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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 11, 2017, 09:35:57 PM »

Hi,
Check the target lap time is no too high if you are using that.
If I remember rightly, when you save a pacer profile, it overwrites the old target lap time with whatever lap time is showing in the box (based on your last test lap) and potentially uses that as a new target time which could make your car speed up if the lap time is unrealistic.
Also check the start speeds (can't remember what they are called but there are two of them) are not set too fast.

I'm sure it will be something simple. Stick with it as the pacers are awesome.

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Issues with version 4 / Re: lost connection to power base

« on: September 05, 2016, 11:15:20 AM »

Hi,
If you still have problems to update, you can also update the firmware of the APB directly without having to launch RCS64 by using the original method: http://goo.gl/Wa2OoZ

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Scorpius Wireless Controllers / Re: Windows 10 rcs64 and scorpios wireless controller

« on: March 21, 2016, 08:32:13 PM »

Hi,
I tested it when I first installed Win 10 Pro 64bit  and all worked fine  with  Scorpius dongle and one controller. I haven't used it since because I don't use a PC normally with the APB.

Chris

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RCSO2 oXigen / Re: RCS64 Oxigen getting a reality very soon

« on: March 12, 2016, 10:11:54 AM »

Great stuff Martin.    Good to see you moving into new areas.
Must be the way to go as Oxigen seems to be well established now, at least for club racing. I doubt though if I will ever be able to justify the cost of the hardware for home use.

Will RCS64 Oxigen be a separate stand-alone software package or integrated into the current package?

Also, it would be great if  someone like Kaare can also exploit the wireless side of Oxigen to produce some nice Arduino/Raspberry Pi/Android based extras like individual driver displays and audio.

In video gaming, my dream has already come true! With a fantastic sim racer video game called Project Cars, I use a great little cheap app called PCars Dash  which displays a live HUD and race data/telemetry etc on phones/tablets via the home internet router and Wifi. It's a real cross-platform app as it's available on IOS, Android, Win8 phone and Windows PC.


Chris
(PS "screen dump" has a "p" at the end)

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Future Development / Re: Decimals Vs Colons for Final Race Report

« on: February 12, 2016, 10:54:57 AM »

But can't you select all cells in the blank Excel SS and format them as text, before pasting the times?

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Future Development / Re: Decimals Vs Colons for Final Race Report

« on: February 10, 2016, 08:05:14 PM »

Hi Heath,
Would formatting the cells as text before pasting get round it?  In LibreOffice Calc, select the relevant cells, then go to Format - Cells -Text. Then copy-paste the data from the html document.

Chris

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v4 how it works / Re: multiple pace cars

« on: January 08, 2016, 04:37:45 PM »

Hi
You can set the target lap time for each pace car at the same time and then click autocorrect and the cars should then dynamically adjust to that time thereby reducing bumps.
The only way to eliminate them completely is to load the front and back of cars with magnets so that the cars repel each other. Mr Flippant did it & posted a video on Slotforum.

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Pit Lane - SmartSensors - Pit-Pro / Re: smart sensor purchase

« on: August 14, 2015, 11:41:46 PM »

http://smartracing.dk/shopuk/

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 23, 2015, 10:53:49 AM »

I've never come across this type of interference. So you're saying the pace car always runs fine providing you don't touch a controller?
- Does it do the same thing with all your controllers?

- If you run against a pace car with the Scalextric tower connected, (ie without RCS64), do you still see the same type of increase in speed?

- I don't want to teach a Grandma to suck eggs, but just to check the basics I presume you have the driven car programmed to ID1 and the controller plugged into socket 1 and the pace car is programmed to ID2 and this is reflected in the RCS64 settings?

- Do you leave a controller plugged into the socket corresponding to the pace car ID, albeit not being used?

- Does the speed increase still happen if you run the driven car on another ID - ID3 for example?


Chris

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Issues with variable throttle pace cars

« on: May 22, 2015, 09:40:12 AM »

Hi Doug,
Hmm, this can be due to several things, mostly independent of the RMS - chip, track, cable & PC, so try to exclude some of them:

- Are all the DPR chips newish? The older versions did have some power surge/ID loss problems.

- Does the surge happen with all your cars and always at the same point on the track? If so, the track connections may need some attention.

- Open the Task Manager in Windows and monitor the CPU usage - does it ever hit 100%? Another program may be running in the background.

- Reconnect the Scalextric APB tower and set all pace cars speeds to zero.

What's puzzling is it works ok in test mode.
- Did you save the profile before exiting?
- Have you selected the correct saved profile for each car ID in the pacer tab setup screen?

Like you, I spent many frustrating hours trying to get SSDC pace cars to work. RCS64 pacers work unbelievably well. Problems can arise if you try to change the speed graph too much as it throws out the timing sync after that point but this is logical and won't cause unexpected surges.

I've had 5 pace cars running for long periods in races without any de-slots or unpredictable behaviour and maintaining lap times pretty closely so long as the target speed parameters are correctly set.

Let me know if any of the above is unclear and I'll add some more detail and screen shots.

Chris

Edit: Here's an old beta test video with an RCS64 controlled pacer racing against a Scalextric Challenger car: https://youtu.be/J6UYmQp4giY

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Issues with version 4 / Re: no com port found

« on: April 03, 2015, 09:24:17 PM »

ok will try thank you !! the other thing i would ask. when i did the update on the power base when you start it after the update all i get now is just race and program. showing on the tower is that right?

Hi
You are in Basic mode. You need to press the right arrow at start up to select Pro.

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Pit Lane - SmartSensors - Pit-Pro / Re: Lap counting w RCS 64

« on: March 26, 2015, 09:03:01 PM »

Hi
Check the minimum lap time set in RCS64 is not above your fastest laps.

Chris

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Issues with version 4 / Re: Stuttering cars / latency in response from controller?

« on: January 11, 2015, 09:14:38 AM »

Try temporarily de-activating any antivirus program running in the background.

Also, have a look at Windows Task Manager to see what's working in the background & CPU usage.

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Arduino / Re: Arduino protocol?

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:48:29 AM »

Hi,
Is this what you're looking for?

Commands the SmartSensor replies to:
Commands is always to be terminated with a ";"

    ? = Printout all commands
    snread = Read S/N
    snwrite = Write S/N
    ver = Read FW version
    set_ss_mode = Set to SmartSensor protocol
    set_pp_mode = Set to PitPro protocol
    set_se_mode = Set to Sector protocol
    reset = Reset Pit status for all cars
    set_status = Set status of a car CarID[1..6],Status[0/1]
    status = Read pit status
    led X on/off/blink = turn on/off single LED
    get_led_stat = Read all LEDS status
    all_on = turn on all LED
    all_off = turn off all LED
    read_mode = get device mode status (ss/pp/se)
    ReadPickups = Read current times a car need to be identified before trusted ID is established
    NumberOfPickups = Times a car need to be identified before trusted ID is established (2 or 3)
    starttimer = Start sector timing
    readsector = Get sector status for each car
    freeMemory = Read out memory usage;

More here: http://www.seras.dk/SmartSensor/Home/Developer

Chris

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RCS64 News / Re: How do you know about RCS64?

« on: December 06, 2014, 11:46:38 AM »

3rd of April 2012 when you first announced it I think- seems like a long time ago.

http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62295