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2023-04-10:

Note: Text covers an earlier version.

Timekeeping Without Courses and Controls

Updated: 2023-04-10

MeOS is well suited for timekeeping in general, even without an orienteering course with controls. It is also possible to use technical systems for timekeeping, for example SportIdent, for electronic timekeeping and splits or laps.

• Create a new competition.
• When selecting functions in MeOS, select Only timekeeping (no Courses). This corresponds to the function Timekeeping / Without courses in the list of functions in MeOS. The main effect of this setting is that the tab Courses and other settings for courses are hidden.
• You can still add controls. The point of having controls (with names) for certain punch codes, is that these can be displayed in result lists (for splits).
• You can use the function Manual Input on the page SportIdent, or electronic timekeeping.
• If you are using electronic timekeeping, you can activate Result on Finish Punch on the page Classes.

Lap Count

MeOS can count the number of finished laps. After each lap the participant punches a lap control and at finish a finish control. You can use this for a competition type where you have to make as many laps as possible in a set time. Use any of the lists Count Laps and Count Laps with Extra Time on the page Lists. The latter variant presupposes that there is a control for split time out on the course that the participant should punch (over and above the lap control) to register a lap.

Lap Count – Step by Step

• Create a new competition
• Select Only Timekeeping (no Courses)
• Go to the page Controls and define a lap control, giving it a suitable name, for example Lap Time
• Program this control and a finish control (and clear, check, start as needed)
• Have participants punch the lap control after each lap. Note that there must go at least one minute between punches for it to count as a lap. This is so that an extra security stamp on the same lap is not counted as a new one. This rule can be modified to a longer or shorter time by changing the result module for lap results, see Result Modules.
• Of course, it may still be appropriate to place an official at the lap control who ensures that everyone punches and that no one turns back and punch again.
• After finish and readout, use the Lap count list under result lists to produce a result based on number of laps.