Timing software

[Lee]

During the last 2 events i have been too i have seen numerous laptops trackside. Nice Touch!!

I will be having a blast at the nationals next year now i have a grade which will get me in.

So i assume you have to download a programme from somewhere to be able to see the racing via the laptop, could i have a linky linky please.

[B&H Racing]

If you was talking about Coventry, we got the program from Race Control.

It was on a memory stick !!

[Swiss]

I have an 02 XDA, with wireless capability's, any way I could that to work?

[_sleigh_]

Yeah, at all BRCA National type events, the timing team has a USB Memory Stick that has a the BBK software on. You'l also need the WiFi WEP Key, which the team have aswell.

It works on 99% of laptops, although I have seen a couple this year that point blank refuse to connect to the WiFi network. Don't get me wrong that 1% would probably connect after a bit of poking at the config. Just not had the time to dedicate to it at the race meetings.

One last point, just bare in mind that the size of some pitting fields mean that you could be to far away to get a WiFi signal. This is made worse at some tracks by the steel containers that house race control.

[_sleigh_]

I have an 02 XDA, with wireless capability's, any way I could that to work?

No.... not with the current set-up that the National team uses.

It is possible, but the BBK software requires a web-server to post results to. You then just browse to that local web-site with your PDA device. In that type of set-up I don't think it's totally real-time either (although I could be wrong)

[Southwell]

If anyone has any problems connecting come find me and i should bee able to help. Theres loads of little things that stops wifi connecting properly.

With more and more people trying to get into one little router it might be the time for the BRCA to buy a decent access point to boost the signal and share some of the loading.

[_sleigh_]

With more and more people trying to get into one little router it might be the time for the BRCA to buy a decent access point to boost the signal and share some of the loading.

That's already on my list for the next committee meeting. :)

[Lee]

Coming from on road, i would just like to say this is one of the many features that has impressed me with off road racing.

Well done to all;)

[_JP_]

pretty sure at 8th meetings they have a web server, I used my psp before for results :)

[Southwell]

That's already on my list for the next committee meeting. :)

I did kind of mention it at one of the nats and nothing really happened. Shame really as we just chucked out 25 wireless access points :o

[_JP_]

one thing that will help is having an aerial high up, you could get a pole and put one on that also.

[ashleyb4]

But again we are there to race and jakie and the commitee are there to run a meeting of racing so they do the wifi thing because they want to they dont have to do it so you cant really complain.

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[PaulRotheram]

Not a case of complaining, its a case of people trying to make a very useful system more reliable and useable.

Its a very good peice of kit, and thumbs up to the BRCA for providing it;)