Supertimer ii pinewood timer a standalone or computercontrolled pinewood timer for up to six lanes. With derbynet, multiple browsers connect to a web server running on your laptop or in the cloud. Jul 16, 2017 i have created an arduino uno based pinewood derby timer that interfaces with graphical user interface gui software running on a pc laptop. Pinewood derby spreadsheet another site with a pinewood derby scoring spreadsheet. The interface box uses a usb port of you computer for its connection. Our goal is to provide high quality products that will help with planning and conducting cub scout pinewood derby, awana grand prix, space derby, raingutter regatta and other similar races. To create your own pinewood derby timer, you are going to have to custom build your track or even purchase one, which could already have timers installed. The pro track is a complete system for pinewood derby or lego derby car racing. It is written in java and runs on any java enabled platform. Pinewood derby software and hardware timer package grand. Low cost finish lines and start gates for pinewood derby. When you click to start the derby, the first heat races are generated and a heat report is shown on the race manager window.
The champ timer is designed specifically for the besttrack pinewood derby track. Race track is a pinewood derby race management application. Racemanager setup screen allows you to configure racemanager. If your building your own, you are going to need a computer to plug the circuit board into using a usb port. Digital timer, sophisticated software and custom built tower for any pinewood derby or awana grand prix event. Three days of emails later we found the problem was the timer was sending four digits after the decimal point while pinewood master was only expecting three digits. The k3 kit the timer kits are a low cost alternative to a fully assembled timer. So setup your timer and get it powered up and working first. No one was using this to my knowledge, and maintaining support became more difficult than it was worth. Derby talk is a forum for pinewood derby, awana grand prix, kub kar rally, shape n race derby, space derby, raingutter regatta and other similar races where a child and an adult work together to create a race vehicle and a lot of fun and memories. This will connect your phone to your singledual lane electronic timer. For nearly three decades supertimer has been providing pinewood derby tracks, pinewood derby timers and pinewood derby race management software to adventure guides, awana, cub scouts, masters clubs, pathfinders, pioneers, royal ambassadors, royal rangers, the girl scouts powder puff derby and related organizations. We will cover the pinewood derby timer build in two parts. Basic pinewood derby timer computer products for education.
We offer the most accurate, readable and easy to use finish line with our exclusive photo finish picture capture equipment for display in real time for the pinewood derby, space derby or other similar race. I would like to take in consideration of things like ease of use putting it together, making it work with best track. Pinewood derby, awana grand prix, digital track timer. This package is designed to be used with the pinewood derby wooden block cars which includes the awana grand prix, the pinewood derby, the shape n race derby, the kub kar derby, the cub scouts, the royal rangers or any other similar racing event where miniature racing timed events and placed positions are essential. The software stores the cub scout race information in text files. Welcome to newbold products, for the best in pinewood derby timers and developmental tools. It is very helpful to have a printer connected to print one or more copies of the heat report. What about pinewood derby software to organize your groups race results. In portrait mode get basic race details, in landscape mode get a race day screen with larger type. It provides an informative and attractive spectator experience, while being simple and extremely easy for the race manager to use. The arduino software bill supplies was originally designed to work with the windows based race manager software that bill also created. Jan 25, 2019 race track is a pinewood derby race management application. System includes track, timer and race manager software. Derbystick timer your pinewood derby timer, software and.
Updates are available to all users, regardless of when your supertimer ii was purchased. Develop pinewood derby car winning designs with our products. Timers the derby magic company pinewood derby tracks. Click the picture or the bold heading for more detailed pictures and information on each topic supertimer ii pinewood timer a standalone or computercontrolled pinewood timer for up to six lanes. The derbystick is the lowest priced usb pinewood derby timer available. Stearns method pinewood derby free dos software and spreadsheets for the stearns method of organizing heats. Diy minimal hardware inexpensive pinewood derby timer design with pc display interface. The supplied micro controller chip reads all times within 1th of a. A parts list of the components used to create the timer is available for download. Most pinewood derby timers are accurate to 1 millisecond 3 decimal places. Interfacing the pdt to software running on a computer windows, mac.
