KronoTrax – Race User Manual
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1. 0000 00 00 wating Black Chery Truck Jack Peak Stock ovooooooo wating Black Fararti Killer Modifed 0000 00 00 watag Black F150 Lance Stock 0000 00 00 wating Red Bike Megan Street Prepare 00 00 00 000 wating Red Nissan Mommy Stock Tan Mercury Percella Stock Black Suburban Sheila Stock White Nike Sydney Stock O G CT i cS Ga Ss ic llc llc Sl eS cs ec ce E E E c a Finishing When a racer cross the finish line the longest running timer will stop and the status column will indicate finished in separate start finish line mode If in single start finish line mode then the one and only started timer will stop and the status will change to finished If more than one lap is required to finish a race in single start finish mode then each time the start finish line is crossed after starting a lap time will be captured but the timer will continue to count of course until all laps have finished In the event that a ready racer started but immediated stalls and race rules allow restarting then the ReStart toolbar button can be used to restart the last started timer After the stalled car has backed up behind the start line click the ReStart toolbar button to zero the timer and change the status from started to ready D N F page 16 of 20 If the racer fails to finish the course completely then the D N F toolbar button can be used to did not finish the racer The status f2. Merge delimiters Text delimiter Standard Standard driver name Car name Christina green Jeep Street Prepared D addy Honda Ch 400 Street Prepared Jack Peak Black Chery Truck Stock Filler Black Fararri Moadited Lance Black F150 Stack TE ar Tel Dasa le Character set OpenOffice Calc opening sample driver database csv file page 12 of 20 driver_db_sample_new OpenOffice org Calc File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help BSH alR BER F e XB driver name car name car number 1 Christina green Jeep street Prepared eis 2 Daddy Honda Cb 400 street Prepared 254 3 Jack Peak Black Chery Truck Stock 319 4 Killer Black Fararrl Modifed 175 5 Lance Black F150 stock 125 b Megan Red Bike street Prepared 111 F Mommy Red Missan stock 195 o Percella Tan Mercury stock fee 9 Sheila Black Suburban stock 196 10 Sydney White Mike stock 2F5 1A Sheet1 VES Sheet 1 1 Default 100 Driver database open in OpenOffice Calc append delete insert rows as required do not alter row 1 and do not add delete insert or move columns A E Defining the Main Race Grid the race list The main race grid has file menu functions to create a new blank race sheet or grid save the race to a csv file or open a previously saved race file With your driver database open simply double click the row of a racer to automatically copy of that driver s information into the main race grid The row in the drive
3. number of laps is set to 3 then the IR beam must be cross 4 times once to start the racer then three more times for each lap final lap finishes the racer Penalty amount msec if penalties such has hitting cones on the course cause a penalty enter the number of millisecond for each penalty here For example if one penalty is 2 seconds worth enter 2000 msec here 1000 msec 1 second page 8 of 20 Select TTU100 timer com port If the TTU100 timer is being used check this box Else uncheck it and select the Com port that the serial RF receiver is plugged into e g Com1 Help pdf file The pdf file path and file name of the KronoTrax help file It 1s normal set to this file unless the user wishes to use their own help file in which case enter the path and filename for it here Sound Waves files Three sounds can be played by KronoTrax The arming wave file wav is played when the race is armed The default is the gentlemen start your engines sound A sound can be played when a racer starts crosses the start IR beam A wave file can be played when a racer finished The sound play can be disabled for each of the three sounds using the disable start sound disable finish sound and disable arm sound It has been our experience that the start and finish sounds are useful for running the race provided they are short in duration 1 Enable start stop buttons If the user wishes to have the ability to c
4. Krono Trax Race User Manual Trac Tronix Last updated 2008 08 04 Software version 1 2 0 4 Software release date 2008 08 04 page 1 of 20 Table of Contents Kronodrax Race User Manua kyseiseen s E a E EE E E i l IE O e e E EE ET E TN l VY SENS Wy aana a E N 3 AOS 1c 6h E AS EAE AEE PE A A EIT AEE EA A E N EEE TT ER 3 Genine started TMS TAMA oisnean a a hide die ade eed aS 4 Krono AK SCDE S oeei a E E E E OE 7 Setting up the IR Beam Units ccccssssssssssssseessesseessesesseseseeseesesessseseeeeseeenenses 10 Diyet Database rane ne eet rm A ree Ene ee ae 10 Defining the Main Race Grid the race list cccccssssseseeceeeeeceeeaeeeeeeeaeees 13 ROMANS IN ACC escapee es E tneinco peat la setaincd easton nenca deinen iameseteaencoeta 14 aN cag Vid yaa E G2 cea eee nee ee tone eR eo ORR Ieee Ree aR ae rea TE ety ame 14 Ready and Starting see eiee oan a O e ea ee EAA enia O aae aa eaea Taite 15 FS DINO oerien E A T 16 DN Ferne E A E E A E AS 16 Pend 6 rs ere ne ee er E A E ee eee 17 Move Ad or delete a Racer nenene diced e a a sdeb a Bsaoens 17 NEW RA CCI Cr sires 5 esses teres enti E EATE E ATAN 18 jee Ul e oe oe Ee ET E mL O EA ME MEET TET A ELEC E ent yt 18 Restoring a Race Grid From the Backup file cc eececccsseeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaenees 18 SBT OWES CVE Oy E e e tert ene ence ree kre eee AE eet ae ee eee ee eee eee eee a eee eee ee 19 Practice Ra etree eR ee aS IT CET SIR ra ETA MST TAT ne nea
