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1. 1 4 2 Alignment Successful Back button Distance Setup PC 6 button When the gate is aligned this red light appears on each sensor There is a short time lag between any change seen at the gate itself and the information changes seen on the Edit the distance between gates by either typing into the Distance Window and pressing the enter on your keyboard or use the scroll buttons Options Options Save configuration as preset button Save configuration as preset your gates and that s it If you are happy with the configuration you have created press this button give your test a name and it will appear in the Presets section on the opening page of the software Next time just click on this preset connect Back button 4 Back back to the connect gates screen If you wish to add or delete gates at this point use this button to navigate back to the Connect Gates screen SpeedStrobe The red green yellow device on the top of the gate in the image to the left is a SpeedStrobe Please see the section on SpeedStrobe to understand it s operation Next button Continue on to the next step Timing Mode Selection Speedlight V2 offers for fixed testing modalities Select the mode that best suits your testing protocol Normal This mode is used mainly for fixed distance sprint te2. Decision test The decision Test is used to determine if an athlete is faster in making decsion to go left or right when in a sprint This test needs a minimum of 1 x starting mechanism either Speedlight v2 gate or a SpeedStart and three Speedlight V2 gates with Speedstrobes fitted The Athlete starts behind Start gate pair at will 1 Breaking the Start Gate begins timing 2 Breaking the intermediate gate records a split time PLUS it triggers either LEFT or RIGHT SpeedStrobe equipped gate 3 The Athlete then must head towards the LEFT or RIGHT gate depending upon where the visual stimulus SpeedStrobe is illuminated 4 The time when the illumintaed gate is triggered is also stored Multiple tests can be run and statistically it can be seen if a subject is faster left or right Be aware that The Stimulus is totally random in nature so sufficient tests must be done to get a mean distribution of left right commands ert RIGHT Bn TRIGGER E E START Squad Runs SPEEULIGHT SQUAD RUNS Squads can streamline your data collection The following chapter demonstrates the use of Squad runs Selecting a Squad Charge to squad run button Normal timi ng p Athlete Management Auto timing Sta rt Reaction Test Change to squad run Make the gates ready for timing Distance Split time QO jim 2m 3m 4m 5m m 7m 8m 10m 4 Back Go to gates configuration Assume we have
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5. After you press Save Data to Athlete form the pages this dialog appears You have the option scrolling through the athlete list or using the predictive search box at the top of the table to find the athlete to whom you wish to save data to Click on the athlete and data is saved automatically which you wish to save data does not exist you can create a new entry using this field Just enter a new athlete name and click on the Add NEw Athlete data The name you entered will populate an ADD ATHLETE form as follows on the next page Edit athlete details button P d Edit athlete details Name Fred Sumame Hintstone Male 2010 Gender Female Age Identifier Height 0 DOB Monday 1 January 0001 Sport qClose athlete back to athlete management Close athlete button If you click on Athlete management from the main page of the V2 Software you will be presented with a list of View Athlete Data Test area Tests a 3 36 SpeadLight 11222 EE LIMEN 422 PM 111931 Light 9 31 SpeedLight 1 58 PM EE 31 08 2010 10 45 AM SpeedLight Export selected tests Delete selected tests Export selected tests button Delete selected tests button Test Results 7 Home Distance Time Split time Velocity 5 0m 3 125 3 125 1 60m s 5 0m 30s VAT 2 29m s 5 0m 27 805 2 505 2 00m s athlet
6. Now just click this button to add the athletes to the squad Delete selected squad s button At any time you can delete a squad This action will not delete athletes or their results Test Modes SRPEEWLIGH T Test Modes The Speedlight V2 system allows testing in a range of modalities The following pages describe these testing modes 4 6 5 7 1 3 squad run button cave data start button Reaction Testcheck Auto timing check Ignore duplicate gate triggers In this mode just press Go to start timing a run You can save the data to an athlete after the run has finished Reaction Test Make the gates ready for timing Ignore duplicate gate triggers Distance Split time Velocity QO im 2m 3m 4m 5m 7m Bm 9m 10m Go to gates configuration Once you enter the Normal Timing window there remains only a few options you may optionally choose to select before pressing START Auto timing is useful if you arer testing the same athlete multiple times or you are transcribing results manually to paper With this option checked the system re arms immediately after the previous event is finished iM Please see the section on This option is particularly useful when doing any sort of shuttle run or RSA test where your athlete runs from either end of a linear setup of gates In essence all that occurs when this mode is selected is that on any gate that
7. foo Athletas in zguad 5 GLiderpilots Athletes in zguad intermit Athletas in zguad 15 o Back button Back to the home menu Delete selected squad Import Wizard Athlete field mappings are t mapped to SpeedLig System fields First Name gt Name d gt 5 Surname l Identifier Identifer Impart buttan A C Sd First Name Last Name If you click on Import Athlete Data you will see a dialog that asks you to 2 Fred Flintstone navigate and select the CSV file that contains your athlete names 3 Wilma Flintstone 4 Barney Rubble It s important that each column in your CSV file has a Header or label to 5 Betty Rubble identify the data beneath Once you have selected a file the dialog above l5 will open giving you the opportunity map your Column headers to the fixed fields in V2 software Name Surname and ldentifier Identifier can be any numeric text or combination The image to the left shows the basic formatting used in this example Name In this example the import wizard has read the header in the CSV file as First Name This happens to be correct and aligns with the V2 Software label If these values did not align this dropdown will display all other headers read by the wizard Choose the one that matches Surname Identifer Not used in this example o Import button Import the data
8. o Cancel button Disregard and go back Once you are satisfied you have matched column data correctly click this control Abandon any changes Creating a Squad Athlete management Double click on an athlete to view or edit the details and runs Double click on a squad to view or edit the details Athletes Squads Alan Andreou Angel Kampe 1 defaultSquad Angel Kapetanovic EEE Athlates in squad 2 Last test date 11 2011 2 mms Angela Karlin dale 11 Apr 2011 5 runc Add selected Ann Kasper E Last test date 24 Mov 2007 2 runs selected squad Flintstones Athletes in squad 4 foo Anna Kaydos Athletes in squad 5 Last test date 19 Sep 2006 3 runs Art Barber GLiderpilots Athletes in squad 2 Last test date 16 Sep 2001 3 runs Art Barchas Last test date 6 Feb 2007 2 rons y intermit _ Athletes in squad 15 Import athlete data Create new squad Delete selected squad s Athlete List Add selected athletes to selected squad Create a new squad button squad List Delete selected squad s button This is where as well as creating a new athlete as discussed earlier you can create a Squad A Squad is a group of athletes that can be selected for automatic stepping between athletes across multiple tests Squad List E To use squads you need to either have a squad already defined or Create a squad from scratch The list shown here ha
9. 40 C to 85 C Approved for use in the United States Canada Australia and Europe Power 12VDC 100mA timing mode 80ma standby 140mA transmit Dimensions 140mm x 65mm Diameter Weight 400g SpeedStrobe Specifications SpeedStrobe Enclosure Polycarbonate Passive Device Hi Brightness LED s in Red Green and Yellow Hi output Piezo Buzzer Powered by Speedlight V2 gate Dimensions 8cm x 5cm x 2cm Weight 100g SpeedMat Specifications Contact Measurement plate Passive Device No power required Waterproof version available for swimming timing applications upon request Propriety design switching mechanism owitch displacement on actuation 04mm Dimensions 600mm x 600mm Connection via RJ12 6P6C connector Gold plated contacts Construction Substrate Expanded Polypropylene Epoxy glass Sandwich Switching Mechanism Screen printed Polyester sheet Bottom Surface 3mm Rubber Mounting 4 x 4mm holes in corners for permanent mounting if required Limitations No Running Spikes or Boot studs to be worn without protective mat Weight 4 kg Warranty Warranty This product is covered by a Warranty in addition to all rights available to you by statute The warranty is for a period of twelve 12 months from the date of purchase subject to The warranty covers rectification free of charge of any fault arising from defective mater workmanship The product will be repaired or replaced at the option of Swift Per
