CheckPoint
Two
is an enduro computer. It will help keep the rider on time
for the entire enduro.
CheckPoint Two does not require a separate odometer. It
tracks mileage with either
the phone's built-in GPS system or an add-on bluetooth
speed sensor.
CheckPoint Two is the evolution of CheckPoint, an app
from the same developer that
required an external odometer.
Features-
Constant
display of -
- Mileage
- 'On-Time', 'Early', or 'Late' indication is seconds
- Next Possible Check Mileage at all times
- Current route sheet average speed
- Current actual speed (android version)
- Next Reset or Free Time
- Seconds on key time clock
Visual warning when within 20 seconds of upcoming check
'GO' indicator whenenver safe to move forward
Automatic mileage advance at resets
Reset Countdown timer
Free Time Countdown timer
Selectable GPS or Bluetooth mileage input
Selectable audio (beep) indication of on-time and early
Swipe left or right to adjust mileage in one tenth mile
increments
Three mile clear ahead rider input after check point
Reset to zero capability (android version)
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Setup -
Rider inputs race data -
- Race Start time of day
- Key time, adjusted to match clock at sign up
- Row Number
- For Bluetooth, input wheel circumference
- Rider selects Bluetooth if desired
- Rider selects audio cues if desired
Pressing the H or 1
button reveals other choices.
For example pressing H adjacent to 'Start Time'
will change the H to M, allowing rider to choose
Hour or Minute. Then press + or - to adjust
value.
Note images on this page are from the apple version
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Speed
Changes, Resets, Free Times
Separate pages are used to input timekeeping
features of the race from the club's route sheet.
Rider inputs every speed change, reset and free
time.
Speed Changes page shown here |
Operation
Once all data has been input, Rider clicks on 'GO' tab
Prior to start time, the app will countdown to start
time.
When start time arrives, app begins timekeeping
automatically.
While
on time (within rider's
minute) display will indicate 'on-time', and display a
numeric value
0 - 59 of seconds into riders minute
While on time rider will hear (optionally) a single beep
every three seconds.
When On-Time, this portion of the display is green text
When
Early (whenever ahead
of ideal time) display will indicate 'early', and display
a numeric value
in minutes:seconds of time early
When early rider will hear (optionally) a double beep
every three seconds.
When Early, this portion of the display is lght blue text
When
Late (more than 60
seconds behind ideal time) display will indicate 'late',
and display a numeric value
in minutes:seconds of time late. When late, there is no
audio cue.
When Late, this portion of the display is yellow text
Whenever it is safe to proceed (not early, not in reset,
not in free time, not approaching possible) 'GO' is
displayed in green in upper right
As a check is approached, a yellow warning appears in
upper right ex: 'Check 10.4'
As a check is approached the 'Chk Time' display of
seconds on the key time clock changes to yellow,
as it counts up to the ':00' check entry time.
When check entry time arrives, yellow 'Check 10.4'
changes back to green 'GO',
and a burst of beeps indicates safe to enter.
When Late, the check advisory does not appear, and 'GO'
remains in display.
When riding on time and a reset or free time mileage is
reached,
The upper right display will show time remaining at that
waypoint.
Free time and reset countdowns are not displayed when
late or early.
Possibles.
The next possible Check
Point mileage is displayed at all times in the 'Possible'
field.
Resets.
The next Reset mileage
or next Free Time mileage is diplayed at all times.
When a reset mileage is reached, Upper right area
displays an alert 'Reset'.
During the reset a countdown timer displays the time
remaining before departure.
Free
Times.
When a Free Time
mileage is reached, CheckPoint displays an alert 'Free
Time'.
During the Free Time a countdown timer displays the time
remaining before departure.
Speed
At all times, the
current required speed is displayed.
The speed in display changes automatically when the next
speed change mileage is reached.
The image above shows current required aversge is 24 mph.
Check
Time
At all times, the
seconds of key time is displayed. In the image above :43 reperesents the seconds
on the key time clock. Checks can be placed only at
'whole tenths' of a mile that coincide with whole
minutes on the key time clock. Do not enter the check
until :00 has passed.
Special
Features
Mileage Adjustment
When using
either GPS or bluetooth input, it may be possible for
mileage to become incorrect.
- in the case of bluetooth, usually due to an off course
excursion
- in the case of GPS , probably due to inaccuracies
introduced by poor GPS coverage.
In either case mileage can be corrected in 0.1 mile
increments with a single swipe of the screen.
Each swipe to the right adds 0.1, each swipe to the left
subtracts 0.1.
Three Mile Clear
At a check
point or gas stop, the next three miles can be cleared of
possibles display with a swipe upward on the screen.
For example - check at mile 10.0. While at the check,
up-swipe on the screen to prevent display of any possible
before mile 13.0. This swipe will also turn the
displayed possible to yellow as confirmation that this
has been done.
If somehow the swipe was inappropriate, a second
up-swipe within the cleared mileage will undo the
clearing.
GPS
Standard
operating mode uses the phone's built-in GPS to track
rider mileage.
To use GPS, set Bluetooth to off on the app Setup page.
Bluetooth
For improved
mileage tracking accuracy Bluetooth is recommended.
Operation with Bluetooth requires the purchase of a
separate bicycle style Bluetooth sensor.
To use Bluetooth, set Bluetooth to ON on the Setup page.
Be sure to purchase a 'speed' type sensor (not cadence
type sensor).
CheckPoint Two has been tested - successfully - with the
following sensors:
- wahoo (must be 'speed' model not 'cadence')
- xoss (there is only one model, it is selectable
between speed and cadence - select speed)
- cycplus (must be 'speed' model not 'cadence') very
inexpensive, but less robust than the other two
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