In the race definition, an option has been added to enable chip time refinement. The refinement works as follows: within a user-defined time window (e.g., 1 second) after the first chip log that meets the conditions for completing the given race segment, any additional chip logs within this time window that also meet the segment-completion conditions are examined. The segment completion time is then taken from the chip log with the highest signal intensity (RSSI). This solution implicitly relies on the assumption that the time tolerance in the Basic Settings on the RFID tab is set to the minimum value—ideally to 0 seconds. In that case, RaceMeter records and saves all chip logs. Only then can the time-refinement functionality work, because multiple chip logs are available. The disadvantage is longer processing time when converting chip logs into race results, as well as a larger number of stored chip logs in the database.
A new script, checknet.sh, has been added. It runs on the RaceMeter Wi-Fi router and adjusts the route through which RaceMeter connects to the internet, taking into account the optional LTE module. It is even capable of restoring the LTE module if a SIM card is replaced while the system is running, or if the data limit is exceeded and later renewed/activated.
A fix has been applied to the race-result sorting function. If, for any racer, a segment was manually marked as completed but no corresponding chip log existed, the racer’s ranking was calculated incorrectly.
Sending individual racer results to the message queue is now performed with a delay. The purpose is to ensure that even the already-sent individual results include any refined times. Therefore, individual results are not sent immediately after the first chip log that finishes the race, but only after a timeout equal to 1.5× the time-refinement limit.
Race editing – the setting for sending individual results has been moved to its own dedicated tab.
A previously introduced bug has been fixed – the Self Total index setting did not work when the Converted Time field was selected as the item for determining the overall ranking.
