Alex de Kloet's Personal website, Slotcar Timing System, the Netherlands

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Custom build timing system

My name is Alex de Kloet and I have build my own lap counting and timekeeping hardware and software that can be used on any slot car track. The hardware is of very simple design. The software was/is written in Quick basic 4.5 and is download able from this site. It's freeware you can do with it what you want. Contributions are also on this page aswell as Slot tips.

Feel free to email me about this program ect...

Have fun Racing and Timing.

Alex

P.S. here is a picture of my pit lane with the following cars :

Ninco Mercedes CLK
Fly Marcos LM600 brand hatchs
Ninco McLaren F1 GTR
Ninco McLaren F1 GTR
Fly Viper Limited gold Edition

DOWNLOAD THE SLOT TRACK TIMING SOFTWARE HERE :

SplitSecond Version 7 SlotCar Timing Software Updated 11 Jan. 1999 Beta

NEW * SplitSecond Versions Modified by Slotcar fans downloadable here * NEW (last modified 1 march 2001)

SplitSecond French version : French Version

SplitSecond 4 Banen / 4 Lanes : 4 banen/ 4 Lanes Version

Splitsecond 4 Lanes French version (13 march 2000), modified and optimized by Eric Durusell, looks very
nice, thanks Eric ! If anybody wants/can translate this version to English and sent it to
me i would appriciate it very much !! Well start downloading this version <here>

Splitsecond by Eric Durusell, version 7 August 2000, with demo slot41.exe, the program is slot4.exe.
Download it here, slot41new.zip.

Dan Mosgaard's Software 4lanes : 4 lane basic Software, Look at Dan's Tech Site for hardware details.

Tom Wentura from germany also worked on a slot timing system in TurboPascal the Version 1.2
you can download right here : Tom Wentura's Timing Software including source !

January 2000-Chris Moellering edited source code for HO use in the US. Anglicized the menus, cosmetic changes. Changed lap speed to scale (1/64) miles per hour. Deleted points for fastest average lap as this is redundant to winning in most concevable cases. Fixed bug that gave fastest start points to car if it didn't start in time (for 2-driver race). Changed default parallel port values to reflect simple hardware. Download here ! Version 8.01

August 2000 Eric Durusell releases new version with a new and improved hall of fame, there are now more then
one, so you can have a diffrent hall of fame for each catagory, like F1, rally, proto ect..
Check it out here : August 2000 Erics version.

October 2000 Carsten Zschage made a German version of Splitsecond, he translated it to German, and he added some very nice features, this version should be able to drive real starting lights made out of LED's, it should also be posible to control the power to the track from the program. Carsten only sent me the .BAS files and no hardware description, for me not such a problem, but for some of you who don't have much electronics experience i asked him to sent a small text file with some hardware pointers in it. When i get it from him I will put it online. To download the Carsten Version click here...

Carsten can be just as fast as his slotcars :-), i got some information from him about the hardware connections on the lights ect...
Look at this.

Software Status / Page Update Info :

1998
25 Nov. added race end page (not in version 6)
26 Nov. added Setup page at the start of program, this will be used for multiple drivers on
two lane track (not in version 6)
26 Nov. testing with random access files to make a high score page, if anyone has a
good Quick basic routine to sort random access files let me know.

01 Dec. Planning release of new version at about end of the year.
03 Dec. Put beta release Second6a on the web, this one has a separate
              start and finnish screen, 100th of a second timing, and some bug
              fixes, its also smaller, because i cleaned up some of the code.
              The manual is pretty much still oke. make sure when you unzip
              the new beta version to run your first time startup in the main menu !
              Let me know if you find bugs !!
04 Dec. Working on the multiple driver version. In this version it will be possible
              to race with two, three or four drivers on a two lane track. It uses points
              to determine the winner. 2 points for best average time per heat, 3 points
              for fastest lap per heat, 12 points for winning the race.
              I will be releasing a Beta of this version in the next week or so.

07 Dec. Competition Version is on the web for download this is a beta version
              If you find any bugs, please sent me an email. There will also be a manual
              update for this one. Please read it..
09 Dec. Updated version on the web with some bug fixes, thanks Daniel for your
               input !!

14 Dec. Version 6c Beta on the Web, this one has the hall of fame function which
i and others really wanted in there, check it out !!!!