10. tumed on the devices and they appear below press Next to continue Connect an antenna to each gate Turn on each gate 4 Back Go to the home menu Instructions Connect a Gate Instructions 5 Vertical jump Turn gates and switches in the order you want to run through them Also turn on the led displays Once you have testing tumed on all the devices and they appear below press Next to continue requires a Swift SpeedMat connected to a single Speedlight V2 gate The V2 Gate relays the jump data to the Speedlight V2 softwarelf you select any type of Vertical jump test from the software home page you will be presented with the screen above Read the fineprint The Swift SpeedDisplay is connected at this time if required Connect a Gate Follow instructions and make sure you have a SpeedMat connected to the Trigger IN socket on the front panel of the V2 gate Connecting the Gate and Jump Mat Turn gate with SpeedMat plugged in Tum the gates and switches in the order you want to run through them Also tum on the kod displays Once you have turned on the devices and they appear below press Next to continue Back Next Go to the home menu Continue to the next step sate Graphic Next button Gate Graphic Sg You will notice that once you get a V2 gate connected it will appear
11. Backup 30032011 Places Save Files zip Cancel B Restore database button Use to start the database backup dialog 1 Press this button 2 Navigate to the folder where you previously stored your backup 3 Click once on the file you wish to restore 4 Press Open N B You can have several backups with different names if required Look in Swift Backup Ol speedLight Backup 30032011 2 Recent Documents Desktop Documents Computer My Network File name Places Files of type Zip Files zip Cancel e Options test random teng e Sora Sig minimem 2197 MNSLSIMANTs eK CE here more than one Speedlight system is in use it can bd beneficiakto select a Rad that being used by the other system This facility can Min Sime Sea Max Ere Zigbee radio system Set base unit channel if you have multiple base units in the same area set to be different from each other Channel 12 23 12 Change automatic backup folder button o Back button Returns you to the previous page Go to the home menu o Appearance Currently there are three options Visual theme This controls the appearance of the interface If you are in seit to BE ERR DE PERS Lh VV CEVICO which IS the black background or High Contrast Switch to tne high
12. Chip or Integrated Whip antenna options Industrial temperature rating 40 C to 85 C Approved for use in the United States Canada Australia and Europe Power 12VDC 100mA timing mode 80ma standby 140mA transmit Dimensions 6 5cm diameter x 38cm long each gate Weight 0 84kg Reflectors Aluminium anodized acrylic plastics 2 x cubic mirror reflectors 50mm x 50mm Mounting via tripod camera mount plate Dimensions 30cm x 5cm x 4cm Weight 0 20kg Tripods Custom manufactured Large footprint for stability silicon Fluid Adjustable Head Speedlight Base unit Specifications Speedlight Base Unit USB e Enclosure Polycarbonate e bit microcontroller e USB Powered e Antenna Connector SMA male e Dimensions 8cm x 5cm x 2cm e Weight 0 1kg SpeedStart Specifications SpeedStart Enclosure extruded anodized aluminium and polycarbonate Mounting Floor dstanding 8 bit microcontroller 8 cell NimH 900mAh Smart battery charger boost and trickle modes Charging Requires 18V DC regulated 500mA minimum per device Sensors Diffuse Reflective photoelectric proximity sensor Laser Alignment Class2 ImW Diffused lense USB interface USB compliant Antenna Connector SMA male Radio Transciever 2 4G IEES802 15 4 protocol ISM 2 4 GHz operating frequency 60 mW 18 dBm 100 mW EIRP power output up to 1 mile range U FL RF Connector RPSMA Chip or Integrated Whip antenna options Industrial temperature rating
13. Ensure you have configured your gate so it knows it has a Speedstrobe attached The configuration file should be edited as follows in the excerpt below to include the letters RGY 1 lt ExtTrig gt lt Lights gt Should contain any combination of R G Y on one line only All other characters ignored RGY gt SpeedDisplay SPEEUUISPLHY 4 Digit and 6 Digit e ON button when you are in the connect to gates screen in the is found on the bottom right edge of the device iple Displays can be used when Multi lane mode is selected e The SpeedDisplay also shows jump heights when SpeedMat tests are undertaken e NOTE the miniUSB connector on the side of the SpeedDisplay is NOT for normal use It s only purpose is for upgrading device firmware on those occasions Swift Performance Equipment releases an update These updates can be found here when available SpeedMat The Swift SpeedMat is normally used for vertical jump tests When connected to the Digital input on the front of a V2 gate all the normal VJ tests can be done In addition the SpeedMat can be used to collect split times or events when used in conjunction with Speedlight V2 gates in a sprint test Ensure the gate you have the SpeedMat connected to is configured correctly in gate options area Configuration files Speedlight Gates can be configured by way of an editable xml file transferred to the gate the USB c
14. by number of jumps d Jumps Jump Data 5 Limit by amount of time Time limit seconds 10 Stop Abort timing Jump Data Save data to an athlete Contact 0 1505 Flight 0 613s 0 135s 0 5585 0 1135 0 6095 0 1435 0 5845 0 147s 0 000s Test Statistics Client area Athlete Management Power 1031 87W Contact 0 150s Flight 0 613s Height 0 46m Rolling Frequency E TF lur Test Statistics 0 558s 0 38m 938 81W Maximum Height 0 461m 0 609s 0 45m 1025 19W 0 584s 0 42m 982 11W 291 44 Maximum Power 1031 870W Maximum Reactive Strength Index 0 000 0 000s 0 00m 0 00W 0 00 Average Height 0 429m Average Power 994 494W Timing We have started the test This button has changed to Stop thereby allowing you to Stop the test at any time Data is saved to this table during the test It can be seen that the test is still underway as the data for the last 5th jump has not been updated Reactive 307 44 Power 1031 8 W Height 0 46m 038m 938 81W 28166 402 45 1075 19W 0 45m 042m 9821111 29144 0 00m 0 00W 0 00 Basic test Stats are calculated for the test being conducted 1 3 Hz 0 461m 1031 8 0W 0 000 0 429m 994 494W o Save Don t forget to Save your data to an Athlete Caring for and feeding your V2 gates Like any electronic device Speedligt V2 gates and accessories require normal hand
15. is moving before the break the start beam With SpeedStart placed on the Om start point you have a choice of starting when the back foot or the front leaves the Speedlight sensor e Consider using the front foot and SpeedStart on Om start point The subject gets a full step as the back foot moves forward before timing starts e Consider using the back foot The subject is already standing inside the 0 10m section so although no timing starts before the back foot leaves the start line they are actuall only running maybe 8 5m for the first split So why use the SpeedStart The issue with starting from a light beam triggered start gate of any sort above the ground level is one of poor repeatability on the start due to the angle the body breaks the start beam with As the torso is inclined the time at which it breaks BOTH beams ion dual beam system will vary with the inclination Depending on how a software corrected beam determines a beam break the same issue occurs By removing this variabilty and using the time the foot clears the SpeedStart accuracy improves Anecdotal evidence indicates that repeatability over a 10m sprint is improved bay a factor of 4 of normal gate started events Charging the SpeedStart opeedStart charging is identical to Speedlight gates SpeedStrobe The Speedstrobe is a hardware option that connects to the Speedlight V2 timing Gate Connection is achieved by following these steps supplied lead 3
16. led displays Once you have 1 turned on the devices and they appear below press Next to continue Go to the home menu Continue on to the next step 2 3 4 5 Back button Battery Level IndicatorDrop gate button Next button When you turn on each gate an image similar to that above will appear You will note that the sensors and laser are not lit At this point this gate will be beeping because it is in alignment mode and not pointing at a reflector Turn on all your gates in order and then walk along the track aligning each one in turn Remember these key points when aligning your gates e Ensure that both the gate and the reflector tripods have all three leg extensions extended fully and locked in place The reflector bar must be pointing perpendicular to the running track 1 straight across the track e Do not attempt align by adjusting the reflector Always adjust the gate e The tripod has two locking mechanisms for the swivel head when released the round knob on the side allows the tripod head to move left to right The long handle when tisted anti clockwise unlocks the head for up down movement e Adjust as appropriately to ensure the laser beam is aimed at the circular target on the reflector bar e When you ahve achieved alignment you will find that the beeping from the gate will stop A short
