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TOPigeon Club Manager User Guide
The Next Generation Timer
Oct 2015

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  • Page 1 TOPigeon Club Manager User Guide The Next Generation Timer Oct 2015...
  • Page 2 Support Information To be informed of the latest updates and manuals please visit www.topigeon.com This Manual was updated based on f i r m w a r e version V8.78 V 8.0 which was released in May 2015 To check which versions of software you are using go to the setup Tab...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content Content ..............................3 Getting Start ............................. 5 Connection cables ..........................6 VCP Cable ..........................7 USB-COM cables ........................7 COM Port Setting ..........................8 Install Club manager software ......................9 User Account Control ....................... 9 System region and time setting ....................11 Coordinate data entry ......................
  • Page 4 Set Time ............................40 Summer Saving Time ......................40 Manual Adjust the Club antenna master time................. 41 Manual synchronize to iPigeon clock..................41 Connect to PC ..........................42 Ring Assignment ..........................42 Print Assignment Ring List ....................43 Race Marking ..........................

  • Page 5: Getting Start

    Welcome to TOPigeon V8.0 iPigeon Club manager software user guide and iPigeon clock club management user guide. The V8 iPigeon can operate without any computer, if your club does not have any computer you can go directly to the Club management chapter in part 2.

  • Page 6: Connection Cables

    Connection cables Before you use the club antenna firstly check your cable connections with your laptop or personal computer. Virtual COM Port cable RS-232 cable. (Option) USB to RS-232 cable (Option) VCP cable RS-232 and USB cables The RS-232 - USB cables and VCP cable, either way can connect club antenna to your personal computer.

  • Page 7: Vcp Cable

    PC. If you have the driver installed properly you will find the COM Port in your Device manager in control panel and does not need the club manager power on. The iPigeon Club antenna IO port as below,...

  • Page 8: Com Port Setting

    COM Port Setting Because the club manager software design in communicate in COM1, you have to set yoru connection cable port to the COM1 Port. For the Windows Win7 or above the setting process as below, Go to Control Panel/Device Manger and find your device in the Port directory. The VCP will display and USB COM port and USB-RS-232 will show USB to COM.

  • Page 9: Install Club Manager Software

    You will find your port setting and change to COM1. Note: If you have multiple USB ports on your personal computer, please remember which port that you are using to connect to the club antenna. If you connect to the wrong USB port and connection will fail.
  • Page 10 Or change the program property as always run as administrator.

  • Page 11: System Region And Time Setting

    This is to protect you if you do not have enough user right to execute the database. System region and time setting Since iPigeon timer is using ISO date/timing internally and this format needs to follow for the result calculation. The standard long date/time format is YYYY-MM-DD and HH/MM (24 hours system).

  • Page 12: Data Entry

    You can edit it according to your Unions and Associations. APN: Access Point Name which is basic setting for the iPigeon timer 3G data. This will be the default setting when you initiate a new iPigeon timer. In the iPigeon timer itself, the fancier can also change the setting if they change a SIM card.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    If you right click on your mouse over a data record, a popup window appears for your further operation options, like delete, add, and edit. When you double click the iPigeon club manager icon on your computer desktop, the applications will check the COM port connection firstly. If no COM port connection, the system will prompt you an error message.

  • Page 14: Home Tab

    Home tab The Home Tab will show the system logs that this club manager has down load data or synchronized with your club members. This provides a basic tracking record of the club operations. Setup Tab Note: If you are first time using this club manager software; the club system will direct go to this Tab first and ask you to fill in the information.
  • Page 15 In this Setup Tab is all about the Club information and system setting and they are all basic information but vital to the club operations. Some key fields explain as below Club Abbreviation: If your club is not in the club abbreviation list please select “custom”. Please note the Club Abbreviation will be the CLUB ID when you initiate the new timer for your member.

  • Page 16: Adding New Members

    Adding new members Select the Members Tab at the top of the screen Select the “AddNew” button to add new members.

