How to Setup and Operate a Track System

Topic

What equipment do I need to operate my track system?

Environment

Product Family: Control System, Timing
Product: Standard Video, Track Timing and Control System
Components: OmniSport 2000, All Sport 5000, FinishLynx, Hy-Tek Meet Manager, FlashTiming
Control System: Show Control System

Steps

To make sure your system is ready for track season, first make sure you have each piece of equipment. This article will list some common components of a track system, along with their use case and signal flow.

A track system usually consists of three pieces: timing equipment, an optional meet manager, and a scoreboard or videoboard to display timing information.

Timing Equipment:

OmniSport 2000 Console
Hy-Tek Laptop (optional)
FinishLynx Full Automatic Timing System (optional)
FlashTiming System (optional)

Signal flow with Hy-Tek:

Hy-Tek Meet Manager use case:

Automatic or manual timing
Event/heat information
Names

For Hy-Tek setup view the manual DD3059635 section 3.1

Signal flow with FinishLynx:

FinishLynx use case:

Running time
Lane results
Event/heat information as RTD (Real Time Data)

Interfaced with Hy-Tek:

Complete competitor information such as name and affiliation displayed with their results

For FinishLynx setup view the manual DD3059635 section 3.3

Signal Flow with FlashTiming:

FlashTiming use case:

Running time
Lane results
Event/heat information as RTD (Real Time Data)

Combined into a single video out

Interfaced with Hy-Tek:

Complete competitor information such as name and affiliation displayed with their results

For FlashTiming setup view the manual DD3059635 section 3.4

In a Daktronics system, timing equipment, such as FinishLynx Photo Finish software, sends timing information directly to a static scoreboard or videoboard or to Meet Manager software. Meet Manager combines timing information with data such as event and competitor names. The Meet Manager computer sends all of this combined data to a videoboard for display.

The following video details connecting the components of a track system:

Note: Signal flow displayed above is configured with LED Video Displays. For use with LED scoreboards view the manual DD3059635 section 2.

KB ID: DD3851568

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