different categories when the tests are to be Microgate Srl Pag 9 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS performed For example a group Football can be created with its subgroups Attackers Midfielders and Defenders 3 2 TEST This section is the software s nerve centre It is accessed to devise and configure new tests jump reaction running etc and to perform tests by choosing from the pre defined tests or those created by the user It is then possible to program sequences of tests in order to make one or more athletes perform a number of tests During performance the user sees the evolution of the test in real time by means of numerical
64. okay no further changes have to be performed in Secondary Parameters General Language ENGLISH Units International Cancel Contact amp Flight time Settings Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms Figure 34 Basic Configuration Parameters Let s suppose that for special needs a new test type is needed e g Three Jumps with a different value e g 80 ms Open lt Secondary Parameters gt change the value and save the test definition Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms re ance Main parameters gt Figure 35 Test Definition Parameters Then have the athlete perform the test Three Jumps The single test having inherited the values from its type has of course the parameter 80 ms Opening View Test chap 5 3 1 and pressing lt Settings gt the following window is displayed Microgate Srl Pag 30 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Smith John THREE JUMPS 19 05 2010 1417 55 00 03 46 E r Minimum contact tine ims Minimum flight time ims Maximum Flight Time ms OK Apply Cancel Figure 36 Single Test Definition Settings However it might be necessary to change the parameter ONLY for this single test Insert for example 75 ms and press lt OK gt or lt Apply gt Now after all values have been recalculated the data in the table with the numeric results and the charts change If the resul
65. or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets start button signal light etc Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Stop type As for the start the end of the test can take place because of a status change or an external impulse or in the case of time tests the end of the test time e g a test Jumps 15 seconds will have the Stop type End of Time Finish for the Stop type Status change it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area in the other two Stop type cases this field does not appear Number of Jumps appears only if the Stop type Status change and specifies how many times the athlete must jump from 1 to 99 Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Secondary Parameters Minimum contact time ms allows to set a minimum contact time in milliseconds if the contact time is shorter it is considered incorrect so if the system registers a contact time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated flight time usually the previous one This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value O Minimum flight time ms allows to set a minimum flight time in milliseconds if the
66. ple You want to import an ojn export file saved on a USB stick extracting its files to the folder C My Optojump Test Press lt Import gt browse to the drive of the USB stick in the following example J and select the file Test _TeamXYZ OJN double clicking on it Microgate Srl Pag 71 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Organize New folder e Name Date modified Type Size A Test_TeamXYZ ojn 27 04 2010 12 47 OJN File 11 423 KB File name se Database OI on ue Figure 79 Choosing the OJN file to import Microgate Srl Pag 72 di 89 EYMICROGATE OPTO_LIME Next Now choose the directory for the import if not present create it on the fly using lt Make New Folder gt Selezionare la directory per l import 4 88 Computer a CS ICH gt DEV gt d Drivers gt inetpub MSOCache gt MSSQL Me OptoJump Test gt Ar Oracle T PerfLogs gt 1 Program Files sU Program Files x86 The selected folder will contain the extracted files Ger OSCH My Optolump Test Organize zs ST Open with Burn New folder Name Date modified Image 27 04 2010 12 57 J Video 27 04 2010 12 57 5 TeamXYZ sdf 27 04 2010 13 01 The database is automatically set as current as you can see in the relevant field Database CAMy OptoJump TestiTeamXY Zisdf Microgate Srl Pag 73 di 89 EY MICROGATE SPTOIULIME 5 4 4 8 SAVE AS This command allows to DUPLICATE th
