TAG Timing Data Downloader

This script is designed to recieve data via a serial connected TAG Minitimer. The data is then exported to a CSV. The goal is to be able to get a dump of the data from a device in the event of a timing computer crash, a missing time in the computer or data misalignment.

Installation

The script is desinged for python 3.6 and higher.
To install the requirements run

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Running the script with no arguments, as shown below, will output the available system COM ports

python tagDownload.py

Run the script with a com port (e.g. COM7 on Windows or /dev/ttyUSB1 on Linux)

python tagDownload.py COM7 -b 9600

All serial options are in the help scripting

python tagDownload.py -h

Usage:
    tagDownload.py
    tagDownload.py COM [options]

Options:
    -h, --help                    Show this screen
    --version                     Show version
    -b BAUD --baud=BAUD           Serial speed [default: 9600]
    -s STOP --stopbits=STOP       Serial stopbits [default: 1]
    -e BYTES --bytsize=BYTES      Serial bytesize [default: 8]
    -p PARITY --parity PARITY     Serail parity [default: N]
    -t TIMEOUT --timeout TIMEOUT  Seiral timeout [default: 3]

Downloading data

• Run the script as described above, the prompt will let you know it is ready to recieve data
• Initiate a PC Download on your timing device
• Wait for download to finish and the file to be exported

If you are downloading the same run number from mulitple timers, and your software serial numbers are not unique, make sure to move or rename the file before downloading from the second device or your file will be overwritten.