Westhold Race Manager User Manual
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3. 9 358 liv 7932 5 peus 256 3 ren 5 pe R 12 7358 gt moms s Note that if you accidentally press the Caution button too late and more than 1 car has gone by that is ok The partial lap will still automatically be deleted Fig 3 1 8 6 Scoreboard mana co n xe vc Jun xn 7055 2 Blom m s Han 735 Am 295 4 am 1995 dim Vo B Male 7358 amp 170453 mm bent as aje Ex Say you pressed caution here This is M E Fig 3 1 8 T anon D p D ET The lineup in this case is based on the previous lap completed lap 6 index 28 Fig 3 1 9 below Page 44 Original Pos Pos 1 E 1 000 1 B 1 Laps 2 3 1 Laps E 4 12 1 Laps 5 5 9 27 624 Fig31 9 Note that anything can be changed by highlighting the crossings you want to change and right clicking the mouse button on the crossings screen Just select how you want to change the highlighted crossings mistakes you might have made Fig 3 1 10 E33 You can correct Lap ETT e serte 229 Tue heme sen
4. 0 F DEMO MODE on Fig 3 1 1 2 If the yellow flag is thrown after at least the leader has crossed press the Caution Score button See fig 312 Page 40 Elepsed Tine E Fs ie Paws E vci Juss 2 Jon 7356 2 0000 has 2 2 sso 2 ssm 2000 3 zm aom TEE 200 esoo aom a ma Atleast Leader has 258 aan 5 ieo 1 of AT sige Rek pes eB cuno SR Saup Asin Tini NE ENE Press this button Fig 3 1 2 The lineup screen will pop up showing the order See fig 3 1 3 below Note how cars 99 and 36A are first and second and in the order they crossed before the caution Now cars 36B 93 are drawn from the previous crossing And 12 comes in at the end Page 41 Diginal Modified Pos 3 lag 3 lag a 1 0 000 1 0 000 2 EN 0 002 E EN 0 02 aen 2 Laps sen 2Laps 5 T 4 1 Laps 4 1 Laps 5 12 2 Laps 5 12 2Laps E Update _ Scoreboard Fig 3 13 Now as the cars cross the start finish under caution Hale 7350 Jn 7355 che rne 7359 7250 Cars that already crossed are not
5. SS mar pace T 1 zl Fig 2 3 11 1 Single Tab There are several columns in the Crossings window Most are self evident The last column Hits Power has very useful data This data can help trouble shoot your setup It can help determine if a transmitter is mounted poorly or there is possible external interference to the system Page 20 ee Rowe z ene zs the sm 2 N S Chee ame ANES A Fig 2311 2 All Tab Each transmitter transmits its serial number over and over again very rapidly on a periodic basis The Hits number indicates how many times the system saw the serial number being transmitted as it passes by the starifinish line detection point The faster the vehicle crosses the detection point the lower the Hits number will be The Power number is a measure of the transmitters signal strength Strength numbers below mid 30s indicate possible problems either with the transmitter location or poor cable connections in the antenna loop coax cable Hints 1 As each vehicle crosses the start finish verify that the powe
6. E CET L e a LEE Tin n EAS El 2 E Bp kem for 1 BEES e e i om m m EE o 0 1 om m m E ires B HEE a meni Fig 232141 Page 33 r ue men C 7 89 HI Note all crossings after the Lo m iw ee BEER oum molum mom P Nr Fig 2 3 21 4 2 2 3 21 5 Delete Lap manually inserted lap may be deleted by highlighting the manual lap ie Lap 1 and selecting Delete Lap from the pop up menu 1 os 2 jum i moo S 1 m io wee cmm gt pun emn 255700 ped e re mm om men 7 eem s 559 3 n 2 Fig 232151 Page 34 2 3 22 Results Tab When the Stop Button pressed and a timing session is concluded the Results tab on the Crossing window becomes enabled Clicking on the tab shows the final results view of the session in
7. Westhold Race Manager User Manual Version 1 39 0 8 This manual was written for use with the TimePro Race Manager for Windows software version 1 39 0 7 through 1 39 08 This manual and the TimePro Race Manger software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved This manual and the TimePro Race Manager software may not be copied except as otherwise provided in your software license or as expressly permitted in writing by Westhold Corporation WESTHOLD Copyright 2002 2007 by WESTHOLD rights reserved Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Use of the TimePro Race Manager software and other software and fonts accompanying your license the Software and its documentation are governed by the terms set forth in your license Such use is at your sole risk The Software and its documentation including this manual and WESTHOLD software maintenance and extended maintenance if applicable are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind and WESTHOLD AND ITS LICENSORS HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS WESTHOLD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT WESTHOLD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT
8. Fig 2323 1 a 104 Fig 2324 1 2 3 24 1 File gt Open Results Menu Item Select the lt File gt lt Open Results gt menu item to open previously saved results and display them on the screen Open results may be adjusted using the Adjust Laps and the Set Green Set Caution ete features described above on the crossing screen only The results may then be re saved Page 36 2 3 24 2 File gt Save Results Menu Select the lt File gt lt Save Results gt menu item to save the results on the screen 2 3 24 3 File gt Save Results As Menu Item Select the lt File gt lt Save Results As menu item to save the results on the screen to new file 2 3 24 4 File gt Close Menu Item Select the lt File gt lt Close gt menu item to close an open results file and clear the data from the screen 2 3 24 5 Options gt Font Menu This option is used to change the font size of the place and crossings grids text Note that the font is not saved when closing the program me D ue TET Fig 23245 1 2 3 24 6 Export Menu Item The export menu allows the race data to be exported to HTML files or comma separated ASCII text files for either uploading to a website o
