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Pinewood Master has been updated to version 1.40 This more of a bug-fix release than an update. You can download the new version at www.pinewoodmaster.com

UPDATE: My Arduino based timer has now been tested on five races and it sends the times to the computer flawlessly. One thing I noticed is that if the "Gatekeeper" person accidentally dropped the starting gate early (happened three times) then the timer would do it's job and send the times to...

Just a quick update ... Anyone interested in the Pinewood Master program for Apple Mac computers can now visit http://www.pinewoodmaster.com instead of using the I.P. address as shown earlier. Also, the program now has the ability to communicate with certain timer systems. The serial...

Yes, you are correct, Macs CAN talk to Arduino boards. But that is native USB and does not use the typical "serial device." Actually, a couple years ago I started worrying about "what if the timer took a power surge or static zap ... how would I repair it?" Well, those parts are no longer...

There _IS_ a Pinewood Derby race manager program of Mac. It's called Pinewood Master. The web site is located at http://207.183.176.29 It's a 1-man operation. The program runs on Mac OSX up to Mavericks, hasn't been tested on the latest version yet. It can handle up to 80 racers, can divide...