17. peeadLignt SPEED OFPEEL J 15 0m 4 gates Vertical Jump 20 0m with display Repeated Jump Add new athletes view the history of athletes 20 5 gates Drop Jump Cadence Configure the program Close the program Customise your own tests Save new presets 2 3 5 7 6 Custom test button Preset Test Types list speedmat Test Types list button Utilities amp Options button The Screen is split into three distinct regions Speedlight Soeedmat and Utilities This is where you start using your Speedlight V2 timing gates Either click on a PRESET test or build a custom test by clicking on the custom button 9 Click this to build a new test or protocol Don t forget to Save itas a PRESET once you are done Customise your own tests Save new presets e Preset Test Types list Once you have built a test protocol via the Custom test button and saved it it will appear in this window for future use Presets can be deleted in the Utilties amp Options dialog 150m 4 gates 200 1 beam with display 20m 5 gates Speedmat Vertical Jump Testing This central part of the home screen is used for vertical jump testing It will guide you through connection of the SpeedMat for vertical jump testing Speedmat Test Types list Select the type of vertical jump test you wish to perform
18. recieves a second successive trigger BEFORE any other gate is triggered that trigger is ignored It is commonly used when the athlete may be resting athlete at the end of a 40 m sprint for a prescribed time period With this option selcted the system will NOT record a split time while they are resting Squad run button Start button Make the gates ready for timing Save data save this data to an Save data to an athlete Press this to Start timing H ELI jee dLight In this made just press Go to start timing a run You can save the data to an athlete after the run has finished Make the gates ready for timing Distance 5 0m 0 0 5m 1 0m 1 5m 2 0m 2 5m 3 0m 3 5m 4 0m 4 5m Go to gates configuration Auto timing Reaction Test Split time 2 265 3 1 4 Graph Distance Marker Tabular Results cave Data Distance Split time 5 0m 2 265 Once you have Started a test and a valid start has been detected Split times will appear in this area As well as Splits times the table shows Accumulative time and Velocity based on the distance between the two previous gates In this example Start is at Om and the first Gate is at 5 0m The Sprint results are also shown in graphical format 0 0 5m 1 0m 1 5m 2 0m 2 5m 3 0m 3 5m 4 0m 4 5m 5 0m Distance Marker
19. setup a standard 3 gate test protocol or used a preset Change to squad run button 90 we are ready to test All we need to do is select a Squad Press this button Change to squad run and a list of available Squads will appear For this example we ll use Flintstones uad run Athlete Management mode the system will ask each Squad run for Current Athlete Flintstones Barney Rubble Stop squad run Skip to next athlete gt Ramey Rubble Awg time Best Best time Bethy Rubble Awg Avg time Best Best time Fred Flintstone Awg Avg time Best Best time Wilma Flintstone Avg Avg ime Best Best time e E onfhiguratior Squad Stop squad run LO Barney Rubble Barney Tw lE Best Best time Betty Rubble Avg time Betty Best Best time Fred Flintstone d Avg Avg time i Best Best ti Active Squad Member Wilma Flintstone Avg Avg time T Best Best time Wilma Squad Run Athlete Management Squad run for Current Athlete Flintstones Fred Flintstone Skip to next athlete gt Skip Athlete Export Results Timing Underway The first thing to notice is that this text has changed from Ready to Timing thus indicating that timing has started on the Squad member currently under focus Again you will notice that the data region for Fred is a lighter background colour This indicates timing is underway fro Fred Once fred has complete
20. the fine print These manufacturers will always recommend you set their gates up at or slightly above the hip height of the tallest athlete you will be testing The reasoning behind this is simply to avoid the thigh femur triggering the gate if it is parallel to the ground when the athlete passes ouch an occurrence will cause an error as the algorithm decides that the femur is actually the torso This results in an early split So you ask what s the problem if the gate is setup as recommended the problem is that a shorter athlete might cause a similar trigger as their forearm is low enough to trigger the beam in much the same way the femur can with a tall athlete With Speedlight V2 all you do is extend the legs on the tripods fully and attach the Timing gate Job done Forget about smart algorithms and tripod heights Just collect accurate Speedlight V2 Base 3rT cEDLIGHT The Speedlight Base unit provides two important functions 1 a USB interface to to your PC 2 a wireless 2 4Ghz radio link SpeNET to Swift Speedlight gates and peripherals This device derives all power from the PC s USB port so there is no need to worry about batteries and or charging for this device The Speedlight Base requires the appropriate drivers to be installed on your PC for proper use This installation is undertaken when you install Speedlight V2 software from our Speedlight V2 so
21. the home menu Continue on to the next step Back button Next button This screen capture demonstrates two lanes with on gate connected in each lane Note that in this example Lane 1 gate has not been configured to carry a SpeedStrobe device Lane two has We can add more gates to either lane simply be clicking on the lane region of interest and turning another gate on Pressing this button now will disconnect all gates and return you to to the home menu the home screen Pressing Next now will take you to a screen where you can define distances between gates Continue on to the next step Multilane Start Athlete Management Sta Reaction Test Make the gates ready for timing Ignore duplicate gate triggers Freestyle timing Lane 1 Lane 2 Distance Time Split time Velocity Distance Time Split time Velocity QO im 2m 3m 4m 5m 6m 7m m 9m 10m q Back Go to gates configuration Back button Lane 1 Data Lane 2 Data Back button 4 ck Pressing Back now would return you to the gate Setup page Go to gates configuration St rt Pressing Start now will arm the gates so they are ready to Start a timed test Any lane that has any gate triggered will start timing Make the gates ready for timing for that lane If SpeedStrobes are fitted and you have selected Reaction a Green Strobe will flash on the first gate in each lane signalling the athlete to start Lane
22. 1 Data Lane 1 Distance Time Split time Velocity Lane 1 Data will be appear here Remember to Save data at the end of each test for each lane Lane 2 Data Lane 2 Distance Time Split time Velocity Lane 2 data will appear here Remember to Save data at the end of each test for each lane Saving Data F reestyl t m n g Choose an existing athlete St Alan Andreou ADOT L stustdae 11 Ape 2011 21 rums Angel Kam Save this data to Last tost date 11 Apr 2011 19 runs Angel Kapetanovic Distance tost date 11 2011 2 runs 5 0 z gen Angela Karlin 0 0m Lasttestdates 11 Ape 2014 5 runs 5 0m Ann Kasper 0 Om Last test date 24 Now 2007 2 runs 5 0m Anna Kaydos Last test date 19 Sep 2006 3 runs 5 0m Art Barber Last test date 16 Sep 2001 3 rons Art Barchas Last test date amp Feb 2 mums 22 LL oe me Or enter a new athlete name 0 20m 4 0m 6 0m 8 10 0m 12 0m 14 0m 16 0m 18 0m 20 0m 4 Back Go to gates configuration Save data to each athlete after a test by clicking on Save this data to Athlete Don t forget to do this for each lane when using multi lane mode Reaction REACTION Mode A minimum of one SpeedStrobe is required on the second Gate in a sprint sequence When checked the test Start is controlled by the tester The sequence runs as follows e ester presses Start the s
23. 4 Use of old Swift Timing Gates Legacy Speedlight wired timing gates can be connected to this input and if configured to accept the input the V2 gate will return splits for any event that occurs on this input Digital Output This connector is an RJ11 4P4C connector It is designed to switch a load attached to Pin 1 to Ground Actual use of this output is limited to the functions currently enabled in the Speedlight V2 software and th Speedlight V2 Gate firmware The most common use for this output is to supply a synchronization pulse to video capture systems Pin configuration is as follows 1 12V 2 not connected 3 Open collector 4 Gnd Specifications SPEEULIGHT Specifications Speedlight V2 Timing Gates Speedlight Base Unit SpeedDisplay SpeedStart SpeedStrobe Speedlight V2 Gate Specifications V2 Timing Gates Enclosure extruded anodized aluminium and polycarbonate Mounting via tripod camera mount plate 8 bit micro controller 8 cell NimH 1800mAh Smart battery charger boost and trickle modes Charging Requires 18V DC regulated 500mA minimum per gate Sensors Dual Beam 2 x visible red modulated light polarizing filters Intrinsic Height Compensation IHC Laser Alignment Class2 ImW USB interface USB compliant Antenna Connector SMA male Radio Transceiver 2 4G IEE802 15 4 protocol ISM 2 4 GHz operating frequency 60 mW 18 dBm 100 mW EIRP power output up to mile range U FL RF Connector RPSMA
24. Speedlight User Manual V1 0 User guide Table of Contents Speedio Manual e 4 ROAA ICSI Lm 5 obeedightiardWale oat M datur uie inue 6 SPEEGIOME WZ Gale T 7 vlsrs felle Pads 9 ACCOSSOIIBS xus quen diu etu eM addas aruit 10 SDS gt Pattbpm d mU uen Md Ob reii 11 SPCC Ol ODE scias nete edt nutu M 12 oSDGSODISDIA mad oiu ee c mM NU en RUE eee 13 THEN FII 14 COMMOUPAMOR 2 o 0D Ee 15 17 WZ ONW cl 18 VITRE AG CO DOLO 19 stalling xpeedimgnht V2 SOMW AMC dtd 22 T 24 Connecting Sc FANG INN sea isset doa aedes bete um do aiii du endo bise a eut ume dut bien e qud 28 Connec ng the Base decas nc pund 29 Connecung Deviees CUSEOIm
