3.31A – 22/Feb/2022
- Fixing issue with fields in the “Time” column
sometimes left with a white font
3.31 –
17/Feb/2022
- Open browser displaying “All time Race
History” from main screen.
- Make button text better fit the space
available.
- Option to have more than one “Result index”.
You can now create a suffix to the “Result index”, depending on a setting in
the race setup. This might be useful to separate race history into different
classes of racing etc.
- Header and Footers for printed reports have
been moved from extreme right to left of the reports.
- Validation that you cannot assign same lane
rotation twice.
- The “Next driver” display has been improved.
- Main display is only being reset after options/entry panel, if nessesary.
- Challenge mode” + “Drive home” also works
after the last stint.
- Bugfix. In Speedway
mode, if 3 or more cars finish within a few 1/10 of a second, the number of
Speedway points awarded could be wrong.
- Button to turn on/off “Announce laptimes” on all lanes at the same time.
- The statistics WEB page “Race Development”
now also includes a graphic representation.
- Addition of Italian language version,
including minor layout changes to fit more text.
- Dropdown memory expanded to 45 entries
- Drop down memories sorted and blanks
eliminated
- FTPTrace now also
works in user mode
- Shortkey for Start and Reset in simple race
mode.
- Button for synchronizing LapMaster
data on Website and Race Computer.
- Text translation error in Danish – Missing
item.
3.30 –
19/June/2020
- Bug prevented multitrack signon.
- In “Crash&Burn”
– Manual restart from programmed trackcalls caused a
problem.
- New rotation scheme “Social Distance”
A lot of support for racing with multiple
tracks connected over internet.
3.29C –
05/Marts/2020 – (Fixing errors only)
- Reinstate that zone correction is available
for every stint in “Challenge mode”.
3.29B –
26/Feb/2020 – (Fixing errors only)
- No race result or statistics has
ever been wrong !!!
However the combination of “Round-robin” and “Zone
correction” has temporary been displaying garbled data on the Scoreboard and LiveTiming, but not on the Race Display itself nor on the
statistics.
As the program continued on to the next stint, or came to end-of-race, then the
Scoreboard and LiveTiming auto-corrected to the
correct values again.
-
Choosing
not to restart the race when LapMaster offered it after recovering from a catastrophic
error, the “Round” and “Heat” was not completely reset.
-
Corrected
problems with prompting correctly for “Zone Correction” for complicated cases
involving double-on-deck or disabled lanes.
-
Fix
bug where Qualifying-On-All-Lanes allowed you to drive on disabled lanes.
-
Corrected
bug where “Clear-all-but-name” did not clear line one.
-
Correct
display of standby drivers when half-track is used.
3.29A –
06/Feb/2020 – (Fixing errors only)
- Fix problem with team assignment
being forgotten at update of entry list.
- Fix problem with invalid
Clip-buffer operation.
- Fix problem with malformatted print.
- Fix problem with garbled
statistical header.
3.29 –
27/Jan/2020
- New race format “Team counting”.
- New racing format “Crash &
Burn”.
- Using “/” in name field to signify
multiple lines where practical.
- Do not announce result for empty
tracks.
- The options for “Roll
counter” and “HalfSizeFont” has
been reintroduced.
- During “Time seller mode”, the
driver field contains a lane or LaneColor reference.
- Changed Speedway points so that
they are retained on display on the ScoreBoard.
- Fixed issue with missing ScoreBoard heading updates when Race Mode changed.
- More checks to prevent setups with
invalid rotation when lanes area disabled.
- Delay “Power on” until after “Go”
for non jump-start-modes. (Old
style).
- The remembering of preferred “Heat
distribution” has been revised.
- New optional Driver-Comment field
can be used for ie. Team, Club or
Car-make.
- Swedish language optimization,
real Swedish and back to the term “Track Call”.
- Speed selection (Drop down) for
“Drivers name” and “Comment”.
- “RaceClass”
changed to use the same Drop-down memory system as above.
- LiveTiming
and statistics display the stint duration for better information.
- A lot of work in the area of multi-track
racing.
3.28 –
09/Marts/2019
- Make sure the “Position” is updated after the
race stops.
- Allow longer driver names on the Scoreboard. (From 20 to 40 char).
- Possibility to use two lines for driver
names.
- Fixed LiveTiming
setup problem w/missing “LiveTimeLoaderUStream.htm”.
