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PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS Introduction International Sports MEETWARE for Windows Timing Software offers an integrated timing system that
turns your computer into a timing console with
meet and team management. MEETWARE
software runs in Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP.
A Computer Timing Interface connects to the computer via a
serial cable, and to the deck cable, start and scoreboard.
The Computer Timing Interface houses a highly accurate clock
circuit that provides the timing data, so you don’t have to depend
on variable computer clocks. Extensive
Help files mean assistance is just a click away.
Like all products from IST, MEETWARE is covered by a five year
warranty. MEETWARE
displays on IST’s SWIMWARE Scoreboards with solid state electronics, providing a low
maintenance, durable, and attractive display.
For more information on the display, see the scoreboard
specification. I. Timing Functions A.
Timing Swimming Events 1.
Times and places up to ten individual lanes with one or two
touchpads per lane 2.
The Timing Screen displays meet name, event name and number,
current heat number and total number of heats, number of laps, status
of each lane (scoring, exhibition, DQ or off), team code, swimmers’
names (for relays, all names are displayed), and timing status (idle,
armed or timing). 3.
From the Timing Screen, before the system is armed the user can
edit a swimmer’s name, team code, lane status and event number. 4.
If a false start signal is detected, the user may choose to DQ
a lane and restart, restart without DQ, or continue timing (if the
signal was in error). 5.
While timing a race, the user may change the status of a lane
or turn off unused lanes. 6.
During a race, up to 10 lap numbers with the corresponding
split times will be displayed for each lane.
If there are more than 10 laps, the first split times will be
over written by later splits. 7.
At the completion of the heat, finish places and times will be
displayed by lane. The
operator will be prompted to enter any lanes to DQ, and to correct any
times or places if required. 8.
When the finish times and places are approved, a Heat Result
report is printed, with the meet name, event name and number, current
heat number and total number of heats.
For each lane, the report includes the lane number, lane
status, team code, swimmer name(s), splits for each lap, final time,
pad time, backup time, differential between pad and backup, and
whether the pad or backup time was used.
The results by lane for that heat are included. 9.
At the completion of an event, an Event Result report is
printed with the event name and number.
For each lane, the report includes the place, heat number, lane
number, team code, swimmer name(s), finish time and points. Team
scores are also included, with the full team name and point totals
after the last event. 10.
All splits and finish times are stored in data bases with the
appropriate swimmer’s name (both home and away) for the duration of
the season. All meet
data is stored for the duration of the season.
At the end of the season, all data is stored on disk and can be
retrieved as necessary (see Section II, D Season Functions). B.
Scoring Diving Events 1.
The Diving Screen displays the event name and number, current
round and total number of rounds.
For each diver, the dive order, team code, diver name, status,
current round, current place, last dive score and total score.
2.
From the Diving Screen, before the event has been started, the
operator can edit the diver’s team code, name, dive order, status
and dive number. 3.
Before a dive (if dive numbers are not used), the operator
inputs the degree of difficulty. The
judges’ scores are entered after the dive is completed.
If optional Diving Judges Scoring Modules are used, the judges
input their scores directly into the computer.
From the Diving Screen, the operator can edit the degree of
difficulty or the judge’s scores for the current diver or earlier
divers. 4.
When a diving event is completed, the operator will be able to
correct degrees of difficulty or judges scores as needed, and total
scores will be recalculated. 5.
When dive scores are approved, the event will be scored and
results will be printed, showing place, points, team code, diver name,
dive order, and total score for each diver.
Team scores are also included, with the full team name and
point totals after the last event.
If desired, individual diver’s sheets can be printed, showing
the degree of difficulty, judges’ scores, and score for each dive;
and total score. 6.
All dive scores are stored in data bases with the appropriate
diver’s name (both home and away) for the duration of the season.
All meet data is stored for the duration of the season.
At the end of the season, all data is stored on disk and can be
retrieved as necessary (see Section II,D Season Functions). II.
Team Management Functions A.
System Functions 1.
MEETWARE allows two different systems per site license.
Additional site licenses are available (with two systems per
license). Each team sets
up its own system which isolates its data bases from those used by
other teams. Each team has
separate rosters, event lists, point systems, meet configurations, and
records. 2.
Systems can be set up for age group, junior high, high school
(men’s or women’s, with or without freshmen or junior varsity),
college (men’s, women’s or co-ed) or masters. 3.
Once entered, all system information can be changed or
displayed. B.
Team Functions 1.
During software installation, the user sets up the home team,
entering the full team name, an abbreviated code to be used on the
scoreboard and computer screen, and coach’s names.
The user also defines the type of team (age group, high school,
etc.) and whether the team data will use the swimmers’ school class,
age or sex. 2.
As new meets are set up, away teams are added to the system.
Away team data includes full team name, team code and coach’s
names. 3.
Once entered, all team information can be changed, deleted (if
not used in a meet), printed or displayed. C.
Roster Functions 1.