16 Dec. Corrected bugs and re-coded practice mode. Put in a pause option
              during racing. Displays Speed in Km/H of each lane.
             Changed option in menu for first time use, it now display the previous
               settings, and the option length of track is added for speed calc.
               manual is also updated the version is 6d.

22 Dec. Added false start detection and fastest start time
             a false start will set you back 1 lap ! The fastest start time
             will give you 2 points. Made some other minor changes.
             Version 7 has arrived, i had problems compiling the program because
             the code segment exceeded 64K. I had to split up the program in
             two modules :
             second7.bas
             secmod1.bas
             The .mak file in the zip file is used by QB4.5 to link the two modules
              together. The only version now up on the web in version 7 Beta.
             Please report bugs ect.. to me by mail. Thanks.

23 Dec. Yesterdays Version 7 had a few problems with var that where not
re-initialised. Fixed version now available.

1999 :

11 Jan. Added the feature with which you can delete one entry from the
            hall of fame file. This can be used when there is a faulty fast time
            recorded in there. Choose option 10 in the main menu. Put in the
            number of the record you want to remove pos 1 to 10. and it will
            be removed. List the hall of fame through option 9 in the menu.

28 Jan. The software development has ben on halt, because of a lack of time.
I hope i will be working on in the very near future. Please keep on
sending me comments ect..

2000 :

26 Jan. Adding Diffrent versions of Splitsecond for download. These
versions have been contributed by others.

16 Feb. Added more info and software for download, Also a new simple
hardware description from Chris.

7 Aug. Added new version from Eric Durusell, his version is downloadable
above, slot41new.zip. Check it out !!!!

20 Oct. Added Carsten His German version with some features like real
starting lights, and track power.

2001 :

1 Mar. Several additions made to the website, including aNEWS section !
See that section for more news, it will not be updated here anymore..
Thanks........

Also the manual in txt format is available now : Look at the manual
Here is a small instruction txt file how to install it to your PC : Installing SplitSecond

(Not Updated anymore)

Hardware Stuff/Tips :

New A link to a new page which is dedicated to Electronics for Slot-racing this page is updatedby Peter van der Voort :Peter's Hardware Site

Click here to get to the Hardware spec.'s LDR version : Splitsecond Preferred Hardware Layout
Build very simple hardware for SplitSecond by Chris : Simple hardware description
Make a lapcounter with a simple calculator ? : Lapcounter
A suggestion from a fellow racer, how to get +5V from the gameport : Gameport +5V
Scale Speed Calculator in Java : Scale Speed Calculation
Conversion Chart from Gauge to Inches to Millimeters : Conversion Chart
Parma controllers , 45 Ohm to 12 Ohm budget conversion : Parma controller
Click here for a hardware version that with external 5v power supply : Hardware 2
Click here to get hardware diagrams using micro switches : Micro switch hardware
Click here to get info about the dead strip way of working : DeadStrip Hardware
What about this powerBoost thing that Ninco sells ? : PowerBoost
Using a good Power source for your track is important ! : Power Supply
PC communication Parallel versus Serial with timing systems : Serial v. Parallel
Click here to get info about using routed wood as straight track : Wooden Track
Update your Ninco Merceders CLK : Ninco Upgrade

Want to see some (OLD Version) screenshots of the Splitsecond Software ? <Click Here>

Here is the Software wishlist, this list contains request that i had from people using the software :
If you also have things that you think should be in SplitSecond E-mail me !

DONE a hi-score list would be very nice which includes fastest laps, drivername, carname and slot (1 or 2)
DONE a big flag or something when race ends with results
DONE it would be very fine if it is possible to make a competition with more friends (receiving points)
a four lane version would be nice
DONE display the speed of the cars
DONE 100th timing
DONE false start detection/fastest start points
DONE improve practice code
DONE pause race
Practice session before every heat ?
separate setup for practice drivers ect.. and a highscore list for the practice sessions
DONE The possibility to delete one entry from the hall of fame
Scale speed/ normal speed / per lap /per heat/ per race (KpH/MpH)
Time restricted Heats
Save all laptimes of a heat to a file
convert the hall of fame file to a printable ascii doc.
Several items from this list may be done in the Contributed versions, check them out !