- Add highlight to “BestTime”
when it changes.
- The option “Announce leader” has been removed
from the program.
- A bug in ranking and winner announcement has
been fixed for race forms where a low value is the best result. (I.e. racing number of laps at the lowest possible time.)
- Race format “Heat race, Advancing” has been
renamed to “Heat race, Move-up”.
- (Semi Secret) Ability to choose
font for the general appearance of LapMaster main
screen.
- New starting procedure, sound, lights and
actual starts are now synchronised.
- “Fast start” after trackcall
now say’s “Ready, Go”.
- New staring option “Direct start” and “False
start detect”.
- Added ability to select any colour in the RGB system as lane colour.
- Track setup only displaying fields for the
selected number of lanes.
- Lane selection now has a 3’rd button (Enter)
so that it can be operated solely by the mouse.
- The shortcut key to reset a counter has been changed from ALT+Fx to just Fx.
3.27 –
10/Sep/2018
- Start option (In Advanced Race Options) to
use a fast start countdown after trackcall.
- Web Publish – Support for Video LiveStream from several sources. i.e.
YouTube, Facebook, Twich or UStream.
- Optimized how font scale works, to display
more data inside the fields on the main screen.
- Make “Speedway” show the points on the scoreboard.
- Insert link to the Facebook support page.
- The path to the history file now contains a
subdirectory for each year.
3.26 –
16/Jan/2018
- Option to have animated counters as “Rolling
counters”.
- Internal modification to “Power on” which in
some rare cases did not flip the relays.
- Fixed problem with truncated “Options”
display.
- Roll time for trackcalls
versus minimum allowed laptime has been moved to
become a “Track setting” rather than a per race setup settting.
- The internal calculation of the “Roll” compensation has been changed.
- You now also have the option to disable
“Roll” compensation in order to revert back to the pre-3.25 way of working.
- Changed the internal workings of the “Simulated
mode”.
- During “Power test mode”, a sound will be
made on passing the counter to indicate that the lap is NOT counted.
- Delete button in data entry panel.
- LapMaster now
remembers last used “Heat distribution” for the number of drivers.
- Fixed a problem where displayed lap count was
not cleared when changing racing mode.
- Video guide for Driver Entry panel
3.25B –
//2017
- Track records is not
to be recognized in “Named practice”.
3.25A –
02/April/2017
- Added some missing German text.
- Fixed problem where “Trackcall
roll time” was not saved with setup.
- Removed [NTR] (New track record) from stats.
(Track record page still recorded
separately in case of new record(s)).
- Cleanup of the “Records” HTML models.
- Pressing ENTER on zone-correction now works
as expected.
- Occasional “Failure to find
LapMasterResultLink.htm” resolved.
- Allowing i.e. the ScoreBoard
to save and restore in a narrow version.
3.25 –
10/Marts/2017
- Added Spanish language.
- Indicate ”New
Track Records” in the time statistics.
- Add “Track records” to
the statistics if new records are set.
- Fix bug where “Time seller mode” could start
with a very high number
of time remaining.
- Added button for factory-reset of WEB setup.
- It is now possible to do 2.5 second web setup
refresh rate.
- Default for “Reverse Relay Connection”
changed back to “Unchecked”.
- Corrected problem when driver names where
prefixed with “*”, “[“ or a number.
- Removed double logo with UStream
LiveTiming.
- Zone correction now has “Reset” and “Cancel”
buttons.
- Head race promoting: Correct result order,
correct handling of “entry” edit, shorter header description.
- Changed procedure around minimum lap time and
trackcalls.
LapMaster will now use a corrected minimum lap time,
so that it is not affected by trackcalls.
A new adv. option has been introduced to compensate for “roll” after trackcall when calculating the adjusted minimum lap time.
- Allow track setup to have only one lane.
- Fixed fatal error in LapMaster
counting while minimized.
3.24B –
20/Nov/2016
- Changed LiveTiming to HTML-5
(To solved
compatibility problem with UStream).
- Number of maximum
drivers changed from 256 to 350.
- Fixed problem in
statistics.
(Inconsistent
total count for tracks with less than 100 zones.)
- Fixed error in
explanation on stats count.
- Fixed problem with trackcall when running races based upon laps.
- Modification to the “Drive home”
procedure – Read the HELP.
- Preventing concurrent trackcall and spacebar from cancelling each other.
- Changed prediction to use a
simpler proportional prediction.
