Lapcounter for slot car racing tracks
In this project I show you a lapcounter for slot car racing tracks
Last christmas I bought a slot car racing track for my grandchildren.
But soon they complained about the missing lapcounter.
As buying one was not an option for an electronic engineer, I decided to build one on my own.
Of course this lapcounter should have some features:
But soon they complained about the missing lapcounter.
As buying one was not an option for an electronic engineer, I decided to build one on my own.
Of course this lapcounter should have some features:
- Displaying laps and laptime on a graphical display
- Beacon for starting/stopping the race
- Additional buzzer
- Controlling of the race with an (optional) Android-Smartphone via bluetooth connection
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