25. TSlave gt pete aa lt TTSpeedStart gt lt Beams gt lt Current hardware only supports beam 1 n 1 lt Beams gt lt Sensors gt p Polarity of light dark signal for the sensors 0 for Sick or 1 for Banner 1 lt Sensors gt lt TTSpeedStart gt lt Config gt Firmware upgrades Periodically SPE releases firmware upgrades for the V2 range of products These firmware files will be posted at www spe com au Please go to the Downloads page Firmware upgrades are achieved by USB cable or USB Memory stick depending on the product Product Speedlight V2 Gate Firmware upgrade is achieved by downloading the latest firmware file and instructions Speedlight Base Unit Firmware upgrade is achieved by downloading the latest firmware file and instructions SpeedDisplay Firmware upgrade is achieved by downloading the latest firmware file and instructions SpeedStart Firmware upgrade is achieved by downloading the latest firmware file and instructions Speedlight V2 Software SsPEEWLIGHT V2 SOFTWARE Speedlight V2 software has been designed from the start to be intuitive and requires minimal help file information Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the software BEFORE you attempt to do any testing The following pages highlight program layout and control usage 1 4 8 cpeedlight bate testing speedmat Vertical Jump Testing Athlete management button
26. This vertical red line indicates the position of the gate on the track In this exapmle it is at the 5 0m mark Save Data BR vont forget to Save your data to an athlete Using SpeedStrobes The Swift Speedstrobe is a device that provides both visual and audible cues to the athlete Such cues are particular useful for reaction stimulus or indication of elapsed time in Repeat Sprint tests The Speedstrobe is a hardware option that connects to the Speedlight V2 timing Gate Connection is achieved by following these steps supplied lead 3 Ensure you have configured your gate so it knows it has a Speedstrobe attached The configuration file should be edited as follows in the excerpt below to include the letters RGY 1 lt ExtTrig gt lt Lights gt Should contain any combination of R G Y on one line only All other characters ignored RGY gt N B Later versions of Speedlight V2 gates have an auto detect function that determines the presence of a SpeedStrobe and do NOT require the abobe configuration file to be used at all The type of tests that make use of Speedstrobe are e Reaction test Best explained at this link e Agility Square e Decision Test Multi Lane Timing SPEEWLIGHT Multi Lane Timing Multilane timing is particularly useful when you need to test a lot of athletes quickly Multi lane timing is achieved in the Speedlight V2 software very simply There are some rules
27. acne ea and 99 Wu m 100 FSI STIG PRIN sass erate E OU Tm 101 XTC GS VICOS P X 102 oDeclfICallOLiS ssssessh a ED alot reo pa IN 103 Speedlight y2 CI C 104 SPCEGIIOAL BaSe UN eer CER 105 Speedol 106 SDOeGdONODO6 107 SPeedMal 108 o o omm 109 Speedlight User Manual V1 0 li 1 X D 1 1 performance equipment SPEEULIGHT IMPORTANT This simple description will familiarize you with the basic components of the Speedlight V2 timing System A standard Speedlight V2 system normally comes with the following components A Carry Case 4x Speedlight V2 Dual Beam Gates with tripods 4x Speedlight Reflectors with tripods 1 x Charger with a chain charging leads for multiple charging of up to 5 devices 1x Speedlight Base Unit USB 1x USB Cable 1x Instruction Sheet NOOR WD gt Speedlight Hardware Hardware Swift Performance equipment prides itself in using the very best materials components and engineering hardware that will meet the test of time Speedlight V2 wireless light gates are the prefer
28. contrast theme le when outdoors Tablet mode Tablet mode enables full borers it from this option as the normal frame that Windows puts around appl are that if yu use this mode you will not be able to Language Speedlight will default to your local language if available you can select another language here ented at this stage but may be of some benefit to non Delete selected preset s button EE Select any presets tests you want to delete from the Preset list Multiple items can be selected by holding shift key down while selecting items with your mouse Kinetic Athlete Please contact us about integrating your Speedlight data Athlete syncronisation with your Gymaware Kinetic athlete account Make sure all new timing data are syncronised to the Kinetic Athlete server SynCcrOnd se now Account details Enter your Kinetic Athlete Gymaware username and password Username Password onnec ting amp Aligning CONNECTING and ALIGNING 2 Please plug in the base unit to your computer now Also make sure that antenna is on the base unit Waiting for unit plugged in to the home menu Back button Once you have selected a pretest or clicked on the Custom Test and you have NOT yet connected the Base Unit you will see this screen If the Base unit was connected BEFORE you selected a Pretest or Custom test this screen will be b
29. d his run the software will automatically advance to Wilma who is next on the list We have already recorded Barney and Betty s first two efforts At any time after timing has stopped for a particular individual you can click on any other Squad member and resuming timing with them Barney s results Betty s results Fred is the active athlete Timing is underway Wilma will be next athlete to run Skip Athlete Skip to next athlete gt This skips the currently active athlete CLick once to advance to the next athlete or click on any other athlete region to select that athlete Export Results Export und resa IM PORTANT Once you have completed your Squad test now is the time to Export Squad data to a compiled CSV file if you require it Although all data is saved against each athlete in the Athlete Management section there is currently no automatic mechanism to a align individual data with the Squad run undertaken It is possible to go into the Athleet management section select the squad members with and select the date of test before export This will export ALL runs on this date not any particular Squad run Vertical Jump Testing lt TODO gt Insert description text here And don t forget to add keyword for this topic Vertical Jump Testing Turn gate with SpeedMat plugged in Tum the gates and swibches in the order you want to run through them Also tum on the kod displays Once you have
30. el 12 23 12 Save Usemame Password Switch to tablet mode Database management Backup Language Bada E r data to anather location Speedlight will default to your local language if available you 9 can select another language here Backup database Default w Restore estore the database from a previously saved backup Delete preset Restore database inc a Automatic Backups The system automatically writes data to gt Separate folder If you would like to change this location specify thie folde der below Versionr 2 8 0 182 Delete selected preset s ie the home menu Back button Change automatic backup folder button Restore database button Backup database button Delete selected preset s button This page gives you access to several key areas e Options Database Management Appearance Preset Management Third Party connection Kinetic Backup database button Backup database Use to start the database backup dialog 1 Press this button 2 Navigate to a folder where you d like to keep your backup 3 Ideally use the default generated backup file name as it contains date information but you can name this file anything you like 4 Press Save Save ir E Swift Backup t My Recent D acuments E Desktop Documents Computer My Network File name SpeedLight
31. er is connected LED is off when charging is complete and or charger is in mode Please see the chapter Caring and feeding for your V2 gates The Speedlight gate has an external input and output connector 1 INPUT is specifically designed to connect any wired Swift peripherals such as the SpeedMat and Swift legacy gates etc 2 OUTPUT generates a digital pulse when a valid trigger is received Used for synchronizing video systems e RESET Below the Trigger I O is an unlabelled small hole approximately 1mm diameter In the remote possibility that a hardware reset is required insert a small pin or paper clip into this hole and activate the small push button mounted behind the panel e USB The USB connector is used only for upgrade of device firmware Please read the chapter Updating firmware times Intrinsically Swift dual beam gates have what we call Intrinsic Height Compensation or Simply put the body breaks both beams and a trigger time is recorded An arm leg cannot trigger both beams together Many of our competitors use single beams By design a single beam gate will generate multiple triggers when an athlete passes the gate These are caused by arms legs torsos etc as the body and it s moving parts pass the single beam sensor To correct for this some systems use software algorithms to filter all but the longest beam break and assume that being the longest this must be the torso Now for