9. Semis T weed SET TepaPPat eo SePsareos sunt ndm roan ann rb ce atone nuo Delete Fata Lace fer Caton Seem For T Use ace Rosts FRE IF Count Fist Closing a Count Fist Ciossingon Ronan to Green Track Langh T Senses ina Lans IT hulo Deke Patel Laps loi Red Rag v Dewo MODE ON Sene Tua Fig 211 1 2 1 2 Set Min Lap Time This is used to set the minimum acceptable lap time It is used to prevent unwanted detections such as when car spins out over the antenna and crosses it multiple times or when a transmitter is accidentally brought near the antenna or some other point where it can be detected by the Decoder set the minimum lap time click on the Set Min Lap Time button and enter the number of seconds in the window that pops up Fig 2 1 2 1 Click OK when finished or Caneel to abort the operation Note The crossing on the crossing screen will be Gray in color Page 7 Enter Minimum Lap Time E nu Seconds Cancel Fig 212 1 2 1 3 Set Min Power This is used to set the minimum acceptable detection power level It is used to prevent unwanted detections from stray transmitters on the edge of the Decoder detection range To set the minimum power click on the Set Min Power button and ente
10. Count Depending on the selections made in the Setup page sometimes a crossing may not be counted For example after a returning to green from a caution the first crossing is not counted if the Count First Crossing on Return to Green checkbox is not checked If the competitor has say gone to the pits and upon their return the crossing must be counted then select the Force Count selection See Fig 2 3 21 1 3 below Page 28 ee es ee a 20 ioe ume mm Jus teme 8 per pe fa jm Boa 1 gnam faas E le cms m 1 so oo asso 1 amas pm E 1 went ito om opis Upc E just returned to green s a _ ph 4 svor EE Fig 2 3 21 1 3 Force Count Page 29 ans emite Fe A TE TE EZ ame mw lame ums 8 Boa 1 qnan om RMS m e cmme i 9m I sse cens 2500 E m ae 2 2 cme 2 am
11. Note This adjustment is only a rough adjustment It cannot be used to place a vehicle in exactly the correct spot Be very careful when using this feature When used it may cause a vehicle to appear in the incorrect spot Upon the next crossing of the vehicle over the start finish the vehicle will get an actual crossing time and be sorted in the correct order To more accurately add a lap use the Insert Manual Crossing feature described in section 2 3 21 2 The text box may be used to add notes that may be referenced later To make changes to the car number or assignments left mouse double click on the line that will be changed This will bring up a dialog box where the changes can be made Page 19 Seral Number 087 Car Nunber 5 First Name Last Name Four Fig 2 3 10 3 Assign Make the changes and press the OK button Pressing the Cancel button will cancel and changes made Note Any changes made here will not be reflected on the assignment template 2 3 11 Crossing Window The Crossing Window is used to display all crossings There are three tab selections for this window ALL Single and Results By selecting ALL every crossing by every vehicle will be displayed By selecting Single the crossings of a single vehicle selected on the Place Window will be displayed To do this click and select the desired line from the Place Qualify Window See section 2 3 22 for information on the results tab
12. THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED FURTHERMORE WESTHOLD DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY WESTHOLD OR A WESTHOLD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL WESTHOLD ITS LICENSORS OR THEIR DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF WESTHOLD OR A WESTHOLD AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY In event shall WESTHOLD total liability to you for all damages losses and causes of action whether in contract tort including negligence or otherwise exceed the amount paid
13. checked the operator should click on the Start button just as the green is thrown but before the vehicles cross the start finish The very first crossing will not be counted The subsequent crossing will then be counted as the first completed lap Caution Score Button The Caution Score button is used when the caution crossings will be scored All crossings in this case will be scored unless the Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Cautions checkhox described in section 2 1 4 1 See the tutorial section 3 1 for a guide to split scoring Red Flag Button Ifa red flag condition occurs pressing this button will cause a red flag to be enabled All crossings affected will be highlighted in red See section 2 3 18 for details on the lineup screen When the red period is over click on the Start button to go back to a green condition Page 24 2318 Note Leave red even if running under yellow until ready to go back green then press Start button unless scoring yellows then press Start button and press Caution Score Lineup Screen When the Caution Caution Score or Red Flag buttons are clicked a screen with the current lineup will appear showing the order the cars crossed the start finish line during the last complete lap it will show the last race position depending on whether or not the Use Race Results for Lineup checkbox on the Setup page is checked LL i
