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6.
OPERATION VIA LAN
6.1
Preliminary information
The
FA-07
has an Ethernet port which allows for direct LAN connection, making the management of competitions from a
computer of the central system all the easier. The main functions used for managing competitions via LAN are :
1. Request to the central system, made by the referee via the [
Alt-1
] + [
NEXT
] keys, for information to be sent on the first or
subsequent match. The names and nationalities of the fencers, as well as the match’s beginning time, are shown on the
graphic display panel of the
FA-07
. Displaying names and positions helps avoid any errors. If necessary, the referee can
invert the fencers’ positions by pressing the [
Fencers
_
swap
] key on the remote control.
2. Announcing the start of the match to the central system by the referee (via the keys [
Alt-1
] + [
BEGIN
]). The
FA-07
now
begins to uninterruptedly send all of its data so that the central system can gather and transmit it to other visual display
screens and on the Web. When a match is underway the “Match Running” light (see Fig. 15) will appear on the
FA-07
.
3. Announcing the end of a match to the central system by the referee (via the keys [
Alt-1
] + [
END
_
final
_
approval
]). The
FA-07
will consider the match ended, and the “Match Running” light will be turned off, only upon confirmation that all such
information has been received. The operations for the following match take back from the point 1.
4. Request to the central system, made by the referee via the keys [
Alt-1
] + [
PREVIOUS
], for the data from the previously
concluded match, in order to correct any possible errors. The central system decides whether to accept the request or not .
For more information on management of the match via LAN, see chapter 6.5.
6.2
Software for the central system for managing competitions
Communication between the central system and the various
FA-07
apparatuses connected to the LAN takes place via the
CYRANO freeware protocol, developed especially for this application. Managing competitions that use this protocol is done
via the programme:
•
“
Engarde-PRO
”, produced by the company “ANPV-log SARL” (
www.engarde-escrime.com
).
This programme simultaneously manages apparatuses connected with the Ethernet port, such as the
FA-07
, as well as
apparatuses without an Ethernet port, managed manually as per usual.
6.3
LAN connections
The network should be set up by competent technicians. Connections can be made:
1. Via cable , using cat.5 or cat.6 standard network cables and standard Switch and Hub for distributing/routing the
connections to the various apparatuses which may be located in different areas. See Fig. 13.
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FA-07
FA-07
AREA 1
FA-07
Switch
FA-07
FA-07
AREA 2
FA-07
Switch
FA-07
FA-07
AREA 3
FA-07
Switch
Switch
Computer for
managing competitions
Fig. 13: Ethernet LAN with connections via cable
FA-07
FA-07
AREA 1
FA-07
Computer for
managing competitions
FA-07
FA-07
FA-07
AREA 2
FA-07
FA-07
FA-07
FA-07
AREA 3
FA-07
FA-07
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
wireless
switch
Fig. 14: Ethernet LAN with both cable and radio connections
