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Photo Finish OPTIc3

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7.7.1.1 Aligning the Scan Line to the Finish Line

The pixel array used for the scan line function of the OPTIc3 must be aligned to the finish line.
This setting also must be executed in the 2-D preview.

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Adjust the camera that is straight to the finish line.

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Use the gear head to adjust the camera that the spirit level on the backside of the

camera is leveled.

Picture before levelling
the camera using the
spirit level

Camera is adjusted cor-
rectly to finish line

Picture after levelling the camera
vertically. Use the line shifting or
gearhead to move the scan line to
the correct place.

The spirit level must be positioned exactly be-
tween both markers.

Содержание OPTIc3

Страница 1: ...Version E220509 Manual Photo Finish OPTIc3 ...

Страница 2: ...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 of short circuits or other damage Liability Limitations All technical information data and information for installation and operation correspond to the latest status at time of printing and are made in all c...

Страница 3: ...Ic3 and OPTIc3 PRO 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 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN61000 3 3 2008 Additional Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC also the EMC Directive 2004 108EG and accordingly car...

Страница 4: ...hoto Finish for Different Sports 24 6 1 Selection of Type of Sport 24 6 1 1 General 24 6 1 2 Track and Field with Anemometer 24 6 1 3 Track and Field without Anemometer 24 6 1 4 Horse Race 24 6 1 5 Dog Race 25 6 1 6 Rowing Canoe 25 6 1 7 Cycling 25 6 2 Sports with Individual Starts 25 6 3 Track and Field Athletics 25 6 3 1 Zero Control for Track and Field Start Control 27 6 3 2 Evaluation for Trac...

Страница 5: ...aluation 66 11 3 Lane Evaluation 66 11 4 BIB Evaluation 67 11 5 Three different lines in the photo finish picture 67 11 5 1 Time Cursor 68 11 5 2 Result Lines 68 11 5 3 Time Jump Markers 68 12 Heat List 69 12 1 Field Selector 70 12 2 Class Mode 71 12 2 1 Start Time of a Class 72 12 3 Insert Row s 73 12 4 Delete 73 12 5 Import an Excel list 73 12 6 Export Excel list 75 12 7 Import List Layout 75 12...

Страница 6: ...3 Commands in the OPTIc3 to Control the IDCam 99 18 Connection to StartJudge SJ2 100 19 Integration of a Video Wall 101 19 1 Settings to control a video screen 103 20 Integration of a Timing or Transponder System 104 20 1 Adjustment of Interface 104 20 1 1 Race Result 105 20 1 2 Mylaps 106 20 2 Transponder Mapping 106 20 3 Excel file to import the transponder mapping 107 20 4 Adjustments in the Tr...

Страница 7: ... for display board RS232 9 banana socket data output for display board RS485 10 spirit level 11 LED power 12 LED ready 13 USB socket 2 x Key Commands F1 opens the manual of the OPTIc3 Acrobat Reader must be installed F5 manual start impulse with keyboard F6 manual intermediate impulse with keyboard time stops no recording F7 manual stop impulse with keyboard time stops picture is recorded F8 manua...

Страница 8: ...ly be connected with a PC over Ethernet or Wi Fi The CAT5e cable transfers picture data from camera to PC in GBit velocity 1 1 OPTIc3 Models Two different OPTIc3 camera models are available OPTIc3 is the basic photo finish system with many possible upgrade features OPTIc3 PRO is the photo finish system including mostly all upgrade features 1 1 1 OPTIc3 System Components photo finish camera OPTIc3 ...

Страница 9: ... cable CAT5 cable with 3 m transport case for OPTIc3 system KL OPTIc3 upgrade O3 LS8 O3 LS15 and O3 LD for maximum scan rate of 30 000 fps upgrade O3 HiRes high resolution with 2016 vertical pixels upgrade O3 El eXtremLuX various technologies to improve the picture at bad light conditions upgrade O3 WTN ALGE TIMING Wireless Timing Network upgrade O3 VoIP Voice over Ethernet communication from PC w...

Страница 10: ...hows how a picture is recorded If you use a scan rate of 1 1000 seconds it means that the finish line is scanned 1000 times per second Each of these pictures records a small piece of the object If the speed is adjusted correctly it shows the object in the right size The next example shows the same object but now crossing the finish line with a higher speed The object is always shown in longitudina...

Страница 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 preview shows the current camera picture meet browser shows the event structure meet session event and heat impulse log list that shows all timing impulses in chronological order heat list result list of the...

Страница 12: ...ted If 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 button at the very top Press now the right mouse button of the file OPTIc3Net_English United States xls and select Open with and Excel It now shows the English translation file in an Excel sheet Rename this file e g with the lan guage that you translate ...