14. positions on the scorcboard Be sure to select the proper number for the scoreboard being used To do so use the up and down arrow buttons next to the control to increment decrement the number 2 1 11 3 Scoreboard Type Use the scoreboard type list box to select the type of scoreboard that will be used Daktronics This is for Daktronics scoreboards operating with the All Sport 5000 series controller In order 10 use this option there are certain settings that must be made to the All Sport controller First the console must be placed in proper configuration by using the code corresponding to transponder usage and the proper scoreboard Second place the console in race mode not qualify and press either Display Time or Display Laps button Generic This is for scoreboards that are programmed to work with the generic scoreboard protocol provided by Race Manager Both All American scoreboards from Everbrite as well as TSI Timers scoreboards can be configured for operation with Race Manager Note that a separate hardware or software update may be necessary from the scoreboard manufacturer Please contact the appropriate manufacturer for additional information Page 11 2 1 11 4 Enable Scoreboard Output Before the Race Manager software will output data to the scoreboard this checkbox must be checked 2 1 12 Network Broadcast Control This section contains the controls to set up the software to act as an information broadcast serve
15. s ca Tea a a m svor Fig 2 3 21 1 4 Crossing is now counted 23212 Insert Manual Crossing This is done by selecting a car in the Place Qualify window on the left and selecting which crossing the manual lap should be inserted before on the Crossing window Page 30 Ene emi DEMO m pe pe 87 e ee a e mm mem or 2 1 mr Say we want toinserta Z0 crossing here eee EE mm je e 2 E er E Pow ae um 2 emo EZ H sn xo apn pend sj 8 Tenes EO Fig 2 3 21 2 1 Highlight Driver car will get a manual lap inserted before first car crosses Note that the manual lap is created such that it is exactly halfway in time between the crossing immediately before and immediately after the point it is inserted Manual laps are useful if a car misses the antenna loop by perhaps driving through the infield area Page 31 2 3 21 3 Decors eme
16. scored Page22 SSS lt a FT m p i mum E Fig 2 3 15 1 Caution Ifthe Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution checkbox on the Setup page is checked a partial lap will be deleted and not scored p en s E ee i cure Fig 2 3 15 2 Before Caution Button Page 23 2 3 16 2347 Lap FT EL T 1 el E Sio or onas mm wma Crossings are deleted ie marked as caution and not Fig 23 15 3 Auto Delete Partial Lap When the Caution button is clicked a screen with the current lineup will appear showing the order the cars crossed the start finish line during the last complete lap See section 2 3 18 for details After the caution period is over click on the Start button to go back to a green condition If the item Count First Crossing on Return to Green is checked on the Setup page described in section 2 1 8 the very first crossing over the start finish line will be scored If this is the case the computer operator should wait until all the vehicles have passed the start finish when the green is thrown before clicking on the Start button Ifthe option Count First Crossing on Return to Green is not
17. age is used to create a mapping between transmitter serial number identifications and vehicle numbers and participant names Page 13 Serial number Fig 2 2 1 Transmitter Columns sort able Click on a THESES column header to sort ascending or descending On Track Assign LATE M DET 0 azm Ez EE E mn a 2 Fig 2 2 2 Assign Tab 2 2 1 Assignment Template List A list of available assignment templates is show in the box at the top of the screen Each template has a set of mappings between transmitter ID and car numbers A template may be selected at any time even during but NOT RECOMMENDED NOTE Be careful when selecting a template during a race as this will change what is displayed on the Timing screen as well as on the scoreboard The assignment template can be viewed as a class or even a heat assignment Usage will vary depending on the user and how they choose to organize the assignment templates Page 14 2 2 2 Add New This is used to create a new assignment template Click on the Add New button and a window will pop up asking for an assignment name Type in a name and click OK when done Click Cancel to abort See Fig 2224 New Assignment 2 2 3 Delete This button is used to delete an assignment template To delete a templ
18. al e Fe 1 m 1 5 op 3 2 2 assu 5 m mm js 5 3 13 007 Pre Fig 23 18 1 The left hand side of the screen shows the lineup according to the scoring system The right hand side is used to modify the scoreboard output Adjustments can be made on the right hand side of the screen To do this you click on one of the entries on the right so that it is highlighted Then click on one of the buttons on the right to either move the selected entry up or down The Top button moves the entry all the way to the first place position The Bottom button moves the participant to very bottom of the list The Up and Down buttons move the entry up and down one position respectively Once you are satisfied with the rearrangement the Update Scoreboard button may be clicked to send the modified arrangement to the scoreboard The Update Network button may be used to send the modified update over the RMonitor feed This is useful for updating devices with the lineup that use the RMonitor feed Page 25 2 3 19 2 3 20 2321 Note 1 Modifications on the Lineup screen do not change the actual positions of the cars The modifications are for the benefit of the scoreboard display Note 2 While the Lineup screen is displayed the scoreboard will not update positional changes in non scoring cautions conditions Finish Button Click the Finish button right before the leader ta
