Connection box not available

A question why do you need the antenna away from the camera? I often make a loop with the antenna wire and hang it from the camera lens. When the set up is on the out side of the track the antenna is line of sight to all start positions.

is the "other system" a 2nd camera on the same system or a backup camera on an isolated system?

The camera properties of each should show a connection box if one is attached. I've never tried using the com port on a 2 camera system but it should show up as whatever name you have assigned to them. Restart the software after each change of course.

Field Events,

We and the camera are in a building and RadioLynx doesn't reach inside the building. We need to keep the camera inside, but have to get the antenna outside so we use the longer wires on the connection box.

Phototiming,

We're using separate systems. One camera registers the connection box and the other does not.

Is one a new model camera? On the newer models only camera back is available to my understanding as an option and connection box is intentionally not enabled as a selection.

The older models of the Lynx camera will only work with the connection box. Though the new ones do not. I had a conversation with Lynx about a year ago and they said that for the new cameras, the connection box is mainly for scoreboards, photocells, and wired starts. You have to use Camera Back for the new ones. If you have fans on the bottom of the camera then it is a newer model.

OK, thanks Brett and Michiana, that makes sense from what we've seen. We strung together some serial cables to make a wire long enough for what we need.

I had a similar problem. Ensure that you have the RadioLynx plug-in installed. You will need the serial number to enter once you start up Finishlynx. If you have misplaced or lost you serial number for the plug-in, contact tech support they will have it on file.

Thanks for the info. It seemed like RadioLynx was installed because we were able to use it, but we could only use it over a serial cable.

If it is only working with the serial cable then the wireless is not working. If you have the red tipped sensors they are specifically normally open. Make sure in the inputs tab the norm. open button is selected. The manual says select none but kept getting the message that one of the sensors failed to arm. Under serial wireless select on then select start sensor. See if that works.

The radio that Lynx uses supplied by MicroGate will not work with NC sensors or even the "old" lynx NO sensor. The choice of NO-NC you are talking about is for hard wired transducers. If you are using the radio only you really should be selecting the none option. When you select the Open setting the sub routine that checks that a wired NC sensor is present is turned off which stopped the failed to arm message.