Sensors & inputs
Starting-line beams, trackside sensors and operator inputs capture what happens at the venue.
RaceAmerica / Engineering
We own the
whole chain.
From a beam at the track to a result in the tower, the parts have to agree. We design the electronics, firmware, communications and software together, then connect them to the displays and safety systems people rely on.
THE SYSTEM / 01—06
- Trackside sensing
- Timing electronics
- Embedded firmware
- Data communication
- Race control software
- Displays & safety
Why integration mattersEvery handoff
Every handoff
counts.
A timing result travels through more than a timer. Sensors capture the event. Electronics measure it. Firmware interprets it. A connection carries it. Software turns it into a race result. Displays put it in front of racers and spectators.
RaceAmerica engineers these layers as a system, so we can work across the handoffs when designing a new installation, upgrading an existing track or troubleshooting on race day.
Inside the 5041 sensor
How a beam becomes a timing event.
Follow the light from the sensor to a reflector and back through the receiver lens. When a vehicle interrupts the beam, the electronics register the change and send the event to the timing system.
From the track to the tower
The entire signal path.
Each layer has a job. We design the interfaces between them, too.
Timing hardware
Purpose-built timing electronics register the event and make precise measurements available to the rest of the system.
Firmware
Embedded software runs in the devices at the track, coordinating their behavior and the data they exchange.
Communications
Wireless and wired options connect trackside equipment with race control according to the system and venue.
RA Command
Our race management software brings timing into staging, scoring and event operations.
Displays & safety
Scoreboards, lights and digital flags turn system information into a clear signal at the track.
Built as a systemOne place to solve
One place to solve
the hard problems.
Our engineering choices span the device, the connection and the software. That gives us a practical way to investigate what happened along the whole path, adapt a configuration to a venue and plan how new equipment works with an existing installation.
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Designed together
Hardware and software share an intended workflow, from setup through the final result.
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Configured for your track
Drag strips, autocross courses, ovals and road courses call for different sensors, communications and operator tools.
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Supported across the chain
When a problem crosses a device and software boundary, our team can look at both sides.
Keep buildingFrom an idea
From an idea
to race day.
Tell us what you race, how your venue is laid out and what equipment you already have. We can help work through the timing, software, safety and display pieces together.
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