Admin Reference

This document has the reference for all of the views supported by tmtility. Each view has the name of the view, navigation buttons, and the release version at the top of the view. Admin Guide can be clicked to see the top level of this documentation.

_images/view-heading.png — View heading

Bluetooth Devices view

Navigation: Bluetooth > Bluetooth Devices

The Bluetooth Devices view is used to configure the Bluetooth devices that are supported by the system, and on which select control on the Results view the device is shown.

Name:

name of Bluetooth device

Type:

type of Bluetooth device, configured in Bluetooth Types view

HW Addr:

MAC address of Bluetooth device

_images/bluetooth-devices-view.png — Bluetooth Devices view

Bluetooth Types view

Navigation: Bluetooth > Bluetooth Types

The Bluetooth Types view is used to configure the types of Bluetooth devices that are supported by the system for use in the Bluetooth Devices view

Note

Updates to Type or new entries require a code change to results.js

The Bluetooth Types view is used to configure the types of Bluetooth devices that are supported by the system.

Type:

type of Bluetooth device, matches code in results.js

Description:

description of Bluetooth device

_images/bluetooth-types-view.png — Bluetooth Types view

Chip/Bib Map view

Navigation: Chips > Chip/Bib Map

The Chip Reads view displays bib numbers based on this table. The csv file to import must contain columns chip and bib.

race:

race/year the chip is associated with

chip:

tag id for chip

bib:

bib number associated with tag id

The view has the following controls:

Import:

for a given race/year, import a file with chip to bib mapping

Note

RaceDay Scoring will accept up to two chips per bib

CSV:

create a CSV file from the records which are shown only

The view has the following filters:

Race:

race/year of interest

_images/chip-bib-map-view.png — Chip/Bib Map view

Chip Reads view

Navigation: Chips > Chip Reads

Decode chip reads from Trident log file.

race:

race/year the read is associated with

Reader ID:

identifies reader

Receiver ID:

corresponds to the receiver/mat that detected the tag. 1=RX1, 2=RX2 etc.

Chip:

the unique serial number programmed into each tag

Bib:

the bib number associated with the Chip, based on Chip/Bib Map view

Counter:

the number of times this tag was read at this Receiver since the last tag timeout

Date:

the date the tag was seen

Time:

the time the tag was seen

RSSI:

the signal level received from the tag

Types:

FS=FirstSeen, LS=LastSeen, BS=BestSeen, RR=RawRecord

The view has the following controls:

Import:

import a log file from Trident equipment with records of Tag Data Message Format

CSV:

create a CSV file from the records which are shown only

The view has the following filters:

Race:

race/year of interest

Date:

date of interest

Chips:

one or more chip tag ids of interest

Bibs:

one or more bib numbers of interest

_images/chip-reads-view.png — Chip Reads view

Races view

Results are collected by race. The Races view is used to configure the races in the system.

Date:

date of race in ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd)

Name:

name of race

_images/races-new.png — Create new race (click New)

Results view

The Results view is used to see the results for a particular Race as they come in from the Time Machine, and to adjust them as needed.

Place:

current place of this result after edits, insertions, deletions

TM Pos:

position (place) as known by the time machine. This can be compared against the paper tape

Bib No:

bib number

Time:

result time

The view has the following controls:

Connect / Disconnect:

the button on the left of the controls is used to connect or disconnect from the time machine. If the button says “placeholder” for more than a second or two, there’s a problem communicating with the reader service

Race:

choose the race previously defined at Races view

Port:

the COM port which has been set up to communicate with the Time Machine. See Wireless Computer Interface User’s Guide for information on how to set up the communication.

To select a row, click on the row. Note when any row is selected, updates to the display are suspended and a warning is displayed. The row must be deselected by clicking on it again to resume results display. Edits to Bib No and Time can be done inline by clicking on the field to be updated. Clicking off the field after update, or hitting return submits the edit to the database.

Confirmed results have been sent to RaceDay Scoring via the csv file. The confirmed results are shown in green. To confirm a set of results, click on the last result to be confirmed (i.e., with the highest Place number), then click the Confirm button.

_images/results-view.png — Results view

_images/results-view-scanner.png — Results view with Barcode Scanner Connected

_images/results-edit-inline.png — Inline edit (click on field)

_images/results-new.png — Create new result (click New)

_images/results-edit-modal.png — Full result edit (select row, click Edit)

If a bib barcode scanner is connected, the Scanned Bib No and ≠ columns are shown.

Settings view

The Settings view is used to update individual settings required by the system.

Setting:

the setting to be edited

Value:

value of the setting

Defined Settings

output-file:

the name of the csv file used to save result data. This is stored in the OUTPUT_DIR defined at installation or modified within the .env file.

_images/settings-view.png — Settings view