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So hopefully this diagram describes the new digital system we will be testing at Rockingham in August.

There will be five key components under test:

1/ The new wireless in-car decoders which use IR strobing for lap counting and signalling of lane change requests. These decoders will be fitted into 12 NSR GT cars.

2/ Under-track sensors will be used to detect these 12 cars. The system is designed for detection of IDs up to 36 and has been extensively tested to date - so this part should be straight forward. That said, the tests will involve use of a new dual lane sensor board which has been designed to fit the lane pitch of Ninco track.

3/ The sensor hub and link to PC Lapcounter has been under test for many months and the version used for these trials will include anti-static/over-voltage protection on each of the eight sensor input channels and it will be packaged in a neat blue enclosure.

4/ On the wireless side, a key component is the wireless hub which receives signals from the 12 throttle controllers and onward broadcasts this information to the 12 in-car decoders. Here we will be exploring the minimum power levels required for 100% robust communications.

5/ and finally, the most important part of all, the interface between driver and the digital control system - i.e. the throttle controllers. This is under wraps at present but we have some very nice plans shaping up for August 24.

More details to follow…

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