67. puters with lower resolutions such as for example netbooks which very often have 1024x600 or computers with lower performance we recommend to select the Reduced Screen option this will apply the following changes Screen Screen Size e Inthe tables with numerical data and the data lists a smaller font is used in order to fit as much information as possible without having to scroll too much e Inthe Test Execute module the webcam though connected is not displayed in real time during acquisition but the video is in any case saved and can be played in the module Results e Inthe module Results View or Compare Test it is not possible to view charts and the table with numerical data simultaneously either one or the other furthermore the bar display is disabled In the configuration panel the VCR Player control for the video is hidden 5 4 1 7 NEWS amp EVENTS As described in chap 3 when the software is launched a series of news and events are displayed on the homepage which are updated in real time via the website www optojump com If the computer is not connected to the Internet the detection of missing connectivity may take a few seconds For PCs that are permanently disconnected from the Internet e g fixed stations on the training field without Internet it is useful to disable the updating of news and events to prevent the updating timeout News amp Events Activation 5 4 2 OPTOJUMP ONLY FOR NO
68. r Distance cm 117 Cie Figure 40 Configuration of bar blocks Microgate Srl Pag 36 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS Treadmill Running Test Main Parameters e Start type this can only be Software command e Stop type this can only be Software command or End of time e Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 59 59 e Treadmill speed indicates the speed in km h the treadmill is set at the setting range is 0 1 20 0 km h with steps of 0 1 Secondary Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above Treadmill Gait Test Main Parameters e Start type this can only be Software command e Stop type this can only be Software command or End of time e Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 59 59 e Treadmill speed indicates the speed in km h the treadmill is set at the setting range is 0 1 20 0 km h with steps of 0 1 Direction Indicates if the walking direction is Interface side or Opposite side Therefore if the interface drums are at the end of the treadmill choose Opposite Side or vice versa Secondary Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms
69. r of tests in the window is less than two To remove a test from the analysis press O on the corresponding line in the TEST ANALYSIS table whereas to delete all the tests displayed press on the table heading To analyze the history insert two or more tests in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt History gt See chap 5 3 3 To export the data to Excel add at least one test to the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Export gt A dialog box asks if the extended version for each data line the test heading and athlete s data are repeated or the simple version only numerical test data should be displayed Pressing lt Print gt n number of reports in PDF format are generated the number corresponding to the number of tests shown in the Test analysis window Before generating the output the output directory for the above files must be selected TEST ANALYSIS View Compare History Figure 49 Test list to analyze Microgate Srl Pag 45 di 89 EYMICROGATE SP TOI 5 3 1 VIEW In this section the test selected is displayed Quintana Fernando 10M OJN 19 03 2010 22 31 56 EC E D e gt Configure Print Save analysis Flight times Zoom Analysis Notes Contact times Height Signature Speed cceleration Settings Step 0 3 025 092 Stride 0 15 Pace StAng 0 1 Imbalance L a 0 05 Step times Double Support pi A n n CH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Run data TExt s Tim
70. rd or Html format 5 3 4 EXPORT To export data of one or more tests to Excel add at least one test to the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Export gt You are asked whether you want the extended version for each row of data the test heading and the athlete s data is repeated this is useful for pivot tables or the simple one only numerical data for the test Microgate Srl Pag 61 di 89 EYMICROGATE Or TO LUMP next A B c pje rf 6 L M o R s U v ow i nome Nome DataNascita Sesso Peso Altezza Piede Test Data TEsterno TVolo TContatto Altezza Potenza Ritmo 2 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 41 SQUATJUMP 07 02 2009 11 1271 0 511 32 3 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 Di SQUATJUMP 04 03 2009 16 17 0 568 39 6 A Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZIISSEC 14 04 2009 9 44 0 552 37 4 5 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 Di BALZI1SSEC 14 04 2009 9 4472 0 576 0 288 40 7 41 56 1 16 6 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 41 BALZIISSEC 14 04 2009 9 443 0 56 0 264 38 5 42 06 1 21 7 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZIISSEC 14 04 20099 44 4 0 528 0 272 34 2 37 37 1 25 8 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75781 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 445 0 656 0 288 52 7 51 68 1 06 9 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 446 0 384 0 28 18 1 21 9 1 51 10 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 757181 Di BALZI15SEC 14 04 2009 9 447 0 56 0 344 38 4 35 37 1 11 11 Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985