Home Team Roster includes swimmers’ first and last name,
address, telephone, birth date, sex, current age (for age group or
masters) or school grade (for high school and college), years on team,
parent’s names, swimmer/diver designation, and an optional field for
notes. 2.
Away Team Rosters include swimmers’ first and last name, sex
and current age (for age group or masters) or school grade (for high
school and college). The
operator may select to enter names by age and sex, so only the name
needs to be typed. Away
team rosters may also be created as swimmers are entered into events. 3.
Once entered, all roster information can be changed, deleted
(if not used in a meet), or displayed. III.
Meet Management Functions A.
Event List Functions 1.
MEETWARE includes a standard, 12-event high school event list. 2.
Additional event lists can be created to meet your
requirements. If the event
list requires duplicate events for both sexes, you may select
Men’s/Women’s or Boys/Girls for the event names and which gender
will have odd numbered events. As
the first event for one gender is entered, a second event for the
other gender will automatically be created. 3.
Event numbers can also contain letters.
Event names will be generated automatically by the gender (if
used), length, stroke and event type (individual, relay or diving), or
you may enter a name of your choice.
4.
For event lists requiring age groupings, you may select an age
and “& UNDER”, or one age up to a second age (eg. 11-12). 5.
The length of the event can only be entered in increments that
match the length of the pool, but total event length can be any
multiple of the pool length. 6.
Stroke selections include free style, breast stroke, back
stroke, butterfly, individual medley, medley relay, crescendo relay
and diving. 7.
If the event is a relay, you may designate the number of laps
to be swum for each leg of the relay. 8.
Once an event list has been created, information can be
changed, deleted (if not used in a meet), or displayed.
You may also copy an event list to a new name, and modify it as
needed. C.
Point System Functions 1.
MEETWARE allows the user to create unique point systems to meet
their requirements. A
unique name can be assigned to each point system. 2.
Scoring methods available include Dual, Multiple-dual (dual
meets between 3-99 teams), Triangle, Preliminary, Championship, Timed
Finals, and a special invitational format. 3.
The user defines the number of scoring places for each
individual and relay event, and the number of points scored for each
place. 4.
The point system can limit the number of scoring places allowed
for each team for individual and relay events. 5.
A point system can be set up for junior varsity and varsity
events in the same event list that will be scored separately. D.
Meet Functions 1.
Before a meet, the user sets up the meet by entering the meet
name, date, location, number of teams competing, point system to be
used, and event list to be used. 2.
Team names are selected from the list of teams already in the
data base, or new teams can be added at the time. 3.
Optional information includes the names of the referee,
starter, announcer, timer, and scoring personnel. 4.
A Meet Configuration Screen allows the user to further
customize the meet. 5.
Scoring may be done On-Line (in real time after each event),
Off-Line (from a terminal/Multi-User Only), or in Background (in a
background task—scores are printed and displayed one event behind).
Swimmers’ places may be printed on Event Reports in place
order from first to last or last to first.
The number of Event Reports printed may be selected from 0 (no
report) to 9 copies. 6.
The operator can select whether Team Scores are displayed after
every event, only as requested or never.
Team Scores may be displayed on the scoreboard in place order
from first to last, or last to first.
The number of Team Score Reports printed may be selected from 0
(no report) to 9 copies. 7.
The operator can select whether or not to have swimmers’
names and team codes alternate with finish times and place on the
scoreboard. 8.
The number of Ribbon Labels printed may be selected from 0 (no
labels) to 99 places. Different
numbers can be set for individual and relay events. 9.
The operator can elect to arm the timing system manually before
each heat, or MEETWARE will automatically arm the system when the
previous heat is completed. 10.
For dual meets, the operator assigns odd or even lanes to the
home team. For meets with
multiple teams that require manual lanes assignments rather than
seeding by position or time, the operator assigns the lanes for all
participating teams. 11.
If the system in use is for a co-ed team, MEETWARE will ask if
this meet is co-ed, and if the girls/women’s and boys/men’s team
scores should be kept separate or totaled. E.
Seeding a Meet 1.
MEETWARE can seed all types of meets, with various seeding
options. 2.
Event data can be entered by Name (entering a swimmer’s name
and the event numbers to be entered) or by Event (selecting an event,
and entering the names of the participating swimmers). 3.
If seeding by Name, the user can define the maximum number of
individual or relay events for a swimmer.
If seeding by Event, the user can define the maximum number of
individual or relay entries for a team. 4.
The user can elect to seed by Times/Points (times for swimmers,
points for divers), by Position Number (fastest to slowest), Round
Robin (by team) or Randomly. 5.
The user can define the lanes to be seeded.
An 8-lane pool can be seeded in lanes 2-7, or a 10-lane
preliminary meet can be seeded to a 6-lane championship meet. 6.
The user can select the maximum number of swimmers from each
team that are allowed to score points in an event.
Any additional swimmers entered will be considered Exhibition
swimmers. 7.
The user can select whether or not Exhibition swimmers must be
seeded into a separate heat from scoring swimmers. 8.
