User Manual

Chapter 3: Bridgemate Pro Control software 21
In the following cases, the Bridgemate will not be logged in to the server, but instead the message
“SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATED YET” will be displayed and the Bridgemate is returned to the start-up
screen:
- The corresponding table has not been added to the server.
- The session of this table has finished, all the scores have been registered for this table. In this
case, the Bridgemate will display the message “End of session”.
- Another Bridgemate with the same section/table number setting has already logged in to the
server. It is not possible for two Bridgemates to log in with the same section/table number.
- The server is outside the range of the Bridgemate and cannot communicate with the
Bridgemate.
- The server and the Bridgemate are not communicating over the same channel or server ID.
- The region setting in BPC does not match the region setting of the Bridgemates.
Logging off Bridgemate
The “End of session” message will be displayed for all Bridgemates that have completed the rounds
and sent all the scores. These Bridgemates are returned to the “Bridgemate Pro” start-up screen and
are automatically logged off from the server. The status column of this table will turn red again,
indicating that the session has been completed on this table. A clear overview is given of all the active
tables. All Bridgemates with the green status display are still in use.
As well as logging off automatically at the end of the session, users are given two alternative options
for logging off manually:
- Using the reset function in the TD menu (option 0). The Bridgemate is returned to the start-up
screen and is logged off from the server. See chapter 5 for more information on how to reset
the Bridgemates from the TD menu.
- Via menu Server à Show tables, Log off table(s). See chapter 4 for more information.
The latter function can be used if you need to use another Bridgemate for a specific reason but cannot
log off via the normal procedure. You will need to log off manually to start using another Bridgemate.
See also chapter 7 for more information.
Board results
Reading from the server
Once the Bridgemates have logged in, they will feed scores to the server during the session. These
scores are first saved in the server. To save them in the result file, BPC will continuously need to read
the new scores from the server. This process can be started and cancelled at any moment. Go to
Session à Retrieve data from server, or press the F4 function key, or click on the icon. The status
bar will display the following message: “Status: retrieving data from server”. New data is retrieved
every second from the server and automatically stored in the result file.
The process can be cancelled using the abovementioned menu, function key or icon. The status bar
will now display the following text: “Status: idle”, indicating that no new data is being retrieved from the
server.
If the reading process is re-activated after an idle period, all scores not yet sent to BPC will be
retrieved from the server, read and saved in the result file. Delayed reading and processing of scores
is therefore possible. It is advised, however, that the reading process is activated at all times during
the session.