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- Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:12 pm
- Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
- Topic: Track malfunction
- Replies: 11
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Re: Track malfunction
During the championship heats (6 lanes, 6 cars, 6 heats) of the race this weekend one of the heats was flagged by GPRM with a 100% chance there was an error. I had to make a hasty repair to the start line switch at the beginning of the race and was having bounce back issues with the gate so the way ...
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Hello again from Arizona
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5878
Hello again from Arizona
Its been a few years since I was active on this forum, mainly because my track was working just fine and I didn't have the time (or wife hall pass) to tinker with it, but that has changed. My son in now a Tiger and my wife and I are spending more time on Scouts. :mrgreen: I had the first race of the...
- Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:51 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going back to the v10 GPRM and once I got everything hooked up the race ran fine. I did find some issues even talking nice with v12 so I will have to take a look at the firmware update you mentioned. Fido, I hear you on having a specific sequence for setting thin...
- Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:19 am
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
So I am back 2 years later. After many very successful races I am again having issues with the Arduino based timer and GPRM playing friendly. I had a hard drive go bad on my comp, got it back the other day and no the software doesn't work. The issue I have is the timer sends the data to GPRM, it com...
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:19 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
First, THANK YOU for you help and quick response. I don't know of many "vendors" who are this responsive. You rock. :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: I wish there was stupid smiley for me to post. I changed the precision to .001, not .0001 and all is working. That has been my issue all along and...
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:57 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
OK so the debug file and the FAQ helps but I am getting stuck with the data being noticed. In the "Hardware Setup" window in the testing area I can talk to my timer, the reset works. I can also start a race, with the correct output coming up. Then when all lanes finish the lane numbers and...
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
A FAQ what a crazy idea. Stupid me for not looking there first. Thank you.
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:01 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
Well now I have a 4-lane setup for the Space Derby and a 6 lane version for the Pinewood Derby. The 4-lane uses the same setup on the Arduino board, I just don't hook up two lanes. I also have 7-segment displays that I made myself. I used 3 LEDs per segment, each with their own 200ohm resistor. Lots...
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:53 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
Just got done with the race. It was a long day, but it worked out great. I ended up not being able to use the GP, so I just copied the lane times from the serial monitor to Excel. It was tedious, but worked. Now I have a year to get it working with the GP software. :) Thanks for the suggestions, I n...
- Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:22 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47250
Re: Will GP Software communicate with an Arduino?
First, THANK YOU to fido and gpr. GPRM rocks and fido you really simplified my life. Of course I couldn't live with it being simple so I took your specs as a starting point and expanded the system for a 6-lane track with 7-segment LED displays to replace the single LED win light. I used a MAX72xx ch...