- New function to calibrate the
spacebar/Trackcall response.
- Qualification result is now also saved as part
of the statistics package.
- List of lap-times are show in practice modes.
- New option “Allow half size font”, to select/deselect list of lap-times etc.
- “Pling” if counting after power off.
3.23 –
12/Feb/2016
- Corrected wrong
position for the “Track Test” button.
- Corrected missing
clear of “Heat distribution” when typing in names.
- Added “Are you sure?”
to counter reset.
- Manual adding laps now
plays “Ka-ching”.
- Qualify option for
ISRA team race (2 drivers).
- TrackCall
release can now be done simply using the Spacebar.
- Significant internal
changes to how stint timing is done.
- Fixed problem with
“slow start downcount”.
3.22 –
21/Jan/2016
- It is now possible to
run with timed intermission during qualifying.
- Minimum laptime does no longer apply to qualification.
- Statistics for “Heat
race – Promoting” has been fixed.
- The minimum size of the main
screen has been reduced.
- The start light now scales
correctly.
- Display with less than 8 lanes do not show empty space.
- However this is
selectable via new layout option in pgm setup.
- New option “Drive
home” has been added to the “Challenge mode”.
- New/Revised system for
showing comments on screen while racing.
- Rewording of the
announcement for the “Invalid time” message.
- The Scoreboard is no
longer optional (However it can be minimized).
- Internal redesign of
central processing of data coming from the serial port.
This is to prevent any danger of a “Hanging
program”.
- Options that was never used has been removed to simplify operation.
- All power relays are
now used even without individual lane control.
3.21 –
25/May/2015
- Add function to
rescale Main display to fit screen or any selected size.
- Add Option to display
“Predicted result” on main screen.
- Add function to reset
“Best Lap” while running a race.
- Fixed problem with On-Deck rotation and
uneven number of drivers.
- Fixed problem where trackcall using space-bar could not be done if the “Manual
count correction” panel was open at the same time.
- Fixed hang when
“unexpected reset” occurred / Failure to start LapMaster
is hardware was “Busy”.
- Fixed problem with
“Backup time” in Qualifying with “All lanes” selected as an option.
3.20 –
13/October/2013
- History log file now show local time rather
than GMT time stamps.
- Checkpoint/Restart. In case of any computer
or power problems, LapMaster can restart a race from
the last lane change.
- The black out time
for track calls before end-of-stint has been changed from 0.5 sec to 1.5
second.
- Integration with external programs like
Notepad and Spread sheet’s as well as your choice of Internet Browser for
extended editing and flexibility.
- Bug fix: Changing the min lap time during a trackcall, no longer resets the stint time.
- It is now possible to run “Round-robin” with
two sit outs.
- Optional 12 hour clock is now supported.
- It is now possible to select the Font for the
Scoreboard, to optimize the display i.e. when using a projector.
- Offset laps (Handicap) is now being displayed
on the result screen and uploaded with the result.
- It is no longer allowed to start a race while
the ENTRY panel is open (Would cause a loss of race data.)
- The German translation has had a major redo –
As a consequence some text panels have been adjusted for size.
- Rudimental support for digital racing
(Carrera, MAG-Racing or SSD (Scalextric)) with the
use of version-3 of the hardware.
- New advanced option “In race” (Auto publish).
Publishes result of individual heats, and also publish data after each stint.
- Lane assignments buttons for choosing “Sitout” position.
- Up to two drivers are now being displayed as
“Standby” when doing RoundRobin with
multiple change-in’s.
- Fixed problem with prediction when running
multiple round and doing driver reassignment between rounds.
3.19 –
09/Marts/2012
- Language now install as separate language
packs to reduce size of download package.
- Displaying “Round” and LapMaster
version on the LiveTiming.
- New high quality female voice.
- Fix problem with random “99.999” showing on
the scoreboard during qualifying.
(Not a problem for the qualifying itself!)
- LiveTiming
installed from earlier version now get updated so that they look as intended
with new software.
- Prevent track-call in the last
race second.
- Race duration radio buttons for
all modes with “laps” was mixed up and did not select the modes that they were
supposed to select. This has been corrected.
- Correct race prediction when
running multiple accumulated rounds of heat racing.
- Track records can now optionally
be split in Qualifying and Race statistics.
- Added statistics for “Race
progression”.
-Added option to perform “Autosave” after each stint.
- Allow some race-options,
specifically “minimum lap time” to be edited while racing.
