FinishLynx Gold Package
3.
Still in FinishLynx, click the
Browse...
button next to the
to the Practice competition directory. Then, click Ok.
4.
Start LynxPad by clicking the Windows
LynxPad.
Options...
5.
Click
File
|
Results on Program Start
6.
Open the sample competition by clicking
Navigate to
C:\LynxPadData\Sample
lynx.cmp
file. A practice competition opens on the screen.
Step 11:
Mount & Install IdentiLynx Camera
Follow the instructions on the separate
Step 12:
Set Up RadioLynx Wireless Start
Follow the instructions on the separate
Step 13:
Set Up 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).
Step 14:
Scoreboard Option Settings
1.
Go to
File
|
Options
and select 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
from the list (alphabetical listing)
4.
In the text box for Name, type in
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:
baud – 1200;
a.
data bits – 8;
b.
parity – None;
c.
d.
stop bits
1.0
8.
For
Running Time
click the radio button for
other settings for running time can be left with the default.
9.
For
Results
select the following settings:
FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
Database
tab. Click the
Output Directory:
and navigate
Start
button then
and uncheck the
Load Existing
box. Then, click Ok.
File | Open.
then double-click the
IdentiLynx Quick Start Guide
RadioLynx Quick Start Guide
Scoreboard
tab from the
Script
and select the
uTabLED.lss
uTab LED
(or anything to
Auto
and the
7.
Still in LynxPad, click
File
button next to the
Directory:
Practice competition file you created earlier. Select it and
click Ok. Click
Apply
then click
8.
Still in LynxPad, click
File
Practice competition folder. Then, click Ok. Now,
FinishLynx can get start lists created in LynxPad, and
LynxPad can import results generated by FinishLynx.
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.
a.
Auto
b.
Always send place
c.
Paging
d.
Size set
to
1
– how long info displays
e.
Time
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. Using the menu bar at the top of the FinishLynx software,
click on
Scoreboard
and then select
check mark should appear next to Show Time of Day and the
time should now display on the board.
13. 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.
14. Go to
File
|
Open
and select the Boys3000 from the Lynx
directory
15. The results should page through the display and change the
information displayed every 5 seconds (Time).
Quick Start Guide
| Options.... Click the
Browse
text field. Navigate to the
Ok
again.
Save as...
|
and navigate to the
Show Time of
Day. A
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