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Last Revised 7/28/14

BestTrack

Champ Timer

Finish Line Timer

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and

OMMAND

ANUAL

VERSION 4.0

Timer Manufactured By:

SRM Enterprises, Inc., Producers of BestTrack

Pinewood Derby

Tracks

P.O. Box 53, Forest City, IA 50436

641-585-2299 or toll free 1-888-582-2299

2008-2014 SRM Enterprises, Inc.

Timer Electronics By:

eTekGadget, 36 Matuk Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538

(845)-229-5189

www.eTekGadget.com

IMPORTANT! Use only the 12V power supply
supplied with your timer! Wrong power supply
voltage will damage your timer & void the warranty!

See
Troubleshooting
Tips on page 10

IMPORTANT!

Unplug

any solenoid start gate
before using the
Linesetup program with
your timer.

Summary of Contents for Champ Timer

Page 1: ...82 2299 Copyright 2008 2014 SRM Enterprises Inc Timer Electronics By eTekGadget 36 Matuk Drive Hyde Park NY 12538 845 229 5189 www eTekGadget com Copyright 2004 2014 eTekGadget All Rights Reserved 1 I...

Page 2: ...ed to race spectators Useable with or without a computer connection Computer interface standard Race times resolved to 00005 seconds Race times selectable to send 3 4 or 5 decimals Reset button and or...

Page 3: ...nish line so that operating parameters may be easily set or changed to your preference without having to know the commands IMPORTANT Unplug any solenoid start gate while using the Linesetup program 2...

Page 4: ...nter timer hole punched in your track Tighten a nut on this bolt to hold it in location This nut also provides spacing so the sensor wires will not get pinched 3 Slide the timer over the end of the tr...

Page 5: ...mounting slot at the edge of the track near the start lever and mount the Reset Switch Bracket as shown in the picture below Use a hex nut to fasten the bracket to the track 6 Attach the Start Gate Sw...

Page 6: ...mp Timer and any COM port on your PC You may also use an RS 232 Serial to USB conversion cable to use a USB connector on your computer Use the CD that comes with the USB to Serial adapter to install t...

Page 7: ...he switch to be un pressed before the race and pressed when the race starts then the push on terminal needs to be on the NO contact as indicated below 10 Plug in the Photo Finish Devise if you have on...

Page 8: ...any other programs running that use the same COM port such as a race manager program To start the Champ Timer Setup Program simply double click on the LINESETUP4 EXE program name Select the COM port...

Page 9: ...the hardware setup If you have version 7 or lower we suggest upgrading to version 8 or higher Do not run the Champ linesetup exe at the same time with any racing software as the programs will interfer...

Page 10: ...to make sure that no debris is blocking the sensor Look at the LED light that shines down on to the track and make sure it is pointing straight down and did not get pushed up into the aluminum housin...

Page 11: ...ble or not understood the Champ Timer Finish Line will send a question mark cr lf 3 1 Brief List of commands 3 1 1 Race Result Commands ra Force end of race return results then reset rg Return results...

Page 12: ...rp commands op cr Reads current setting of placement character op0 cr Set to a op1 cr Set to A op2 cr Set to 1 op3 cr Set to om Set Read lane mask Mask off the lane specified until reset with om0 on...

Page 13: ...000 mode This changes the Champ Timer finish line to use the DTX000 format ox1 cr Go into DTX000 mode ox0 cr Return to Champ Timer lower and upper case mode ov Set Read reverse lane numbering ov cr Re...

Page 14: ...the communication parameters and reset into the DTX000 mode until a ox0 cr command is sent The communication parameters for DTX mode are This protocol is supported so that you may use the Champ Timer...

Page 15: ...he start of the photo finish signal The number in this command is the number of milliseconds the trigger signal will be delayed When this delay is set to zero the photo finish pictures will be taken b...

Page 16: ...to select a lane number and a place indicator that are compatible but not the same If you choose to set the lane character to upper case letters using the ol0 cr command it would make sense to use the...

Page 17: ...set it back to the number of lanes available for example with the on6 for a 6 lane track or reset it with the om0 that will reset the masks so that all lanes are active All of the other parameters are...

Page 18: ...It is not meant to be used as a masking command This number is used in the finish line timer for many different purposes and must indicate the total number of lanes and displays that exist To facilita...

Page 19: ...and so it is made available The hex representation for these characters begins at 21H Generally you will want to select a lane number and a place indicator that is compatible but not the same If you c...

Page 20: ...Value read is the current delay cr lf Carriage return sent when setting a new value cr lf Invalid command 3 2 8 ov cr Reverse lane numbering This command allows you to change the direction that the r...

Page 21: ...arriage return sent when setting a new value cr lf Invalid command 3 2 10 ox cr Set the Champ Timer Finish Line to DTX000 mode This command sets the Champ Timer Finish Line into DTX000 mode The Champ...

Page 22: ...h Line will respond when any of the following conditions occur o A car finishes in each lane o The auto reset time is reached o The reset switch is pressed Finish Line Computer Returns Description A 0...

Page 23: ...Finish Line Computer Returns Description 0 cr lf Not Pressed 1 cr lf Pressed 3 2 16 rs cr Read the start switch Computer Finish Line rs cr Finish Line Computer Returns Description 0 cr lf Not Pressed...

Page 24: ...cr lf 1 0 8513 2 0 4972 3 0 2661 8 0 9768 cr lf 1 0 851 2 0 497 3 0 266 8 0 976 cr lf a 0 851c b 0 497b c 0 266a h 0 976h cr lf a 0 851C b 0 497B c 0 266A h 0 976H cr lf a 0 8513 b 0 4972 c 0 2661 h 0...

Page 25: ...ment character is displayed next If some cars did not go through the finish line before the ra command was sent then the finish line will send back 9 999 for each car that did not finish and the place...

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