FinishLynx DIAMOND Package Quick Start Guide - For Vision Cameras
C: Manually Control ACM
1. Click File | New to create a new blank event or click the
Create New Blank Event button in the upper left.
2. In the Event Window, make sure there is an Afor Armed
and Sfor Scoreboard and it says Armed to the right of the
race clock (when using ACM the C for capture will not show
until capture is enabled).
3. Create a start for the event and confirm that the running time
is showing on the Infield Video display.
4. Click the Capture icon to enable capture and then hit the
Alt +F keys and it will say Finishing to the right of the race
clock (click Scoreboard for shortcut keys).
5. Have someone run through the finish line. The camera
should capture image, and the running time should stop and
display the time to the hundredths.
6. As you evaluate the image, the results should populate and
page on the Infield Video Display.
NOTE:In multi-lap races you can use Alt +Pto pause the
running time as competitors pass in front of the camera.
D: Automatic ACM Setting
NOTE: Autobreak settings will occur automatically for every race,
so play with your settings to make sure it fits the way you want to
handle each race, even multi-lap races.
1. Go to Scoreboard |Options.
2. Under Running Time: on the third line is Autobreak, these
settings allow it to occur automatically.
3. Checking Finish will cause the running time to stop when
capture is enabled and the competitors cross the finish line.
4. Checking Pause will pause the running time each time
competitors cross the finish line in multi-lap races when
capture is enabled.
Step 16: Create a Competition Directory for FinishLynx and LynxPad to Share
1. Follow the instructions on the Windows 10 Networking QSG.
2. In FinishLynx, click File | Options | Event tab. Click the
Browse button on the Event Directory:and navigate to the
directory you created in Step 4, and click Ok.
3. Open the LynxPad software.
4. Click File | Options… and uncheck the Load Existing
Results on Program Start box. Then, click Ok.
5. Open the sample competition by clicking File | Open.
Navigate to C:\LynxPadData\Sample and then double-click
the lynx.cmp file. A practice competition opens on the
screen.
6. Still in LynxPad, click File | Options…. Click the Browse
button next to the Directory: text field. Navigate to the
directory you created earlier. Select it and click Ok. Click
Apply and then click Ok again.
7. Still in LynxPad, click File | Save as… and navigate to a
location you wish to save the LynxPad data. Then, click Ok.
Now, FinishLynx can get start lists created in LynxPad, and
LynxPad can import results generated by FinishLynx.
Step 17: Use FinishLynx with LynxPad Data
1. In FinishLynx, click to load the schedule of events from
LynxPad. The Go To Event dialog appears.
2. Click the Load Schedule button once then expand the drop-
down list; a list of events appears. Select the 110 Meter
Hurdles Men (9, 3, 1) event, then click Ok. The first heat of
the third round of the men’s 110m hurdles opens on the
FinishLynx screen.
3. Either use a starting gun, or tap the end of the sensor with
your hand. This simulates the firing of the starting gun and
starts the yellow FinishLynx timer.
4. Toggle the Capture by clicking the button next to the yellow
timer , then have your assistant run through the finish line.
5. Practice evaluating the image by following the same steps
you followed earlier in Step 1:
6. Click File | Save to save the race to the Practice
competition directory.
7. (Optional) Print the results and a portion of the FinishLynx
image by right-clicking on the image and drawing a box
around the portion you want to appear in your printout. For
example, the first place finisher or a close finish between
two competitors. Click Ok and then select the printer from
the Print dialog to send the image with results to the printer.
8. Click File | Close window then click Yes to save changes
you made to the FinishLynx image when you cropped it.
9. In LynxPad, click to highlight Men 110 Meter Hurdles in the
Events window. The start list appears in the Heats window.
10. Still in LynxPad, click Competition | Refresh All Results.
The results from the race you just evaluated appear in
LynxPad.
NOTE: If you plan on using the same directory for each
meet, it is recommended that you move all of the contents
to another directory prior to the start of the next meet. This
will archive your files in case you need them for results
verification, as well as keep the main directory from
becoming cluttered.