- FTP transfer (LiveTiming)
has been changed from “Active” to “Passive” mode to make it more generally
accepted to various websites.
- Size of the voice library with
Andy’s voice has been reduced.
- New high quality Danish male
voice.
- Problem with single/double digit
qualifications times being mixed after a LapMaster
restart has been fixed.
3.18 –
25/June/2011
- New American voice –
Professionally recorded by pro event race director Andy Wasserman.
- The starters sequence now also
displays count down lights.
- Starters signal can be selected as
“Voice”, “Buzzer” or “Silent”.
- Qualify now works with second best
time as tie-break for identical best qualify time.
- The lane to Enter/Exit in Round
robin can now be selected.
- Round Robin now also works in
“Half-track” mode.
- Fixed small problem with WEB Setup
wizard. (Warning on non-standard name, even though the name is standard)
- Fixed problem with the “Print”
button floating when resizing panel.
- Added option to suppress
announcement of lap times during qualify.
- Graphical changes to the
statistics pages being generated.
- Zone correction does not have to
be done in lane order. (And zone correction added to log file)
- Track power test can now switch on
each lane individually.
- Fixed rare problem with lap count
being displayed as “-1.#R” during qualify.
- The qualifying lane is now
indicated by colour in the statistics.
- The statistics layout on the internet
can now be decorated with an external style sheet (CSS – Internet terminology)
3.17 –
06/Feb/2011
- German translation has been redone
with professional assistance.
- Swedish language, more
translations and a few adjustments.
- All sound files have been “level
set” so that all voices are equally loud.
- Zone edit now shows the lane
colour.
- Assignment of lanes now with
colour support.
- Ability to print the entry list.
- Race with many entries now causes
the LiveTiming pages to resize so that more drivers
can be shown without scrolling.
(If
you are upgrading from older version, you need to delete the 4 files in “C:LapMaster\Multimedia\” named “ScoreBoard…”. New files will be generated for you.)
- Displaying laps per stint on the
Scoreboard and LiveTiming.
- Tweak to the “LiveTiming
wizard”.
- LiveTiming
and Results/Statistics can now correctly be saved to local harddisk.
- Track records on print and on
web-site now displays the date of the trackrecord as well.
- Corrected a number of bugs associated with
“Disabled lanes”.
Rotation with round-robin now
works with disabled tracks, Prediction now show the correct result and “Stats”
do not colour grade disabled lanes.
- Using the “heat distribution” field, it is
now possible to skip one or more drivers by putting the number in parenthesis.
E.g:
“(4) 8 8 8 (99)” would skip the 4 best qualified (As in qualified directly to
final),
while the 24 next would race in 3
heats (Semi), and the reminder hasn’t qualified to go any further.
- Selection of files (Drivers/EntryList/Results etc.)
Now remembers the last used directory. This also fixes a problem with
selection of directories under
- New warning dialog “Are you sure?”. This will
warn you if you are about to create a setup with unusual or unlikely settings.
It is designed to help catch errors during
setup.
- Fixed bug where qualification result was
sorted alphabetical rather than numeric (eg. 1, 10,
4).
- Fixed bug with displaying new drivers at
round transitions for multiple rounds racing when doing re-seeting.
3.16.11 –
28/09/2010
- Bug fix: LiveTiming
wizard attempted to load files from a wrong directory.
- A lot more “tooltip” added to aid
the user in selecting the right options.
3.16.10 –
19/09/2010
- Specification of “Auto publish”
Result and Statistics path added to “WEB Publish” menu.
- New “Setup Wizard” will help you setup the “LiveTiming” feature.
- A racer no longer racing will now drop down
the scoreboard in an appropriate manner.
Previous the “Prediction” was not
updated unless the driver passed the counter, and would therefore stay on top
until end of heat.
- Cancelling a track
record (I.E. a false time because of a rider), now also correctly rolls back
the “Best lap” for the racer on the track.
- A new function will
inform you if a newer version of LapMaster has been
released.
- LapTimes
of partial or interrupted laps will display as “---“ on the Scoreboard, as not
to confuse the spectators.
- Drivers are warned
before turning power on in warmup by the announcement of “Gentlemen start you
engine”.
- Bug fix: Missing print
function on some HP printers.
- Bug fix: “Timed practice” did not
recognize the setting for intermission.
3.16.9 –
09/07/2010
- LiveTiming
now displays track color.
