Irish orienteering software

I produced issues 2 to Susanne Cawley, who helpfully did some typing for the earlier issues, took over and produced issues 16 to People today should understand that the pre-PC production methods were primitive and involved using scissors and glue for cutting and pasting the various articles provided by contributors and trying to compress them into the limited number of pages available to us.

We were also constrained by the limited availability of photocopying, which was usually done through the good offices of Joss Lynam or his employers.

This means you will need acrobat reader to read them. New in 2. You may enter competitors without an SI number Fixed bug where it was possible to enter letters into SI number field.

Statistics panel makes life easier at the end of an event Com port on main dialogue for ease of access. Improved time handling. Can mix and match manual and SI. Can delete competitions. Can overwrite already-uploaded results on orienteering. Can change result reports from Course based to Class based and vv on the fly. Competitors that are in the Archive may be auto-entered when they download.

There is still the option to add them to the Unknown list instead. Many bug fixes. System Requirements. If you have any questions or problems, email martin orienteering.

For small events, one person can handle Entries, Start and Finish. This gives the most up-to-date results and removed the need to print results. It can also show the same information on a Download Screen to help diagnose any problems. It can also automatically create a RouteGadget event.

This speeds up data entry. Import from Purple Pen menu added to simplify the process. Fixed problem where new installs were not able to create a new competition.

Some V5 cards were not being recorded correctly when the start box was dowbloaded - the SI numbers were incorrect Now supports pCards, even when card reader box is in Exended protocol mode untested Removed GPS download feature.

Allow courses to be voided Fixed a problem download V10 cards when the master station is in extended mode Fixed a problem downloading the Start Box when the start box in extended mode Fixed a problem with importing from OCAD.

Fixed bug with Road Crossing. Be careful disconnecting the SI station lead from the printer as there is a latch on the connector. In the latter option paper feed can be an issue with some printers. The use of a full size printer for splits uses more power and is slower than the thermal printer but avoids the need for a second SI card download.

Note that the thermal printer being standalone simply prints out the split times without checking that the correct controls have been punched.

In this respect a desk top printer driven by the laptop is better. Apart from very short events, you will need an electricity supply to power a laptop and printer. Both normally require v ac which can be provided by a generator or by an inverter plus leisure battery or car cigarette lighter. Popular ratings are W and W.

When choosing an inverter, you should estimate your equipment's power requirements and make sure to buy an inverter that can provide enough power. Always have your equipment fully charges before an event. A car battery is not ideal for powering electrical equipment - it is designed for short, high-powered discharges, not long, low-powered discharges. However, many people have plugged their inverters into their car's cigarette lighter without problems.

You should make sure that your car's battery and electrics are in good condition. Note that the power output from your cigarette lighter may be limited. In particular, you should provide an earth connection where required. This should involve a wire from the inverter to a piece of metal, hammered into the ground. They have a real time clock and three modes — standby, active and maintenance.

They switch from standby to active mode when punched with an SI card, and remain in active mode for a time set in SI Manager currently one hour , before switching back to standby. This time is reset with each punch so the station finally switches to standby mode one hour after the last punch of the event. In active mode the control code number and time are displayed on the LCD on the underside of the station. When the station is punched the SI card number is briefly displayed as well.

Various station parameters such as control code number, clock time, battery voltage and software version are displayed on the LCD on the underside. The black stations are supplied programed in Training mode with a 1 hour active time and the real time clock activated and any reprogramming should retain these settings.

Events and updates. In a 'Red' Wind warning, you should not enter any forest area. We will keep you updated on closures on our Events and Updates page. We will be commencing harvesting works from Friday, July 16th for 8 weeks in Knockoura.

Please see map attached with the section of the Beara Way impacted. There will trail diversions in place..