analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter

Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2009-06-04

Hello,
I'm an old user of pclapcounter throw parallel port, now I was thinking in adquire a pidghet interface to upgrade the system posibilities like pitbox etc, etc
but I have found a new scx item, "the analogic pitbox", I have bought it, and runs very well, and I have seen it has an RJ11 port, to connect 'race manager' item.
This 'race manager' uses the sensors of the pitbox to count laps (reed sensors). So,
Would be posible to connect pclapcounter to this rj11 port and use the new pit box sensors?
The posibilitites will be raised and the process of connection must be simpler.
If this is not posible or not recommended, I will evaluate buying phidget interface again.

Subject: Re: analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter 4/6/2009, 20:58

Hi,

I don't know if it's possible to connect the scx analogic pitbox to the PC by using the RJ-11 connector, i will ask to Ole (Ole is the conceptor of the SCX Digital PC interface www.virklund.dk/scx/)

cheers

Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2009-06-04

This pitbox is for analogic version of scalextric not for "scalextric the digital system".
I have only analogic version of scalextric. (this new item has an rj11 connector, but it' is not SDS)
Maybe I made a mistake writing the las message because of my explanation. sorry.

Subject: Re: analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter 4/6/2009, 22:10

Can you post a picture of the pitbox ?

Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2009-06-04

Here there are some pictures (text in spanish)
http://pasionslot.mforos.com/1552574/7467056-prueba-del-pit-box-analogico-de-scalextric/
http://bantuslot.com/oscommerce/scalextric-tecnitoys-p-2130.html

Subject: Re: analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter 4/6/2009, 22:48

That's the good one cheers

In Spain you have "scalextric" and "Superslot" , in belgium and other countries SCX = Scalextric and Scalextric = Superslot

Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2009-06-04

The trademark 'scalextric' must be changing because all new articless are serigraphied with 'scx'.
The word 'scalextric' already is not shown anymore Sad

(pit box and race manager are both valid examples)
I think it must be a patent issue.

In order to throw the thread, Do you think it would be connected to pclapcounter?

Subject: Re: analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter 5/6/2009, 12:33

Ole started the investigation, as soon i have some news i will let you know.

Number of posts : 5 Registration date : 2009-06-04

Ok guy, thanks.

(I did not understand you, sorry. I thought you only would be request OLE in case pitbox would be for SDS.)

Subject: Re: analogic pit box to connect pclapcounter 7/6/2009, 13:18

I received some news from Ole, to know if we can connect the analogue pitbox to the computer we need to buy the analogue pitbox but we think that the marked is too small and the investments for investigate is too big for us and so we will not investigate in the analogue pitbox