[Tibbs]

Hi All,
In the manual section of the forum we have this video which shows a guy has made his own race timer system.
I've looked up his Youtube channel and this was 7 years ago but he has changed it a little and posted another video in May this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT6fMLpc6YQ&t=43s

2nd video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjtWaz3RGQw&t=63s

On his last video you can't leave a message and he has no information regarding buying the system.
I'm assuming he's not selling them but he's not long posted the last video so I'm hoping it might be possible.

Does anyone know this guy and if so please reach out as I'm sure he's on to something good here.

My track when finished is a analogue sport track and I'm not going to change to digital and something like this is exactly what I'd like to set up.
I'm not great with programming and pc stuff like that hence why I think this is perfect to plug in and go.

Hopefully I've posted this in the right section and someone knows him.

I've asked Jason as he loaded the video originally and he doesn't know him.

Lets find him and support his idea.

Cheers

Tony

[CMOTD]

I don't know him but this is a simple system using LapTimer 2000 software. The sensor box is connected to the laptop via the long obsolete parallel port so you are going to need to obtain a 20 year old computer running XP in order to use it.

[Tibbs]

I don't know him but this is a simple system using LapTimer 2000 software. The sensor box is connected to the laptop via the long obsolete parallel port so you are going to need to obtain a 20 year old computer running XP in order to use it.

Hi Brian,
I probably have such a computer in my loft, I know I have the cable as it's one I used on an old sign plotter.

Surely the cable connection can be made to have a usb on it? it's all the trickery in the sensor box etc that is the clever bit I'm assuming?

There's gotta be some clever guys on here that can do this?

[CMOTD]

I very much doubt there is any electronic  trickery in the box. The under track photo sensors can be joined direct to a parallel connector so it is probably just some sort of junction box.

You can also connect the sensors to a USB but then you would need a different RMS as LapTimer 2000 is so old it won't accept that input method.

This thread may be of some help. LINK

I am as electronically challenged as you but wiring up sensors is basically very simple, just joining four wires to the relevant pins, and I am sure there is somebody on here who could help if asked. The light-bridge is a piece of cake, even I managed that on my layout, just a couple of LEDs in a gantry of some sort wired to a 12v supply.

[Tibbs]

I very much doubt there is any electronic  trickery in the box. The under track photo sensors can be joined direct to a parallel connector so it is probably just some sort of junction box.

You can also connect the sensors to a USB but then you would need a different RMS as LapTimer 2000 is so old it won't accept that input method.

This thread may be of some help. LINK

I am as electronically challenged as you but wiring up sensors is basically very simple, just joining four wires to the relevant pins, and I am sure there is somebody on here who could help if asked. The light-bridge is a piece of cake, even I managed that on my layout, just a couple of LEDs in a gantry of some sort wired to a 12v supply.

Thanks Brian,
I've got some reading to do and digest.
The Race coordinator article by Andy my be the way to go, just need to get it in the noggin