Snowboard+Fre Snowboard+Freestyle Manual

Snowboard+Freestyle
Manual
Revisions
Octobre 1, 2008
November 23, 2008
Manual Snowboard+Freestyle
Initial version (by Tobias Däuer)
Added walkthrough for Freestyle
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Table of Contents
1
1.1
General .........................................................................................................................
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......................... 4
Setup ..........................................................................................................................
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.......................... 4
1.2
Updates ......................................................................................................................
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...................... 4
2.1
Walkthrough ................................................................................................
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................................................ 5
Freestyle – Halfpipe/BigAir ........................................................................................
........................ 5
2
2.1.1
Create competition................................................................................................
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.................................. 5
2.1.2
Pointslist ................................................................................................
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.................................................. 6
2.1.3
Program Settings ................................................................................................
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..................................... 7
2.1.4
Competition Settings ...............................................................................................
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............................... 8
2.1.5
Competition-specific
ic Settings................................................................
.................................................. 9
2.1.6
Classes ...................................................................................................................
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................... 10
2.1.7
Competitors ................................................................................................
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........................................... 12
2.1.8
Competitor Reports ...............................................................................................
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............................... 13
2.1.9
Heats ......................................................................................................................
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...................... 14
2.1.10
Bibs (Qualification) ................................................................................................
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................................ 15
2.1.11
Edit Startlists ................................................................................................
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.......................................... 16
2.1.12
Print Reports................................................................................................
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.......................................... 17
2.1.13
Scoring ...................................................................................................................
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................... 18
2.1.14
Event Points ................................................................................................
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........................................... 19
3
3.1
Program ......................................................................................................................
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...................... 21
Ports .........................................................................................................................
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......................... 21
4.1
Disciplines...................................................................................................................
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................... 23
Single – Giant Slalom, Slalom and Super-G
Super .............................................................
............................. 23
4
4.1.1
4.2
4.2.1
4.3
Timing (ALGE) ................................................................................................
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........................................ 23
Freestyle – Halfpipe and BigAir................................................................
BigAir
................................................ 23
Scoring (ALGE) ................................................................................................
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....................................... 23
Parallel – Parallel Giant Slalom, Parallel Slalom ......................................................
...................... 23
4.3.1
Timing (ALGE) – Parallel Course Qualification.......................................................
....................... 23
4.3.2
Timing (ALGE) – Single Course Qualification .........................................................
......................... 23
4.3.3
Timing (ALGE) – Finals ...........................................................................................
........................... 23
4.4
4.4.1
Cross – SnowboardCross and SkiCross ................................................................
.................................... 24
Timing (ALGE) – Qualification ................................................................
................................................ 24
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1 General
1.1 Setup
Snowboard+Freestyle is shipped as a single setup executable that will install only a subset of
the required external components together with the software itself.
itself. However, several
prerequisites
equisites need to be installed manually before the installation of Snowboard+Freestyle.
Snowboard+Freestyle
Please make sure that the following software is installed on your computer or otherwise
other
download and install it prior to installing the software itself:
itself
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35
4e35-b531508d977d32a6
The framework may download several other prerequisites depending on your current
computer configuration.
1.2 Updates
dbnetsoft is constantly improving the software as well as fixing bugs on a frequent basis.
Therefore it is necessary to download the latest version occasionally. Also this manual is
updated from time to time.
Please find the download links for the latest version and the manual here:
Latest
http://downloads.dbnetsoft.com/snowboardandfreestyle/
Setup_SnowboardAndFreestyle.exe
Updated
http://downloads.dbnetsoft.com/snowboardandfreestyle/
Manual_SnowboardAndFreestyle.pdf
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2 Walkthrough
The walkthrough for Freestyle contains detailed information that also apply to other
disciplines like the creation of competitions
competitio or pointslists. Therefore it is also recommend to
reading this chapter, although one
ne might only run Parallel competitions.
2.1 Freestyle – Halfpipe/BigAir
2.1.1 Create Competition
Start Snowboard+Freestyle
reestyle and you will see the main menu, where you can create new
competition or load existing ones (this window can be opened anytime by File – Main
Menu).
Enter the competition name that you want to create and click Save & Load. The new
competition is placed in your My Documents directory in a subdirectory
directory called
SnowboardAndFreestyle\Competitions.
Competitions. When
en creating competitions, you can select whether
you want to havea special competition type (e.g. Halfpipe), or you want
wan to have all
disciplines available. You can change this setting anytime later by clicking Competition –
Settings.
The
he last loaded competition can be loaded quickly by clicking Quickload. Other
O
available
competitions can be loaded by double-clicking
double clicking on one of the list elements underneath.
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2.1.2 Pointslist
Bring up the pointslist window by Program – Pointslist. The newest pointslist can be
downloaded automatically from the FIS by clicking Download lastest and it will then be made
the default pointlist. The default pointslist can be changed by clicking on the hyerplinked
label (in the screenshot labelled SB209).
