ART, FL, and XC Splits

[Dan Garman]

This fall I am looking at utilizing FinishLynx and ART connected for some XC meets.  I would like to bring in 1 and 2 mile split times from on course ART readers into FL.  I have seen reference to importing splits afterwards, geting them to Arrow Live, and using dropbox to get them to RaceDay timing but not FL XC.  I can see how it works with T/F 1600s or 3200 for example but its the same reader setup.  I know I can extend the local network to additional readers but thats tough for up to 7500 ft.  Anyone already have a elegent solution for this?  I was wondering if the reads on the dropbox interface for RSU could be brought back to ART in realtime.  Thx.  Dan

[Patrick W]

The thing you have to be careful with is if you use fl to take splits, if you happen to miss a split in a pack or runners for example you won't get a finish time for that person until that's resolved. Because of this, typically the splits are done separately, with the finish line only feeding your finish times to prevent this from happening as much as possible. This can lead you to running multiple instances of fl (for each split as well as the finish), and tends to be a much more advanced setup.