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Manual

Photo Finish OPTIc2.NET

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5

Camera Position

The camera of the photo finish system must be set exactly on a straight line with the finish
line. Depending on the sport discipline it needs a different angle to the finish line (5.1 Lens
Angle).

The picture above shows the camera straight to the finish line. This is the correct way to set
the camera.

The picture below shows the camera not straight to the finish line. In such a way it is not
possible to take correct pictures!

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Summary of Contents for OPTIc2

Page 1: ...Version E160712 Manual with Software OPTIc2 NET...

Page 2: ...outside of the device only with a smooth cloth Detergents can cause damage Never submerge in water never open or clean with wet cloth The cleaning must not be carried out by hose or high pressure risk...

Page 3: ...TIc2 OPTIc2o and OPTIc2n is in conformity with the following standard s or other normative documents s Safety EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 EMC EN55022 2006 A1 2007 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2...

Page 4: ...Type of Sport 19 6 1 1 General 19 6 1 2 Track and Field with Anemometer 19 6 1 3 Track and Field without Anemometer 19 6 1 4 Horse Race 19 6 1 5 Dog Race 20 6 1 6 Rowing Canoe 20 6 1 7 Cycling 20 6 2...

Page 5: ...de 57 12 2 1 Start Time of a Class 58 12 3 Insert Row s 59 12 4 Delete 59 12 5 Import an Excel list 59 12 6 Export an Excel list 61 12 7 Import a List Layout 61 12 8 Export a List Layout 61 12 9 Expor...

Page 6: ...o Finish 78 19 1 IEEE 1394 PC Interface 78 19 2 IEEE 1394 Cable and Connections 79 19 3 Network Cable with RJ45 Plug 80 19 4 Optical Cable and Fiber Optic Adapter 80 19 5 Lenses for the OPTIc2 81 19 6...

Page 7: ...ber connector 4 Socket for motor zoom 5 Socket for photocell 2 x 6 Fuse for camera F1 T1 6A 7 Input for external power supply 9 to 36 VDC 8 LED for OK status 9 Banana Socket Data output for display bo...

Page 8: ...standard model OPTIc2 has only standard Firewire connections IEEE1395 whereas the model OPTIc2o has additionally an optical Firewire connection for long distance between camera and PC OPTIc2 The stan...

Page 9: ...mera adjustment 3 dimensional camera adjustment Zoom Lens Z75 12 5 75 mm F1 2 Motor Zoom MZ75 12 5 75 mm F1 8 remote control from PC Motor Zoom MZ160 16 160 mm F1 8 1400 remote control von PC Wide ang...

Page 10: ...t the finish line is scanned 1000 times per second Each of these pic tures records a small piece of the object If the speed is adjusted correctly it shows the ob ject in the right size The next exampl...

Page 11: ...click to go back to it The main windows are Overview Picture Photo finish picture in a small scale overview View 1 e g evaluation picture or camera 1 View 2 e g zoom picture or camera 2 Camera Previe...

Page 12: ...f your language is not integrated in the software it is possible to translate it yourself You can load the language files by clicking on the second button at the very top Press now the right mouse but...

Page 13: ...use a certain IEEE1394 cable see point 18 2 IEEE 1394 Cable and Connections 4 2 Camera connected to an optical cable If you connect a camera with an optical cable you need an adapter GLAS1394 or Distr...

Page 14: ...able have a larger cop per diameter and are made for heavy duty The larger copper diameter is important to supply the camera directly from the Distribution Box OCD2 via network cable 4 4 Camera connec...

Page 15: ...1 Infield Cam2 Stage The camera name you can input and edit in the camera dialog Here you switch between the different camer as and also edit the camera name e g Cam1 Sand Cam2 Gras No matter where yo...

Page 16: ...he finish line Depending on the sport discipline it needs a different angle to the finish line 5 1 Lens Angle The picture above shows the camera straight to the finish line This is the correct way to...

Page 17: ...finish and the camera height the camera angle can be calculated Our most commonly used C Mount zoom lens Z75 has an adjustable camera angle from 7 75 mm to 31 12 5 mm Camera angles for C Mount Lenses...

Page 18: ...the better is the adjustment 5 2 2 Scan Rate The finish line is scanned by the photo finish camera between 100 and 3000 times per sec ond The adjustable scan rate depends on the speed of the object th...