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2.1.3 Program Settings
You can now check the program
am settings and update them in order to adjust
just it for your
configuration. Important settings are the baudrate and COM port for the display board and
scoring devices. A list of recognized com ports can be seen by clicking ? – Device Manager.
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2.1.4 Competition Settings
Competition settings can be accessed by clicking Competition - Settings. In the event
category, you can enter some information that is vital to the competition, like the FIS level or
season.
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2.1.5 Competition-specific Settings
Competition-specific settings can be accessed by clicking Halfpipe (or BigAir respectively, but
in the following, only Halfpipe will be used) – Competition Settings. You can enter data like
race codex, snow conditions or technical delegate’s information.. Important value is
Strikeout, which needs to be True
rue for BigAir competition where the lowest and highest judge
score is dropped.
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2.1.6 Classes
Classes can be setup by clicking Competition – Classes. You can add and remove classes, but
for FIS competition, men and Ladies should be in separate competitions and not separate
classes.
Double-clicking
clicking on the first symbol next to a class brings up basic settings like sex and year of
birth of the selected class. Double-clicking
Double clicking on the second symbol brings up competitioncompetition
specific settings.. These settings are grouped into qualification, semifinal and final settings.
You can select a qualification format, enter the number of heats and in case of a standard
qualification
alification how many competitors are qualified for the second run.
You can also specify if a semifinal is conducted and how many runs are carried out and how
many of these count.
You can also select a format for the finals, and how many competitors come to the finals
from qualification directly and how many from a separate semifinal. Also, you can specify
how many runs count and how many of these will be counted.
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2.1.7 Competitors
You can enter and edit competitors by clicking Competition – Competitos – Edit Competitors.
You can either manually type in competitors or by the current pointslist. You can search for a
competitor in the current pointslist and take him into the current competition by either
double-clicking
clicking on him on the right-hand
right
side or hitting Enter after keying in code, name or
nation on the right-hand side. He will be assigned only to the competitions that are checked
on the right-hand
hand side. You can change the assignment for all competitions by using the
checkboxes on each
h competition columns next to the respective points and bibs.
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2.1.8 Competitor Reports
Competitor reports and drawing cards can be printed by clicking Competition – Reports.
You can print drawing cards by clicking on Drawing Cards. If you need to print cards
car only for
some competitors, then enter their ID number in the text box next to the button (e.g. 1, 2, 5)
You can either print specially grouped and filtered competitor’s lists or use on of the
templates that will set up the filters and groupings. You can also choose to print all
competitors or only those that are enlisted/assigned for the selected competition
(OnlyEnlistedCompetitors True/False).
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2.1.9 Heats
Before assigning bibs, you need to assign heats by clocking Halfpipe – Heats. You have to
select the
he respective class and you will see a list of competitors in the middle and a list of
competitors together with their heats on the right-hand
right hand side. Heats can be assigned
according to FIS rules or according to SwissSki recommendations by clicking the respective
buttons.
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2.1.10 Bibs (Qualification)
Bibs for qualification can be assigned by clicking Halfpipe – Bibs.
You can clear all bibs by clicking the so labeled button.
Bibs can be assigned by activating By Classes, select the respective
respective class and (in our case
here) also the respective heat. You have several choices according to FIS rules on how to
assign bibs (please consult the FIS rules for further information). Be aware that each bib
needs to be unique, so you need to specify Start with bib higher for the second heat than the
last bib in the first heat.
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2.1.11 Edit Startlists
You can edit a startlist for a certain round and run by clicking Halfpipe – Edit Startlists. Select
the respective class, round and run and click Create Startlists.
Startlists. Startlists are (no matter for
which run) tried to be calculated automatically. But as the current FIS rules are not very
precise and are interpreted differently by different people, startlists can also be edited and
changed manually by inserting, editing or removing entries/rows.
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2.1.12 Print Reports
You can print all sorts of competition-specific
competition
reports by clicking Halfpipe – Reports. You
have to select a round and optional the run and heat and the type of list you want to
produce. Clicking on the glas symbol generates the report and displays it to the right, clicking
the PDF button exports the list as a PDF file. You can also flag lists as being unofficial or only
print the a subset of the competitors.
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2.1.13 Scoring
Scores can be entered either live or manually by clicking Halfpipe – Scores.
Select the current round and run. You can stage the current competitor by enter his bib
number and press Enter. The competitor’s details and results for the current round/run will
wil
be displayed underneath. The competitor will be displayed on the display boards and the
judges will be allowed to score as soon as you click the Scoring & Display button that indicate
it’s success by turning green. You can then enter scores manually by typing
typing them in and
press Enter or wait for the judges to submit their scores. As soon as a score is entered, the
competitor and respective resultlists will be updated instantly and shown on the screen.
When the head judge confirms the score, you need to click
click the Publish & Next button – this
will cause the display boards to show the confirmed score and rank and will also stage the
next rider.
After the current run is finished, you
yo can go to the Reports window and print the resultlist.