Страница 13: ...i to a PC The camera has a pre ad justed DHCP network setup Make sure that the camera setup is suitable to your network setup otherwise the camera will not be found and visible in your network In case you have to change the network setup of the camera use the separate software OPTIc3 IP Configurator further described below 4 1 1 OPTIc3 IP Configurator The pre adjusted DHCP setup for the network co...

Страница 14: ...a via Wi Fi and disconnect the network cable The OPTIc3 IP Configurator should now find the camera and you can change the IP address 4 2 Camera connected to Ethernet with POE Power Supply The OPTIc3 is connected by Ethernet cable with the PC The power is supplied by POE Power Over Ethernet PC with a short Ethernet cable e g 3 m OPTIc3 with a long Ether net cable power out and mains 100 240 VAC are...

Страница 15: ... more Cameras It is possible to connect several cameras in a network with one PC For some sports this is necessary since they have two different finish lines e g track and field indoor with 60 m track and 200 m track horse racing with sand and grass track and track cycling for sprint and pursuit In the OPTIc3 NET software you select the camera you want to use for recording Each camera can be named...

Страница 16: ...t discipline it needs a different angle to the finish line see 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 Example photo finish for track and field photo finish camera ...

Страница 17: ...s available with ALGE TIMING Attention the angles for the camera with 1360 vertical pixels differ from those for the camera with 2016 vertical pixels OPTIc3 1360 Pixel MZ48C min 8 6 max 47 5 MZ75C and Z75 min 5 7 max 30 MZ160R min 1 4 max 11 7 L8C ca 47 L8 5 about 49 OPTIc3 Pro 2016 Pixel MZ75C and Z75 min 8 3 max 43 MZ160R min 1 9 max 17 L8C about 82 L8 5 about 85 When adjusting the camera it is ...

Страница 18: ...camera between 100 and 15 000 30 000 with line rate doubling fps frames per second The adjustable scan rate depends on the speed of the object you want to record and on the distance between camera and recorded object The scan rate must be adjusted differently for the OPTIc3 vertical resolution 1360 pixel and the OPTIc3 PRO vertical resolution 2016 pixel OPTIc3 As reference value for the scan rate ...

Страница 19: ...if one of the above given parameter does not apply values stated in lines per second track and field 2200 to 3500 horse racing gallop 2000 to 6000 horse racing trotting 2000 to 4000 rowing 200 to 500 cycling street 4000 to 7000 cycling track 5000 to 7000 greyhound 2000 to 3000 short track 2000 to 5000 cross country skiing 2000 to 5000 biathlon 2000 to 5000 ski cross 4000 to 7000 boarder cross 4000...

Страница 20: ... line Click on Preview mode You now see a picture as shown below Adjust the brightness Adjust the focus If you have a motor zoom you can use the autofocus button Move the camera to the section that you need for the photo finish finish line with your gear head Adjust the zoom Use the gear head to align the finish line the red line in the picture to the left must be placed correctly to the finish li...

Страница 21: ...Manual Photo Finish OPTIc3 21 The red line on the picture above is what you want you will record Therefore position the red line exactly at position of the finish line that you want to record ...

Страница 22: ...Manual Photo Finish OPTIc3 22 The Preview mode disappears and in Cam preview the scan mode preview appears An automatic white balance is executed ...

Страница 23: ... of the PC that the OPTIc3 is con nected to Start i the 2 D mode n the camera settings so you can easily adjust the camera from the wireless device Search for Wi Fi connection of the camera in the Wi Fi device in the factory settings the network is called O3 plus 9 digit serial number for example O3179901002 Log in to OPTIc3 Wi Fi of the camera Enter password of Wi Fi factory setting wireless and ...

Страница 24: ...1 1 General Use for sports 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 correct distance for each heat the wind measurement is executed automatically When selecting track and field it also executes the time calculation according to IAAF rules round...

Страница 25: ...h 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 Track and field with anemometer or Track and field without ane mometer under Type of sport For track and field you should have an angle of the camera to the outside lane of a minimum of 20 If you have a smaller angle it is possible th...

Страница 26: ...e 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 marker see drawing This marker is neces sary so that the monitor shows the lanes white and the lane markers black if picture set on black and white mode If the track and markers are shown inversely the c...

Страница 27: ... something dark e g black paper under the start gun or e Start where the smoke comes out 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 flame in the picture the time must show 0 000 If you move the time cursor inside the flame you must see that the t...

Страница 28: ... line exists Read the above section of horse races and adjust the camera as described 6 6 Rowing or Canoe We recommend selecting Rowing Canoe under Type of sport Please follow the instruc tions for track and field and horse racing For rowing and canoeing you have no finish line and the buoys are often not fixed exactly on the finish line If possible have the buoys adjusted so they are exactly on t...

Страница 29: ... receives a new time if he is within this gap time he is listed in the same group of riders The factory setup for the Cycle Time gap is 1 second Example of a printed result list for cycling Otherwise please follow the instructions for track and field and horse racing ...