- New statistic
“Realized/Potential”.
- Simplified much faster
auto statistics upload.
3.16.8 –
xx/xx/2010
- Support for selection
of alternative power supply via LapTimer hardware.
Requires “LapTimer Vers
2.3” or later.
- If you use the “Use driver names”
together with “Announce winners” from the advanced options, then the winner
will be picked from all contestants. Otherwise it will be from the drivers on
the track only.
- Bug fix: Corrections to
WEB-results, Correct headings, correct spacing in the index list.
- Bug fix: Update also
time stats after “Zone correction” (They do contain the total number of laps.)
- Bug fix: “Announce laptime” did not work for lane 8.
- Bug fix: Names
containing special characters like Réne are now displayed
correctly on the internet.
3.16.7 –
10/04/2010
- Polishing on the “auto
publish” system.
- Making good looking
banner headings for UStream LiveTiming
setup.
- Moved all customized
models from MultiMedia to Multimedia/Factory folder so
that customized material isn’t overwritten by new LapMaster
software updates.
3.16.6 –
xx/xx/2010
- Improved “Live Timing”
– Eliminate blink and “404” errors.
- Tooltip added for all
non-obvious buttons and difficult to understand options.
- Ability to do random
selection of qualifying lane.
- Marking of starting
lane in the “statistics” display.
- Zone correction
applied to statistics.
- Suggested name and
indexing for uploaded results and statistics makes it much easier.
- Single button upload for all
variations of statistics.
- Auto publish option in advanced
setup lets LapMaster load results and statistics
directly to your webpage automatically.
- More time warnings during
intermissions added. (3 min, 2 min and 1min30sec).
- Bug fix: Wrong lane
changing scheme when one or more lanes had been disabled.
- Bug fix: Fast buttons
for lane rotation setups now also works with disabled tracks.
- Bug fix: Display
correct Pole position when running qualification with “Most laps”.
3.16.5 – xx/xx/2010
- Implement automatic
indexing (link) of results and statistics from LiveTiming
page.
- Display practice data
on scoreboard and internet.
- Fine
tuned “UStream” internet setup.
- Highlight “New driver”
at lane change.
- Bug fix: In displaying statistics.
3.16.4 –
xx/xx/2010
- Force a track-power
off when application closes.
- Remove bug from
qualifying on “any” lane.
- Ability to
save/restore “Statistical” information. Including “Save to web”.
- General ability to direct
“Save to web”
- Remember to save
“Qualification mode” into pre-defined setup.
3.16.3 –
xx/xx/2010
- Adding new
“Statistics” module that allows analysis of a completed race.
- Adding more history
“Event” records to show change of racemode, and start
of race.
- Tighten up statistical
calculations for lap fractions at trackcall.
- Show only 1 decimal
for lap sections, if track only has single digit sections.
- Blip with green
background colour in “Laps” when counting.
- Change sound for
skipping in bye-round from “Bye-round” to “Next”.
- Corrected bug with
“Zone correction” used together with “Qualification, Most laps”.
- Corrected bug where
“next drivers” where displayed at end-of-race.
3.16.2 –
xx/xx/2010
- Adding “Autoprint” option that will print a racers report after
each stint.
- Setup for USTREAM
webcam.
3.16 –
06/01/2010
- New “Heat race, promoting” format
has been added. This format supports qualification into partly filled heats,
and then the option to be promoted by racing from one heat to the next.
- Added two new qualification modes,
“Best time w/2 rounds” and “Best time w/bye-rounds”.
- “LiveTiming”
now shows extra message as a “Ticker-tape”.
- Track rotation and “Half-heat”
option is now included in the Load/Save of racing setup, making it possible to
define “Half Heat” as part of the setup.
- Whole range of predefined “Race
setup’s” have been added.
- The option to “Link” race setups
in chains has been added. This allows multi stage race setups to be build.
- The buttons for “Go qualify” and
“Go race” in the entry panel is disabled if not at start of race.
- Cutting an intermission short by
pressing “Start” can now be done without the “1-min”, “30-sec” and “10-sec”
warnings being triggered.
- The counters are now disabled
during intermission, so that the counters are not fouled up by users during
lane change.
- A bug that caused the system to
lock up if “trackcall” and “heat timeout” occurred at
the same time has been found and removed.
3.15 –
03/11/2009
- The option to race all Stint=1
(from all heats) before racing Stint=2 etc. This rotates the crew of active
drivers more offend and might be perceived as less boring.
