TOPigeon IPigeon Manuel utilisateur

TOPigeon Club Manager User Guide

The Next Generation Timer

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Content

Content .....................................................................................................................................................3

Getting Start .............................................................................................................................................5

Connection cables.............................................................................................................................6

VCP Cable................................................................................................................................7

USB-COM cables.....................................................................................................................7

COM Port Setting.............................................................................................................................8

Install Club manager software..........................................................................................................9

User Account Control...............................................................................................................9

System region and time setting...............................................................................................11

Coordinate data entry..............................................................................................................11

Data entry ...............................................................................................................................12

TECS .ini file setting ..............................................................................................................12

Basic Operation......................................................................................................................................13

Home tab ................................................................................................................................14

Setup Tab................................................................................................................................14

Adding new members.............................................................................................................16

Editing members.....................................................................................................................17

Download loft information into member’s clock....................................................................18

Adding Rings..........................................................................................................................21

Adding multiple rings.............................................................................................................22

Add/Delete Birds color

.......................................................................................................23

Basic system operation

.......................................................................................................................24

Clock Synchronization ...................................................................................................................24

Marked Data Upload ......................................................................................................................26

Race operation........................................................................................................................................28

Add new race..........................................................................................................................28

Multiple date racing................................................................................................................28

Add/Edit/Delete Liberation Point...........................................................................................29

Add/Delete Club Information.................................................................................................30

Loft Distance ..........................................................................................................................31

Race Status .............................................................................................................................32

Race Result Upload

.....................................................................................................................33

Advance Features

................................................................................................................................33

Manually input external clock ........................................................................................................33

Import/Export member birds list

.....................................................................................34

Export Race Result

....................................................................................................................35

Import Club Race Distance

......................................................................................................36

Reports

..........................................................................................................................................37

iPigeon Clock Club Management...........................................................................................................37

Authentication Key.........................................................................................................................38

Set Time .........................................................................................................................................40

Summer Saving Time.............................................................................................................40

Manual Adjust the Club antenna master time.........................................................................41

Manual synchronize to iPigeon clock.....................................................................................41

Connect to PC.................................................................................................................................42

Ring Assignment ............................................................................................................................42

Print Assignment Ring List ....................................................................................................43

Race Marking .................................................................................................................................44

Unmark Birds .........................................................................................................................47

Race Manager.................................................................................................................................48

Add Race ................................................................................................................................48

Arrival Operation....................................................................................................................49

Arrival Mode (Race in Progress)............................................................................................49

Firmware upgrade...................................................................................................................51

System Test ....................................................................................................................................51

Club Version System Operation.............................................................................................................53

Installation of Club Version System...............................................................................................53

Initialization of Club Version System ............................................................................................53

Club Version System Operation.....................................................................................................54

Member Data Operation.................................................................................................................54

Club Antenna Operation.........................................................................................................................55

Declaration of Conformity .....................................................................................................................61

iPigeon Timer .........................................................................................................................61

4 Channel Landing Board.......................................................................................................62

1 Channel Landing Board.......................................................................................................63

Club Antenna..........................................................................................................................64

iPigeon Technical Data...........................................................................................................................65

Getting Start

Welcome to TOPigeon V8.0 iPigeon Club manager software user guide and iPigeon clock

club management user guide. The V8 iPigeon can operate without any computer, if your club

does not have any computer you can go directly to the Club management chapter in part 2.

You will find this is a very useful tool to help you manage the club system, as well as the

member’s timer. You will also find the most advance feature that the system can provides

accurate racing result.

You might already review the iPigeon timer user manual and knowing that iPigeon timer can

work independently without connecting computer. Please note that the information you

create the birds or races manually in iPigeon will not be synchronized to this club

manager software. If you are in the larger pigeon race club organization, the iPigeon club

manager will provides you a better way to manage your members, timers, birds and races.

These key features are,

1. To keep club members, timers, birds, and flight data secure and integrity.

2. To initialize iPigeon clock to the manufacture default setting.

3. To initialize vital the communication settings, such as host name and SMS center

number, which allow you to use the TOPigeon online cloud database and view your

result online.

4. To allow you create new member and loft information easily.

5. To create race activities swiftly.

6. Batch mode import and export to provide easy way to add new member information.

7. Easily print out and sorting for all information in the club system.

8. Automatic system backup to secure all information in the system.

9. Manually enter the other clock information for racing result

10. Export the result to Excel spreadsheet for the club further result process.

11. By using iPigeon coodinate information will automatic calculate distance in racing

result!

Before you begin please note that the TOPigeon timer is a sophisticated electronic device and

it needs some specific setting in your personal computer. Please read this manual and follow

the instructions.

Connection cables

Before you use the club antenna firstly check your cable connections with your laptop or

personal computer.

1. Virtual COM Port cable

2. RS-232 cable. (Option)

3. USB to RS-232 cable (Option)

VCP cable

RS-232 and USB cables

The RS-232 - USB cables and VCP cable, either way can connect club antenna to your

personal computer.

VCP Cable

Virtual COM port (VCP) cable is for the USB device to appear as an additional COM port

available to the PC. Application software can access the USB device in the same way as it

would access a standard COM port. The VCP cable is also the standard cable come with

TOPigeon club system package.

The VCP capability is using the chip of FTDI FT-D232 in the club antenna. By using the

VCP cable, PC can automatic find the driver in the Window 8.1 or above with plug and play

(PNP). The specific drivers for different Microsoft Window operation systems, such as

x86-32/64 bit can be found in following web site:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

This website provides the automatic installation program and after you install the driver the

plug and play (PNP) will help to finish the installation. If you are using VCP cable please

make sure the club antenna power is on. You can double check the readiness of COM port by

going to your Device Manager in the Control Panel. Go to the Ports (COM&LPT) and you

should see the USB Serial Port.

USB-COM cables

The USB and RS-232- COM cables have to connect together between club antenna and PC.

The USB to RS-232 cable has a chip inside to convert the protocol. This cable needs driver to

activate in your PC. If you have the driver installed properly you will find the COM Port in

your Device manager in control panel and does not need the club manager power on.

The iPigeon Club antenna IO port as below,

COM Port Setting

Because the club manager software design in communicate in COM1, you have to set yoru

connection cable port to the COM1 Port.

For the Windows Win7 or above the setting process as below,

Go to Control Panel/Device Manger and find your device in the Port directory. The VCP

will display and USB COM port and USB-RS-232 will show USB to COM.

Go to the Property and click on the Advance Setting.

You will find your port setting and change to COM1.

Note: If you have multiple USB ports on your personal computer, please remember which

port that you are using to connect to the club antenna. If you connect to the wrong USB port

and connection will 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 right click on the short cut

of club manager program and run as administrator.

Or change the program property as always run as administrator.

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