71. rl Pag 17 di 89 4 MICROGATE OPTO_LIMP To search for a particular athlete or to filter data e g search for all athletes beginning with Ros insert the text in the box at the top left and press lt Search gt To remove the filter press lt Delete filter gt Pressing the button lt New Athlete gt opens a new panel in which the new athlete s data must be inserted Last name is the only compulsory field The weight given in kg or pounds depending on the unit of measurement chosen in Basic Configuration is however necessary if you wish to use the tests to determine the value for total power or total energy Last name Name Birth date 23 02 1985 Gender Male n a Weight Height Foot Sport Athletics 4 Discipline Long jump 4 Level Regional Championship Role Semi Pro personale di 7 55 Picture FROM FILE FROM VIDEO Figure 27 Athlete Data input mask Microgate Srl Pag 18 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS Especially for trainers and coaches who have many athletes to assess the function for associating each athlete with a photo is very useful This can be taken from a file previously saved on disk in jpg or bmp format or taken on the spot with a previously connected webcam In the first case click on lt From File gt and select the desired photo from a folder in the second case click on lt From Video gt wait for the Live image to appear frame the athlete and press lt Acquire g
72. ronto all uso Fine Annulla Figure 7 End of driver installation Microgate Srl Pag 7 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT GG Optojump Next Optojump Next has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the INET Framework Figure 8 Installation completed By clicking on lt Close gt you exit the installation procedure During the entire installation procedure it is possible to return to the previous window by clicking on lt Back gt Microgate Srl Pag 8 di 89 DEE ege Ewe 3 DESCRIPTION The welcome screen of the OptoJump Next software shows a horizontal bar with the most important menu items and an area with News and Events which are automatically updated from the web site in the appropriate language In case of missing Internet connection the information will not be downloaded it is also possible to deactivate the Internet connection with a configuration parameter see chap 5 4 1 7 Click on a news title or an event to open the complete description in a browser window OPTOLUME RH ATHLETES TEST RESULTS UTILITY EXIT News Events ts ita Study about Optojump Com portal Kentica 0 a famous Software House in the CMS branch publish a case study about our portal optojump com eier Photogallery and Videogallery vo new photo amp videogallery are online vase Studies and Test Tipologies Some s i
73. s For example two databases could be created one for managing the players on a soccer team the other for an athletics team For operations available on the databases see chap 5 4 4 When the software is started the first time the program creates an empty database and saves it in the local appdata folder The address of this hidden folder can be retrieved from the OptoJump Next program in the Database panel see chap 5 4 4 If there is an error when loading the database OptoJump Next notifies it at program startup suggesting to look for the database or to continue In the latter case OptoJump Next creates a new empty database The videos are located in the database folder in the subfolder Videos The name of the videos is formed using the following pattern VideoX_DD_MM_YYYY_HH_MM_SS_22Z2Z222272 22272 2227 2227 Z2ZZ7ZZZZ772 EEE Where e X webcam No 1 or No 2 e DD MM YYYY day month and year of acquisition e HH MM SS hour minutes and seconds of acquisition 22222722 7 27277 2777 2222 222222277777 series of univocal characters to avoid duplicates e EEE video format ASF or AVI Example Video 02 04 2009 12 32 16 1f74d384 4a7f 4c5b a94c 1772fb608736 asf Meaning Video taken by webcam No 1 on 2 4 2009 at 12 32 16 in ASF format The images analyzed still frames saved using the command Save images in report are located in the subdirectory Images and have the following similar format VideoX_DD_MM
74. s but only the connection they had with the protocol After its deletion the tests performed by the athletes will be found again as single tests no longer related to the protocol Microgate Srl Pag 40 di 89 OP TO LUMP Performance LIST TEST TEST ANALYSIS Name es Data 5 e Gait Analysis lt 4 Smith John STIFFNESS 23 04 2010 10 15 40 amp e 4 Smith John THREE JUMPS LL A A th D 1 D is Pr MLR U UHE UAT JUMP 104 2010 10 06 30 mith John 4 Smith John SQUATJUMP _ 2304 2010 10 06 30 E 4 Smith Johr Search Athlete Filter by Jump Test Delete Filter wm D E D Figure 43 Results In the Results section the performed tests or protocols are displayed For better understanding these three terms are defined as follows Test is a single test e g 15 jumps performed on a certain date by a single athlete Protocol is a pre defined list of tests to perform in sequence Analysis when a single test is displayed or when two tests are compared certain configuration parameters may be set for the video the table with numerical data charts reports printouts etc It is furthermore possible to draw on still pictures insert notes sign delete incorrect data etc All these operations can be saved in an Analysis using a mnemonic name which can then be recalled without having to reset all parameters The RESULTS window is divided into 3 parts from left to right e FILTERS panel for looking for a sing