32. es Double clicking on any athlete will open a window similar to that you see above Edit athlete details button around the field in focus Change details as required Test area If you desire to change any athlete details click this control and a highlight will appear If you have any data saved each saved event will appear in m this list double clicking on any event will display the split SSS times saved during the test o Any test or multiple tests selected click once for a single event or hold control or shift and click to select multiples be exported to a CSV file 6 09 2010 4 08 2010 9 31 AM SpeedLight 9 31 AM SpeedLight 1 58 PM SpeedLight 31 08 2010 10 45 AM Speadlight e Export selected tests button Export selected tests Once you have selected Tests press this to export o Delete selected tests button Delete selected tests Select one or multiple tests and press this button to delete Test Results Distance Time Splittime Velocity 5 0m 3 125 3 125 1 60m s 5 0m 5 305 2 185 2 29m s 5 0m 7 805 2505 2 00m s Test Data appears here o Close athlete button Close the Athlete data window Go back to athlete management Data management SPEEULIGHT Data Management Create a New Athlete save changes button Cancel button Add Athlete Dialog Save changes Cancel Contact Aight Height Power Name Sumame Gende
33. esigned to be as versatile as possible To achieve this versatility we have included an options window that allows you to select specific functionality to tailor the way your gate responds All entry option This is the default setting and you will find this is common to 99 of protocols used When checked the gate responds i e collects a time when Both beams have been entered or All exit option With this control checked the gates will respond not when the athlete first enters the gate but when the athlete leaves the gate clearing both beams Any entry option Any entry This option is not commonly used Checking this will result in a time being save when the athlete breaks EITHER beam Any entry or exit option 3 This option is not commonly used Checking this will result in a time being save when the athlete enters the gate AND when the athlete leaves the gate Bottom beam check When this box is checked as shown the bottom beam is enabled If you require a single beam only then uncheck this box or the top beam Top beam check When this box is checked as shown the top beam is enabled If you require a single beam only then uncheck this box or the bottom beam External top beam check Not implemented External bottom beam check 24 Not implemented option The EXTERNAL SWITCH is a physical input that can be u
34. formanc Swift performance equipment does not guarantee the user for loss of data incorrect dat arising from installation of any software products supplied This warranty is only valid if the purchaser carefully follows the instructions provided in t to the proper use and care of the product and does not use the product for any purpose it has been designed that this Warranty does not extend to Cables or carry cases which relate to mechanical or physical damage thereof at t Damaged Sensors which relate to mechanical or physical damage thereof at the Defects caused by normal wear and tear accident negligence alteration or misu Failures or damage due to a product being dismantled repaired or serviced by ar an authorized employee or agent of Swift Performance Equipment e Damage to any electronic device to which these devices are attached The provision of service under this Warranty does not cover cost of shipping said faulty Equipment or any of it s agents For service please contact your local omega SWift Performance Equipment distributor whom you purchased the product If you are unable to establish the date of purchase o this warranty or if the product is found to be in working order you will be required to bee CONTACTS DETAILS Australia Germany Singapore Malaysia Thailand Swift Performance Equipment a trading name of Deotome P L Australia ABN 42
35. ftware It is impossible to use any Speedlight V2 wireless products and peripherals without this hardware Connection is via the supplied USB cable Accessories SpeedStart The SpeedStart has been designed to introduce more repeatability and accuracy into the Start Connect the SpeedStart like any normal gate by pressing its ON button but do it FIRST as the SpeedStart will always be the first gate in your test The SpeedStart graphic will appear on your connection page When you start a test the SpeedStart will project a fan of laser light Place your fott in front of this beam so it draws line up through your ankle This si a good reference that everyone understands When the foot leaves timing will start How it works Historically the start has been understood to be accomplished when an athlete stands say 0 5 m behind the Start Gate When the athlete breaks both beams on the first gate timing begins opeedStart is different It s a proximity sensor that detects the presence of any object within 400mm The Speedstart sends a start signal to the Speedlight V2 software when the athletes foot leaves the beam Keep in mind that this starting protocol is different from what you may have been using and will give different results Th reason for this as follows In what we ll call the old protocol the start gate was on next one on say 10 m and so on What you were measuring is actually a flying start as the subject
36. hat embedded in your PC installation a dialog will begin instructing you how to upgrade the Speedlight gate firmware using the USB stick slot on the front of the gate SpeedDisplay Because the simple functionality of the SpeedDisplay it is unlikely you will experience the need to upgrade firmware If however the need arises please visit the downloads section of our website Here you will find the required firmware and a simple utility that allows upgrade via the mini USB connector on the side of the SpeedDisplay Third Party Integration We are working on integrating Speedlight with several partners Dartfish Coming Soon Kinetic Athlete m Kinetic Athlete database synchronization coming soon SYNCED Wiring external devices The Speedlight V2 Gate has a digital and a digital output suitable for attaching external devices Digital Input This input emulates the legacy Speedlight timing module input It provides power to a gate or peripheral and a a Signal input line The connector is a a standard RJ12 6P6C modular socket Inputs are held high a 10Kohm resistor and pulling the signal line to ground will generate a valid signal Pin connections are as follows 12V GND Signal Ground Signal GND 12V ae oS S can be seen from this configuration that even if a user reverse the connector on the flat 6 conductor cable the system remains fully operational for any normally operating switch across pins 3 and
37. he chapter that specialises in squad runs for details Save this data to an athlete Don t forget to click this button if you want to save your data It takes you to the athlete management page where you can simply click on an athlete and save happens automatically Smart search capabilities are included that offer a fast solution for finding a particular athlete in a large database Reaction Test minimum of one SpeedStrobe is required on the second Gate in a sprint sequence When checked the test Start is controlled by the tester The sequence runs as follows e ester presses Start the subject has no idea when this occurs e Subject is ready for start either behind the first Dual beam gate or with a SpeedStart device and is watching the second gate s SpeedStrobe to flash green e When the SpeedStrobe flashes Green after a random period the timing begins at 0 0 00 e When the athlete activates the start device either a Speedlight Gate a SpeedStart or maybe even a opeedMat connected to a Speedlight Gate the Reaction time is stored e From this point on splits are recorded normally o Ignore duplicate gate trigger Ie ae ce eit This option is particularly useful when doing any sort of shuttle run or RSA test where your athlete runs from either end of a linear setup of gates In essence all that occurs when this mode is selected is that on any gate that recieves a second successive tr
38. here and Vertical Jum follow the prompts Repeated Jump Drop Jump Cadence amp Utilities amp Options button o This section provides access for setting options in the software and general setup Please see th Utilities and Options page in Details Configure the program Close the program Athlete management button Click here to enter the athlete managemnet page You can create and delete athletes and squads form this area Add new athletes wew the history of athletes Installing Speedlight V2 Software SPEEWLIGHT Speedlight V2 software is available on our website through the following URL http www spe com au speedlight 1 Download the software to your computer desktop or a folder of your choice 2 Run the file setup exe as downloaded 3 You will see the following dialog or similar Press Run Open File Security Warning The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software mn Mame setup 231 Publisher Unknown Publisher Application From Documents and SettingsimarkiMy Documents Hun Cancel Always ask before opening this File This does not have a valid digital signature that verhies its publisher rau should only run software from publishers you trust How decide what software to run 4 The software image will download and self install and run automatically once this has completed Launching Application Verifying a
