TOPigeon Club Manager Manuel utilisateur
TOPigeon Club Manager User Guide
For V5
(Fancier Version)
Including Free Race Results Program
11th
September 2014
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Content
Content .....................................................................................................................................................3
Getting Start .............................................................................................................................................4
Connection cables.....................................................................................................................5
Install Club manager software..................................................................................................8
User Account Control...............................................................................................................8
System region and time setting.................................................................................................8
Coordinate data entry................................................................................................................9
Menu Bar..................................................................................................................................9
Time synchronization ...............................................................................................................9
Landing board authorization...................................................................................................10
Basic Operation......................................................................................................................................10
Create new loft information....................................................................................................11
Create pigeon information......................................................................................................12
Ring Mapping
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Ring number mapping and reset e-ring number .....................................................................14
Race setup...............................................................................................................................14
Race download .......................................................................................................................15
Timer upload
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Getting Start
Welcome to TOPigeon Club manager for V5. If you have ever use the V6 of
TOPigeon timer, the V5 can be regard as a simplify version of V6. This also can be
used as fancier management tool for fancier to manage loft and birds easily, such as
ring assignments, training management. Please note that V5 and V6 each have
different connection socket and different club software. You will find this is a very
useful tool to help you manage the club system, as well as the member’s timer. The
key features including,
1. To allow you easily create new member and loft information
2. Quick matching the life ring and e-ring
3. Customize your e-ring number.
4. To create Training and Racing activities swiftly.
5. Easily print out and sorting for all information in the club system.
The above picture is exactly the V5 timer and the lower part is the racing module. The
racing module is like a pocket device, during the pigeon arrival, the fancier can bring
only this racing module to club for racing result. However, your racing module in
hand will be empty, due to your club is not supported by TOPigeon yet and this
module is useless now.
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Before you begin please note that the TOPigeon timer is a sophisticated electronic
device and it needs some specific setting in your personal computer. So, please read
this chapter and follow the instruction accordingly.
Connection cables
Before you use the club manager firstly check your cable connections with your
laptop or personal computer.
RS-232 cable.
USB to RS-232 convert cable (Option)
Most of PC now does not provide RS232 port. Then you need a USB to RS232
convert cable. When you installed the USB driver, you will see the Ports setting n the
device Manager panel listed of ”Profilic USB-to-Serial Comm Port(com X)”。
You have to update the COM3(default) to COM1 by following the step pictures
shown below.
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If you have multiple USB ports on your personal computer, please remember which
port that you are using to connect to the timer. If you connect to the wrong USB port
and connection would be fail.
Install Club manager software
User Account Control
Double click on the execution file and follow through the instruction until program
properly installed. If you are using Microsoft VISTA, WIN7, or WIN8, there is an
UAC (user account control) setting will impact the program execution. You can either
disable it from user account or run this program as administrator.
System region and time setting
The Topigeon internal timer is using ISO date/timing system. The standard date/time
format is YYYY/MM/DD and HH/MM (24 hours system). No matter what location
you are, the formatting will remain the same. You have to customize your personal
computer accordingly. Please goes to the region setting on your personal computer’s
control panel and change the format accordingly, or the software will not response
correctly.
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Coordinate data entry
V5 needs to preset in the system .ini file for the coordinate data format. Please find
the file in C:\program file (x86)\avancetech\PriveSiteV5_ENG\TOPforeSYSV5.ini.
[Parameter]
LoftLon='E'
LoftLat='N'
Please change it according to your location. This setting will pre-set your latitude and
longitude data.
The coordinate data entry is vital in the system if you want to use this tool to help you
generate the race result. Please make the best use of the GPS module come with the
TOPigeon V6 or you can use your smart phone for the coordinate information. All
member and race information, the coordination is not mandatory and can leave empty.
However, without coordinate data the result will not rank the score because it depends
on the speed to rank.
Menu Bar
There will be a menu bar display in all this software operations. You can use these
buttons to do most basic operation.
You can execute the function by click your mouse or using the shortcut key. There
is also a shortcut key.
Time synchronization
The TOPigeon V5 has an internal clock. The time synchronizes with this club
software once you download the training or race information to the timer. Therefore,
the club software itself would be the club master timer.
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Landing board authorization
Another major difference with V6 is V5 doesn’t equipped RF reader in the timer. If
you want to test your e-rings you have to connect to a landing board.
Before you connect to a new landing board, you must register the landing board
before connection, which V6 does not need. Once you connect to the landing board
please press MENU 3 +2 “Board Register”. If the board registered and connect
successfully, you will see the board status “NOR”(normal) -01 in the HOME page
(Main Menu).
The V5 will also alarm every 10 second if not connect to a landing board.
Basic Operation
This software designed in the way for the people not familiar with computer and soon
feel comfortable with it.
You can start this program by double click on the icons. The left upper side is the
menu bar. The center lower side is the status line. In the status line you will know if
you connect to the timer or club antenna (reader) properly.
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