events in accordance with the requirements published in Bulletin N° 2/3-2006 and on the FEI

use of approved timing devices is compulsory for Senior Championships and Games (Jumping)

from 1/1/2007 and for all other international Jumping events from 1/1/2009. updated 9-June-08

22010002A PTB 605 with external printer

22010028A CP 540 stand alone timer

22020008A Timy PXE with integrated printer

22020009A Timer S4 with external printer

22030015A Rei 2 stand alone timer

22010004B HL2-35 E / HL2-35 R

22020011B RLS 1nd

22030017B Polifemo Radio* *Test carried out with

22030018B Polifemo Light Radio* Encradio ENC 104

22040023B Cyclops

CAP 056T-005 / 056R-005

22010006C HL610

22020012C TED-TX400 / RX 400

22020020C Polifemo Radio* Encradio ENC 104

Mr Olivier Greber

14a, Ave des Champs-Montants

2074 Marin, Switzerland

t: + 41 (0)32 755 6163 / f: + 41 (0)32 755 6682

Olivier.GREBER@tagheuer.com

www.tagheuer-timing.com

Mr Albert Vetter

Rotkreuzstrasse 39

6890 Lustenau, AUSTRIA

t: + 43 (0)5577 85966 / f: + 43 (0)5577 85966 4

albert@alge-timing.com

www.alge-timing.com

Mr Serge Carnal

Rue de l'Envers 1

Case postale

2606 Corgémont, SWITZERLAND

t: +41 (0)32 488 36 30 / f: +41 (0)32 488 36 09

serge.carnal@swisstiming.com

www.swisstiming.com

Mr Federico Gori

Microgate s.r.l.

Via Stradivari 4

39100 Bolzano, ITALY

t: +39 0471 501532 / f: +39 0471 501524

www.microgate.it

Mr Antonio Viaro

Via Muggia, 6 34018

S.Dorligo della Valle Trieste, ITALY

t: +39 040 280 990 /f : +39 040 833 0561

www.digitechtiming.com

Mr Alain Lecler

Institut de Caen, Dépt Mesures Physiques

Blvd Maréchal Juin

14032 Caen cedex, FRANCE

T : + 33 (0)2 315 670 54

www.chronojump.fr

The following must be visible in the Judge’s box:

• The 45 second countdown (if it reaches zero, the running time starts).

and the competitor’s finish time).

• The time allowed.

• Time penalties for exceeding the time allowed.

The 6 second penalty is to be added immediately to the time when the

clock is restarted and the rider resumes his round.

• Faults incurred on obstacles (Table A).

(Table C).

The following minimum data must be displayed on the scoreboard:

• 45 second countdown

• Net time

• Faults

• Running number of horse

• All of the above, plus:

• Name of horse

• Name of rider

• Nationality

• All of the above, plus:

• Current ranking

• Score and time to beat

• Possibility to display the current top five placing

• All of the above, plus specific requirements for Nations Cup

• Names and scores of entire teams

• Clear indication of which score is to be dropped for 1st and 2nd rounds

be displayed. It is optional to display the result of each team.

When a two round competition:

• Round 2: Display of Penalties occurred in the 1st round

• Round 2: Time 1st round if this is the time for placing

placing

• Round 2: Total penalties from both rounds.

connected to the downstream processing system by wire.

photocells be connected by wire to a synchronised time-of-day timer.

system is obligatory.

An FEI “Timing Manual”, a specific information bulletin issued from time to time

as a supplement to the FEI rules on timing, will include set-up diagrams and all

details on timing that might not be fully described in the rules due to the intense

technical nature of the descriptions.

In all competitions, it is highly recommended that there be multiple hard-wire

connections between the start and finish photocells and the timing systems.

For all events in the FEI Calendar, electronic timers, photocells and wireless

transmission systems homologated by the FEI must be used. A list of these

approved devices will be published. Events using timing equipment other than

those on the homologated FEI list will not be considered for FEI evaluation.

Specifications and procedures for timing are more fully described in a separate

FEI Timing Booklet.

For Olympic Games, and World Championships, two synchronised

electronically isolated timing systems operating in time-of-day must

be used. One system will be designated system A (main system),

the other system B (back up system) prior to the beginning of the

event. The photocells for the respective systems at the start and

finish must be arrayed identically and be placed as close together as

physically possible, and in any case no more than 0,5 m apart.