Page 19: ...that are not listed below It is adjusted for general use standard 6 1 2 Track and Field with Anemometer Set this mode for track and field when using an ALGE TIMING anemometer WS2 If you select the cor...

Page 20: ...aight to the finish line as the athletes cannot be occluded by each other We recommend using the selection General under Type of sport 6 3 Track and Field Athletics We recommend using the selection Tr...

Page 21: ...distance of the camera to the nearest lane as well as the necessary camera height for a track with 6 or 8 lanes The upper number in each box of the table is the camera angle see sketch one page back...

Page 22: ...25 0 15 6 22 2 14 6 19 9 13 7 7 m 40 9 24 8 36 4 23 8 32 4 22 9 28 8 20 6 23 7 19 2 23 1 18 1 20 8 17 3 8 m 39 3 30 2 35 5 27 9 32 0 26 0 28 9 24 2 26 1 22 7 23 6 21 4 21 4 20 19 9 m 37 4 34 1 34 3 3...

Page 23: ...m the nearest track Finish Line of Athletics Track The finish line must be painted in white on the track At the point where the track markings cross each other on the finish line you must have a black...

Page 24: ...ut of the barrel or the e Start flashes to get a better contrast Fire start gun or e Start The start shot or flash is automatically recorded and shown in the picture on the screen At the start of the...

Page 25: ...under Type of sport Please read the description for track and field For dog races no painted finish line exists Read the above section of horse races and adjust the camera as described as well for do...

Page 26: ...rence for the group A rider that has more delay to the previous finisher than the gap in this field will have a new time if he is within this gap time he will be listed in the same group of riders The...

Page 27: ...Value If you activate the regulator it adjusts the brightness automatically to the Desired value The automatic brightness adjustment works only in a limited area This function controls the digital ga...

Page 28: ...e quality in a negative way M Gain The brightness can be enhanced electronically The adjusted value should be 1 if possi ble If you have too low light conditions at this gain range you go up with the...

Page 29: ...u want to use for recording Therefore it is neces sary to adjust the pixels used for recording Often you do not want to use the lower or upper pixels since there is something unstable in the picture e...

Page 30: ...lick on the button Q Focus near to have the best focus for objects near to the camera far to have the best focus for objects far from the camera R Iris bright opens the iris to brighten up the picture...

Page 31: ...oftware Adjustable are pan tilt and roll Please note that the adjustment of each function works very slowly smooth adjustment at the beginning and speeds up the longer you click on the button U Pan le...

Page 32: ...focal length 7 Set Pixel lag B on zero This adjustment is optimal if the scan rate is corresponding with the actual speed 8 Depending on the brightness of the picture that you see on the monitor set t...

Page 33: ...ard look and tries to follow the rules for Windows programming This makes the operation for Windows experienced users very easy Most functions of the OPTIc2NET are integrated in the menu bar The most...

Page 34: ...camera if the camera has power supply green LED ready must be on or if the driver for the IEEE1394 connection is working When clicking with the left mouse button on this icon a pull down menu opens wh...

Page 35: ...hows C0 start and C1 finish When using a distribution box it shows C0 C1 C3 C4 C6 and C7 If you click on the channel icon with the left mouse button it will switch this timing channel off If you click...

Page 36: ...g can be a single race or a series of competitions e g meeting over several days In this meet all the data of the meeting is stored The meeting is split in four sections Meet Session Events and Heats...

Page 37: ...synchronization it automatically takes the time of the PC If you want to executed an external synchronization you can enter the time of day and then effect a start impulse through channel c0 Start Aft...

Page 38: ...an still read it if the software is e g in Japanese If your language is not translated yet you can do it yourslf Open the Excel file OPTIc2Net_English United States xls by clicking on the Excel icon s...

Page 39: ...by cable or radio Cable connection for start Radio connection for start Attention A radio start with an ALGE TIMING radio device e g TED or WTN has an exact delay of 0 1 seconds In order to correct th...

Page 40: ...lso 12 Heat List Import a list layout It is possible to load the default layout of a heat list or a layout that the operator creat ed himself Export a list layout It is possible to store the actual la...

Page 41: ...o text are taken from factory setup of chosen language Edit rest of heat list Disqualifications In the heat list is a field called Disq Disqualifica tion We have a list of disqualification reasons int...

Page 42: ...s field will have a new time if he is within this gap time he will be listed in the same group of riders It is possible to switch each cycle time between the gap and the symbol for same time by clicki...

