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Guidelines for Wiring, Electronic Timing and Scoring Systems Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION PAGE 2
2. VELORESULTS PAGE 2
3. 250 METER TRACK PAGE 2
4. STARTERS STAND PAGE 2-3
5. JUDGES STAND PAGE 3
6. CONTROL ROOM LOCATIONS PAGE 3-4
7. TIMING SYSTEMS PAGE 4
8. PHOTO- FINISH PAGE 4
9. PERMANENT WIRING PAGE 5-6-7
10. PORTABLE WIRING PAGE 7
11. PRE INSTALLATION PAGE -7
APPENDICES
VELODROME OVERVIEW PAGE 8
START SYSTEM PAGE 9
PHOTO-FINISH AT FINISH LINE PAGE 10
PHOTO- FINISH AT PURSUIT LINES PAGE 11
TAPESWITCHES AND COMMUNICATION PAGE 12
TV AND MEDIA DISPLAY PAGE 13
STARTING BLOCKS PAGE 14
SIMPLE AND FULL MATRIX DISPLAYS PAGE 15
LAP COUNTER SYSTEM PAGE 16
PHOTO-FINISH INSTALLATION PAGE 17
WIRING FACE PLATES PAGE 18
TAPESWITCHES PAGE 19
CONTROL ROOM PAGE 20
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1. INTRODUCTION These guidelines will help the architect include a wiring plan for the electronic
timing and scoring systems in their design for a Velodrome.
2. VELORESULTS The VELORESULTS software can be used as permanent or portable system for
velodrome racing. We offer guidance for permanent wiring and supply pre-made
portable solutions. The VELORESULTS software accommodates 200, 250,
333, 400 and 500 meter tracks. Additional track sizes can be added.
3. 250 METER TRACKS During the design phase, venue management must consider a safe and efficient
flow pattern of people and information to optimize response time to the demands
of any cycling event. The 250 meter track is the de facto standard for world and
Olympic competition. Quick access to the infield for safety, results and fast
maintenance of timing equipment (i.e. 200 meter tapeswitch) is critical. Consider
the control area and work room locations during the design review. Diagram the
flow of athletes, officials, technicians, and staff during a major meet prior to
locating the tunnel(s). These access points can end up as bottlenecks and delay
the results process. This also applies to facilities of other sizes.
4. STARTERS STAND The starters stand is required for timed events that use starting blocks. The
stand is located in the center of the track. This stand should be 3-4 square
meters and elevated to a height of one meter above the track apron or safety
zone for optimum line of sight to the pursuit start lines. It must have steps for
safe access and safety rails (one meter in height). The stand must be able to
accommodate two persons and a table for the electronic gear. The safety rails
can be used to mount the pursuit photo finish cameras if they are sturdy.
Signal wiring will be required from each start pursuit line and the wiring will need
to be protected from traffic that could affect its integrity. This area will also
require electric power. Permanent wiring conduits should be considered if this
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stand can remain in place. If it needs to be temporary, consider placing a
recessed box with a deck plate directly below the optimum location. The size of
the conduit should be large enough to accommodate spare wires.
5. JUDGES STAND The judges stand needs to be located at the finish line. It may be for the judges
only or also be shared as the area of control for the timing and photo-finish
personnel. The size can vary depending on if this is the area of control or for the
judges. The height should be 2.2 meter high to the deck. This will also serve as
a base to mount the photo-finish camera and support it from the rail of the stand.
The photo-finish camera can also be mounted on a steel pole at the finish line. A
stepladder must then be provided to allow access for the technician. The judges
stand must have electric power, cabling for headset communication, cabling for
the photo-finish and cabling for the network. Outdoor velodromes should have a
canopy to shade the judges.
6. CONTROL ROOM LOCATIONS The most important aspect of the timing and scoring system is the generation of
results and start lists for the teams, officials and media. In many instances it has
been determined that having the results production done outside the track is the
most efficient. Envision the flow of the paperwork at your facility before
committing to a control room location. All of the timing and scoring equipment
can be operated either inside or outside, but the current trend is for outside the
track for operational as well as security reasons. Make sure that you plan for
enough room to operate the computers, timers, printers, copiers, etc.