Iff there are more runs or rounds to come, the next step is to create a new starting
startin order for
the following run, print a starting list and enter the Scoring window again for scoring the
next run.
If you finished with all runs, you can print an overall resultlist (Total Resultlist in Reports
window). Next step is to assign race points as seen in the next section.
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2.1.14 Event Points
You can calculate and assign
sign FIS points by clicking Competition – Event Points. Select a class
and then click Calculate
lculate Scala. The calculated scala will appear to the right and might also be
changed manually. You can print an automatically generated points calculation sheet by
clicking Print Calculation. After
fter having calculated or manually edited the point scale, click
Assign Points and each competitor is awarded points according to his rank. In case you want
to change points for a competitor, double-click
double click on the points next to the competitor and
change it. After points are assigned, you can check Show Points On Resultlist which leads to
the race points being printed on the total resultlist. Afterwards, you have to save the points
by clicking Save Points.
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3 Program
3.1 Ports
The software uses a port concept for communicating with timing devices, display boards and
other communication end points. Therefore you need to tell the software where to find the
timing device, to which COM pot to send the display board data and so forth.
The following image illustrates
es the settings that are available:
§ Description:: Is for your convenience only
§ Encoding: Should always be UTF8 – if any problems arise, please use ASCII
§ Layer: Allows you to specify the type of port the communication endpoint is connected to
– usually this
is is Serial and connected with a RS232 cable (possible values are Serial,
UdpSender, UdpReceiver,
Receiver, TcpServer, TcpClient)
§ LineBegin/LineEnd:: These values determine the values for differentiating different
commands back and forth the communication end point. For ALGE devices, LineEnd
always needs to be 13 and LineBegin empty.
§ SerialSettings:: The values are only used if layer is set to Serial
§ Baudrate:: The communication speed – this settings needs to be set to the same value
as the communication partner (usually
(usually on ALGE devices, this is 9600 for timing devices
and 2400 for display devices)
§ Databits, Parity, Stopbits:: Internal parameters – usually they are 8, None, One
§ Handshake:: Defines the handshaking that takes place, usually, this should be set to
Hardware.
§ Port:: This is the mot important settings next to the baudrate, as it defines the COM
port where the communication endpoint is connected to. Clicking on ? – Device Manager
and you will find the available COM ports in the category Ports (COM & LPT)
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3.2 Check Ports
You can check whether a communication could be opened or was unable to open. To do so,
click on ether Timing, Scoring, Display or Infosystem in the lower part of the screen and then
click Ports.
This will bring up the Port Check window indicating whether the port has been opened or is
still closed. If it is still closed, you have to recheck the settings made and after making
changes restart the software.
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4 Disciplines
4.1 Single – Giant Slalom, Slalom and Super-G
Super
4.1.1 Timing (ALGE)
Single competitions are timed by using the TdC 800x in Split mode or the Timy in Stopwatch
mode. C0
0 is the start channel and C1 is the finish channel. Several competitors can be timed
simultaneously.
4.2 Freestyle – Halfpipe and BigAir
4.2.1 Scoring (ALGE)
ALGE Timys can be used as scoring devices for each judge. The Timys need to be connected
to each other. In addition to that, dedicated Master ´needs to be connected to the
computer. The Master Timy needs to be switched to Terminal program.
4.3 Parallel – Parallel Giant Slalom, Parallel Slalom
4.3.1 Timing (ALGE) – Parallel Course Qualification
Parallel qualifications on red and blue course simultaneously are timed by using the TdC
800x or the Timy in Dual Timer mode. C0 is the start
art channel for the blue course and C3 is
the start channel for the red course. C1 is the finish
finish channel for the red course and C4 is the
finish channel for the blue course. Only one competitor can be on red and blue course at the
same time.
4.3.2 Timing (ALGE) – Single
ngle Course Qualification
Single course qualifications are timed by using the TdC 800x in Split mode or the Timy in
Stopwatch mode. C0 is the start channel and C1 is the finish channel.
c
Several competitors
can be timed simultaneously.
4.3.3 Timing (ALGE) – Finals
Parallel finals are timed with the TdC 800x in Parallel Netto mode. C0 needs to be connected
to either the startgate or a push button operated by the finish timing operator or the starter
herself – this is because all heats need to have a starttime, otherwise no difference times will
be calculated. C1 is the finish channel for the red course, C4
C is the finish channel for the blue
course.
Parallel finals are timed with the Timy in Parallel Diff mode – as long as Parallel Netto is not
implemented. No start impulse is needed, therefore C0 is the finish
finish channel for the blue
course and C1 is the finish channel for the red course.
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4.4 Cross – SnowboardCross
ardCross and SkiCross
4.4.1 Timing (ALGE) – Qualification
Cross qualifications are timed by using the TdC 800x in Split mode or the Timy in Stopwatch
mode. C0 is the start channel and C1 is the finish channel. Several competitors can be timed
simultaneously.
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