Страница 30: ...tivated 2 D preview mode a two dimensional picture is shown This mode is used to adjust the camera H Synchronization This function allows you to adjust the time of day of the camera It is possible to synchronize the camera with other timing devices I Auto gain on This function automatically adjusts the brightness The brightness adjustments are exe cuted with the iris when using a motor zoom and di...

Страница 31: ... far best focus for objects far from the camera b Iris bright opens the iris to brighten up the picture dark closes the iris to darken the picture Auto If Auto is activated it auto matically adjusts the iris when Auto gain on is activated c Zoom small zoom out of the picture wide angle large zoom into the picture to enlarge objects Electronic Gear Head 410 E3 The electronic gear head is advantageo...

Страница 32: ...irectly into the camera adjusting gamma can improve the picture quality Ad justments as shown in the picture to the left are possible In difficult situations the setting High contrast obtains best results i Motion detection OPTIc3 PRO With the motion detection you can automatically record images The recording is started by pixel changes For the best possible recording result you can set the sensit...

Страница 33: ...ew WTN List Renews the list of WTN devices that are connected to the OPTIc3 k4 WTN Device List Shows all WTN devices connected in the adjusted TEAM to the OPTIc3 7 5 Voice Communication VoIP OPTIc3 PRO You can use the PC for communication with the starter or other timing assistants Connect the speech amplifier SV4 S or Start Unit SU3 and headset HS3 2 with the starting line You can then use a VoIP...

Страница 34: ...ference has to be carried out Click on the button black reference The following window appears Now put the lens cover on the lens so that the camera sees 100 black and click on OK The black level is now new adjusted v Starting Pulse Hold Warning You can adjust how long a start impulse might take before a warning appears Factory adjustment 2 s w Recording Pulse Hold Warning You can adjust how long ...

Страница 35: ...iew In the camera settings you change with the button to the 2 D preview mode The 2 D picture opens in its own window and thus allows easy adjusting start 2 D preview close 2 D preview Settings in preview mode The OPTIc3 can be adjusted very comforta ble and easily The most comfortable and easiest is using a motor zoom and motor gearhead You can execute all settings di rectly at the PC Some of the...

Страница 36: ...he camera that is straight to the finish line Use the gear head to adjust the camera that the spirit level on the backside of the camera is leveled Picture before levelling the camera using the spirit level Camera is adjusted cor rectly to finish line Picture after levelling the camera vertically Use the line shifting or gearhead to move the scan line to the correct place The spirit level must be ...

Страница 37: ...nish line as described above 14 Adjust camera that it scans the finish line including all pass ing participants 15 Click on the button to exit the 2 D preview 16 Check the brightness and maybe readjust it 17 The camera automatically executes a white balance exiting the 2 D preview 7 7 3 Image Adjustment with a Motor Zoom Lens 1 Connect OPTIc3 camera to PC 2 Connect external devices for start and f...

Страница 38: ...zoom to automatically control the iris 7 7 4 2 Brightness of OPTIc3 PRO Camera manual adjustment with iris of lens automatic adjustment with Auto gain I If you activate Auto gain on I and Auto b of the iris you can use the motor zoom to automatically control the iris eXtremLuX provides additional options to improve the brightness scan rate doubling see below 7 7 5 eXtremLuX L OPTIc3 PRO eXtremLuX ...

Страница 39: ...on The OPTIc3 camera should always be used with exact time of day Every start and stop signal is stored with the time of day to calculate the actual run time Thus it is possible to afterwards allocate a missed start time out of the log file to the start If you start the OPTIc3 it automatically takes over the time from the PC PC time This is okay if you only work with one timing device As soon as y...

Страница 40: ...be triggered inter nally by clicking on icon or external with an impulse on channel C0 When the synchronization is successful the back ground color of the window changes to green After a few seconds it shows the new time of day With click on icon Take time from PC the camera takes over the time of day from the PC In the footer of the OPTI3NET software it shows the status of the synchronization bac...

Страница 41: ...peration The OPTIc3 NET is designed in Windows standard look and tries to follow the rules for Windows programming This facilitates the operation for Windows experienced users Many of the most important functions of OPTIc3 NET are integrated in the menu bar 8 1 Icon List Print printing of lists and pictures Print only result list prints the result list as pre adjusted Time Window opens the time wi...

Страница 42: ...op down menu for IDCam settings WS2 and TyWind These symbols are only shown if you select the sport Track and Field with anemometer If you connect the anemometer Windspeed WS2 with the con troller Timy both icons must be green If both are red TyWind and WS2 the USB connection between Timy and OPTIc3NET PC does not work maybe you have started another program that reads the Timy e g the IDCam If you...

