How do I connect an EDM system to the jury app?

Question

We use electronic distance measurement (EDM) systems and would like to automatically send the measured distances to the jury app. Is this possible? And if so, can we test this in advance?

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Answer 1

Yes, you can link an EDM system to the Athletics.app Jury app.

There are two ways to link an EDM system:

1. Via a serial connection
2. Via a network connection (or locally on 1 PC)

Via a serial connection:

Your EDM system must meet the following conditions:

1. The EDM has a serial connection (USB to serial)
2. The EDM has the ability to send the measured distance directly via serial connection

What other setup/hardware do you need?

1. A Windows computer/laptop/tablet with at least 1 free USB port for the EDM.
2. A USB-to-serial cable.
3. The Athletics.app Jury app (Windows), downloadable here: https://www.athletics.app/faq/?qa=737/waar-download-ik-de-jury-app&show=737#q737??

This way you can test in advance:

1. Connect the EDM system via USB/Serial
2. Download and open the Jury App
3. In the jury app you will find on the left side of the menu "Electronic distance measurement (EDM) systems" with "Serial connection" below it.
4. Set the baud rate, databits, stop bits and parity there, making sure they match the settings of the EDM system.
5. Then select the correct COM port. You should then see the message "COM Port connected".
6. Send a distance via the EDM over serial. Where it says "COM Port connected", the distance that has been sent should now be visible.

Does the above work? Then you can start entering results in the jury app:

1. In the menu on the left, go to "Enter results app" --> "Jury app"
2. Log in to the jury app (if you don't have an account yet, you can create one here: https://www.athletics.app/register/? ).
3. Open the competition "Jury App - Jury Course"
   This is a test competition that is reset every night.
4. Then choose a startlist with a throwing or jumping event.
5. Click on "Enter Results" in the top right corner
6. Click on an attempt (for example, the first competitor, attempt 1). A keyboard will open at the bottom.
7. Now send a measured distance via the EDM, this will now be automatically entered for the selected attempt.
8. Click "Next" on the keyboard, the result will now be sent to Athletics.app and possibly displayed on a connected scoreboard. The next attempt is selected automatically and you can repeat step 7.

Tip: We tested this with Pallas' EDMs and when it turned out that their Leicas had problems transmitting the measured distance, we tried different baud rates and at a certain point found a baud rate that did transmit the measured distance correctly. Later I spoke to SportLead Facilities and they confirmed that they had seen this problem with Leica's before.

Settings you can start with for Leica's are:
Baud rate: 2400
Bits: 7 with 1 stop bit
Parity: none

However, it is possible that different types of Leica's react differently, so it is a matter of trying out different settings.

 

Via a network connection (or locally on 1 PC)

Your EDM system must meet the following conditions:

1. The EDM has a network connection OR your EDM software runs on the same computer as the Athletics.app jury app
2. The EDM must be able to send the measured distance directly over a network connection

What other setup/hardware do you need?

1. A Windows computer/laptop/tablet
2. The Athletics.app Jury app (Windows), download here: https://www.athletics.app/faq/?qa=737/waar-download-ik-de-jury-app&show=737#q737??

This allows you to test in advance:

1. Connect the EDM system to the same network as the computer running the Athletics.app Jury App OR make sure that the EDM software and Athletics.app app on the same computer.
2. Download and open the Jury App
3. In the jury app, you will find "Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) systems" on the left side of the menu, with "Network connection" below it.
4. Enter the IP address there. If the Jury App and EDM software are running on the same computer, it should be "127.0.0.1". If you have the EDM software on a different computer, enter the local IP address of the Jury App computer.
5. Then enter the same IP address and port number in the EDM software.
6. Send a distance via the EDM. The distance that has been transmitted should now be visible where it says "Last received data:".

Does the above work? Then you can start entering results in the jury app:

1. In the menu on the left, go to "Enter results app" --> "Jury app"
2. Log in to the jury app (if you don't have an account yet, you can create one here: https://www.athletics.app/register/? ).
3. Open the competition "Jury App - Jury Course"
   This is a test competition that is reset every night.
4. Then choose a Startlist with a throwing or jumping event.
5. Click on "Enter Results" in the top right corner
6. Click on an attempt (for example, the first competitor, attempt 1). A keyboard will open at the bottom of the screen. Now send a measured distance via the EDM, which will now be automatically entered for the selected attempt. Click "Next" on the keyboard. The result will now be sent to Athletics.app and possibly displayed on a connected scoreboard. The next attempt will be selected automatically and you can repeat step 7.

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