All time of day times must be immediately and automatically

sequentially recorded on printed strips to at least the 1/1000th

(0.001) precision on dedicated directly attached or integrated

printers. Both systems must furnish time data to allow for the

calculation of net times by the mathematical comparison of each

competitor’s start time to finish time. The recorded times are

truncated to 1/100th second after calculation of the run time. The

final result for each rider’s round is expressed to 1/100th (0.01)

precision.

All times used for the final result must be from system A. If there is

a failure of system A, a calculated net time from system B must be

used following the same procedure as set out above. It is not

permitted to substitute time-of-day times from system B for use with

system A for the purpose of net time calculations.

For all events, system A must be connected to its respective A

photocell contact. System B must be separately connected to

another electronically isolated B photocell contact.

Refer to the FEI Timing Booklet for more details regarding cabling

and complete wiring descriptions, diagrams and start and finish line

installations.

All timing equipment and technical installation should be set up or

protected in such a way that danger to the competitors is avoided

where possible.

Synchronization of the timing systems must occur within 60 minutes

prior to the commencement of each event.

Synchronization of all systems must be maintained every day

throughout each event. Timers may not be resynchronized during

any competition.

Timers may be resynchronized between competitions.

For all other Games and Championships the same systems approach

is highly recommended.

For Olympic Games and World Championships there must be two

photocell system(s) homologated by the FEI, installed at the start

and finish line. At each location, one is connected to system A. The

other is connected to system B. Procedures and regulations for

photocells and wireless impulse transmission systems are found in

the FEI Timing Booklet.

Manual (hand) timing, completely separate and independent of the

electronic timing, must be used for all competitions listed in the FEI

Calendar. Stopwatches or hand operated battery powered timers

that are installed at both the start and the finish and capable of

expressing times to at least 1/100th (0.01) precision qualify as

proper hand timing devices. They must be synchronized prior to the

start of each event, preferably with the same time-of-day as system

A and system B. Printed records, either automatic or hand-written,

of recorded hand times must be immediately available at the start

and at the finish. Net times on course are derived from the

mathematical comparison of start and finish times. The above

paragraph will be added to the Memorandum for International

Jumping Events.

Organizers shall provide appropriate facilities for continuous

presentation of all registered times of all competitors.

Refer to the FEI Timing Booklet for a detailed discussion of how this

is possible using homologated wireless impulse radio or data

transmission or Time-of- Day comparison techniques.

With electronic timing, the time is taken when a horse crosses the

start or finish line and triggers the beam between the photocells.

Time has to be taken on the breast of the horse. If the rider pushes

the horse’s head first there will be no correction. With hand timing

the time will be taken as above. The height of the sensors must be

identical at the start and finish lines.

If a time base is used in conjunction with the photocell, either

integrated or separate, then it must be set in time of day and be

synchronised with the main timer before the start of each

competition.

In the case of a failure of the main electronic timing system (system

A), the results of the electronic back-up system (system B) will be

Championships synchronized electronic timing systems with printers,

directly connected to the start and finish photocells is obligatory. In

case of a failure in the lines of the timing system between start and

finish, this back-up system will allow the correct calculation of the

times to 1/100ths of a second. In the case that calculated net times

from either system A or system B are not available for a competitor,

the calculated net manual time as per art. 2.3.2.1 will be considered

valid.

Utilization of times taken by hand times may be used in the

official results after a correction has been calculated.

Calculation of the correction:

Calculate the difference between the times taken by hand and the

electronic times of the 5 competitors starting before the missing

time and the 5 starting after or if necessary the 10 nearest

competitors. The sum of the 10 time difference is divided by 10

to give the correction which must be applied to the hand time of

the competitor without an electronic time.

The official timing strips from the printer will be given to the Foreign

Judge for review. They will be kept by the Event Organizer until the

official approval of the event or resolution of any appeal dealing with

timing or event results. At events where a complete back up system

is required this also applies.

A technical timing report form as prescribed by the FEI must

accompany the event results and must be reviewed and signed by

the FJ as his approval of the event. All printed records from system

A, system B and hand timing must be retained by the OC for a

period of three months after the competition or until resolution of

any appeal dealing with timing or event results.

