Recent content by JonG

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    Race Management Software - What do you use?

    I used derbynet stand alone. It waa flawless, except when the raspberry pi got unplugged. Rebooted and it started back up. Jeff wrote some rock solid software. My setup was as follows. Ran the race elapsed time by rank. Top four advanced for the finals. I had a laptop and the pit crew...
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    Roped into running the district derby

    I ran Derbynet on a Raspberry Pi 3. I also used a old router that I had laying around. Installation was simple with Jeff's directions. Just followed along with the steps. I actually ran the pi headless (no monitor or keyboard). I had VNC turned on in case I needed to change anything. I...
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    Champ Timer Photo Output

    I am currently working on getting an Raspberry Pi based instant replay system to work and was wondering if you could answer a couple of quick questions: What is the pin configuration on photo output? I noticed that five solder pads were soldered, so I just wanted to check? (tip, ring and...
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    Roped into running the district derby

    First of all, I would like to say thank you to this site. I have learned a lot and made pinewood derby much more enjoyable for my son and I. A week before three district pinewood derby got asked to run the derby with our pack's track. Got to set it up in a dusty parking lot outside. The...