75. s of OptoJump bars all connected together without gaps The settings to make are the following Distance cm Number of bars Ki D Em 20 E The and buttons are respectively for removing or adding blocks of OptoJump bars This function can be used for example in hurdle jumping where between one hurdle and the next one interruptions are made connecting bars with a flat cable The Distance field is for indicating the distance between the blocks in centimeters The first Distance Do corresponds to the distance between the athlete s initial position and the first block For example in athletics if the start is from the blocks the distance from the springboard to the first block must be calculated The other distances D1 D2 etc indicate the distance between the last lens of a bar and the first lens of the following bar end and beginning of the two half moons Microgate Srl Pag 35 di 89 Eg MICROGATE TTT Pate E em 4 K BESRE ae x Segni 3 7 x CZE i 1 IV Eam mm e gt n a a fe Lem afp dg A Pte aaa e i di amp s b A mq n g a an D n e Si Galdo E re e ro gt a des EITI TT LE d i aS tae rea RUSSE Lem 7 Figure 39 Example bars with gap A practical configuration example of a system of 30 m could be the following Starting block 50 cm 13 meters OJ hurdle 8 meters hurdle 8 meters hurdle 1 mete
76. s tests for various customers can create a database for every team to be tested It is also possible to export database data in a compact format one single file containing database videos and images to transfer them from one PC to another or to hand them to the customer to review them with the software that can be downloaded for free from the website www optojump com The commands used for these purposes are the following Microgate Srl Pag 69 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS 5 4 4 1 CURRENT DATABASE The path indicates which database is used the commands below lt New gt and lt Select gt allow to edit the directory and the file to use Database CUsers JohnAppData Roaming Microgate Optoju mp Kext Opto jumpNext sdf 5 4 4 2 NEW Creates an EMPTY database and sets it as current you will be asked in which folder to place it 5 4 4 3 SELECT If more than one database has been created you can choose browsing on the hard disk which one to be the ACTIVE one 5 4 4 4 CLEAR Empties the current database from all Athletes Groups Test Definitions and Tests tests protocols analyses data You will be asked which of the four tables to empty and further confirm this operation is IRREVERSIBLE and cannot be undone 5 4 4 5 IMPORT PREVIOUS Allows to import the database of the previous HW SW version You will be asked to locate the opj file saved with the old software 5 4 4 6 EXPORT Exports the CURRENT database
77. sed blue socket ally open green socket e NY i socket Figure 10 Bar with interface Microgate Srl Pag 11 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Below is the step by step procedure for bar installation e Switch off the OptoJump Next device e Place the two OptoJump Rx and Tx bars facing each other at a minimum distance of one meter maximum 6 meters Man 6 M Figure 11 Maximum distance e If anumber of bars connected together are used pay attention to the insertion of the caps see figures below Check that the caps are firmly inserted If insertion is incorrect the software may not function correctly Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Microgate Srl Pag 12 di 89 Eg MICROGATE TTT To mount the connection cap just insert the cap in the dedicated slots and apply light pressure on both sides until it has been completely inserted make sure it is parallel with the two bars the two connectors should slot in simultaneously The cap can only be inserted one way round If you find that the cap will not go in turn it 180 DO NOT force if insertion is difficult as this would risk bending the connection pins de L Figure 16 Cap mounting Figure 17 Inserting with light pressure To remove the cap grip the two side tabs and pull upwards symmetrically Alternatively you can hold one of the 2 bars down firmly and carefully lift the other until the cap comes off Figure 18 Cap re
78. t 5 1 1 1 ATHLETE DATA INPUT MASK To edit the data of a stored athlete select him her with the mouse and press lt Edit Athlete gt in the Athlete Data mask fields may be edited and saved or cancelled going Cancel back to the list Furthermore three buttons allow to view tests protocols eng tr and analyses of the current athlete actually a filter is created as explained in section 5 3 1 View protocols The command lt Capture foot gt measures the foot in cm View analysis i e in number of LEDs which are then converted into centimeters or inches according to the unit of Capture foot measurement used Click the button position one foot inside the bars parallel to them and click on lt Confirm gt Figure 28 Command in the Edit panel After a few seconds the measurement is displayed and can be confirmed or in case of doubt repeated The measurement essential for the treadmill tests is useful only with the 1 cm OptojumpNext version as the resolution of the 3 cm version is too low to give a reliable value e g depending on how the foot is placed the measurement can vary from 15 to 18 cm The value is saved in the database associated with the athlete and is displayed in the mask the editable field foot is only for personal data and can be used to write the measurement in any unit e g 41 EUR 7 US 8 UK etc In the athletes list the following commands are available To eliminate him her press lt Delet