When the official printing timer allows manual input or correction of

a time, some type of indication (star, asterisk or other) concerning

any effected change must be printed on all relevant timing

documentation.

attached external printer. The start and finish times in time of day

must be printed directly and immediately through the timer’s printer

and stored in the timer’s memory. It must be possible to download

or reprint this data at a later stage. Printing only through a computer

is not allowed.

of the time must always have the same precision (e.g. printer,

display, interface).

time of day.

timing channel (start/finish/Judge button).

must mark such a corrected time with a special character (asterisk)

indicating that manual intervention has been applied by the

operator.

at least four hours at 0°C. It is compulsory to have a back-up

generator (or batteries) at Games and Championships.

from 0° to 60°C.

seconds and 1/1000th second, or better.

day mode.

temperature from 0° to 60°C.

than +/- 1.0 PPM at a constant temperature of 20°C.

may not exceed 1/100th second. The delay of impulses between and

for all channels must be constant with a precision better than

1/1000th second.

The timer must have a minimum of four independent channels: a

start channel, a stop channel, a channel for multi-timing purposes

and the judge’s interference button (manual start/stop).

timers to the same time of day.

Electronic Commission). This means the timer must function

satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing

intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to anything in that

environment.

The technical concept of the photocell is not restricted by the FEI, although

it must be assured that the photocell cannot be influenced by external light

sources, such as the sun and its reflections, or radio systems (EMI) used in

proximity. The photocell must meet the standards for electronic devices in

the country that it is sold.

Sensing Time - The time delay from the instant the photocell is

triggered to the moment an output impulse is generated may not

exceed 0.01 sec. The time delay must be a fixed rate and equal for

all photocells in use. The precision must be better than 0.001 sec.

When a valid photocell impulse is generated there must be a

subsequent adjustable “lock-out” period that prevents the generation

of further impulses by the same horse. The impulse lock-out period

of the photocell must be adjustable from 0.01 second to 2 seconds.

The photocell must work over a minimal distance of 20m (between

the photocell and the reflector or between the separate transmitter

and receptor). The maximum size of the reflector (if used) is 100

mm (in all directions).

An 8 mm object moving with a speed of 10 km/h must not trigger

the photocell (measured at a distance of 2 m from lens of the

receiver).

A 100 mm object moving with a speed of 60 km/h must trigger the

photocell (measured at a distance of 2 m from lens of the receiver).

If the photocell is supplied power from the timing device (within the

same cable as the impulses) it needs no external power supply. If a

battery is used as the power supply (external or internal) the

Photocell must work for four (4) hours at 0 °C.

Photocells sent to the testing laboratory for homologation must be

equipped on the emitter with two outputs (banana type or other)

which when short-circuited will immediately stop emission of the

infra-red beam (directly cut the current to the LED that creates the

signal) in order to make precise tests. The aim of the test is to

measure the delay between the moment the infra-red beam is cut

and the moment the impulse is generated by the photocell receptor.

The FEI recognizes the importance of wireless impulse transmission

systems in the arenas of FEI Jumping events and encourages their use

to facilitate the ease of set-up and functionality of modern jumping. It

should be noted however that any wireless system is more prone to

failure than a hardwired connection from the timer to the photocells.

The wireless radio device must meet the standards for electronic

devices in the country that it is sold.

The timekeepers must verify before the start of the event that the

wireless transmission is not disturbed by any other radio waves from

radios, TVs, wireless devices, remote controls etc used in proximity.

Sensing Time - The time delay from the instant the radio device is

triggered to the moment an output impulse is generated by the

receiver device may not exceed 1 (one) second. The time delay must

be the same for all radio channels in use within an accuracy of

0.001. The delay of impulses must be constant; the range must be

less than 0.001 second.

The radio device must work over a minimal distance of 200m in open

terrain.

Must work for four (4) hours at 0 °C

calculation of the run time. The digits of the run time after the

1/100th second are discarded.

is displayed.

into the system.

seconds and added to the running time. The time limit (2 minutes

for courses less than 600m; 3 min for courses more than 600m) is to

be programmed into the system.

penalties for faults and for exceeding the time allowed.

must be added to the running time as soon as the clock is restarted.

competitions.

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