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Witty TAB User Manual 

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 Witty

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TAB 

 

 

Weight 

2.9 kg, batteries included 

Dimensions 

13 x 41.5 x 6 cm (H x W x D) 

Operating temperature 

0° C/+45°C 

Unit of time measurement 

1/100 s 
Selectable speed m/s 

 km/h 

 mph 

Measurement resolution 

4 x 10

-5

 s (1/25000 s) 

LED matrix 

Numerical: 6 digits x 7 segments (10 x 5 LEDs) with 4 punctuation 
marks  (full  stop  or  colon)  with  manual/automatic  brightness 
adjustment. 

Radio module 

433-434MHz multi-frequency transceiver 

Radio transmission 

Digital  FSK  transmission;  redundant  code  with  information 
correctness verification and auto-correction 

Radio frequencies 

433.1125 MHz to 434.7375 MHz 

Radio transmission power 

10 mW 

Radio transmission range 

Approx. 150 meters 

Processing unit 

16-bit microcontroller 

Time base 

12. quartz 8 MHz, stability ±10ppm between 0°C and +45°C 

Power supply 

Two internal Pb batteries 

Содержание WITTI-TAB

Страница 1: ...User Manual Version 1 1...

Страница 2: ...mpulse Radio Power 13 1 5 Use of the Display Board in Manual Mode 15 1 6 Brightness Sensor 15 2 Internal Programs 16 2 1 P0 Start and Stop 18 2 2 P1 Start Lap1 Stop 19 2 3 P2 Start Lap1 Lap2 Stop 19 2...

Страница 3: ...Microgate Witty TAB User Manual Page 3 of 33 2 18 P97 LED Segments Test 30 2 19 P98 Photocell Radio Signal Test 30 2 20 P99 Parameter Configuration 31...

Страница 4: ...5 LEDs with 4 punctuation marks full stop or colon with manual automatic brightness adjustment Radio module 433 434MHz multi frequency transceiver Radio transmission Digital FSK transmission redundan...

Страница 5: ...Intelligent external Pb battery charger device Battery life 10 hours Buttons START STOP button LAP RESET button Connections Type B MICRO USB connector to connect to a PC Jack connector for external in...

Страница 6: ...ram settings1 LAP RESET Yellow LAP RESET button used for manual LAP signals and for confirming program settings2 USB USB cable connector for firmware updating I O 3 5 mm jack for external sensors such...

Страница 7: ...e outlet A LED on the power adapter see below allows monitoring the charging process which is approximately 5 hours STATUS STATUS LED on WITTY TAB NORMAL Mode Battery charged Low battery Battery compl...

Страница 8: ...nt or with an orange light if the battery status is low A continuous beeping sound is produced until the correct alignment with the reflector or a similar reflecting surface is found To switch off the...

Страница 9: ...ith the kit proceed as follows Take the little platform off the tripod s top and screw it onto the photocells and below the reflectors the platform is square shaped and therefore allows 4 mounting dir...

Страница 10: ...TOCELL ON STATUS STATUS LED NORMAL Mode Battery charged Battery empty Green Pause Red Pause BOOTLOADER Mode The photocell has not been switched on pressing the ON OFF button but connecting the USB cab...

Страница 11: ...en both photocells are interrupted To mount the photocells screw the C bracket onto the tripod platform the photocells and the reflectors as shown in the figure the photocells are mounted at 90 with r...

Страница 12: ...ansmission channel of both the timer and photocells which must have the same channel Please refer to chapter 2 20 for information about changing the channel number In case of rainy weather radio trans...

Страница 13: ...be used to rebuild the event with absolute precision If more than 1 2 seconds pass between two impulses e g start and stop photocell there will be no problems of course Start Stop 2 5 sec 1 2 Trasmiss...

Страница 14: ...ith others STO Frame Start L1 0 8 sec 1 2 Trasmission of STA for 1 2s Trasmission of L1 for 1 2s Stop Trasmission of STO for 1 2s 0 6 sec 1 2 STA Frame L1 Frame If there are many close intermediate ti...

Страница 15: ...impulse when the timer is stopped the display board is reset to the starting time 1 6 BRIGHTNESS SENSOR Display board LED brightness can be set manually from the menu or assessed automatically dependi...

Страница 16: ...p with reaction time at start P8 Event Counter Counter increasing automatically with each impulse P9 Parallel Event Counter Two counters left and right for two photocells P10 Date and Time Displays da...

Страница 17: ...the chosen program further settings may be required or the program is executed immediately To change the parameters of a particular setting use the GREEN START STOP button to increase digits one by o...

Страница 18: ...e running time the second impulse stops the timer and the final time is displayed for 5 seconds finally time is reset To reset the display board without waiting 5 seconds press the yellow LAP RESET bu...

Страница 19: ...isplays the intermediate time for 5 seconds then the running time is shown again The third impulse stop event has the final time displayed for 5 seconds and then automatically resets to zero START STO...

Страница 20: ...ual Page 20 of 33 In the above mentioned cases it is not necessary that the number of photocells be the same as that amount of intermediate times one photocell used as start stop lap is enough e g Lap...

Страница 21: ...99 C __ Insert the amount of CENTIMETERS of the speed base length 0 99 S _ Insert the measurement unit 0 m s 1 km h 2 mph e g Speed base 36 58 meters 40 yards measurement unit mph P3 L 36 C 58 S 2 Whe...

Страница 22: ...base and the measurement unit L ___ Insert the number of METERS of the speed base length 0 999 C __ Insert the amount of CENTIMETERS of the speed base length 0 99 S _ Insert the measurement unit 0 m s...

Страница 23: ...he display time in seconds of the final time L __ Insert the number of LAPS 0 20 for inline timing it equals the number of photocells 2 exclude the start and stop photocells t __ Insert the amount of...

Страница 24: ...e so called dead time during which incoming impulses are not considered Time keeps running until the yellow LAP RESET button is pressed and every incoming impulse is considered as a Lap t __ Insert th...

Страница 25: ...ears the display board detects a false start and shows a blinking FFFFFF If the athlete starts after the GO sign the reaction time e g 0 31 is shown on the display board for 5 seconds The athlete runs...

Страница 26: ...This program works as a counter that is increased with each impulse or when the green START STOP button is pressed To reset the counter press the yellow LAP RESET button Examples of use counting push...

Страница 27: ...cells are used The first impulse of two photocells is used to define which photocell is displayed on the left side and which on the right side In the example below first interrupt photocell A so that...

Страница 28: ...l cable code CAB172 is necessary to connect the ReacTime to the jack input on the Witty TAB t __ Insert the duration in number of SECONDS for how long the reaction time should be visible 5 to 60 secon...

Страница 29: ...lay mode depending on the test configuration The program is supporting the following test types of the Witty SEM Change Direction Shows the time between the first activation of the Witty SEM to the ne...

Страница 30: ...low LAP RESET button 2 19 P98 PHOTOCELL RADIO SIGNAL TEST The Radio Signal Test Program allows checking the correct functioning of radio transmission between photocells and the display board as well a...

Страница 31: ...he channel has been set correctly CH _ Insert the radio channel number 1 8 assigned to the display board and to all photocells which are in configuration mode in that moment L _ It is possible to choo...

Страница 32: ...til a new impulse is received PrEC Precision of the final time 0 Seconds 2 Hundredths rES _ External reset on jack input OFF External reset disabled On External reset enabled The external reset gets d...

Страница 33: ...t or in the individual manuals are or may be registered trademarks belonging to the individual firms Microgate REI2 RaceTime2 and MiSpeaker are registered trademarks belonging to Microgate s r l Windo...

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