79. t installation can be checked using the OptoJump bars Test see chap 5 4 3 Microgate Srl Pag 84 di 89 E YMICROGATE 6 3 VIDEO ANALYSIS KK H Figure 90 Video Analysis OP TO LUMP next To analyze a still video picture just double click with the mouse on the video window In a Compare analysis or in a test where two webcams are used use CTRL double click to edit the two images Available commands are the following from top to bottom Delete all Load an image stored on disk Save the image on disk in BMP format Save the image in the report you will be asked to name the image which will be appended at the end of the report Save the added graphical elements grids rows angles texts etc as overlay in the video Delete the items added with the previous command as overlay of the video Select items To select more than one item keep CTRL pressed Pan Moves all added items Move Moves the selected item Undo Redo Set the current color Set the font and other text features Draw a grid with the set features on the image Sample ruler allows to set a known length e g the height of a step Draw single line Draw connected lines ESC to close the drawing Draw circumference through two points Microgate Srl Pag 85 di 89 9 MICROGATI OP TO LUM e Draw center radius circumference e Draw two point arc e Draw center radius arc e Draw three point arc Start End Include
80. ted in the most common formats PDF Excel Word and HTML Microgate Srl Pag 10 di 89 EY MICROGATE SPTOIULIME 4 OPTOJUMP NEXT DRIVER AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4 1 DRIVER INSTALLATION For correct functioning of the program the respective drivers for the OptoJump Next hardware and the webcam must be installed The OptoJump Next software installation file already contains the required drivers In the case of the Vista operating system it has been found that if the installation program is not run as Administrator the drivers are not installed In this case install the two drivers separately These are available on the Microgate USB key supplied with the hardware or on the site www optojump com in the Support section To check that the drivers have in fact been installed connect the two devices OptoJump Next hardware and webcam If installation has not taken place the operating system will signal an error In this case disconnect the hardware install the drivers again and reconnect the hardware 4 2 OPTOJUMP NEXT HARDWARE INSTALLATION Attention must be paid when installing the OptoJump Next bars particularly when inserting the caps for connecting the bars The distinctions to be made between the bars are between Tx and Rx and additionally between bars with interface silver drum at start of bar and without interface Only the interfaces have an OFF switch Jack sockets for external event mally clo
81. tests in the grid and press lt Confirm gt 2a Asan alternative to the selection of a number of tests it is possible to select a pre defined protocol Click the green lt Select gt button under the Protocols box select the macro typology and click on one of the protocols followed by the lt Confirm gt button It is not possible to select more than one protocol at once When the protocol has been chosen the test list is compiled with the tests that define the protocol 3 Check the configuration by pressing lt Configure gt see chap 5 2 1 1 Execute Configuration 4 Execute the test by pressing lt Execute gt or lt Repeat gt if a test has already been performed 5 Wait for activation of the Webcam if installed and the sound signal that gives the all clear to performance of the chosen test 6 Follow the instructions at the bottom left which depending on the test definition will tell you to enter or exit the test area i e the space between the bars 7 Save the test performed with lt Save gt or watch the video again with lt Review gt or cancel the test with lt Cancel gt Press lt Repeat gt to have the athlete repeat the test without moving to the next test or the next athlete If lt Repeat gt is pressed before saving the test will be deleted Press lt Insert Note gt to add a note to the test that had just been completed Microgate Srl Pag 24 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Test cycle