The speaker /announcer must be accessible to the timing team but far enough
away to prevent distractions. Velodromes in hot and humid locations should
have air conditioning and shading to allow the use of computers at all hours.
The judge referee is a required official at world cups and world championships.
This person needs to be outside the track in a secure area to replay video for
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refereeing and needs to be in contact with the TV production crew, speaker,
officials and results crew.
Plan for telephone connections for communication with the UCI, the organizer
and for internet access for posting of start lists, results, etc. The timing and
scoring system must operate as a separate network from your administration
network. Certain components can be tied together but experience has shown
that it is better to keep them apart.
7. THE TIMING SYSTEM The UCI currently does not test or approve timing systems. All components used
in the PHOENIX SPORTS TECHNOLOGY system have been tested and
homologated by the FIS (International Ski Federation) that requires testing. You
can examine the list of approved skiing timing equipment at www.fis-ski.com
8. PHOTO-FINISH The VELORESULTS system is not dependent on any particular brand or style of
photo-finish equipment. We strongly recommend using digital capture
technology such as the ALGE or FINISHLYNX systems. You need to decide the
exact location where the technician will be working. The ALGE OPTI uses a
proprietary cable of a maximum of 100 meters in length. FINISHLYNX uses CAT
5 network cable up to a maximum of 300 meters in length. Either brand of
camera will produce sharp clear color images with associated times.
The customer has a choice. The permanent wiring system may help the customer decide which system would be the most advantageous.
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9. PERMANENT WIRING
The architect must provide all contractors and vendors with a plan for all
necessary conduits and installations. Providing these plans and drawings early
in the design phase can avoid expensive retrofitting. Please provide us with
architectural plans for review and preplanning for an optimum permanent wiring
installation. All wiring routing must be recorded on the wiring diagram for future
reference. These diagrams must be kept up to date as modifications occur.
NETWORK CABLE has two distinct purposes.
• INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION CAT 5 cabling needs to be run from
the control room to the announcer, media room, judges stand and the
TV production area. VELORESULTS software distributes information
via IP packet on standard ethernet protocols. Computers on the
network can receive live commentary information and redirect that
data to other devices.
• FINISHLYNX PHOTO-FINISH this CAT 5 cable can be run in the same
conduit as the signal and information distribution cabling to the finish
line and starters stand.
• ALGE PHOTO-FINISH SYSTEM CABLING from the control room to the
start-finish line will require a separate conduit. If two cameras are
used then separate conduits will be required. This is specific for
ALGE photo-finish systems since the cabling has 42mm connectors
on each end and is made to order at the ALGE factory.
SIGNAL PULSE AND TAPESWITCHES: we recommend that all connections are
permanently soldered in weather tight boxes. The VELORESULTS timing
equipment uses a simple normally open circuit that closes for all sensor
locations. Conduit size should be large enough to have spare wiring in place
(4”or 100mm dia.). All wiring shall terminate at face plates with banana plug
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sockets color coded for each purpose green –primary, red-backup, and yellow-
spare.
ATTENTION! Seal all soldered connections with a non-moisture absorbing
sealant, like SIKAFLEX221. Most silicone sealants are moisture absorbing and
the connections will corrode in a few years! It is important to make the decision
for permanent wiring early in the planning process. We recommend starting the
wiring with 12 pairs from the control room to the judges stand. 8 pairs from the
judges stand to the pursuit line. 6 pairs from the home straight pursuit line to the
starters stand. 4 pairs from the starters stand to the back straight pursuit line. 2
pairs from the back straight pursuit line to the 200 meter lime. It is a good idea to
plan for an extra wiring connection between the finish line on the infield and the
control room. This will allow the technicians to connect future types of timing and
scoring equipment and will allow coaches to use the wiring for training purposes.