  • Page 17: Editing Members

    GPS coordinate from the Summary Information in the timer. If you are using TOPigeon loft monitor system, the monitor system will be alarm if these two coordinate are drifted over, say 300 meters (configurable), in order to detect the fraud like changing loft location.

  • Page 18: Download Loft Information Into Member's Clock

    Edit Member” to change members addresses or details. “Delete Member” to delete the member from Club Manager “Members Ring List” to view their ring list, which will be the same as you double click on the member’s row. The function will be introduce later. “Members Clocks”...
  • Page 19 3. Fanciers change their member information, such as phone number, address or new loft location. The situation one and two need to initialize iPigeon timer and situation three do not need to initialize the timer. A simple thumb of rules, only the timer change the loft number or new assign the loft number need to initialize the timer.
  • Page 20 A confirmation window will pop up “Do you want to initialize this timer?” The difference of this confirmation window will be, 1. “YES”: This will initialize the member’s clock by clean up all loft data, including the pigeon information, and load the new loft data to the clock as for situation one and two. 2.

  • Page 21: Adding Rings

    When download new loft data completed a message of “Loft data Download success!” will pop up in the club manager. The iPigeon will also display Data Download success! Message as below, Adding Rings From the Members screen, if you double click the member line or right click on...

  • Page 22: Adding Multiple Rings

    Use the “AddNew” button to add birds. In the bottom part of the screen select the Association by either using the drop down list or pressing the first letter “G” for example will bring up “GB” By using the “TAB” key you can switch between the fields: Birth year, Registration Number and etc.

  • Page 23: Add/Delete Birds Color

    populate in the upper window. The detail of the individual pigeon information can be edit later. Add/Delete Birds color Select one bird color and the Bird color dropdown box and right clock on the mouse. Add/Delete manual will show. To delete the clock just check “delete”. To add color an adding window will show to enter the color code and color name.

  • Page 24: Basic System Operation

    Again before you synchronize your timer this need to be “connect to PC”. Click the Club management in the iPigeon main menu. Then click “connect to PC” button, then you will get “Connecting…..” screen.
  • Page 25 Sync Auto: The synchronization action will start every 5 seconds. This is for the club batch operation, such as during basketing/ marking process all member timers have gather together. After synchronize complete, system will prompt the status, such as “In synchronize” and “successful”. The iPigeon clock will also prompt the message “Synchronize Success!”...

  • Page 26: Marked Data Upload

    Marked Data Upload Most of other brand products do not have this feature because they are not providing the result calculation. If you do not want the club manager to calculate the result for you and you do not need to do this operation. Please note: 1.
  • Page 27 The Clock will also prompt “Marked data upload success!” message.

  • Page 28: Race Operation

    Race operation Add new race In the Race TAB, it shows all race point created. To create new race, you click on “Add New”, then you enter race information in the Liberation Point Detail. You can also reuse the existing liberation site by selecting the scroll bar of Liberation Site. If it is new liberation site, you need to check on “Customized LibPoint”, to enter new liberation point.

  • Page 29: Add/Edit/Delete Liberation Point

    Enter the data by following the date and time format on top of the row. The system then will automatically calculate the flying time by deducting the HOD. For example a cross one day race, liberate on 23 of Oct. 15 and birds return on 24 of Oct, you must set Sunset and Sunrise in two rows in 24 hours...

  • Page 30: Add/Delete Club Information

    1. Go to the Liberation Site Abbreviation dropdown box and select the Liberation point you want to delete. 2. Right click on the mouse and check the delete button. Add/Delete Club Information The Club Manager is not only serving for single Club operation, but also serving Pigeon racing Federation or Association.

  • Page 31: Loft Distance

    Note: If you are using online transfer of the Race result the Club Code of the race will be transferred in the result. Not your own clock Club code. Loft Distance Please note you must update the loft distance to getting the speed in a race. If you want this club manager to calculate the result automatically you have to operate this function before member’s Result Upload.