19. ate click on the template to from the list and click the Delete button This will permanently delete the assignment template and all the assignment information 2 24 On Track Assign The On Track Assign window is used to create the mapping between the transmitter ID and the vehicle number Select the assignment template from the list of assignment templates Now enter new data or modify existing data from the template First enter the transmitter serial number which is four numbers This is found on the outside of the transmitter Then enter the vehicle number and other relevant information It is not necessary to enter driver names but it can be helpful when generating reports later on To create a new entry simply hit the Enter key on the PC keyboard and a new line will appear delete an entry simply highlight the data to delete and hit the Delete key on the PC keyboard 2 2 5 Number of Laps The total number of laps may be entered in the edit box When the total number of laps is reached during a race the race is automatically finished as if the Finish button on the timing page were pressed This gives every competitor one more valid crossing Note that if this feature is being used the number entered should always be verified prior to a timing session since the number of laps for heat races are often different than that used for the feature race Page 15 2 26 Track Length The track length is the length of t
20. counted again Farm 2 ool 44 Fig314 The lineup screen will still show what is in figure 3 1 3 To correct the lag values you can hit the Reset button on the lineup screen See fig 3 1 5 This is not necessary The lineup will still be correct The number of laps displayed on the scoreboard should be lap 5 since that is the leader s current lap Page 42 Original Pes To lag Pos Ne 1 E 0 000 1 2 0 002 2 as 3 EJ 3 4 17 36 979 4 5 2 1 Lops 5 12 Fig 3 1 5 3 In the case where it is decided that the caution will not be scored and the leader has crossed before the caution is thrown hit the non scoring Caution button Fig 3 1 ES 2 noe ati View jei 2 pose ee T rr Dem Ee mms mm EPI af sae canon nent s Fig 3 1 6 Only leader has crossed The partial lap will automatically be deleted Fig 3 1 7 Page 43 Roce Manager Lap 6 Teen scent Ti gt Fig 3 1 7 subsequent crossings will also not be scored 358 7332 E Hale BR mus ded ris vc Tene o dedu Mave m ise crie zi ww me 5 i de 7350 20 Den 7856 6
21. d output Note A number other than 0 must be entered for the session on the Assign Tab screen if you want to count downwards Otherwise the display will count upwards 232 Down Checkbox If this checkbox is checked and the number of laps entered on the Assign Tab screen is greater than 0 then the lap display will indicate the number of laps left in the race If this checkbox is unchecked the lap indicator will indicate the current lap Once the countdown reaches 0 the counter will stop at 0 even if more laps are run 2 3 3 RMon Practice This is used on conjunction with the RMonitor feed If the checkbox is checked the transmitted session name will include the word Race in it Otherwise it will not This is useful for software or devices which use this feed to indicate whether the session is a practice session or a race session 2 3 4 Qualify Place View Button This button toggles the Place Qualify window between a running order or place display and the qualify display In the place display the current running order is show with the leader at the top The Qualify view will display the current qualifying order sorted by fastest lap NOTE This view may be changed during a race or qualifying session However the scoreboard display will also change so caution must be used when selecting the view Each column s contents are described by the header at the top of the column The Tx ID column also displays additional infor
22. e cma 3 diam an Ebe ae s 3 ur nns Ime me 4 eme an 4 E FREE GE Fig 2322 1 Results Tab De Deet EE NE mom M Simoes ce d E Sg m som em tw E im nem Fes P EFT 7 Be A sn nh t TEE Anan Fig 2322 2 Results Screen The results may be manipulated using the buttons on the right hand side of the screen Highlight the competitor to modify and click one of the buttons on the right hand side to move the competitor The Refresh Network button is used to send the modified results to applications that use the network broadcast or RMonitor feed Page 35 Note After manipulating the results the data must be saved Do this by selecting the menu item lt File gt lt Save Resulis gt or lt File gt lt Save Results As 2 3 23 Print Buttons There are two print buttons One button will print what is in the Place Qualify window the other button will print all crossings found in the Crossing window The functionality of the left print button will print the appropriate information depending on whether the software is in qualifying or place mode as defined by the Qualify Place View button Note that the button will change text to indicate what will be printed Button changes text depending on view mode selected b CHAC RESULTS
23. e the typical flow of operation by the user 21 Setup Tab The setup page includes a number of parameters used to set up the software to communicate with the RMS and scoreboard 2 1 1 System Status Control The System Status Control box is located in the upper left corner It indicates the current status of the system The 3 boxes within the section initialize with the words Not Found and the background will be in red color Ifthe RMS components are found they boxes will display the component serial and version numbers and the background color will be green Typically the first time the system is started the software will not discover components Some setup must first occur Follow the procedure below to initialize the system Click on Set IDU Comm Port in the System Status Control box A list box will appear with the operational com ports Click on the com port that the IDU is connected to Be sure the IDU is powered on and the Track Side Decoders are connected to the IDU and also on Page 6 Click the button Race Manager will attempt to discover and communicate to the RMS components When it successfully locates the components the indicators will light green and display the components serial numbers Note Not all systems will have a Daisy Decoder so this indicator will remain red and display Not Found This is ok Fie PER ous ame Meda vac E TT CC ESS TT
