ssie4273 / slotcarcomputer

Starting lights and lap counter for slotcar racing

• 👋 Hi, I’m Stefan
• 👀 I’m interested in ... Model Railways and Slotcars
• 🌱 I’m currently learning ... How to use a Arduino as a Carerra Race computer including starting lights (finished in the meantime). This project is also used to get familiar with git & github. The next project will be for a DCC decoder for the IIm railway.
• 📫 How to reach me ... via mastodon: @[email protected]

slotcarcomputer's Issues

Pushbuttons not debounced

All pushbuttons are not debounced (neither hard- nor softwarewise)
(in some cases with a simple delay)
Needs to be improved.

Wrong start parameters

lapcounter and starting time have to

• be set to zero for each new start
• startingTime has to begin as soon as the starting loghts go to "Start" (currently starting on first crossingIR_*

laptimes < 2 sec should be discarded.

Inappropriate laptimes (< 2 sec) should be discarded.
Together with issue #15 this should eliminate false laptimes and wrong lap counting.

End condition --> roll over to new race definition

After End of Race race:

• result shall be displayed properly
• shall wait for pressiong btn4.
• shall roll over and re-start with new settings.

Fehlmessung

Bahn A misst nicht alle Durchfahrten und verzählt sich.

I2C Storage

There is an I2C storage (256k) attached to the device.
Make use of it:

• name of drivers, select from a list of players
• highscore
• last settings, preferred settings
• threshold for IR per lane (variable via settings)

not able to go back page 1 on settings: new

Einstellungen: Rundenrennen --> select Minutes --> Ok --> neu

leads to: Einstellungen Zeitrennen (page2)
expected: Einstellungen: Renntyp

Thresholds configurable

Values for schwellwert_A and schwellwert_B should be configurable during runtime.
new page in void defineSettings needed.

Break for Cars and Drivers

Break for drivers when cars fall out

race track A sensor firing too often

see subject.
maybe different thresholds for track A and B

Wiring diagram missing

see subject.