Страница 43: ...background yellow synchronized automatically from PC system background red set for external sync impulse background green externally synchronized 8 3 Menus of the Software The OPTIc3 software has sub menus as is usual for Windows software 8 3 1 Menu File The menu File includes tools to open save print etc Select recording meet All open files in the OPTIc3NET program are shown and you can select in...

Страница 44: ...ach list can have integrated pictures Save Save the currently open meet Exit Exit the OPTIc3NET software 8 3 2 Menu TIMING Open the menu Timing to adjust the precision of the timing that is used for the calculated run time and the sound for channel impulses Additionally you can select if the PC loudspeaker outputs a tone for impulses 8 3 2 1 Run time calculation Precision Select the precision for ...

Страница 45: ...se French Russian Finnish Norwegian German Spanish Hungarian Swedish The language selection menu is always in English If your language is not translated yet you can do it yourself Open the Excel file OPTIc3Net_English United States xls by clicking on the Excel icon shown to the left and rename the file e g if you translate to Serbian OPTIc3Net_Serbien Serbia xls Now replace the text in the gray fi...

Страница 46: ...n this PC view pictures e g for referees or evaluation if the evaluation should be particularly quick one person can take care of the recording and a second one can evaluate it Connection of Two Station Operation For two station operation the photo finish work is carried out on two different PCs that are con nected in the network The recording PC has full rights for all OPTIc3 actions On the evalu...

Страница 47: ...rge quantity of data via the net work If transmission errors happen and the race is not displayed correctly on the evalu ation PC the race can be retransmitted by clicking the Clean up icon 8 3 3 6 Screen Layout The layout of the screen is completely adjustable You can dock in or dock out windows as you like You can store your favorite layout s so that it takes just a click to return to it Import ...

Страница 48: ...want to use the factory setting for the headers of the heat list and printed lists in the chosen language Factory Setup Original Names or if you want to have your own header text 1 Alias Names 1 or 2 Alias Names 2 If you select 1 to 5 header fields with text from here are used Header fields without text are taken from the factory setup of the se lected language ...

Страница 49: ...a special way The cyclists are listed in a group with a group time but the ranking is by arrival order The OPTIc3 NET software can execute this automatically When you evaluate the time for each cyclist the run times are stated in the column Run Times If you also activate the column Time Cycle a column appears stating the times that are im portant for cycling including group times Input the gap for...

Страница 50: ...old time You can adjust in seconds how long the stopped time is shown on the display board after a finish impulse if you select the automatic mode in the time window Shift day time to adjust the time of day format on the display board This function must be activated to show the time of day correctly on a 6 digit display board Brightness to adjust the brightness of a D LINE display board The value ...

Страница 51: ...le is very important for ALGE TIMING in case of problems Time Window A window opens that shows the net time of a race marked with the evaluation line Docking In case a window of the OPTIc3NET software vanishes it is possible to retrieve it by clicking on Docking If is shown next to the docking window the window is shown on the screen If this sign is not shown the docking window is not visible Clic...

Страница 52: ...e Time Cursor is the line that shows the time in the picture Result Line on off You can switch on and off the Result Line line in the picture for every time allo cated to a competitor Colour of Result Line You can adjust the colour of the Result Line Transponder Lines You can show the transponder times in the photo finish but additional soft ware is necessary for this You can buy this software fro...

Страница 53: ...problems with the system please always check the software version If it does not show the Cam1 Software version and the Cam1 Hardware version there might be a problem with the network connection OPTIc3 NET Update Always use the latest software of the OPTIc3 ALGE TIMING constantly works on the software and improves the PC software OPTIc3 NET or firmware of the camera It is possible to check for OPT...

Страница 54: ...ew 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 adjust the time cursor with the highest precision Therefore it would be good to have view 2 on a zoom scale of 100 or more and to check the time cursor in view 2 as well In the header of View 1 you see the event na...

Страница 55: ...djust this you have to enter the Border line This is the border pixel of your picture The lowest pixel is 1 the highest 1360 If you set e g 680 it is the exact middle of the picture Now you select Upper image part for adjusting the upper picture part or Lower image part for editing the lower picture part If this function is activated the ID number for bib evaluation or the lane number for lane eva...

Страница 56: ...w 2 In view 2 the same picture of the recorded image is shown as in view 1 but you can adjust a different zoom factor e g zoom factor to see a part of the picture with a higher resolution It is not possible to evaluate a race in view 2 9 3 Overview In overview you can zoom in up to 5 of the original picture It is used as overview for races with long recording time When adjusting a finish line we r...

Страница 57: ... is started False start triggering Reset the race so another start is possible This icon is only shown if you move the mouse over the icon Display With this function you select the display board If more than one started heat is active in the Timing window you have to select which time of the two heats you want to show on the display board If only one heat is active you can delete the display board...