Page 43: ...ery important for ALGE TIMING in case of problems Time Window A window opens that shows the net time of a race it is marked with the evaluation line Docking In case you lose a window of the OPTIc2NET...

Page 44: ...he color of the Time Cursor The Time Cursor is the line that shows the time in the picture Result Line on off It is possible to show the Result Line of each competitor in the picture The result line i...

Page 45: ...get to the manual of the software The manual will be shown as a pdf file You can also open the manual by pressing the key F1 If you press on the arrow behind the software version a table opens that s...

Page 46: ...ed scale 9 1 View 1 This is the main picture that you must use for evaluation You can adjust the zoom scale that is ideal for you Please note that if you use a zoom scale below 100 you are not able to...

Page 47: ...er picture part Use this to adjust the Pixel Lag if the scan rate is not well adjusted or if the competitors reach the finish with a speed that is too fast or too slow The pixel lag is also adjustable...

Page 48: ...light blue Start When you click on this button it changes to another icon Each icon has a different function Start is ready The starter can start this heat at any time Start is blocked If you receive...

Page 49: ...e recording goes on When the button shows the camera does not record at all Start time In this field the start time of the heat is shown When you press on the left arrow the list of start impulses ope...

Page 50: ...a continuous running time This is useful e g for cycling or long distance running races 10 1 Tool Bar of the Timing Window Motion Detection When you activate the Motion Recording it automatically reco...

Page 51: ...ed from the start to the photo finish system by cable or by radio If it is transmitted by cable there is no delay If you transmit it by radio it has a delay When using an ALGE TIMING radio TED or WTN...

Page 52: ...or if the display board ignores impulses from the motion detection To output it on the display board press the button 11 Evaluation of Races The photofinish picture is not a usual picture It scans the...

Page 53: ...es e g sprint races in athletics it is the easiest way to use the track identification for the evaluation Adjust the camera so you see all tracks as you need it for the race leave enough space on the...

Page 54: ...a adjustment and then click on Export lane setting and afterwards Im port lane setting to prepared heats 11 4 BIB Evaluation Make the evaluation with bib numbers ID number e g for events with a mass a...

Page 55: ...titor You can switch it on or off and adjust the colors If this button is orange it will show the result lines showing results lines on If you click on this button you can adjust the colors of the res...

Page 56: ...Disq Disqualification of competitor You can select different reasons for the dis qualification e g DNS did not start DNF did not finish DISQ disqualifi cation etc If you want to change a competitor fr...

Page 57: ...ut anemometer Move the Time Cursor to the right position Press the right mouse button for bib evaluation Input the bib ID number Click on arrow next to bib number and select group If you open the fiel...

Page 58: ...art time for the complete class you must first switch to the class mode by clicking on the icon 12 2 1 1 Import a Start Time from the Impulse Log for a Class Grab with the mouse the start time in the...

Page 59: ...u adjust below in Amount of rows 12 4 Delete If you click on the Icon Delete it opens a pulldown menu Now you have the following possibilities 12 5 Import an Excel list It is possible to import an Exc...

Page 60: ...you want to import Select the headers by clicking with the right mouse the imported list is shown button on the header that you want to change The possible headers are shown Click on the header that...

Page 61: ...and drop It is also possible to import list layouts that you stored in previous events 12 8 Export a List Layout To prepare the header of the heat list for an event might take some time It is possible...

Page 62: ...t will print the Meet name Here you can also input other important information for the meeting that is also printed Im portant is to also select the correct SPORT Type of sport there are sport specifi...

Page 63: ...sions move the mouse to Session 1 of the race struc ture and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu opens and you click on In sert new session If you want to insert additional events move...

Page 64: ...al heats at once Move the mouse to the heat were you want to add below new heats and click with the right mouse button A pull down menu opens and you click on Insert new heat Adjust the number of heat...

Page 65: ...the OPTIc2 camera is automatically synchro nized with the PC time of your computer If you want to synchronize the OPTIC2 camera with another timing device this is also possible In the footer the time...

Page 66: ...m start The start gun icon is now shown which means the system is ready for a sync impulse If you want to synchronize it with another timing device connect the start banana sockets of both systems wit...

Page 67: ...h the IDCam the operator of the photo finish system does not depend on the written finish proto col and he can start to evaluate the result immediately after the finish arrival The OPTIc2 NET software...

