For those hard to reach areas or where you want to manually time participants the BLE Reader can be used to send timing data to RACE RESULT 14.

Once connected to the reader set the output power and select the Timing Point, and press Go to open the timing screen. 

Time Source

The time will be automatically taken from your device's internal clock, since this normally runs on NTP (Network time protocol) it is accurate enough for timing. There is an experimental setting to sync the time with GPS or force and NTP update for the most accurate time.

The timing screen will automatically try to check the difference between your device time and an online server and will display a warning if this differs by more than 2 seconds. 

If a time sync warning is displayed you may wish to compare the time to a decoder set to GPS and update your device time manually. 

When initialising the timing screen the app will check if any start date is set in the RACE RESULT 14 Timing tab for mult-day events. If a start date is set then this will be used automatically by the app to calculate the time. If enabled then this will be shown below the main clock. 

Reading Transponders

The reader and app do not contain any algorithms for accurate timing, the reader simply records the first time a transponder is seen, and then a dead time of 5 seconds is automatically observed for all transponders.

It is recommended to only enable reading to preserve battery life of the RACE RESULT BLE Reader. 

The Scan Mode controls how the reader is activated. 

In Standard Mode sliding the power button to the RIGHT will turn on the UHF module and start reading transponders, then slide LEFT to switch off the UHF module and stop reading transponders. 

With Push to Scan you must press and hold the START button to switch on the UHF module and read transponders, releasing the button will switch the UHF module off. 

Data

When a transponder is detected it is first processed by the server, when a valid transponder is detected then it will be listed in the main display and sent to your event file. 

The display will show the Chip Code, which may not stricly match the bib number depending on your chip file settings. 

The right side indicates whether the read has been successfully uploaded. 

In the event that the internet connection is lost then the app will continuously retry to process / upload chip reads.

All chip reads are backed up to a local database on your device, in the event that internet connection is lost and not restored by the end of the event then these can be reprocessed and reuploaded from the settings page. 

Reader Status

The status of the reader is constantly monitored in the background and is displayed on the screen. 

Clicking the settings icon allows you to change the reader power, note that the UHF module must be off (stopped reading) in order to change the reader power.