5. KronoTrax is setup for single start finish line mode a second IR beam RF channel can be used for split timing The IR beam RF reciver unit located at the split time point of the course must be set to split time mode Driver Database Although KronoTrax allows the editing of the race grid list directly it is recommended that racers be added to the driver database especially if they are frequent participants at your events Once the driver and car information has been entered in the driver database it is quick and simple to create a race grid To open the driver database click the driver db toolbar button IE driver db A sample driver database looks like page 10 of 20 i Edit Racer Jack Peak Killer Kimi R ikk nen Lance Megan Mommy Percella Sheila edit driver db green Jeep Honda Ch 400 Black Chery Truck Black Fararri Ferrari Black F150 Red Bike Red Nissan Tan Mercury Black Suburban Street Prepared stock Modifed F Stock Street Prepared Stock Stock Stock White Mike Stock Note that the sample driver database can be opened by clicking the open driver db button on the top left of the Edit Racer 1 e driver database window and selecting the driver db sample new 2 csv file Save ini B Database driver db sample new 2 cs Z Sample race cey My Recent Documents Desktop Mu D ae hy orate hy ease File name Plac
6. LED on the TTU timer will indicate when an IR signal has been received by the IR reciever and in turn received by the TTU100 timer It normally flashed quickly several times for each signal received which is a good indication of the wireless receiption You can reset the timers and status columns by using the Finish and then Arm buttons when everything is working and you are ready to start racing Printing Race Result When racing has concluded the race results can to calculated and printed or saved to file using the print race toolbar button This function will sort the race results by class and fastest time Racers which did not finish are listed after the finished racers while ones that did not start are listed last The results can be saved to CSV file for storage in a database like MS Access or MySQL or a spreadsheet applicaiton like MS Excel page 19 of 20 OpenOffice Calc where further processing can be done The results can also be saved in HTML format for publishing to a web site Technical Support Technicall support can be obtained by browsing to www tractronix com and nagivating to the support page http www tractronix com support html A techincal support question can also be e mailed to support tarctronix com TracTronix will response to the email as quickly as possible page 20 of 20
7. ONE De eee 19 Praun Race RESU ges fete teats tari Settee era taeda ven Gis seeders T ud ioe antinanaes 19 WC HIMICa SUP POEL dcssctevnatekcrssacticnceandsbausdassictsouttekanasaduneaadeeauusaiticdoattekanesamunesmdeeeuedixe 20 page 2 of 20 Overview KronoTrax Race is a Windows application programme custom designed for recording AutoCross race results It automates the recording of race results and allows the race list or grid to be built before hand KronoTrax uses timing input hardware such as the TracTronix USB timer called TTU100 or an older serial based interface MX1 When uses with the TTU100 timer up to four racers cars can be on the course at once one after another of course and their results will be timed automatically down to a thousandths of a second KronoTrax provides settings to configure the software for single channel infrared beams such as a single start finish line where one beam and infra red IR receiver handles both start and finish signalling When set for single channel mode only one racer car can be timed at once The settings can be changed for dual channel IR beams where one channel beam is located at the start line and the other IR beam set to another channel is located at the finish line When set for dual channel IR beam mode KronoTrax Race will be able to time up to four cars on the course at once The cars must start one after another KronoTrax Race provides a driver database utility for managing driv
8. ause a start or finish event by clicking the mouse on a toolbar button in additional to the RF signals received then check this checkbox Once checked the start timer and stop timer toolbar buttons are enabled Display measurements the display measurement includes calculating average speed and acceleration for each finished racer Note that the number of laps must be set to to enable this feature o Track length the distance from the start line to the finish line if not single start finish line or the length around the track if single start finish line checked This distance is in feet if not in metric or metres if in metric see below o Speed in metric The units for the track length field described above become metres when this field 1s checked else it is in feet When this field is checked the speed is calculated as track length time in km hr and the average acceleration 1s in km hr hr or km hr 2 Else the speed is in mph and the average acceleration is in miles hour hour miles hour 2 o Show acceleration instead of penalties If penalties are not being used then the user has the option to show average acceleration see above two items Okay or Cancel If the Okay button is clicked then the field values above are saved to disk file name is KronoTrax ini and these values become active If the Cancel button is clicked then the field values are discarded and no change to the active values takes place it is highl