Page 68: ...by Ethernet To adjust the IDCam Ethernet connections do the following adjustment Click on Connection Click on Setup IDCam 15 1 1 OPTIc2 camera and IDCam are connected at the same PC The IP address mu...

Page 69: ...e IDCam at the same PC Start the OPTIc2 NET software Make sure that the photo finish camera OPTIc2 works You must see the picture of the camera Start the IDCam software Make sure that the IDCam works...

Page 70: ...LGE TIMING TdC4000 ALGE TIMING TdC8000 TdC8001 ALGE TIMING Selftimer SF3 Dbnetsoft Serial Handshake dbnetsoft Transponder Manager Digitech Master My Laps Orbits My Laps P3 Protocol My Laps Toolkit Tcp...

Page 71: ...or BOX for Chronelec Tag Heuer o C1 for others Click on the arrow to the left of Timing Click on Device it is four lines below Timing It shows on the right side of the line Device the symbol to open a...

Page 72: ...on Leser Port 3601 Line End Delimiter 13 10 Programm neu starten 16 1 2 Mylaps Verbunden per Netzwerk Device MyLaps_Orbits TCP Client IP Adresse von PC Port 50000 Auf PC Muss die Ausgabe der Anzeige f...

Page 73: ...n the tran sponder mapping with the bib of a competitor that carries this transponder The transponder mapping table can be integrated into the OPTIc2NET software by reading an Excel table To start the...

Page 74: ...the Transponder Line to show the tranponder lines in the photofinish picture The icon must be orange that this funcion is active If you click on the icon Color of Transponder Line you can select the...

Page 75: ...iming com alge download software OPTIc2NETSetup exe IEEE1394 Driver for OPTIc2 http www alge timing com download Software Driver OPTIc2Driver exe Camera Hardware and Software http www alge timing com...

Page 76: ...cordable DVD memory stick etc Input Impulse input resistance 10 kOhm against 5V resolution with 1 Volt falling flank hysteresis about 2 Volt Output 5V DC stabilized total max 120 mA Operation keys PC...

Page 77: ...ASCII Data Format The data format has 24 ASCII characters The 24th character is carriage return It sends every 1 10 second one data string The fourth character is a point for the running time running...

Page 78: ...IEEE1394 cable Alternatively you can insert a PCI card or PCI Express card in a desktop PC Most IEEE1394 interfaces of desktops have a type A or C plug Notebook Most notebooks have an IEEE1394 interf...

Page 79: ...connectors of type A B or C ALGE CODE DESCRIPTION PICTURES AA 6 to 6 Pin AB 6 to 4 Pin AC 6 to 9 Pin CC 9 to 9 Pin BC 9 to 4 Pin The following cables are available from ALGE IEEE 1394a cable 2 m 6 pi...

Page 80: ...tical Cable and Fiber Optic Adapter The OPTIc2o OPTIc2n and the Distribution Box OCD2 have an integrated multimode adapter for fiber optic cable This adapter is the interface between the IEEE1394 and...

Page 81: ...s if the finish line is far away 16 to 160 mm F1 8 Wide Angle Lens L8 5 wide angle lens very light sensitive used if the camera is very close to the finish line 8 5 mm F1 3 19 6 Tripod and Gear Head T...

Page 82: ...cable 260 xx Further it includes a speech amplifier for communication between starter and timing operator Advantages of the Distribution Box Synchronization of up to three connected photo finish camer...

Page 83: ...IEEE1394a 6 pin connection to PC 11 Socket RJ45 for Network cable to camera cross cable 12 On switch 13 Banana socket Impulse Start A C0 14 Banana socket Impulse Start B C3 15 Banana socket Impulse S...

Page 84: ...tion it is easy to install the cabling for the complete system It is possible to adjust the channels of the distribution box in a way that you can trigger the recording of the photo finish of the spri...

Page 85: ...acing with Several Tracks Horse race tracks often have more than one track next to each other e g sand track and grass track For such an installation a Distribution Box makes the cable installation fo...

Page 86: ...uency Adjustment 0 1 ppm at 25 C Internal Battery lead battery 12 V 2 2 Ah Power Supply 9 15 VDC Temperature Range 0 to 50 C Connections 3 x start input banana socket 3 x finish input banana socket 3...

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Page 88: ...Photofinish OPTIc2 NET Page 88 Subject to changes Copyright by ALGE TIMING GmbH Rotkreuzstr 39 6890 Lustenau Austria www alge timing com...

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