- Adding “Buy-Round” option for
qualifying.
- Support of “Half-track” racing
rotation, where a single driver only drives either all even or all odd lanes.
- The selection of “Racing class”
has been redesigned, so that you now can keep a list of your own designations.
- Estimation of end
result now works with multiple rounds.
- Ability to set a
“Point’s offset” before start of race.
- Do not announce laptimes below 2.0 seconds (Not enough time before the next
round).
- Fixed a number of
bugs. i.e. now connection of multi tracks works again.
- Norwegian language was
missing from the pack.
3.14 –
(Never released) – Fixing bug, where the Scoreboard and LiveTiming
did not get the final update before the “End” MessageBox
was dismissed.
- Fixing bug: Track
records not announced correctly on black track.
- Minor layout change
with end-of-round and end-of-race dialogs.
- Adding Norwegian text
option (but no Norwegian speech yet).
3.13 –
27/02/2009 – Fixing bug with rounds being accumulated in “Best of rounds” mode.
3.12 –
(Never released)
- Intelligence to select
a better “Black-track” colour when gray is not used.
- Option to use
“Reversed relay wiring”. (See under Track options).
- New RaceManager supporting the “
3.11 –
09/02/2009 – Major internal restructuring – Allowing various RaceManagers to be defined within the software.
- Data stored in folder
“C:\LapMaster”, to make the program compatible with
- Adding RaceManager
(Race-mode) for ISRA TEAM RACING.
- New racing mode,
racing “Fixed number of laps (all)”. The winner is the one that used the least
time to complete the set number of laps on each lane.
- Hotkey for terminating
drivers unable to complete “Fixed number of laps (all)”.
- It is now possible to
temporary leave out one or more lanes, I.E. for repair, or to optimize the
number of active lanes for other reasons.
- Install path has been
changed to allow LapMaster to work fluidly with
- Multiple rounds (Up to
4) allowed for heat racing, both in “Accumulating” or “Best of” modes.
- It is now possible to preset the counter with a number of rounds before race.
I.e. to give a “Head start” or “Handicap”.
3.10 –
05/11/2008 – Adding “Gray” as option for track
colour.
3.09 –
20/10/2008 – Swedish language has been added.
- It is now possible to select “Any” for lane
assignment during qualification. This means that the competitor is free to choose
any lane for qualification.
- Bug in FTP transfer
has been fixed. Save to WEB and LiveTiming now works
correctly again.
- Release of trackcall can no longer be done by hitting the spacebar. It
now requires ALT-Spacebar to release a trackcall.
This solves an issue where multiple track-calls got stacked up if the spacebar
was held down to long.
3.08 –
26/08/2008 – 10 second warning for end
of Intermission is now an option.
3.07 –
17/08/2008 – Make sure FTP perform a new
Logoff/Logon procedure following any detected ftp errors.
- Added error message
and prevent save of screen coordinates if running on a display less than
1024x768.
- Fix bug with racing
“number of laps”.
3.06 –
16/08/2008 – Add option for embedded WebCam picture in uploaded scoreboard data.
3.05 –
25/06/2008 – Internal design of “LiveTiming” changed to use a lot less computer resources.
(Internal FTP, Preload of models, deferred signoff when possible).
- Fixed problem with
“Searching” for the LapMaster com port.
3.04 – 20/05/2008 – Language translation system redesigned to
allow local customization from a text file in the language directory
- Search
- Support of COM ports from COM10 to COM20.
- Fixed problem with repeated “10 second
warning” if pause called at the same time.
- Moved rarely used race setup
options into separate “Advanced setup” page.
- Added ability to do race result
prediction.
- Added “Track Time Seller” mode.
- Single button to erase all track
records.
- Removed the “Edit records”
- Highlight “Track record” and
“Invalid time” for easy identification.
- Revised and improved HELP system.
- “Announce lap times” on individual
tracks.
- Option to accept track records at
any time.
- LapMaster
wrapped in standard windows install procedure.
3.03 –
04/03/2008 – More fine tuning to “Live-timing”
- Separate “Comment” section for
Auto update.
- Preparation work for more language
translations, i.e. German.
3.02 –
27/02/2008 – Fine tuning to “Live-timing”
- “LiveTiming”
now uses the “livetimingloader.htm” to do the refresh. If the web-page is
unavailable due to update (404 error), then it will recover by itself.