24. ed after returning to green condition In this case the start green flag button is pressed as the flag person throws the green flag and before the vehicles have crossed the start finish 2 19 Score Red Flag Laps 24 10 If this box is checked when clicking red flag button the laps will count instead of not being scored in a typical red flag circumstance Auto Delete Partial Laps for Red Flag Tf this box is checked when partial laps will be marked as red when pressing the Red Flag button on the timing screen For instance if there are 10 competitors on the track and two vehicles cross the starVfinish line before the red flag is thrown the crossings by the first two vehicles will be automatically marked as red Page 10 2 1 11 Scoreboard Control This section contains the controls to set up the scoreboard In order to use the scoreboard to display data you must first properly connect the computer to the scoreboard controller The PC must have a second available RS232 serial port in order to use the scoreboard Be sure to have the PC and scoreboard controller connected before enabling the scoreboard output 2 1 11 1 Set Comm Port This is used to select the port that will output data to the scoreboard Click on the Set Comm Port button A window with a list of ports will appear Select the appropriate port and click OK Com T Com 2 Com Fig 211111 2 1 11 2 Total Positions This control is used to set the number of
25. een 2 3 19 Finish Button 2 3 20 Stop Button 2 3 21 Crossing Window Pop Up Menu Used to modify crossing status 2321 1 Changing Crossing Type 23212 Insert Manual Crossing 23213 Delete Crossing 23214 Insert Lap 23215 Delete Lap 2 3 22 Results Tab 2 3 23 Print Buttons 2 3 24 Menu Items 23241 File gt Open Results Menu Item 23242 File gt Save Results Menu Item 23243 File gt Save Results As Menu Item 23244 File Close Menu ltem 23245 Options gt Font Menu Item 23246 Export Menu Item 2324 61 Export gt HTML Menu Item 232462 Export gt CSV Menu Item 23247 Help gt Menu Item Tutorials Split Score Guide 18 20 2 2 2 2 25 26 26 26 30 32 30 30 35 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 35 35 39 39 Page 4 User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 General Information The Westhold TimePro Race Manager software is used to control the Westhold RMS electronic race timing system It has a simple and clean interface to facilitate the operation by the user 1 2 Requirements In order to install and use TimePro Race Manager you must have the followin IBM PC or compatible with 128M Bytes of free memory or more and at least 20M Bytes of free hard drive space on your computer Microsoft Windows 95 98 ME XP Windows NT 4 0 or above Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro XP Home It is recommended that you have the latest service pack for each operating system 1 3 Installation Place the CD in the computer The insta
26. for the Software and its documentation Page 2 Table of Contents Introduction 1 1 General Information 12 Requirements 13 Installation 14 Quick Start Overall Description 21 Setup Tab 2 1 1 System Status Control 212 Set Min Lap Time 213 Set Min Power 2 14 Caution Handling 214 1 Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Caution 2 1 5 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution 21 6 Use Race Results for Lineup 217 Count First Crossing at Start 2 1 8 Count First Crossing on Return to Green 219 Score Red Flag Laps 2 1 10 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Red Flags 2 1 11 Scoreboard Control 21 111 Set Comm Port 21112 Total Positions 21113 Scoreboard Type 2 1 11 4 Enable Scoreboard Output 2 1 12 Network Broadcast Control 21121 Set Parameters 21122 Enable Server 2 1 13 RMonitor 21131 Set Port 21132 Enable 2 1 14 Default Track Length 2 1 15 Demo Mode On 22 Assign Tab 2 2 1 Assignment Template List 222 Add New 223 Delete 224 On Track Assign 225 Number of Laps 2 26 Track Length 227 Print Line Up 23 Timing Tab 23 Lap Display Box 232 Down Checkbox 233 RMon Practice 232 Qualify Place View Button 22 5 Scoreboard Button 236 Elapsed Total 237 Elapsed Green 238 Refresh Network 239 Scroll Lock 23 10 Place Qualify Window 2 3 11 Crossing Window 2 3 12 Unrelated Crossings 2 3 13 Pre Start Button 2 3 14 Start Button 2 3 15 Caution Button For non scoring cautions 2 3 16 Caution Score Button 2 3 17 Red Flag Button 2 3 18 Lineup Scr
27. g a data stream will be unable to connect to the service and obtain race information 2 1 14 Default Track Length Click on the Default Track Length button to bring up a window that allows the entry of the default track length This is used to set the default track length when creating a new transmitter assignment template I 0 000 Miles Cancel Use Metric Units Fig 2114 1 Click on the Use Metric Units checkbox to change the type of units to use for the speed calculation 2 1 15 Demo Mode On When this checkbox is checked the software is placed in a demonstration mode This is useful for leaming about the system without having all the hardware equipment connected In this mode it is also possible to output scoreboard data and test the scoreboard feed In Demo mode the software will output transmitter numbers from 1001 to 1010 in random order when the race view is active The race information will continue until the Finish button is pressed If the qualify view is active the numbers 1001 1005 will be shown with each of the transmitters numbers making 4 crossings Note that the lap times are not realistic numbers They are simply used to demonstrate some of the software features and exercise the scoreboard output Note System Status Control com ports will turn yellow with DEMO MODE inside of them Also recommended to leave Min Lap Time set at 0 sec other wise the demo mode will not work 2 2 Assign Tab The Assign p
