TP at Registration

Before Pilot Registration

Before the competition at Registration

Have a comp_id.csv file ready that contains the official Turnpoints and Goal GPS waypoint data.
Test, confirm, verify that the comp_id.csv data looks ok in a GPS 12 and a eMap or eTrex that the altitude looks ok.
Make sure the TP.ini file uses a unique competition name
Use the Menu GARMIN SEND Turnpoints button to upload the comp_id.csv file into a GPS
And use the Create encrypted PILOT ID Button to create a waypoint called comp_id in the GPS. But this does mostly work only for Garmin. With other GPs makes that does not work always. The Pilot Id in the GPS identifies the pilot number during track scoring time.

The COMPID waypoint will contain the Competition Number in an encrypted format.
This way a GPS can not be handed in twice by different pilots.
It is not easy to change the Pilot Number by hand in editing the waypoint data.
TP at scoring, reads the waypoint and decrypts the pilot ID.
And checks if this PILOT ID matches the current competition.
One gets pilots who come late, just fly and then hand in their GPS.
And then have an old Pilot ID in their GPS from a previous comp.
The comp_id ensures that the pilot number assigned for this comp will be used.

Once the pilot id criteria are met the code then assigns the score to that Pilot ID.
With the RACE Interface the Pilot ID is matched with the Pilot ID of RACE and the score is transferred to RACE.
To setup the RACE interface, see TP RACE documentation.

If a GPS has problems with the pilot number, then one has to enter the number each time by hand during scoring of a track.

At Pilot Registration

Setup your computer at the end of the entry process desks.
First a pilot has to get a number assigned by the comp organizers, pay, have his FAI license verified, and then he can turn up at your computer to get the turnpoints.

Maybe the organizers provide a small pilot number sticker which the pilot can stick onto his GPS, which makes it easier to identify a GPS.

For GARMIN, plugin the Garmin, switch it on.
I recommend to clear out all old waypoints. Advice the pilots to clear their old waypoints first before handing the GPS to you.. If you got lots of waypoints in a GPS then it takes longer later on to process the tracks at scoring time.

Best to have the Garmin plugged in and running before you choose the Menu Option GARMIN.
By pressing GARMIN, it checks for the device type and if there is none the code will sulk and decide there is nothing to talk to.

Menu option GARMIN then select the Send Turnpoints to GPS button.
The turnpoints get sent and you see a record of which turnpoint gets send at the moment.

Afterwards an input box appears which offers to add the pilot number and the name of the pilot as a turnpoint into the Garmin.
In the background the code creates a cross reference file between pilot number and name.

Use the menu option OTHER for MLR, Galileo/Compeo, Log_It, Aircotec, ...