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3.1.2 Individual Start Events
For Individual Start events the OPN2001 Athlete scanner will be used both when the
athlete starts the race and on finishing.
For convenience we expect multiple Athlete Scanners to be used for this type of
event in order that different scanners may be dedicated for logging the starting and
finishing athletes.
When logging start data
the scanner will simply be used to scan the Athlete ID
barcode as the athlete starts the race. Racetime will use the scanned time as the
athlete’s start time.
When logging finishing athletes the Athlete scanner will be used as follows:
If using Finish position barcodes
the scanner will be used to scan the
Athlete’s barcoded ID followed by the barcoded Finish Position card they were
handed as they finished the race. It is important that the Athlete ID is scanned first.
Each scan ‘pair’ will be matched together in the RaceTime system to provide a
transaction detailing which athlete finished in which position.
When not using finish position barcodes
the scanner will be simply used to scan
the athlete IDs in the order in which they finished the race. In this case RaceTime
will allocate finish positions to the Athletes based on the order in which the athlete
IDs were scanned
3.1.3 Group Start Events
For Group Start events the OPN2001 Athlete scanner will be used both when the
athlete starts the race and on finishing.
For convenience we expect multiple Athlete Scanners to be used for this type of
event in order that different scanners may be dedicated for logging the starting and
finishing athletes.
When logging start data
the scanner will simply be used to scan a barcode repre-
senting the Group ID as each Group of athletes are started. Racetime will use the
scanned time as the start time for any athletes in the group.
When logging finishing athletes the Athlete scanner will be used as follows:
If using Finish position barcodes
the scanner will be used to scan the
Athlete’s barcoded ID followed by the barcoded Finish Position card they were
handed as they finished the race. It is important that the Athlete ID is scanned first.
Each scan ‘pair’ will be matched together in the RaceTime system to provide a
transaction detailing which athlete finished in which position.
When not using finish position barcodes
the scanner will be simply used to scan
the athlete IDs in the order in which they finished the race. In this case RaceTime
will allocate finish positions to the Athletes based on the order in which the athlete
IDs were scanned