28. he lineup is created based on the order the cars crossed the start finish Typically this box is let unchecked Note Check box if wanting to put lap cars to rear of the field 2 1 7 Count First Crossing at Start If this box is checked the first crossing will be counted as a lap Otherwise if the box is not checked the first crossing will not be counted but the second crossing will be counted as the completion of the first lap Typically this box is left unchecked First crossing eot Tae uem ue 3 Rer lar i D nam s Cs e E 1 Count First Crossing at Start is checked Page 9 Em teb Fin crossing N 1 al i A sun IPAE men PPA Fig 2 1 7 2 Count First Crossing at Start is unchecked 2 1 8 Count First Crossing on Return to Green If this box is checked the very first crossing after return from either a caution or restart to green condition will be counted In this case the start green flag button is pressed after all the vehicles have gone by the starifinish and the flag person has thrown the green flag If this box is not checked the very first crossing is not scor
29. he track in miles or kilometers depending on the default mile km setting found on the Setup page When a new assignment template is created the default track length from the Setup page is entered for the new template Note Make sure both track lengths match so that speeds will appear on Timing Screen 2 2 7 Print Line Up This prints the assignment template currently open Click on the Print Line up to print a copy of what is currently displayed on the On Track assignment screen 23 Timing Tab This page is used during timing and scoring operations The current running order or qualifying order is displayed on the left hand side window and the crossings are displayed on the right hand side qom ist E m Em x Tr pem Tem pe E E 7 d Eme 1 2 1 Mm wm 2 mum y tm me 2 mim ae BETS 1 j a ame 2 amet br aa nint B e Fig 2 31 Page 16 2 3 1 Lap Display Box This displays the current lap if the Down checkbox is unchecked If the Down checkbox is checked the display shows the number of laps left in the race If the scoreboard is enabled the lap count will also be reflected in the scoreboar
30. kes the checkered This allows each competitor to be scored for only one more crossing All subsequent crossings are recorded but not scored This prevents the leaders from being accidentally scored if they do not get off the track right after crossing the start finish line NOTE If not able to click Finish button before leader crosses start finish then make sure to press Stop button before leader gets back to start finish again Stop Button Click the Stop button to stop all scoring When this is done a window will pop up and the user is given a chance to save the results of the timing session Type the name of the file to save the data as and click OK If Caneel is clicked no data is saved However it is still possible to save the data by going to the menu item lt FILE gt lt SAVE RESULTS Crossing Window Pop Up Menu Used to modify crossing status pop up menu will appear by right mouse clicking when the mouse pointer is over the Crossing window Various selections may be made to change selected crossings from pre start to green to caution to scoring cautions and red conditions There are also four other selections Insert Manual Crossing and Delete Crossing These selections are used to insert a manual crossing or delete crossings manual or electronic for the driver selected on the running order window on the left hand side of the screen The last two selections Insert Lap and Delete Lap These selections are used to insert ful
31. l lap to or delete a full lap from a single car or the entire field 2321 1 Changing Crossing Type Individual or multiple crossings may be selected for and their crossing type changed by first highlighting the desired crossing and then right clicking the mouse with the mouse cursor in the Crossing window Select the desired choice such as Set Caution and the crossing type will change This is a very useful feature used to correct mistakes such as accidentally pressing the Caution button at the wrong time Page 26 ES Fig 2 321 11 Crossing window right clicked Page 27 zm So e te ue wes eme 8 PHurm m ER SER 7 EE o c o 4 2 EINE 2 arto Drow 1004 1 05022 255 00 2 n tud Be t Hm E3 5 ams 1 2500 ES n 52 Sie a 1 mm a imgtigted ong NC EAE BE O NE e ees i pes hon onn Sila eT Fig 2 3 21 1 2 Highlighted Crossing Changed Note Be careful using this feature It is a powerful feature but can have unintended consequences There is a special crossing type called Force
