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Microgate s.r.l. 

Via Stradivari, 4 Stradivaristr. 

39100 BOLZANO - BOZEN 

ITALY 

 
 

 

POLIFEMO 

RADIO 

 

 

 
 

USER MANUAL 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Release 200_006 

Summary of Contents for Polifemo

Page 1: ...Microgate s r l Via Stradivari 4 Stradivaristr 39100 BOLZANO BOZEN ITALY POLIFEMO RADIO USER MANUAL Release 200_006 ...

Page 2: ...ES 5 4 1 CENTERING 5 5 RADIO TRANSMISSION 5 5 1 DIGITAL TRASMISSION OF IMPULSES 5 5 2 SELECTING THE CHANNEL 6 5 3 SELECTING SIGNAL TYPE 7 5 4 IMPULSE TRASMISSION 7 5 5 THE RECEIVING DEVICE 7 6 THE OUTPUTS 9 6 1 OUTPUT SIGNAL 9 7 POWER SUPPLY 9 7 1 RECHARGE MANAGEMENT 10 7 1 1 IMMEDIATE RECHARGE 10 7 1 2 ANOMALIES 10 8 TECHNICAL DATA 11 9 LINKGATE_SF DECODER TECHNICAL DATA 11 ...

Page 3: ...g switches also make it a very versatile instrument Radio transmission of an impulse is a critical phase in timekeeping The timekeeper and or trainer have always displayed a certain scepticism towards timing via radio because of the fear of losing timing data and of inaccurate time taking Polifemo Radio is a highly innovative instrument in the field of radio transmission of timing impulses Thanks ...

Page 4: ...Fig 1 1 TNC CONNECTOR FOR EXTERNAL ANTENNA CONNECTION 2 COM Black banana socket 3 OUT2 Green banana socket 4 DIP SWITCHES FOR SELECTING SETTINGS 5 ON OFF SWITCH 6 RECHARGE SOCKET 7 SIGNAL LED 8 BALL JOINT 9 BATTERY COMPARTMENT 10 LENSES 11 EXTERNAL ANTENNA 3 1 DIP SWITCH CONFIGURATION Fig 2 ...

Page 5: ...mum reliability in the transmission of acquired impulses 5 1 DIGITAL TRASMISSION OF IMPULSES EncRadio SF transmits a set of data no longer a single impulse that contains a large quantity of information In particular the following are transmitted The transmitter s code which can be selected with the Channel Select switches The type of signal transmitted Start Lap number or Stop which can be selecte...

Page 6: ... as valid Consult the relative user manuals to identify or select the channel on the various devices Selecting the same channel number on the Polifemo Radio you wish to use will ensure that only signals from your own timing system are received This type of filtering of received signals is particularly useful as the selection of different channels allows the use of a number of systems chronometer P...

Page 7: ...es If you select short transmission the set of data will only be transmitted 4 times so you will have lower redundancy but with a substantial reduction of transmission time For normal use we advise you always to use long transmission switch n 8 OFF in order to maximise the redundancy of transmitted data However for special applications such as the taking of several intermediate times very close to...

Page 8: ...ole Nucletron connector for Radio output 5 6 DISABLING RADIO TRANSMISSION To disable wireless event transmission set the 4 dip switches of CHANNEL SELECTION Switches 4 7 to the position ON see Figure 5 Switch the photocell off and switch it on again with the On Off switch to activate this mode Disabling transmission Figure 5 ...

Page 9: ...nal 1 ms 1 ms 7 POWER SUPPLY The Polifemo photocell can be powered in 2 different ways with batteries from recharge power source Before continuing it would be better to make clear what the various terms mean batteries Size AA batteries both rechargeable and non rechargeable types rechargeable both NiCd and NiMH 1 2V non rechargeable Alkaline 1 5V recharge power source power applied to recharge jac...

Page 10: ...ies removed or reach dangerous voltage levels faulty batteries 3 Battery recharge Blinking green 7 hours Batteries removed or reach dangerous voltage levels faulty batteries 4 End of recharge and maintenance of charge level Continuous green Switching on the photocell or lack of recharge voltage result in interruption of the recharge procedure 7 1 1 IMMEDIATE RECHARGE If immediate battery recharge ...

Page 11: ...tal FSK transmission redundancy code with information accuracy check and self correction Radio frequency 433 MHz Radio transmission power 10 mW Transmission channelization Channel 0 Impulse transm precision 0 4 ms Time base 4 MHz quartz 10 ppm from 25 C to 50 C Controls Dip switch for selecting type of signal transmitted Start Lap 1 6 Stop Dip switch for selecting long short signal Dip switch for ...

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