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FinishLynx Gold Package
Step 15:
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
(blue circle with white "I" in upper left).
Settings
2.
In the Camera Settings, click on the
Eye
to Internal.
3.
Next, click on the
Capture
Automatic.
4.
Click
OK
and close the Camera Settings.
5.
Click on
File | Options
and the select the
6.
Confirm that the scoreboard is setup properly as show above.
B: Manually Control ACM
Step 16:
Use FinishLynx with LynxPad Data
1.
In FinishLynx, click
LynxPad. The
Go To Event
2.
Click the
Load Schedule
list under the
Load Schedule
Click to select the
"110 Meter Hurdles Men (9, 3,
in the list, and 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 knock the sensor sharlpy against
a hard object - this simulates the firing of the starting gun and
starts the yellow FinishLynx timer.
4.
Have your assistant run through the finish line while you press
down and hold the red capture button to capture the image.
Release the button as soon as they have run completely
through the finish line.
5.
Practice evaluating the image by following the same steps
you followed earlier in 0
6.
Click
File
|
Save
to save the race to the Practice
competition directory.
Optional:
Using the 2.8-10mm P-Iris Lens
Focus Adjuster
First, connect the lens cable to the Remote serial port on the
back of the camera. Then, configure your camera settings to
FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
Camera
Inputs
tab and set
tab and set
Capture Method
Scoreboard
to load the schedule of events from
dialog appears.
button once. Click the drop-down
button. A list of events appears.
1)" event
Zoom Adjuster
1.
Click on
File | New
the
Create New Blank Event
2.
In the Event Window make sure there is an
S
for Scoreboard and it says
clock (when using ACM the C for capture will not show until
capture is enabled).
Photo
3.
Create a start for the event and confirm that the running time
is showing on the uTabLED display.
to
4.
Click the Capture icon to enable capture and then hit the
+ 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
tab.
should capture image and the running time should stop and
display the time to the hundredths.
NOTE:
In multi-lap races you can use
time as competitors pass in front of the camera.
7.
Crop space between competitors in your FinishLynx image
by right-clicking and drawing a box around the unwanted
space. Release the mouse button and select
dialog that appears.
8.
(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
Print
dialog to send the image with results to the printer.
9.
Click
File
|
changes you made to the FinishLynx image when you
cropped it.
10. In LynxPad, click to highlight
Events
window. The start list appears in the
11.
Still in LynxPad, click
The results from the race you just evaluated appear in
LynxPad.
use the 2.8-10mm P-Iris lens: in FinishLynx, access the
camera settings by clicking
the Iris Type: setting and select the P-Iris radio button. Click
Ok.
Remotely adjust lens aperture to control the amount of light
in the lens. If your picture looks too white or washed out, use
the Close Iris button
Likewise, if your picture looks too dark, use the Open Iris
Quick Start Guide
to create a new blank event or click on
button in the upper left.
Armed
to the right of the race
Alt + P
to pause the running
Ok
and then select the printer from the
Close window
and then click
Men 110 Meter Hurdles
Competition
|
Refresh All
. Under the Setup tab, locate
in FinishLynx to let less light in.
A
for Armed and
Ctrl
Crop
from the
Yes
to save
in the
Heats
window.
Results.
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