How do I time cross country with cameras and no chips?
Like a track meet, except finishers are identified by bib instead of lane: set Identify by to ID on the line-scan camera and type each bib as you evaluate. A front-facing IdentiLynx makes bibs much easier to read.
Cross country runs like a track meet in FinishLynx, except that finishers are identified by bib number (ID) instead of lane. Chips are optional.
- Set up and load the cameras as you would for a track meet.
- On the line-scan camera, open Camera Settings | Setup and set Identify by to ID (not Lanes). If it is left on Lanes, bibs are treated as lane numbers.
- Put bib numbers in the ID column. There is no limit on entries per race: you can leave events unseeded, and FinishLynx adds athletes as you identify them by ID.
- Evaluate each finisher on the leading edge of the torso and type their ID, just as on the track. A front-facing IdentiLynx video camera makes chest bibs much easier to read.
With a chip system, the chip reads can fill in the times while you still tag athletes from the image; the setting for that is on the same page. Watch XC Triad: FinishLynx, IdentiLynx & RFID for Cross Country.
Goes deeper
- Cross-country workflow — Troubleshoot · Software · FinishLynx · LapTime / Chip timing
Related questions
- What do I need to use an RFID chip system with FinishLynx? — The LapTime plug-in, and a reader that interfaces with FinishLynx. Not every RFID system does, so confirm compatibility before you buy; MYLAPS is Lynx's partner system.
- My chip reads reach FinishLynx but nothing is marked on the image or in the results. Why? — Usually a LapTime setting: the event needs a start (reads before it are ignored by the Start Mask), the right number of laps, and for MYLAPS the hidden settings FillInTime and TotalLaps.
- Can I use my EtherLynx camera as a LapTime device for capturing splits? — Yes. With the LapTime plug-in you set the laps per race and evaluate the image on each lap to create split times for every athlete.