82. tor from 0 1x to 0 9x The Configuration panel can be closed i e minimized using the button lt lt in the upper left corner Only the video commands play stop ff fw rew etc are available allowing to view the test Use gt gt to open again the panel 00 08 55 Rossi Pierluigi E STIFFNESS 22 04 2010 14 27 55 EE 00 08 55 a I kl Figure 54 Open Configuration panel Figure 55 Closed Configuration panel 5 3 1 2 CHARTS In OptoJump Next charts there are usually some possible viewing possibilities e g in Figure 10 Flight times and Contact times are displayed To change view type just left click with the mouse on another option such as Power or Height The buttons have the same colors as the chart bars lines and are therefore used as legend In addition if you place your cursor on one of the buttons the displayed chart type will appear on the right It can be lines dech or bars lub To change the chart type just left click with the mouse on the corresponding symbol By pressing the symbols under Zoom you can increase or reduce EI the chart display Microgate Srl Pag 50 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace Zoom P Figure 56 Chart options If a setting is not available it is displayed in black e g if no second webcam is connected the option View video 2 is disabled The OptoJump Next sof
83. ts are okay confirm by pressing lt OK gt and answer lt YES gt when asked to save the data the difference between OK and Apply is that lt OK gt asks to confirm saving the new parameters and closes the function whereas lt Apply gt does not close and allows to further adjust the parameters If now the correct value proves to be 75 ms and all future tests should have this value the parameter has to be changed in the test definition Minimum contact time ms Apply Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms R ance Main parameters gt Figure 37 Parameter editing in a Test Definition when tests have already been performed with this definition TIP With respect to Fig 37 the button is called lt Apply gt and not lt Save gt Now it is possible to decide whether this change should be applied to future tests press lt NO gt or if the change should be applied also to all tests performed with this type overwriting possible custom values set in the single tests in the latter case press lt YES gt Apply changes to all saved tests Figure 38 Confirming the parameter application to tests that have already been performed Microgate Srl Pag 31 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS The available fields for the different test types are the following Jump Test Main Parameters Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars
84. ts or protocols are carried out To define a test or protocol see the sections below In addition before performing a test at least one athlete must be inserted in the database Athletes 7 _ry Insert data ch 0 352s Test STIFFNESS Protocol MPSS E wm md es wm gt Figure 30 ExecuteTo perform a trial it is advisable but not obligatory to follow the direction of the operations indicated by the red arrow at least the first time you enter this section The basic flow is e select the athlete e select the test type using tests or protocols e optionally configure some viewing parameters e press Execute and have the athlete perform the jump test or the running gait test e Save Cancel or Repeat the test Microgate Srl Pag 23 di 89 OPTOJUMP EYMICROGATE a Let s look at an example 1 Choose one or more athletes by pressing the orange button lt Select gt under the Athletes box then tick one or more athletes in the grid and press lt Confirm gt Shortcuts are possible using the lt Select All gt and lt Deselect All gt buttons whereas if the athlete database has been organized in groups and subgroups a group can be selected with lt Select Group gt 2 Select one or more tests by pressing the green lt Select gt button under the Test box select one of the three test macro typologies Performance Gait Analysis Rehab to view the relevant test definitions then tick one or more
85. ttery sufficiently charged Red blinking low battery the bars must be connected to the mains supply Orange battery being recharged Figure 24 Battery charge status LED Microgate Srl Pag 15 di 89 EYMICROGATE TT AUS To recharge the battery connect the adaptor plug to the dedicated socket on the drum The TX RX bars can be recharged simultaneously using the dedicated cable that connects the second drum to the adaptor Figure 25 Adaptor and cable for second bar The connection cable is long enough to make it possible to keep the bars at a normal distance 5 6 m and therefore to work normally even when connected to the power supply Microgate Srl Pag 16 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT 5 DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS In this chapter all the functions of every menu of the OptoJump Next program will be described starting with the functions of the main menu OPTO_ LUMI saro vo ATHLETES TEST RESULTS UTILITY EXIT 5 1 ATHLETES ATHLETES RESULTS Insert Modify Athlete Insert Modify Group 5 1 1 INSERT EDIT ATHLETES In this section all the athletes stored are displayed Last name Birth date New Athlete e Edit Athlete Delete Athlete Add to a group Export Figure 26 Edit Athletes Click on the names of the columns Last name Name Date of Birth to order the list according to that field clicking on the same column again reverses the order A Z Z A Microgate S