Страница 58: ...start time and confirm with YES to import the new start time When you press the right arrow you can enter a man ual start time Running time In this field the running time of the heat is shown The time never stops if you have a start impulse Distance You can enter the distance in meters in this field This is important for some calculations e g average speed Intermediate time It shows the intermedia...

Страница 59: ...n When you activate the Motion Recording it automatically records a photo finish when the picture is changing More information in chapter 10 2 5 Motion Detection Motion Detection to Display Board When you activate the Motion Detection to Display Board the time of the display board stops with impulses of the motion detection This function is only possible if Motion Detection is activated Test Start...

Страница 60: ...layed time is the evaluated winning time from the photo finish External C0 Impulse It is possible to receive the start from an external timing device by transmitting a time stamp time of day instead of a timing impulse The time stamp can be transmitted from a timing device of ALGE TIMING e g Timy or MT1 The timing device must be configured correctly in the ATL settings third icon top left Such ext...

Страница 61: ...there In the ATL settings third icon on top from the left the red marked adjust ments must be made that start times sent from the MT1 will be registered by the OTPIc3 Once these adjustments are done you will receive the start time stamps of the MT1 in the OPTIc3 Mass Start for a Race When selecting in the tim ing window it will start a race Single Start for Racers When you select in the timing win...

Страница 62: ...d it must turn to green Now you can check the interface by clicking on Port Information Automatic Loading of Next Heat If the button is active and you finish a race in the time window the next race of the event overview is automatically loaded that has not yet taken pictures Live Data to Video Wall This function is only active if you activate the video wall function ScreensClient If you press this...

Страница 63: ...ick on pic tures of this heat The icon changes to pictures of the complete meeting It is now possible to evaluate the time of your heat A timing window is open The picture of the heat that is open in the timing window is recorded 10 2 2 Manual Recording in Timing Window You can record manually in the timing window The recording is done by clicking on the icon with the mouse The recording lasts as ...

Страница 64: ...from the motion detection To output it on the display board click the button Activate Motion Detection Activate the motion detection in the timing window The motion detection is on but no time is stopped on the display board via motion detection This function is often selected when motion detection is used in com bination with recording of impulses In this case the display board is stopped only by...

Страница 65: ...in the time window With key you can move the finish line pixel by pixel to the left with to the right With function system and color of time line you can change the color of the finish line so that it has a good contrast in the picture 11 1 Time Window A freely movable time window is automatically shown This win dow only shows the time of the evaluation not the running time To evaluate picture thr...

Страница 66: ... use lane identification for the evaluation Adjust the camera so you can see all lanes you need for the race leave enough space on the top for the complete picture of competitor Select the lane evaluation by clicking on in the icon bar Click on the top icon bar of View 1 on Adjust the Number of lanes you need In View 1 the lanes are shown on the left side of the picture picture 1 Select the Lane d...

Страница 67: ...cupied 11 4 BIB Evaluation Make the evaluation with bib numbers ID number for events with a mass arrival at the finish In this evaluation each competitor needs a bib number that is well visible Move the Time Cursor to the correct position for the competitor to be evaluated Press the right mouse button Enter the bib number If you use the group mode you can also enter the group not possible for trac...

Страница 68: ...or You can switch it on or off and adjust the colours If this button is orange the result lines are shown Click on this button to adjust the colours of the result lines 11 5 3 Time Jump Markers The Time Jump Markers show that there is a time jump in the picture If you record with motion detection or with a photocell it only records sequences when a competitor goes through the finish Between these ...

Страница 69: ...o give the operator possibilities to configure this list up to his wishes The heat list can have headers different from those of the printed list start list result list It is possible to sort each column by clicking on the column In this way you can e g sort by bib or rank very easily Attention It is possible to change the order of the headers by drag and drop ...

Страница 70: ... Activate Distance for races where not every competitor has the same distance If you have the same distance for all competitors you enter it in Event Finish time shows finish time after evaluation of competitor Horse driver jockey of the horse or driver of the sulky First name first name of competitor Gender gender sex of competitor Horse driver name of the jockey Horse name name of the horse Hors...

Страница 71: ...he 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 When you open the window bib evaluation the group that you selected before is always shown When clicking on the arrow in the Group name field all possible groups are shown If you input a bib automatically the correct class is allocated in c...

Страница 72: ...port the start time for the complete class you must first switch to the class mode with 12 2 1 1 Import a Start Time from the Impulse Log for a Class Grab with the mouse in the log list the start time that you want to import Release the start time over the field Start Time next to the mouse it must now show 12 2 1 2 Input a Start Time for a Class Click with the right mouse button on the field Star...

Страница 73: ...s are inserted that you ad just in Amount of rows 12 4 Delete If you click on the icon Delete a dropdown menu opens You can choose as follows 12 5 Import an Excel list You can import an Excel list into the OPTIc3 NET heat list The Excel list must have the ending xls Excel 97 2003 file and include all data of a competitor lane by lane Headers are not nec essary ...