SIGNAL/ SCOREBOARD DISPLAY CABLING: the scoreboard manufacturer
will have a specification for signal cable. Generally scoreboards use shielded 4
conductor cable. This cabling can be cut to length and terminated. PHOENIX
SPORTS/ALGE numeric displays use a pair of unshielded cable to send signal to
as many as 8 numeric displays at once.
VIDEO CABLING: video cable connection will be installed by the TV production
company and will never be part of the permanent installation. The facility should
plan that the video cabling can be routed to the infield and other locations.
Running the cable through the tunnel is usually possible but plan on an
alternative.
POWER WIRING: needs to been run in a separate conduit from all other cabling.
Power must be available near the pursuit lines, judges stand and starters stand.
Make sure that additional power is planned if copiers, computers, etc. are to be
used in the infield. Make sure that the power circuits are exclusively used for
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timing and scoring and are clearly marked at the circuit breaker box. Do not use
timing circuits for sound systems, catering, etc.
10. PORTABLE WIRING Many track installations are best handled by using a portable wiring spool. If
your track is outdoors and the timing system will only be used periodically, we
recommend installing the wiring and immediately removing it right after the
competition. The VELORESULTS timing system uses a unique wiring pattern
that allows a small gauge cable to be run between the sensor locations. A typical
250m track wire spool can be carried and installed by the average technician in
thirty minutes.
11. PRE INSTALLATION
PHOENIX SPORTS TECHNOLOGY is a producer and supplier of timing
systems. On request, a PHOENIX SPORTS TECHNOLOGY technician can
provide supervision on all installations concerning the timing and scoring system.
Local contractors can supply the following to facilitate a cost effective installation.
A ) supply and install specific conduits
B ) pre-install the CAT 5 and signal cable in the conduits
C ) install or supply and install judges stand, start stand
D ) crane, lift or scaffolding to assist PHOENIX SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
technician in mounting scoreboard
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START SYSTEMSTART SYSTEMSTART SYSTEM 88
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Countdown Clock/Lap Counter
AC Power Source
Start Block
Air Compressor
Back-Straight Seating
Electronic Scoreboard
Start/Finish
Judges StandJudges Stand
Home-Straight Seating
200m Line
Announcer/Speaker Press BoxControl Room
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Conduit Runs•Alge-Cable & Power Signal Combined•Cat 5-Network Cable-Lynx
PHOTO-FINISH atFINISH LINEPHOTO-FINISH atPHOTO-FINISH atFINISH LINEFINISH LINE
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Countdown Clock/Lap Counter
Back-Straight Seating
Electronic Scoreboard
Pursuit Line
200m Line
Pursuit Line
Starters Stand
Camera Camera RecommendedRecommended
Judges StandJudges StandCamera MandatoryCamera Mandatory
Announcer/Speaker Press BoxControl Room
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Conduit Runs•Alge-Cable & Power Signal Combined•Cat 5-Network Cable-Lynx
PHOTO-FINISH atPURSUIT LINESPHOTO-FINISH atPHOTO-FINISH atPURSUIT LINESPURSUIT LINES
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Countdown Clock/Lap Counter
Digital Camera
Back-Straight Seating
Electronic Scoreboard
Pursuit Line
Announcer/Announcer/SpeakerSpeaker
200m Line
Pursuit Line
Starters StandStarters Stand
Judges StandJudges Stand
Control Control RoomRoom
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TAPESWITCHES & COMMUNICATIONSTAPESWITCHES & COMMUNICATIONSTAPESWITCHES & COMMUNICATIONS Head Phones
Back-Straight Seating
Electronic Scoreboard
Home-Straight Seating
200m Line
Conduit Box
12 pairs
8 pairs
6 pairs
4pairs
2pairs
Pursuit Line
Pursuit Line
Start/FinishStart/Finish
Starters Stand
12 pairs
Judges Stand
Announcer/Announcer/SpeakerSpeaker
Press BoxPress BoxControl RoomControl Room
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TV & MEDIA DISPLAYTV & MEDIA DISPLAYTV & MEDIA DISPLAY
Back-Straight Seating
Judges StandJudges Stand
Home-Straight Seating
200m Line
Pursuit Line
Pursuit Line
Starters Stand
Electronic Scoreboard
Press/ MediaAnnouncer/Speaker
Network Cable Connection
TV TRUCK
W L V O Start/FinishStart/Finish
