FinishLynx GOLD PACKAGE Quick Start Guide –for Vision cameras Page 7
5. Click File | Options… and uncheck the Load Existing Results on
Program Start box. Then, click Ok.
6. 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.
7. Still in LynxPad, click File | Options…. Click the Browse button
next to the Directory: text field. Navigate to the Practice
competition file you created earlier. Select it and click Ok. Click
Apply and then click Ok again.
8. Still in LynxPad, click File | Save as… and navigate to the Practice
competition folder. Then, click Ok. Now, FinishLynx can get start
lists created in LynxPad, and LynxPad can import results generated
by FinishLynx.
Step 12: Mount & Install IdentiLynx Camera
Follow the instructions on the separate IdentiLynx Quick Start Guide
Step 13: Setup RadioLynx wireless start
Follow the instructions on the separate Internal RadioLynx Quick Start Guide
Step 14: Setup Scoreboard
1. Plug the serial cable into Serial 1 on the side of the MicroTab LED
display.
2. Plug the DB9 connection into the Connection Box for the FinishLynx
camera or a COM port on the computer (USB to Serial Adapter for
laptops).
3. Open the FinishLynx software.
4. Power on the MicroTabLED display.
NOTE: If using a USB to Serial Adapter, plug it into the USB port before
booting FinishLynx software.
Step 15: Scoreboard Option Settings
1. Go to File | Options and select the Scoreboard tab from the
options window.
2. Click on New to create a scoreboard or new scoreboard listing in
the status window.
3. Click on the dropdown for Script and select the uTabLED.lss from
the list (alphabetical listing)
4. In the text box for Name, type in uTab LED (or anything to help you
identify each board if there are multiple listings).
5. Code Set should be left as Single Byte
6. Click the dropdown for Serial Port and choose the appropriate COM
# from the list. If using the C-Box, the camera must be booted for
the selection to be available.
NOTE: there may be multiple selections for COM port so check Device
Manager on the computer and find out which number is assigned –or
use trial and error.
7. Verify that the serial port settings are:
a. baud –1200;
b. data bits –8;
c. parity –None;
d. stop bits 1.0
8. For Running Time click the radio button for Auto and the other
settings for running time can be left with the default.
9. For Results select the following settings:
a. Auto
b. Always send place
c. Paging
d. Size set to 1
e. Max should be limited (3-8 results)
f. Time –how long info displays
10. Click OK to close the Options window.
11. Close the FinishLynx program and re-start the software. If the
camera was booted, it will come back when you re-start the
software.
12. Go to File | Options and select the Scoreboard tab and verify that
status now says running.
13. Click OK to close the Options window
14. Using the menu bar at the top of the FinishLynx software, click on
Scoreboard and then select Show Time of Day. A check mark
should appear next to Show Time of Day and the time should now
display on the board.
15. Click on Scoreboard again from the Menu Bar and then select Show
Time of Day again and it will remove the check mark and stop the
output to the scoreboard.
16. Go to File |Open and select the Boys3000 from the Lynx directory
17. The top 3 (Max) results should page through the display and
change the information displayed every 5 seconds (Time)
Step 16: Automatic Capture Module (ACM) Setup and Operation
A: Using ACM to Stop Running Time
The following information will help to setup the ACM feature for stopping
or pausing the running time with each race.
1. In the Hardware Control window, click on the Camera Settings
(blue circle with white “I” in upper left).
2. In the Camera Settings, click on the Inputs tab and set Photo Eye
to Internal.
3. Next, click on the Capture tab and set Capture Method to
Automatic.
4. Click OK and close the Camera Settings.
5. Click on File | Options and the select the Scoreboard tab.
6. Confirm that the scoreboard is setup properly as show above.
B: Manually Control ACM:
1. Click on File |New to create a new blank event or click on 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 uTabLED display.
4. Click the Capture icon to enable capture and then hit the Ctrl+F
keys and it will say Finishing to the right of the race clock (click on
Scoreboard Menu for shortcut keys).
5. Have someone run through the finish line and the camera should
capture image and the running time should stop and display the
time to the hundredths.