39. igger BEFORE any other gate is triggered that trigger is ignored It is commonly used when the athlete may be resting athlete at the end of a 40 m sprint for a prescribed time period With this option selcted the system will NOT record a split time while they are resting Auto timing Auto timing If you are manually recording results and need to test a large number of athletes or the same athlete repeatedly selecting this option forces the syetm into a Ready status at the end of each sprint automatically Tabular data table Your data appears here Distance Split time Data Graph Your Speed Graphs appear here 0 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m Athlete Management Back button Pressing this button returns you to the gate configuration screen From here you can change distances between gates or gate options Go to gates configuration i In this mode jus You can save the data to an athlete after 1 stop Start t press Go to start timing a the run has finished QO 0m m Results Abort timing Distance 00m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m Go to gates configuration Athlete Management Reaction Test Ignore duplicate gate triggers Split time Velocity Note that once timing has started the text Ti
40. illuminate with same colour to which the athlete must run to and trigger the gate This continues as long as is required Splits are recorded for each athlete c1 ON N O N B It should be noted that as athletes take a multitude of different tracks as they react to this stimulus velocity meaning are meaningless in reality We have no way to understand what distances the athletes are traversing Reaction Hand Test It is often useful to measure how fast a subjects eye hand reaction time is This is easily achieved using 4 V2 gates with Speedstrobes The important thing to remember is that Speedlight V2 gates have two beams for greater accuracy when in sprinting mode It is necessary to disable either top or bottom beams we recommend bottom when running this test This is easily achieved when you are connecting your gates by selecting the Option button that appears below each gate Once you have all gates setup correctly just select Agility Square mode one athlete and your test is ready to run As in the ordinary agility square test Press Start You will notice that one of the 4 gates will have it s SpeedStrobe illuminated Instruct your athlete to prepare to start Verbally instruct the athletes to start As soon as the illuminated gate is triggered timing will start this beam will go out and another will turn on This continues as long as is required Splits are recorded for trigger
41. ling and care Speedlight V2 Gates are NOT waterproof but are water resistant to light rain and heavy dew and mist If they are exposed to moist atmospheres please ensure you wipe them down with a clean dry cloth prior to storing in a cool dry place Treat them like you would a mobile phone well maybe a little better Charging Some peripherals have internal batteries that must be charged with the supplied charger Swift supplies two different chargers one with a single output and one with five outputs Chargers for Swift gates must be 19V DC and capable of supplying up to 500mA for each device under charge Connection is an industry standard 2 1mm DC charging plug Speedlight V2 Gates The Speedlight V2 gates have a smart charging circuit built in and a Charge input on the front panel A Red charge inication LED exists on the front panel also In normal use the red LED will show when the charger is connected This will remain lit for maximum of 3 hrs after which the LED extinguishes and the smart charger switches to float mode The gates can be left connected to the charger indefinitely if required In the instance of a very flat battery the LED will not light as the charger will begin the charge cycle with the float cycle to gradually build battery voltage before enterning the Fast charge phase At this time the charging cycle occurs as described above Speedlight Base ___ The Speedlight Base does no
42. ming in yellow replaces the earlier text Ready in green As long as Timing is visible the Speedlight system is recording times table test data Abort timing Distance Time Split time Pressing this button will halt timing The Label will change to Start if your do this preparing the system for the next run Each time a Split is captured it will appear in this Velocity Athlete Management At any time you are NOT collecting test data you can go to the athlete Management page to Add Delete athletes create Squads or view individual speedLight Choose an existing athlete In this mode just press Go to start timing a run You can save the data to an athlete after the has finished Alan Andreou Make the gate 9Sep 2010 21 runs Angel Kampe Last test date 9 2010 19 mms Angel Kapetanovic Last test date 3 Mow 2006 2 rons Angela Karlin Last test date amp Mow 2000 5 ran Ann Kasper Last test date 24 Now 2007 2 mons Anna Kaydos Last test date 19 Sep 2006 3 mms Art Barber Last test date 16 Sep 2001 3 mms Art Barchas Last tost date amp Feb 2 mums ash EO EE enter a new athlete name 0 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m Go to gates configuration 1 Add new athlete button Cave to Athlete Choose an existing athlete
43. onnector and USB memory stick The following file explains the functionality of this configuration file Edit in Wordpad or similar Not MS word or any feature rich editor Save as SWIFTCFG XML Copy to the USB Stick make sure it s lt 4gig Plug stick into gate Turn the gate on E a oN File can be downloaded here a us NOTE Although this file format is based on XML there are the following restrictions Tags are to be on a line by themselves The start tag and end tag may not be on the same line except for comments An empty element tag is not supported If there is a comment start or end tag on a line that whole line is treated as a comment A comment should not be ended and then a new comment started on the same line gt lt Config gt lt TTSlave gt lt Beams gt Any combo of the chars 1 2 3 and 4 gt 12 lt Beams gt lt Sensors gt I Polarity of light dark signal for the sensors 0 for Sick or 1 for Banner 1 lt Sensors gt lt ExtTrig gt lt 1 Number of external triggers 0 1 2 3 1 lt ExtTrig gt lt Lights gt gs Should contain any combination of R G Y on one line only All other characters ignored E XXX lt Lights gt lt Alarms gt I Number of alarms 0 1 gt 1 lt Alarms gt lt LCDDigits gt Number of LCD digits 0 4 6 or 8 0 lt LCDDigits gt lt T
44. pplication requirements This may bake a Few moments Speedlight V2 also requires USB drivers to be loaded to support the V2 Base Unit Permissions If you are installing Speedlight V2 software on a company owned laptop you may need to get your IT people involved to effect a successful installation Users may not have appropriate permissions to install the software Normally the software installation is not an issue but the Speedlight Base USB Drivers are Utilities and Options Dialogue Optibns Appearance Kinetic Athlete MU amp Options BEL Y hange program opti ons delete presets and use utilities a Options Appearance Kinetic Athlete Gym Aware ese 5 Visual theme Athlete syncronisation Specify the m nimum and maximum time for the time of the P Make sure all new timing data are syncronised to the Kinetic reaction test to be randomly chosen mien amt mec ni sunlight switch to the high contrast theme oct Scr Min Gme secs 2 Max Gime secs 5 Save secs Switch to the high contrast theme syncronise now Set base unit channel If you have multiple base units in the same area set their channels Tablet mode Account details T Biss IU to be different from each other Tablet mode enables full screen without the title window and Enter your Kinetic Athlete Gymaware usemame and password borders T Chann
45. r Male Female Age 19 Identifier Height 0 DOB 20 April 1991 Sport Export selected tests Delete selected tests Close athlete Go back to athlete management Close athlete button Export selected tests buttan Delete selected tests button Add Athlete Dialog Save changes Cancel Name Surname Gender Male Female Age 19 Identifier Height 0 Saturday 20 April 1991 Sport Close athlete Go back to athlete management Add Date of Birth Used to calculate Age Add Sport e g Rubgy Save changes button Don t forget to Save Export selected tests button Close athlete button qClose athlete Closes this Dialog Go back to athlete management Cancel button Cancel operation without Saving Delete selected tests button button Export selected test Delete selected tests Press Save changes in upper left corner the CLOSE ATHLETE Entering a new athlete is easy identifier tag 5 search for this term If any saved tests exist you can delete by selecting events and clicking on this Export Data AlS Formatting option tting option Regular Forma data Output options Regular Formatting ALS Formaliling ri 4 Disregard and go back Cancel button Export button e After double clicking on any athlete in your database you will be presented with their personal de
