by admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Development
At a recent club event, O-Lynx Touch was introduced as a way for people to enter themselves with just a few taps on a touchscreen directly into the clubs OE2010 software. It is designed to cut the workload at events by making the entry of competitors a quick and...
by admin | Jun 6, 2013 | Development
My last post on handling relays in October last year detailed the changes made to better handle relays with the new “Grade Results – Teams” window. However there still remained a lot of work to do to make the information provided by O-Lynx for relay...
by admin | May 1, 2013 | Development
A new model of the O-Lynx radio has been tested for use with the Sportident SRR ( Short Range Radio ) system. SRR provides a wireless link of up to 30m between the SI equipment and the receiver ( in this case an O-Lynx radio ). The photo shows a BSM8 SRR control...
by admin | Apr 11, 2013 | Development, Events
This information ispresented here to help those wanting to produce similar sawhorses as seen at the NZ World Cup races. With the Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club involved in the world cup, Oceania and Sprint the Bay events there was a desire to have sawhorse type controls...
by admin | Oct 21, 2012 | Development
With the World Cup rounds in January 2013 approaching, O-Lynx has now been tested with the extended protocol message and its ability to handle 1/10ths of seconds as required for sprints. This required the embedded radio software to be updated. The above screenshot...
by admin | Oct 17, 2012 | Development
Handling relay events has been reworked in the latest release of O-Lynx to better able to cope with mass starts or other situations when the runners on 2 or more legs end up out on the course atg the same time. Teams can consist of up to 12 runners. When a runner...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Development
The “Course Results” screens remain the core screen used at events. This screen provides a lot of information while conserving the amount of screen space needed. The “Course Splits” results screens can show a lot more information about the...
by admin | Mar 31, 2012 | Development
O-Lynx Results now includes a “Panel Editor” so you can design your own look for the layout of the results. If you think a font should be a different size or colour then just edit it as you need. Create some stunning ( or terrible ) looking results boards....
by admin | Mar 17, 2012 | Development
O-Lynx Sync is now both OE2010 and OE2003 compatible. The Direct from OE Database option has been enhanced by adding the ability to choose the OE version your club currently uses. This will allow those that still feel most comfortable with OE2003 to also have the...
by admin | Feb 13, 2012 | Development
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by admin | Jan 29, 2012 | Development
The following screen shots show off a couple of new features in the O-Lynx Results software. – Course Splits Table – sort by run rate. This gives a better sort order so that a better indication of placings can be shown as competitors move through the...
by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | Development
One of the issues with running yet more software at an event has always been how to keep them all saying the same thing. With results and commentary software the main issues are to be able to ensure entries are the same in both systems and then as competitors...
by admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Development
In an effort to provide better tools for evaluating real world antenna performance, a gps module has been incorporated into an O-Lynx radio. While this may induce visions of real time tracking of competitors its main purpose was to be able to easily collect antenna...
by admin | Nov 13, 2011 | Development
O-Lynx radios are supplied with omni-directional ( signal goes in all directions equally ) 12dbi antennas. Since the O-Lynx system works at 2.4Ghz and uses a standard connector ( RP-SMA ), most antennas sold for use with WiFi equipment can also be used with O-Lynx....
