Ers Opn2001 User manual

OPN2001 ATHLETE SCANNER

USER GUIDE

V 1.01

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CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 CHARGING THE OPN2001

3.0 SCANNING BARCODES WITH THE OPN2001

3.1 Using the OPN2001 with ERS-RaceTime

3.1.1 Mass Start Events

3.1.2 Individual Start Event

3.1.3 Group Start Events

Appendix A GENERAL OPN2001 FUNCTIONS

A.1 LED & Buzzer Indicators

A.2 Enabling/ disabling the Good Read Bleep

A.3 Deleting a stored barcode

A.4 Clearing the OPN2001 Memory

A.5 Resetting the OPN2001 to Defaults

A. Initialising & Synchronising the OPN2001 in

RaceTime

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The OPN2001 is a simple data collection device with built-in barcode laser scanner

and 500KB memory for data storage.

When used with the ERS-RaceTime system the OPN2001 scanners will be used to

capture the IDs and finishing positions of athletes completing an event by scanning

both the athlete’s ID barcode and the Finishing Positon Barcode which was handed

to them when they crossed the finish line. (See the ERS-RaceTime User Guide for

more details)

The scanned Athlete data will be stored in memory within the OPN2001 for subse-

quent downloading to the ERS-RaceTime system

2.0 CHARGING THE OPN2001

The OPN2001 may be charged from connection to a suitable USB port.

The charge process is controlled by the OPN2001 and will automatically switch off

when the battery is full.

From empty the battery takes approx. 2.5 hours to charge fully.

The LED indicator will be RED while the battery is being charged. When the battery

is fully charged the indicator will turn GREEN.

Note: We recommend fully charging the OPN2001 Data Collector before use.

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3.0 SCANNING BARCODES WITH THE OPN2001

To scan barcodes simply activate the scan beam by pressing and holding the large

’trigger’ button on the top of the scanner. Now orient the scanner beam so that it

cuts across all the bars in the code. Whilst the scan beam is active the scanner LED

will flash Green.

The scanner will automatically turn off and an audible good read bleep emitted on

successful decode of a barcode. The Trigger button may now be released.

Note that the scan beam will automatically turn off if a barcode has not been

successfully decoded approx. 3 seconds after the trigger has been pressed. If this

happens simply re-trigger the scanner if required.

Scanner trigger button

The optimum reading distance for any specific barcode will depend on the size and

print density of that code, however the scanner has a wide depth of field either side

of the optimum reading distance making the OPN2001 very easy to use.

A few ‘practice scans’ is usually all that is required to familiarise oneself with the

device and to be able to read barcodes with ease.

3.1 USING THE OPN2001 WITH ERS RACETIME

Depending on the type of event being timed the OPN2001 may be used in a number

of different ways as follows:

3.1.1 Mass Start Events

For this type of event the OPN2001 Athlete scanner will only be used to log the

finishing athletes. The Athlete scanner will be used as follows:

When 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

Scanner LED

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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.