1. Axti.me – Basics
by Isaac Acks v1.0
01/02/2018

2. Agenda High Level View Getting Ready for an Event (SW)
Setting up at the Event (HW and SW)

3. Time Keeper and the Database
High Level View

4. Time Keeper aka Server Master Database Master Database Contains:
Current and Past Event Information
Member Data (Class/Number)
Available Classes

5. Active Clients – Loading Data
Master Database
Registration
Car Queuer
Database Copy
Database Copy
This means that the clients don’t ACTIVELY try to get new copies of the master. So that’s why we refresh the browser on the car queuer between rungroups.
If you have a conflict in registration, you also may need to reload first.
Cone Counter is also an active client, but it doesn’t need to be reloaded. As drivers are queued, they’re automatically pushed to the Cone Counter.
Upon Loading or Browser Refresh, each Client makes a quick copy of the master database.

6. Active Clients – Writing Data
Master Database
New/Modify Member
Modify Car Queue List
Registration
Car Queuer
Database Copy
Cone Counter is also an active client, but it doesn’t need to be reloaded. As drivers are queued, they’re automatically pushed to the Cone Counter.
Database Copy
Each action done on the Clients is written back to the Master Database. A new copy is made of the master and sent back to the Clients.

7. Passive Clients Master Database Announcer Live Results Database Copy
Live Results an exception as it always queries the server for new data
These only receive data. In terms of operating the event, they are unimportant.

8. Getting Ready for an Event

9. Create a New Event - Basics
Requirements
Laptop with master database
The full system administrator password, not the role login
Knowledge of rungroup order

10. Create a New Event Start up axti.me. Open Chrome and load 127.0.0.1
STEP_1_start_database.bat
STEP_2_start_AXtimeRM.bat
Open Chrome and load
Click on the “Admin Login” button

11. Create a New Event Click “Create Event” button
Most fields leave default.
Alter these ones:
Date
Event #
Location
Cone Penalty (1 or 2 sec)

12. Create a New Event
Enable your run group colors and give them labels 1 -5
Enable any roles you want for the event

13. Create a New Event Click “Create Event” button to finish
You can edit the event settings at any time
Click the Event from the main page
Click the “Event Setup” button

14. Assigning Rungroups Use Admin, Event Admin Role, or Registration Role
Click on the event from the home page
Click on Registration button
Click on “Assign Run Groups by Class” button

15. Assigning Rungroups
Click on the rungroup you want to assign classes to on the left
Click the classes on the right to assign it
Slide the “Apply to Existing” switch to “Yes”
When done, click “Assign Run Groups” button

16. Hardware and Software
Setting up at the event

17. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
Power on the router in the trailer
Connect the Time Keeper and any other laptops you want to it
Connect the output connector of the farmtek device to the assigned USB port on the Time Keeper.
Power on Time Keeper first and then other laptops
Farmtek controller itself doesn’t have to be connected at first. We just need that output connector plugged in so Windows recognizes the device

18. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
SFR’s Setup
Bridge is used to connect to the extenders

19. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
On the Time Keeper, click the STEP 1 and STEP 2 batch files.
When clicking STEP 2, you should a line in the command prompt window that says “COM X open”. If you see an error, close step 2.

20. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
Find the COM port number
Click Start menu and type “Device Manager”
Look for “Ports (COM & LPT)” and expand it
Unplug your farmtek connector and you should see a port disappear
Plug it back in and it will reappear. Remember this number.

21. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
Setting the COM port number for Axti.me
Go to C:\Axti.me\website\
Open settings.js in notepad++ or notepad
Look for comPORT and change the value to what you saw from Device Manager
Run STEP 2 again

22. Setting Up at the Event - Comps
With time keeper now up, everything else can now start
Turn on your other comps and open the browser on each
Enter the IP address or URL of your Time Keeper. SFR uses or sfrlive.com.
Join the event with whatever roles you want.
We’ll go into more detail later

23. Setting Up at the Event - Farmtek
Turn farmtek device on
Press “Setup”, Press “Enter” to select a new event
Press “Next” until you see “Autocross”, and press “Enter”

24. Setting Up at the Event - Farmtek
Press “Setup” and change choices til you see “Interface Type”, and press “Enter”
Change choices there til you see “JAC Normal”, and press “Enter”