32. llation program will automatically start on most computers Some computers vill not do this If this is the case click on the Windows START button and then click on run Type in CD DRIVE LETTER gt Setup exe Example DaSetup exe This will start the installation program Follow the instructions for installation A Windows Desktop icon will be created along with a program folder under the lt START gt lt Programs gt location 14 Quick Start Before starting the software verify the hardware has been configured properly Be sure all the cables are connected and secure Make sure the PC is connected to the RMS IDU box via RS232 serial cable Power on the IDU A green power indicator on the front of the IDU will light up Start the Race Manager program by double clicking on the Desktop icon or selecting the program from the location When the software is started for the first time some warning messages may appear regarding the setup of com ports and the RMS Fig 1 4 1 This is normal Click on the buttons for the warning messages Page 5 A Cannot Open Serial Port cartins ches Power check and select tort Fig 14 1 2 Overall Description program is segmented into several logical sections These are indicated by tabs at the bottom of the program window The three sections are Setup Assign and Timing The tabs are set up from left to right in an attempt to indicat
33. lows each driver to finish the current lap when the caution drops This only works with the Caution Score button Check the Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution checkbox When the non scoring Caution button pressed partial laps are highlighted and deleted crossings are still there but not counted If wanting to count the lap check Count First Crossing on Return to Green when green flag is waved before the leader crosses the start finish line to count the lap This is acting like the yellow was never deleted and it will count the first crossing which will put the lap count where it would have been if had taken the lap If you choose not to take a partial lap and consider a lap not complete until the full field is pass the start finish line then DO NOT check Count First Crossing on Return to Green Attn If you press the Caution button before the leader goes by the auto delete function will not know that the previous lap was a partial lap It will end up auto deleting the previous lap even though it might be complete Software cannot know that this is the case Page 39 Raco Managor Te Doo Hep Selen Stunt mus Dass De st Self Corm Peri 0 ESS 5 4 I Sextet Sele Lap Tine mm TT but Dalta Pata Lano ir Ret Flas _ TORA Pan 3 To Ser TRAP Po Dg T Enable stank
34. mation besides the transmitter transponder ID number If the battery of the transmitter is low 1 day or less battery life the word Batt will appear next to the transmitter ID 2 3 5 Scoreboard Button The scoreboard button opens up a scoreboard control dialog The G button informs the scoreboard to turn on its green light The Y button turns on the yellow light and the R button the red light The Clear button will send reset command to the scoreboard which will either blank the scoreboard or put all zeroes into the scoreboard positions Note that not all scoreboards will respond to all the buttons Page 17 236 2 3 7 238 239 Fig2 35 1 Elapsed Total The elapsed total display shows the total time that has elapsed since the Start button was pressed The time is displayed in hours minutes seconds format When the Finish button is pressed the time stops updating This feature is useful for noting if a race is going beyond its allotted time frame The information is saved along with the race information Elapsed Green The elapsed green display shows the total time that has elapsed under Green flag conditions The time is displayed in hours minutes seconds format When the Yellow Red or Finish button is pressed the time stops updating This feature is useful for noting the time it has taken to run the race under race conditions Refresh Network Clicking this button causes Race Manager t
35. o send information via the Network broadcast and RMonitor data feeds This is useful for forcing an update when something has changed Scroll Lock This causes the crossing screen from scrolling when the RMS detects new crossings Click on the Scroll Lock button to toggle this feature on and off This is helpful when wanting to go back and check on a lap or vehicle that might have lost a lap and would like to find it 23 10 Place Qualify Window The Place Quality Window on the left side of the screen is used to display the current running or qualifying order When the window is displaying the place view the right mouse button may be clicked and a pop up window will display and allow the software user to adjust laps up or down for a vehicle and make notes To do this a vehicle must Page 18 first be highlighted Use the mouse cursor to click on the desired line in the window and select the vehicle Then right mouse click and click on the NOTES selection to bring up the lap adjustment window as show in the figure Tb oum Beet Hd Lap 2 m DEMO pepe Tem ertum aT 878 ba 2 p 2 ole mms o 7 s mum la mm 0 Fig 2 3 10 1 Place Qualify Window Adu ee o Adjust laps up or down Add notes Fig 2 3 10 2 Notes Clicking the up and down arrows of the Adjust 4 entry will increase or decrease the number of laps for a
36. r for further processing We coe eee Fon ee Ec Fig 23246 1 Page 37 23 24 61 Export gt HTML Menu Items lt Export gt lt HTML gt lt Place Electronic Results Exports only the electronic place results lt Export gt lt HTML gt lt Crossings Single Exports only the crossings data for a single selected competitor lt Export gt lt cHTML gt lt Final Results gt Exports the modified results from the Results tab page lt Export gt lt HTML gt lt Full Session Export Creates final results page with links to all the single crossings report for each competitor 2 3 24 6 2 Export gt CSV Menu Items The CSV exports operate just like the HTML exports except comma separated CSV files are generated 2 3247 Help Menu Item This option is used to identify what version of software is being used and copyright information ap j 2 eae case DEMO tans us 2 2 mme res lips Le Fig 222474 Page 38 3 Tutorials 3 1 Split Score Guide This section describes how split scoring works In this tutorial we will count caution is the leader plus one more competitors cross the starfinish before the caution is thrown 1 Caution Handling Setup Check the Finish Lap on Caution checkbox This setting al