Страница 74: ... 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 you want to show Click on Copy data to heat list to Change all headers as you need them import list in OPTIc3 NET software ...

Страница 75: ...ch export you want to execute 12 10 Export Result List There are certain ways to export a result list You can export as text file XML file or via RS232 interface If you click on all active exports are activated To adjust the export click on in the header of the software 12 11 Transponder Times Integration This function is only active if you have the O3 TSP transponder upgrade If you click on all t...

Страница 76: ...o wall function ScreensClient When the button is clicked the prepared ads are on the video wall browser displays 12 14 Video Wall Lists This function is only active if you activated the video wall function ScreensClient When is clicked the start list or result list of the current heat is shown on the video wall ...

Страница 77: ... that you select the cor rect type of sport as the OPTIc3 NET software has sport spe cific settings As soon as you create a new meet a default meet browser is configured for this meeting In most cases the photo finish system is used with a sport specific evaluation program that can provide the data to OP TIc3NET In this case you can import the complete race struc ture from this program The meet br...

Страница 78: ... side e g Men Quali 100 m distance for the automatic use of the anemometer Click on heat and input the heat name on the right side e g Men Quali 100 m If you want to insert additional sessions click with right mouse button on Session 1 of the race structure A drop down menu opens Click on Insert new session If you want to insert additional events click with right mouse button on Event of the race ...

Страница 79: ...u can import and export heats or the entire race structure from different meet management software The following software exchange formats are supported Seltec Track Field 3 Seltec Track Field Athletica Cosa Finish Lynx With Seltec Track Field 3 you can e g take over and write back the entire data structure for a competition via OptiXmlImport and OptiXmlExport If you click on the icon in the upper...

Страница 80: ...ntrast Gamma Click on for adjusting brightness contrast and gamma of the recorded picture These adjust ments apply to all evaluation windows For detailed description see 9 1 View 1 Page 54 14 3 Cut Delete Image Parts Cut Picture Click on to cut parts of the picture e g recorded objects that do not belong to the race When you select cutting the icon changes to and shows that cutting is active Click...

Страница 81: ...ere taken with the emergency function F1 are also not visible in the run If you want to import missing images into a run proceed as follows In the picture of this heat the winner is missing Click on on the left sidebar so that it changes to The picture of the whole compe tition is shown all heats Click on to mark part of the picture with the mouse in red Click the right mouse button to insert the ...

Страница 82: ... marked area is shown in transparent green The pixels of the image section are displayed in the center of the selected area If the image section is in the ratio 4 3 or 16 9 this is also displayed Release the left mouse button Move the mouse into the green area and click the right mouse button The following message appears Export the selected area as an image Move the mouse into this field and pres...

Страница 83: ...from a complete Meet or heat can be transferred between OPTIc3 and other Meet Management programs in various ways The settings for the data exchange has to be done in the ATL Exchange Settings The ATL Exchange Settings can be opened by clicking on the following icon ...

Страница 84: ... can control numeric and alphanumeric displays with this interface By adding Ports you can send this data through several interfaces as shown below Unter Ports kann eine neue Schnittstelle hinzugefügt werden Adjust the interface and its settings as required ...

Страница 85: ... The standard data exchange for the OPTIc3 is via XML This data format makes it very easy to import and export racing data from another program e g with SELTEC Track and Field 3 TAF3 Important enable the OptiXmlExport The import of XML Files is always active ...

Страница 86: ... Photo Finish OPTIc3 86 15 2 1 Settings for Data Exchange with SELTEC TAF3 15 2 1 1 Adjustment for OPTIc3 ALGEDisplayOutput Livetime Running Time Make a new port Click on Add and then on OK Configure the port ...

Страница 87: ...AlgeDisplayOutput This port settings must be identical as at the SELTC Timing Client The yellow highlighted items have to be adjusted as shown The red one must fit to the adjustments in the SELTEC Timing Client The yellow highlighted items have to be adjusted as shown The red one must fit to the adjustments in the SELTEC Timing Client ...

Страница 88: ... for the Timing Client of SELTEC TAF3 Open SELTEC Track and Field 3 TAF3 main software and the SELTEC Timing Client Open an event in TAF3 and click on Extras and Network Click on that you have access with the Timing Client to the main soft ware A windows will open at the Timing Client and you have to click on and input any name for this event whatever you want Open the Device Manager Mit Drag Drop...

Страница 89: ...diate times and or have connected a video wall via the TimingClient Alge Versatile Liveresults Wind and StartJudge2 Select a different port for the port than for the D LINE Around 4445 1 4446 If desired ac tivate accept thousandths or send reaction times In order to receive the wind directly after the measurement activate Apply live wind ...

