ALGE-Timing D-LINE Series User manual

Manual
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Table of Content
1Operation.................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Change the Displaymode............................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Standard-Settings........................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Parameterlist................................................................................................................................4
1.3.1 Set daytime hours [P0] ................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Set daytime minute [P1].................................................................................................. 4
1.3.3 Set daytime seconds [P2]............................................................................................... 4
1.3.4 Set the day of the date [P3]............................................................................................ 4
1.3.5 Set the month of the date [P4]........................................................................................ 4
1.3.6 Set the year of the date [P5]........................................................................................... 5
1.3.7 Display time for daytime [P6].......................................................................................... 5
1.3.8 Display time for date [P7]................................................................................................ 5
1.3.9 Display time for temperature [P8]................................................................................... 5
1.3.10 GPS Offset hours to GMT............................................................................................... 5
1.3.11 GPS Offset minutes GMT............................................................................................... 5
1.3.12 Area settings for temperature and time.......................................................................... 5
1.3.13 Brightness [A0] (b).......................................................................................................... 7
1.3.14 Serial interface setting [A1], (S)...................................................................................... 8
1.3.15 Time-out for daytime [A2] ............................................................................................... 9
1.3.16 Address-Setting [A3] (A)................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Extended Datamode.................................................................................................................. 10
1.4.1 Timer S4, Points Showjumping ............................................................................................. 10
1.4.2 TdC8001, Points Showjumping............................................................................................. 11
1.4.3 Fixed Coma or Colon............................................................................................................. 11
2Special Functions.................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Stopwatch, Countdown and Counter......................................................................................... 12
2.1.1 Stopwatch-Countdown .......................................................................................................... 12
2.1.2 Counter.................................................................................................................................. 12
3Technical Data ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Dimensions................................................................................................................................13
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3.2 Connections...............................................................................................................................14
3.3 Interface format ......................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1 Serial Interface:...................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.2 RS485.................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3 Ethernet................................................................................................................................. 17
4Comments................................................................................................................................18
[Parameter list of old Models]
(Parameter list for 3-digit Models), some parameters are not available on 3-digit models!
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1 Operation
1.1 Change the Displaymode
You can change the Displaymode with the internal button or with the PC-Software and the
cable 145-05.
To change the parameters with the internal button you have to press the button as long as
the first parameter appears on the display. If you wait now for a few second the Value of the
parameter starts blinking. You can now always change the parameter or value which is
blinking. To save the changings you need to push through all the parameters.
1.2 Standard-Settings
The D-LINE Scoreboards are delivered with a standard-setting optimized to show the running
time from the Timing-Device.
To reload the Factory settings keep the internal button pressed as long as the Software-
Version appears on the display!
ATTENTION! Only Scoreboards newer than 2005-06 have this function!
1.3 Parameterlist
The parameterlist shall be in a way that the user can already see by the name of the
parameter that he is adjusting the parameter he would like to adjust. On the side there shall
be also a sticker with a short explanation.
ATTENTION! Old D-LINE models have different parameters. These old parameters are
always in [xx]. Some of the settings are identically and some others are not available.
ATTENTION! Since 3-digit-displays doesn’t have the full capability of all the below described
functions there is a different menu for these displays.
You can find these parameters in () behind the normal parameters! Non described
parameters are not available on such displays!
1.3.1 Set daytime hours [P0]
This parameter is to adjust the hours of the daytime
1.3.2 Set daytime minute [P1]
This parameter is to adjust the minutes of the daytime.
1.3.3 Set daytime seconds [P2]
This parameter is to adjust the minutes of the daytime.
1.3.4 Set the day of the date [P3]
This parameter is to adjust the day of the date.
1.3.5 Set the month of the date [P4]
This parameter is to adjust the month of the date.
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1.3.6 Set the year of the date [P5]
This parameter is to adjust the year of the date.
1.3.7 Display time for daytime [P6]
Display time to show the daytime.
To switch off the daytime on the display, set the value to 00.
1.3.8 Display time for date [P7]
Display time to show the date.
To switch off the date on the display, set the value to 00.
