Multi User Mode

Two computers can access the same FinishLynx Event file at once, allowing one operator to capture image on one capture computer while the other operator evaluates the results on another evaluate computer simultaneously.

ClosedOVERVIEW

The computer being used to capture image is able to do the following:

  • Manage start signals.
  • Capture image.
  • Crop the image.

The computer being used to evaluate the image is able to do the following:

  • Create and modify results.
  • Add LapTime times.
  • Add a wind reading.
  • Crop the image.
  • Merge changes into a file later.
NOTE: Only one of the computers should be used to crop image. If the evaluate computer detects that image has been cropped by the capture computer, then any cropping done on the evaluate computer is lost.
ClosedHOW TO SETUP MULTI-USER MODE?

Multi-user mode requires two computers running FinishLynx to be configured on the same network with access to the Event Directory: used to saved the Event files.

  • To avoid loading EtherLynx cameras on the Evaluate Computer:
  1. Click File | Options... from the Menu Bar. The General tab of the Options dialog appears.
  2. Click to select Hardware Type:* None.
  3. Click Ok.
  4. Exit and restart FinishLynx.

 

  • To use FinishLynx with a two-computer simultaneous capture and evaluate system:
  1. Create an event on the capture computer and save it. The evaluate computer cannot open the event until it has been saved once.
  2. Wait for the start signal. This causes an "autosave" which saves the start time in the event (*.evn) file, meaning you do not need to save the event again.
  3. Now, the evaluate computer can open the event and see the start time. A *.evr (Event-Reader) file will be created as a temp file for the Evaluate computer.
  4. Shortly after image is captured on the capture computer, it appears on the evaluate computer. The evaluate computer checks the image files every five seconds to see if image has been added or removed.
  5. At this time, the evaluate computer can read the images.
  6. Save the event. FinishLynx will merge the information in the *.evr file, into the *.evn file.
ClosedWHAT IS THE RELOAD FEATURE?

When an event is opened in Reader mode, a File | Reload command is enabled. Use this feature to load the latest information that the capture computer has stored in the *.evn file. This feature is useful when you are using Reader mode and Time Trial mode together, because starts typically come in after the Reader mode enabled computer has opened the event.

NOTE: By clicking File | Reload, you save, close, and reopen the event.