9. ed by clicking the Change button otherwise just click the Next gt button as shown below page 5 of 20 iE Kronolrax InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Weck bo install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different Folder Y Install KronoTrax to C Program Filesi TracTronisikronoTraxt InstallShield When the installationis finished click the Finish button ie Kronolrax InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed KronoTrax Click Finish to exit the wizard Finish Cancel page 6 of 20 If using the TTU100 USB based timer plug the USB cable provided into the TTU100 unit and then to your PC TTU100 uses the same USB driver as a USB mouse or USB keyboard and if such a device has been or is already attached to your PC then TTU100 should be recognized by Windows right away If you do not have a USB keyboard or mouse and one has never been attached to your PC Windows will automatically load the driver called a HID driver when TTU100 is plugged in the first time Windows may require you to restart your PC KronoTrax Settings Open KronoTrax from either the desktop short cut icon created by the installation setup exe programme Kronolrax or from the Windows Start menu All Programs KronoTrax 4 KronoTrax Once KronoTrax has started open the Settings menu and select settings 22 Kronolrax Blan
10. ers cars When the usual racers are entered into the driver database it is a quick and simple matter to define the race grid a sheet or window that contains the racers listed from top to bottom in the order they will start The driver database can also be managed in any application that can read write CSV Comma Separated Variable length text type file formats such as MS Exell MS Access OpenOffice Calc or Base and others if the user prefers advanced sorting functions The main race grid can be created ahead of time to simplify the running of he race Racers can be added or removed at race time 1f required KronoTrax automatically saves race results to disk file every 5 seconds to minimize any inconvenience caused by a unexpected PC Windows programme shutdown The race grid can be reopened and the racing restarted where it was before the failure occurred Race results can also be saved in HTML format for easy posting to a web site Requirements Operating system MS Windows 2000 XP or XP pro Vista page 3 of 20 USB 2 0 or 1 1 version one port TTU100 is a full speed device USB bus powered Disk space 5 MByte Memory at least 50 MByte available after the operating system has started up Right click the task bar usually bottom of screen and select task manager Click the Performance tab and check the available amount under Physical Memory K 50000 or more needs to be displayed there Important Power management m
11. es ESV csv O Cancel Save as type page 11 of 20 To make changes to the driver database or add new racers racer driver car click the edit driver db button Simply type in the driver name car name class and car number data Note that the tab key will advance the cell point to the next field column or row and Shift Tab will move it backwards When the driver database is complete click the end editing button Save your work by click the save driver db button and enter a filename in the dialogue that appears and clicking Save Any application programme that can open and save files in CSV format can also be used to maintain the driver database This includes MS Excel MS Access OpenOffice Calc and OpenOffice Base To do so just save the driver db use the save driver db button and then start MS Excel for example and in Excel open the driver_db csv you just saved important do not delete insert or move columns in the Excel spreadsheet as KronoTrax will load them in column order When finish working with Excel save your work as a csv file for example driver _db_ 3 csv In the KronoTrax driver database windows Edit Racer open this file by using the open driver db button and select the csv saved in Excel eg driver db 2 csv Text Import driver_db_sample_new csv Import DE From ror O Fixed width Separated by Tab Comma C Other C Semicolon C Space