1.3.9 Display time for temperature [P8]
Display time to show the temperature.
To switch off the temperature on the display, set the value to 00.
If no temperature-sensor is connected, this setting is not avialble.
1.3.10 GPS Offset hours to GMT
With this parameter you can adjust the offset to GMT i9n hours.
1.3.11 GPS Offset minutes GMT
With this parameter you can adjust the offset to GMT i9n minutes.
1.3.12 Area settings for temperature and time
Area parameter in order to adjust the diplaymode for time and temperature.
Following settings are possible.
The first digit in the setting is for the summertime changing, the second one is for the display
mode.
1.3.12.1 Summertime switching [P9]
The first digit of the area-setting is responsible for the internal switching between summer
and winter time.
1.3.12.1.1 Summertime switching [0x]
No internal switching, used for DCF-controlled clocks.
1.3.12.1.2 European summertime [1x]
Summertime changing for Europe, used with internal clock, GPS and NTP-synchronization.
1.3.12.1.3 USA summertime [2x]
Summertime changing for USA, used with internal clock, GPS and NTP-synchronization.
1.3.12.1.4 Australian summertime [3x]
Summertime changing for Australia, used with internal clock, GPS and NTP-synchronization.
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1.3.12.2 Time and Temperature Setting
The second digit of the Area-Setting is used for the display mode of the time and
temperature.
12h, 24h, Celsius or Fahrenheit.
1.3.12.2.1 Celsius and 24h [x0]
Time in 24h mode and temperature in Celsius.
1.3.12.2.2 Celsius and 24h [x0]
Time in 24h mode and temperature in Celsius, but on 6 Digit D-Line time is centered and
without running seconds.
1.3.12.2.3 Celsius and 12h [x1]
Time in 12h mode and temperature in Celsius
1.3.12.2.4 Celsius and 12h [x1]
Time in 12h mode and temperature in Celsius, but on 6 Digit D-Line time is centered and
without running seconds.
1.3.12.2.5 Fahrenheit and 24h [x2]
Time in 24h mode and temperature in Fahrenheit
1.3.12.2.6 Fahrenheit and 24h [x2]
Time in 24h mode and temperature in Fahrenheit, but on 6 Digit D-Line time is centered and
without running seconds.
1.3.12.2.7 Fahrenheit and 12h [x3]
Time in 12h mode and temperature in Fahrenheit
1.3.12.2.8 Fahrenheit and 12h [x3]
Time in 12h mode and temperature in Fahrenheit, but on 6 Digit D-Line time is centered and
without running seconds.
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1.3.13 Brightness [A0] (b)
This Parameter is for the brightness settings and effects.
The first digit in the setting is for the appearance, the second for the brightness.
1.3.13.1 First digit of setting
The first digit is defining the type of changing between time and temperature.
Fade-in will changeover with brightness effect from time to temperature.
1.3.13.1.1 Fade-in off
Fading is not activated.
1.3.13.1.2 Fade-in on
Fading is activated.
1.3.13.2 Second Digit of Setting
This setting is defining the brightness-mode of the display.
1.3.13.2.1 Manual setting
The second digit of the brightness setting can be adjusted from 0 to 9 for manual brightness.
Value 0 is minimum brightness, value 9 is maximum brightness.
This adjustment you can also set by using the menu of your TdC8001 or Timy.
1.3.13.2.2 Daytime-depending brightness [x3]
Brightness is set automatically, depending on the daytime.
1.3.13.2.3 Light sensor depending brightness [x4]
With this setting, the brightness is depending on the light-sensor.
If the light sensor is not connected, it will be always maximum brightness.
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1.3.14 Serial interface setting [A1], (S)
This setting is for the Interface-Parameters.
The first digit in the setting is for the display mode, the second for the Interface-Speed.
1.3.14.1 Diplaymode and special functions
Here you can adjust the different display modes and special functions for your displayboard.