For dual meets, the operator assigns odd or even lanes to the
home team. For meets with
multiple teams that require manual lanes assignments rather than
seeding by position or time, the operator assigns the lanes for all
participating teams. (This
is a duplicate of the option in meet setup, allowing for an easy
change, if necessary.) F.
Seeded Event Entries 1.
Depending on the type of seeding set up (see Section III, E,
2-4 above), the operator will be prompted to enter the team, event or
name, position or time/points. For
relays, all swimmers’ names are entered. 2.
If a swimmers’ name is already in the roster, only a few
letters of the last name need to be typed.
If there is more than one swimmer matching those letters, the
operator will be prompted to enter the first name. 3.
If an Away Team swimmer is not already in the roster, the name
can be added at this time. If
age/grade or sex is required, the operator will be prompted to enter
that information. Additions
to the Home Team roster can only be made through the roster function,
to preserve the integrity of the data. 4.
If a coach does not want to turn in the swimmers’ names
before the meet, you can create an entry for that team with a blank
name field. The name can
be edited in before the event is started, or at the end of the meet.
5.
Entries do not have to be done in order.
You may enter part of a team, select another team, and then
complete the first team. 6.
Once entries have been created, information can be changed,
deleted, or displayed. 7.
Events of the same length with few entries can be combined to
eliminate heats. Combined
events will still be scored separately. 8.
Manual seeding can override earlier seeding to allow for
special circumstances. 9.
Once seeding is complete, deck cards can be printed which
include the event name and number, heat number, team code, swimmer(s)
names, seed time/position, and space to enter 3 watch times, official
times, and indicate DQ or scratch.
All deck cards may be printed, or only cards for selected
events. 10.
Report options include entry information by team, and program
formats that can be long form or condensed.
The operator can select whether or not to include relay names,
records and standards, and heat/lane designations.
Events can be listed by event number, by age then sex, by sex
then age, or by USS standard. The
operator can also print from 1-9 copies. G.
Manual Event Entries 1.
If seeding is not desired, entries can be done manually. 2.
A screen similar to the Timing Screen (see Section I, A, 2) is
displayed. The operator
enters the following information by lane:
status, team code, and swimmer name.
For relays, all names are entered.
The operator may also enter a number for a different event (of
the same length), allowing events to be combined.
Each event will be scored separately. 3.
Once entries have been created, information can be changed,
deleted, or displayed. Meet
programs with various options can also be printed (see Sec. III, F,
8). H.
Records And Standards 1.
MEETWARE allows the operator to set up records and standards
which can be printed in report form or on programs in the event
heading. 2.
A future option will signal the operator when a record or
standard has been broken. I.
Meet Reports 1.
At the completion of a meet, the operator will have several
report options to choose from. 2.
Team Splits lists all the results from a single team.
The report includes the meet name, date, event name and number,
heat number, lane number, status, swimmer(s) name(s), split times
(both cumulative and subtractive), length for that split, finish time,
place and points earned. 3.
The long form Meet Results lists the meet name, date, event
name and number, heat number, lane number, status, swimmer(s) name(s),
finish time, place and points earned. 4.
The Dual Meet Summary is a columnar format commonly used dual
meets. The report includes
the meet name, date, event name and number, heat number, lane number,
swimmer(s) name(s), finish time, place, pointers earned and cumulative
points 5.
The IV.
Interface Specifications A.
The Computer Interface interfaces the computer to the
scoreboard, touch pads, start device and any accessory equipment. 1.
Dimensions: 8.0"
wide BY 2.5" high BY 6.25" deep 2.
Inputs: computer,
deck cable, scoreboard, backup start and power 3.
Indicator lamps: power
and data transmission B.
Included with the Computer Interface is a System Demonstration
Module. 1.
The Demonstration Module plugs in to the computer interface in
place of the deck cable, and allows the user to simulate the start
device, backup start, touch pads and backup buttons. 2.
This Module is particularly useful for training purposes.
It allows the user to simulate a complete swim meet without
going to the pool. V. Hardware Requirements A. Computer Requirements 1. IBM-compatible computer with Pentium processor 2. Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000 or XP. 3. 16 MB of RAM minimum, 32 MB recommended 4. 9 MB hard disk space available 5. VGA or Super VGA monitor 6. CD and/or floppy drive 7. Mouse. 8.
One available serial (COM) port for the Computer Interface (or B. Printer Requirements 1. Any printer that is compatible with the Windows version in use. C. Power Requirements 1. All SWIMWARE timing devices, scoreboards and all computers running MEETWARE software must be connected to GFI (Ground Fault Interrupt) 110V 5 amp (min.) outlets. D. Recommended Equipment 1. We strongly recommend that the MEETWARE computer, its printer and the Computer Interface be connected to power through an uninterruptable power supply (UPS). This protects against accidental loss of data during a power failure. 2. The addition of an internet connection to your MEETWARE computer will enable you to download updates from or email backups to IST with minimum effort. This can facilitate meet support.
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