46. red timing gates of professional sports teams Institutes and Universities worldwide Speedlight V2 15 ideal for not only elite testing but also every day training Speedlight has proven reliability and accuracy combined with cutting edge software The new Speedlight wireless gates now boast a host of features our users have been asking for Enjoy Speedlight V2 Gates Description The Speedlight Gate has the following components connection The supplied Antenna must be connected before use If you mislay an antenna use any 2 4Ghz wifi antenna that has the same connection fitting Charge socket It is recommended that you use the supplied charger to charge the Speedlight gt In the absence of the supplied charger any 19v DC voltage source that can supply 500mA will The connector is not polarity sensitive ent Laser This laser only turns on when the gate is alignment mode and is used solely for ent purposes NG This is a class 2 Laser low power device much the same as those used in simple laser 5 natural human blink reflex is fastenough to ensure no damage to the eye can occur However staring into these devices can and will cause eye damage LEDs ctivates only when the Speedlight gate is in Alignment mode begins a slow flash once connection to the Speedlight base is achieved G The Speedlight gate has a smart charger Led is ON when FAst charging is activated AND charg
47. s A decree defaultSquad HD Athlete in guad Add selected Flintstones athletes to selected squad p Athlztas in squad 5 GLiderpilots Athletes in squad 2 intermit Athlztas in sguad 15 Create new squad Delete selected squad s a search Box Addto squad Create a new squad Squad list Delete selected squad The AThlete management page allows the creation and deletion of athletes and squads Create a new athlete button Click this to open a dialog that allows you to enter athlete details for a new athlete More details here Athlete list Alan Andreou St Gate Li 2011 14 PII Angel Kampe Last test Apr 2011 19 Angel Kapetanovic Last test date 11 Apr 2011 2 mm Search Box Existing athletes appear in this list The list is in Alphabetical order Multiple selections can be made by holding the Control or Shift key down and clicking on athlete names The Orange highlight appears over all selected athletes A powerful search function is provided here You can type any combination of letters or numbers The search engine parses first name last name Import athlete data button Import athlete This button opens the import wizard dialog e Add to squad See the chapter on Squads o Create a new squad e Squad list defaultSquad Se Athletes in squad 3 Flintstones Athletes in zguad 4
48. s three Squads predefined If you look closely you will see a comment that tells you how many athletes are in any particular defaultSquad squad LIP Lets assume you want to create a new squad esten Flintstones im zquad 4 Create a new squad button NL USE Click this button once You ll then see the dialog below Simply type new squad name in the box at the top and click on save changes In this instance we have entered Bedrock and will later add Athletes to this Squad Bedrock Save changes Athletes in squad Last test data 1 0001 0 rons 660x445 Close s quad Go back to at m te management 4 Athlete List Athletes Alan Andreou Angel Kampe Last test date 11 2011 19 runs Angel Kapetanovic Last test date 11 Ap Remove selected athlete s from the squad Order bo run squad ine Name You will now be back in the Athlete management page Search for athletes you wish to add to the squad Select by clicking on them once Select multiples by using Shift or control while clicking on athletes Now you need to select the Squad you wish to add the selected athletes to As above just click on the squad desired to highlight then decree Athietes im squad 6 defaultSquad Athletes m squad 2 test 1 Athletes in squad Q trillion Athletas in zguad 12 Flintstones Athletes in squad 4 Add selected athletes to selected squad
49. sed to connect any switched device You can connect a SpeedMat here or maybe some switched starting blocks you have had custom made Checking this button disables this External Switch input In Essence it makes no difference if you leave this enabled when not using the input 10 Close option Close When checked the External Switch records a time when the switch is closed This is amn ideal option if you are using a SpeedMat to measure when the athlete reaches a certain spot by foot activation of the SpeedMat Open option When checked the External Switch records a time when the switch is opened This is ideal if you have normally open switch that becomes closed when the Cancel button Canet Cancels without saving changes Save and close button mm Gate Name 14 Each Gate can be given a Unique name or number Some users like to put a sticker with a name or Number on each gate to make identification easier 3 5 T cave configuration as preset button speedotrobe Timing Mode Selection ds speed ight Setup the distances and options for the test you want to run Altematively enable Freestyle mode to run through the devices in any order and as many times as you want When you have finished click Next Timing mode Options back to the connect gates screen Options Continue on to the next step
50. sts where you require ONLY a start and a split time at each gate Once all gates have been triggered timing will stop It is commonly used in a 40m sprint Freestyle Allows multiple splits to be collected from multiple gates Any gate can collect any number of splits If your test involves running around cones or running back and forth this is the mode you should set Last Gate decision Requires a minimum hadware configuration of 4 gates two which must be equipped with SpeedStrobes these being the left and right decision gates This test allows gate to be setup in configuration The runner starts timing by breaking beams on gate 1 They then sprint toward gate 2 When gate 2 is passed a Speedstrobe will light on either the left or right gate ahead The runner then proceeds to the gate indicated Agility Square Requires a minimum of 4 gates with 4 Spoeedstrobes This is more of a motivational than a measurement tool although split stimes for each athlete are recorded Gates are arranged in a Square witha nominal distance between gates depending on preference 5 meters works well This test is best utilised with two subjects Each subject is instructed to chase ether red or green The SpeedStrobes will switch to another gate when the athlete breaks the beams on the currently lit gate of their colour Please note that it is impossible to identify an athlete with this system so if a subject breaks an incorrect coloured gate
51. t contain batteries and draws its power from the USB port on your SpeedDisplay The SpeedDisplay is powered by to NON RECHARGEABLE AAA Alkaline cells Remove the battery cover on the rear of the device and replace the batteries when required Don t forget to put the red battery removal ribbon under the batteries Updating Firmware Firmware is the term used to describe the software that is embedded in your timing gates base unit and other peripherals Whenever you perform a new instal or upgrade of the Windows Speedlight V2 software from our website this firmware is embedded in the download Please follow the following procedures when attempting to upgrade firmware Speedlight Base Unit The Speedlight base firmware is automatically upgraded whenever you download a software upfdate of Speedlight V2 from the web This requires no user interaction You may be warned that this is being done and will be informed via a dialog box when it ais sucessful SpeedStart Each time you connect a SpeedStart the V2 software will interrogate the gates and should it find that the firmware in the SpeedStart is older than that embedded in your PC installation a dialog will begin instructing you how to upgrade the SpeedStart firmware using the USB stick slot on end of the device Speedlight TT gates Each time you connect the gates the V2 software will interrogate the gates and should it find that the firmware in the gates is older than t
52. tails and any test results you may have selected e Selecting tests of interest by clicking once or hold SHIFT clicking for selecting multiple events e Click Export Data and you will see the above dialog Speedlight V2 software has two export format options Both are simple CSV file type Formatting style can be selected as Regular or AIS formatting as used by the Australian Institute of Sport After making your selection on Output options click EXPORT and you will be prompted to select a folder for Export AIS Formatting option ALS Formatting Cancel button Cancel Disregard and go back Regular Formatting option Export button the data to a file SpeedLight Double click on an athle E Athletes Alan Andreou Angel Kampe Last test date 11 Apr 2001 19 muns Angel Kapetanovic Last test date 11 Apr 2011 2 rons Angela Karlin Last test date 11 1011 5 rume Ann Kasper Last test date 24 Now 2007 2 rons Anna Kaydos Last test date 19 Sep 2006 3 runs Art Barber Last test date 16 Sap 2001 3 runs Art Barchas Last test date Feb 2007 2 runs ash Create a new athlete 4 Batk to 1 Se A Inport athlete data j Back buttonCreate new athlete button Athlete list Import athlete data button Athletes and Squads Athlete management ete to view or edit the details and runs Double click on a squad to view or edit the details Squad