86. tware has a graphic tool for analyzing images acquired by webcams To enter this section just double click with the mouse on the still picture to process see chap 6 3 Press lt Close Config Panel gt to close the Configuration panel 5 3 1 3 TABLE WITH NUMERICAL DATA In Jump Tests or Reaction Tests the numerical data to display are few and therefore almost always fit into one screen In Spring Gait Tests regular or with treadmill on the contrary the numerical data have many columns a horizontal scrollbar is shown therefore it has been decided to divide them into two pages the first with the Run Data and the second with the Gait Data To switch from one screen to another click on the link on the top left corner of the table TExt s Time s Distance cm SZ TExt s Stancephasefs Figure 57 Run amp Gait Data In Tapping Tests four pages may be scrolled e Left and right foot results e Left foot results e Right foot results e Comparison between right and left foot 5 3 1 3 1 Row Management Menu When RIGHT clicking with the mouse on a table row a context menu appears with the following items Microgate Srl Pag 51 di 89 4 9 9 919 ei ai ei e yMICROGATE TTT Restore Row Delete Row Delete TCont Delete TFlight Show marked rows Change starting foot Ff Figure 58 Data row management menu Restore row allows to reset a previously deleted row or a row connected to the row above
87. unction that cannot be simulated is the acquisition of a Sprint Gait test in fact it is not possible to know the length of steps However this type of test is allowed but obviously the test will finish without the acquisition of steps Microgate Srl Pag 25 di 89 OPTOJUMP G YMICROGATE a 5 2 1 1 EXECUTE CONFIGURATION View Settings Execution Rotatation based on Autom acquisition Acquisition Pause Chart Chart Grid Labels Show Data Data Video Video Figure 31 Execute Configuration Test data viewing can be configured by the user The parameters are e Execution o Rotation based on if more than one test or athlete is selected this indicates the chosen mode Test after each performance the next test begins for the same athlete Athlete after each test performance this goes on to the next athlete doing the same test o Automatic acquisition if this parameter is set to Yes it is possible to skip the manual saving phase at the end of each test when the athlete finishes a test it is saved then after a few seconds as configured in the parameter Acquisition Pause the next test begins automatically performed by the same athlete or by another depending on the settings o Acquisition Pause indicates the pause time between one test and another which are acquired automatically Used only if Automatic Acquisition YES Microgate Srl Pag 26 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT e Chart o
88. use will have this minimum value but being random it will almost always be longer e Number of repetitions indicates how many repetitions from 1 to 99 the test must consist of e Sequence type the sequence can be Automatic the test repetitions follow each other automatically or Manual at the end of each repetition the start of the next test must be confirmed e Stop type this can only happen by Status change Secondary Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above e Reaction time range ms indicates the time frame in milliseconds within which the reaction signal must be given randomly Microgate Srl Pag 33 di 89 EY MICROGATE TTT Sprint and Gait Test Main Parameters Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Starting foot if known the foot with which the test starts right or left can be indicated otherwise leave as not defined Stop type Indicates how the end of the test must be interpreted i e as external impulse e g a photocell at the end of the lane or as timeout the number of milliseconds of Test tim
89. will open the correct folder Some examples follow lt YourUserName gt is the user name for logging into Windows Windows XP in Italian C Documents and Settings lt YourUserName gt Dati Applicazioni Microgate OptoJump Next Windows XP in English C Documents and Settings lt YourUserName gt Application Data Microgate OptoJump Next Windows VISTA 7 C Users lt YourUserName gt AppData Roaming Microgate OptoJump Next etc Go A appdata microgate optojump next M 5 Organize Include in library e Share with e Burn New folder Name Date modified Type Size d Image 26 04 2010 16 18 File folder d Video 27 04 2010 11 02 File folder Cie OptojumpNext exe config 27 04 2010 11 09 XML Configurati 11 KB D OptojumpNext saf 27 04 2010 09 25 SQL Server Com 4776 KB Figure 77 Folder where by default all database settings video and image files are located The subdirectory VIDEO contains the videos in asf or avi format depending on your choice in 5 4 1 4 acquired by the webcam whereas in IMAGE all still pictures are stored bmp files with possible graphical notes saved via the module Video Analysis The software makes it possible to handle more databases one at a time for particular needs for example the trainer of a team who wants to separate the tests of one season from those of another one warning in this case he will not be able to do any comparisons or analyze the history or a free lance professional who doe

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