Overview
The RaceSafety Status Bar shows the status of all Communication Boxes, LED Flags, and Karts, and alerts when issues occur.
It appears above the session participants table in the middle of the screen.
When devices are healthy, green dots appear next to the Comm Boxes and LED Flags buttons. If there is an issue, the bar turns red and a blinking red dot appears next to the affected category. Click the corresponding button to view details.
If there is a problem the RaceSafety status bar will turn red and a blinking red dot will be shown next to the field where there is a problem. In the image below you can see that there is a problem with one or more of the LED flags.
To see all of the information about your devices or karts, you can click on the corresponding button.
Communication boxes
By clicking on the "Comm Boxes" button you will see a list of all your RaceSafety communication devices with their:
Label - Name in the system.
Server - To what server are they connected.
Mac Address
IP Address
Last Seen - Showing the time from the last status update.
Status - If everything is ok the status will be "Online" and if a problem occurs it will change to "Offline" showing there is no connection.
On the end of every device row there will be a "Restart" button, that will allow you to restart the device. Keep in mind that restarting a device will make it unresponsive for a few seconds. A good practice is to restart the communication boxes when there are no moving karts on the track.
On the bottom of the popup is the "<Refresh Communication Boxes Status Now>" button. With this button you can refresh the page and see the most recent statuses. Otherwise the statuses are automatically updated on every 3min.
Troubleshooting a Communication box
If reachable: Ping the device IP from another PC on the local network. If it responds, click Restart, wait 20–30 seconds, then refresh the page.
If unreachable: Power-cycle the device and refresh the page.
If the communication box is still not responding please contact the RaceFacer team for assistance.
LED Flags
This option is available only for flags that are controlled over radio signal. By clicking on the "LED Flags" button you will see a list of all LED flags with their:
Label - Name in the system.
Track Configuration - The name of the track configuration that they are assigned to.
Device Id - The identifier of the LED flag in the system.
Last Seen - Showing the time from the last status update.
Status - If everything is ok the status will be
and if there is no communication with the flag it will change to
.
On the end of every flag row, there will be a "Restart" button that will allow you to restart the LED flag if needed.
On the bottom of the menu is the "<Refresh Led Flags Status Now>" button. With this button you can refresh the page and see the most recent statuses. Otherwise the statuses are automatically updated on every 3min.
Troubleshooting a LED Flag: If a led flag is offline, try to restart it and if the flag is still offline restart the communication boxes as well.
Please contact the RaceFacer team for further assistance.
Karts
By clicking on the "Karts" button you will see all of your go-karts that have RaceSafety devices assigned to them. They will be separated by kart type, as in your system. You will be able to see their:
Device # - The KCD(Kart Control Device) number.
Battery - Shows the battery percentage.
- The -1% can occur if:
The device was just added in the system and was never online.
If the RaceSafety system has been restarted and the device has not been powered on since.
Positioning - Shows the status of the positioning sensor:
- Working - All good. No action is required.
- Half way - means that there is 20% data lost and the positioning sensor must be checked. If no action is taken this could lead to initiating yellow flags.
- Not working - must be checked as soon as possible. If no action is taken this could lead to initiating yellow flags and kart not being under safety.
- Unknown - The system is not receiving information from the KCD or the kart hasn't been driven yet. Start a race with the kart and if it is still unknown after the race contact support for assistance.
Positioning sensors involves the magnet and sensor located on the rear axle.
Common problems: misaligned magnet, bad cable connection, or the magnet is placed too far from the sensor.
Engine Link - Engine link is the cable that reads the RPM and also control them on the spark (for the petrol karts).
- If it says, not working during drive it means it have skipped, or missed a reading lately.
Last Seen - Showing the time from the last status update.
- This will show you that the karting is currently active and receiving data.
- If you see this symbol before the last seen time, it means that the system received a passing from this karting, but the KCD(Kart Control Device) was offline from more than 24h.
RPM - Shows the revolutions per minute.
Speed - Shows the speed of the kart in km/h.
RSSI - Shows how strong the communication signal is.
Status - Shows the status of the kart at the moment.
By checking the "Show only Live Data" checkbox on the top of page you will see only the currently active karts.
- Slow moving kart.
- Crashed karting.
- Karting that is in a danger zone and it's slowed down by the system.