Страница 90: ...esired activate accept thousandths or send reaction times Connection to Video Wall All connections are now set and the window can be closed If the connections are active only after the settings in OPTI and configured correctly the connection indicators are green at the bottom left The live button activates the live transfer If a live evaluation possibly with relays is not de sired it can be paused...

Страница 91: ...still be adjusted in OPTIc3 During the competition this file must be used for updates by clicking on Update a meet Incorrect operation is prevented by a warning message Zum Start des Rennens muss im Timing Client der passende Lauf geöffnet und auf In Bear beitung gesetzt sein During the evaluation of the photo finish each time is transferred live to the list in the Timing Client In order to get po...

Страница 92: ...inished in the Timing Client If this has happened in all heats of a competition this competition is automatically set to official and removed from the list of relevant competitions The Seltec video board is controlled in the Timing Client via the tab Live Timing ...

Страница 93: ...15 3 Data Format of Finish Lynx If you use a program that supports the Lynx data format e g Hy Tek you have to make the following settings in the ATL Exchange Settings The following settings must be made for the Hy Tek Meet Manager ...

Страница 94: ...Manual Photo Finish OPTIc3 94 Check the directory when exporting the schedule and the start lists You have to send the re sults from OPTIx NET to the same directory ...

Страница 95: ... This is used to copy an event from one PC to another An imported Meet can be used just like a self created meet you can select it as a recording meet and e g create additional heats or take a photo finish picture 16 1 1 Export Meet When exporting a meet all data from the event including all image material is exported You have to specify where the data is saved e g mobile hard drive Click in the m...

Страница 96: ...e best method is to use the function Export this heat with image data and Import heats 16 2 1 Export Heat When exporting a heat all data from this heat is ex ported including the images When exporting you have to specify where the data is to be saved e g mobile hard drive Click with right mouse button on the heat in the heat list that you want to export A drop down menu opens click on Export this ...

Страница 97: ...DCam the operator of the photo finish system does not depend on the written finish protocol and can start to evaluate the result immediately after the finish arrival The OPTIc3 NET software allows you to integrate the ALGE TIMING IDCam This has the ad vantage that the recording of the IDCam is also controlled by the OPTIc3 NET software and that the picture of the IDCam moves synchronously with the...

Страница 98: ...ess must be set on 127 0 01 This is adjusted if you click on the icon IDCam app is on this computer 17 1 2 OPTIc3 Camera and IDCam at different PCs Input the IP address of the IDCam s PC 17 1 3 Offset between photo finish and IDCam In most cases the ID numbers of the athletes are not optimally readable at the finish line but some meters before Therefore it is of advantage to adjust a suitable offs...

Страница 99: ...t IDCam IDCam not connected Icon in the footer has a red background Connection with IDCam activated but no connection yet Icon in the footer has a yellow background IDCam connected Icon in the footer has a green background 17 3 Commands in the OPTIc3 to Control the IDCam double click in the OPTIc3 picture load the associated picture shift IDCam picture to the left shift IDCam picture to the right ...

Страница 100: ... done if a false start system StartJudge SJ2 is used and the data are to be transferred from the false start system to the OPTIc3 Enter the IP of the PC of the StartJudge SJ2 under Remote Port as follows Check if the connection is OK To apply all settings please restart the software ...

Страница 101: ...how the results more or less automatically The follow ing can be displayed start list for a run running time ranking list for a run advertising The software Screens from ALGE TIMING is required to operate the video wall The settings for the video wall are made in the ATL Exchange Settings Settings Yellow General Settings as required Green These settings you can adjust depending to your needs ...

Страница 102: ...ges Run time display before the start Sprint unofficial winners time and wind Running time after the start wind green allowed wind conditions Sprint unofficial winners time and wind Sprint official winners time with winner and wind red to much backwind wind wind red to much backwind Long Distances left side running time white Long Distances left side running time white right side inofficial winner...

Страница 103: ...ient shows the adjusted IP address and the port Keep Alive Failure Interval 2000 Keep Alive Interval 5000 Remote Host IP address from screen server computer Remote Port 6610 o TCP Server no function o UDP Server no function UDP Sender no function ResultlistLayout active layout for results Standard OPTI Resultlist4 Int xaml ShowLiveLayoutOnStart automatic layout change after a start impulse True or...

Страница 104: ... 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 Tcplp Explorer Race Result Rece Result System TAG Heuer CP540 TAG Heuer Chronelec Decoder 20 1 Adjustment of Interface Click on to open the menu for setting up the interface for external devices With connec...

Страница 105: ...on Device it is four lines below Timing On the right click to open a drop down menu Select from the list the device you use to read data e g tran sponder system Adjust Layer as follows o serial for Chronelec 19200 Baud LineEnds 13 o TcpClient for others 20 1 1 Race Result Device RaceResult_RaceResultSytem TCP Client IP address from Leser Port 3601 Line End Delimiter 13 10 restart program ...