If youre still using something else, you, and your audience, are missing out. The smartline pinewood and space derby finish line timer by. Note we have a new version of our software that does not need or use excel. The tracks are made from extruded pvc to be durable and lightweight. The pro track comes in 7 sections rather than 8 like other tracks so it easily fits in the back of an suv. Click the picture or the bold heading for more detailed pictures and information on each topic. The software, which runs under msdos, is available for download for free, including source code. Click here to register as a member today for full access to the forum, its fast, simple, and absolutely free.
The derby magic company has a lead time of a maximum of only 5 days for tracks and timers. Also a great place to find pinewood derby plans and pinewood derby track information. Pinewood derby times volume 5, issue 11 maximum velocity. In about november of 1990, i looked into getting a pinewood derby timer for my sons cub scout pack. We are using a two lane track design, so if the one that you know of uses this design then it would be prefered. Check this link out to read about options for p inewood derby software that can help you manage your race more efficiently. The derbystick plugs into your computers usb port and provides times and finish order for up to 4 lanes. The supplied micro controller chip reads all times within 1th of a second. Uses our standard start switch and 14inch stop sensors. The pinewood derby timer pdt is an arduino based track timer with a robust and flexible design which allows it to be easily. Free design package download for 2, 3, 4 or 6 lane tracks. You may send the race times to a computer for storage, analysis and display by any of the popular race management software packages. Pinewood derby timer element14 ben heck featured content.
Aug 17, 2017 diy minimal hardware inexpensive pinewood derby timer design with pc display interface. If you need a track shipped sooner, please call 7273251972 for. Hey guys a reliable timer is a must for your pinewood derby track. Easily expandable from 1 to 6 lanes supports optional solenoid start gate circuit.
The power plug, usb port, and reset switch are all right at your fingertips. Derbynet is the new standard in race management software for pinewood derby events. Your pinewood derby timer works on a light sensor in the bottom of the track in each lane. Features grandprix race manager, which manages registering racers through to. Pinewood derby software description grand prix tracker. If viewing the race results from the front and the back of the timer is an option you would like, our double vision option is available for the k2 and k3 models. Everything is included to install the hardware on your track. System is light weight for portability with quick and easy setup. Pinewood derby software, digital timer and custom builttower to track and record miniature race track events and times to 1 of a second via a usb port connection. The setup screen is used to define your particular race.
This is a perfect timer for groups using an lcd projector to really wow the audience. Finish line timer for cub scout pinewood derby and space derby. Pinewood derby car software finishline for pinewood derby v. For your derbywizard timer that has the computer serial interface option, we have the remote time display that shows lanes times and place of finish anywhere you set it it comes with a 50 cable. This is an update to the original race track written by scott lewis in sourceforge. Pinewood derby timer supertimer ii and pinewood derby. The et timer displays both the order of finish and the elapsed time. Pinewood derby software, digital timer and custom builttower to track and record miniature race track events and times to 1 of a second via a usb port. The esp8266 is wired to the arduino timer and is programmed to act as a standalone hot spot access point to which users can connect to via their wifi enabled device. Because its designed as an integral part of the derby magic track, all of the controls for the track and timer are conveniently located at the starting end of the track. An advanced electronic timer with a usb computer interface is available as an additional cost option. This precise timer actually announces the results of each heat so everyone can know the results, not just the few with a view of the finish line. I was wondering if anyone out there had or knows where i can find some pinewood derby race tracking software. Dec 19, 2018 pinewood derby timer considerations by stu ferguson.
The software contains a timer that backups the race data in the event of a power outage or problem. Abc pinewood derby timer for android free download and. This includes the 2016 and 2017 ford fast track races for girl scouts, the 2016 ford fast track finals on the today show, the pinewood derby world championships, the mid america pinewood derby, and for breaking the guinness world record for the longest pinewood derby track. Stearns, lane rotation, single elimination, double elimination scoring. Pinewood derby online, a forum for questions and discussions about everyones favorite gravity powered racers. I have created an arduino uno based pinewood derby timer that interfaces with graphical user interface gui software running on a pc laptop. Wifi capability using the inexpensive esp8266 esp01 wifi transceiver module. Your pinewood derby timer, software and tv headquarters. It supports racer registration, heat scheduling, electronic timer integration, and sound effect playback. These sensors can reflect back the light from either an overhead mounted panel that is painted white, and when a car moves past it senses the light change and registers the first to cross the line. Provides race software for pinewood derby and awana grand prix type races. Race track the free scout race management software. This is a race scoring application written in java.