12. ge 17 of 20 Tt is highly recommended that the user does not add insert or delete a racer above the ready racer row or the last running timer Unpredictable results will occur racer number 6 Se Ed select function Co move racer to bottom Co insert racer delete racer New Racer Grid When the user is ready to begin creating a new main race grid simply open the KornoTrax File menu and select new A blank new race is created Open the settings menu and enter a race name appropriate for the race and click the Okay button Open Race If the user wishes to open an existing race prehaps one that was created before hand open the KronoTrax file menu and select open and from that select the csv file that represents the race file If heats or the same race 1s being ran multiple times once the heat is finished see Finishing a Race below save the main race grid by using the File menu using a file name that indicating which heat was just finished and then click the Arm toolbar button to reset the timers to zero and reset the status columns to waiting but otherwise the main race grid will not tbe altered Restoring a Race Grid From the Backup file In the unlike event that KronoTrax was forced to shutdown unexpectedly open the RaceBackup csv file to load the race data which was saved just before the shutdown Arm the race and start from the racer row that was started before the shutdown occurred page 18
13. ick the Arm toolbar button a Arm Select the racer row number that you wish to start racing from normally 1 page 14 of 20 Start race enter racer number to start From A cancel The racer row number that was entered above will be made ready The text ready will be displayed in the Status column When the start line IR beam is cross KronoTrax will be notified and that racer s timer will start counting Ready and Starting When a timer is available up to four with TTU100 and separate start finish lines or one in single start finish line mode the next racer down the race grid ready to start will be shown with ready in the status column If ready is not displayed in the status column for a racer then either all timers are busy or the timer is not armed see arming the race above Ifa car crossed the start line and their status in not ready the start signal will be ignored by the TTU100 timer or KronoTrax if using the serial port RF receiver On crossing the start line the ready racer s timer will start to count and the status column will indicate started page 15 of 20 KronoTrax Blank Race Name File Edit Settings Help 4 amp amp gt b 6 Arm Finish ReStat printrace editrace dnf penalty diverdb start timer Stop timer O ont Yoweri Yi Yate Yacht 5 loreen Jeep c hristina f Street Prepare 00 00 12 204 started Honda Ch 400 Daddy Street Prepare
14. k Race Name eStat oprintrace edt race drt The settings windows should appear which looks similar to the image below page 7 of 20 settings Race Name Blank Race Name single startefinish line i enable start stop buttons Humber of racers display measurements track length i od speed in metric show acceleration instead of penalties number of laps penalty amount msec 0 iw select TTUTOU timer com port help pdf file kronotrashelp htm sound wave files _ start sound Se disable start sound finish sound Amsdcheert way disbale finish sound arm sound Agmenstar waw disable arm sound Okay Cancel Race name this text is displayed in the title bar of KronoTrac It can be used to keep track of which race or which heat is being timed Single start finish line single start finish line mode uses a single IR beam set to start stop mode located at the start finish line The racer starts when the IR beam is cross and finishes when it is cross again thus the course is a loop If this field is not checked then separate start and finish line IR beams are used Number of racers set this field to the maximum number of racers in the main race grid Number of laps when the single start finish line mode checkbox is checked then the number of laps can be increased from 1 This number of laps must be completed in order for a racer to finish the race For example if the
15. of 20 Finishing a Race When all racers have finished or d n f ed the race click the Finish toolbar button When this is done the timer is disarmed and all running timers are stopped and marked as D N F Note that the start and finish line IR beams can be cross without triggering a timer when finished Practice Race It is highly recommended that the user practices a race before a real race is run Go through the steps of entering the settings in KronoTrax as required for your race environment create the main race grid from your driver database and arm the timer A real timer TTU100 or the RX1 serial timer is not required In the settings enable the start stop buttons see settings above Click the start timer button toolbar to start a racer off and clik the stop timer toolbar button to finish a racer Go through several racers and practice the D N F Function move racer buttom insert racer detele racer right click main race grid functions Also it is recommended that the user setup the IR equipment and timer together with KronoTrax and run a practice race to become familier with the equipment and how to interact with it using KronoTrax This will minimize the chance of errors running a race and hence avoid frustrating any participants Before racing begin test the IR and timer equipment with KronoTrax to make everything is working and within range before the actual race begins The triggered
