LAPTalk Ver.2.2 Type B

Nov/15/1999

I received some e-mails from abroad about our laptalk system. Some RC freeks are interested in our system, but my home pages language is only Japanese, and my laptalk software runs on Windows95/J or Windows98/J. So, I re-programmed that. this version is fixed some bugs of Japanese Version Ver.2.1.

Outline

This system is laptime count and laptime call system. This was produced by Tom's Hobby and Izu@to RPC joint project in AORc (Adult Oriented Radio controll car Club). The laptalk system has one PC software and two hardwares.

Hardware
One is Signal Generater, and the one is Signal Receiver. The first one is the IR(Infra-red) LED signal generater.(like a transponder). The signal is generated by PIC(microprosesser) as 38kHz. The IR-LED system is set up on the RC car. And the receiver is IR-Receiver which is set on the course side. that is received the IR-LED emitted signal. The signal enters the PIC controller and the PIC controller connected to the PC Mouse which is interface with PC. The PC is read the signal from the receiver,and read the laptime.
How to make these hardwares is here. This information is only Japanese, sorry.

Software
This software executes on Windows 95 or 98. The functions are

Count laps
Count lap time
Call lap time (but, Japanese..)
Save lap time
Brawse lap time

You can count lap time to click the right botton of mouse.

Software down load and install

Download files are

DISK1(1MByte)

DISK2(1MByte)

WAVE DATA(3MByte)

EnglishVersion(30kByte)

Down load these files, and extract DISK1.zip and DISK2.zip. And execute Setup.exe in DISK1. The software is automatically installed and make LapTalk folder. This version is Japanese Version,so replace the laptalk1.exe to laptalk2.exe which is include in laptalk2.zip. And make "Wave" folder inside Laptalk folder, and extract WAVE DATA.

Function and Operation

When you execute Laptalk2.exe (click laptalk2.exe), Start up form appears like this.

Click the black area in the start up form, Configuration set up form appears.

Here

Select the folder of Wave Data
Check No Count(3 sec)
Check Call Lap Time（If you want to call how many laps ）
Input target lap time(sec)
Input Race time(min)
Input No count for Average lap calculation(sec)
Select call mode
Input Circuit Name
Input Driver Name

After input these, push OK botton, automatically made a laptalk.conf file.

Next, this form appears

Put the mouse pointer on the rectangle botton. If you have the hardware, this software automatically count the laptimes. If you don't have, click right botton of mouse, this software start counting the laps. The laptime, total time, best lap, worst lap and average lap are shown. If click stop, stop the lap counting. If click clear, clear the lap data. If click restart, restart the lap counting. If click sort(inside edit menu), sort the laptimes. Click quit(inside File menu), quit this laptalk.

To save laptime, click save(inside File menu)

Input Circuit name and driver name, and push OK botton, File select form appears, and input file name, therefore store the laptime.
If you want to read laptime, click open(inside File menu)

You can browse the laptime data like this. and this laptime file is ASCII format, You can also browse using EXCEL or another Editer program.

Copyright Notices This software is Free, but AORc reserves all copyrights. We don't care about if your pc don't work well, or break. THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, AORc DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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