1.3.14.1.1 hh:mm:ss [0x] (1sec)
h:mm:ss.z (1/10sec)
1.3.14.1.2 mm:ss:zh [1x] (1/100sec)
m:ss.zht (1/1000sec)
1.3.14.1.3 bib,rank [2x]
1.3.14.1.4 Freeze daytime [3x]
With this function, you can freeze the daytime on the display for an adjustable time.
To freeze the daytime connect a manual button to the Green-Black banana jacks.
1.3.14.1.5 Extended Mode [4x]
This is an advanced mode where you can configure the complete scoreboard by yourself.
You can define, which byte shall be shown on which position of the display board.
If the serial setting is on this mode, you have some more parameters to adjust the mode.
These parameters are , , , ,…[A5, A6,…B0, B1,…]
For the detailed description how to adjust these parameters, see point 1.4
1.3.14.1.6 Slave/Master communication (connectable with RS485 or RS232, master
TX, slave RX [5x]
1.3.14.1.7 PC communication [6x]
1.3.14.1.8 Game console CKN-foil score (Home_Guest) must be 9600 Baud! SEC9
1.3.14.1.9 Game console CKN-foil playing time (mm:ss, central) must be 9600 Baud!
ATTENTION: D-LINE will be connected with RS232 of the CKN console (Pin5 = GND, PIN2 =
data)! It will function as from CKN software 11-2006 (wireless protocol) – wired is no longer
existing!
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1.3.14.2 Transfer speed
The second digit of the setting is responsible for the transfer speed of the serial interface.
1.3.14.2.1 2400,N,8,1 ALGE-Standard [x0]
1.3.14.2.2 4800,N,8,1 ALGE [x1]
1.3.14.2.3 9600,N8,1 ALGE [x2]
1.3.14.2.4 19200,N,8,1 ALGE [x3]
1.3.14.2.5 Special mode
1.3.14.2.6 Old devices like the S3, Selftimer SF2 [x4]
1.3.15 Time-out for daytime [A2]
This setting defines the time after the display board switchs from serial display mode back to
day-temp mode.
If this setting is on 00, the parameter described from point 1.3.1 to point 1.3.12.2.7 are not
visible anymore.
If you set this time to 0 the Time-Temp-Date function is disabled.
Up to Version 3.7 it is in seconds andfrom Version 3.8 the value is multiplied by 10, so an
adjustment of 24 is 240 seconds!
1.3.16 Address-Setting [A3] (A)
To use more than 1 D-LINE on an addressed protocol, you have to define the address of
each display board. Normally the first line will be address 1 , second line address 2
,etc.
Depending on the sport, this setting can be important to have the serial data of your timing-
device displayed correctly. Please also refer to the manual of your timing-device concerning
the setting for the display board for your sport.
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1.4 Extended Datamode
In this mode you can assign each digit one byte out of the datastring.
It is for example possible to program it so that you can see on one 6-digit scoreboard the BIB on the
first 2 digits and the time in m:ss on the last 3 digits.
In some sports like equestrian (with the Timer S4) you have to program the display for the points in
this mode.
1.4.1 Timer S4, Points Showjumping
Configuration of a 6-digit display in order to show the points, sent by a Timer S4 (equestrian) in the
middle of the display.
The datapackage of the Timer S4 looks as desribed below:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
PZ PE . H H : M M : S S . z Pz Pe CR
PZ PE H H : M M : S S . z h t Pz Pe CR
The parameters should be adjusted like this:
Extended protocol, 2400bps [A1-40] (S-E2)
Device adress 00 [A3 00] (A-00)
First digit is always inactive [A5-00]
Dot or double-dot after first digit is always inactive [A6-00]
Second digit will display points PZ [A7-01]
dot or double-dot after second digit is always inactive [A8-00]
Third digit will display points PE [A9-02]
Will show the dot which is sent after the full second [B0-17]
Fourth Digit will show points Pz [B1-21]
Dot or double-dot after fourth digit is always inactive [B2-00]
Fifth digit will show points Pe [B3-22]
Dot or double-dot after fifth digit is always inactive [B4-00]
Sixth digit is always inactive [B5-00]
In the older Models of the D-LINE, the first digit is A5 and then it is continuing with A6-A9, after
A9 it starts with B0….
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