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How does it work : Preparing the session
Before you start using the Bridgemates in your session, you make some preparations to inform the Bridgemates about which movement is used, which boards are played, any sit-outs, etc. The following activities are done before the session begins:- Create session in your scoring program.
- Configure section number and table number for each Bridgemate and place them at the correct table.
- Launch the Bridgemate scoring system from within the scoring program.
- Corrections for late arriving pairs.
Create session in scoring program
Preparations start with your scoring program. You create a new session where some basic information is supplied about the number of sections you have, the number of tables per section, the number of boards you play and which movement and if there is any sit-out. That’s all. Names of the players are not required at this stage. You may have equal pair numbers for north-south and east-west or have different ones. Bridgemate can handle both. Section numbers vary from A till Z, pair numbers can go up to 999 and board numbers up to 63. All this information is used by the Bridgemate to inform the players each round in which direction the pairs should play and furthermore to verify the entry of the board number. The sit-out information gives the Bridgemate the possibility to skip a specific round.Configure section and table number for each Bridgemate
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The Bridgemate will retain these settings after the session has been completed. It is not necessary to change the settings again next session. Moving the Bridgemate to the correct table is all you need to do.
Configuring the Bridgemates and allocating them at the tables can be done well ahead before the start of the session. There is no need to wait till the session has been created in the scoring program.
Start the Bridgemate scoring system
Once you have created your session in the scoring program, it’s time to start the Bridgemate system. Your scoring program generally contains a function to launch the Bridgemate Pro Control software automatically and feed it with the correct data with only a single operation. The Bridgemate program picks up this information and passes it on to the server. The server is now ready to communicate with the Bridgemates at the table and the session can be started.Late arriving pairs
Nearly every bridge club will be familiar with the phenomenon of late arriving pairs. Also the Bridgemate scoring system is. All you should do, is adding the late pairs in the scoring program, adjust any movements, tables and sit-outs and have the scoring program sending the updated information to the Bridgemate Pro Control software*.In the Bridgemate software you execute the command to update the movement information in the server. From that moment onwards, all Bridgemates will use the updated movement information. You can even perform this operation while the first round has already been started. Scores from the first round will be retained.
* Not all scoring programs support the function of updating movement information, consult the manual of your scoring program.
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