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Is it possible to make this system work with Phones like Windows Mobiles and Android?

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Originally Posted by DCD_MarcusBerglund

@Ema: The reason why we placed the TimeR on a tripod is that you can place it in an angle towards the track. This makes it possible for the IR-beam placed inside the car to pass over the roof of other cars passing at the same time.

Of course there are limits to this as well. If you are running a 1/10 touring car at the same time as a 1/5 large scale, you CAN expereince problems. As long as you are running cars of similar size you should not have any problems.

If there are many cars on the track we suggest you place the tripod on something of about 0.5 meter height to increase the reliablility.

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Has it been tested in strong sunlight The IR-technology is knowned to be sensitive to sunlight.. Why not go with RFID instead, i guess You would be able to build a more reliable system, at more or less the same cost as IR..or is that coming in version 2??

Never the less.. It´s great to see cost efficient systems for smaller clubs

[Ema]

Originally Posted by DCD_MarcusBerglund

@Ema: The reason why we placed the TimeR on a tripod is that you can place it in an angle towards the track. This makes it possible for the IR-beam placed inside the car to pass over the roof of other cars passing at the same time.

Of course there are limits to this as well. If you are running a 1/10 touring car at the same time as a 1/5 large scale, you CAN expereince problems. As long as you are running cars of similar size you should not have any problems.

If there are many cars on the track we suggest you place the tripod on something of about 0.5 meter height to increase the reliablility.

At this point the software can manage to run qualification heats (delayed start) and final mode (simultaneous start). You select which users that are in the race and the results are shown live in the race-tab. Whenever the race is finished you can export the results to a pdf and run another race. Beside the race results all the laps are stored in the corresponding user tab as well, for further analysis.

It is important to stress that we are not aiming to compete with AMB. But you will definitely be able to run small club races with a minimum of setup time and a much lower cost!

The TimeR uses a Class 1 Bluetooth link to the computer to provide the data in real-time. The TimeR can provide a free line of sight range of approximately 100m. However, the limiting factor will be the internal Bluetooth of whatever laptop you are using since they most of the time include a Class 2 Blutooth device. The idea is that if the range is enough using the internal Bluetooth you are fine, otherwise you can buy a USB-Bluetooth device which improves the range further.

We are aware that the device might seem a bit expensive, but considering that you can split it between your racing mates it will become more cost efficient than any other system out there.

Thanks for the really detailed information !

[Lowie]

Is it possible to use this device linked to another type of software, as for instance LapsFree, the freeware lapcounting-soft from RCTiming.com (http://www.rctiming.com/)?

If not, I think it would be a good idea to make such a feature.
Although, not as amnivalent as AMB-software or other software, this software package is used by quite some clubs and is very decent.

Big chance that LapsFree would provide more possibilities then the basic software that will be provided with the device as the package is now.

also ...
as we are talking about an IR-beam, ... the transponders have to have "sight" on the beamdevice.. so will have to be positioned near a window or opening in the car-body ... which is not an idea that seems "the most handy" to me.

Aren't there allready this kind of devices, working on IR? I know a touringclub in my neighbourhood does.