Pro Coach Demonstration

Figure 1: The athlete attaches the FxChip at the waist. The FxChip can time up to ten splits and then wireless transmit the data to a handheld display. Each FxChip has a unique ID and multiple athletes can be timed simultaneously.

Figure 2: The athlete prepares to time a block start by placing a thumb on the button in the center of the Tx Touch Pro transmitter. As the athlete begins their sprint and releases the button, the Tx Touch transmitter signals FxChip to start. It is also possible to time standing starts and fly-in starts using a Tx Junior Pro transmitter set to START mode.

Figure 3: The Tx Junior Pro transmitters are placed on the line between lanes. Athletes can run in the lanes on either side of the Tx Junior Pro transmitters. Additional lanes can be timed by using more transmitters. The Tx Junior Pro transmitters in this video are placed at 10 m splits, but splits of virtually any distance can be timed. The Tx Junior Pro transmitters emit a magnetic field that is detected by the FxChip to time the splits.

Figure 4: When the FxChip passes the last transmitter set to FINISH mode, the FxChip transmits the data to the Relay Coach (not shown in the video) and the Relay Coach transmits the data to the Pro Coach handheld display at a range of up to 200 m. Multiple FxChips can transmit data to the Relay Coach and Pro Coach simultaneously. The splits and total time for each chip can be reviewed on the Pro Coach handheld display.

Figure 5: The time can also be shown on the optional LED display. Note the unique chip ID 181 is shown on the display next to the time. The two-line LED display can show the most recent two times that crossed the finish line.