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			<title><![CDATA[How To Use COM Port Output]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This feature is located on the Network tab (7th menu item), and can be used to output specific race details in real time via the computer COM port.<br />
<br />
These details might be used to stream to external applications or peripherals, for example a LED Matrix Display used as a race result screen.<br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.e-laps.com/forum/images/screenshots/COMPortOutput.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: COMPortOutput.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
The COM output can be configured as required:<br />
<br />
Choose the COM port to output to. All available COM ports are displayed in the drop down list.<br />
<br />
Specify the number of cars to output (maximum ten cars)<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #DCDCDC;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> maximum car number is limited to 2 cars during the trial software period.</span><br />
<br />
Choose whether output is for every passing (each time a car crosses the timing loop), or sent every few seconds.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting Tag</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each output line.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">End Tag</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the end of each output line.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Delimiter</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the character which will separate the output line parameters.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Num Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Number parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lap Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Lap parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Time parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Choose Output parameters</span><br />
Select which parameters are to be output. Ticking the checkbox will include the parameter in the output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Clear Output</span><br />
Manually clears the output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Test Send</span><br />
Sends a test output string (as shown in the Example Output window above the button)<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Output Log</span><br />
Lists all the output, as it is sent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This feature is located on the Network tab (7th menu item), and can be used to output specific race details in real time via the computer COM port.<br />
<br />
These details might be used to stream to external applications or peripherals, for example a LED Matrix Display used as a race result screen.<br />
<br />
<img src="http://www.e-laps.com/forum/images/screenshots/COMPortOutput.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: COMPortOutput.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
The COM output can be configured as required:<br />
<br />
Choose the COM port to output to. All available COM ports are displayed in the drop down list.<br />
<br />
Specify the number of cars to output (maximum ten cars)<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #DCDCDC;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> maximum car number is limited to 2 cars during the trial software period.</span><br />
<br />
Choose whether output is for every passing (each time a car crosses the timing loop), or sent every few seconds.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting Tag</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each output line.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">End Tag</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the end of each output line.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Delimiter</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the character which will separate the output line parameters.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Num Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Number parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lap Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Lap parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time Prefix</span><br />
Specify the text that identifies the start of each Time parameter output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Choose Output parameters</span><br />
Select which parameters are to be output. Ticking the checkbox will include the parameter in the output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Clear Output</span><br />
Manually clears the output.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Test Send</span><br />
Sends a test output string (as shown in the Example Output window above the button)<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Output Log</span><br />
Lists all the output, as it is sent.]]></content:encoded>
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