03 CPT002 - 2012v1 Cycling Overview

Cycling
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MacFinish for Cycling
MacFinish
A photo-finish for cycling
requires more memory than for
other sports (to record a very
large number of competitors in
the same race) as well as a
higher vertical resolution (to
recognize the participants by
their small number plate). For
this reason the MacFinish 2D
300 is a good choice, as it
contains 256Mbyte of internal
memory and if required up to
2Gbyte and up to 4.300 frames
per second recording speed
It is further an understatement to say that the MacFinish 2D versions make the hardware setup easier
and faster than ever before; you place the camera with lens on a tripod, connect the battery, the
Ethernet cable to your portable PC and your setup is complete. Also notice the large advantage of the
overview window, which shows (a part of ) the whole race and your selection inside the (zoomed) photo
window. Optionally you can use the MacFinish Ethernet with a wireless connection to your (portable) PC,
by using a 2,4 GHz WIFI interface (IEEE802.11g).
The MacFinish 2D series uses all the knowledge from our MacFinish II generation in
combination with the latest technology in sensor development. The 2 dimensional
(2D) sensor known in the digital photo and digital video market is now used to
build a state of the art photo finish system.
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TimeTrial
The
TimeTrial
system
developed by TimeTronics
upon request of the Royal
Belgian Cycling Federation is a
user-friendly timing system
for time-trial. A specific
program provides an easy
entry and editing of races,
distance,
data
about
competitors and starting
times. Obviously the daytime
at the start location (6x15cm
or 6x25cm scoreboard) must
be synchronized with the
TimeTrial system on PC.
Track Contact
Scoreboards:
- Attached on bridge
- Placed into different directions
- Name, ID, Place, Running time,..
Backup
System
Main
System
TimerBox
TimerBox
Printer
TV-Graphics
Before arrival of a participant, his starting number is entered in the program which makes that his
running time and name will now appear live on the finish scoreboard and local or international TV.
When crossing the finish line, an electronic impulse is generated by a track contact that is taped on the
road, and conveyed to the computer program so that the exact finish time and average speed and
ranking of the rider are immediately calculated and displayed. The operator can activate the track
contact by means of a simple remote control switch (with push button for backup registration). In case
two or more riders cross the finish line almost simultaneously, a backup registration is taken by means
of the same arrival push button so that a few moments later, the starting numbers of the riders can be
manually linked to the corresponding recorded times in the TimeTrial program itself.
A LED scoreboard (different sizes and layouts are offered) can combine both the name of the rider and
his running or finish time and ranking. The final result of each rider can be displayed on the scoreboard
at any time. A handy means to portray the time to beat! An intermediate result or final result sheet can
always be printed. On this print-out, the finish times, the differences with the leader and average
speeds for each rider are printed in a conveniently arranged layout.
Of course all data is also logged onto hard disk and can be exported at any time (during and/or after
the event) to a .TXT file onto hard disk, so that it is available for you to be read with Microsoft Excel,
Word or any user defined program.
The TimeTrial software also provides a live data output on a PC serial line (com x port) to any
professional video graphics company to generate live TV screens.
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Track Cycling
On a velodrome, most timing occurs automatically by means of taped track contacts, which
give the start and/or finish signal(s) to the cycling timer box next to the PC.
A total of 4 of these track contacts are installed if you want to time all 9 possible races;
200m sprint, 500m time trial, 1000m time trial, individual pursuit, team pursuit, etc…
Push-buttons are also included for the timing
of the team pursuit, where the third member
of each team is timed each lap manually.
The software on the PC, running under Windows 98, 2000 or XP, contains a race selection
window and one separate window for each of
the possible race types. The optional scoreboard(s) near the track and in the stadium for timing, lap counter, difference time etc. are live updated.
What velodrome applications are concerned, the standard TimeTronics 4-digit scoreboards are equipped
with a red and green light, to indicate the leader of the pursuit races.
All timing data are continuously logged on hard disk of the PC, but also available for serial or data file export to external computer(s) for further race management, TV graphics display or press information. For
some races, like the 'elimination' race, the MacFinish photo-finish system is also required and used each
lap to identify the last bicycle that crossed the finish line.
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Track Cycling
The software on the PC, running under Windows XP or Vista,
contains a race selection window and one separate window
for each of the possible race types. The optional scoreboard
(s) near the track and in the stadium for timing, lap counter,
difference time etc. are live updated.
As an example; one window of the software, which shows
the timing of the Sprint races.
Notice the LOG-rectangle in the right-bottom corner, which
registers all events during the races, for later verification of
any timing event or user-action. These loggings can be
saved on hard disk (“Save…” button) for permanent storage.
All timing results are of course available for export to
different race-processing databases.
Optional Startgate
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BMX
Solution
 MacFinish
 MacFinish VideoID
 TimeTrial
 Computer Network
www.bmx-videos.com
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