Simulation Mode?

I do not know of an emulation/simulation mode for the program.

That said most times when people "borrow" cameras for meets they end up with some basic problems.
Is the computer that is being used firewalled? that should be turned off.
Has the computer been given a specific IP. number and domain number? Those are needed for the computer to see and operate the camera.
Are the network cables set correctly? IF they are going through the "C" box is the switch set correctly. If the camera is connecting all of the network lights on the back of the camera should be blinking. The lights will be labled TX,RX,and COLL as well as link.

Has the program loaded the camera but does not see an image? Check if the auto gain has been turned on and the F stop for the lens been properly set for the lighting.

I doubt, that there is a problem witch the Hardware.

They're using a pair of Thinkpads, I set up for using with the Lynx. These are staying with the system and I checked them 2 weeks ago.

Meanwhile, I hav'nt got a call from the event since 3 hours - so they eventually got it running - or they gave up...
My problem was, that the guy on the phone was not a technician but an official ;-)

The accually problem with the system was, that they could set up the camera through the configuration menue but no image was recorded.
We are using a pair of wireless connected photocells and ACM and I tested this before.
So they probably forgot to activate the cells by clicking the "finish-button"

Ciao

dirk

As an official I can understand what panic sets in when the equipment does not work correctly. I lent one of my XP thinkpads and a camera to some people and they switched the IP to auto and turned on the firewall because the computer said it was unprotected. I spent 20 long distance phone calls trying to diagnose their problems while I was timing a meet 150km away.

My little beef with some tech people in Track and field when they set stuff up with out following the rule book. IE> doubleing the width of the finish line, not ensuring the camera is truely over the extension of the finish line, missing the start and then treating photo adjusted times as true photo times. This summer at a major meet in my country I watched the tech/operators set up a multiple camera ( 3 timing + identilynx) and not have any of the cameras agree on the time of the athletes. They did not know how to do a proper zero test. Or why they were told to use a photo cell for auto capture instead of the internal capture that they had used a a telivised meet several weeks before. ( the photographers flashs set off the auto near the world record time instead of the 10.00 that was the correct time.

I blame no one for becoming panic if timing is not working - I know how this feels...

But trying to help people which are close to panic on the phone is not easy - espacialy, if your screen differs from their's...
Idealy, they shoul be able to ask for help through a system like teamviewer.com - but we do not have internet access at our facillity. Maybe we should get an UMTS card for such purposes...

Ciao

dirk

I could accually solve their problem today (ACM was not marked ;-( ).

But the problem still remains - is there a way of simulating an etherlynx camera?

Thanks

Dirk

none that i am aware of.

i have had some take a picture with their cell phone and send to me right then...

>>>is there a way of simulating an etherlynx camera?