37. r numbers are consistent and above high 30 s 2 If on transmitter has numbers on average lower than the rest by about 10 then that indicates the transmitter is not mounted in the same way as the other cars the Power number is low then the transmitter should be relocated to a better position 3 Ifthe Power number is in the good range about 40 and above but the Hits number is low compared to other cars this indicates poor mounting position This means that the transmitter is not being seen very well It could be that the transmitter is in a recessed location surrounded by metal or facing the wrong direction Label side of transmitter should fact the antenna loop 4 If the Power number is good but the Hits number is erratic at a given speed this indicates either poor mounting or interference 5 Low power number on all vehicles indicates poor connectivity in the wiring or poor mounting on all vehicles Page 21 23 12 Unrelated Crossings When transponders are not assigned to a competitor under the Assign tab the transponder number will show up in RED under the crossing screen At any point during the race the transponder may be assigned to a competitor under the Assign tab Note DO NOT set any extra transponders within 50 Feet from scoring loop cable in ground of track and cable running from tower to track or any computer equipment Computer IDU and Decoder These can be picked up inadvertently 23 13 Pre S
38. r that can broadcast information to an IP address on a network wired or wireless This feature is used in conjunction with programs such as the Westhold RM Viewer a software application used by announcers and other personnel monitoring the race from a networked computer The IP Address shown in the window is the address of the computer the Race Manager software resides on Sesten Carnal Dome dig TT Frat Secebond Duar tu rene Cae ETT roc IF EndieSens Sa Paanan Fig 21121 2 1 12 1 Set Parameters This is used to set the IP port that the information service will broadcast over The default is 6000 2 1 12 2 Enable Server enable the network information broadcast server this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled the RMViewer software or other software using this data feed will be unable to connect to the service and obtain race information 2 1 13 RMonitor This section contains the controls for outputting an RMonitor protocol stream This is similar to the Network Broadcast Control Section 2 1 12 However the output data stream is different and is used to support software and hardware devices that use this protocol 2 1 13 1 Set Port This is used to set the IP port that the RMonitor information will be broadcast over Page 12 2 1 13 2 Enable enable the RMonitor information broadcast server this checkbox must be selected If this is not enabled devices expectin
39. r the number of dB in the window that pops up Click OK when finished or Cancel to abort operation A typical threshold number is about 19 20 dB Some experimentation may be necessary to pick an appropriate value Note Can leave set at 0 Fig 213 1 2 14 Caution Handling This group of controls is used to set parameters for how caution conditions will be handled Finish Lap on Caution Only for Scored Caution This feature is used to handle split scoring situations If the box is checked the competitors will be scored only once when the cross the start finish after the Caution Score button on the timing screen is pressed If not checked all scored caution laps will be counted when computing the position of the competitors This is also used in situations when competitors race to the yellow 2 1 5 Auto Delete Partial Laps for Caution If this box is checked partial laps will be marked as caution when press the non scoring Caution button on the timing screen For instance if there are 10 competitors on the track and two vehicles cross the start finish line before the caution flag is thrown the crossings by the first two vehicles will be automatically marked as caution Note Read tutorial section for information on split scoring Page 2 1 6 Use Race Results for Lineup If this box is checked the caution lineup will arrange competitors based on their last race position If the box is unchecked t
40. tart Button This button is used to pre start timing session The crossings are recorded and shown on the crossing window but not scored This is useful for verifying that each vehicle has a transmitter and that it is functional properly Pre start crossings are highlighted in blue See fig 2 3 13 1 below Note Highly recommended to use on pace laps before start of race Lap E Em ems Ties 3 E B am usa m 0 00 00 _ mms ers We E sl fhe am em blue Fig 2 3 13 1 Pre Start crossings in 23 14 Start Button begin a timing session click on the Start button It is not necessary to select an assignment template from the Assign page If no assignment template is selected or a blank one is selected the display will only indicate the transmitter ID numbers Although it possible to change a template selection during a session it is NOT recommended as this will change the output to the Timing page and the scoreboard 23 15 Caution Button For non scoring cautions Ifa caution occurs this button may be pressed and a caution condition will be enabled This causes the crossings on the Crossing Window to display the affected crossings in bronze if it is in the view crossings are highlighted and will not be
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