16. or that racer will indicate D N F Note that the user can click the row for the racer that D N F and then click the D N F Toolbar button and select okay or the user can type in the row number for the racer that D N F whichever you like KronoTrax Blank Race Name File Edit Settings Help R a g 6 lie Arm Finish ReStat printrace edit race dnt penalty diverdb start timer Stop timer ee E oreen Jeep Christina Street Prepare 0 942 mph Black T Truck Jack Peak aa Black Fararri Killer Black F150 Latice Red Bike Megan Red Nissan Mommy Tan Mercury Percella Black Suburban Sheila White Nike Sydney a A A A A A A A A A AA ay ee Pefee fo Lh fe lag ma I ey a es wt Penalties If penalties are incurred during the race such as hitting marker cones then the penalty toolbar button can be used to mark penalties for a racer Click the row for the racer which incurred the penalty and then click the toolbar penalty button to apply the number of penalties The setting page is used to set the penalty amount see settings above Move Add or delete a Racer During the running of a race if a racer fails to start and must be moved to the end of the race grid list or a new racer must be added or a racer failed to show up and must be deleted right click the applicable racer row and select the required function as shown below for the 6 racer on the list pa
17. r db that was double click is appended to the main race grid meaning added to the end of the list Note that the driver database or edit race window can be sorted by just clicking on the column title For example clicking on the car name column title will sort the driver db by car name Clicking on the class column title will sort it by class This makes finding a racer out of a large database easier If the driver or racer 1s not in any of your driver databases then it can be put in the main grid by clicking the edit race toolbar button and typing in the Car Car Name Driver and Class data When finished editing click the end editing toolbar button The user page 13 of 20 can also right click any row in the main race grid while not editing the race and select either move racer to bottom insert a racer a row or delete racer current row The current racer is shown by the highlighted row 4 racer number 8 Seles select function Co move racer to bottom f insert racer O delete racer Running a Race When the main race grid contains all the racers in the required start order you are ready to begin racing assuming that the IR beam s IR receiver s and TTU100 timer is already setup and working Arming the race The purpose of the arm timer function is to allow the start or finish line to be cross before and after the race without triggering timing functions When ready to begin racing cl
18. ust be disabled set to always on or presentation mode The PC must not go into standby mode while the race is in progress The USB must not be put into suspend mode standby while KronoTrax is in use See your Windows settings control panel power options or power management The System Standby option should be set to never Getting started installation The installation of KronoTrax Race is performed by an install setup exe programme found on the KronoTrax CD ROM If an update to this software was provided over the Internet or email attachment special installation instructions will be provided To install the KronoTrax software from CD ROM simply load the KronoTrax CD ROM disk into your CD or DVD CD drive and the installation software should automatically start up If not start Windows Explorer Start menu Accessories Windows Explorer open the CD drive normally D or E depending on what hardware is installed in your PC and then open setup exe page 4 of 20 i Kronotrax InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Kronotra The Installshield Rh Wizard will install KronoTrax on your computer To continue click Mewt WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties The installation is fairly straight forward the default choices should work well in most cases The installation folder can be changed from the default C Program files TracTronix KronoTrax if requir
19. y recommended that the settings are not changed while the race is armed and racing has started page 9 of 20 Setting up the IR Beam Units single start finish line When KronoTrax settings are set to single start finish line mode see above description for KronoTrax Settings a single IR beam is located at the start finish line That is one IR beam that when crossed starts a racer and when crossed again finishes the racer The IR receiver unit needs to be set to start stop mode See the IR receiver unit user manual for instructions Note that it is possible to have physically separate start and finish lines if two IR beam are used but both IR receivers must be set to start stop mode separate start and finish lines When the start line and finish line are physically separate lines and up to four racers can be on the course at once then the start line IR receiver unit must be set to start stop mode and the IR receiver unit at the finish line must be set to split mode When KronoTrax receives a start stop RF signal it will start the next ready racer if not all four timers are already running When the next start stop RF signal is received KronoTrax will start the next ready racer again up to four running timers possible When a split RF signal is received by KronoTrax the longest running racer is finished The next split RF signal received will finsh the next longest running racer and so on split times when
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