Страница 106: ...me input password and username of decoder standard settings admin admin After changing the settings restart the OPTIc3 NET software If the MyLaps X2 panel is green the connection to the X2 Server is established Otherwise it will show orange and red If the panel is grey it is disabled 20 2 Transponder Mapping The transponder mapping is necessary to match the transponder ID with the competitor ID bi...

Страница 107: ...ansponder system transmits with times of day or run times 20 4 3 Simultane Transponder Impulse To test the transponder function the transponder transmission can be simulated here 20 4 4 Additional When using a transponder system in parallel with the OPTIc3 it is important that the times of both systems are synchronized with each other The following can be set for smooth use of the transponder syst...

Страница 108: ...al Devices If you use external devices with the OPTIc3 NET as described before e g transponder sys tems you can activate the camera recording through these devices For each data string a vertical dashed time line is created in the photo finish picture and the transponder time of the associated bib is integrated in the heat list In the menu bar click on Show and Show the Transponder Line to display...

Страница 109: ...the O3 TSP transponder upgrade Click on the button to take over all transponder times that do not yet have valid times as official times Transponder Impulse Selection This function is only active if you have the O3 TSP transponder upgrade When working with transponders it often happens that the same transponder is read several times With this function you can adjust as follows o take first impulse...

Страница 110: ...orage devices recordable CD DVD memory flash drive etc Input Impulse input resistance 10 kOhm against 5 V resolution with 1 V falling flank hysteresis about 2 V Output 5 VDC stabilized total max 120 mA Operation PC keyboard and mouse Measurements Camera 180 x 120 x 82 mm 7 09 x 4 72 x 3 23 in excluding lens Weight Camera 1 4 kg 3 9 lbs excluding lens 21 1 Connections 1 DIN socket for photocell 2x ...

Страница 111: ... A blue B 8 Ethernet RJ45 jack with Gigabit 9 USB socket 2 x USB2 0 10 power supply 9 13 4 VDC 11 LED ready 12 LED power 13 spirit level 21 2 Display Board Interface display board Transfer Format 1 start bit 8 data bit no parity bit 1 stop bit Transfer Speed 2 400 Baud Transfer Protocol ASCII 21 2 1 Display Board RS232 Interface RS232 Interface output only Standard Adjustment 1 start bit 8 data bi...

Страница 112: ...CR run time with 1 10 000th precision HH MM SS z CR running time 4th character is running time 17th character separation between sec and 1 10 sec HH hours MM minutes SS seconds Z 1 10 seconds H 1 100 seconds depending on the precision T 1 1000 seconds depending on the adjusted precision CR the 24th character is Carriage Return 21 3 Minimum Requirements PC Desktop or Notebook Operating system Windo...

Страница 113: ...ware currently used can be shown in the menu Help Click on Help Click on OPTIc3NET Software Version The first line shows the software line 2 and 3 the firmware of the camera 22 1 PC Software OPTIc3 NET The PC software is constantly being developed and improved by ALGE TIMING Therefore we always advise to install the latest software When the OPTIc3 software starts and has an internet connection the...

Страница 114: ...irect download link https alge timing com alge download software OPTIc3NETSetup exe 22 2 Camera Firmware During the installation of the OPTIc3 the program OPTIc3 Firmware Updater is additionally installed This software is required for updating the OPTIc3 firmware You should always use the latest firmware otherwise the software may not fit the hardware functions of the software are not supported pr...

Страница 115: ...nd you have to enter the IP address of the camera Click on the camera for updating Start update by clicking on the OK button There are several internal firmware parts The program checks which firmware parts have to be updated and initiates the update After termination of the update the camera restarts automatically If no update is necessary the following is displayed ...

Страница 116: ...oom lens very light sensitive 12 5 to 75 mm F1 2 usable for most sports Motor Zoom Lens MZ75C motorized zoom lens operated with OPTIc3 PC software very light sensitive 12 5 to 75 mm F1 2 usable for most sports recommended if camera is not easily reachable Motor Zoom Lens MZ160G motorized zoom lens operated from OPTIc3 PC software light sensitive 16 to 160 mm F1 8 used in big stadiums if the finish...

Страница 117: ... of the camera controlled from the software of the OPTIc3 ideal for camera out of reach of the operator 23 4 Further Accessories Weather Protection Cover WPC3 75 for OPTIc3 camera with the lenses Z75 MZ75C or L8 5 Transport Case KL OPTIc3 with foam insert for protective storage and transportation of OPTIc3 system Power over Ethernet POE to supply the OPTIc3 camera via the Ethernet with power Gigab...

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Страница 121: ...Manual Photo Finish OPTIc3 121 Subject to errors and misprints Copyright by ALGE TIMING GmbH Rotkreuzstr 39 6890 Lustenau Austria https www alge timing com ...

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