SI SIAC User manual

SIAC/Air+
What is it and how to use it

What is SIAC and Air+?
•SIAC (SPORTident Active
Card) is the name of the
SI stick to support
contactless punching
•Air+ is the system with
SIAC sticks and beacon
control units to deliver a
complete contactless
experience

How should I wear it?
•In the normal manner, on your finger using an
elastic strap.
•But NOT near a GPS watch, as this can
interfere

How do I “punch”?
•Just bring your SIAC stick
within 50cm of a control
–Typically wave your hand close
over the top of the control as
you pass
•Your SIAC stick will flash red
and give a sequence of 3
rounds of 3 beeps
–To check it is your stick
beeping, hold it up to your ear

SIAC BATTERY TEST Control
•SIAC sticks have a built-in
battery. To check the
battery level, physically
punch this control
•The unit should give a
confirmation beep if OK
•The SIAC BATTERY TEST
control will be located at
the Registration desk

CLEAR and CHECK Controls
•CLEAR control to be
punched as normal
–Your SIAC stick will
NOT give its series of
confirmation beeps
but the control unit
will beep as usual
•CHECK control ‘turns on’
the radio in your SIAC stick
to enable it to receive the
signal from each SI control
on the course
–Your stick will give a
series of confirmation
beeps here
•Note: a green LED on your
stick will flash every 10
seconds when the radio is
active

SIAC TEST Control
•This control is off to one side along the start
chute, just for SIAC users, and officials should
direct you to it
•By “waving” your SIAC stick over this control
you should get 3 rounds of 3 beeps and your
SIAC stick will flash red
•This confirms the radio in your SIAC stick has
been turned on and is working

START Control
•Whenever a START Control
is used it MUST be
physically punched
•This is to ensure that you
don’t accidentally start too
early by getting within
range of the control
•There is no START control
for this event

Course Controls
•“Wave” your SIAC stick
over each control and you
should get 3 rounds of 3
beeps and your SIAC stick
will flash red
•Remember when other
SIACs are around and lots
of beeping is going on,
hold your stick close to
your ear to check your
beeps

What if it doesn’t work?
•If you don’t get confirmation beeps and
flashes then punch/dip your SIAC stick
•As usual, the SI control unit should beep and
flash to confirm that you have dipped
•If the SI control unit doesn’t respond either,
use the backup pin-punch

WARNING!
•Whilst on your course, avoid being within 3m
of the FINISH line
–This may accidentally register a ‘Finish’
–As registering a ‘Finish’ turns off the radio in your
SIAC stick to save on battery, “waving” over a
control will no longer work
–You will have to physically dip your SIAC to punch
on remaining course controls and also punch/dip
at the FINISH

FINISH Line
•When finishing “wave” your
SI stick over the FINISH
control
•Your SIAC stick should give
the confirmation flash and
beeps to register your finish

SIAC Sequence
SIAC BATTERY TEST: physically punch/dip
CLEAR: physically punch
CHECK: physically punch; turns on the radio
TEST CONTROL: wave over
START (if in use): physically punch
Course controls: wave over
FINISH CONTROL: wave over

Summary
•Once started, no need to physically punch
controls
•Similar control starting sequence to normal SI
sticks with SIAC BATTERY TEST and TEST
CONTROL added
•If no SIAC confirmation beeps/flashes,
physically punch like normal SI sticks