Control Room
Video Cable Connection
Scoreboard Signal Cable
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STARTING BLOCKS ( GATES )
Custom “ATA” shipping cases are used to keep the gates in top shape during transport by truck or air freight and for storage at the velodrome. These gates use 110>220 volt air compressors, not bottled gas. The seat pin clamp means no false starts due to riders pulling out. The countdown system uses small track side displays placed on the apron where the rider can easily see them. The plastic cases will withstand impact, and are designed for safe operation. Built in headset communication from the center controller to the timekeeper assures proper operation Each “ATA” transport case holds all required cables, displays; 120 cm tall x 102 cm wide x 92 cm thick, 120 kilos
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SIMPLE DISPLAYS
These displays are designed for ease of transport and installation. The displays can be installed in different layouts. * the bracket system allows installation on scaffold, hanging, or attached to a wall * each line is 2.6 m long x 36cm tall x 18cm thick, 44 kilos * each shipping case is 2.75m long x 48cm tall x 55cm thick, 70 kilos * 110v > 220 volt ac operation with 1 pair cable connection to timing computer
FULL MATRIX DISPLAY
Large full matrix message center for permanent installation requires full steel structure for mounting. Timed and scored events can be displayed in more detail than the simple numeric line display or simple matrix as shown above. VELORESULTS software interfaces with all types of displays.
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LAP COUNTER SYSTEM
A lap counter system that meets the needs of the velodrome. A double sided display is used on
the apron to inform the riders, speaker, and spectators. A second larger display is mounted
behind the judging stand facing the infield and the back straight.
The system is battery powered. Handheld control terminals are included along with all cabling
needed.
1- 3- 15cm high digits, double sided display for the pursuit/finish line with tripod
1- 2 - 15cm high digits, double sided display for the back straight pursuit line with tripod
1- 3- 25cm high digits, display for the back of the judges stand.
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PHOTO-FINISH INSTALLATION
The finish line photo-finish camera must be mounted on a secure platform or post. The camera
must be accessible for the technician to make adjustments. The camera must be mounted so
that the judges can work from a standing or sitting position. Their view shall not be obstructed
and not interfere with the functions of the camera.
Headset communication between the judges and timekeepers is essential.
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WIRING FACE PLATES
PURSUIT LINE
Wiring face plates are required for the secure connection of the timing and communications
system. All face plates must be attached to appropriate conduits and properly supported behind
the walls or outside the railings.
STARTERS STAND FINISH LINE
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TAPESWITCHES (CONTACT STRIPS)
A tapeswitch is a flat normally open button that is capable of recording the passage of a rider at
any place along its’ length. The tapeswitches are normally taped down to the track surface with
cloth (GAFFERS) tape. The switches are different lengths. The pursuit line switch runs from
the stayers line across the blue band to the edge of the safety zone. The start/finish and the
200 meter line switches run the entire width of the track including the blue band. They are
custom made to order and spare switches must be on hand during events. Very often an
accident on the track will cause the switch to be damaged. Care must be taken to test switches
prior to the start of each event that requires timing.
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CONTROL ROOM
VELORESULTS software requires 2 computers for timing and scoring. The photo-finish
camera must be controlled by a third PC. Additional PC’s are required for the announcer, the
press room, and the TV production company.
This picture shows desktop and notebook PC’s in operation in a temperature controlled
environment. Notebook PC’s are recommended and can save a considerable amount of space.
Space must be allocated for printers.
Space must be allocated for the race secretary and copier.