  • Page 32: Race Status

    For new liberation point, click “LoftDistUpdate” to calculate the distance between liberation point to your member’s loft in kilometers and meters. You can also overwrite the distance manually, by moving your courser to the field and type in new distance. Press OK and leave this page the new distance will be saved. Race Status You can also check the race status by select the status button.

  • Page 33: Race Result Upload

    Otherwise, you will get error message of print out first. Again, the iPigeon timer needs to be “Connect to PC” status and go to Clock Operation - Result Upload tab. Select the proper race code from the Race Code scroll bar and click on the proper race.

  • Page 34: Import/Export Member Birds List

    Make sure you have created member and member ring list. You can enter the clock setting data. When you select the ring number, you can either use select drop down box to select, or you can use the search field, by key in the last few digit of ring number, and in the select drop down box will show the select condition ring number.

  • Page 35: Export Race Result

    Export Race Result The club manager can export the race result to Excel spreadsheet file for club. The club can use this export file to format their own result report or import to their existing system. The export button is located in the RACE tab. Result option, “result export”.

  • Page 36: Import Club Race Distance

    Import Club Race Distance In many Associations and Clubs racing would provide their own distance to the loft/member for their own distance calculation and to keep authorities. The Club Manager provides the tool to import Club distance file for result calculation. In the specific race information, right click on the mouse, then you will see distance download selection button in below, Check the box, then you will go to file selection windows as below,...

  • Page 37: Reports

    Clock Club Management All club operations requirements are in this function. Before you tap this icon, first please make sure that you have connected iPigeon clock to the club antenna by the Mini DIN cable. Secondly, you need the Authentication key.

  • Page 38: Authentication Key

    There are 6 major functions when you connect to club antenna and use the authentication key correctly: Set Time; Connect to PC; Ring Assignment; Race Marking; Pigeon Manager; Race Manager. iPigeon connecting to the club antenna The Club Antenna operation will be introduced in the next session. Authentication Key The authentication key represents the club operation authority.

  • Page 40: Set Time

    You do not need special setting for the summer saving time. Both Club antenna master time (including GPS) and iPigeon internal clock are using UTC time. You only need to change your clock System Info – Time Zone UTC to the new summer saving time zone. For example, you are in UTC +2 time zone and summer saving time change to UTC +3.

  • Page 41: Manual Adjust The Club Antenna Master Time

    LED blue light will stop flicking and turn on the blue light. Manual synchronize to iPigeon clock. Once press the RED button below the box, the iPigeon internal RTC will be synchronized by the club master time. For the Set Time synchronization please note that, During race basketing (Marking) process, the club antenna master time will automatic synchronize to iPigeon clock.

  • Page 42: Connect To Pc

    Connect to PC This action is to set the iPigeon to designate the communication port to the club computer instead of club antenna. The club computer should have TOPigeon V8 club management software installed. The club manager software is for large pigeon club organizations to manage their members pigeon race activates.

  • Page 43: Print Assignment Ring List

    The Ring Assignment screen is similar to the Pigeon Manager where you can Add and Search the specific bird that you want assigned. By selecting on the specific pigeon that you want to assign the chip ring and the Assignment button will be activated. Press the assignment button, a window will bring up “Scanning…...

  • Page 44: Race Marking

    Sample of assignment ring list Race Marking Before you operate this process, please make sure that you have created a specific RACE. For race creation, please go to the “Race Manager” function, or you can create in the club management software and synchronize to the clock. It is strictly forbidden to connect to your computer during this operation.
  • Page 45 When you select the Race Marking, you will get to the race list table to select the specific race you want to mark. After select the race, you will go to the marking page. The upper side is the Race Information of Race Code, Liberation site and Liberation Date and Time.
  • Page 46 Sample of marking report...

  • Page 47: Unmark Birds

    Unmark Birds During the club operation, there might be some incident which happened after the birds have been swiped in club antenna in the basketing/marking process. Such as the club staff found a disqualified bird or unhealthy bird, the club has to unmark such birds. You can simply click on the button on the Racing Marking and marked pigeon list will show, there is also an search window if you have more pigeons.