- Failures encountered during ScoreBoard to WEB auto load has been made “silent” .You
don’t want pop-up error messages during the race.
- The unit of the [REFRESH]
replaceable parameter has been changed from ms to seconds. The unit of seconds match the metatag refresh
parameter. If you need ms, i.e. in javascript, hardcode the missing 3 zeroes.
- More REFRESH intervals added: 30
second and 1 minute.
3.01 –
24/02/2008 – Adjusting on the TCP/IP
- Small change in the
upload strategy for LIVE-Broadcast. Faster update -> less collision of
update and browsing (404 error)
- Ability to save directly
to WEB with individual selected filenames. Also added “comment” to the data.
- Fixed small bug in
TCP/IP connection mode that potentially could case loss of data connection.
3.00 –
02/02/2008 – Major new release – Full TCP/IP connect ability.
- Full TCP/IP connection facility
for coordinating several tracks using the LapMaster
program into a single coordinated ScoreBoard.
- Also contains a CHAT
- Contains
- Handicap calculator
for doing fair racing with unmatched cars or tracks.
- Named practice mode.
- Revised HotKey
assignment for lap count modification.
- Shift + F1..F8 add a count.
- Ctrl + F1..F8 subs a count.
- Alt + F1..F8 resets the count.
- FTP interface, and LIVE-BROADCAST mode.
2.08 -
02/01/2008 – Major update.
- Implementing a new race mode:
“Heat race, best of 2 rounds”. This is a complete implementation of DMRU (Dansk
Mini Race Union) 2008 racing format.
- Implementing the optional “ScoreBoard”. The ScoreBoard
contains additional live racing information. The intention is to take advantage
of the XP dual-monitor capability.
- It
addresses issues on being able to see the entire drivers list etc. during
racing.
- In addition to the ScoreBoard, a points
evaluation system has been added which allows different tracks or classes to
race against each other in a fair system.
- It is the intention that the “ScoreBoard” of
multiple LapMaster systems should be coordinated
using TCP/IP. However we are not yet there.
- The maximum laptime
that can be read aloud has been raised from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
- New “Pink” lane colour supported.
- The announcement of track records
is now a selectable option.
- Fixed another bug that prevented
selection of drivers from the catalog.
- Lap count can be adjusted (+1) in real time
using the keys 1 to 8 as hotkeys. “Q” to “I” subtracts one lap, and “A” to “K”
resets the lap count.
- The hotkey assignment will make sense to you when you look at the keyboard.
It is the number row for +, the key below for – and one row further below for
reset.
- The “SpaceBar”
has been setup as a hotkey for trackcall. If focus is
on the “LapMaster” of “ScoreBoard”
application, hitting space will toggle the trackcall
state.
2.07 -
12/09/2007 - Misc. updates.
- Removed the “Average time” from
result.
- Fix a bug with large
number of driver selects from visual catalogue.
- Picture of more Danish
Scale drivers added.
2.06 -
12/08/2007 -
- Moved the position of the “next
driver” display.
- Picture of Danish
Scale drivers added.
2.05 –
18/05/2007 – Work in preparation of the LapTimer-II
device based on the Olimex AVR-OI-M16 (Microcode
version 2.0)
- Adding the “Individual
power relay” feature.
- Testing the connection of 2 LapTimer-II devices to a single system.
- Add provision for racing a fixed
number of laps in each stint rather than just a fixed amount of time.
- End of heat/End of stint announce now comes
immediately after power off and before the run out.
2.04 -
16/05/2007 - Bug fix.
- Fixed bug where the “no of
entries” in the “c:\ LapMasterEntry.ini”
file where erroneously set to 6.000.000. This caused the following
attempt to load the program take forever.
Also
the input value is not range checked.
2.03 –
10/05/2007 – Changes in log file.
- Decimal point is now set to “.” In
English and “,” in Danish.
- Log file date now has a 4 digit
year.
- Timestamp now contains 3 decimals
to the second. (Relative to the timestamps. Not accurate for lap timing.)
- Invalid time on track X now
displays the correct track number in the logfile.
- Bug that caused “Best
Time” and “Best track” to be erased under certain conditions have been fixed.
- Attempts to load a
RESULT list as an ENTRY list, will now skip the initial column (the position),
so that the names will fit the correct column.
- The option to display the MEDIAN
time in place of the BEST TIME has been added.