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Old 06-13-2005, 12:17 PM
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Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
Has anyone connected the laptimer base to a PC using IR. I am curious if the beacon is pulsed or a steady beam that acts as a trigger on detect. Also do any of the bike mounted laptimers have IR out rather than USB to communicate back to the PC?

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Old 06-13-2005, 12:26 PM
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
The XT talks thru an IR module to your PC via a USB cable...

But you probably just have to hold it within 10 feet of a Mac and it will magically transfer the data with no user input whatsoever....
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
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The XT talks thru an IR module to your PC via a USB cable...

But you probably just have to hold it within 10 feet of a Mac and it will magically transfer the data with no user input whatsoever....
I want direct IR no cable, so yes that would appear magic to some Does the base talk to the IR module or just broadcast a steady 'trigger' beacon?
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Old 06-13-2005, 2:12 PM
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
Dunno...I'm just a lowly lil automation engineer with no concept of such advanced science...
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
Nice link Matt They have nice stuff but I am considering building my own (yes I am a glutton for punishment) and if the beacon was not a steady on but rather a signal I was planning on trying to use my iBook to capture some from someones beacon.... Just plotting....
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
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Nice link Matt
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
OK so I am still dreaming of making my own instrumentation package Here is some things I think might be nice...

1 Tire temperature
2 Lap time
3 Throttle Position
4 RPM
5 Front suspension position
6 Rear suspension position
7 Lean angle
8 MPH
9 GPS
10 Sheep ear flap speed

Any other ideas? This is a dream list not necessarily what I can do.
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
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OK so I am still dreaming of making my own instrumentation package Here is some things I think might be nice...

1 Tire temperature
Methinks you would always be tapping the gauge looking for the delta...
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
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Methinks you would always be tapping the gauge looking for the delta...
as you are riding? I was planning on basically a data recorder type setup. Although wireless connectivity back to a laptop interesting
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Re: Connecting a PC to a lap timer with IR?
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OK so I am still dreaming of making my own instrumentation package Here is some things I think might be nice...

1 Tire temperature
2 Lap time
3 Throttle Position
4 RPM
5 Front suspension position
6 Rear suspension position
7 Lean angle
8 MPH
9 GPS
10 Sheep ear flap speed

Any other ideas? This is a dream list not necessarily what I can do.

Accelerometer, HP output, time of day and various timing feataures, max speed, max lean, max of all of the above. KM/H, altitude, barometric pressure, current gear, tilt to measure how big your wheelie was, rate of rubber burn during burn outs, level of inappropriateness meter while squiding it up next to schools.....

The drag runs on the Veypor are a nice idea as well and the virtual Dyno feature.
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Accelerometer, HP output, time of day and various timing feataures, max speed, max lean, max of all of the above. KM/H, altitude, barometric pressure, current gear, tilt to measure how big your wheelie was, rate of rubber burn during burn outs, level of inappropriateness meter while squiding it up next to schools.....

The drag runs on the Veypor are a nice idea as well and the virtual Dyno feature.
Altitude and pressure might be nice the rest can be calculated on the computer after the sessions.

And is that elementary or high schools?
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And is that elementary or high schools?
both as long as you can hold the rolling burnout long enough, which is why the real time rubber burn meter is important so you can judge how much to spin it up while 'commuting' between them.
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both as long as you can hold the rolling burnout long enough, which is why the real time rubber burn meter is important so you can judge how much to spin it up while 'commuting' between them.


you stay away from those 10 yr olds there king prawn
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