  • Page 48: Race Manager

    List where you can find all the active races. You can also Add Race manually in here. Add Race Note: This function is for manual operation only, if you are NOT using iPigeon Club Manager System. This function is used when all your club members are not using iPigeon club manager system (connect to PC) or when you join the club with FCI clocks and you have to manually type in the race information.

  • Page 49: Arrival Operation

    Arrival Operation After your birds return to the loft, you can bring the iPigeon to the club anytime you want, even if the birds have not all returned. When the iPigeon is connect to the club antenna with authorization key, the race information will show the Arrive button. Click on this button will to display arrival mode.
  • Page 50 Print: This is to print the race result and can print as many copy as you want. However, you have at least to print once before you can delete this race. Please also note that if you are using club manager software and upload the race result this will also give you an error message if you have not printed.

  • Page 51: Firmware Upgrade

    To update the iPigeon firmware is easy by using an SD memory card. Normally the firmware of iPigeon is around 1M byte and compressed in a zip file. You just unzip the firmware all file including a resource directory to a SD cards root directory. Plugin this SD card to iPigeon, and reboot iPigeon, then the iPigeon new firmware will automatic upgrade.
  • Page 52 SMS test: Where you can type your mobile number to test the SMS feature. If your GSM power bar is showing the signal the SMS function should work. Logs: This is the same as the System Info’s System Log with more detail iPigeon technical commands. This feature provides you more transparent information of how this clock process.

  • Page 53: Club Version System Operation

    Club Version System Operation There is special version for Club to read out the fancier exported race data without iPigeon clock system. The Club Version is just a simplified iPigeon Fancier version and the operation is simple. Installation of Club Version System To install the Club Version System, you need to get additional iPigeon clock and to upgrade to the Club Version.

  • Page 54: Club Version System Operation

    Club Version System Operation You will get the club system Version shown as below, First Step you need to connect to the Club Antenna with the Authentication Key. Please go to the first Icon of Club Info to check if all the information is correct, such as Marker ID, Authentication Key and other device information is correct.

  • Page 55: Club Antenna Operation

    After you have done all the Club Operation to the fancier race data, the system will automatic generate a new Export file. You DO NOT need to save the operation and just extract the SD card back to the fancier. Then, the fancier can synchronize all the Club Operation has done to his/her own clock.
  • Page 56 Mini DIN This is Mini Din which provides power and signal between Club Antenna and Clock. If the cable is not fully insert into the connector it will cause power unstable. Please Note: There is an upside and downside on the plug and there is an arrow which is upside.
  • Page 57 CAUSE: If the one or two PINs shorter may cause connection problem. When you connect to iPigeon clock with the MiniDIN cable, it will also provide the power to iPigeon clock. The printer port is standard parallel port which support LPT IEEE1284...
  • Page 58 A4. The external GPS module is an optional device which you can purchase from your local agent or TOPigeon.
  • Page 59 There are 4 LED on top of the club antenna with different colors and the meaning of these LED light on or blink are as follows, LED Light Flickering Power on and system normal Operation error or system error Power Waiting to read a transponder (chip Transponder read Transponder...
  • Page 60 If you are using the GPS module, make sure you plug to the right port, because it is similar to the computer port. The GPS module antenna must out access to the outdoor.

  • Page 61: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity iPigeon Timer...

  • Page 62: Channel Landing Board

    4 Channel Landing Board...

  • Page 63: Channel Landing Board

    1 Channel Landing Board...

  • Page 64: Club Antenna

    Club Antenna...

  • Page 65: Ipigeon Technical Data

    Technical Data • CPU: TI’s DM 3730 ARM Cortex A8 (Datasheet attached) • RAM: 256MB • ROM :512MB • Pigeon Data: Over 10,000 pigeons • Main processor speed: 1GHZ • 2” inches speaker for audio out • 800* 480, 32bit, 7” inches color touch LED display.

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