53. the data collected becomes invalid On the track Two things get accurate results good equipment and precise system setup One of the most overlooked areas in testing is accuracy of gate placement Ensure you use a tape measure when placing gates on the track An easy reference for gate placement is to ensure you have two tripod legs parallel to the running path and one perpendicular This perpendicular leg is a good reference to use for gate placement Read the following chapter to understand software operation during testing 2 E 1 7 9 4 6 5 squad Run button Save test data stop butte Tabular data table Athlete Management Reaction est Auto timing Ignore duplicate gate trigger ds peedLignt gt In this mode just press Go to start timing You can save the data to an athlete after the run has finished Reaction Test Change to squad Abort timing Ignore duplicate gate triggers Distance Split time Velocity 0 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m 0 0m Go to gates configuration Back button Data Graph This button changes it s function to START after a test has been automatically finished or stopped by pressing the button Once Abort timing this occurs SAVE you data if required i It is possible to run athletes a SQAUD or group Please see t
54. time after the laser will turn off This is normal e Gates will go back into alignment mode if mis alignment is discovered during the system health check prior to each of your tests e Client area If you require to run the system with multiple lanes select the number of lanes required 6 max with this control Please refer to our section Using multiple lanes Back button e Returns you to the home page and disconnects all connected peripherals Go to the home menu o Battery Level Indicator This is a visual indication of remaining Battery life Drop gate button a Disconnects a gate Next button Press this after you have connected the required number of gates connected to advance to the Gate options page where you cab define distances between gates and switching options Continue on to the next step Gate Options Bottom beam check Gate Name Top beam check All exithoption External top beam check Any entry option External bottom beam check Gate name lt x b Gates Ps Gate beams H Top beam External top beam Bottom beam External bottom beam All entry All exit Any entry Any entry or exi External switch Mel Open Close Save and clase All entry option Off option Cancel button option Clase option Save and close button Any entry or exit option Speedlight Gates have been d
55. to follow Amaximum of six lanes can be selected Set the number of lanes you require Connect gates to each lane Tests are ALWAYS in Freestyle mode so be aware that the system will continue timing until you press STOP You must save data to each athlete individually at the END of the test I0 Multilane Setup Number of Lanes Tum the gates and switches in the order you want to run through them Also tum on the kd displays Once you have 2 tumed the devices and they appear below press Next to continue Lane 1 Uu gt 0 Sa Lane 2 A Go to the home menu button o Gate Areas colour than the rest This lighter colored lane will capture any peripherals SpeedLights SpeedDisplays opeedStarts that are turned on Selection of any lane is done by clicking on a region The multilane mode just replicates a single lane test in Freestyle mode Once have connected the required gates to Lane 1 you then click on the region for Lane 2 and connect for this lane You do not need to have the same number of gates connected to any particular lane but it is recommened for comparison between athletes later o Next button Number of Lanes Tum the gates and switches in the order you want to run through them Also tum on the kd displays Once you have 2 tumed the devices and they appear below press Next to continue Go to
56. ubject has no idea when this occurs e Subject is ready for start either behind the first Dual beam gate or with a SpeedStart device and is watching the second gate s SpeedStrobe to flash green e When the SpeedStrobe flashes Green after a random period the timing begins at 0 0 00 e When the athlete activates the start device either a Speedlight Gate a SpeedStart or maybe even a SpeedMat connected to a Speedlight Gate the Reaction time is stored e From this point on splits are recorded normally Agility Square Reaction The Agility Square can test can be run with one or two athletes An option is offered to select the number of athletes you will be testing within the 2 software The aim of this test is more advantages in motivation than measurement Athletes find this a lot of fun when two athletes run this test simultaneously In essence the aim is for each athlete to chase their particular colour To run this test you need a minmium of 4 gates all with SpeedStrobes installed The Athlete starts behind the Start gate pair at will Setup and align 4 gates The distances are entirely up to your requirements Press Start You will notice that one of thye 4 gates will have a RED light and one will have a green light Instruct your athletes to prepare to start behind their gate red or green as defined by the operator Verbally instruct the athletes to start As soon as a beam is broken another gate will
57. utton Go to the home menu e Picture Returns you to the Homepage and disconnects all peripherals Don t forget to connect an Antenna e Picture Press the ON button and wait until the device appears as a graphic on this page If the battery in the device being connected does not have sufficient charge a warning will appear and the gate will not be allowed to connected until you recharge Once connected the gate will appear In the image below the gate has been configured to carry a SpeedStrobe so the Speedstrobe device also appears Each gate must be aligned which is done simply by pointing the aligning laser at the target on the reflector bar Please visit this page to learn about alignment This procedure is repeated until you have sufficient gates connected You may notice the button below the image of the Speedlight V2 Gate This allows you to disconnect a gate if required Now just press Next to take you to the Timing Gate configuration page o Help button 2 Shows you this help file Next button This control is greyed until you have one or more peripherals connected It should be pressed AFTER you have all peripherals required for your current test connected Home button Home Returns you to the Homepage and disconnects all peripherals 1 Client area i speediignt Number of Lanes Turn on the gates and switches in the order you want to run through them Also turn on the
58. with two balck crosses over the sensors This indicates that the sensors are disabled They are not required for a Vertical jump test o Next button Press Next Continue on to the next step Configure your test Athlete Management Start the Gales M Contact Flight Height Power Reactive Rolling Frequency 0 000Hz start button Jump Protocol Height m 70 0 000 Athlete weight Maximum Power Limit by number of jumps 0 000W Limit by number of jumps check Jumps 5 A Maximum Reactive Strength Index z 0 000 Number of Jumps Limit by amount of time Average Height Time limit seconds 0 000m Limit by amount of time check 10 Average Power 0 000W Time q Back Go back to the homepage Athlete weight 70 ES One of the most important parameters to enter is body mass Use up down arrows to change this value to suit your athlete Limit by number of jumps check nV Check this if you want to limit the test by a number of jumps Number of Jumps Adjust number of jumps Limit by amount of time check Limit by amount of time Check this if you want to limit the test by a number time i e a number of seconds Time Adjust Seconds here Start button Press Start once you are happy with your configuration Make the gates ready for timing Save Stop Star Jump Protocol Athlete weight kg m Limit
59. y passed completely e Plug the base unit into a spare USB port on your PC the software will advance to the next screen once communications to the Base Unit have been confirmed Press this to take you back to the Home Screen Go to the home menu Home button Qo rr Press this to take you back to the Home Screen 1 5 T Multi Lane Selector Help button Home button Hs speedlignt Number of Lanes Tum on the gates and switches in the onder you want to run through them Also tum on the lod displays Once you have 1 tumed the devices and they appear below press Nest to continue Go to the home menu 2 3 4 6 Back button Picture Picture Next button This page prompts you to connect peripherals such as Speedlight V2 Gates SpeedDisplay SpeedsStart SpeedMat As devices connect they will appear graphically on the screen N B If you selected a Preset the peripherals you need to attach will appear greyed on this screen Once connected they will appear in full color It is important to connect timing peripherals in the order in which you expect to run through them i e from start to finish Displays can be connected at any time Number of Lanes Speedlight V2 allows collection of sprint times from multiple athletes simultaneously 1 Refer to the section on Multi Lane timing for more detail Qo Back b
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