Derbymaster is the leader in race management software and was designed for those racing enthusiasts who want to experience their best racing ever. The program has many race scenarios, features and options that can be selected. Feb 19, 2018 hey guys a reliable timer is a must for your pinewood derby track. The smartline finish line shows the placement result as it occurs. All participants are given ample races before being eliminated.
It features the newbold products dt8000 pinewood derby timer. Derby day pinewood derby race software by brian haas. This page describes the hardware including a schematic and software necessary to create a very inexpensive pinewood derby timer. I immediately looked for software solutions for running the event. Please let me know if you experience any issues during this transition. Pinewood derby tracks, timers and race management software you make the car.
Highly sophisticated software that tracks, records and measures digitally all aspects of the race. Our software has also been used for many stemsteam events. Discussion in tracks started by derbychip, may 14, 2014. The derby magic company pinewood derby tracks, timer, and. The timer frequency can be adjusted to perform a backup every minute to every ten minutes. A few years ago, i took over running our packs pinewood derby. The robust and flexible design allow the timer to be easily constructed and modified to meet your specific needs. The pinewood derby timer pdt is an arduino based track timer with a robust and flexible design which allows it to be easily constructed and modified to meet your specific needs. Take your race to the next level with our derbytv and pinewood derby software. Pinewood derby timer supertimer ii and pinewood derby software. All other options your pinewood derby timer, software.
This timer has the ability to display individual lane finishing order and times four digits and transmit these times to connected pc with 0. The kit includes all the hardware that you need to build a professional looking finish line display. I found several viable options, some paid, some freeware. My design approach was to minimize the amount of hardware i. Pinewood derby software racemanager setup screen supertimer. Low cost finish lines and start gates for pinewood derby tracks. A schematic of the electronic circuit necessary to create the timer is available. Pinewood derby scoring spreadsheet retired scouter.
It was an easy to fix and the program and that new version will be made available shortly. Pinewood derby timer considerations by stu ferguson. The software makes implicit assumptions that the start sensor and lane sensors are in bit order on the port. Our 4lane pinewood derby timer system is economical but it does have a lot of features. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 10. We do not recommend using the champ timer on other tracks due to our mounting design. In business since 1996, we strive to make our products hightech yet flexible, easy to upgrade and expand, simple to operate and reasonably priced. Pinewood derby car software free download pinewood derby car. A doityourself track timer based on the arduino uno. The pinewood derby timer pdt is an arduino based track timer with. Hello the pinewood derby timer pdt and all the associated resources are being moved from my old domain to this new one.
Whether you run a pinewood derby, a grand prix, or any other type of race, derbymaster is the software that will do everything for you. With all racers entered and the spectator window launched, the derby is ready to be started. Derby day pinewood derby race software is a software program developed by brian haas. Once the timer is working connect the usb cable to.
With these races, many things have to be juggled like ensuring fairness, creating schedules, tracking results. Time your race on 18 lane tracks with stunningly accurate measurements. An educational video that uses the pinewood derby to encourage your childs interest in physics. Timer module, 1 bridge module, 2 lane modules, ac adapter, start switch, mounting hardware, 2 ir sources, operators guide. I selected this mostly because it was 1 readily available the night before the event, 2 and in my sleep. We sell the gprm grandprix race manager pro software that allows you to run races based on fastest or average time, plus much more. We are here to help you have a great race so let us know if you have any questions. It is free and available directly from their website. I have another pinewood master user that discovered bill vs derby timers where he found instructions about how to inexpensively build his own timer based on the arduino uno single board microcomputer. Derby magic pinewood derby tracks, timer, and software. But you need to have the timer working and connected before you start up pinewood master when pinewood master starts up it asks the computer what data connections are available. High performance, affordable accessories for pinewood derby, hot wheels, soapbox derby, and other racing formats.